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D-Index
32
Citations
4385
World Ranking
5914
National Ranking
592

Qingtao Lu 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 Qingtao Lu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 52 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Qingtao Lu 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 Qingtao Lu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Mutations of genes in synthesis of the carotenoid precursors of ABA lead to pre-harvest sprouting and photo-oxidation in rice

    Jun Fang;Chenglin Chai;Qian Qian;Chunlai Li

  • Photosynthesis, photosystem II efficiency and the xanthophyll cycle in the salt‐adapted halophyte Atriplex centralasiatica

    Nianwei Qiu;Qingtao Lu;Congming Lu

  • LOW PSII ACCUMULATION1 Is Involved in Efficient Assembly of Photosystem II in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Lianwei Peng;Lianwei Peng;Jinfang Ma;Jinfang Ma;Wei Chi;Jinkui Guo

  • Chloroplast Small Heat Shock Protein HSP21 Interacts with Plastid Nucleoid Protein pTAC5 and Is Essential for Chloroplast Development in Arabidopsis under Heat Stress

    Linlin Zhong;Wen Zhou;Haijun Wang;Shunhua Ding

  • Genetic engineering of the biosynthesis of glycinebetaine enhances thermotolerance of photosystem II in tobacco plants

    Xinghong Yang;Xiaogang Wen;Hongmei Gong;Qingtao Lu

  • Heat Stress Induces an Aggregation of the Light-Harvesting Complex of Photosystem II in Spinach Plants

    Yunlai Tang;Xiaogang Wen;Qingtao Lu;Zhipan Yang

  • Does salt stress lead to increased susceptibility of photosystem II to photoinhibition and changes in photosynthetic pigment composition in halophyte Suaeda salsa grown outdoors

    Congming Lu;Nianwei Qiu;Qingtao Lu;Baoshan Wang

  • The Arabidopsis Spontaneous Cell Death1 gene, encoding a zeta-carotene desaturase essential for carotenoid biosynthesis, is involved in chloroplast development, photoprotection and retrograde signalling.

    Haili Dong;Yan Deng;Jinye Mu;Qingtao Lu

  • Characterization of photosynthetic pigment composition, photosystem II photochemistry and thermal energy dissipation during leaf senescence of wheat plants grown in the field.

    Congming Lu;Qingtao Lu;Jianhua Zhang;Tingyun Kuang

  • Photosystem II photochemistry, photoinhibition, and the xanthophyll cycle in heat-stressed rice leaves.

    Yan Yin;Shumei Li;Weiqin Liao;Qingtao Lu

  • A Psb27 homologue in Arabidopsis thaliana is required for efficient repair of photodamaged photosystem II.

    Hua Chen;Dongyuan Zhang;Dongyuan Zhang;Jinkui Guo;Hao Wu

  • The combined effect of salt stress and heat shock on proteome profiling in Suaeda salsa.

    Wei Li;Chunyan Zhang;Qingtao Lu;Xiaogang Wen

  • Enhanced sensitivity to oxidative stress in transgenic tobacco plants with decreased glutathione reductase activity leads to a decrease in ascorbate pool and ascorbate redox state.

    Shunhua Ding;Qingtao Lu;Yan Zhang;Zhipan Yang

  • Enhanced Sucrose Loading Improves Rice Yield by Increasing Grain Size

    Liang Wang;Qingtao Lu;Xiaogang Wen;Congming Lu

  • PSBP-DOMAIN PROTEIN1, a Nuclear-Encoded Thylakoid Lumenal Protein, Is Essential for Photosystem I Assembly in Arabidopsis

    Jun Liu;Huixia Yang;Qingtao Lu;Xiaogang Wen

  • Enhanced thermotolerance of photosystem II in salt-adapted plants of the halophyte Artemisia anethifolia

    Xiaogang Wen;Nianwei Qiu;Qingtao Lu;Congming Lu

  • Photosynthesis and chlorophyllafluorescence during flag leaf senescence of field-grown wheat plants

    Qingtao Lu;Congming Lu;Jianhua Zhang;Tingyun Kuang

  • LPA2 Is Required for Efficient Assembly of Photosystem II in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Jinfang Ma;Lianwei Peng;Jinkui Guo;Qingtao Lu

  • PPR-SMR protein SOT1 has RNA endonuclease activity.

    Wen Zhou;Qingtao Lu;Qingwei Li;Lei Wang

  • OsSWEET14 cooperates with OsSWEET11 to contribute to grain filling in rice

    Honghong Fei;Zhipan Yang;Qingtao Lu;Xiaogang Wen

  • Enhanced sensitivity and characterization of photosystem II in transgenic tobacco plants with decreased chloroplast glutathione reductase under chilling stress.

    Shunhua Ding;Ming Lei;Qingtao Lu;Aihong Zhang

  • Comparative proteomic analysis provides new insights into the regulation of carbon metabolism during leaf senescence of rice grown under field conditions.

    Aihong Zhang;Qingtao Lu;Yan Yin;Shunhua Ding

  • Comparative proteomic study reveals dynamic proteome changes between superhybrid rice LYP9 and its parents at different developmental stages

    Chunyan Zhang;Yan Yin;Aihong Zhang;Qingtao Lu

  • Decreased glutathione reductase2 leads to early leaf senescence in Arabidopsis

    Shunhua Ding;Liang Wang;Zhipan Yang;Qingtao Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Congming Lu
Congming Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lixin Zhang
Lixin Zhang East China University of Science and Technology
Tingyun Kuang
Tingyun Kuang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianhua Zhang
Jianhua Zhang Hong Kong Baptist University
Yiqin Wang
Yiqin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen Zhou
Wen Zhou Fudan University
Chengcai Chu
Chengcai Chu South China Agricultural University
Zhukuan Cheng
Zhukuan Cheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sacha Baginsky
Sacha Baginsky Ruhr University Bochum

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