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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
30
Citations
5849
World Ranking
6320
National Ranking
638

Hongning Tong 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 Hongning Tong sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 48 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hongning Tong 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 Hongning Tong 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: 30 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Control of grain size and rice yield by GL2-mediated brassinosteroid responses.

    Ronghui Che;Hongning Tong;Bihong Shi;Yuqin Liu

  • DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING, a new member of the GRAS family, plays positive roles in brassinosteroid signaling in rice

    Hongning Tong;Yun Jin;Wenbo Liu;Feng Li

  • Brassinosteroid Regulates Cell Elongation by Modulating Gibberellin Metabolism in Rice

    Hongning Tong;Yunhua Xiao;Dapu Liu;Shaopei Gao

  • DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING Acts as a Direct Downstream Target of a GSK3/SHAGGY-Like Kinase to Mediate Brassinosteroid Responses in Rice

    Hongning Tong;Linchuan Liu;Yun Jin;Lin Du

  • Genomic basis of geographical adaptation to soil nitrogen in rice.

    Yongqiang Liu;Hongru Wang;Zhimin Jiang;Wei Wang

  • Arabidopsis WRKY46, WRKY54, and WRKY70 Transcription Factors Are Involved in Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Responses

    Jiani Chen;Trevor M Nolan;Huaxun Ye;Mingcai Zhang;Mingcai Zhang

  • Activation of Big Grain1 significantly improves grain size by regulating auxin transport in rice

    Linchuan Liu;Hongning Tong;Yunhua Xiao;Ronghui Che

  • RD26 mediates crosstalk between drought and brassinosteroid signalling pathways

    Huaxun Ye;Sanzhen Liu;Buyun Tang;Jiani Chen

  • Functional Specificities of Brassinosteroid and Potential Utilization for Crop Improvement.

    Hongning Tong;Chengcai Chu

  • Rice DENSE AND ERECT PANICLE 2 is essential for determining panicle outgrowth and elongation

    Feng Li;Wenbo Liu;Jiuyou Tang;Jinfeng Chen

  • Transcription Factor OsWRKY53 Positively Regulates Brassinosteroid Signaling and Plant Architecture

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  • OsSDIR1 overexpression greatly improves drought tolerance in transgenic rice

    Ting Gao;Yaorong Wu;Yiyue Zhang;Lijing Liu

  • ARGONAUTE2 Enhances Grain Length and Salt Tolerance by Activating BIG GRAIN3 to Modulate Cytokinin Distribution in Rice

    Wenchao Yin;Yunhua Xiao;Yunhua Xiao;Mei Niu;Wenjing Meng

  • The OsGSK2 Kinase Integrates Brassinosteroid and Jasmonic Acid Signaling by Interacting with OsJAZ4

    Yuqing He;Gaojie Hong;Hehong Zhang;Xiaoxiang Tan

  • An AT-hook gene is required for palea formation and floral organ number control in rice.

    Yun Jin;Qiong Luo;Hongning Tong;Aiju Wang

  • Big Grain3, encoding a purine permease, regulates grain size via modulating cytokinin transport in rice.

    Yunhua Xiao;Dapu Liu;Guoxia Zhang;Shaopei Gao

  • Endosperm sugar accumulation caused by mutation of PHS8/ISA1 leads to pre-harvest sprouting in rice.

    Lin Du;Fan Xu;Jun Fang;Shaopei Gao

  • Brassinosteroids Regulate OFP1, a DLT Interacting Protein, to Modulate Plant Architecture and Grain Morphology in Rice.

    Yunhua Xiao;Dapu Liu;Guoxia Zhang;Hongning Tong

  • Brassinosteroid signaling and application in rice.

    Hongning Tong;Chengcai Chu

  • GSK2 stabilizes OFP3 to suppress brassinosteroid responses in rice.

    Yunhua Xiao;Guoxia Zhang;Dapu Liu;Mei Niu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chengcai Chu
Chengcai Chu South China Agricultural University
Yanhai Yin
Yanhai Yin Iowa State University
Yiqin Wang
Yiqin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qian Qian
Qian Qian Rice University
Lihuang Zhu
Lihuang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinfang Chu
Jinfang Chu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhaohu Li
Zhaohu Li China Agricultural University
Shou-Yi Chen
Shou-Yi Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Patrick S. Schnable
Patrick S. Schnable Iowa State University
Jiayang Li
Jiayang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences

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