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D-Index
59
Citations
12373
World Ranking
1276
National Ranking
112

You-Liang Zheng 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 You-Liang Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 442 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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You-Liang Zheng 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 You-Liang Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Genome

You-Liang Zheng spends much of his time researching Genetics, Gene, Botany, Locus and Genome. His Genetics research focuses on Glutenin, Aegilops tauschii, Ploidy, Chromosome and Common wheat. Gliadin and Storage protein is closely connected to Wheat flour in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Gene.

His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Host–pathogen interaction, Subspecies, Genetic diversity and Phylogenetic tree. His research on Locus also deals with topics like

  • Microsatellite which connect with Germplasm,
  • Triticeae that intertwine with fields like Peptide sequence and Stop codon. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Multiple sequence alignment and Polymerase chain reaction.

His most cited work include:

  • mRNA and Small RNA Transcriptomes Reveal Insights into Dynamic Homoeolog Regulation of Allopolyploid Heterosis in Nascent Hexaploid Wheat (174 citations)
  • Aegilops tauschii single nucleotide polymorphisms shed light on the origins of wheat D-genome genetic diversity and pinpoint the geographic origin of hexaploid wheat (159 citations)
  • Synthetic hexaploid wheat and its utilization for wheat genetic improvement in China. (100 citations)

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

You-Liang Zheng mainly focuses on Genetics, Gene, Common wheat, Genome and Quantitative trait locus. His study in Chromosome, Glutenin, Locus, Allele and Aegilops tauschii are all subfields of Genetics. His Locus research incorporates themes from Fusarium and Genotype.

His study looks at the intersection of Allele and topics like Genetic diversity with Genetic variation. His work in Common wheat addresses subjects such as Botany, which are connected to disciplines such as Subspecies. You-Liang Zheng combines subjects such as Diversity Arrays Technology, Cultivar, Genetic linkage, Inbred strain and Candidate gene with his study of Quantitative trait locus.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (76.55%)
  • Gene (50.00%)
  • Common wheat (26.03%)

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

  • Genetics (76.55%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (18.81%)
  • Gene (50.00%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Gene, Common wheat and Cultivar. By researching both Genetics and Trait, You-Liang Zheng produces research that crosses academic boundaries. His Quantitative trait locus study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Variants of PCR, Genetic linkage, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Inbred strain and Haplotype.

His biological study deals with issues like Tiller, which deal with fields such as Vernalization and Anthesis. His Common wheat research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Spike density, Agronomy and Allele. His research in Cultivar intersects with topics in Diversity Arrays Technology, Genetic variation, SNP array and Seedling.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Flag leaf size and posture of bread wheat: genetic dissection, QTL validation and their relationships with yield-related traits (12 citations)
  • A novel, major, and validated QTL for the effective tiller number located on chromosome arm 1BL in bread wheat (7 citations)
  • Mutation of the d-hordein gene by RNA-guided Cas9 targeted editing reducing the grain size and changing grain compositions in barley. (7 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • DNA

His primary areas of investigation include Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, Gene, Common wheat and Trait. You-Liang Zheng studies Chromosome which is a part of Genetics. His Chromosome research includes themes of Protein subunit, Glutenin and Aegilops sharonensis.

The various areas that You-Liang Zheng examines in his Quantitative trait locus study include Variants of PCR and Ideotype. In most of his Gene studies, his work intersects topics such as Tiller. The concepts of his Common wheat study are interwoven with issues in Spike density, Agronomy, Root system and Seeding.

Best Publications

  • mRNA and Small RNA Transcriptomes Reveal Insights into Dynamic Homoeolog Regulation of Allopolyploid Heterosis in Nascent Hexaploid Wheat

    Aili Li;Dengcai Liu;Jun Wu;Xubo Zhao

  • Aegilops tauschii single nucleotide polymorphisms shed light on the origins of wheat D-genome genetic diversity and pinpoint the geographic origin of hexaploid wheat

    Jirui Wang;Jirui Wang;Ming-Cheng Luo;Zhongxu Chen;Zhongxu Chen;Frank M. You;Frank M. You

  • Reference genome assemblies reveal the origin and evolution of allohexaploid oat

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  • Synthetic hexaploid wheat and its utilization for wheat genetic improvement in China

    Wuyun Yang;Dengcai Liu;Dengcai Liu;Jun Li;Lianquan Zhang

  • An ancestral NB-LRR with duplicated 3′UTRs confers stripe rust resistance in wheat and barley

    Chaozhong Zhang;Lin Huang;Huifei Zhang;Qunqun Hao

  • A 55 K SNP array-based genetic map and its utilization in QTL mapping for productive tiller number in common wheat.

