目前主要从事重要观赏植物类群的自然杂交、物种间的生殖隔离及其遗传学基础方面的研究；同时利用天然杂交后代做种质资源保护与利用方面的工作。目前发表论文 40 余篇，其中以第一作者和通讯作者发表SCI研究论文近30篇，包括：Annals of Botany, American Journal of Botany, BMC Plant Biology, Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, AOB Plants等植物学主流期刊；Biodiversity and Conservation, Oryx 等国际保护生物学主流期刊；GigaScience, Scientific Reports (Nature 出版集团)，Plos One等国际综合期刊；2016年应邀作为国际植物学主流期刊Frontiers in Plant Science的编委会成员（Review Editor）；主持包括国家自然科学基金在内的项目8项；作为主要参与人，获得 2011年度云南省科技进步一等奖1项；同时获得多个国家发明专利授权，且2个国家发明专利为第一发明人；主编专着1部、参编专着3部。

9/2005-至今，硕博连读，中国科学院昆明植物研究所，硕博连读。

2010.5-2010.11，瑞士VitaPlant公司研究实习员。

2011.01-2013.12 中国科学院昆明植物研究所，助理研究员；

2014.01-2015.12中国科学院昆明植物研究所，副研究员；

2016.01-至今 中国科学院昆明植物研究所，研究员；

2017.01-至今 中国科学院昆明植物研究所，硕士研究生导师；

1.国家自然科学基金：两杜鹃花的不对称杂交及其种质资源利用；

2.云南省基金：两种报春花属植物的自然杂交研究；

3.云南省基金：两种杜鹃花的自然杂交及其新品种选育；

4.所级实验室青年基金：两种杜鹃花的自然杂交研究及其园艺利用；

5.国际合作：大树杜鹃的保护生物学研究

6.国际合作：漾濞槭的种群调查与回归。

7.国家林业局：杜鹃花的DUS测试指南

8.辰山专项：鼠尾草属植物的自然杂交及其利用研究

① Ma YP, Xie WJ, Tian XL, Sun WB, Wu ZK, Milne RI (2013). Unidirectional hybridization and reproductive barriers between two heterostylous primrose species in NW Yunnan, China. Annals of Botany 113: 753 -761.

② Ma YP, Xie WJ, Sun WB, Marczewski T (2016). Strong reproductive isolation despite occasional hybridization between a widely distributed and a narrow endemic Rhododendron species. Scientific Reports 6: 19146.

③ YQ Jin , Ma YP* , S Wang , XG Hu , LS Huang , Y Li , XR Wang, JF Mao (2016) Genetic evaluation of the breeding population of a valuable reforestation conifer Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae). Scientific Reports 6: 34821.

④Ma YP, Zhou RC, Milne R (2016). Pollinator-mediated isolation may be an underestimated factor in promoting homoploid hybrids peciation. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:1183.

⑤Marczewski T, Ma YP*, Sun WB (2016) Evaluation of RFID tags to permanently mark trees in natural populations. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1342. (*co-first author)

⑥ Liao RL, Ma YP*, Gong WC, Chen G, Sun WB, Zhou RC, Marczewski T (2015). Natural hybridization and asymmetric introgression at the distribution margin of two Buddleja species with a large overlap. BMC Plant Biology 15: 146 (*co- first author)

⑦ Lin S, Li NW, Wang SQ, Zhou YB, Huang WJ, Yang YC, Ma YP*, Zhou RC (2016) Molecular evidence for the hybrid origin of Ilex dabieshanensis (Aquifoliaceae). PLOS ONE 11: e0147825. (*corresponding author)

⑧ T Marczewski, YP Ma*, XM Zhang, WB Sun, AJ Marczewski (2016) Why is population information crucial for taxonomy? A case study employing a hybrid swarm in Rhododendron and related described varieties. AOB Plants 8: plw070.

⑨ Ma YP, Chen G, Grumbine ED, Dao ZL, Sun WB, Guo HJ (2013). Conserving plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP) in China. Biodiversity and Conservaion 22: 803-809.

⑩ Ma YP, Neilsen J, Chamberlin D, Li XY, Sun WB (2014). The conservation of Rhododendrons is of greater urgency than has been previously acknowledged in China. Biodiversity and Conservation 23: 3149-3154.

⑪ Zhao XF, Ma YP*, Sun WB, Wen XY, Milne RI (2012). High genetic diversity and low differentiation of Michelia coriacea (Magnoliaceae), a critically endangered endemic in southeast Yunnan, China. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 13: 4396 -4411. (*Co-first author)

⑫ Ma YP, Tian XL, Zhang JL, Wu ZK, Sun WB (2013). Evidence for natural hybridization between Primula beesiana and P. bulleyana, two heterostylous primrose species in NW Yunnan, China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 52: 500-507.

⑬ Ma YP, Tian XL, Dong K, Zhang CQ, Sun WB, Marczewski T (2015) Pollination biology of Rhododendron cyanocarpum (Ericaceae), an alpine species endemic to NW Yunnan, China. Journal of Systematics and Evolu tion 53: 63-71.

⑭ Rong-Li Liao, Dan Xue, Jihua Wang, Yongeng Ma* (2016). A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from Shangri- La, NW Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 238: 293- 297. (*corresponding author)

⑮ Huang Y, Wu ZK, Li NW, Ren ZX, Chen G, Ma YP* (2015). Reproductive biology of Primula beesiana (Primulaceae), an alpine species endemic to Southwest China. Plant Ecology and Evolution 148: 289-296. (*corresponding author)

⑯ Ma YP, Wu ZK, Tian XL, Zhang CQ, Sun WB (2012). Growth discrepancy between filament and style facilitates autonomous self -fertilization in Hedychium

yunnanense. Plant Ecology and Evolution 145: 185 -189.

⑰ Ren YQ, Xu YP, Zhang T, Ma YP*, Marczewski T (2016). Growth discrepancy between filament and style facilitates self-fertilization in Brandisia hancei (Scrophulariaceae). Plant Species Biology 31: 153–158. (*corresponding author)

⑱ Ma YP, Wu ZK, Xue RJ, Tian XL, Gao LM, Sun WB (2013). A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China, supported by morphological and DNA barcoding data. Phytotaxa 114: 42 -50.

⑲ Ma YP, Chamberlain DF, Sun WB, Zhang CQ (2015). A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from Baili Rhododendron nature reserve, NW Guizhou, China. Phytotaxa 195: 197 - 200.

⑳ Ma YP, Zhang CQ, Sun WB, Zhao XF, Li XY, Zhao W, Wang TC (2012). Conservation of the giant tree rhododendron on Gaoligong Mountain, Yunnan, China. Oryx 46: 325 -329.