North China University of Science and Technology
College of life sciences

Dr. Xiaoming Song (Professor)

Professor, Graduate Tutor, College of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology. The research direction is genomics and bioinformatics. He graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University in 2015. From 2019 to 2020, he visited the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in the United States. In 2019-2022, a postdoctoral research was conducted at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. More than 100 academic papers were published, including 96 SCI papers, with a total of more than 2800 citations, h-index = 32. More than 50 SCI papers have been published in Cell Reports, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Journal of Advanced Research, iMeta, Plant Physiology, Plant Journal and other internationally renowned journals by the first or associate authors, including 23 top papers in the first district of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ( 5 IF > 10, 13 IF > 7 ).He is the deputy editor-in-chief of Horticulture Research, the top journal in the field of horticulture, the editor-in-chief of Horticultural Plant Journal and Journal of Integrative Agriculture, the deputy editor-in-chief of Vegetable Research and Forestry Research, and the young editor-in-chief of iMeta and Agriculture Communications. He is also a peer reviewer for several SCI journals such as Advance Science, Plant Communications, Plant Physiology, Molecular Ecology Resources and Horticulture Research.He presided over more than ten projects, such as Hebei Outstanding Youth Fund, National Key R & D Program-Young Scientists Project, General and Youth Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Post-Board Special Funding, and Young Top Talents of Education Department. It won the case award of excellent reviewers and the second prize of Hebei Provincial Natural Science Award, which is a sub-project of China Science and Technology Journal Excellence Action Plan for the selection of high-level talents. He was awarded the honorary titles of outstanding talents in Hebei Province, ' Yanzhao Talents ' in Hebei Province, ' Phoenix Youth Talents ' in Tangshan City, and the first batch of outstanding talents ( Class A ) of the Phoenix Scholar Program of North China University of Science and Technology. As a general and youth project evaluation expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

        The research fields of our group are focus on plant genome, bioinformatics analysis, and biological database construction based on the high-throughput sequencing data. We are mainly engaged in De novo genome, comparative genomics, and functional genomics studies. Specifically, the research in our laboratory mainly includes the following aspects: 

1. Genome de novo and pangenomics studies
2. Genome evolution and comparative genomics analysis
3. Origin and evolution of important genes and gene families
4. Gene expression analysis and regulation network construction
5. Omics database construction on the basis of genomic and bioinformation analysis data
6. Genome-wide association studies on important agronomic traits (GWAS)
7. Function verification of important genes (transgenic, gene editing, etc.)

He presided over more than ten scientific research projects, including five national-level projects : one general project of National Natural Science Foundation of China and one youth fund project, one national key research and development plan-young scientist project, one special fund project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, and one general project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China. There are 4 provincial and ministerial projects : 1 outstanding youth fund project of Hebei Natural Science Foundation, 1 general project and youth project of Hebei Natural Science Foundation, 1 postgraduate demonstration course construction project of Hebei Province ; municipal level 2 : education department youth top talent project 1, tangshan science and technology support plan project 1 ; university level 1 : doctoral research start-up fund project 1. The specific information of the project is as follows :...  Read more

        More than 100 academic papers were published, including 96 SCI papers, with a total of more than 2800 citations. The cumulative impact factor was > 400, and h-index = 32. More than 50 SCI papers were published in Cell Reports, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Journal of Advanced Research, iMeta, Plant Physiology and Plant Journal by the first or corresponding authors, including 24 top papers in the first district of Chinese Academy of Sciences ( 5 papers with IF > 10 and 14 papers with IF > 7 ), including Plant Biotechnology Journal ( 4 ), Cell Reports ( 1 ), Journal of Advanced Research ( 1 ), Plant Physiology ( 2 ) and Plant Journal ( 1 ), Horticulture Research ( 10 ) and Horticultural Plant Journal ( 3 ) and Journal of Integrative Agriculture ( 2 ). There are 12 papers in the second area, including 10 top papers in the second area.
        The list of papers in SCI Region 1 of Chinese Academy of Sciences as the first author or corresponding author:

1. Song X#, Sun P#, Yuan J#, Gong K, Li N, Meng F, Zhang Z, Li X, Hu J, Wang J, Yang Q, Jiao B, Nie F, Liu T, Chen W, Feng S, Pei Q, Yu T, Kang X, Zhao W, Cui C, Yu Y, Wu T, Shan L, Liu M, Qin Z, Lin H, Varshney R K, Li X Q, Paterson A H, Wang X*. (2021) The celery genome sequence reveals sequential paleo-polyploidizations, karyotype evolution and resistance gene reduction in apiales.Plant Biotechnology Journal, 19(4):731-744.

2. Song X#, Wang J#, Li N, Yu J, Meng F, Wei C, Liu C, Chen W, Nie F, Zhang Z, Gong K, Li X, Hu J, Yang Q, Li Y, Li C, Feng S, Guo H, Yuan J, Pei Q, Yu T, Kang X, Zhao W, Lei T, Sun P, Wang L, Ge W, Guo D, Duan X, Shen S, Cui C, Yu Y, Xie Y, Zhang J, Hou Y, Wang J, Wang J, Li X Q, Paterson A H, Wang X*. (2020) Deciphering the high-quality genome sequence of coriander that causes controversial feelings. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 18(6):1444-1456.

