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D-Index
62
Citations
17135
World Ranking
1080
National Ranking
83

Dali Zeng 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 Dali Zeng sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 186 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dali Zeng 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 Dali Zeng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dali Zeng is affiliated with the China National Rice Research Institute in China. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to plant science, molecular biology, genetics, and related subfields. The scientist's work is notably concentrated on topics such as plant molecular biology research, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant stress responses and tolerance, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, rice cultivation and yield improvement, and plant responses to water stress.

Their recent publications include the following:

  • The GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway controls grain size and weight in rice, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Natural variation in the promoter of TGW2 determines grain width and weight in rice, 2020, New Phytologist
  • Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase OsCKX11 coordinates source and sink relationship in rice by simultaneous regulation of leaf senescence and grain number, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • MYB61 is regulated by GRF4 and promotes nitrogen utilization and biomass production in rice, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A Strigolactone Biosynthesis Gene Contributed to the Green Revolution in Rice, 2020, Molecular Plant

Dali Zeng frequently publishes in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plant Communications
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • New Phytologist

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Qian Qian
  • Deyong Ren
  • Jiang Hu
  • Guangheng Zhang
  • Zhenyu Gao

The main fields of study associated with Dali Zeng are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields of study include:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Dali Zeng's work contributes to understanding genetic and molecular mechanisms in rice, aiming at improving grain size, weight, and overall crop yields through genetic regulation and plant physiology.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of OsSPL14 by OsmiR156 defines ideal plant architecture in rice

    Yongqing Jiao;Yonghong Wang;Dawei Xue;Dawei Xue;Jing Wang

  • Control of tillering in rice

    Xueyong Li;Qian Qian;Zhiming Fu;Yonghong Wang

  • COLD1 Confers Chilling Tolerance in Rice

    Yun Ma;Xiaoyan Dai;Yunyuan Xu;Wei Luo

  • Allelic diversities in rice starch biosynthesis lead to a diverse array of rice eating and cooking qualities

    Zhixi Tian;Qian Qian;Qiaoquan Liu;Meixian Yan

  • A Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size and Grain Yield in Rice

    Jiang Hu;Yuexing Wang;Yunxia Fang;Longjun Zeng

  • Rational design of high-yield and superior-quality rice

    Dali Zeng;Zhixi Tian;Yuchun Rao;Guojun Dong

  • LAZY1 controls rice shoot gravitropism through regulating polar auxin transport.

    Peijin Li;Yonghong Wang;Qian Qian;Zhiming Fu

  • A defensin-like protein drives cadmium efflux and allocation in rice.

    Jin Song Luo;Jin Song Luo;Jing Huang;Jing Huang;Da Li Zeng;Jia Shi Peng

  • Natural Variation in the Promoter of GSE5 Contributes to Grain Size Diversity in Rice

    Penggen Duan;Jinsong Xu;Dali Zeng;Baolan Zhang

  • Short panicle1 encodes a putative PTR family transporter and determines rice panicle size

    Shengben Li;Qian Qian;Zhiming Fu;Dali Zeng

  • The indica nitrate reductase gene OsNR2 allele enhances rice yield potential and nitrogen use efficiency.

    Zhenyu Gao;Yufeng Wang;Guang Chen;Anpeng Zhang

  • SMALL GRAIN 1, which encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4, influences grain size in rice.

    Penggen Duan;Yuchun Rao;Yuchun Rao;Dali Zeng;Yaolong Yang

  • Identification and characterization of NARROW AND ROLLED LEAF 1, a novel gene regulating leaf morphology and plant architecture in rice.

    Jiang Hu;Li Zhu;Dali Zeng;Zhenyu Gao

  • Parallel selection on a dormancy gene during domestication of crops from multiple families

    Min Wang;Wenzhen Li;Chao Fang;Fan Xu

  • Map-based cloning of the ALK gene, which controls the gelatinization temperature of rice.

    Zhenyu Gao;Zhenyu Gao;Dali Zeng;Xia Cui;Yihua Zhou

  • GOLD HULL AND INTERNODE2 Encodes a Primarily Multifunctional Cinnamyl-Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Rice

    Kewei Zhang;Qian Qian;Zejun Huang;Yiqin Wang

  • QTL analysis of leaf photosynthetic rate and related physiological traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Sheng Teng;Qian Qian;Dali Zeng;Yasufumi Kunihiro

  • BC10, a DUF266‐containing and Golgi‐located type II membrane protein, is required for cell‐wall biosynthesis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Yihua Zhou;Shengben Li;Qian Qian;Dali Zeng

  • Dissecting yield-associated loci in super hybrid rice by resequencing recombinant inbred lines and improving parental genome sequences

    Zhen-Yu Gao;Shan-Cen Zhao;Wei-Ming He;Long-Biao Guo

  • Brittle Culm 12, a dual-targeting kinesin-4 protein, controls cell-cycle progression and wall properties in rice

    Mu Zhang;Baocai Zhang;Qian Qian;Yanchun Yu

  • LSCHL4 from Japonica Cultivar, Which Is Allelic to NAL1, Increases Yield of Indica Super Rice 93-11

    Guang-Heng Zhang;Shu-Yu Li;Li Wang;Wei-Jun Ye

  • A missense mutation in the transmembrane domain of CESA4 affects protein abundance in the plasma membrane and results in abnormal cell wall biosynthesis in rice.

    Baocai Zhang;Lingwei Deng;Qian Qian;Guangyan Xiong

  • PGL, encoding chlorophyllide a oxygenase 1, impacts leaf senescence and indirectly affects grain yield and quality in rice

    Yaolong Yang;Jie Xu;Lichao Huang;Yujia Leng

  • Independent Losses of Function in a Polyphenol Oxidase in Rice: Differentiation in Grain Discoloration between Subspecies and the Role of Positive Selection under Domestication

    Yanchun Yu;Tian Tang;Qian Qian;Yonghong Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University
Li Zhu
Li Zhu China National Rice Research Institute
Guojun Dong
Guojun Dong China National Rice Research Institute
Dawei Xue
Dawei Xue Hangzhou Normal University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Jiayang Li
Jiayang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lihuang Zhu
Lihuang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bin Han
Bin Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhixi Tian
Zhixi Tian Chinese Academy of Sciences

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