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Plant Science and Agronomy
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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
125
Citations
54771
World Ranking
52
National Ranking
8

Jianhua Zhang 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 Jianhua Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 470 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jianhua Zhang 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 Jianhua Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 125 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 China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

Jianhua Zhang spends much of his time researching Abscisic acid, Agronomy, Botany, Poaceae and Biochemistry. His Abscisic acid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Catabolism, Arabidopsis thaliana and Turgor pressure. His research on Agronomy often connects related topics like Soil water.

His Soil water research integrates issues from Water balance, Xylem and Stomatal conductance. Jianhua Zhang has included themes like Biophysics, Zeatin, Cytokinin and Cell biology in his Botany study. His Poaceae study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Starch, Invertase, Sucrose, Oryza sativa and Anthesis.

His most cited work include:

  • Root Signals and the Regulation of Growth and Development of Plants in Drying Soil (945 citations)
  • Water stress‐induced abscisic acid accumulation triggers the increased generation of reactive oxygen species and up‐regulates the activities of antioxidant enzymes in maize leaves (641 citations)
  • Effect of abscisic acid on active oxygen species, antioxidative defence system and oxidative damage in leaves of maize seedlings. (633 citations)

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

Jianhua Zhang mainly focuses on Agronomy, Abscisic acid, Botany, Biochemistry and Horticulture. His Agronomy research focuses on Soil water and how it connects with Water content. His Abscisic acid study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Catabolism, Mutant, Germination, Stomatal conductance and Xylem.

His Botany study focuses mostly on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll. Jianhua Zhang has researched Horticulture in several fields, including Oryza sativa, Sucrose synthase and Starch. The various areas that he examines in his Irrigation study include Water use and Root system.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (31.75%)
  • Abscisic acid (29.02%)
  • Botany (19.95%)

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

  • Gene (15.42%)
  • Cell biology (17.46%)
  • Abscisic acid (29.02%)

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

Jianhua Zhang mostly deals with Gene, Cell biology, Abscisic acid, Oryza sativa and Mutant. The study incorporates disciplines such as Regulation of gene expression, Arabidopsis, Gene expression and Germination in addition to Cell biology. In his work, Photosynthesis is strongly intertwined with Seedling, which is a subfield of Arabidopsis.

His Abscisic acid research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pyrabactin, Auxin and Agronomy. His work carried out in the field of Oryza sativa brings together such families of science as Soil drying, Biosynthesis, Enzyme, Sucrose and Horticulture. In general Horticulture study, his work on Anthesis often relates to the realm of Ascorbic acid, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genome encode analyses reveal the basis of convergent evolution of fleshy fruit ripening (85 citations)
  • Comparative performance of the BGISEQ-500 and Illumina HiSeq4000 sequencing platforms for transcriptome analysis in plants (40 citations)
  • NRT1.1-Related NH4+ Toxicity Is Associated with a Disturbed Balance between NH4+ Uptake and Assimilation (28 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Botany

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Oryza sativa, Cell biology, Biochemistry, Gene and Transcriptome. He combines subjects such as Cultivar, Sucrose, Enzyme, Panicle and Chromosome with his study of Oryza sativa. His research in Cell biology intersects with topics in Regulation of gene expression, Mutant and Biosynthesis.

His work on Antioxidant, Arabidopsis and Glutamate synthase as part of general Biochemistry study is frequently connected to Sodium hydrosulfide, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His studies in Rotation system integrate themes in fields like Photosynthesis and Agronomy. His research integrates issues of Soil water and Root hair in his study of Agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Root Signals and the Regulation of Growth and Development of Plants in Drying Soil

    W. J. Davies;Jianhua Zhang

  • Role of ABA in integrating plant responses to drought and salt stresses

    Jianhua Zhang;Wensuo Jia;Jianchang Yang;Abdelbagi M. Ismail

  • Effect of abscisic acid on active oxygen species, antioxidative defence system and oxidative damage in leaves of maize seedlings.

