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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
161
Citations
89766
World Ranking
9
National Ranking
2

Yong-Guan Zhu 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 Yong-Guan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 665 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong-Guan Zhu 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 Yong-Guan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 161 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in China Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Bacteria
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Arsenic, Botany, Soil water, Agronomy and Soil contamination. He works mostly in the field of Arsenic, limiting it down to topics relating to Oryza sativa and, in certain cases, Poaceae, as a part of the same area of interest. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Rhizosphere, Phosphorus, Mycorrhiza and Soil microbiology.

The Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Environmental chemistry, Food contaminant and Irrigation. His studies deal with areas such as Selenium, Biofortification, Micronutrient and Biochar as well as Agronomy. His Soil contamination study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Phytoremediation, Environmental engineering, Bioavailability and Environmental protection.

His most cited work include:

  • Health risks of heavy metals in contaminated soils and food crops irrigated with wastewater in Beijing, China (1322 citations)
  • Diverse and abundant antibiotic resistance genes in Chinese swine farms. (1159 citations)
  • Quantitative analyses of the abundance and composition of ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria and ammonia‐oxidizing archaea of a Chinese upland red soil under long‐term fertilization practices (766 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Arsenic, Environmental chemistry, Agronomy, Soil water and Botany. His Arsenic research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Oryza sativa, Speciation and Biotransformation. He interconnects Contamination and Bioavailability in the investigation of issues within Environmental chemistry.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Phosphorus and Mycorrhiza. His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Environmental engineering and Ecosystem. Yong-Guan Zhu has researched Botany in several fields, including Microorganism, Rhizosphere and Bacteria.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Arsenic (20.96%)
  • Environmental chemistry (20.80%)
  • Agronomy (19.11%)

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

  • Ecology (14.33%)
  • Soil water (18.80%)
  • Ecosystem (6.93%)

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

Yong-Guan Zhu mainly investigates Ecology, Soil water, Ecosystem, Microbiome and Environmental chemistry. His Ecology research incorporates elements of Resistome, Antibiotic resistance genes and Microbial population biology. His work carried out in the field of Soil water brings together such families of science as Microcosm, Nutrient and Pollutant.

His research in Ecosystem intersects with topics in Soil biology, Biodiversity, Biological dispersal and Rhizosphere. The concepts of his Microbiome study are interwoven with issues in Microorganism, Phyllosphere and Botany. His research in Environmental chemistry focuses on subjects like Arsenic, which are connected to Cadmium.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Antibiotic Resistomes in Plant Microbiomes. (64 citations)
  • Evidence for co-selection of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in metal polluted urban soils. (57 citations)
  • Understanding drivers of antibiotic resistance genes in High Arctic soil ecosystems. (50 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Bacteria
  • Gene

His main research concerns Ecology, Ecosystem, Soil water, Resistome and Arsenic. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Microbiome and Antibiotic resistance. His studies in Soil water integrate themes in fields like Wildlife, Agronomy, Arctic and Mobile genetic elements.

His research integrates issues of Phosphorus and Biochar in his study of Agronomy. His work in Arsenic addresses issues such as Earthworm, which are connected to fields such as Arsenate, Arsenite, Microbiology, Contamination and Incidence. As a part of the same scientific family, Yong-Guan Zhu mostly works in the field of Bacteria, focusing on Environmental chemistry and, on occasion, Metagenomics.

Best Publications

  • Health risks of heavy metals in contaminated soils and food crops irrigated with wastewater in Beijing, China

    S. Khan;Q. Cao;Y.M. Zheng;Y.Z. Huang

  • Diverse and abundant antibiotic resistance genes in Chinese swine farms.

    Yong Guan Zhu;Timothy A. Johnson;Jian Qiang Su;Min Qiao

  • Soil Contamination in China: Current Status and Mitigation Strategies

    Fang-Jie Zhao;Fang-Jie Zhao;Yibing Ma;Yong-Guan Zhu;Zhong Tang

  • Mechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of abiotic stresses in higher plants: a review.

