Plant Molecular Systematics​, Population Genetics, Molecular Phylogeography, Adaptive Evolution..

●  Ph. D. Sc: College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, 2005

●  B. Sc: Department of Biology, Xinyang Teacher’s College, 1999

●  Visiting Scholar: University of California, Los Angeles, USA, 2013

1.     Yi-Ying Liao, Andrew Wanyoike Gichira, Qing-Feng Wang*, Jin-Ming Chen*. 2016. Molecular phylogeography of four endemic Sagittaria species (Alismataceae) in the Sino-Japanese Floristic Region of East Asia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 18: 6-20. (SCI, 5-year IF=2.333; 共同通讯作者).

2.     Jin-Ming Chen, Silke Werth, Victoria L. Sork*. 2016. Comparison of  phylogeographical structures of a lichen-forming fungus and its green algal photobiont in western North America. Journal of Biogeography, 43, 932–943. (SCI, 5-year IF=4.723; 第一作者).

3.     Victoria L. Sork*, Paul F. Gugger, Jin-Ming Chen, Silke Werth. 2016. Evolutionary lessons from California plant phylogeography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113(29): 8064–8071. (SCI, 5-year IF=10.285; 第三作者).

4.     Shan-Shan Sun, Paul F. Gugger, Qing-Feng Wang*, Jin-Ming Chen*. 2016. Identification of a R2R3-MYB gene regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis and relationships between its variation and flower color difference in lotus (Nelumbo Adans.). PeerJ, 4: e2369. (SCI, 5-year IF=2.183; 共同通讯作者).

5.     Jin-Ming Chen, Shu-Ying Zhao, Yi-Ying Liao, Andrew Wanyoike Gichira, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2015. Chloroplast DNA phylogeographic analysis reveals significant spatial genetic structure of the relictual tree Davidia involucrata (Davidiaceae). Conservation Genetics, 16: 583-593. (SCI, 5-year IF=2.113; 第一作者).

6.     Jin-Ming Chen, Zhi-Yuan Du, Yang-Yang Yuan, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2014. Phylogeography of an alpine aquatic herb Ranunculus bungei (Ranunculaceae) on the Qinghai-Tiibet Plateau. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 52(3): 313-325. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.614; 第一作者).

7.     Yi-Ying Liao, You-Hao Guo, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2014. Phylogeography of the widespread plant Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae) in China indicated by three chloroplast DNA regions. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 52 (2): 175–185. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.614; 共同通讯作者).

8.     Jin-Ming Chen, Zhi-Yuan Du, Shan-Shan Sun, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2013. Chloroplast DNA phylogeography reveals repeated range expansion in a widespread aquatic herb Hippuris vulgaris in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent Areas. PloS ONE, 8(4): e60948. (SCI, 5-year IF=3.535; 第一作者).

9.     Wei-Guo Li, Wen-Bo Chen, Xiao-Feng Qi, Qing-Feng Wang, Jin-Ming Chen*. 2013. Variation of cytosine methylation in response to water availability in two contrasting growth types of an amphibious plant Alternanthera philoxeroides. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 50: 175-181. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.199; 通讯作者).

10.Yi-Ying Liao, Xiao-Li Yue, You-Hao Guo, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*, Jin-Ming Chen*. 2013. Genotypic diversity and genetic structure of populations of the distylous aquatic plant Nymphoides peltata (Menyanthaceae) in China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 51(5): 536-544. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.614; 共同通讯作者).

11.Ling-Yun Chen, Jin-Ming Chen, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2013. Eurasian origin of Alismatidae inferred from statistical dispersal–vicariance analysis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 67: 38-42. (SCI, 5-year IF=3.954; 第二作者)

12.Ling-Yun Chen, Jin-Ming Chen, Robert W. Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2012. Generic phylogeny, historical biogeography and character evolution of the cosmopolitan aquatic family Hydrocharitaceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12: 30. (SCI, 5-year IF=3.608; 第二作者)

13.Ling-Yun Chen, Jin-Ming Chen, Robert W. Gituru, Tamur D. Temam, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2012. Generic phylogeny and historical biogeography of Alismataceae, inferred from multiple DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63: 407-416. (SCI, 5-year IF=3.954; 第二作者)

14.Yi-Ying Liao, Xing-Yu Yang, Timothy J. Motley, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2011. Phylogeographic analysis reveals two cryptic species of the endangered fern Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn. (Parkeriaceae) in China. Conservation Genetics, 39: 412–418. (SCI, 5-year IF=2.113; 共同通讯作者).

