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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
61
Citations
22637
World Ranking
1129
National Ranking
89

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Photosynthesis

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Photosynthesis, Botany, RuBisCO, Crop yield and Agronomy. Photosynthetic efficiency and Photorespiration are among the areas of Photosynthesis where the researcher is concentrating his efforts. His work in Photosynthetic efficiency tackles topics such as Crop which are related to areas like Interception and Global warming.

Xin-Guang Zhu focuses mostly in the field of Botany, narrowing it down to matters related to Biological system and, in some cases, Sucrose. His RuBisCO study incorporates themes from Growing season, Stomatal conductance, Metabolite, Carbon dioxide and Metabolism. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthetic capacity, Arid, Carbon fixation, Oryza sativa and C-4, which intersect with Crop yield.

His most cited work include:

  • Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield (966 citations)
  • Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield (966 citations)
  • Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields (893 citations)

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

Xin-Guang Zhu spends much of his time researching Photosynthesis, Botany, Agronomy, Gene and Canopy. Photosynthesis and Biophysics are commonly linked in his work. His research investigates the link between Botany and topics such as Horticulture that cross with problems in Oryza sativa.

His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Biomass and Bioenergy. His biological study deals with issues like Growing season, which deal with fields such as Sowing. His studies examine the connections between Photosynthetic efficiency and genetics, as well as such issues in Crop, with regards to Biotechnology and Yield.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photosynthesis (76.70%)
  • Botany (30.11%)
  • Agronomy (29.55%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Photosynthesis (76.70%)
  • Cultivar (13.07%)
  • Horticulture (9.66%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Photosynthesis, Cultivar, Horticulture, Agronomy and Biomass. In general Photosynthesis, his work in Photosystem II is often linked to Halophyte linking many areas of study. His Horticulture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Respiration, Heritability, Molecular genetics, Oryza sativa and Candidate gene.

His study in the fields of Water-use efficiency and Productivity under the domain of Agronomy overlaps with other disciplines such as Precipitation and Yield. The Biomass study combines topics in areas such as Regulator, Photosynthetic efficiency, Germination and Drought tolerance. His Ideotype research includes elements of Endosperm and Crop yield.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A wish list for synthetic biology in photosynthesis research. (6 citations)
  • Decomposition analysis on soybean productivity increase under elevated CO2 using 3-D canopy model reveals synergestic effects of CO2 and light in photosynthesis (4 citations)
  • Natural variation in the fast phase of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction curve (OJIP) in a global rice minicore panel (3 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • DNA

Xin-Guang Zhu mainly focuses on Photosynthesis, Natural variation, Protein sequencing, Trait and Morphology. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Chlorophyll a and Analytical chemistry. Xin-Guang Zhu has included themes like Data science, Emerging technologies and Synthetic biology in his Natural variation study.

His work in Protein sequencing incorporates the disciplines of Genus, Flaveria, Phylogenetic tree, Gene expression and Abundance. Xin-Guang Zhu integrates many fields in his works, including Trait and Evolutionary biology.

Best Publications

  • Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency for Greater Yield

    Xin Guang Zhu;Xin Guang Zhu;Stephen P. Long;Donald R. Ort

  • Can improvement in photosynthesis increase crop yields

    Stephen P. Long;Xin Guang Zhu;Shawna L. Naidu;Donald R. Ort

  • What is the maximum efficiency with which photosynthesis can convert solar energy into biomass

    Xin Guang Zhu;Stephen P. Long;Donald R. Ort;Donald R. Ort

  • Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

    Donald R. Ort;Donald R. Ort;Sabeeha S. Merchant;Jean Alric;Alice Barkan

  • Meeting the Global Food Demand of the Future by Engineering Crop Photosynthesis and Yield Potential

    Stephen P. Long;Amy Marshall-Colon;Xin Guang Zhu

  • Raising yield potential of wheat. II. Increasing photosynthetic capacity and efficiency

    Martin A. J. Parry;Matthew Reynolds;Michael E. Salvucci;Christine Raines

  • Allele-defined genome of the autopolyploid sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum L.

