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D-Index
50
Citations
9438
World Ranking
2134
National Ranking
194

Kehui Cui 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 Kehui Cui sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 122 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kehui Cui 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 Kehui Cui sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agronomy
  • Botany
  • Genetics

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Cultivar, Quantitative trait locus, Panicle and Seedling. His work in the fields of Agronomy, such as Yield, Fertilizer and Crop yield, overlaps with other areas such as Mathematics. His Fertilizer research integrates issues from Nutrient management and Paddy field.

Many of his studies on Cultivar involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Stamen. Panicle is often connected to Leaf size in his work. His biological study deals with issues like Germination, which deal with fields such as Crop.

His most cited work include:

  • Improving nitrogen fertilization in rice by site-specific N management. A review (269 citations)
  • Impact of high-temperature stress on rice plant and its traits related to tolerance (183 citations)
  • Agronomic performance of high-yielding rice variety grown under alternate wetting and drying irrigation (145 citations)

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

Kehui Cui mainly focuses on Agronomy, Panicle, Sowing, Cultivar and Grain yield. His study in Agronomy concentrates on Crop yield, Fertilizer, Yield, Crop and Seeding. Kehui Cui combines subjects such as Anther dehiscence and Leaf area index with his study of Panicle.

His Sowing research includes elements of Surface irrigation and Cropping system. Cultivar is a subfield of Horticulture that Kehui Cui studies. His Grain yield research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biomass and Transplanting.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (76.29%)
  • Panicle (36.08%)
  • Sowing (21.65%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Panicle (36.08%)
  • Agronomy (76.29%)
  • Horticulture (20.62%)

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

Kehui Cui mostly deals with Panicle, Agronomy, Horticulture, Cultivar and Pollen. His studies deal with areas such as Control treatment and Xylem as well as Panicle. In general Agronomy study, his work on Crop, Grain yield and Fertilizer often relates to the realm of Degradation and Cytokinin oxidase, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

His Crop study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crop yield, Yield and Irrigation. His Horticulture research includes themes of Stamen and Starch. The Cultivar study combines topics in areas such as Canopy and Dry matter.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Effect of Season-Long Temperature Increases on Rice Cultivars Grown in the Central and Southern Regions of China (44 citations)
  • Heat-Induced Cytokinin Transportation and Degradation Are Associated with Reduced Panicle Cytokinin Expression and Fewer Spikelets per Panicle in Rice. (28 citations)
  • Limitation of Unloading in the Developing Grains Is a Possible Cause Responsible for Low Stem Non-structural Carbohydrate Translocation and Poor Grain Yield Formation in Rice through Verification of Recombinant Inbred Lines. (25 citations)

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

  • Agronomy
  • Botany
  • Genetics

Kehui Cui mainly investigates Agronomy, Panicle, Grain yield, Germination and Crop. His work deals with themes such as Vascular bundle and Xylem, which intersect with Agronomy. His Panicle research includes themes of Control treatment and Leaf area index.

His research integrates issues of Cultivar, Pollen, Dry matter, Biomass and Canopy in his study of Grain yield. The various areas that Kehui Cui examines in his Germination study include Malondialdehyde, Antioxidant, Relative air humidity and Starch. Kehui Cui works mostly in the field of Crop, limiting it down to topics relating to Sowing and, in certain cases, Seeding.

Best Publications

  • Improving nitrogen fertilization in rice by site-specific N management. A review

    Shaobing Peng;Roland J. Buresh;Jianliang Huang;Xuhua Zhong

  • Genetic Basis of Drought Resistance at Reproductive Stage in Rice: Separation of Drought Tolerance from Drought Avoidance

    Bing Yue;Weiya Xue;Lizhong Xiong;Xinqiao Yu

  • Drought stress condition increases root to shoot ratio via alteration of carbohydrate partitioning and enzymatic activity in rice seedlings

    Wei Xu;Kehui Cui;Aihui Xu;Lixiao Nie

  • Impact of high-temperature stress on rice plant and its traits related to tolerance

    F. Shah;J. Huang;K. Cui;L. Nie

  • Agronomic performance of high-yielding rice variety grown under alternate wetting and drying irrigation

    Fengxian Yao;Jianliang Huang;Kehui Cui;Lixiao Nie

  • Dry direct-seeded rice as an alternative to transplanted-flooded rice in Central China

    Hongyan Liu;Saddam Hussain;Manman Zheng;Shaobing Peng

  • Crop Plant Hormones and Environmental Stress

    Shah Fahad;Lixiao Nie;Yutiao Chen;Chao Wu

  • Molecular dissection of seedling-vigor and associated physiological traits in rice.

