“角苔类植物的性别演化：基于形态、细胞、分子层面的整合研究”，国家自然科学基金委面上项目，(No. 32070233，2021.01-2024.12，58万)，主持人。
“中国-喜马拉雅植物区系成分的复杂性及其形成机制”，国家自然科学基金委重大项目，(No. 31590822，2016.01-2020.12，474万)，参加人。
“蔷薇类COM分支的系统发育研究”，国家自然科学基金委面上项目，(No. 31270268，2013.01-2016.12，90万)，参加人。
“五味子科植物花性别分化的分子机制和进化规律研究”，国家自然科学基金委青年项目，(No. 31100171，2012.01-2014.12，21万)， 主持人。
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15. Jian Zhang§, Xin-Xing Fu§, Rui-Qi Li§, Xiang Zhao§, Yang Liu§, Ming-He Li§, Arthur Zwaenepoel§, Hong Ma, Bernard Goffinet, Yan-Long Guan, Jia-Yu Xue, Yi-Ying Liao, Qing-Feng Wang, Qing-Hua Wang, Jie-Yu Wang, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Zhi-Wen Wang, Yu Jia, Mei-Zhi Wang, Shan-Shan Dong, Jian-Fen Yang, Yuan-Nian Jiao, Ya-Long Guo, Hong-Zhi Kong, An-Ming Lu, Huan-Ming Yang, Shou-Zhou Zhang*, Yves Van de Peer*, Zhong-Jian Liu*, Zhi-Duan Chen*. The hornwort genome and early land plant evolution. Nature Plants 2020. 6(2): 107-118.
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13. Xin-Xing Fu, Jian Zhang*, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Zhong-Jian Liu, Zhi-Duan Chen. Insights into the origin and evolution of plant sigma factors. Journal of Systematics and Evolution DOI: 10.1111/jse.12537. (2019在线发表)
12. Xiang Liu*, Jian Zhang, De-Yu Xie, Robert G. Franks, Qiu-Yun (Jenny) Xiang*. Functional characterization of Terminal Flower1 homolog in Cornus canadensis by genetic transformation. Plant Cell Reports 2019 38(3): 333-343.
11. Teng Yang, Leho Tedersoo, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Jack A. Gilbert, Miao Sun, Yu Shi, Hong-Fei Wang, Yun-Tao Li, Jian Zhang, Zhi-Duan Chen, Han-Yang Lin, Yun-Peng Zhao, Cheng-Xin Fu, Hai-Yan Chu*. Phylogenetic imprint of woody plants on the soil mycobiome in natural mountain forests of eastern China. The ISME Journal 2019. 13: 686-697.
10. Xiang Liu, Jian Zhang, Ahmad Abuahmad, Robert G. Franks*, De-Yu Xie*, Qiu-Yun Xiang*. Analysis of two TFL1 homologs of dogwood species (Cornus L.) indicates functional conservation in control of transition to flowering. PLANTA 2016. 243(5): 1129-1141.
9. 张剑. 小檗科、星叶草科、黄杨科、旌节花科. 见: 李德铢，陈之端，王红，路安民. 中国维管植物科属词典. 2018. 北京: 科学出版社.
8. Zhi-Duan Chen*, Tuo Yang, Li Lin, Li-Min Lu, Hong-Lei Li, Miao Sun, Bing Liu, Min Chen, Yan-Ting Niu, Jian-Fei Ye, Zhi-Yong Cao, Hong-Mei Liu, Xiao-Ming Wang, Wei Wang, Jing-Bo Zhang, Zhen Meng, Wei Cao, Jian-Hui Li, Sheng-Dan Wu, Hui-Ling Zhao, Zhong-Jian Liu, Zhi-Yuan Du, Qing-Feng Wang, Jing Guo. Xin-Xin Tan, Jun-Xia Su, Lin-Jing Zhang, Lei-Lei Yang, Yi-Ying Liao, Ming-He Li, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Shih-Wen Chung, Jian Zhang, Kun-Li Xiang, Rui-Qi Li, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Shi-Liang Zhou, Jin-Hua Ran, Xiao-Quan Wang, Xiao-Hua Jin, You-Sheng Chen, Tian-Gang Gao, Jian-Hua Li, Shou-Zhou Zhang*, An-Ming Lu*, China Phylogeny Consortium. Tree of life for the genera of Chinese vascular plants. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2016. 54(4): 277-306.
7. Jian Zhang§, Min Chen§, Xiao-Yu Dong§, Ruo-Zhu Lin, Jian-Hua Fan, Zhi-Duan Chen*. Evaluation of four commonly used DNA barcoding loci for Chinese medicinal plants of the family Schisandraceae. PLoS One 2015. 10(5): e0125574.
6. Liangyu Liu§, Jian Zhang§, Jessika Adrian, Lionel Gissot, George Coupland, Diqiu Yu, Franziska Turck*. Elevated levels of MYB30 in the phloem accelerate flowering in Arabidopsis through the regulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T. PLoS One 2014. 9(2):e89799.
5. Jian Zhang, Robert G Franks, Xiang Liu, Ming Kang, Jonathan EM Keebler, Jennifer E Schaff, Hong-Wen Huang*, Qiu-Yun (Jenny) Xiang*. De novo sequencing, characterization, and comparison of inflorescence transcriptomes of Cornus canadensis and C. florida (Cornaceae). PLoS One 2013. 8(12): e82674.
4. Jin Hu§, Jian Zhang§, Hong-Yan Shan, Zhi-Duan Chen*. Expression of floral MADS-box genes in Sinofranchetia chinensis (Lardizabalaceae): implications for the nature of the nectar leaves. Annals of Botany 2012. 110(1): 57-69.
3. Cui-Jing Liu§, Jian Zhang§, Ning Zhang§, Hong-Yan Shan, Kun-Mei Su, Ji-Si Zhang, Zheng Meng, Hong-Zhi Kong*, Zhi-Duan Chen*.Interactions among proteins of floral MADS-box genes in basal eudicots: Implications for evolution of the regulatory network for flower development. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2010. 27(7): 1598-1611.
2. Hong-Yan Shan§, Ning Zhang§, Cui-Jing Liu§, Gui-Xia Xu, Jian Zhang, Zhi-Duan Chen*, Hong-Zhi Kong*. Patterns of gene duplication and functional diversification during the evolution of the AP1/SQUA subfamily of plant MADS-box genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2007. 44(1): 26-41.
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位于北京西部香山脚下的中国科学院植物研究所是我国系统与进化生物学领域的第一个国家重点实验室