    Jisen Zhang;Xingtan Zhang;Haibao Tang;Qing Zhang

  • A meta-analysis of elevated [CO2] effects on soybean (Glycine max) physiology, growth and yield

    Elizabeth A. Ainsworth;Phillip A. Davey;Carl J. Bernacchi;Orla C. Dermody

  • The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Ching Man Wai;Ching Man Wai;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

  • Optimizing the Distribution of Resources between Enzymes of Carbon Metabolism Can Dramatically Increase Photosynthetic Rate: A Numerical Simulation Using an Evolutionary Algorithm

    Xin Guang Zhu;Eric De Sturler;Stephen P. Long

  • The slow reversibility of photosystem II thermal energy dissipation on transfer from high to low light may cause large losses in carbon gain by crop canopies: a theoretical analysis

    Xin Guang Zhu;Donald R. Ort;John Whitmarsh;John Whitmarsh;Stephen P. Long

  • Setaria viridis: A Model for C4 Photosynthesis

    Thomas P. Brutnell;Lin Wang;Kerry Swartwood;Alexander Goldschmidt

  • Optimizing Antenna Size to Maximize Photosynthetic Efficiency

    Donald R. Ort;Xinguang Zhu;Anastasios Melis

  • Melatonin delays leaf senescence and enhances salt stress tolerance in rice.

    Chengzhen Liang;Guangyong Zheng;Wenzhen Li;Yiqin Wang

  • Chlorophyll a fluorescence induction kinetics in leaves predicted from a model describing each discrete step of excitation energy and electron transfer associated with Photosystem II

    Xin-Guang Zhu;Govindjee;Neil R. Baker;Eric deSturler

  • Exploiting the engine of C4 photosynthesis

    Rowan F. Sage;Xin-Guang Zhu

  • Comparative analyses of C-4 and C-3 photosynthesis in developing leaves of maize and rice

    Lin Wang;Angelika Czedik-Eysenberg;Rachel A Mertz;Yaqing Si

  • Would transformation of C3 crop plants with foreign Rubisco increase productivity? A computational analysis extrapolating from kinetic properties to canopy photosynthesis

    X.-G. Zhu;A. R. Portis;S. P. Long

  • The Mechanistic Basis of Internal Conductance: A Theoretical Analysis of Mesophyll Cell Photosynthesis and CO2 Diffusion

    Danny Tholen;Xin-Guang Zhu

  • Variable mesophyll conductance revisited: theoretical background and experimental implications

    Danny Tholen;Gilbert Ethier;Bernard Genty;Bernard Genty;Bernard Genty;Steeve Pepin

  • Source-sink interaction: a century old concept under the light of modern molecular systems biology.

    Tian-Gen Chang;Xin-Guang Zhu;Christine Raines

  • Optimal crop canopy architecture to maximise canopy photosynthetic CO2 uptake under elevated CO2 – a theoretical study using a mechanistic model of canopy photosynthesis

    Qingfeng Song;Guilian Zhang;Xin-Guang Zhu

  • An analysis of ozone damage to historical maize and soybean yields in the United States

    Justin M. McGrath;Amy M. Betzelberger;Shaowen Wang;Eric A Shook

  • Three distinct biochemical subtypes of C4 photosynthesis? A modelling analysis

    Yu Wang;Andrea Bräutigam;Andreas P. M. Weber;Xin-Guang Zhu

  • Opinion: Prospects for improving photosynthesis by altering leaf anatomy

    Danny Tholen;Carolina Boom;Xin-Guang Zhu

  • Optimizing the Distribution of Resources between Enzymes of Carbon Metabolism Can Dramatically Increase Photosynthetic Rate: A Numerical Simulation

    Xin-Guang Zhu;Eric de Sturler;Stephen P. Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen P. Long
Stephen P. Long University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Donald R. Ort
Donald R. Ort University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Carl J. Bernacchi
Carl J. Bernacchi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chengcai Chu
Chengcai Chu South China Agricultural University
Andreas P. M. Weber
Andreas P. M. Weber Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Elizabeth A. Ainsworth
Elizabeth A. Ainsworth University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Julian M. Hibberd
Julian M. Hibberd University of Cambridge
Martin A. J. Parry
Martin A. J. Parry Lancaster University
Ray Ming
Ray Ming University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rowan F. Sage
Rowan F. Sage University of Toronto

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