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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
48
Citations
8921
World Ranking
2401
National Ranking
228

Weicai Yang 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 Weicai Yang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 123 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Weicai Yang 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 Weicai Yang sits on this spectrum.

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: 48 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The SPOROCYTELESS gene of Arabidopsis is required for initiation of sporogenesis and encodes a novel nuclear protein.

    Wei-Cai Yang;De Ye;Jian Xu;Venkatesan Sundaresan

  • Strigolactone Biosynthesis in Medicago truncatula and Rice Requires the Symbiotic GRAS-Type Transcription Factors NSP1 and NSP2

    Wei Liu;Wei Liu;Wouter Kohlen;Alessandra Lillo;Rik Op den Camp

  • Characterization of GmENOD40, a gene showing novel patterns of cell-specific expression during soybean nodule development

    W.C. Yang;P. Katinakis;P. Hendriks;A. Smolders

  • Allosteric receptor activation by the plant peptide hormone phytosulfokine

    Jizong Wang;Hongjun Li;Zhifu Han;Heqiao Zhang

  • A receptor heteromer mediates the male perception of female attractants in plants

    Tong Wang;Liang Liang;Yong Xue;Peng-Fei Jia

  • Female Gametophyte Development in Flowering Plants

    Wei-Cai Yang;Dong-Qiao Shi;Yan-Hong Chen

  • The R2R3 MYB Transcription Factor GhMYB109 Is Required for Cotton Fiber Development

    Li Pu;Qun Li;Xiaoping Fan;Weicai Yang

  • Rhizobium nod factors reactivate the cell cycle during infection and nodule primordium formation, but the cycle is only completed in primordium formation.

    W C Yang;C de Blank;I Meskiene;H Hirt

  • Comparative genomics of the nonlegume Parasponia reveals insights into evolution of nitrogen-fixing rhizobium symbioses.

    Robin van Velzen;Rens Holmer;Fengjiao Bu;Luuk Rutten

  • The Central Cell Plays a Critical Role in Pollen Tube Guidance in Arabidopsis

    Yan-Hong Chen;Hong-Ju Li;Dong-Qiao Shi;Li Yuan

  • Targeted Degradation of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor ICK4/KRP6 by RING-Type E3 Ligases Is Essential for Mitotic Cell Cycle Progression during Arabidopsis Gametogenesis

    Jingjing Liu;Yiyue Zhang;Genji Qin;Tomohiko Tsuge

  • SLOW WALKER1, Essential for Gametogenesis in Arabidopsis, Encodes a WD40 Protein Involved in 18S Ribosomal RNA Biogenesis

    Dong-Qiao Shi;Dong-Qiao Shi;Jie Liu;Yan-Hui Xiang;De Ye

  • Arabidopsis GLUTAMINE-RICH PROTEIN23 Is Essential for Early Embryogenesis and Encodes a Novel Nuclear PPR Motif Protein That Interacts with RNA Polymerase II Subunit III

    Yong-He Ding;Nai-You Liu;Zuo-Shun Tang;Jie Liu

  • Overexpression of TAPETUM DETERMINANT1 Alters the Cell Fates in the Arabidopsis Carpel and Tapetum via Genetic Interaction with EXCESS MICROSPOROCYTES1/EXTRA SPOROGENOUS CELLS

    Shu-Lan Yang;Lixi Jiang;Ching San Puah;Li-Fen Xie

  • Arabidopsis Histidine Kinase CKI1 Acts Upstream of HISTIDINE PHOSPHOTRANSFER PROTEINS to Regulate Female Gametophyte Development and Vegetative Growth

    Yan Deng;Haili Dong;Jinye Mu;Bo Ren

  • Genetics of gametophyte biogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Wei-Cai Yang;Venkatesan Sundaresan

  • Transcriptome analysis reveals crosstalk of responsive genes to multiple abiotic stresses in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

    Ya-Na Zhu;Dong-Qiao Shi;Meng-Bin Ruan;Li-Li Zhang

  • Gametophytic Pollen Tube Guidance: Attractant Peptides, Gametic Controls, and Receptors.

    Tetsuya Higashiyama;Wei-Cai Yang

  • Small RNA profiling in two Brassica napus cultivars identifies microRNAs with oil production- and development-correlated expression and new small RNA classes

    Ying-Tao Zhao;Meng Wang;San-Xiong Fu;Wei-Cai Yang

  • OsLG3 contributing to rice grain length and yield was mined by Ho-LAMap

    Jianping Yu;Haiyan Xiong;Xiaoyang Zhu;Hongliang Zhang

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