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Kun-Fang Cao

Kun-Fang Cao

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
11488
World Ranking
1354
National Ranking
120

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
11525
World Ranking
2579
National Ranking
54

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.

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36 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.

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.

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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.

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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