    Mingyi Jiang;Jianhua Zhang

  • WRKY transcription factors in plant responses to stresses

    Jingjing Jiang;Shenghui Ma;Shenghui Ma;Nenghui Ye;Ming Jiang

  • Hormonal Changes in the Grains of Rice Subjected to Water Stress during Grain Filling

    Jianchang Yang;Jianhua Zhang;Zhiqing Wang;Qingsen Zhu

  • Water stress-induced abscisic acid accumulation triggers the increased generation of reactive oxygen species and up-regulates the activities of antioxidant enzymes in maize leaves.

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  • Grain filling of cereals under soil drying.

    Jianchang Yang;Jianhua Zhang

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Controlled alternate partial root-zone irrigation: its physiological consequences and impact on water use efficiency

    Shaozhong Kang;Jianhua Zhang

  • Abscisic acid produced in dehydrating roots may enable the plant to measure the water status of the soil

    Jianhua Zhang;W. J. Davies

  • Changes in the concentration of ABA in xylem sap as a function of changing soil water status can account for changes in leaf conductance and growth

    Jianhua Zhang;W. J. Davies

  • AtMKK1 mediates ABA-induced CAT1 expression and H2O2 production via AtMPK6-coupled signaling in Arabidopsis.

    Yu Xing;Wensuo Jia;Jianhua Zhang

  • Control of Stomatal Behaviour by Abscisic Acid which Apparently Originates in the Roots

    Jianhua Zhang;U. Schurr;W. J. Davies

  • Grain-filling problem in ‘super’ rice

    Jianchang Yang;Jianhua Zhang

  • An improved water-use efficiency for maize grown under regulated deficit irrigation.

    Shaozhong Kang;Wenjuan Shi;Jianhua Zhang

  • Crop coefficient and ratio of transpiration to evapotranspiration of winter wheat and maize in a semi-humid region

    Shaozhong Kang;Shaozhong Kang;Binjie Gu;Taisheng Du;Jianhua Zhang

  • Crop management techniques to enhance harvest index in rice

    Jianchang Yang;Jianhua Zhang

  • Involvement of plasma-membrane NADPH oxidase in abscisic acid- and water stress-induced antioxidant defense in leaves of maize seedlings.

    Mingyi Jiang;Jianhua Zhang

  • H2O2 mediates the regulation of ABA catabolism and GA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis seed dormancy and germination

    Yinggao Liu;Nenghui Ye;Rui Liu;Moxian Chen

  • Effects of water stress on photosystem II photochemistry and its thermostability in wheat plants

    Congming Lu;Jianhua Zhang

  • Water Deficit–Induced Senescence and Its Relationship to the Remobilization of Pre-Stored Carbon in Wheat during Grain Filling

    Jianchang Yang;Jianhua Zhang;Zhiqing Wang;Qingsen Zhu

  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Is Involved in Abscisic Acid-Induced Antioxidant Defense and Acts Downstream of Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Leaves of Maize Plants

    Aying Zhang;Mingyi Jiang;Jianhua Zhang;Mingpu Tan

  • Nitric oxide induced by hydrogen peroxide mediates abscisic acid‐induced activation of the mitogen‐activated protein kinase cascade involved in antioxidant defense in maize leaves

    Aying Zhang;Mingyi Jiang;Jianhua Zhang;Haidong Ding

  • Activities of key enzymes in sucrose-to-starch conversion in wheat grains subjected to water deficit during grain filling.

    Jianchang Yang;Jianhua Zhang;Zhiqing Wang;Guowei Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianchang Yang
Jianchang Yang Yangzhou University
Shaozhong Kang
Shaozhong Kang China Agricultural University
Nenghui Ye
Nenghui Ye Hunan Agricultural University
Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Yangzhou University
Fusheng Li
Fusheng Li Guangxi University
William J. Davies
William J. Davies Lancaster University
Taisheng Du
Taisheng Du China Agricultural University
Weifeng Xu
Weifeng Xu Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Aying Zhang
Aying Zhang Nanjing Agricultural University
Ming Hung Wong
Ming Hung Wong Education University of Hong Kong

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