Chaochun Zhang

Chaochun Zhang 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 Chaochun Zhang sits on this spectrum.

Chaochun Zhang 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 Chaochun Zhang sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology.

  Rob W. Brooker;Alison E. Bennett;Wen Feng Cong;Tim J. Daniell

  1367
  Citations

• Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers.

  Zhenling Cui;Hongyan Zhang;Xinping Chen;Chaochun Zhang

  1242
  Citations

• Syndromes of production in intercropping impact yield gains.

  Chunjie Li;Chunjie Li;Ellis Hoffland;Thomas W. Kuyper;Yang Yu

  527
  Citations

• Effect of Si on the distribution of Cd in rice seedlings

  Xinhui Shi;Chaochun Zhang;He Wang;Fusuo Zhang

  409
  Citations

• Intercropping maize and soybean increases efficiency of land and fertilizer nitrogen use; A meta-analysis

  Zhan Xu;Zhan Xu;Chunjie Li;Chunjie Li;Chaochun Zhang;Chaochun Zhang;Yang Yu

  269
  Citations

• The productive performance of intercropping

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  250
  Citations

• Increased soil phosphorus availability induced by faba bean root exudation stimulates root growth and phosphorus uptake in neighbouring maize

  Deshan Zhang;Chaochun Zhang;Xiaoyan Tang;Haigang Li

  246
  Citations

• An overview of the use of plastic-film mulching in China to increase crop yield and water-use efficiency.

  Dongbao Sun;Dongbao Sun;Haigang Li;Haigang Li;Haigang Li;Enli Wang;Wenqing He

  209
  Citations

• Long-term effects of exogenous silicon on cadmium translocation and toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

  Chaochun Zhang;Lijun Wang;Qing Nie;Wenxu Zhang

  205
  Citations

• Designing intercrops for high yield, yield stability and efficient use of resources: Are there principles?

  Tjeerd Jan Stomph;Christos Dordas;Alain Baranger;Joshua de Rijk

  198
  Citations

• Yield gain, complementarity and competitive dominance in intercropping in China: A meta-analysis of drivers of yield gain using additive partitioning

  Chunjie Li;Chunjie Li;Ellis Hoffland;Thomas W. Kuyper;Yang Yu

  177
  Citations

• The utility of phenotypic plasticity of root hair length for phosphorus acquisition

  Jinming Zhu;Chaochun Zhang;Chaochun Zhang;Jonathan P. Lynch

  177
  Citations

• Grain production versus resource and environmental costs: towards increasing sustainability of nutrient use in China

  Xiaoqiang Jiao;Yang Lyu;Xiaobin Wu;Haigang Li

  174
  Citations

• Transforming agriculture in China: From solely high yield to both high yield and high resource use efficiency

  Jianbo Shen;Zhenling Cui;Yuxin Miao;Guohua Mi

  163
  Citations

• Intercropping legumes and cereals increases phosphorus use efficiency; a meta-analysis

  Xiaoyan Tang;Xiaoyan Tang;Chaochun Zhang;Yang Yu;Jianbo Shen

  155
  Citations

• Root foraging elicits niche complementarity-dependent yield advantage in the ancient 'three sisters' (maize/bean/squash) polyculture

  Chaochun Zhang;Johannes A. Postma;Larry M. York;Jonathan P. Lynch

  150
  Citations

• Intercropping cereals with faba bean reduces plant disease incidence regardless of fertilizer input; a meta-analysis

  Chaochun Zhang;Yan Dong;Li Tang;Yi Zheng

  136
  Citations

• Do lignification and silicification of the cell wall precede silicon deposition in the silica cell of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaf epidermis

  Chaochun Zhang;Lijun Wang;Wenxu Zhang;Fusuo Zhang

  126
  Citations

• THE 4 C APPROACH AS A WAY TO UNDERSTAND SPECIES INTERACTIONS DETERMINING INTERCROPPING PRODUCTIVITY

  Eric Justes;Laurent Bedoussac;Christos Dordas;Ela Frak

  74
  Citations

• Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following sole cropped and intercropped maize and faba bean grown on calcareous soil

  Dan Liao;Chaochun Zhang;Haigang Li;Haigang Li;Hans Lambers;Hans Lambers

  73
  Citations

• Cover crops promote primary crop yield in China : A meta-regression of factors affecting yield gain

  Fan Fan;Wopke van der Werf;David Makowski;Jay Ram Lamichhane

  64
  Citations

• Economic Performance and Sustainability of a Novel Intercropping System on the North China Plain

  Chengdong Huang;Quanqing Liu;Nico Heerink;TjeerdJan Stomph

  49
  Citations

• The importance of aboveground and belowground interspecific interactions in determining crop growth and advantages of peanut/maize intercropping

  Nianyuan Jiao;Nianyuan Jiao;Jiangtao Wang;Chao Ma;Chaochun Zhang

  42
  Citations