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D-Index
72
Citations
28797
World Ranking
6142
National Ranking
193

De-Zhu Li 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 De-Zhu Li sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 384 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

De-Zhu Li 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 De-Zhu Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Genus
  • Ecology

His primary areas of investigation include Phylogenetics, Phylogenetic tree, Genome, Botany and Genetics. His research integrates issues of Taxonomic rank, Plastid and Maximum likelihood in his study of Phylogenetics. In his research on the topic of Phylogenetic tree, Biological dispersal is strongly related with Ecology.

His Genome research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Annotation, Computational biology and DNA, DNA sequencing. His study brings together the fields of DNA barcoding and Botany. De-Zhu Li has included themes like Evolutionary biology, Zoology, Molecular phylogenetics, Polyphyly and Paraphyly in his Monophyly study.

His most cited work include:

  • Comparative analysis of a large dataset indicates that internal transcribed spacer (ITS) should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants. (524 citations)
  • International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (465 citations)
  • The science and economics of ex situ plant conservation (278 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics and Ecology. As part of his studies on Botany, De-Zhu Li often connects relevant areas like Molecular phylogenetics. De-Zhu Li combines subjects such as Microsatellite, Gene, Lineage and Genetic diversity with his study of Evolutionary biology.

His research in Phylogenetic tree tackles topics such as Genome which are related to areas like DNA sequencing. His studies in Phylogenetics integrate themes in fields like Plastid and Nuclear gene. The study incorporates disciplines such as Disjunct distribution, Phylogeography and Biological dispersal in addition to Ecology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (49.72%)
  • Evolutionary biology (25.42%)
  • Phylogenetic tree (23.45%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Evolutionary biology (25.42%)
  • Phylogenetic tree (23.45%)
  • Botany (49.72%)

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

De-Zhu Li mostly deals with Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree, Botany, Genome and Phylogenetics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Clade, Monophyly, Genetic diversity, Lineage and Plastid. His Phylogenetic tree study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Taxon, Genus and GC-content.

His research in Genome intersects with topics in Reticulate evolution, RNA editing and Computational biology. His Computational biology research incorporates themes from Organelle and Sequence assembly. His Phylogenetics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nuclear gene, Ericaceae and Biogeography.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • PGA: a software package for rapid, accurate, and flexible batch annotation of plastomes (200 citations)
  • Origin of angiosperms and the puzzle of the Jurassic gap (146 citations)
  • GetOrganelle: a fast and versatile toolkit for accurate de novo assembly of organelle genomes (141 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Genus
  • Ecology

His primary areas of study are Evolutionary biology, Phylogenetic tree, Genome, Phylogenetics and Chloroplast DNA. His Evolutionary biology research includes elements of Clade, Genetic diversity, Plastid, Lineage and Genus. His study in the field of Phylogenomics is also linked to topics like Extant taxon.

The Phylogenetic tree study combines topics in areas such as Taxon, Genome evolution and Campanulaceae. De-Zhu Li interconnects Reticulate evolution and Computational biology in the investigation of issues within Genome. His Phylogenetics study incorporates themes from Caprifoliaceae and Dipsacaceae.

Best Publications

  • International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017.

    N.J. Turland;J.H. Wiersema;F.R. Barrie;W. Greuter

  • GetOrganelle: a fast and versatile toolkit for accurate de novo assembly of organelle genomes

    Jian Jun Jin;Wen Bin Yu;Wen Bin Yu;Jun Bo Yang;Yu Song;Yu Song

  • Comparative analysis of a large dataset indicates that internal transcribed spacer (ITS) should be incorporated into the core barcode for seed plants.

    De Zhu Li;Lian Ming Gao;Hong Tao Li;Hong Wang

  • Origin of angiosperms and the puzzle of the Jurassic gap

    Hong-Tao Li;Ting-Shuang Yi;Lian-Ming Gao;Peng-Fei Ma

  • PGA: a software package for rapid, accurate, and flexible batch annotation of plastomes

    Xiao-Jian Qu;Xiao-Jian Qu;Michael J. Moore;De-Zhu Li;Ting-Shuang Yi

  • The science and economics of ex situ plant conservation

    De-Zhu Li;Hugh W. Pritchard

  • Telling plant species apart with DNA: from barcodes to genomes

    Peter M. Hollingsworth;De-Zhu Li;Michelle van der Bank;Alexander Twyford

  • Diversification of Rosaceae since the Late Cretaceous based on plastid phylogenomics

    Shu Dong Zhang;Jian Jun Jin;Si Yun Chen;Mark W. Chase;Mark W. Chase

  • Geological and ecological factors drive cryptic speciation of yews in a biodiversity hotspot

    Jie Liu;Michael Möller;Michael Möller;Jim Provan;Lian-Ming Gao

  • High-Throughput Sequencing of Six Bamboo Chloroplast Genomes: Phylogenetic Implications for Temperate Woody Bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)

    Yun-Jie Zhang;Peng-Fei Ma;De-Zhu Li

  • Complete chloroplast genome of the genus Cymbidium: lights into the species identification, phylogenetic implications and population genetic analyses

    Jun Bo Yang;Min Tang;Hong Tao Li;Zhi Rong Zhang

  • Highly effective sequencing whole chloroplast genomes of angiosperms by nine novel universal primer pairs.

    Jun-Bo Yang;De-Zhu Li;Hong-Tao Li

  • High variation and strong phylogeographic pattern among cpDNA haplotypes in Taxus wallichiana (Taxaceae) in China and North Vietnam

    L. M. Gao;M. Möller;X.-M. Zhang;M. L. Hollingsworth

  • GetOrganelle: a simple and fast pipeline for de novo assembly of a complete circular chloroplast genome using genome skimming data

    Jian-Jun Jin;Wen-Bin Yu;Jun-Bo Yang;Yu Song

  • DNA barcoding for the discrimination of Eurasian yews (Taxus L., Taxaceae) and the discovery of cryptic species

    Jie Liu;Michael Möller;Lian‐Ming Gao;De‐Quan Zhang

  • Genome skimming herbarium specimens for DNA barcoding and phylogenomics

    Chun-Xia Zeng;Peter M. Hollingsworth;Jing Yang;Zheng-Shan He

  • Chloroplast Phylogenomic Analyses Resolve Deep-Level Relationships of an Intractable Bamboo Tribe Arundinarieae (Poaceae)

    Peng Fei Ma;Yu Xiao Zhang;Chun Xia Zeng;Zhen Hua Guo

  • Extensive Pyrosequencing Reveals Frequent Intra-Genomic Variations of Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA

    Jingyuan Song;Linchun Shi;Dezhu Li;Yongzhen Sun

  • Comparative chloroplast genomes of camellia species.

    Jun-Bo Yang;Shi-Xiong Yang;Hong-Tao Li;Jing Yang

  • Should genes with missing data be excluded from phylogenetic analyses

    Wei Jiang;Si Yun Chen;Hong Wang;De Zhu Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Lian-Ming Gao
Lian-Ming Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Möller
Michael Möller Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Ting-Shuang Yi
Ting-Shuang Yi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Wen
Jun Wen National Museum of Natural History
Richard I. Milne
Richard I. Milne University of Edinburgh
Spencer C. H. Barrett
Spencer C. H. Barrett University of Toronto
Marc W. Cadotte
Marc W. Cadotte University of Toronto

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