3. Shen S#, Li N#, Wang Y, Zhou R, Sun P, Lin H, Chen W, Yu T, Liu Z, Wang Z, Tan X, Zhu C, Feng S, Zhang Y, Song X*. (2022) High-quality ice plant reference genome analysis provides insights into genome evolution and allows exploration of genes involved in the transition from C3 to CAM pathways. Plant biotechnology journal, 20(11):2107-2122.

4. Cheng H#,*, Song X#, Hu Y#, Wu T, Yang Q, An Z, Feng S, Deng Z, Wu W, Zeng X, Tu M, Wang X*, Huang H*. (2023) Chromosome-level wild Hevea brasiliensis genome provides new tools for genomic-assisted breeding and valuable loci to elevate rubber yield. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 21(5): 1058-1072.

5. Liu Z#, Shen S#, Wang Y, Sun S, Yu T, Fu Y, Zhou R, Li C, Cao R, Zhang Y, Li N*, Sun L*, Song X*. (2024) The genome of Stephania japonica provides insights into the biosynthesis of cepharanthine. Cell reports, 43(3):113832.

6. Zhang Y, Pan X, Shi T, Gu Z, Yang Z, Liu M, Xu Y, Yang Y, Ren L, Song X*, Lin H*, Deng K*. (2023) P450Rdb: a manually curated database of reactions catalyzed by cytochrome P450 enzymes. Journal of Advanced Research.

7. Song X, Wei Y, Xiao D, Gong K, Sun P, Ren Y, Yuan J, Wu T, Yang Q, Li X, Nie F, Li N, Feng S, Pei Q, Yu T, Zhang C*, Liu T*, Wang X*, Yang J*. (2021) Brassica carinata genome characterization clarifies U's triangle model of evolution and polyploidy in Brassica. Plant Physiol, 186(1):388-406.

8. Liu Z, Li N, Yu T, Wang Z, Wang J, Ren J, He J, Huang Y, Shi K, Yang Q, Wu T, Lin H, Song X*. (2022) The Brassicaceae genome resource (TBGR): A comprehensive genome platform for Brassicaceae plants. Plant Physiology, 190(1):226-237.

9. Song X#,*, Liu H#, Shen S#, Huang Z#, Yu T, Liu Z, Yang Q, Wu T, Feng S, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Duan W*. (2022) Chromosome-level pepino genome provides insights into genome evolution and anthocyanin biosynthesis in Solanaceae. Plant Journal, 110(4):1128-1143.

10. Song X, Wang J, Sun P, Ma X, Yang Q, Hu J, Sun S, Li Y, Yu J, Feng S, Pei Q, Yu T, Yang N, Liu Y, Li X, Paterson A H, Wang X*. (2020) Preferential gene retention increases the robustness of cold regulation in Brassicaceae and other plants after polyploidization. Horticulture research, 7:20.

11. Song X#, Nie F#, Chen W#, Ma X, Gong K, Yang Q, Wang J, Li N, Sun P, Pei Q, Yu T, Hu J, Li X, Wu T, Feng S, Li X Q, Wang X*. (2020) Coriander Genomics Database: a genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolic database for coriander. Hortic Res, 7:55.

12. Song X*, Hu J, Wu T, Yang Q, Feng X, Lin H, Feng S, Cui C, Yu Y, Zhou R, Gong K, Yu T, Pei Q, Li N*. (2021) Comparative analysis of long noncoding RNAs in angiosperms and characterization of long noncoding RNAs in response to heat stress in Chinese cabbage. Hortic Res, 8(1):48.

13. Song X#*, Yang Q#, Bai Y, Gong K, Wu T, Yu T, Pei Q, Duan W, Huang Z, Wang Z, Liu Z, Kang X, Zhao W, Ma X*. (2021) Comprehensive analysis of SSRs and database construction using all complete gene-coding sequences in major horticultural and representative plants. Horticulture research, 8(1):122.

14. Meng F, Tang Q, Chu T, Li X, Lin Y, Song X*, Chen W*. (2022) TCMPG: an integrative database for traditional Chinese medicine plant genomes. Horticulture Research, 9: uhac060.

15. Yu T, Bai Y, Liu Z, Wang Z, Yang Q, Wu T, Feng S, Zhang Y, Shen S, Li Q, Gu L, Song X*. (2022) Large-scale analyses of heat shock transcription factors and database construction based on whole-genome genes in horticultural and representative plants. Horticulture Research, 9:uhac035.

16. Yu T#, Ma X#, Liu Z#, Feng X#, Wang Z, Ren J, Cao R, Zhang Y, Nie F, Song X*. (2022) TVIR: a comprehensive vegetable information resource database for comparative and functional genomic studies. Horticulture Research, uhac213.

