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Hongbo Shao 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 Hongbo Shao sits on this spectrum.

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Hongbo Shao 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 Hongbo Shao sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Enzyme

Hongbo Shao mainly investigates Salinity, Photosynthesis, Botany, Agronomy and Electron transport chain. Hongbo Shao interconnects Proline, Arabidopsis thaliana, Enzyme, Jerusalem artichoke and Helianthus in the investigation of issues within Salinity. His work investigates the relationship between Photosynthesis and topics such as Chlorophyll a that intersect with problems in Electron acceptor and Biophysics.

His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Biochemistry, Gene expression, Heavy metals and Osmotic shock. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Soil classification and Soil fertility. His Electron transport chain research focuses on Photochemistry and how it relates to Chlorophyll b, P700 and Non-photochemical quenching.

His most cited work include:

  • Biochar had effects on phosphorus sorption and desorption in three soils with differing acidity (185 citations)
  • Biochar had effects on phosphorus sorption and desorption in three soils with differing acidity (185 citations)
  • Global plant-responding mechanisms to salt stress: physiological and molecular levels and implications in biotechnology (126 citations)

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

Agronomy, Botany, Hydrology, Photosynthesis and Soil salinity are his primary areas of study. His research integrates issues of Soil classification, Ecology, Ecosystem and Soil pH in his study of Agronomy. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Proline, Superoxide dismutase and Catalase.

His studies deal with areas such as Electron transport chain, Chlorophyll and Chlorophyll a as well as Photosynthesis. As a part of the same scientific study, Hongbo Shao usually deals with the Electron transport chain, concentrating on Photosystem I and frequently concerns with Plastoquinone. His Jerusalem artichoke study combines topics in areas such as Salinity and Fungicide.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (36.50%)
  • Botany (35.77%)
  • Hydrology (20.44%)

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

  • Gene (5.11%)
  • Soil salinity (16.79%)
  • Agronomy (36.50%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Gene, Soil salinity, Agronomy, Cell biology and Heat shock factor. His Soil salinity study is focused on Salinity in general. The Salinity study combines topics in areas such as Sowing, Major gene, Soil pH, Jerusalem artichoke and Bulk soil.

His Agronomy study incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Nutrient cycle and Nutrient management. The various areas that he examines in his Photosynthesis study include Chlorophyll, Crop yield, Nitrogen deficiency and Chlorophyll a. His Gene expression research integrates issues from NADPH oxidase and Enzyme.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Application of chlorophyll fluorescence performance indices to assess the wheat photosynthetic functions influenced by nitrogen deficiency. (72 citations)
  • GABA-Alleviated Oxidative Injury Induced by Salinity, Osmotic Stress and their Combination by Regulating Cellular and Molecular Signals in Rice (22 citations)
  • ZmHsf05, a new heat shock transcription factor from Zea mays L. improves thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and rescues thermotolerance defects of the athsfa2 mutant. (15 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Enzyme

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Soil salinity, Salinity, Photosynthesis and Halophyte. His work deals with themes such as Soil water, Soil pH, Jerusalem artichoke and Bulk soil, which intersect with Agronomy. He has included themes like Glycine, Ion homeostasis, Cultivar, Horticulture and Phosphate in his Soil salinity study.

His Major gene research extends to Salinity, which is thematically connected. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Crop yield, Nitrogen deficiency and Chlorophyll a. His research in Halophyte intersects with topics in Sustainable agriculture, Soil quality, Land degradation and Environmental protection.

Best Publications

  • A critical review on the bio-removal of hazardous heavy metals from contaminated soils: issues, progress, eco-environmental concerns and opportunities.

    Gang Wu;Hubiao Kang;Xiaoyang Zhang;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao

  • Higher plant antioxidants and redox signaling under environmental stresses.

    Hong-bo Shao;Hong-bo Shao;Hong-bo Shao;Li-ye Chu;Ming-an Shao;Cheruth Abdul Jaleel

  • NAC transcription factors in plant multiple abiotic stress responses: progress and prospects

    Hongbo Shao;Hongyan Wang;Xiaoli Tang

  • Biochar had effects on phosphorus sorption and desorption in three soils with differing acidity

    Gang Xu;JunNa Sun;HongBo Shao;HongBo Shao;Scott X. Chang;Scott X. Chang

  • Global plant-responding mechanisms to salt stress: physiological and molecular levels and implications in biotechnology

    Xiaoli Tang;Xingmin Mu;Hongbo Shao;Hongyan Wang

  • A preliminary investigation of the dynamic characteristics of dried soil layers on the Loess Plateau of China

    Yunqiang Wang;Ming’an Shao;Ming’an Shao;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao

  • Biochar applied with appropriate rates can reduce N leaching, keep N retention and not increase NH 3 volatilization in a coastal saline soil

    Haijun Sun;Haiying Lu;Lei Chu;Hongbo Shao

  • What is more important for enhancing nutrient bioavailability with biochar application into a sandy soil: Direct or indirect mechanism?

    G. Xu;L. L. Wei;J. N. Sun;H. B. Shao;H. B. Shao

  • Recent Advances in Biochar Applications in Agricultural Soils: Benefits and Environmental Implications

    Gang Xu;Yingchun Lv;Junna Sun;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao

  • Negative interactive effects between biochar and phosphorus fertilization on phosphorus availability and plant yield in saline sodic soil.

