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D-Index
60
Citations
13477
World Ranking
1206
National Ranking
322

Cai-Zhong Jiang publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cai-Zhong Jiang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 171 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Cai-Zhong Jiang D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cai-Zhong Jiang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Genetics, Botany, Arabidopsis, Polynucleotide and Biochemistry. Gene, Petunia, Tobacco rattle virus, Gene silencing and Phytoene desaturase are the primary areas of interest in his Genetics study. His Gene research focuses on Whole genome sequencing, DNA-binding domain and Transcription.

Cai-Zhong Jiang interconnects Asterids, Clade, Phylogenetic tree and Cell biology in the investigation of issues within Botany. Arabidopsis is a subfield of Mutant that Cai-Zhong Jiang investigates. Cai-Zhong Jiang combines subjects such as Genetically modified crops, Plant disease resistance and Recombinant DNA with his study of Polynucleotide.

His most cited work include:

  • Arabidopsis transcription factors: genome-wide comparative analysis among eukaryotes. (2050 citations)
  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants (363 citations)
  • WIN1, a transcriptional activator of epidermal wax accumulation in Arabidopsis. (298 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Botany, Gene, Transcription factor and Genetics. His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Abscission, Arabidopsis, Regulation of gene expression, Gene silencing and Auxin. His work deals with themes such as Biotic stress and Resurrection plant, which intersect with Arabidopsis.

Cai-Zhong Jiang has researched Botany in several fields, including Abscisic acid, Transcriptome, Horticulture, Abiotic stress and Biomass. His Gene study deals with the bigger picture of Biochemistry. His study in Transcription factor is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Genetically modified crops, Ripening, Transcription and Gibberellin.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cell biology (46.20%)
  • Botany (33.33%)
  • Gene (38.60%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Cell biology (46.20%)
  • Transcription factor (35.67%)
  • Gene (38.60%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Cell biology, Transcription factor, Gene, Auxin and Abscission. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Petunia, Arabidopsis, Petal, Regulation of gene expression and Gene silencing. His work carried out in the field of Arabidopsis brings together such families of science as Arabidopsis thaliana, Abiotic stress and Drought tolerance.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ripening and Parenchyma. Gene is the topic of his studies on Biochemistry and Genetics. His Auxin study incorporates themes from Auxin homeostasis, Transcription and Meristem initiation.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A NAC transcription factor, NOR-like1, is a new positive regulator of tomato fruit ripening. (44 citations)
  • A NAC transcription factor, NOR-like1, is a new positive regulator of tomato fruit ripening. (44 citations)
  • Diversity and redundancy of the ripening regulatory networks revealed by the fruitENCODE and the new CRISPR/Cas9 CNR and NOR mutants. (42 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell biology, Transcription factor, Gene, Ripening and Promoter. His Cell biology research integrates issues from Petunia, Regulation of gene expression, Auxin and Anther dehiscence. The study incorporates disciplines such as Gene silencing, Signal transduction, Anthesis and CRISPR in addition to Transcription factor.

His Gene study introduces a deeper knowledge of Biochemistry. His Ripening study combines topics in areas such as DNA methylation, Genetic model, Cas9, Chloroplast and Epigenetics. The concepts of his Promoter study are interwoven with issues in Mutation, Mutant and Carotenoid.

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis transcription factors: genome-wide comparative analysis among eukaryotes.

    J. L. Riechmann;J. Heard;G. Martin;L. Reuber

  • WIN1, a transcriptional activator of epidermal wax accumulation in Arabidopsis.

    Pierre Broun;Patricia Poindexter;Erin Osborne;Cai-Zhong Jiang

  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants

    Cai-Zhong Jiang;Jacqueline E. Heard;Oliver Ratcliffe;Robert A. Creelman

  • A NAC transcription factor, NOR-like1, is a new positive regulator of tomato fruit ripening.

    Ying Gao;Wei Wei;Xiaodan Zhao;Xiaoli Tan

  • Microarray analysis of the abscission-related transcriptome in the tomato flower abscission zone in response to auxin depletion.

    Shimon Meir;Sonia Philosoph-Hadas;Srivignesh Sundaresan;K.S. Vijay Selvaraj

  • Chalcone synthase as a reporter in virus-induced gene silencing studies of flower senescence.

    Jen-Chih Chen;Cai-Zhong Jiang;Timothy E Gookin;Timothy E Gookin;Donald A Hunter;Donald A Hunter

  • Nuclear—organelle interactions: the immutans variegation mutant of Arabidopsis is plastid autonomous and impaired in carotenoid biosynthesis

    Carolyn M. Wetzel;Cai‐Zhong ‐Z Jiang;Le Ann J. Meehan;Daniel F. Voytas

  • Recruitment of CRABS CLAW to promote nectary development within the eudicot clade.

