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D-Index
85
Citations
26739
World Ranking
345
National Ranking
31

Guohua Xu 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 Guohua Xu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 253 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guohua Xu 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 Guohua Xu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Oryza sativa, Biochemistry, Shoot and Phosphate. Guohua Xu has researched Botany in several fields, including Oryza, Mycorrhiza and Solanaceae. His study in Oryza sativa is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Mutant, Auxin, Nitrate transport, Nitrate and Poaceae.

The various areas that Guohua Xu examines in his Nitrate study include Assimilation, Cultivar and Sustainable agriculture. His Shoot study incorporates themes from Xylem and Nitrate reductase. His Phosphate study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Transporter and Gene.

His most cited work include:

  • Plant nitrogen assimilation and use efficiency. (837 citations)
  • Plant salt-tolerance mechanisms (755 citations)
  • Two rice phosphate transporters, OsPht1;2 and OsPht1;6, have different functions and kinetic properties in uptake and translocation. (330 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Oryza sativa, Biochemistry, Mutant and Cell biology. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Botany, concentrating on Mycorrhiza and frequently concerns with Solanaceae. His research on Oryza sativa also deals with topics like

  • Nitrate that intertwine with fields like Agronomy,
  • Shoot which connect with Xylem.

His study in the fields of Phosphate, Transporter, ATPase and Yeast under the domain of Biochemistry overlaps with other disciplines such as Arsenate. In his study, Reporter gene is inextricably linked to Chromosomal translocation, which falls within the broad field of Mutant. His studies in Cell biology integrate themes in fields like Pi, Lateral root and Auxin, Gene.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (33.33%)
  • Oryza sativa (29.74%)
  • Biochemistry (25.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Oryza sativa (29.74%)
  • Mutant (23.59%)
  • Biochemistry (25.64%)

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

Guohua Xu mainly focuses on Oryza sativa, Mutant, Biochemistry, Cell biology and Nutrient. His Oryza sativa research integrates issues from Amino acid, Horticulture and Starch. His studies deal with areas such as Tiller, Mycorrhiza and Phosphate as well as Mutant.

Guohua Xu combines subjects such as Periarbuscular membrane and Shoot with his study of Biochemistry. His Cell biology research includes elements of Pi and Gene. His research integrates issues of Cellular ion homeostasis, Nitrate and Botany in his study of Nutrient.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plant abiotic stress response and nutrient use efficiency. (72 citations)
  • Theanine transporters identified in tea plants (Camellia sinensis L.). (17 citations)
  • Functional analysis of the OsNPF4.5 nitrate transporter reveals a conserved mycorrhizal pathway of nitrogen acquisition in plants (16 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Guohua Xu mainly investigates Amino acid, Shoot, Oryza sativa, Biophysics and Botany. His work is dedicated to discovering how Amino acid, Amino acid transporter are connected with Japonica, Amino acid permease, Camellia sinensis and Yeast and other disciplines. His biological study deals with issues like Biochemistry, which deal with fields such as Pteris vittata.

The concepts of his Oryza sativa study are interwoven with issues in Starch, Vascular bundle, Germination, Horticulture and Anthesis. His Biophysics research includes themes of Homeostasis, Apoplast, Intracellular pH, Plant cell and Assimilation. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Botany, Nutrient is strongly linked to Rhizophagus irregularis.

Best Publications

  • Plant nitrogen assimilation and use efficiency.

    Guohua Xu;Xiaorong Fan;Anthony J. Miller

  • Plant salt-tolerance mechanisms

    Ulrich Deinlein;Aaron B. Stephan;Tomoaki Horie;Wei Luo;Wei Luo

  • Plant abiotic stress response and nutrient use efficiency.

    Zhizhong Gong;Liming Xiong;Huazhong Shi;Shuhua Yang

  • Two rice phosphate transporters, OsPht1;2 and OsPht1;6, have different functions and kinetic properties in uptake and translocation.

