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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
13269
World Ranking
847
National Ranking
63

Weijun Zhou 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 Weijun Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 186 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Weijun Zhou 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 Weijun Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

Weijun Zhou focuses on Agronomy, Malondialdehyde, Antioxidant, Plant physiology and Botany. Weijun Zhou works mostly in the field of Malondialdehyde, limiting it down to concerns involving Peroxidase and, occasionally, Seedling, Proline, Food science and Biosynthesis. His study in Antioxidant is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Oxidative stress, Reactive oxygen species and Horticulture.

Weijun Zhou studied Plant physiology and Chlorophyll that intersect with Nutrient, Oxidative phosphorylation and Sugar. His study in Botany focuses on Brassica and Plant breeding. His Brassica research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Thylakoid and Cultivar.

His most cited work include:

  • Chromium-induced physio-chemical and ultrastructural changes in four cultivars of Brassica napus L. (175 citations)
  • Insights into cadmium induced physiological and ultra-structural disorders in Juncus effusus L. and its remediation through exogenous citric acid (163 citations)
  • Uniconazole-induced alleviation of freezing injury in relation to changes in hormonal balance, enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in winter rape (149 citations)

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

His main research concerns Botany, Brassica, Horticulture, Antioxidant and Biochemistry. His Botany research integrates issues from Reactive oxygen species and Chloroplast. His Brassica study deals with the bigger picture of Agronomy.

His Abscisic acid research extends to the thematically linked field of Horticulture. His research in Antioxidant intersects with topics in Oxidative stress and Glutathione. His work in Superoxide dismutase addresses issues such as Peroxidase, which are connected to fields such as Catalase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (34.31%)
  • Brassica (29.20%)
  • Horticulture (23.36%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Helianthus annuus (5.11%)
  • Genetics (6.57%)
  • Orobanche (7.30%)

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

Helianthus annuus, Genetics, Orobanche, Gene and Brassica are his primary areas of study. His research on Helianthus annuus frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Malondialdehyde. His work deals with themes such as Cultivar, Abiotic component and Fatty acid, which intersect with Gene.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Stem rot, Biochemistry, Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Sclerotinia and Chlorophyll fluorescence in addition to Brassica. His APX study falls within the topics of Antioxidant and Peroxidase. The various areas that Weijun Zhou examines in his Abiotic stress study include MYB, Molecular mechanism, Agronomy and Botany.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Selenium mitigates the chromium toxicity in Brassicca napus L. by ameliorating nutrients uptake, amino acids metabolism and antioxidant defense system. (22 citations)
  • Conventional and Molecular Techniques from Simple Breeding to Speed Breeding in Crop Plants: Recent Advances and Future Outlook. (21 citations)
  • Weed research status, challenges, and opportunities in China (18 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Enzyme

His scientific interests lie mostly in APX, Biochemistry, Food security, Glutathione and Antioxidant. His studies in APX integrate themes in fields like Photosynthesis and Reactive oxygen species. In his research, Catalase is intimately related to Plant physiology, which falls under the overarching field of Photosynthesis.

His Biochemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Brassica and Salinity. His Glutathione research includes elements of Lipid peroxidation, Methylglyoxal, Osmolyte and Metabolism. His Food science research extends to Antioxidant, which is thematically connected.

Best Publications

  • Conventional and Molecular Techniques from Simple Breeding to Speed Breeding in Crop Plants: Recent Advances and Future Outlook

    Sunny Ahmar;Rafaqat Ali Gill;Ki Hong Jung;Aroosha Faheem

  • Potential impact of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on human and ecosystems.

    Faisal Islam;Jian Wang;Muhammad A. Farooq;Muhammad S.S. Khan

  • Chromium-induced physio-chemical and ultrastructural changes in four cultivars of Brassica napus L.

    Rafaqat A. Gill;Lili Zang;Basharat Ali;Muhammad A. Farooq

  • Uniconazole-induced alleviation of freezing injury in relation to changes in hormonal balance, enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in winter rape

    Weijun Zhou;Melakeselam Leul

  • Insights into cadmium induced physiological and ultra-structural disorders in Juncus effusus L. and its remediation through exogenous citric acid

    Ullah Najeeb;Ghulam Jilani;Shafaqat Ali;Muhammad Sarwar

  • Arsenic toxicity in plants: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of its transport and metabolism

    Muhammad A. Farooq;Faisal Islam;Basharat Ali;Basharat Ali;Ullah Najeeb

  • Uniconazole-induced tolerance of rape plants to heat stress in relation to changes in hormonal levels, enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation

    Weijun Zhou;Melakeselam Leul

  • Effects of 5-aminolevulinic acid on oilseed rape seedling growth under herbicide toxicity stress

