Hongzhi Kong

Chinese Academy of Sciences — China

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant Reproductive Biology(40), Plant Molecular Biology Research(38), Plant Diversity and Evolution(18), Plant and animal studies(13), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(9)

Publications92 total

Molecular mechanisms underlying floral trait formation in <i>Phalaenopsis</i> orchids
Horticulture Research·2025Open Access
Evolution of short trichomes and long hairs on Nigella petals through co-option of bHLH and non-MIXTA MYB genes
Nature Communications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The genome of giant waterlily provides insights into the origin of angiosperms, leaf gigantism, and stamen function innovation
Plant Communications·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Unraveling the extensive phylogenetic discordance and evolutionary history of spurless taxa within the <i>Aquilegia ecalcarata</i> complex
New Phytologist·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Comprehensive overview of plant development: Morphogenesis above ground
The Innovation Life·2025Open Access
A two-step dance: maximizing fertility through sequential self-pollination in Brassicaceae
Seed Biology·2025Open Access
The BNB–GLID module regulates germline fate determination in <i>Marchantia polymorpha</i>
The Plant Cell·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Spur development and evolution: An update
Current Opinion in Plant Biology·2024· 3 cited
The mechanism underlying asymmetric bending of lateral petals in Delphinium (Ranunculaceae)
Current Biology·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Phylogenomic and population genomic analyses reveal the spatial–temporal dynamics of diversification of the Nigella arvensis complex (Ranunculaceae) in the Aegean archipelago
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2023· 3 cited
Diversification of ranunculaceous petals in shape supports a generalized model for plant lateral organ morphogenesis and evolution
Science Advances·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Asymmetric Bending of Lateral Petals, a Novel Trait Originated within Delphinium (Ranunculaceae), Reinforces Their Mirrored Helical Rotation During Flower Opening
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023Open Access
Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes
The Plant Cell·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Mechanisms underlying the formation of complex color patterns on <i>Nigella orientalis</i> (Ranunculaceae) petals
New Phytologist·2022· 49 cited
Petal development and elaboration
Journal of Experimental Botany·2022· 23 cited
Advances on the origin and evolution of biodiversity
Biodiversity Science·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Thirty key questions for biodiversity science in China
Biodiversity Science·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Evolution of the grass leaf by primordium extension and petiole-lamina remodeling
Science·2021· 41 citedOpen Access
Insights into angiosperm evolution, floral development and chemical biosynthesis from the Aristolochia fimbriata genome
Nature Plants·2021· 108 citedOpen Access
The genome of Ginkgo biloba refined
Nature Plants·2021· 3 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Hongyan Shan(22), Hong Mā(13), Xiaoshan Duan(12), Guixia Xu(10), Xu Yao(8), Jie Cheng(8), Rui Zhang(7), Xuehao Fu(7), Chunce Guo(6), Jim Leebens‐Mack(6), Claude W. dePamphilis(6), Yuannian Jiao(5), Pamela S. Soltis(5), Zhiduan Chen(4), Wen‐Gen Zhang(4), Elena M. Kramer(4), Yongchao Jiang(4), Xianxian Yu(3), Peipei Wang(3), Hong Liao(3)