    Penghui Ai;Shubin Sun;Jianning Zhao;Xiaorong Fan

  • Advances in Chloride Nutrition of Plants

    Guohua Xu;Hillel Magen;Jorge Tarchitzky;Uzi Kafkafi

  • The Phosphate Transporter Gene OsPht1;8 Is Involved in Phosphate Homeostasis in Rice

    Hongfang Jia;Hongyan Ren;Mian Gu;Jianning Zhao

  • The characterization of novel mycorrhiza-specific phosphate transporters from Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum uncovers functional redundancy in symbiotic phosphate transport in solanaceous species

    Réka Nagy;Vladimir Karandashov;Véronique Chague;Katsiaryna Kalinkevich

  • Overexpression of a pH-sensitive nitrate transporter in rice increases crop yields

    Xiaorong Fan;Zhong Tang;Yawen Tan;Yong Zhang

  • Complex Regulation of Plant Phosphate Transporters and the Gap between Molecular Mechanisms and Practical Application: What Is Missing?

    Mian Gu;Aiqun Chen;Shubin Sun;Guohua Xu

  • Strigolactones are involved in phosphate- and nitrate-deficiency-induced root development and auxin transport in rice

    Huwei Sun;Jinyuan Tao;Shangjun Liu;Shuangjie Huang

  • The Role of a Potassium Transporter OsHAK5 in Potassium Acquisition and Transport from Roots to Shoots in Rice at Low Potassium Supply Levels

    Tianyuan Yang;Song Zhang;Yibing Hu;Fachi Wu

  • Plant nitrate transporters: from gene function to application

    Xiaorong Fan;Misbah Naz;Xiaoru Fan;Wei Xuan

  • Spatial expression and regulation of rice high-affinity nitrate transporters by nitrogen and carbon status

    Huimin Feng;Ming Yan;Xiaorong Fan;Baozhen Li

  • A Constitutive Expressed Phosphate Transporter, OsPht1;1, Modulates Phosphate Uptake and Translocation in Phosphate-Replete Rice

    Shubin Sun;Mian Gu;Yue Cao;Xinpeng Huang

  • Rice OsNAR2.1 interacts with OsNRT2.1, OsNRT2.2 and OsNRT2.3a nitrate transporters to provide uptake over high and low concentration ranges

    Ming Yan;Xiaorong Fan;Huiming Feng;Anthony J. Miller

  • Rice potassium transporter OsHAK1 is essential for maintaining potassium-mediated growth and functions in salt tolerance over low and high potassium concentration ranges.

    Guang Chen;Qingdi Hu;Le Luo;Tianyuan Yang

  • Improvement of phosphorus efficiency in rice on the basis of understanding phosphate signaling and homeostasis.

    Ping Wu;Huixia Shou;Guohua Xu;Xinming Lian

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

    Zhenyu Gao;Yufeng Wang;Guang Chen;Anpeng Zhang

  • Plant nitrogen nutrition: sensing and signaling.

    Wei Xuan;Tom Beeckman;Guohua Xu

  • Over-expression of OsPIN2 leads to increased tiller numbers, angle and shorter plant height through suppression of OsLAZY1.

    Yingnan Chen;Xiaorong Fan;Wenjing Song;Yali Zhang

  • Characterisation of magnesium nutrition and interaction of magnesium and potassium in rice

    Y. Ding;W. Luo;G. Xu

  • Plant nutriomics in China: an overview.

    Xiaolong Yan;Ping Wu;Hongqing Ling;Guohua Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaorong Fan
Xiaorong Fan Nanjing Agricultural University
Qirong Shen
Qirong Shen Nanjing Agricultural University
Anthony J. Miller
Anthony J. Miller John Innes Centre
Lena Q. Ma
Lena Q. Ma Zhejiang University
Li Zhu
Li Zhu China National Rice Research Institute
Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University
Shaoling Zhang
Shaoling Zhang Nanjing Agricultural University
Juyou Wu
Juyou Wu Nanjing Agricultural University
Luis Herrera-Estrella
Luis Herrera-Estrella Texas Tech University
Xiaonan Xie
Xiaonan Xie Utsunomiya University

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