    K.H. Cui;S.B. Peng;Y.Z. Xing;C.G. Xu

  • Rice management interventions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions: a review

    Saddam Hussain;Shaobing Peng;Shah Fahad;Abdul Khaliq

  • Seed priming in dry direct-seeded rice: consequences for emergence, seedling growth and associated metabolic events under drought stress

    Manman Zheng;Ye Tao;Saddam Hussain;Qingwei Jiang

  • Determination of optimal nitrogen rate for rice varieties using a chlorophyll meter

    Jianliang Huang;Fan He;Kehui Cui;Roland J. Buresh

  • Benefits of rice seed priming are offset permanently by prolonged storage and the storage conditions

    Saddam Hussain;Manman Zheng;Fahad Khan;Abdul Khaliq

  • Molecular dissection of the genetic relationships of source, sink and transport tissue with yield traits in rice.

    K H Cui;S B Peng;Y Z Xing;S B Yu

  • Heat-induced phytohormone changes are associated with disrupted early reproductive development and reduced yield in rice

    Chao Wu;Kehui Cui;Kehui Cui;Wencheng Wang;Wencheng Wang;Qian Li

  • Influence of temperature and solar radiation on grain yield and quality in irrigated rice system

    Nanyan Deng;Xiaoxia Ling;Yang Sun;Congde Zhang

  • Sheath blight reduces stem breaking resistance and increases lodging susceptibility of rice plants

    Wei Wu;Jianliang Huang;Kehui Cui;Lixiao Nie

  • Rice grain yield and component responses to near 2 °C of warming

    Farooq Shah;Farooq Shah;Lixiao Nie;Kehui Cui;Tariq Shah

  • Crop management based on multi-split topdressing enhances grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated rice in China

    Yutiao Chen;Jing Peng;Jing Wang;Penghao Fu

  • Aerobic rice for water-saving agriculture. A review

    Lixiao Nie;Shaobing Peng;Mingxia Chen;Farooq Shah

  • Pre-sowing Seed Treatments in Direct-seeded Early Rice: Consequences for Emergence, Seedling Growth and Associated Metabolic Events under Chilling Stress.

    Weiqin Wang;Qian Chen;Saddam Hussain;Junhao Mei

  • QTL mapping for nitrogen-use efficiency and nitrogen-deficiency tolerance traits in rice

    Dong Wei;Kehui Cui;K. C. U. I. Guoyou Ye;Junfeng Pan;Junfeng Pan

  • Agronomic performance of late-season rice under different tillage, straw, and nitrogen management

    Youzun Xu;Lixiao Nie;Roland J. Buresh;Jianliang Huang

  • Improving Nitrogen Fertilization in Rice by Site-Specific N Management

    Shaobing Peng;Roland J. Buresh;Jianliang Huang;Xuhua Zhong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianliang Huang
Jianliang Huang Huazhong Agricultural University
Lixiao Nie
Lixiao Nie Hainan University
Shaobing Peng
Shaobing Peng Huazhong Agricultural University
Shah Fahad
Shah Fahad University of Swabi
Saddam Hussain
Saddam Hussain University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Hongyan Liu
Hongyan Liu Peking University
Bas A. M. Bouman
Bas A. M. Bouman International Rice Research Institute
Sibin Yu
Sibin Yu Huazhong Agricultural University
Roland J. Buresh
Roland J. Buresh International Rice Research Institute
Caiguo Xu
Caiguo Xu Huazhong Agricultural University

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