1. Jiang X, Zhang M, Yuan X, Wang L, Jiao W, Mao J, Ye W, Yu D, Tian Z, Song Q*. (2026) Population epigenomics reveals epigenetic drivers of replicated evolution and missing heritability in soybean. Molecular Plant. 19:1100-1116
2. Wang L, Jiang X, Jiao W, Mao J, Ye W, Cao Y, Chen Q and Song Q*. (2025) Pangenome analysis provides insights into legume evolution and breeding. Nature Genetics. 57:2052-2061
3. Wang X#, Jiang X#, Yuan X, Zhou Z, Zhao Z, Wang L, Jiao W, Ye W and Song Q*. (2025) Transcriptome-Wide Association Uncovers LncRNAs Controlling Seed Weight in Soybean. Advanced Science. 11:e16794
4. Jiao W#, Wang M#, Guan Y#, Guo W#, Zhang C, Wei Y, Zhao Z, Ma H, Wang L, Jiang X, Ye W, Cao D* and Song Q*. (2024) Transcriptional regulatory network reveals key transcription factors for regulating agronomic traits in soybean. Genome Biology, 25:313
5. Yuan X#, Jiang X#, Zhang M#, Wang L, Jiao W, Chen H, Mao J, Ye W and Song Q*. (2024) Integrative omics analysis elucidates the genetic basis underlying seed weight and oil content in soybean. Plant Cell, 36: 2160–2175
6. Feng S, Jiang X, Huang Z, Li F, Wang R, Yuan X, Sun Z, Tan H, Zhong L, Li S, Cheng Y, Bao M, Qiao H, Song Q*, Wang J* and Zhang F*. (2024) DNA methylation remodeled amino acids biosynthesis regulates flower senescence in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus). New Phytologist, 241:1605-1620
7. Wang L, Zhang M, Li M, Jiang X, Jiao W and Song Q*. (2023) A telomere-to-telomere gap-free assembly of soybean genome. Molecular Plant, 16:1711-1714
8. Cao S, Chen K, Lu K, Chen S, Zhang X, Shen C, Zhu S, Niu Y, Fan L, Chen ZJ*, Xu J* and Song Q*. (2023) Asymmetric variation in DNA methylation during domestication and de-domestication of rice. Plant Cell. 35:3429-3443
9. Zhang M#, Zhang X#, Jiang X#, Qiu L#, Jia G, Wang L, Ye W and Song Q*. (2022) iSoybean: a database for the mutational fingerprints of soybean. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 20:1435-1437
10. Cao S, Wang L, Han T, Ye W, Liu Y, Sun Y, Moose SP, Song Q* and Chen ZJ*. (2022) Small RNAs mediate transgenerational inheritance of genome-wide trans-acting epialleles in maize. Genome Biology, 23:53
11. Yuan J, Sun H, Wang Y, Li L, Chen S, Jiao W, Jia G, Wang L, Mao J, Ni Z, Wang X and Song Q*. (2022) Open chromatin interaction maps reveal functional regulatory elements and chromatin architecture variations during wheat evolution. Genome Biology. 23:34
12. Wang L, Jia G, Jiang X, Cao S, Chen ZJ and Song Q*. (2021) Altered chromatin architecture and gene expression during polyploidization and domestication of soybean. Plant Cell. 33: 1430-1446
13. Yuan J, Jiao W, Liu Y, Ye W, Wang X, Liu B, Song Q* and Chen ZJ*. (2020) Dynamic and reversible DNA methylation changes induced by genome separation and merger of polyploid wheat. BMC Biology. 18:171
14. Liu Y#, Yuan J#*, Jia G, Ye W, Chen ZJ* and Song Q*. (2020) Histone H3K27 dimethylation landscapes contribute to genome stability and genetic recombination during wheat polyploidization. Plant Journal. 105:678-690
15. Chen ZJ#*, Sreedasyam A#, Ando A#, Song Q#, De Santiago LM#, ..., Grimwood J* and Schmutz J. (2020) Genomic diversifications of five Gossypium allopolyploid species and their impact on cotton improvement. Nature Genetics. 52:525-533
16. Song Q#, Ando A#, Jiang N, Ikeda Y and Chen ZJ*. (2020) Single-cell RNA-seq analysis reveals ploidy-dependent and cell-specific transcriptome changes in Arabidopsis female gametophytes. Genome Biology. 21:178
17. Yin D#*, Ji C#, Song Q#, Zhang W#, Zhang X, Zhao K, Chen CY, Wang C, He G, Liang Z, Ma X, Li Z, Tang Y, Wang Y, Li K, Ning L, Zhang H, Zhao K, Li X, Yu H, Lei Y, Wang M, Ma L, Zheng H, Zhang Y, Zhang J*, Hu W* and Chen ZJ*. (2020) Comparison of Arachis monticola with Diploid and Cultivated Tetraploid Genomes Reveals Asymmetric Subgenome Evolution and Improvement of Peanut. Advanced Science. 7:1901672
18. Song Q#, Huang TY#, Yu HH, Ando A, Mas P, Ha M and Chen ZJ*. (2019) Diurnal regulation of SDG2 and JMJ14 by circadian clock oscillators orchestrates histone modification rhythms in Arabidopsis. Genome Biology. 20:170
19. Song Q, Ando A, Xu D, Fang L, Zhang T, Huq E, Qiao H, Deng XW* and Chen ZJ*. (2018) Diurnal down-regulation of ethylene biosynthesis mediates biomass heterosis. PNAS. 115: 5606-5611.
20. Song Q, Zhang T, Stelly D and Chen ZJ*. (2017) Epigenomic and functional analyses revealed roles of epialleles in the loss of photoperiod sensitivity during domestication of allotetraploid cottons. Genome Biology. 18:99.
21. Song Q, Guan X and Chen ZJ*. (2015) Dynamic Roles for Small RNAs and DNA Methylation during Ovule and Fiber Development in Allotetraploid Cotton. PLoS Genetics 11:e1005724.
22. Miller M#, Song Q#, Shi X, Juenger TE and Chen ZJ*. (2015) Natural variation in timing of stress-responsive gene expression predicts heterosis in intraspecific hybrids of Arabidopsis. Nature Communications 6:7453.
23. Song Q and Chen ZJ*. (2015) Epigenetic and developmental regulation in plant polyploids. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 24:101-109.
24. Song QX#, Li QT#, Liu YF, Zhang FX, Ma B, Zhang WK, Man WQ, Du WG, Wang GD, Chen SY* and Zhang JS*. (2013) Soybean GmbZIP123 gene enhances lipid content in the seeds of transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Journal of Experimental Botany 64:4329-4341.
25. Song QX, Lu X, Li QT, Chen H, Hu XY, Ma B, Zhang WK, Chen SY* and Zhang JS*. (2013) Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in soybean. Molecular Plant 6:1961-1974.
26. Song QX, Liu YF, Hu XY, Zhang WK, Ma B, Chen SY* and Zhang JS*. (2011) Identification of miRNAs and their target genes in developing soybean seeds by deep sequencing. BMC Plant Biology 11:5.