15.Xiao-Li Yue, Jin-Ming Chen, You-Hao Guo, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2011. Population genetic structure of Sagittaria natans (Alismataceae), an endangered species in China, revealed by nuclear SSR loci analyses. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 5: 1357–1365. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.199; 共同第一作者).

16.Shu-Ying Zhao, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*, Fan Liu, You-Hao Guo, Wahiti G. Robert, 2010. The extent of clonality and genetic diversity in Sagittaria lichuanensis (Alismataceae), an endemic marsh herb in China. Botanical Studies, 51: 363–369. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.026; 共同通讯作者).

17.Zhi-Yuan Du, Chun-Feng Yang, Jin-Ming Chen*, You-Hao Guo*. 2010. Identification of hybrids in broad-leaved Potamogeton species (Potamogetonaceae) in China using nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences data. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 287: 57–63. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.494; 共同通讯作者).

18.Zhi-Yuan Du, Chun-Feng Yang, Jin-Ming Chen*, You-Hao Guo*. 2010. Using DNA-based techniques to identify the hybrids among the linear-leaved Potamogeton plants collected in China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 48 (4): 265–270. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.614; 共同通讯作者).

19.Yu-Hang Wang, Jin-Ming Chen, Chao Xu, Xing Liu*, Qing-Feng Wang*, Timothy J. Motley. 2010. Population genetic structure of an aquatic herb Batrachium bungei (Ranunculaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains of China. Aquatic Botany, 92: 221–225. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.972; 共同第一作者).

20.Fan Liu, Yi-Ying Liao, Wei Li, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*, Timothy J. Motley. 2010. The effect of pollination on resource allocation among sexual reproduction, clonal reproduction, and vegetative growth in Sagittaria potamogetifolia (Alismataceae). Ecological Research, 25: 495–499. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.707; 共同通讯作者).

21.Fan Liu, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2009. Trade-offs between the sexual and asexual reproduction in a monoecious species Sagittaria pygmaea (Alismataceae): the effect of different nutrient levels. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 277: 61–65. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.494; 共同通讯作者).

22.Jin-Ming Chen, Fan Liu, Qing-Feng Wang*, Timothy J. Motley. 2008. Phylogeography of a marsh herb Sagittaria trifolia (Alismataceae) in China inferred from cpDNA atpB-rbcL intergenic spacers, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 48 (1): 168-175. (SCI, 5-year IF=3.954; 第一作者).

23.Jin-Ming Chen, Fan Liu, Wahiti Robert Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2008. Chloroplast DNA phylogeography of the Chinese endemic alpine quillwort Isoetes hypsophila Hand.-Mazz. (Isoetaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences, 169(6): 792-798. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.731; 第一作者).

24.Bo Tan, Kang Liu, Xiao-Li Yue, Fan Liu, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2008. Chloroplast DNA variation and phylogeographic patterns in the Chinese endemic marsh herb Sagittaria potamogetifolia, Aquatic Botany, 89: 372-378. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.972; 共同通讯作者).

25.Wen Shi, Chun-Feng Yang*, Jin-Ming Chen*, You-Hao Guo. 2008. Genetic variation among wild and cultivated populations of the Chinese medicinal plant Coptis chinensis (Ranunculaceae). Plant Biology, 10 (4): 485-491. (SCI, 5-year IF=2.488; 共同通讯作者).

26.Yuan-Huo Dong, Jin-Ming Chen*, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2008. Genetic variation in the endangered aquatic fern Ceratopteris thalictroides (Parkeriaceae) in China: implications from RAPD and ISSR data. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 157: 657–671. (SCI, 5-year IF=2.333; 共同通讯作者).

Fan Liu, Xiao-Li Yue, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Jin-Ming Chen*, Qing-Feng Wang*. 2008. Gender modification in a monoecious species Sagittaria potamogetifolia (Alismataceae). Plant Ecology, 199: 217–223. (SCI, 5-year IF=1.824; 共同通讯作者).

1) The genetic mechanisms of adaptive evolution of aquatic plants (Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2016-2018).

2) Speciation and diversification of the genus Nelumbo, insights from genome resequencing (NSFC-National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016-2019).

3) Cloning and expression of the genes showing differential expression between the two morphs of the heterostylous Nymphoides peltata  (NSFC-National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013-2016).

4) Molecular phylogeography of a distylous aquatic plant Nymphoides peltata (NSFC-National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2010-2012).

5) Cryptic species diversity and molecular phylogeography of the endangered aquatic fern Ceratopteris thalictroides (NSFC-National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2009-2011).

6) The in-situconservation and population restoration of Isoetes yunguiensis (WWF- World Wide Fund for Nature, 2007~2008).