Fusuo Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fusuo Zhang between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fusuo Zhang published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 26.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2013. 110 of the 972 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

20 40 60

1989 2025

972 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fusuo Zhang: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year	Publications
1989	1
1990	0
1991	2
1992	0
1993	0
1994	0
1995	0
1996	0
1997	1
1998	2
1999	6
2000	14
2001	7
2002	14
2003	20
2004	17
2005	26
2006	23
2007	31
2008	43
2009	44
2010	42
2011	37
2012	51
2013	73
2014	47
2015	26
2016	35
2017	23
2018	23
2019	25
2020	47
2021	53
2022	62
2023	67
2024	46
2025	64
Total	972

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Fusuo 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 Fusuo Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150 200 250

36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 729 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
36–40	2
41–45	7
46–50	40
51–55	58
56–60	60
61–65	107
66–70	130
71–75	153
76–80	191
81–85	199
86–90	206
91–95	218
96–100	226
101–105	227
106–110	247
111–115	255
116–120	253
121–125	233
126–130	219
131–135	201
136–140	194
141–145	176
146–150	157
151–155	147
156–160	151
161–165	159
166–170	137
171–175	128
176–180	126
181–185	98
186–190	114
191–195	100
196–200	90
201–205	71
206–210	98
211–215	70
216–220	86
221–225	61
226–230	58
231–235	53
236–240	64
241–245	39
246–250	46
251–255	51
256–260	36
261–265	44
266–270	35
271–275	30
276–280	33
281–285	35
286–290	36
291–295	26
296–300	26
301–305	31
306–310	30
311–315	21
316–320	29
321–325	14
326–330	15
331–335	15
336–340	17
341–345	15
346–350	12
351–355	17
356–360	18
361–365	12
366–370	11
371–375	6
376–380	6
381–385	11
386–390	9
391–395	10
396–400	8
401–405	4
406–410	9
411–415	11
416–420	4
421–425	7
426–430	4
431–435	3
436–440	5
441–445	8
446–450	6
451–455	7
456–460	5
461–465	6
466	2
467+	99	729

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Fusuo 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 Fusuo Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

50 100 150 200 250

30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 158 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	200
31	236
32	253
33	283
34	288
35	240
36	246
37	243
38	247
39	229
40	232
41	230
42	228
43	219
44	193
45	164
46	158
47	143
48	131
49	127
50	122
51	122
52	110
53	102
54	98
55	79
56	85
57	88
58	91
59	62
60	61
61	59
62	54
63	61
64	59
65	58
66	41
67	49
68	39
69	32
70	40
71	47
72	38
73	28
74	29
75	28
76	22
77	21
78	25
79	26
80	19
81	16
82	12
83	16
84	14
85	11
86	17
87	13
88	10
89	12
90	18
91	16
92	16
93	17
94	12
95	8
96	9
97	9
98	11
99	12
100	5
101	8
102	4
103	11
104	5
105	9
106	7
107	4
108	8
109+	99	158

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
2019 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Agriculture
Agronomy
Ecology

Agronomy, Agriculture, Intercropping, Fertilizer and Nutrient are his primary areas of study. The concepts of his Agronomy study are interwoven with issues in Rhizosphere and Phosphorus. His Agriculture research includes themes of Agroforestry, Crop yield and Agricultural economics.

He has included themes like Monoculture, Legume, Interspecific competition, Biomass and Vicia faba in his Intercropping study. The Fertilizer study combines topics in areas such as Leaching, Nitrogen, Irrigation, Manure and Nitrate. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Shoot, Botany, Biomass, Zinc and Animal science.

His most cited work include:

Significant Acidification in Major Chinese Croplands (1753 citations)
Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems (1458 citations)
Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China (1269 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Nitrogen, Fertilizer, Agriculture and Nutrient. His work deals with themes such as Rhizosphere and Phosphorus, which intersect with Agronomy. His Nitrogen research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Environmental chemistry, Deposition, Nitrate and Animal science.

The Fertilizer study combines topics in areas such as Soil water, Cropping system, Crop yield and Manure. His studies in Agriculture integrate themes in fields like Agroforestry, Agricultural economics and Greenhouse gas. His study in Shoot is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Poaceae, Root system and Plant physiology.

He most often published in these fields:

Agronomy (57.66%)
Nitrogen (19.75%)
Fertilizer (20.22%)

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

Agriculture (19.43%)
Fertilizer (20.22%)
Agronomy (57.66%)

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

Fusuo Zhang mainly focuses on Agriculture, Fertilizer, Agronomy, Crop and Nitrogen. His Agriculture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Natural resource economics, Greenhouse gas and Sustainable development. His research integrates issues of Soil acidification, Soil pH, Cropping, Crop yield and Manure in his study of Fertilizer.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Phosphorus and Nutrient in addition to Agronomy. His studies deal with areas such as Soil type and Livestock as well as Crop. His Nitrogen research integrates issues from Environmental chemistry, Deposition, Phase and Ammonia.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers. (244 citations)
China’s livestock transition: Driving forces, impacts, and consequences (92 citations)
Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers are not a panacea for resolving the nitrogen problem. (68 citations)

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

Agriculture
Ecology
Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Agriculture, Fertilizer, Agronomy, Crop and Food security. His Agriculture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Whole food, Natural resource economics and Sustainable development. Fusuo Zhang combines subjects such as Nitrogen, Cropping, Crop residue, Yield gap and Botrytis fabae with his study of Fertilizer.

