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D-Index
62
Citations
13210
World Ranking
1102
National Ranking
86

Tong-Xian Liu 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 Tong-Xian Liu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 355 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tong-Xian Liu 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 Tong-Xian Liu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Homoptera and Whitefly. The various areas that Tong-Xian Liu examines in his Botany study include Reactive oxygen species and Spinosad. The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Pyrethroid and Larva.

His work on Germination, Imidacloprid and Malvaceae as part of general Agronomy research is frequently linked to Exigua and Beet armyworm, bridging the gap between disciplines. The Whitefly study combines topics in areas such as Biological pest control, Nymph, Pyriproxyfen and Instar. His Instar study combines topics in areas such as Parasitoid and Hymenoptera.

His most cited work include:

  • Net cadmium flux and accumulation reveal tissue-specific oxidative stress and detoxification in Populus × canescens. (148 citations)
  • Feeding and Life History of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Different Host Plants (128 citations)
  • Nitrogen metabolism of two contrasting poplar species during acclimation to limiting nitrogen availability (117 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Whitefly and Aphid. In his research on the topic of Botany, Harmonia axyridis is strongly related with Zoology. His Horticulture research includes themes of Fecundity, Lepidoptera genitalia and Longevity.

Tong-Xian Liu interconnects Hemiptera and Bactericera cockerelli in the investigation of issues within Agronomy. His Whitefly study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Greenhouse whitefly, Homoptera, Trialeurodes, Biological pest control and Encarsia. His research integrates issues of Acyrthosiphon pisum, Sitobion avenae, Aphididae and Phloem in his study of Aphid.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (46.19%)
  • Horticulture (35.17%)
  • Agronomy (29.66%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Aphid (23.31%)
  • Botany (46.19%)
  • Myzus persicae (11.44%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Aphid, Botany, Myzus persicae, Horticulture and Parasitoid. His Aphid research incorporates elements of Zoology, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aphididae, Host and Biological pest control. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Stimulation and Sucrose.

Tong-Xian Liu works mostly in the field of Myzus persicae, limiting it down to topics relating to Brassica oleracea and, in certain cases, Pepper and Pest control, as a part of the same area of interest. His work investigates the relationship between Horticulture and topics such as Longevity that intersect with problems in Abiotic component and Fecundity. His Whitefly study also includes

  • Nymph that intertwine with fields like Polyphenism,
  • Agronomy that connect with fields like Hemiptera.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Metal contaminant accumulation in the hive: Consequences for whole‐colony health and brood production in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) (43 citations)
  • The green peach aphid Myzus persicae perform better on pre-infested Chinese cabbage Brassica pekinensis by enhancing host plant nutritional quality. (36 citations)
  • Laboratory bioassays on the impact of cadmium, copper and lead on the development and survival of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) larvae and foragers (33 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

Aphid, Botany, Agronomy, Myzus persicae and Whitefly are his primary areas of study. His Botany research includes elements of Regulation of gene expression and Toxicology. His research in Agronomy focuses on subjects like Sitobion avenae, which are connected to Germplasm.

His Myzus persicae study introduces a deeper knowledge of Horticulture. He has included themes like Fecundity and Phloem in his Horticulture study. His Whitefly research incorporates themes from Solanum, Melongena, Cultivar, Hemiptera and PEST analysis.

Best Publications

  • Age-Stage, two-sex life table: an introduction to theory, data analysis, and application

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  • Net cadmium flux and accumulation reveal tissue-specific oxidative stress and detoxification in Populus × canescens.

    Jiali He;Jingjing Qin;Lingyun Long;Yonglu Ma

  • Roles of thermal adaptation and chemical ecology in Liriomyza distribution and control.

    Le Kang;Bing Chen;Jia-Ning Wei;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Feeding and Life History of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Different Host Plants

    S. M. Greenberg;T. W. Sappington;B. C. Legaspi;T.-X. Liu

  • Nitrogen metabolism of two contrasting poplar species during acclimation to limiting nitrogen availability

    Jie Luo;Hong Li;Tongxian Liu;Andrea Polle

  • Cadmium tolerance in six poplar species

    Jiali He;Chaofeng Ma;Yonglu Ma;Hong Li

  • Effects of Heat Shock on Survival and Reproduction of Two Whitefly Species, Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Bemisia tabaci Biotype B

    Xuhong Cui;Fanghao Wan;Ming Xie;Tongxian Liu

  • Effects of three neem-based insecticides on diamondback moth (lepidoptera: plutellidae)

    Ge-Mei Liang;Wen Chen;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Molecular strategies of plant defense and insect counter‐defense

    Keyan Zhu-Salzman;Jian-Long Bi;Tong-Xian Liu

  • N-fertilization has different effects on the growth, carbon and nitrogen physiology, and wood properties of slow- and fast-growing Populus species

