1.                        Chen L-N, Cui Y-Z, Wong K-M, Li D-Z*, Yang H-Q*. Breeding system and pollination of two closely related bamboo species. AoB Plants 9(3)(2017): plx02. DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plx021. (SCI, IF=2.238).

2.                        Fu C-N, Li H-T, Milne R, Zhang T, Ma P-F, Yang J, Li D-Z *, Gao L-M*. Comparative analyses of plastid genomes from fourteen Cornales species: inferences for phylogenetic relationships and genome evolution. BMC Genomics 18(2017): 956. DOI 10.1186/s12864-017-4319-9. (SCI, IF=3.729).

3.                        Gao L-M*, Li Y, Phan L K, Yan L-J, Thomas P, Phan L K, Moller M, Li D-Z. DNA barcoding of East Asian Amentotaxus (Taxaceae): Potential new species and implications for conservation. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 55(1) (2017): 16-24. (SCI, IF=2.05).

4.                        Liu J, Luo Y, Li D-Z, Gao L-M*. Evolution and maintenance mechanisms of plant diversity in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and adjacent regions: retrospect and prospect. Biodiversity Science 25(2)(2017): 41-45.

5.                        Ma P-F, Vorontsova M-S, Nanjarisoa O-P, Razanatsoa J, Guo Z-H, Haevermans T*, Li D-Z*. Negative correlation between rates of molecular evolution and flowering cycles in temperate woody bamboos revealed by plastid phylogenomics. BMC Plant Biology 17 (2017): 260. (SCI, IF= 3.964, JCR Top 15%) 

6.                        Qu X-J, Jin J-J, Chaw S M, Li D-Z*, Yi T-S*. Multiple measures could alleviate long-branch attraction in phylogenomic reconstruction of Cupressoideae (Cupressaceae). Scientific Reports 7(2017). (SCI, IF=4.259, JCR Top 30%)

7.                        Wambulwa M C, Meegahakumbura M K, Kamunya S, Muchugi A, Moller M, Liu J, Xu J-C, Li D-Z*, Gao L-M*. Multiple origins and a narrow genepool characterise the African tea germplasm: concordant patterns revealed by nuclear and plastid DNA markers. Scientific Reports 7 (2017). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04228-0. (SCI, IF=4.259, JCR Top 30%).

8.                        Wang X-Q, Ye X-Y, Zhao L, Li D-Z*, Guo Z-H* & Zhuang H-F. Genome-wide RAD sequencing data provide unprecedented resolution of the phylogeny of temperate bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Scientific Reports 7(1) (2017): 11546. (SCI, IF=4.259, JCR Top 30%)

9.                        Wang Y-H, Qu X-J, Chen S-Y, Li D-Z*, Yi T-S*. Plastomes of Mimosoideae: structural and size variation, sequence divergence, and phylogenetic implication. Tree Genetics & Genomes 13(2) (2017). (SCI, IF=2.132; JCR Top 15%)

10.                Wu Z-Y*, Du X-Y, Milne R-M, Liu J, Li D-Z*. Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Cecropia pachystachya. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 2 (2) (2017): 735-737.

11.                Yan L-J, Burgess K S, Milne R, Fu C-N, Li D-Z*, Gao L-M*. Asymmetrical natural hybridization varies among hybrid swarms between two diploid Rhododendron species. Annals of Botany 120(1) (2017): 51-61. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx039. (SCI, IF=4.041, JCR Top 15%)

12.                Yang M-Q, Li D-Z, Wen J*, Yi T-S*. Phylogeny and biogeography of the amphi-Pacific genus Aphananthe. PLoS ONE 12(2) (2017): e0171405. (IF=2.806, JCR Top 30%)

13.                Yu X-Q, Drew B T, Yang J-B, Gao L-M^*, Li D-Z^*. Comparative Chloroplast Genomes of Eleven Schima (Theaceae) Species: Insights into DNA Barcoding and Phylogeny. PLoS ONE 12 (6) (2017): e0178026. (SCI, IF=2.806, JCR Top 30%)

14.                Yu X-Q, Gao L-M, Soltis D E, Soltis P S, Yang J-B, Fang L, Yang S-X*, Li D-Z*. Insights into the historical assembly of East Asian subtropical evergreen broadleaved forests revealed by the temporal history of the tea family. New Phytologist 215 (3) (2017): 1235-1248. (SCI, IF=7.33, JCR Top 5%)

15.                Zhang M-Y, Fritsch P W, Ma P-F, Wang H, Lu L*, Li D-Z*. Plastid phylogenomics and adaptive evolution of Gaultheria series Trichophyllae (Ericaceae), a clade from sky islands of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution110 (2017): 7-18. (SCI, IF=3.954)

16.                Zhang M-Y, Lu L, Wortley A H, Wang H*, Li D-Z*. Evolution of Angiosperm Pollen: 4. Basal Eudicots. Annals of Missouri Botanical Garden 102.(2017): 141-182. (SCI, IF=1.368).

17.                Zhang S-D, Jin J-J, Chen S-Y, Chase M W, Soltis D E, Li H-T, Yang J-B, Li D-Z*, Yi T-S*. Diversification of Rosaceae since the Late Cretaceous based on plastid phylogenomics. New phytologist 214 (3) (2017) : 1355–1367. (SCI, IF=7.33, JCR Top 5%)

18.                Zhang Y-X, Ma P-F, Haevermans T, Votontsova M S, Zhang T, Nanjarisoa O P, Li D-Z*. In search of the phylogenetic affinity of the temperate woody bamboos from Madagascar, with description of a new species (Bambusoideae, Poaceae). Journal of Systemantics and Evolution 55(5)(2017): 453-465. (SCI, IF=2.05).

19.                Zhou M-Y, Liu J-X, Liang Y-W, Li D-Z*. Distribution of Holttumochloa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) in China with description of a new species revealed by morphological and molecular evidence. Plant Diversity 39(3)(2017): 135-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2017.05.001.

20.                Zhou M-Y, Zhang Y-X, Haevermans T, Li D-Z*. Towards a complete generic-level plastid phylogeny of the paleotropical woody bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Taxon 66(3)(2017): 539-553. DOI: 10.12705/663.2. (SCI, IF=2.44)

21.                Zhou W, Barrett S C H, Li H-D, Wu Z-K, Wang X-J, Wang H*, Li D-Z*. Phylogeographic insights on the evolutionary breakdown of heterostyly. New Phytologist 214(3) (2017): 1368-1380. (SCI, IF = 7.33, JCR Top 5%)