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Guihua Bai 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 Guihua Bai sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 308 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guihua Bai 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 Guihua Bai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Management and resistance in wheat and barley to fusarium head blight.

    Guihua Bai;Gregory Shaner

  • Scab of wheat: prospects for control.

    Guihua Bai;G. Shaner

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

    Hongwei Wang;Silong Sun;Wenyang Ge;Lanfei Zhao

  • 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

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

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

  • Parallel domestication of the Shattering1 genes in cereals

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Zhenqi Su;Amy Bernardo;Bin Tian;Hui Chen

  • Variation in Fusarium graminearum and cultivar resistance to wheat scab.

    G.-H. Bai;G. Shaner

  • 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

  • Resistance to fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol accumulation in wheat

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Yuye Wu;Xianran Li;Wenwen Xiang;Chengsong Zhu

  • 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

  • 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

  • Inheritance of resistance to Fusarium graminearum in wheat

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Amy Bernardo;Guihua Bai;Peiguo Guo;Kai Xiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yue Jin
Yue Jin US Department of Agriculture
James Kolmer
James Kolmer Agricultural Research Service
Brett F. Carver
Brett F. Carver Oklahoma State University
Ming-Shun Chen
Ming-Shun Chen Kansas State University
Robert L. Bowden
Robert L. Bowden US Department of Agriculture
Xianming Chen
Xianming Chen Washington State University
Scott D. Haley
Scott D. Haley Colorado State University
Jianming Yu
Jianming Yu Iowa State University
Gregory Shaner
Gregory Shaner Purdue University West Lafayette
Frank B. Peairs
Frank B. Peairs Colorado State University

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