    Ji-Young Lee;Stuart F Baum;Sang-Hun Oh;Cai-Zhong Jiang

  • Re-evaluation of the nor mutation and the role of the NAC-NOR transcription factor in tomato fruit ripening

    Ying Gao;Ying Gao;Wei Wei;Zhongqi Fan;Xiaodan Zhao

  • Photosynthesis, Rubisco Activity and Amount, and Their Regulation by Transcription in Senescing Soybean Leaves

    Cai-Zhong Jiang;Steven R. Rodermel;Richard M. Shibles

  • Cloning and characterization of a gene (UVR3) required for photorepair of 6-4 photoproducts in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Satoshi Nakajima;Munetaka Sugiyama;Munetaka Sugiyama;Shigenori Iwai;Kenichi Hitomi

  • Genes for modifying plant traits iv

    Marsha Pilgrim;Robert Creelman;Arnold J Dubell;Jacqueline E Heard

  • Yield-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants

    Oliver Ratcliffe;Jose Luis Riechmann;Luc J. Adam;Arnold N. Dubell

  • Diversity and redundancy of the ripening regulatory networks revealed by the fruitENCODE and the new CRISPR/Cas9 CNR and NOR mutants.

    Ying Gao;Ning Zhu;Xiaofang Zhu;Meng Wu

  • Processo para modificar biomassa de plantas

    Jiang Cai-Zhong

  • In rose, transcription factor PTM balances growth and drought survival via PIP2;1 aquaporin

    Shuai Zhang;Ming Feng;Wen Chen;Xiaofeng Zhou

  • Photorepair mutants of Arabidopsis

    C. Z. Jiang;J. Yee;David L Mitchell;A. B. Britt

  • Postharvest biology and technology of cut flowers and potted plants.

    M. S. Reid;C. Z. Jiang

  • Control of chrysanthemum flowering through integration with an aging pathway

    Qian Wei;Chao Ma;Yanjie Xu;Tianle Wang

  • A mechanism for intergenomic integration: abundance of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase small-subunit protein influences the translation of the large-subunit mRNA

    Steve Rodermel;Jean Haley;Cai-Zhong Jiang;Chiu-Ho Tsai

  • Auxin response factor 6A regulates photosynthesis, sugar accumulation, and fruit development in tomato.

    Yujin Yuan;Xin Xu;Zehao Gong;Yuwei Tang

  • Silencing polygalacturonase expression inhibits tomato petiole abscission

    Cai-Zhong Jiang;Feng Lu;Wachiraya Imsabai;Shimon Meir

  • Effects of postharvest curing treatment on flesh colour and phenolic metabolism in fresh-cut potato products

    Qingguo Wang;Yu Cao;Lili Zhou;Cai-Zhong Jiang

  • An Ethylene-Induced Regulatory Module Delays Flower Senescence by Regulating Cytokinin Content.

    Lin Wu;Nan Ma;Yangchao Jia;Yi Zhang

  • Effect of maturity and cold storage on ethylene biosynthesis and ripening in ‘Bartlett’ pears treated after harvest with 1-MCP

    Max G. Villalobos-Acuña;William V. Biasi;Sylvia Flores;Cai-Zhong Jiang

  • Overexpression of an ABA biosynthesis gene using a stress-inducible promoter enhances drought resistance in petunia

    Alejandro C Estrada-Melo;Chao;Michael S Reid;Cai-Zhong Jiang

  • Silencing a prohibitin alters plant development and senescence.

    Jen-Chih Chen;Cai-Zhong Jiang;Michael S. Reid

  • BEL1-LIKE HOMEODOMAIN 11 regulates chloroplast development and chlorophyll synthesis in tomato fruit.

    Lanhuan Meng;Zhongqi Fan;Qiang Zhang;Cuicui Wang

  • Physiological and Ecological Characteristics of High Yielding Varieties in Rice Plants : II. Leaf Photosynthetic rates

    Cai-Zhong Jiang;Tadashi Hirasawa;Kuni Ishihara

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Reid
Michael S. Reid University of California, Davis
José Luis Riechmann
José Luis Riechmann Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Junping Gao
Junping Gao China Agricultural University
Donald Grierson
Donald Grierson Zhejiang University
Shimon Meir
Shimon Meir Agricultural Research Organization
Zhangjun Fei
Zhangjun Fei Cornell University
Michael F. Thomashow
Michael F. Thomashow Michigan State University
Steven R. Rodermel
Steven R. Rodermel Iowa State University
Yunbo Luo
Yunbo Luo China Agricultural University
Sonia Philosoph-Hadas
Sonia Philosoph-Hadas Agricultural Research Organization

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