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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
31
Citations
4827
World Ranking
6116
National Ranking
611

Haijun Liu 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 Haijun Liu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 81 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Haijun Liu 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 Haijun Liu sits on this spectrum.

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

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Metabolome-based genome-wide association study of maize kernel leads to novel biochemical insights

    Weiwei Wen;Dong Li;Xiang Li;Yanqiang Gao

  • Genome-wide association studies in maize: praise and stargaze.

    Yingjie Xiao;Haijun Liu;Liuji Wu;Marilyn Warburton

  • A maize wall-associated kinase confers quantitative resistance to head smut.

    Weiliang Zuo;Qing Chao;Nan Zhang;Jianrong Ye

  • Natural variation in Ghd7.1 plays an important role in grain yield and adaptation in rice

    Wenhao Yan;Haiyang Liu;Xiangchun Zhou;Qiuping Li

  • Crop genome‐wide association study: a harvest of biological relevance

    Hai-Jun Liu;Jianbing Yan

  • High-Throughput CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis Streamlines Trait Gene Identification in Maize

    Hai-Jun Liu;Liumei Jian;Jieting Xu;Qinghua Zhang

  • Genetic Determinants of the Network of Primary Metabolism and Their Relationships to Plant Performance in a Maize Recombinant Inbred Line Population

    Weiwei Wen;Weiwei Wen;Kun Li;Saleh Alseekh;Nooshin Omranian

  • Distant eQTLs and Non-coding Sequences Play Critical Roles in Regulating Gene Expression and Quantitative Trait Variation in Maize

    Haijun Liu;Xin Luo;Luyao Niu;Yingjie Xiao

  • Natural Variation in Crops: Realized Understanding, Continuing Promise.

    Yameng Liang;Hai-Jun Liu;Jianbing Yan;Feng Tian

  • Genome-wide dissection of the maize ear genetic architecture using multiple populations.

    Yingjie Xiao;Hao Tong;Xiaohong Yang;Shizhong Xu

  • The genetic mechanism of heterosis utilization in maize improvement

    Yingjie Xiao;Shuqin Jiang;Qian Cheng;Xiaqing Wang

  • The Conserved and Unique Genetic Architecture of Kernel Size and Weight in Maize and Rice.

    Jie Liu;Juan Huang;Huan Guo;Liu Lan

  • CUBIC: an atlas of genetic architecture promises directed maize improvement

    Hai-Jun Liu;Xiaqing Wang;Yingjie Xiao;Jingyun Luo

  • Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Phenomic Variation Reveals the Complex Adaptation of Modern Maize Breeding

    Haijun Liu;Xiaqing Wang;Marilyn L. Warburton;Weiwei Wen

  • Maize pan-transcriptome provides novel insights into genome complexity and quantitative trait variation.

    Minliang Jin;Haijun Liu;Cheng He;Junjie Fu

  • The genetic architecture of amino acids dissection by association and linkage analysis in maize.

    Min Deng;Dongqin Li;Jingyun Luo;Yingjie Xiao

  • Combining Quantitative Genetics Approaches with Regulatory Network Analysis to Dissect the Complex Metabolism of the Maize Kernel

    Weiwei Wen;Haijun Liu;Yang Zhou;Min Jin

  • ZmCOL3, a CCT gene represses flowering in maize by interfering with the circadian clock and activating expression of ZmCCT.

    Minliang Jin;Xiangguo Liu;Wei Jia;Haijun Liu

  • Beyond pathways: genetic dissection of tocopherol content in maize kernels by combining linkage and association analyses.

    Hong Wang;Shutu Xu;Yaming Fan;Nannan Liu

  • Genome-wide association studies of drought-related metabolic changes in maize using an enlarged SNP panel

    Xuehai Zhang;Marilyn L. Warburton;Tim Setter;Haijun Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Blankenship
Robert E. Blankenship Washington University in St. Louis
Jianbing Yan
Jianbing Yan Huazhong Agricultural University
Miao Yu
Miao Yu University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Guanhua Huang
Guanhua Huang China Agricultural University
Michael L. Gross
Michael L. Gross Washington University in St. Louis
Himadri B. Pakrasi
Himadri B. Pakrasi Washington University in St. Louis
Marilyn L. Warburton
Marilyn L. Warburton United States Department of Agriculture
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Hongsheng Li
Hongsheng Li Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ashwani K. Gupta
Ashwani K. Gupta University of Maryland, College Park

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