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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
42
Citations
10286
World Ranking
3374
National Ranking
316

Yiji Xia 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 Yiji Xia sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 93 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yiji Xia 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 Yiji Xia sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Nitric oxide functions as a signal in plant disease resistance

    Massimo Delledonne;Yiji Xia;Richard A. Dixon;Chris Lamb

  • Activation Tagging Identifies a Conserved MYB Regulator of Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis

    Justin O. Borevitz;Yiji Xia;Jack Blount;Richard A. Dixon

  • Activation tagging in Arabidopsis.

    Detlef Weigel;Ji Hoon Ahn;Miguel A. Blázquez;Justin O. Borevitz

  • An extracellular aspartic protease functions in Arabidopsis disease resistance signaling.

    Yiji Xia;Yiji Xia;Hideyuki Suzuki;Justin Borevitz;Jack W. Blount

  • The relationship between genetic and physical distances in the cloned a1-sh2 interval of the Zea mays L. genome.

    Laura Civardi;Yiji Xia;Keith J. Edwards;Patrick S. Schnable

  • An Arabidopsis aspartic protease functions as an anti-cell-death component in reproduction and embryogenesis.

    Xiaochun Ge;Charles Dietrich;Michiyo Matsuno;Guojing Li

  • AtNUDT7, a Negative Regulator of Basal Immunity in Arabidopsis, Modulates Two Distinct Defense Response Pathways and Is Involved in Maintaining Redox Homeostasis

    Xiaochun Ge;Guo Jing Li;Guo Jing Li;Sheng Bing Wang;Huifen Zhu

  • Cloning and characterization of CER2, an Arabidopsis gene that affects cuticular wax accumulation.

    Yiji Xia;Basil J. Nikolau;Patrick S. Schnable

  • Analysis of banana transcriptome and global gene expression profiles in banana roots in response to infection by race 1 and tropical race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense

    Chunqiang Li;Chunqiang Li;Chunqiang Li;Jiaofang Shao;Yejun Wang;Wenbin Li

  • Analysis of different strategies adapted by two cassava cultivars in response to drought stress: ensuring survival or continuing growth

    Pingjuan Zhao;Pei Liu;Jiaofang Shao;Chunqiang Li

  • Sequence Analysis of the Cloned glossy8 Gene of Maize Suggests That It May Code for a [beta]-Ketoacyl Reductase Required for the Biosynthesis of Cuticular Waxes

    Xiaojie Xu;Charles R. Dietrich;Massimo Delledonne;Yiji Xia

  • Arabidopsis Extra Large G-Protein 2 (XLG2) Interacts with the Gβ Subunit of Heterotrimeric G Protein and Functions in Disease Resistance

    Huifen Zhu;Guo Jing Li;Guo Jing Li;Lei Ding;Lei Ding;Xiangqin Cui

  • Calmodulin-binding protein CBP60g is a positive regulator of both disease resistance and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis.

    Dongli Wan;Ruili Li;Bo Zou;Xin Zhang

  • The Arabidopsis gene SIGMA FACTOR-BINDING PROTEIN 1 plays a role in the salicylate- and jasmonate-mediated defence responses.

    Y.-D. Xie;W. Li;D. Guo;J. Dong

  • Developmental and hormonal regulation of the Arabidopsis CER2 gene that codes for a nuclear-localized protein required for the normal accumulation of cuticular waxes

    Y. Xia;B. J. Nikolau;P. S. Schnable

  • The Arabidopsis U–box/ARM repeat E3 ligase AtPUB4 influences growth and degeneration of tapetal cells, and its mutation leads to conditional male sterility

    Hai Wang;Yuqing Lu;Tiantian Jiang;Howard Berg

  • Proteases in pathogenesis and plant defence

    Yiji Xia

  • Rice G-protein subunits qPE9-1 and RGB1 play distinct roles in abscisic acid responses and drought adaptation

    Dong Ping Zhang;Yong Zhou;Jian Feng Yin;Xue Jiao Yan

  • The glossy1 Locus of Maize and an Epidermis-Specific cDNA from Kleinia odora Define a Class of Receptor-Like Proteins Required for the Normal Accumulation of Cuticular Waxes

    J D Hansen;J Pyee;Y Xia;T J Wen

  • Emerging Roles of microRNAs in Plant Heavy Metal Tolerance and Homeostasis

    Yanfei Ding;Yanfei Ding;Lihong Ding;Yiji Xia;Feijuan Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Lamb
Christopher J. Lamb John Innes Centre
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Patrick S. Schnable
Patrick S. Schnable Iowa State University
Basil J. Nikolau
Basil J. Nikolau Iowa State University
Liming Xiong
Liming Xiong Hong Kong Baptist University
Jianhua Zhang
Jianhua Zhang Hong Kong Baptist University
Zongwei Cai
Zongwei Cai Hong Kong Baptist University
Xuemei Chen
Xuemei Chen University of California, Riverside
Justin O. Borevitz
Justin O. Borevitz Australian National University
Nenghui Ye
Nenghui Ye Hunan Agricultural University

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