17. Wu T#, Liu Z#, Yu T#, Zhou R, Yang Q, Cao R, Nie F, Ma X*, Bai Y*, Song X*. (2024) Flowering genes identification, network analysis and database construction for 837 plants. Horticulture Research.


18. Meng F, Chu T, Feng P, Li N, Song C, Li C, Leng L*, Song X*, Chen W*. (2023) Genome assembly of Polygala tenuifolia provides insights into its karyotype evolution and triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis. Horticulture Research, 10(9):uhad139.


19. Liu Z#,*, Fu Y#, Wang H, Zhang Y, Han J, Wang Y, Shen S, Li C, Jiang M, Yang X, Song X*. (2023) The high-quality sequencing of the Brassica rapa 'XiangQingCai' genome and exploration of genome evolution and genes related to volatile aroma. Horticulture Research, 10(10):uhad187.

20. Pei Q, Yu T, Wu T, Yang Q, Gong K, Zhou R, Cui C, Yu Y, Zhao W, Kang X,Cao R*,Song X*. (2021) Comprehensive identification and analyses of the Hsf gene family in the whole-genome of three Apiaceae species. Horticultural Plant Journal, 7(5):457-468.

21. Zhang Y#, Zhang Y#, Li B#, Tan X, Zhu C, Wu T, Feng S, Yang Q, Shen S, Yu T, Liu Z, Song X*. (2022) Polyploidy events shaped the expansion of transcription factors in Cucurbitaceae and exploitation of genes for tendril development. Horticultural Plant Journal, 8(5):1-13.

22. Wang X, Shen S, Fu Y, Cao R, Wei Y, Song X*. (2024) High-quality reference genome decoding and population evolution analysis of prickly Sechium edule. Horticultural Plant Journal.

23. Wu T, Feng S, Yang Q, Preetida J, Gong K, Cui C, Song J, Ping X, Pei Q, Yu T, Song X*. (2021) Integration of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the metabolites and genes related to nutritional and medicinal value in Coriandrum sativum. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 20(7):1807-1818.

24. Wang X, Wei Y, Liu Z, Yu T, Fu Y, Song X. (2023) TEGR: A comprehensive Ericaceae Genome Resource database. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.

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News
  • 2024.2.20
    Cell reports published online a paper entitled"The genome of Stephania japonica provides insights into the biosynthesis of cepharanthine." Read more...
  • 2023.11
    Journal of Integrative Agriculture published online a paper entitled"TEGR: A comprehensive Ericaceae Genome Resource database." Read more...
  • 2023.9.15
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled"The high-quality sequencing of the Brassica rapa 'XiangQingCai' genome and exploration of genome evolution and genes related to volatile aroma." Read more...
  • 2023.6.10
    Plant Biotechnology Journal published online a paper entitled"Chromosome-level wild Hevea brasiliensis genome provides new tools for genomic-assisted breeding and valuable loci to elevate rubber yield" Read more...
  • 2022.9.19
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "TVIR: a comprehensive vegetable information resource database for comparative and functional genomic studies." Read more...
  • 2022.7.15
    Plant Biotechnology Journal published online a paper entitled "High-quality ice plant reference genome analysis provides insights into genome evolution and allows exploration of genes involved in the transition from C3 to CAM pathways." Read more...
  • 2022.6.7
    Plant Physiology published online a paper entitled "The Brassicaceae genome resource (TBGR): A comprehensive genome platform for Brassicaceae plants." Read more...
  • 2022.3.16
    Plant Journal published online a paper entitled "Chromosome-level pepino genome provides insights into genome evolution and anthocyanin biosynthesis in Solanaceae." Read more...
  • 2022.3.8
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "TCMPG: an integrative database for traditional Chinese medicine plant genomes." Read more...
  • 2022.2.19
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "Large-scale analyses of heat shock transcription factors and database construction based on whole-genome genes in horticultural and representative plants. Read more...
  • 2021.6.10
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "Comprehensive analysis of SSRs and database construction using all complete gene-coding sequences in major horticultural and representative plants" Read more...
  • 2021.3.13
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "Comparative analysis of long noncoding RNAs in angiosperms and characterization of long noncoding RNAs in response to heat stress in Chinese cabbage" Read more...
  • 2021.2.15
    Plant Physiology published online a research paper entitled "Brassica carinata genome characterization clarifies U’s triangle model of evolution and polyploidy in Brassica" Read more...
  • 2020.11.7
    Plant Biotechnology Journal published online a research paper entitled "The celery genome sequence reveals sequential paleo- polyploidizations, karyotype evolution and resistance gene reduction in apiales" Read more...
  • 2020.4.12
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "Coriander Genomics Database: a genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolic database for coriander" Read more...
  • 2020.3.5
    Horticulture Research published online a paper entitled "Preferential gene retention increases the robustness of cold regulation in Brassicaceae and other plants after polyploidization" Read more...
  • 2019.12.10
    Plant biotechnology journal published online a research paper entitled "Determining the high quality genome sequence of coriander that causes constructive feeling" Read more...




















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