    W. F. Zhang;F. Zhang;R. Raziuddin;H. J. Gong

  • Plant growth promoting bacteria confer salt tolerance in Vigna radiata by up-regulating antioxidant defense and biological soil fertility

    Faisal Islam;Faisal Islam;Tahira Yasmeen;Muhammad S. Arif;Shafaqat Ali

  • Silicon Alleviates PEG‐Induced Water‐Deficit Stress in Upland Rice Seedlings by Enhancing Osmotic Adjustment

    D. F. Ming;Z. F. Pei;M. S. Naeem;H. J. Gong;H. J. Gong

  • Effects of silicon on defense of wheat against oxidative stress under drought at different developmental stages

    H. J. Gong;K. M. Chen;Z. G. Zhao;G. C. Chen

  • Methyl Jasmonate Regulates Antioxidant Defense and Suppresses Arsenic Uptake in Brassica napus L.

    Muhammad A. Farooq;Rafaqat A. Gill;Faisal Islam;Basharat Ali

  • Selenium mitigates the chromium toxicity in Brassicca napus L. by ameliorating nutrients uptake, amino acids metabolism and antioxidant defense system.

    Zaid Ulhassan;Rafaqat Ali Gill;Huifang Huang;Skhawat Ali

  • 5-Aminolevulinic acid improves photosynthetic gas exchange capacity and ion uptake under salinity stress in oilseed rape ( Brassica napus L.)

    M. S. Naeem;Z. L. Jin;G. L. Wan;D. Liu

  • Variation in the development of secondary dormancy in oilseed rape genotypes under conditions of stress

    E J J Momoh;W J Zhou;B Kristiansson

  • Lead Toxicity in Cereals: Mechanistic Insight Into Toxicity, Mode of Action, and Management.

    Muhammad Aslam;Ayesha Aslam;Muhammad Sheraz;Basharat Ali

  • Effect of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid on Development and Salt Tolerance of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Microtubers in vitro

    Z. J. Zhang;Z. J. Zhang;H. Z. Li;H. Z. Li;W. J. Zhou;Y. Takeuchi

  • Photosynthesis research under climate change

    Sajad Hussain;Zaid Ulhassan;Marian Brestic;Marek Zivcak

  • Regulation of Cadmium-Induced Proteomic and Metabolic Changes by 5-Aminolevulinic Acid in Leaves of Brassica napus L.

    Basharat Ali;Rafaqat A. Gill;Su Yang;Muhammad B. Gill

  • 5-aminolevulinic acid alleviates the salinity-induced changes in Brassica napus as revealed by the ultrastructural study of chloroplast

    Muhammad S. Naeem;Hasitha Warusawitharana;Hongbo Liu;Dan Liu

  • 5-Aminolevolinic acid mitigates the cadmium-induced changes in Brassica napus as revealed by the biochemical and ultra-structural evaluation of roots

    Basharat Ali;Qiaojing Tao;Yuanfei Zhou;Rafaqat A. Gill

  • Growth and Yield Responses to Plant Density and Stage of Transplanting in Winter Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

    E. J. J. Momoh;W. Zhou

  • Hydrogen sulfide alleviates cadmium-induced morpho-physiological and ultrastructural changes in Brassica napus.

    Basharat Ali;Rafaqat A. Gill;Su Yang;Muhammad B. Gill

  • Promotive role of 5-aminolevulinic acid on mineral nutrients and antioxidative defense system under lead toxicity in Brassica napus

    Basharat Ali;Xi Xu;Rafaqat A. Gill;Su Yang

  • Physiological and molecular analyses of black and yellow seeded Brassica napus regulated by 5-aminolivulinic acid under chromium stress

    Rafaqat A. Gill;Basharat Ali;Faisal Islam;Muhammad A. Farooq

  • Enhancing the lead phytostabilization in wetland plant Juncus effusus L. through somaclonal manipulation and EDTA enrichment

    Ullah Najeeb;Ullah Najeeb;Waqar Ahmad;Munir Hussain Zia;Malik Zaffar

  • Combining UAV-Based Vegetation Indices and Image Classification to Estimate Flower Number in Oilseed Rape

    Liang Wan;Yijian Li;Haiyan Cen;Jiangpeng Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Basharat Ali
Basharat Ali Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology
Faisal Islam
Faisal Islam Zhejiang University
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Farooq Sultan Qaboos University
Rafaqat A. Gill
Rafaqat A. Gill Zhejiang University
Shafaqat Ali
Shafaqat Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Yong He
Yong He Zhejiang University
Guijun Yan
Guijun Yan University of Western Australia
Koichi Yoneyama
Koichi Yoneyama Ehime University
Yasutomo Takeuchi
Yasutomo Takeuchi Utsunomiya University
Jinling Meng
Jinling Meng Huazhong Agricultural University

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