The various areas that Fusuo Zhang examines in his Agronomy study include Soil acidification and Nutrient. His work in Crop covers topics such as Crop yield which are related to areas like Animal science and Human fertilization. His Food security research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Food processing and Yield.

Best Publications

Significant Acidification in Major Chinese Croplands

J.H. Guo;X.J. Liu;Y. Zhang;J.L. Shen

4534
Citations
Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems

Xiao-Tang Ju;Guang-Xi Xing;Xin-Ping Chen;Shao-Lin Zhang

3021
Citations
Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China

Xuejun Liu;Ying Zhang;Wenxuan Han;Aohan Tang

2851
Citations
Phosphorus Dynamics: From Soil to Plant

Jianbo Shen;Lixing Yuan;Junling Zhang;Haigang Li

2011
Citations
Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

Xinping Chen;Zhenling Cui;Mingsheng Fan;Peter Vitousek

1944
Citations
Nutrient Imbalances in agricultural development

P.M. Vitousek;Rosamond L. Naylor;T. Crews;M.B. David

1627
Citations
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
Diversity enhances agricultural productivity via rhizosphere phosphorus facilitation on phosphorus-deficient soils.

Long Li;Shu-Min Li;Jian-Hao Sun;Li-Li Zhou

1143
Citations
Nitrogen balance and groundwater nitrate contamination: Comparison among three intensive cropping systems on the North China Plain

X.T. Ju;C.L. Kou;F.S. Zhang;Peter Christie

992
Citations
Using competitive and facilitative interactions in intercropping systems enhances crop productivity and nutrient-use efficiency

Fusuo Zhang;Long Li

933
Citations
New technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogenous fertilizer in China

Wei-feng Zhang;Zheng-xia Dou;Pan He;Xiao-Tang Ju

922
Citations
Integrated soil-crop system management for food security

Xin-Ping Chen;Zhen-Ling Cui;Peter M. Vitousek;Kenneth G. Cassman

915
Citations
Nitrogen deposition and its ecological impact in China: An overview☆

Xuejun Liu;Lei Duan;Jiangming Mo;Enzai Du

902
Citations
Strategies for overcoming low agronomic nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated rice systems in China

Shaobing Peng;Roland J. Buresh;Jianliang Huang;Jianchang Yang

845
Citations
Wheat/maize or wheat/soybean strip intercropping - I. Yield advantage and interspecific interactions on nutrients

Long Li;Long Li;Jianhao Sun;Fusuo Zhang;Xiaolin Li

815
Citations
Improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency to ensure food security and environmental quality in China

Mingsheng Fan;Jianbo Shen;Lixing Yuan;Rongfeng Jiang

748
Citations
Plant diversity and overyielding: insights from belowground facilitation of intercropping in agriculture

Long Li;David Tilman;Hans Lambers;Fu Suo Zhang

684
Citations
Improved tolerance of maize plants to salt stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza is related to higher accumulation of soluble sugars in roots.

G. Feng;F.S. Zhang;X.L. Li;C.Y. Tian

629
Citations
Agricultural non-point source pollution in China: causes and mitigation measures.

Bo Sun;Linxiu Zhang;Linzhang Yang;Fusuo Zhang

629
Citations
Improving nitrogen fertilization in rice by site-specific N management. A review

Shaobing Peng;Roland J. Buresh;Jianliang Huang;Xuhua Zhong

628
Citations
Closing yield gaps in China by empowering smallholder farmers

Weifeng Zhang;Guoxin Cao;Xiaolin Li;Hongyan Zhang

600
Citations
Long-term experiments for sustainable nutrient management in China. A review

Yuxin Miao;Bobby A. Stewart;Fusuo Zhang

570
Citations
Our Nutrient World: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution.

M.A. Sutton;A. Bleeker;C.M. Howard;J.W. Erisman

562
Citations
P for two, sharing a scarce resource - Soil phosphorus acquisition in the rhizosphere of intercropped species

Philippe Hinsinger;Elodie Betencourt;Laetitia Bernard;Alain Brauman

521
Citations
Root distribution and interactions between intercropped species.

Long Li;Jianhao Sun;Fusuo Zhang;Tianwen Guo

499
Citations
Chinese agriculture: An experiment for the world

Fusuo Zhang;Xinping Chen;Peter Vitousek

472
Citations