    Yongchao Liang;Wanchun Sun;Yong-Guan Zhu;Peter Christie

  • Transfer of metals from soil to vegetables in an area near a smelter in Nanning, China

    Yu-Jing Cui;Yong-Guan Zhu;Ri-Hong Zhai;Deng-Yun Chen

  • Quantitative analyses of the abundance and composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing archaea of a Chinese upland red soil under long-term fertilization practices

    Ji-zheng He;Ju-pei Shen;Li-mei Zhang;Yong-guan Zhu

  • Antibiotic resistome and its association with bacterial communities during sewage sludge composting.

    Jian-Qiang Su;Bei Wei;Wei-Ying Ou-Yang;Fu-Yi Huang

  • Geographical Variation in Total and Inorganic Arsenic Content of Polished (White) Rice

    Andrew A. Meharg;Paul N. Williams;Eureka Adomako;Youssef Y. Lawgali

  • Long-term field application of sewage sludge increases the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in soil.

    Qinglin Chen;Xinli An;Hu Li;Jianqiang Su

  • An inventory of trace element inputs to agricultural soils in China.

    Lei Luo;Yibing Ma;Shuzhen Zhang;Dongpu Wei

  • Selenium in higher plants: understanding mechanisms for biofortification and phytoremediation

    Yong-Guan Zhu;Elizabeth A.H. Pilon-Smits;Fang-Jie Zhao;Paul N. Williams

  • Abundance and composition of ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria and ammonia‐oxidizing archaea communities of an alkaline sandy loam

    Ju-pei Shen;Li-mei Zhang;Yong-guan Zhu;Jia-bao Zhang

  • Increase in Rice Grain Arsenic for Regions of Bangladesh Irrigating Paddies with Elevated Arsenic in Groundwaters

    Paul Nicholas Williams;Mohammad Ayub Islam;E. E. Adomako;Andrea Raab

  • Trace metal contamination in urban soils of China.

    Xiao-san Luo;Shen Yu;Yong-guan Zhu;Xiang-dong Li

  • Host selection shapes crop microbiome assembly and network complexity

    Chao Xiong;Yongguan Zhu;Juntao Wang;Brajesh K Singh

  • Occurrence and Partitioning of Cadmium, Arsenic and Lead in Mine Impacted Paddy Rice: Hunan, China

    Paul N Williams;Ming Lei;Guoxin Sun;Qing Huang

  • Earth Abides Arsenic Biotransformations

    Yong-Guan Zhu;Masafumi Yoshinaga;Fang-Jie Zhao;Barry P. Rosen

  • Plant uptake of radiocaesium: a review of mechanisms, regulation and application.

    Y G Zhu;E Smolders

  • Arsenic Sequestration in Iron Plaque, Its Accumulation and Speciation in Mature Rice Plants (Oryza Sativa L.)

    W. J. Liu;Y. G. Zhu;Y. Hu;P. N. Williams

  • Biochar Impacts Soil Microbial Community Composition and Nitrogen Cycling in an Acidic Soil Planted with Rape

    Hui-Juan Xu;Xiao-Hui Wang;Hu Li;Huai-Ying Yao

  • Sewage sludge biochar influence upon rice (Oryza sativa L) yield, metal bioaccumulation and greenhouse gas emissions from acidic paddy soil

    Sardar Khan;Cai Chao;Muhammad Waqas;Hans Peter H Arp

  • Rare microbial taxa as the major drivers of ecosystem multifunctionality in long-term fertilized soils

    Qing-Lin Chen;Qing-Lin Chen;Jing Ding;Dong Zhu;Hang-Wei Hu

  • High percentage inorganic arsenic content of mining impacted and nonimpacted Chinese rice.

    Y.G. Zhu;G. X. Sun;M. Lei;M. Teng

  • Ammonia-oxidizing archaea: important players in paddy rhizosphere soil?

    Xue-Ping Chen;Yong-Guan Zhu;Yue Xia;Ju-Pei Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Qiang Su
Jian-Qiang Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiao-Ru Yang
Xiao-Ru Yang University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast
Fang-Jie Zhao
Fang-Jie Zhao Nanjing Agricultural University
Dong Zhu
Dong Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul N. Williams
Paul N. Williams Queen's University Belfast
Christopher Rensing
Christopher Rensing Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Peter Christie
Peter Christie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baodong Chen
Baodong Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ji-Zheng He
Ji-Zheng He University of Melbourne

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