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Jian Feng Ma

Jian Feng Ma

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Japan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
129
Citations
61419
World Ranking
41
National Ranking
3

Jian Feng Ma 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 Jian Feng Ma sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 370 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jian Feng Ma 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 Jian Feng Ma sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Japan Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in Biochemistry, Botany, Oryza sativa, Transporter and Biophysics. His studies deal with areas such as Chelation and Hordeum vulgare as well as Biochemistry. His study focuses on the intersection of Botany and fields such as Silicon with connections in the field of Agronomy and Abiotic component.

His Oryza sativa study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Wild type, Mutant, ATPase and Chromosomal translocation. The Transporter study combines topics in areas such as Gene expression, Xenopus, Yeast, Membrane and Cell wall. His research integrates issues of Plant species and Silicon uptake in his study of Biophysics.

His most cited work include:

  • A silicon transporter in rice (1030 citations)
  • Silicon uptake and accumulation in higher plants (987 citations)
  • Aluminium tolerance in plants and the complexing role of organic acids (939 citations)

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

Jian Feng Ma mostly deals with Botany, Oryza sativa, Biochemistry, Shoot and Mutant. His Botany research integrates issues from Biophysics and Silicon. His Oryza sativa study introduces a deeper knowledge of Gene.

His Biochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chelation and Hordeum vulgare. His Shoot study deals with Cadmium intersecting with Molecular biology and Thlaspi caerulescens. His study looks at the relationship between Efflux and topics such as Aquaporin, which overlap with Arsenite.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.74%)
  • Oryza sativa (37.85%)
  • Biochemistry (32.18%)

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

  • Mutant (22.40%)
  • Shoot (25.24%)
  • Oryza sativa (37.85%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Mutant, Shoot, Oryza sativa, Cell biology and Transporter. His Mutant research incorporates themes from Phenotype, Biophysics and Gene expression. His Shoot study deals with the bigger picture of Botany.

Jian Feng Ma has included themes like Photosynthesis, Endodermis, Exodermis, Plant physiology and Nitrate in his Oryza sativa study. Jian Feng Ma has researched Cell biology in several fields, including Vascular bundle, Transcription factor, Gene, Arabidopsis and Xylem. His Transporter study improves the overall literature in Biochemistry.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology. (153 citations)
  • Decreasing arsenic accumulation in rice by overexpressing OsNIP1;1 and OsNIP3;3 through disrupting arsenite radial transport in roots (43 citations)
  • Transcription factor WRKY22 promotes aluminum tolerance via activation of OsFRDL4 expression and enhancement of citrate secretion in rice (Oryza sativa) (39 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Shoot, Cell biology, Mutant, Oryza sativa and Brown rice. His Shoot research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Transporter, Molecular biology, Xylem, Vacuole and Cadmium. His Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Endosperm, Arabidopsis thaliana, Vascular bundle, Transcription factor and Arabidopsis.

While the research belongs to areas of Mutant, he spends his time largely on the problem of Ferric, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Major facilitator superfamily and Biophysics. His Oryza sativa study incorporates themes from Vascular tissue, Abiotic stress and WRKY protein domain. His Efflux study is related to the wider topic of Biochemistry.

Best Publications

  • Silicon uptake and accumulation in higher plants

    Jian Feng Ma;Naoki Yamaji

  • A silicon transporter in rice

    Jian Feng Ma;Kazunori Tamai;Naoki Yamaji;Namiki Mitani

  • Aluminium tolerance in plants and the complexing role of organic acids

    Jian Feng Ma;Peter R Ryan;Emmanuel Delhaize

  • Role of silicon in enhancing the resistance of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses

    Jian Feng Ma

  • Transporters of arsenite in rice and their role in arsenic accumulation in rice grain

    Jian Feng Ma;Naoki Yamaji;Namiki Mitani;Xiao-Yan Xu

  • Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants.

    F. J. Zhao;J. F. Ma;A. A. Meharg;S. P. McGrath

  • Nramp5 Is a Major Transporter Responsible for Manganese and Cadmium Uptake in Rice

    Akimasa Sasaki;Naoki Yamaji;Kengo Yokosho;Jian Feng Ma

  • Toxic Heavy Metal and Metalloid Accumulation in Crop Plants and Foods

    Stephan Clemens;Jian Feng Ma

  • An efflux transporter of silicon in rice

    Jian Feng Ma;Naoki Yamaji;Namiki Mitani;Kazunori Tamai

  • Gene limiting cadmium accumulation in rice

    Daisei Ueno;Naoki Yamaji;Izumi Kono;Chao Feng Huang

  • Role of Organic Acids in Detoxification of Aluminum in Higher Plants

    Jian Feng Ma

  • Uptake system of silicon in different plant species.

    Namiki Mitani;Jian Feng Ma

  • The controversies of silicon's role in plant biology.

    Devrim Coskun;Rupesh Deshmukh;Humira Sonah;James G. Menzies

  • Functions and transport of silicon in plants

    J. F. Ma;N. Yamaji

  • An Aluminum-Activated Citrate Transporter in Barley

    Jun Furukawa;Naoki Yamaji;Hua Wang;Namiki Mitani

  • Detoxifying aluminium with buckwheat

    Jian Feng Ma;Shao Jian Zheng;Hideaki Matsumoto;Syuntaro Hiradate

  • A cooperative system of silicon transport in plants

    Jian Feng Ma;Naoki Yamaji

  • High Aluminum Resistance in Buckwheat: I. Al-induced Specific Secretion of Oxalic Acid from Root Tips

    Shao Jian Zheng;Jian Feng Ma;Hideaki Matsumoto

  • Syndrome of aluminum toxicity and diversity of aluminum resistance in higher plants.

    Jian Feng Ma

  • The possibility of silicon as an essential element for higher plants

    E. Takahashi;J. F. Ma;Y. Miyake

  • Chapter 2 Silicon as a beneficial element for crop plants

    J.F. Ma;Y. Miyake;E. Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoki Yamaji
Naoki Yamaji Okayama University
Kengo Yokosho
Kengo Yokosho Okayama University
Ren Fang Shen
Ren Fang Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fang-Jie Zhao
Fang-Jie Zhao Nanjing Agricultural University
Hideaki Matsumoto
Hideaki Matsumoto Kibi International University
Kazuhiro Sato
Kazuhiro Sato Okayama University
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Chao-Feng Huang
Chao-Feng Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Syuntaro Hiradate
Syuntaro Hiradate Kyushu University
Masahiro Yano
Masahiro Yano National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

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