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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
53
Citations
8552
World Ranking
1835
National Ranking
158

Xian Li 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 Xian Li sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 106 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xian Li 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 Xian Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 73rd percentile

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

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

Best Publications

  • Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacities in different edible tissues of citrus fruit of four species

    D.C. Abeysinghe;Xian Li;ChongDe Sun;WangShu Zhang

  • Coordinated regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit by a R2R3 MYB transcription factor

    Shan-Shan Niu;Chang-Jie Xu;Wang-Shu Zhang;Bo Zhang

  • Accumulation of lignin in relation to change in activities of lignification enzymes in loquat fruit flesh after harvest

    Chong Cai;ChangJie Xu;Xian Li;Ian Ferguson

  • Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit development and ripening using RNA-Seq

    Chao Feng;Ming Chen;Chang-jie Xu;Lin Bai

  • Effect of Non-Thermal Plasma-Activated Water on Fruit Decay and Quality in Postharvest Chinese Bayberries

    Ruonan Ma;Shuang Yu;Ying Tian;Kaile Wang

  • Effect of 1-MCP on postharvest quality of loquat fruit

    Chong Cai;KunSong Chen;WenPing Xu;WangShu Zhang

  • Citrus flavonoids and their antioxidant evaluation.

    Yue Wang;Xiao-Juan Liu;Jie-Biao Chen;Jin-Ping Cao

  • Characterization of cDNAs associated with lignification and their expression profiles in loquat fruit with different lignin accumulation

    Lan Lan Shan;Xian Li;Ping Wang;Chong Cai

  • Regulatory Mechanisms of Textural Changes in Ripening Fruits

    Xian Li;Changjie Xu;Schuyler S. Korban;Kunsong Chen

  • Three AP2/ERF family members modulate flavonoid synthesis by regulating type IV chalcone isomerase in citrus.

    Chenning Zhao;Xiaojuan Liu;Qin Gong;Jinping Cao

  • Low temperature conditioning reduces postharvest chilling injury in loquat fruit

    Chong Cai;ChangJie Xu;LanLan Shan;Xian Li

  • Activator- and repressor-type MYB transcription factors are involved in chilling injury induced flesh lignification in loquat via their interactions with the phenylpropanoid pathway

    Qian Xu;Xue-ren Yin;Jiao-ke Zeng;Hang Ge

  • Biological Activities of Extracts from Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.): A Review.

    Yilong Liu;Wenna Zhang;Changjie Xu;Xian Li

  • Lipoxygenase gene expression in ripening kiwifruit in relation to ethylene and aroma production.

    Bo Zhang;Xue-Ren Yin;Xian Li;Shao-lan Yang

  • EjAP2‐1, an AP2/ERF gene, is a novel regulator of fruit lignification induced by chilling injury, via interaction with EjMYB transcription factors

    Jiao-ke Zeng;Xian Li;Qian Xu;Jian-ye Chen

  • Biological Activities of Extracts from Chinese Bayberry ( Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.): A Review

    Chongde Sun;Huizhong Huang;Changjie Xu;Xian Li

  • Antioxidant Capacity, Anticancer Ability and Flavonoids Composition of 35 Citrus (Citrus reticulata Blanco) Varieties.

    Yue Wang;Jing Qian;Jinping Cao;Dengliang Wang

  • Quantification and purification of mangiferin from Chinese Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars and its protective effect on human umbilical vein endothelial cells under H(2)O(2)-induced stress.

    Fenglei Luo;Qiang Lv;Yuqin Zhao;Guibing Hu

  • Bioactive components and antioxidant capacity of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. and Zucc.) fruit in relation to fruit maturity and postharvest storage

    WangShu Zhang;Xian Li;JinTu Zheng;GuoYun Wang

  • The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Chinese Bayberry (Morella rubra, Myricaceae): Implications for Understanding the Evolution of Fagales

    Lu-Xian Liu;Lu-Xian Liu;Rui Li;James R. P. Worth;Xian Li

  • Phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of different peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] cultivars in China.

    Xiaoyong Zhao;Wenna Zhang;Xueren Yin;Mingshen Su

  • Determination of oleanolic acid, ursolic acid and amygdalin in the flower of Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. by HPLC

    Chunhua Zhou;Kunsong Chen;Chongde Sun;Qingjun Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kunsong Chen
Kunsong Chen Zhejiang University
Chongde Sun
Chongde Sun Zhejiang University
Donald Grierson
Donald Grierson Zhejiang University
Ian B. Ferguson
Ian B. Ferguson Zhejiang University
Bo Zhang
Bo Zhang Virginia Tech
Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Hans J. Bohnert
Hans J. Bohnert University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hong Zhu
Hong Zhu Zhejiang University
Mondher Bouzayen
Mondher Bouzayen Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Ming Chen
Ming Chen Zhejiang University

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