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55
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1644
National Ranking
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Xuewu Duan 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 Xuewu Duan sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 169 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xuewu Duan 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 Xuewu Duan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 76th percentile

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

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

Overview

Xuewu Duan is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, and Biomaterials.

The research topics covered by Duan include:

  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Duan encompass Yueming Jiang, Guoxiang Jiang, Taotao Li, Xiaochun Ding, and Zhiwei Li, indicating a collaborative network across multiple research efforts.

Duan's publications have appeared predominately in venues such as Postharvest Biology and Technology, Food Chemistry, Foods, Acta Horticulturae, and New Phytologist. The distribution of contributions includes 15 publications in Postharvest Biology and Technology, 11 in Food Chemistry, 4 in Foods, 4 in Acta Horticulturae, and 3 in New Phytologist.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Duan include:

  • "Histone demethylase SlJMJ6 promotes fruit ripening by removing H3K27 methylation of ripening-related genes in tomato" (2020, New Phytologist)
  • "Inhibition of downy blight and enhancement of resistance in litchi fruit by postharvest application of melatonin" (2021, Food Chemistry)
  • "Hydrogen-rich water maintains the color quality of fresh-cut Chinese water chestnut" (2021, Postharvest Biology and Technology)
  • "An ethylene-hypersensitive methionine sulfoxide reductase regulated by NAC transcription factors increases methionine pool size and ethylene production during kiwifruit ripening" (2021, New Phytologist)
  • "Research progress on the application of different preservation methods for controlling fungi and toxins in fruit and vegetable" (2022, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition)

Best Publications

  • Advances in understanding of enzymatic browning in harvested litchi fruit

    Yueming Jiang;Yueming Jiang;Xuewu Duan;Daryl C. Joyce;Zhaoqi Zhang

  • Antioxidant properties of anthocyanins extracted from litchi (Litchi chinenesis Sonn.) fruit pericarp tissues in relation to their role in the pericarp browning

    Xuewu Duan;Yueming Jiang;Xinguo Su;Zhaoqi Zhang

  • Cold storage duration affects litchi fruit quality, membrane permeability, enzyme activities and energy charge during shelf time at ambient temperature

    Hai Liu;Hai Liu;Lili Song;Yanli You;Yuebiao Li

  • Effect of pure oxygen atmosphere on antioxidant enzyme and antioxidant activity of harvested litchi fruit during storage

    Xuewu Duan;Ting Liu;Dandan Zhang;Xinguo Su

  • Effect of nitric oxide on pericarp browning of harvested longan fruit in relation to phenolic metabolism

    Xuewu Duan;Xinguo Su;Yanli You;Hongxia Qu

  • Evaluation of the antioxidant properties of litchi fruit phenolics in relation to pericarp browning prevention

    Xuewu Duan;Genfu Wu;Yueming Jiang

  • Energy status of ripening and postharvest senescent fruit of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

    Hui Wang;Zhengjiang Qian;Sanmei Ma;Yuchuan Zhou

  • ATP‐induced Changes in Energy Status and Membrane Integrity of Harvested Litchi Fruit and its Relation to Pathogen Resistance

    C. Yi;H. X. Qu;Y. M. Jiang;J. Shi

  • ATP-regulation of antioxidant properties and phenolics in litchi fruit during browning and pathogen infection process

    Chun Yi;Chun Yi;Yueming Jiang;John Shi;Hongxia Qu

  • Effects of Various Temperatures and pH Values on the Extraction Yield of Phenolics from Litchi Fruit Pericarp Tissue and the Antioxidant Activity of the Extracted Anthocyanins

    Neungnapa Ruenroengklin;Jia Zhong;Xuewu Duan;Bao Yang

  • Physiological and biochemical response of harvested plum fruit to oxalic acid during ripening or shelf-life

    Fuwang Wu;Dandan Zhang;Haiyan Zhang;Guoqiang Jiang

  • Effect of Nitric Oxide on Ethylene Synthesis and Softening of Banana Fruit Slice during Ripening

    Guiping Cheng;Guiping Cheng;En Yang;Wangjin Lu;Yongxia Jia

  • Identification of a novel phenolic compound in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) pericarp and bioactivity evaluation.

    Guoxiang Jiang;Sen Lin;Lingrong Wen;Yueming Jiang

  • An inclusion complex of eugenol into β-cyclodextrin: Preparation, and physicochemical and antifungal characterization.

    Liang Gong;Taotao Li;Feng Chen;Xuewu Duan

  • Identification of HDA15-PIF1 as a key repression module directing the transcriptional network of seed germination in the dark.

    Dachuan Gu;Chia-Yang Chen;Minglei Zhao;Linmao Zhao

  • Histone demethylase SlJMJ6 promotes fruit ripening by removing H3K27 methylation of ripening-related genes in tomato

    Zhiwei Li;Guoxiang Jiang;Xuncheng Liu;Xiaochun Ding

  • Natural Occurrence, Analysis, and Prevention of Mycotoxins in Fruits and their Processed Products

    Jinyi Yang;Jing Li;Yueming Jiang;Xuewu Duan

  • Modification of pectin polysaccharides during ripening of postharvest banana fruit

    Xuewu Duan;Guiping Cheng;En Yang;Chun Yi

  • Effect of oxalic acid on ripening attributes of banana fruit during storage

    Hua Huang;Guoxing Jing;Lifang Guo;Dandan Zhang

  • Inhibition of downy blight and enhancement of resistance in litchi fruit by postharvest application of melatonin.

    Zhengke Zhang;Tian Wang;Gangshuai Liu;Meijiao Hu

  • Antifungal activities of polyhexamethylene biguanide and polyhexamethylene guanide against the citrus sour rot pathogen Geotrichum citri-aurantii in vitro and in vivo

    Linyan Feng;Fuwang Wu;Jing Li;Yueming Jiang

  • Reactivity of Nitric Oxide with the [4Fe-4S] Cluster of Dihydroxyacid Dehydratase from Escherichia coli

    Xuewu Duan;Juanjuan Yang;Binbin Ren;Guoqiang Tan

  • Role of pure oxygen treatment in browning of litchi fruit after harvest

    Xuewu Duan;Yueming Jiang;Xinguo Su;Hai Liu

  • Physiology and quality response of harvested banana fruit to cold shock

    Haiyan Zhang;Shaoyu Yang;Daryl C. Joyce;Yueming Jiang

  • Effects of short-term anoxia treatment on browning of fresh-cut Chinese water chestnut in relation to antioxidant activity

    Yanli You;Yanli You;Yueming Jiang;Jian Sun;Hai Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yueming Jiang
Yueming Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongxia Qu
Hongxia Qu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bao Yang
Bao Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ze Yun
Ze Yun University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
John Shi
John Shi Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Vijai Kumar Gupta Scotland's Rural College
Jian Sun
Jian Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daryl C. Joyce
Daryl C. Joyce University of Queensland
Donald Grierson
Donald Grierson Zhejiang University
Xuncheng Liu
Xuncheng Liu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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