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Changfu Zhu publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Changfu Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 112 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Changfu Zhu D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Changfu Zhu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Changfu Zhu is affiliated with the University of Lleida in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, plant science, biochemistry, rheumatology, and biotechnology.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, antioxidant activity and oxidative stress, plant virus research studies, plant tissue culture and regeneration, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and transgenic plants and applications.

Recent papers authored by Changfu Zhu include:

  • Inactivation of rice starch branching enzyme IIb triggers broad and unexpected changes in metabolism by transcriptional reprogramming (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genome editing in cereal crops: an overview (2021) published in Transgenic Research
  • Contributions of the international plant science community to the fight against human infectious diseases - part 1: epidemic and pandemic diseases (2021) published in Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Contributions of the international plant science community to the fight against infectious diseases in humans-part 2: Affordable drugs in edible plants for endemic and re-emerging diseases (2021) published in Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Modification of cereal plant architecture by genome editing to improve yields (2021) published in Plant Cell Reports

Changfu Zhu's frequent coauthors include Paul Christou, Teresa Capell, Can Baysal, Wenshu He, and Xin Huang. These collaborations reflect a network of research activity aligned with plant science and genetic engineering.

Frequent publication venues for their work encompass the following journals:

  • Transgenic Research
  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Asian Journal of Surgery
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Plant Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

    Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion;Javier Avalos;M. Luisa Bonet;Albert Boronat

  • Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways.

    Shaista Naqvi;Changfu Zhu;Gemma Farre;Koreen Ramessar

  • Combinatorial genetic transformation generates a library of metabolic phenotypes for the carotenoid pathway in maize

    Changfu Zhu;Shaista Naqvi;Jürgen Breitenbach;Gerhard Sandmann

  • Transgenic strategies for the nutritional enhancement of plants

    Changfu Zhu;Shaista Naqvi;Sonia Gomez-Galera;Ana M. Pelacho

  • Critical evaluation of strategies for mineral fortification of staple food crops.

    Sonia Gómez-Galera;Eduard Rojas;Duraialagaraja Sudhakar;Changfu Zhu

  • When more is better: multigene engineering in plants

    Shaista Naqvi;Gemma Farré;Georgina Sanahuja;Teresa Capell

  • Travel advice on the road to carotenoids in plants.

    Gemma Farré;Georgina Sanahuja;Shaista Naqvi;Chao Bai

  • The regulation of carotenoid pigmentation in flowers.

    Changfu Zhu;Chao Bai;Georgina Sanahuja;Dawei Yuan

  • Promoter diversity in multigene transformation

    Ariadna Peremarti;Richard M. Twyman;Sonia Gómez-Galera;Shaista Naqvi

  • Bleaching Herbicide Norflurazon Inhibits Phytoene Desaturase by Competition with the Cofactors

    Jürgen Breitenbach;Changfu Zhu;Gerhard Sandmann

  • The contribution of transgenic plants to better health through improved nutrition: opportunities and constraints

    Eduard Pérez-Massot;Raviraj Banakar;Sonia Gómez-Galera;Uxue Zorrilla-López

  • Engineering Complex Metabolic Pathways in Plants

    Gemma Farré;Dieter Blancquaert;Teresa Capell;Dominique Van Der Straeten

  • Nutritionally important carotenoids as consumer products

    Judit Berman;Uxue Zorrilla-López;Gemma Farré;Gemma Farré;Changfu Zhu

  • Bottlenecks in carotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation in rice endosperm are influenced by the precursor–product balance

    Chao Bai;Teresa Capell;Judit Berman;Vicente Medina

  • Patterns of CRISPR/Cas9 activity in plants, animals and microbes

    Luisa Bortesi;Changfu Zhu;Julia Zischewski;Lucia Perez

  • Characteristics of Genome Editing Mutations in Cereal Crops

    Changfu Zhu;Luisa Bortesi;Can Baysal;Richard M. Twyman

  • Light-dark regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in pepper (Capsicum annuum) leaves

    Andrew J. Simkin;Changfu Zhu;Marcel Kuntz;Gerhard Sandmann

  • A golden era—pro-vitamin A enhancement in diverse crops

    Chao Bai;Richard M. Twyman;Gemma Farré;Georgina Sanahuja

  • The carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase CCD2 catalysing the synthesis of crocetin in spring crocuses and saffron is a plastidial enzyme.

    Oussama Ahrazem;Angela Rubio-Moraga;Judit Berman;Teresa Capell

  • Biofortification of plants with altered antioxidant content and composition: genetic engineering strategies

    Changfu Zhu;Georgina Sanahuja;Dawei Yuan;Gemma Farré

Frequent Co-Authors

Teresa Capell
Teresa Capell University of Lleida
Paul Christou
Paul Christou University of Lleida
Gerhard Sandmann
Gerhard Sandmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Richard M. Twyman
Richard M. Twyman University of Warwick
Stefan Schillberg
Stefan Schillberg Fraunhofer Society
Paul D. Fraser
Paul D. Fraser Royal Holloway University of London
Eva Stoger
Eva Stoger BOKU University
Manuel Portero-Otin
Manuel Portero-Otin University of Lleida
Rainer Fischer
Rainer Fischer Purdue University West Lafayette
Ralph Bock
Ralph Bock Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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