| The Apostasia genome and the evolution of orchids GQ Zhang, KW Liu, Z Li, R Lohaus, YY Hsiao, SC Niu, JY Wang, YC Lin, ... Nature 549 (7672), 379-383, 2017 | 320 | 2017 |
| The water lily genome and the early evolution of flowering plants L Zhang, F Chen, X Zhang, Z Li, Y Zhao, R Lohaus, X Chang, W Dong, ... Nature 577 (7788), 79-84, 2020 | 283 | 2020 |
| Genome of wild olive and the evolution of oil biosynthesis T Unver, Z Wu, L Sterck, M Turktas, R Lohaus, Z Li, M Yang, L He, T Deng, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (44), E9413-E9422, 2017 | 230 | 2017 |
| RNA-Seq improves annotation of protein-coding genes in the cucumber genome Z Li, Z Zhang, P Yan, S Huang, Z Fei, K Lin BMC genomics 12, 1-11, 2011 | 221 | 2011 |
| Gene duplicability of core genes is highly consistent across all angiosperms Z Li, J Defoort, S Tasdighian, S Maere, Y Van de Peer, R De Smet The Plant Cell 28 (2), 326-344, 2016 | 212 | 2016 |
| Contrasting rates of molecular evolution and patterns of selection among gymnosperms and flowering plants AR De La Torre, Z Li, Y Van de Peer, PK Ingvarsson Molecular biology and evolution 34 (6), 1363-1377, 2017 | 180 | 2017 |
| A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants T Wan, ZM Liu, LF Li, AR Leitch, IJ Leitch, R Lohaus, ZJ Liu, HP Xin, ... Nature Plants 4 (2), 82-89, 2018 | 160 | 2018 |
| The Cycas genome and the early evolution of seed plants Y Liu, S Wang, L Li, T Yang, S Dong, T Wei, S Wu, Y Liu, Y Gong, X Feng, ... Nature Plants 8 (4), 389-401, 2022 | 107 | 2022 |
| Lack of GLYCOLATE OXIDASE1, but not GLYCOLATE OXIDASE2, attenuates the photorespiratory phenotype of CATALASE2-deficient Arabidopsis P Kerchev, C Waszczak, A Lewandowska, P Willems, A Shapiguzov, Z Li, ... Plant Physiology 171 (3), 1704-1719, 2016 | 106 | 2016 |
| The Litsea genome and the evolution of the laurel family YC Chen, Z Li, YX Zhao, M Gao, JY Wang, KW Liu, X Wang, LW Wu, ... Nature Communications 11 (1), 1675, 2020 | 97 | 2020 |
| Single-copy genes as molecular markers for phylogenomic studies in seed plants Z Li, AR De La Torre, L Sterck, FM Cánovas, C Avila, I Merino, ... Genome Biology and Evolution 9 (5), 1130-1147, 2017 | 83 | 2017 |
| Reciprocally retained genes in the angiosperm lineage show the hallmarks of dosage balance sensitivity S Tasdighian, M Van Bel, Z Li, Y Van de Peer, L Carretero-Paulet, ... The Plant Cell 29 (11), 2766-2785, 2017 | 71 | 2017 |
| Whole-genome microsynteny-based phylogeny of angiosperms T Zhao, A Zwaenepoel, JY Xue, SM Kao, Z Li, ME Schranz, Y Van de Peer Nature Communications 12 (1), 3498, 2021 | 65 | 2021 |
| The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts T Wan, Z Liu, IJ Leitch, H Xin, G Maggs-Kölling, Y Gong, Z Li, E Marais, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 4247, 2021 | 64 | 2021 |
| Coordinated Functional Divergence of Genes after Genome Duplication in Arabidopsis thaliana R De Smet, E Sabaghian, Z Li, Y Saeys, Y Van de Peer The plant cell 29 (11), 2786-2800, 2017 | 54 | 2017 |
| Wolfberry genomes and the evolution of Lycium (Solanaceae) YL Cao, Y Li, YF Fan, Z Li, K Yoshida, JY Wang, XK Ma, N Wang, ... Communications biology 4 (1), 671, 2021 | 50 | 2021 |
| Genomes of leafy and leafless Platanthera orchids illuminate the evolution of mycoheterotrophy MH Li, KW Liu, Z Li, HC Lu, QL Ye, D Zhang, JY Wang, YF Li, ZM Zhong, ... Nature Plants 8 (4), 373-388, 2022 | 47 | 2022 |
| The gene expression landscape of pine seedling tissues RA Canas, Z Li, MB Pascual, V Castro‐Rodríguez, C Avila, L Sterck, ... The Plant Journal 91 (6), 1064-1087, 2017 | 46 | 2017 |
| First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria H Verlinden, L Sterck, J Li, Z Li, A Yssel, Y Gansemans, R Verdonck, ... F1000Research 9, 2020 | 42 | 2020 |
| The Cymbidium genome reveals the evolution of unique morphological traits Y Ai, Z Li, WH Sun, J Chen, D Zhang, L Ma, QH Zhang, MK Chen, ... Horticulture research 8, 2021 | 41 | 2021 |
