Wen‐Bin Yu

Wen-Bin Yu's research focuses on plant systematics, taxonomy, and evolutionary biology, using DNA barcoding, plastid (chloroplast) genome sequencing, and chromosome-level genome assembly to study species relationships, diversity, and biogeography (the geographic patterns of where species occur and how they diversified). Much of the work centers on plant groups such as Pedicularis, Begonia, Orchidaceae, and Apocynaceae, often describing new species and clarifying evolutionary histories, particularly in relation to the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region and tropical/subtropical Asia. The publication record also includes some unrelated topics outside this core plant biology focus, such as materials science and medical imaging, suggesting occasional collaborations across disciplines.

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the past decade with year-to-year fluctuations, averaging just under 11 papers per year in the last 5 years without a clear long-term increase or decrease.

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