2026 Guihua Bai: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	71	659	608	197	177	308	20543
Genetics	71	2185	2078	990	929	302	20421

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2013 - Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
2012 - Tengtou Agricultural Science Award, American Society of Agronomy
2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Guihua Bai is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research spans several areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on genetics and plant breeding, particularly in wheat and barley.

The main fields of study for Guihua Bai include:

Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Guihua Bai's subfields of study feature:

Plant Science
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Agronomy and Crop Science

The key research topics they focus on involve:

Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Plant Virus Research Studies

Guihua Bai has authored multiple papers. Selected recent papers include:

"Horizontal gene transfer of Fhb7 from fungus underlies Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat", 2020, published in Science
"High-Resolution Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes for Important Agronomic Traits in Wheat", 2020, published in Molecular Plant
"Reducing brassinosteroid signalling enhances grain yield in semi-dwarf wheat", 2023, published in Nature
"Integration of meta-QTL discovery with omics: Towards a molecular breeding platform for improving wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight", 2020, published in The Crop Journal
"A natural variation in Ribonuclease H-like gene underlies Rht8 to confer 'Green Revolution' trait in wheat", 2022, published in Molecular Plant

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic venues, including:

Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Crop Science
Journal of Plant Registrations
The Plant Genome
Frontiers in Plant Science

Guihua Bai has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

Amy Bernardo
Paul St. Amand
Brett F. Carver
Ruolin Bian
Robert L. Bowden

In addition to journal publications, Guihua Bai has contributed to book publications, including a recent title published by Frontiers Media in 2023 concerning crop responses to abiotic and biotic stresses.

The scientist has received several professional recognitions, including:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019
Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2013
Tengtou Agricultural Science Award, American Society of Agronomy, 2012
Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 2010

Best Publications

Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars.

Colin R. Cavanagh;Shiaoman Chao;Shichen Wang;Bevan Emma Huang

1149
Citations
Management and resistance in wheat and barley to fusarium head blight.

Guihua Bai;Gregory Shaner

1112
Citations
Scab of wheat: prospects for control.

Guihua Bai;G. Shaner

896
Citations
Horizontal gene transfer of Fhb7 from fungus underlies Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat

Hongwei Wang;Silong Sun;Wenyang Ge;Lanfei Zhao

712
Citations
Deoxynivalenol-nonproducing fusarium graminearum causes initial infection, but does not cause disease spread in wheat spikes.

G.-H. Bai;A.E. Desjardins;R.D. Plattner

551
Citations
Reduced virulence of trichothecene-nonproducing mutants of Gibberella zeae in wheat field tests

A. E. Desjardins;R. H. Proctor;G. Bai;S. P. Mccormick

501
Citations
Parallel domestication of the Shattering1 genes in cereals

Zhongwei Lin;Xianran Li;Laura M. Shannon;Cheng Ting Yeh

499
Citations
Differentially expressed genes between drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive barley genotypes in response to drought stress during the reproductive stage

Peiguo Guo;Michael Baum;Stefania Grando;Salvatore Ceccarelli

497
Citations
Amplified fragment length polymorphism markers linked to a major quantitative trait locus controlling scab resistance in wheat.

Guihua Bai;Frederic L. Kolb;Gregory Shaner;Leslie L. Domier

415
Citations
A deletion mutation in TaHRC confers Fhb1 resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat

Zhenqi Su;Amy Bernardo;Bin Tian;Hui Chen

381
Citations
Variation in Fusarium graminearum and cultivar resistance to wheat scab.

G.-H. Bai;G. Shaner

379
Citations
Quantitative trait loci for yield and related traits in the wheat population Ning7840 x Clark.

F. Marza;G. H. Bai;B. F. Carver;W. C. Zhou

314
Citations
Resistance to fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol accumulation in wheat

G.-H Bai;R Plattner;A Desjardins;F Kolb

281
Citations
Modeling and mapping QTL for senescence-related traits in winter wheat under high temperature

Kolluru Vijayalakshmi;Allan K. Fritz;Gary M. Paulsen;Guihua Bai

269
Citations
High-Resolution Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes for Important Agronomic Traits in Wheat.

Yunlong Pang;Chunxia Liu;Danfeng Wang;Paul St. Amand

263
Citations
Genetic analysis of scab resistance QTL in wheat with microsatellite and AFLP markers.

Wenchun Zhou;Frederic L Kolb;Guihua Bai;Gregory Shaner

259
Citations
Presence of tannins in sorghum grains is conditioned by different natural alleles of Tannin1

Yuye Wu;Xianran Li;Wenwen Xiang;Chengsong Zhu

225
Citations
Mapping QTLs for root traits in a recombinant inbred population from two indica ecotypes in rice.

M. L. Ali;M. S. Pathan;J. Zhang;G. Bai

214
Citations
Host plant resistance genes for fusarium head blight: Mapping and manipulation with molecular markers

F. L. Kolb;G. H. Bai;G. J. Muehlbauer;J. A. Anderson

211
Citations
Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium graminearum in wheat

G. H. Bai;G. Shaner;H. Ohm

208
Citations
Cloning and Characterization of a Critical Regulator for Preharvest Sprouting in Wheat

Shubing Liu;Sunish K Sehgal;Jiarui Li;Meng Lin

203
Citations
Validation of a major QTL for scab resistance with SSR markers and use of marker-assisted selection in wheat

W. C. Zhou;F. L. Kolb;G. H. Bai;L. L. Domier

197
Citations
Fusarium graminearum-induced changes in gene expression between Fusarium head blight-resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars.

Amy Bernardo;Guihua Bai;Peiguo Guo;Kai Xiao

163
Citations