    Gang Xu;You Zhang;Junna Sun;Hongbo Shao

  • Low PSI content limits the photoprotection of PSI and PSII in early growth stages of chlorophyll b-deficient wheat mutant lines

    Marian Brestic;Marek Zivcak;Kristyna Kunderlikova;Oksana Sytar

  • Salt Stress Encourages Proline Accumulation by Regulating Proline Biosynthesis and Degradation in Jerusalem Artichoke Plantlets

    Zengrong Huang;Zengrong Huang;Long-Gang Zhao;Dandan Chen;Mingxiang Liang

  • Physiological adaptive mechanisms of plants grown in saline soil and implications for sustainable saline agriculture in coastal zone

    Kun Yan;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao;Chuyang Shao;Peng Chen

  • Modelling net primary productivity of terrestrial ecosystems in East Asia based on an improved CASA ecosystem model

    Deyong Yu;Peijun Shi;Hongbo Shao;Wenquan Zhu

  • Garden waste biomass for renewable and sustainable energy production in China: Potential, challenges and development

    Yan Shi;Yan Shi;Ying Ge;Jie Chang;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao

  • Photosynthetic proton and electron transport in wheat leaves under prolonged moderate drought stress

    Marek Zivcak;Hazem M. Kalaji;Hong-Bo Shao;Hong-Bo Shao;Katarina Olsovska

  • Pyrolysis temperature affects phosphorus transformation in biochar: Chemical fractionation and (31)P NMR analysis.

    Gang Xu;You Zhang;Hongbo Shao;Junna Sun;Junna Sun

  • Changes of some anti-oxidative physiological indices under soil water deficits among 10 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes at tillering stage.

    Hong-Bo Shao;Li-Ye Chu;Gang Wu;Jin-Heng Zhang

  • Application of chlorophyll fluorescence performance indices to assess the wheat photosynthetic functions influenced by nitrogen deficiency.

    M. Zivcak;K. Olsovska;P. Slamka;J. Galambosova

  • Dissection of Photosynthetic Electron Transport Process in Sweet Sorghum under Heat Stress

    Kun Yan;Peng Chen;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao;Chuyang Shao

  • GABA-Alleviated Oxidative Injury Induced by Salinity, Osmotic Stress and their Combination by Regulating Cellular and Molecular Signals in Rice

    Mohamed S. Sheteiwy;Hongbo Shao;Weicong Qi;Yousef Alhaj Hamoud

  • Applying hyperspectral imaging to explore natural plant diversity towards improving salt stress tolerance.

    Oksana Sytar;Marian Brestic;Marek Zivcak;Katarina Olsovska

  • Dynamic sediment discharge in the Hekou–Longmen region of Yellow River and soil and water conservation implications

    Peng Gao;Jingcheng Deng;Xueke Chai;Xingmin Mu

  • Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen in Two Marsh Wetlands with Different Flooding Frequencies of the Yellow River Delta, China

    Junhong Bai;Junjing Wang;Denghua Yan;Haifeng Gao

  • Dynamic Changes of Sediment Discharge and the Influencing Factors in the Yellow River, China, for the Recent 90 Years

    Xingmin Mu;Xingmin Mu;Xiuqin Zhang;Hongbo Shao;Hongbo Shao;Peng Gao;Peng Gao

  • Phenolics and antifungal activities analysis in industrial crop Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) leaves

    Fujia Chen;Fujia Chen;Xiaohua Long;Mengni Yu;Zhaopu Liu

  • Jerusalem artichoke ( Helianthus tuberosus ), a medicinal salt-resistant plant has high adaptability and multiple-use values

    Xiao Yong Ma;Li Hua Zhang;Hong Bo Shao;Gang Xu

  • Dynamic changes of sediment load in the middle reaches of the Yellow River basin, China and implications for eco-restoration

    Xiaoli Yue;Xingmin Mu;Guangju Zhao;Guangju Zhao;Hongbo Shao

  • Industrial crop Jerusalem artichoke restored coastal saline soil quality by reducing salt and increasing diversity of bacterial community

    Tianyun Shao;Xinyue Gu;Tingshuo Zhu;Xiaotian Pan

  • Towards sustainable agriculture for the salt‐affected soil

    Hongbo Shao;Liye Chu;Haiying Lu;Weicong Qi

  • Identification of responsive miRNAs involved in combination stresses of phosphate starvation and salt stress in soybean root

    Li-Hua Ning;Wen-kai Du;Hai-Na Song;Hong-Bo Shao

  • Analysis of Phenolic Acids of Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) Responding to Salt-Stress by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    Fujia Chen;Xiaohua Long;Zhaopu Liu;Hongbo Shao

  • Spatial distribution of biological soil crusts on the slope of the Chinese Loess Plateau based on canonical correspondence analysis

    Chong-feng Bu;Chong-feng Bu;Peng Zhang;Chun Wang;Yong-sheng Yang

  • The endogenous plant hormones and ratios regulate sugar and dry matter accumulation in Jerusalem artichoke in salt-soil

    Lingling Li;Tianyun Shao;Hui Yang;Manxia Chen

  • Balance between salt stress and endogenous hormones influence dry matter accumulation in Jerusalem artichoke

    Tianyun Shao;Lingling Li;Yawen Wu;Manxia Chen

  • Recent Advances in Biochar Applications in Agricultural Soils: Benefits and Environmental

    Gang Xu;Yingchun Lv;Junna Sun;Hongbo Shao

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Brestic
Marian Brestic Slovak University of Agriculture
Marek Zivcak
Marek Zivcak Slovak University of Agriculture
Scott X. Chang
Scott X. Chang University of Alberta
Hazem M. Kalaji
Hazem M. Kalaji Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Zed Rengel
Zed Rengel University of Western Australia
Pute Wu
Pute Wu Northwest A&F University
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev
Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev Russian Academy of Sciences
Hao Feng
Hao Feng Northwest A&F University
Frans A. Krens
Frans A. Krens Wageningen University & Research
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research

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