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D-Index
48
Citations
9226
World Ranking
2393
National Ranking
226

Xiying Zhang 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 Xiying Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 126 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiying Zhang 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 Xiying Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Irrigation
  • Agronomy
  • Erosion

Irrigation, Agronomy, Evapotranspiration, Water-use efficiency and Water use are his primary areas of study. His Irrigation study focuses on Crop coefficient in particular. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Soil water, Soil horizon and Water content.

He has researched Evapotranspiration in several fields, including Surface irrigation, Water balance, Lysimeter, Irrigation statistics and Irrigation scheduling. In his study, Stomatal conductance is inextricably linked to Crop yield, which falls within the broad field of Water-use efficiency. Xiying Zhang works mostly in the field of Water use, limiting it down to concerns involving Water conservation and, occasionally, Groundwater and Irrigation management.

His most cited work include:

  • Determination of daily evaporation and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and maize by large-scale weighing lysimeter and micro-lysimeter (403 citations)
  • Effects of irrigation on water balance, yield and WUE of winter wheat in the North China Plain (266 citations)
  • Effect of precipitation change on water balance and WUE of the winter wheat–summer maize rotation in the North China Plain (174 citations)

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

Xiying Zhang focuses on Agronomy, Irrigation, Water-use efficiency, Evapotranspiration and Water use. His Agronomy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Soil water and Water content. His studies in Irrigation integrate themes in fields like Water balance, Cultivar and Multiple cropping, Sowing.

Xiying Zhang interconnects Growing season, Water conservation, Mulch, Anthesis and Straw in the investigation of issues within Water-use efficiency. His study looks at the relationship between Evapotranspiration and topics such as Irrigation statistics, which overlap with Surface irrigation. His Water use course of study focuses on Groundwater and Farm water.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (76.47%)
  • Irrigation (50.98%)
  • Water-use efficiency (39.22%)

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

  • Agronomy (76.47%)
  • Irrigation (50.98%)
  • Water-use efficiency (39.22%)

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

Xiying Zhang mainly investigates Agronomy, Irrigation, Water-use efficiency, Cropping system and Crop. His work carried out in the field of Irrigation brings together such families of science as Field experiment, Annual percentage yield and Yield. His Annual percentage yield research includes elements of Water use and Water supply.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Growing season, Evapotranspiration and Irrigation management. The concepts of his Evapotranspiration study are interwoven with issues in Crop yield and Water table, Groundwater. In the field of Crop, his study on Crop rotation and Yield gap overlaps with subjects such as Mathematics and Revenue.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Impact of different cropping systems and irrigation schedules on evapotranspiration, grain yield and groundwater level in the North China Plain (25 citations)
  • Climate change is expected to increase yield and water use efficiency of wheat in the North China Plain (16 citations)
  • Can mulching of maize straw complement deficit irrigation to improve water use efficiency and productivity of winter wheat in North China Plain (12 citations)

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

  • Agronomy
  • Irrigation
  • Fertilizer

His main research concerns Agronomy, Water-use efficiency, Irrigation, Evapotranspiration and Manure. His work in Irrigation management, Field experiment and Cropping system are all subfields of Agronomy research. His Irrigation management research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil management and Field capacity.

Xiying Zhang has included themes like Water conservation, Mulch, Anthesis and Photosynthetically active radiation in his Field experiment study. His research integrates issues of Cropping, Crop yield and Water table, Groundwater in his study of Cropping system. His Manure research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Legume, Pasture and Crop.

Best Publications

  • Determination of daily evaporation and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and maize by large-scale weighing lysimeter and micro-lysimeter

    Changming Liu;Xiying Zhang;Yongqiang Zhang

  • Effects of irrigation on water balance, yield and WUE of winter wheat in the North China Plain

    Hong-Yong Sun;Chang-Ming Liu;Xi-Ying Zhang;Yan-Jun Shen

  • Root Phenotyping for Drought Tolerance: A Review

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  • Effect of precipitation change on water balance and WUE of the winter wheat–summer maize rotation in the North China Plain

    Hongyong Sun;Yanjun Shen;Qiang Yu;Gerald N. Flerchinger

  • Effects of straw mulching on soil temperature, evaporation and yield of winter wheat: field experiments on the North China Plain

    S.Y. Chen;X.Y. Zhang;D. Pei;H.Y. Sun

  • Dry matter, harvest index, grain yield and water use efficiency as affected by water supply in winter wheat

    Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Hongyong Sun;Dong Pei

  • Conserving groundwater for irrigation in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Dong Pei;Chunsheng Hu

  • An improved water use efficiency of cereals under temporal and spatial deficit irrigation in north China

    Taisheng Du;Shaozhong Kang;Jingsheng Sun;Xiying Zhang

  • Improved Water Use Efficiency Associated with Cultivars and Agronomic Management in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Mengyu Liu;Dong Pei

  • Water use efficiency and evapotranspiration of winter wheat and its response to irrigation regime in the north China plain

    Guo Yu Qiu;Liming Wang;Xinhua He;Xiying Zhang

  • Root growth and soil water utilization of winter wheat in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Dong Pei;Suying Chen

  • Changes in evapotranspiration over irrigated winter wheat and maize in North China Plain over three decades

    Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Hongyong Sun;Liwei Shao

  • Root size, distribution and soil water depletion as affected by cultivars and environmental factors.

    Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Hongyong Sun;Yanmei Wang

  • Effects of harvest and sowing time on the performance of the rotation of winter wheat-summer maize in the North China Plain

    Hongyong Sun;Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Dong Pei

  • Water use efficiency and associated traits in winter wheat cultivars in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Suying Chen;Hongyong Sun;Yanmei Wang

  • Performance of double-cropped winter wheat-summer maize under minimum irrigation in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Dong Pei;Suying Chen;Hongyong Sun

  • Responses of yield and WUE of winter wheat to water stress during the past three decades—A case study in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Wenli Qin;Suying Chen;Liwei Shao

  • Optimizing irrigation management for wheat to reduce groundwater depletion in the piedmont region of the Taihang Mountains in the North China Plain

    Yonghui Yang;Masataka Watanabe;Xiying Zhang;Jiqun Zhang

  • Contribution of cultivar, fertilizer and weather to yield variation of winter wheat over three decades: A case study in the North China Plain

    Xiying Zhang;Shufen Wang;Hongyong Sun;Suying Chen

  • Quantifying the impact of irrigation on groundwater reserve and crop production - A case study in the North China Plain

    Hongyong Sun;Xiying Zhang;Enli Wang;Suying Chen

  • Optimizing the yield of winter wheat by regulating water consumption during vegetative and reproductive stages under limited water supply

    Xiying Zhang;Yanzhe Wang;Hongyong Sun;Suying Chen

  • Effects of winter wheat row spacing on evapotranpsiration, grain yield and water use efficiency

    Suyin Chen;Xiying Zhang;Hongyong Sun;Tusheng Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University
Mathias Neumann Andersen
Mathias Neumann Andersen Aarhus University
Yonghui Yang
Yonghui Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Changming Liu
Changming Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Enli Wang
Enli Wang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Yanjun Shen
Yanjun Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongqiang Zhang
Yongqiang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lin Ma
Lin Ma Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhigan Zhao
Zhigan Zhao Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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