Bing Han | Agricultural Sciences | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Bing Han | Agricultural Sciences | Best Researcher Award

Assistant Researcher | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China

Dr. Bing Han is an Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, specializing in genomics, genetic breeding, and molecular biology of weedy rice. With an h-index of 13, over 40 SCI-indexed publications, and more than 440 citations, Dr. Han has made significant contributions to advancing rice genetics and germplasm innovation. His research focuses on gene discovery, evolutionary analysis, and stress-resistance improvement in rice, emphasizing drought, cold, and salt tolerance. Through high-throughput resequencing, transcriptome, and proteomic analyses, Dr. Han has identified key genes and molecular markers governing tolerance traits and developed superior germplasm lines using weedy rice as a parental source. His discoveries—covering drought-, cold-, and salt-tolerance genes as well as grain-drop resistance loci—provide essential genetic resources for global rice breeding programs. He has published influential papers in Journal of Experimental Botany, Rice, Scientific Reports, and Plant Direct, among others, underscoring his international research visibility. Dr. Han has participated in major national programs, including the National Key R&D Program (14th Five-Year Plan) and the Agricultural Germplasm Resources Census, and holds several patent applications for molecular markers linked to resistance genes. As Guest Editor for the Special Issue Rice Gene Discovery and Genetic Breeding, he has fostered global scholarly exchange in rice genomics. His collaborations span Ningxia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Chongqing University, and Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, promoting multi-institutional innovation in crop genetics. By integrating fundamental genomics with applied breeding, Dr. Han’s work significantly advances sustainable agriculture and food security, providing new genetic insights and breeding materials to enhance climate resilience in rice production worldwide.

Profiles: Scopus | ORCID

Featured Publications

  1. Han, B., Ma, X., Cui, D., Wang, Y., Geng, L., Cao, G., Zhang, H., Han, L. (2020). Comprehensive evaluation and analysis of the mechanism of cold tolerance based on the transcriptome of weedy rice seedlings. Rice (N.Y.), 13(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-019-0363-1

  2. Han, B., Ma, X., Cui, D., Geng, L., Cao, G., Zhang, H., Han, L. (2020). Parallel reaction monitoring revealed tolerance to drought proteins in weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea). Scientific Reports, 10(1), 12935. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69739-9

  3. Han, B., Wang, J., Li, Y., Ma, X., Jo, S. M., Cui, D., Wang, Y., Park, D. S., Song, Y. C., Cao, G., Wang, X., Sun, J., Shin, D. J., Han, L. (2018). Identification of QTLs associated with drought tolerance traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under PEG and field drought stress. Euphytica, 214, 74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-018-2138-y

  4. Han, B., Cui, D., Ma, X., Cao, G., Zhang, H., Koh, H. J., Han, L. (2022). Evidence for evolution and selection of drought-resistant genes based on high-throughput resequencing in weedy rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73(7), 1949-1962. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erab515

  5. Zou, B., Han, B., Sun, J., Sun, M., Ma, X., Chen, L., Cui, D., Ma, J., Guo, X., Han, L. (2025). Identification and evolution of salt-tolerant genes in weedy rice through high-throughput resequencing. Plant Direct, 9(9), e70096. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.70096