    Hong Li;Mengchun Li;Jie Luo;Xu Cao

  • Resistance of Aphis gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) to Fenvalerate and Imidacloprid and Activities of Detoxification Enzymes on Cotton and Cucumber

    K.-Y. Wang;T.-X. Liu;C.-H. Yu;X.-Y. Jiang

  • Effects of selected insecticides on Cotesia plutellae, endoparasitoid of Plutella xylostella

    M. Haseeb;T.-X. Liu;W.A. Jones

  • Exogenous abscisic acid alleviates zinc uptake and accumulation in Populus × canescens exposed to excess zinc

    Wen-Guang Shi;Hong Li;Tong-Xian Liu;Andrea Polle

  • Ectomycorrhizas with Paxillus involutus enhance cadmium uptake and tolerance in Populus × canescens

    Yonglu Ma;Jiali He;Chaofeng Ma;Jie Luo

  • Effects of four host plants on biology and food utilization of the cutworm, Spodoptera litura

    Ming Xue;Yun-Hong Pang;Hong-Tao Wang;Qing-Liang Li

  • Net fluxes of ammonium and nitrate in association with H+ fluxes in fine roots of Populus popularis.

    Jie Luo;Jingjing Qin;Fangfang He;Hong Li

  • Laboratory bioassays on the impact of cadmium, copper and lead on the development and survival of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) larvae and foragers

    Ning Di;Kristen R. Hladun;Kai Zhang;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Genomic and transcriptomic analysis unveils population evolution and development of pesticide resistance in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda

    Furong Gui;Tianming Lan;Tianming Lan;Yue Zhao;Wei Guo

  • Insecticidal activity of surfactants and oils against silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia argentifolii) nymphs (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on collards and tomato

    Tong-Xian Liu;Philip A Stansly

  • Life History and Life Tables of Bactericera cockerelli (Homoptera: Psyllidae) on Eggplant and Bell Pepper

    Xiang-Bing Yang;Xiang-Bing Yang;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Whitefly Parasitoids: Distribution, Life History, Bionomics, and Utilization

    Tong-Xian Liu;Philip A. Stansly;Dan Gerling

  • Metal contaminant accumulation in the hive: Consequences for whole‐colony health and brood production in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

    Kristen R. Hladun;Ning Di;Tong‐Xian Liu;John T. Trumble

  • Toxicity and repellency of some biorational insecticides to Bemisia argentifolii on tomato plants

    Tong-Xian Liu;Philip A. Stansly

  • Entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales) for control of potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in an area endemic for zebra chip disease of potato

    L.A. Lacey;T.-X. Liu;J.L. Buchman;J.E. Munyaneza

  • Antioxidant responses of Propylaea japonica (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) exposed to high temperature stress

    Shize Zhang;Wenyan Fu;Ning Li;Fan Zhang

  • Repellency of a Kaolin Particle Film, Surround, and a Mineral Oil, Sunspray Oil, to Silverleaf Whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Melon in the Laboratory

    Gemei Liang;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Effects of selected insecticides on Diadegma insulare (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

    Yong-yu Xu;Tong-xian Liu;Gary L. Leibee;Walker A. Jones

  • Effectiveness of thiamethoxam and imidacloprid seed treatments against Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on cotton

    Liping Zhang;Liping Zhang;Shoil M Greenberg;Yongmei Zhang;Tong-Xian Liu;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Effects of neem-based insecticides on beet armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Shoil M. Greenberg;Allan T. Showler;Tong-Xian Liu

  • Cytochrome P450 gene, CYP4G51, modulates hydrocarbon production in the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum.

    Nan Chen;Yong-Liang Fan;Yu Bai;Xiang-dong Li

  • Lethal and sublethal effects of two insect growth regulators on adult Delphastus catalinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a predator of whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

    Tong-Xian Liu;Philip A. Stansly

  • Risk Assessment of Selected Insecticides on Tamarixia triozae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Parasitoid of Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Trizoidae)

    Tong-Xian Liu;Tong-Xian Liu;Yong-Mei Zhang;Yong-Mei Zhang;Li-Nian Peng;Patricia Rojas

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Stansly
Philip A. Stansly University of Florida
Andrea Polle
Andrea Polle University of Göttingen
Changhui Peng
Changhui Peng University of Quebec at Montreal
Zhi-Bin Luo
Zhi-Bin Luo Chinese Academy of Forestry
John T. Trumble
John T. Trumble University of California, Riverside
Keyan Zhu-Salzman
Keyan Zhu-Salzman Texas A&M University
Le Kang
Le Kang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fan Zhang
Fan Zhang Fudan University
Joseph E. Munyaneza
Joseph E. Munyaneza Agricultural Research Service
Thomas M. Perring
Thomas M. Perring University of California, Riverside

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