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Xiaodong Zheng

Xiaodong Zheng

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
16233
World Ranking
4896
National Ranking
152

Xiaodong Zheng publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaodong Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 320 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Xiaodong Zheng D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaodong Zheng sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiaodong Zheng is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has focused research efforts primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Mechanical Engineering. Zheng's research covers diverse topics such as seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismic waves and analysis, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, plant stress responses and tolerance, as well as advanced antenna and metasurface technologies.

The scientist has published across multiple academic venues with a concentration in journals related to agriculture, biotechnology, geoscience, and food chemistry. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Integrative Agriculture
  • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
  • Food Chemistry Molecular Sciences
  • Postharvest Biology and Technology

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Zheng include:

  • "APETALA2/ethylene-responsive factors in higher plant and their roles in regulation of plant stress response" (2024, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology)
  • "Tomato SlPti5 plays a regulative role in the plant immune response against Botrytis cinerea through modulation of ROS system and hormone pathways" (2022, Journal of Integrative Agriculture)
  • "Metabolomics reveals key resistant responses in tomato fruit induced by Cryptococcus laurentii" (2021, Food Chemistry Molecular Sciences)
  • "Ultrasound-synergized gas in ensuring the sterilization and physicochemical quality of fruit and vegetables: A review" (2023, Postharvest Biology and Technology)
  • "Potentiation effect of the AI-2 signaling molecule on postharvest disease control of pear and loquat by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and its mechanism" (2024, Food Chemistry)

Zheng collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Jingkun Sui, Jinyue Sun, Wen-Wen Zhou, Tianyue Hu, and Qiong Tang, showing consistent partnerships in joint research efforts.

The main research topics Zheng covers can be summarized as:

  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies

Best Publications

  • Advances in micro and nano-encapsulation of bioactive compounds using biopolymer and lipid-based transporters

    Mohammad Rezaul Islam Shishir;Lianghua Xie;Chongde Sun;Xiaodong Zheng

  • Essential oils to control Alternaria alternata in vitro and in vivo

    Wu Feng;Xiaodong Zheng

  • Plant mitochondria synthesize melatonin and enhance the tolerance of plants to drought stress.

    Lin Wang;Chao Feng;Xiaodong Zheng;Yan Guo

  • Chloroplastic biosynthesis of melatonin and its involvement in protection of plants from salt stress.

    Xiaodong Zheng;Dun X. Tan;Andrew C. Allan;Bixiao Zuo

  • Fundamental Issues Related to the Origin of Melatonin and Melatonin Isomers during Evolution: Relation to Their Biological Functions

    Dun-Xian Tan;Xiaodong Zheng;Jin Kong;Lucien C. Manchester

  • Recent advances in understanding the anti-obesity activity of anthocyanins and their biosynthesis in microorganisms

    Lianghua Xie;Hongming Su;Chongde Sun;Xiaodong Zheng

  • Keratinase production and keratin degradation by a mutant strain of Bacillus subtilis

    Cheng-gang Cai;Bing-gan Lou;Xiao-dong Zheng

  • Dietary supplementation with purified mulberry (Morus australis Poir) anthocyanins suppresses body weight gain in high-fat diet fed C57BL/6 mice

    Tao Wu;Xueming Qi;Yan Liu;Jun Guo

  • Blueberry and mulberry juice prevent obesity development in C57BL/6 mice.

    Tao Wu;Qiong Tang;Zichun Gao;Zhuoping Yu

  • Biocontrol of postharvest gray and blue mold decay of apples with Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and possible mechanisms of action.

    Renping Li;Hongyin Zhang;Weimin Liu;Xiaodong Zheng

  • γ-Aminobutyric acid induces resistance against Penicillium expansum by priming of defence responses in pear fruit.

    Chen Yu;Lizhen Zeng;Kuang Sheng;Fangxia Chen

  • World Octopus Fisheries

    Warwick Sauer;Ian G. Gleadall;Nicola Downey-Breedt;Zöe Doubleday

  • Protective effect of wild raspberry (Rubus hirsutus Thunb.) extract against acrylamide-induced oxidative damage is potentiated after simulated gastrointestinal digestion

    Wei Chen;Hongming Su;Yang Xu;Tao Bao

  • Procyanidin B2 ameliorates free fatty acids-induced hepatic steatosis through regulating TFEB-mediated lysosomal pathway and redox state.

    Hongming Su;Yuting Li;Dongwen Hu;Lianghua Xie

  • Effects of dietary supplementation with clostridium butyricum on the growth performance and humoral immune response in Miichthys miiuy.

    Zeng-fu Song;Zeng-fu Song;Tian-xing Wu;Li-sheng Cai;Li-jing Zhang

  • Biological control of postharvest diseases of peach with Cryptococcus laurentii

    Hongyin Zhang;Hongyin Zhang;Xiaodong Zheng;Ting Yu

  • Red pitaya betacyanins protects from diet-induced obesity, liver steatosis and insulin resistance in association with modulation of gut microbiota in mice.

    Haizhao Song;Qiang Chu;Fujie Yan;Yunyun Yang

  • Detoxification of mycotoxin patulin by the yeast Rhodosporidium paludigenum.

    Ruiyu Zhu;Ruiyu Zhu;Kirstin Feussner;Tao Wu;Fujie Yan

  • Purification and characterization of keratinase from a new Bacillus subtilis strain.

    Cheng-gang Cai;Ji-shuang Chen;Jiong-jiong Qi;Yun Yin

  • Liposomal delivery of natural product: A promising approach in health research

    Mohammad Rezaul Islam Shishir;Naymul Karim;Vemana Gowd;Xiaodong Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Shu-Ming Li
Shu-Ming Li Philipp University of Marburg
Xiulan Xie
Xiulan Xie Philipp University of Marburg
Zheng Han
Zheng Han Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Jianbo Xiao
Jianbo Xiao Jinan University
Uwe Linne
Uwe Linne Philipp University of Marburg
Petr Karlovsky
Petr Karlovsky University of Göttingen
Maurizio Battino
Maurizio Battino Marche Polytechnic University
Francesca Giampieri
Francesca Giampieri Marche Polytechnic University
Yuanjiang Pan
Yuanjiang Pan Zhejiang University
Donghong Liu
Donghong Liu Zhejiang University

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