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Kun-Fang Cao

Kun-Fang Cao

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 58 1354 1242 120 119 193 11488
Ecology and Evolution 58 2579 2470 54 54 194 11525

Kun-Fang Cao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kun-Fang Cao between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kun-Fang Cao published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2021. 23 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2021. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 11 publications
1995 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kun-Fang Cao: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 6
2005 4
2006 2
2007 5
2008 8
2009 14
2010 9
2011 8
2012 15
2013 9
2014 11
2015 8
2016 16
2017 11
2018 10
2019 10
2020 12
2021 23
2022 22
2023 9
2024 12
2025 11
Total 248
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Kun-Fang Cao 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 Kun-Fang Cao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–195 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 193 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100 193
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Kun-Fang Cao 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 Kun-Fang Cao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91 58
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

Kun-Fang Cao is affiliated with Guangxi University in China and has an academic focus centered on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their expertise particularly spans the subfields of plant science, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, and atmospheric science.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics related to plant physiology and ecology, including plant water relations and carbon dynamics, plant responses to water stress, tree-ring climate responses, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant and animal studies, and forest ecology and management.

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Kun-Fang Cao illustrate the scope of their work. These include:

  • Foliar application of nanoparticles mitigates the chilling effect on photosynthesis and photoprotection in sugarcane (2020, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry)
  • No gas source, no problem: Proximity to pre-existing embolism and segmentation affect embolism spreading in angiosperm xylem by gas diffusion (2021, Plant Cell & Environment)
  • Hydraulic prediction of drought-induced plant dieback and top-kill depends on leaf habit and growth form (2021, Ecology Letters)
  • Chromosome-level reference genome of the soursop (Annona muricata): A new resource for Magnoliid research and tropical pomology (2021, Molecular Ecology Resources)
  • Topography strongly affects drought stress and xylem embolism resistance in woody plants from a karst forest in Southwest China (2020, Functional Ecology)

Frequent coauthors in Kun-Fang Cao's body of work include Shidan Zhu, Jiao-Lin Zhang, Yajun Chen, Amy Ny Aina Aritsara, and Steven Jansen, indicating a collaborative approach to research within their disciplines.

The venues where Kun-Fang Cao has frequently published reflect their disciplinary focus and include Tree Physiology, New Phytologist, Plant Diversity, Global Ecology and Conservation, and Annals of Botany.

Best Publications

  • Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

    Sean M. Gleason;Sean M. Gleason;Mark Westoby;Steven Jansen;Brendan Choat

  • Root structure–function relationships in 74 species: evidence of a root economics spectrum related to carbon economy

    Catherine Roumet;Marine Birouste;Catherine Picon‐Cochard;Murielle Ghestem

  • Global analysis of plasticity in turgor loss point, a key drought tolerance trait

    Megan K. Bartlett;Ya Zhang;Nissa Kreidler;Shanwen Sun

  • Rapid determination of comparative drought tolerance traits: using an osmometer to predict turgor loss point

    Megan K. Bartlett;Christine Scoffoni;Rico Ardy;Ya Zhang

  • Gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence, and osmotic adjustment in two mango cultivars under drought stress

    Nabil I. Elsheery;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Hydraulic conductivity traits predict growth rates and adult stature of 40 Asian tropical tree species better than wood density

    Ze-Xin Fan;Shi-Bao Zhang;Guang-You Hao;J.W. Ferry Slik

  • Leaf element concentrations of terrestrial plants across China are influenced by taxonomy and the environment

    Shi-Bao Zhang;Jiao-Lin Zhang;J. W. Ferry Slik;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Cyclic electron flow plays an important role in photoprotection for the resurrection plant Paraboea rufescens under drought stress

    Wei Huang;Shi-Jian Yang;Shi-Jian Yang;Shi-Bao Zhang;Jiao-Lin Zhang

  • Leaf turgor loss point is correlated with drought tolerance and leaf carbon economics traits.

    Shi-Dan Zhu;Ya-Jun Chen;Qing Ye;Peng-Cheng He

  • Stem hydraulic traits and leaf water-stress tolerance are co-ordinated with the leaf phenology of angiosperm trees in an Asian tropical dry karst forest.

    Pei-Li Fu;Yan-Juan Jiang;Yan-Juan Jiang;Ai-Ying Wang;Tim J. Brodribb

  • Tree ring density-based summer temperature reconstruction for the central Hengduan Mountains in southern China

    Ze-Xin Fan;Ze-Xin Fan;Achim Bräuning;Bao Yang;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Stem and leaf hydraulics of congeneric tree species from adjacent tropical savanna and forest ecosystems

    Guang-You Hao;Guang-You Hao;William A. Hoffmann;Fabian Gustavo Scholz;Sandra Janet Bucci

  • Water-use advantage for lianas over trees in tropical seasonal forests

    Ya‐Jun Chen;Ya‐Jun Chen;Kun‐Fang Cao;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Ze‐Xin Fan

  • Leaf anatomy and chlorophyll content of 12 woody species in contrasting light conditions in a Bornean heath forest

    Kun-Fang Cao

  • Stem hydraulics mediates leaf water status, carbon gain, nutrient use efficiencies and plant growth rates across dipterocarp species

    Jiao-Lin Zhang;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Growth–climate responses of high-elevation conifers in the central Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China

    Ze-Xin Fan;Ze-Xin Fan;Achim Bräuning;Kun-Fang Cao;Shi-Dan Zhu

  • Foliar application of nanoparticles mitigates the chilling effect on photosynthesis and photoprotection in sugarcane

    Nabil I. Elsheery;V.S.J. Sunoj;Y. Wen;J.J. Zhu

  • Spatial and temporal temperature trends on the Yunnan Plateau (Southwest China) during 1961–2004

    Ze-Xin Fan;Achim Bräuning;Axel Thomas;Jin-Bao Li

  • Midday stomatal conductance is more related to stem rather than leaf water status in subtropical deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees

    Yong-Jiang Zhang;Frederick C. Meinzer;Jin-Hua Qi;Jin-Hua Qi;Guillermo Goldstein;Guillermo Goldstein

  • Stimulation of Cyclic Electron Flow During Recovery After Chilling-Induced Photoinhibition of PSII

    Wei Huang;Wei Huang;Shi-Bao Zhang;Kun-Fang Cao;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Tree-ring based drought reconstruction in the central Hengduan Mountains region (China) since A.D. 1655

    Ze-Xin Fan;Ze-Xin Fan;Achim Bräuning;Kun-Fang Cao

  • Hydraulic properties and photosynthetic rates in co-occurring lianas and trees in a seasonal tropical rainforest in southwestern China.

    Shi-Dan Zhu;Kun-Fang Cao

  • PART OF A HIGHLIGHT ON TRAITS WITH ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS Stem hydraulic traits and leaf water-stress tolerance are co-ordinated with the leaf phenology of angiosperm trees in an Asian tropical dry karst forest

    Pei-Li Fu;Yan-Juan Jiang;Ai-Ying Wang;Tim J. Brodribb

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillermo Goldstein
Guillermo Goldstein University of Miami
Shi-Bao Zhang
Shi-Bao Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rhett D. Harrison
Rhett D. Harrison World Agroforestry, Zambia
Lawren Sack
Lawren Sack University of California, Los Angeles
Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Steven Jansen
Steven Jansen University of Ulm
Achim Bräuning
Achim Bräuning University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Sandra J. Bucci
Sandra J. Bucci National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Timothy J. Brodribb
Timothy J. Brodribb University of Tasmania
Sean M. Gleason
Sean M. Gleason Agricultural Research Service

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