    Jiajun Liu;Wei Luo;Nana Qin;Puyang Ding

  • Genome-wide identification and evaluation of novel internal control genes for Q-PCR based transcript normalization in wheat

    Xiang-Yu Long;Ji-Rui Wang;Thérèse Ouellet;Hélène Rocheleau

  • Analysis of HMW glutenin subunits and their coding sequences in two diploid Aegilops species

    Z. Liu;Z. Yan;Z. Yan;Y. Wan;K. Liu

  • Jasmonic acid and abscisic acid play important roles in host–pathogen interaction between Fusarium graminearum and wheat during the early stages of fusarium head blight

    Peng-Fei Qi;Peng-Fei Qi;Margaret Balcerzak;Hélène Rocheleau;Winnie Leung

  • Confirmation of the relationship between plant height and Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by QTL meta-analysis

    Shuang-Lin Mao;Yu-Ming Wei;Wenguang Cao;Xiu-Jin Lan

  • Genetic diversity in barley from west China based on RAPD and ISSR analysis

    Yong-Cui Hou;Ze-Hong Yan;Yu-Ming Wei;You-Liang Zheng

  • Identification and validation of a major and stably expressed QTL for spikelet number per spike in bread wheat

    Jian Ma;Puyang Ding;Jiajun Liu;Ting Li

  • Effect of salicylic acid on Fusarium graminearum, the major causal agent of fusarium head blight in wheat

    Peng-Fei Qi;Anne Johnston;Margaret Balcerzak;Hélène Rocheleau

  • A genome-wide association study of 23 agronomic traits in Chinese wheat landraces.

    Yaxi Liu;Yu Lin;Shang Gao;Zhanyi Li

  • Characterization of Novel Gene Yr79 and Four Additional Quantitative Trait Loci for All-Stage and High-Temperature Adult-Plant Resistance to Stripe Rust in Spring Wheat PI 182103.

    Junyan Feng;Meinan Wang;Deven R See;Shiaoman Chao

  • Meiotic restriction in emmer wheat is controlled by one or more nuclear genes that continue to function in derived lines

    Lian-Quan Zhang;Yang Yen;You-Liang Zheng;Deng-Cai Liu

  • Myb10-D confers PHS-3D resistance to pre-harvest sprouting by regulating NCED in ABA biosynthesis pathway of wheat

    Jing Lang;Yuxin Fu;Yuxin Fu;Yong Zhou;Mengping Cheng

  • Flag leaf size and posture of bread wheat: genetic dissection, QTL validation and their relationships with yield-related traits

    Jian Ma;Yang Tu;Jing Zhu;Wei Luo

  • Enhancing Fusarium crown rot resistance by pyramiding large-effect QTL in barley

    Guangdeng Chen;Guangdeng Chen;Ahsan Habib;Ahsan Habib;Yuming Wei;You-Liang Zheng

  • Classification of wheat low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit genes and its chromosome assignment by developing LMW-GS group-specific primers.

    Hai Long;Yu-Ming Wei;Ze-Hong Yan;Bernard Baum

  • The γ-gliadin multigene family in common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and its closely related species

    Peng-Fei Qi;Yu-Ming Wei;Thérèse Ouellet;Qing Chen

  • Genetic diversity and relationships among safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius L.) analyzed by inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSRs)

    Yu-Xia Yang;Wei Wu;You-Liang Zheng;Li Chen

  • Genome-wide identification and analysis of the MADS-box gene family in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

    Jian Ma;Yujie Yang;Wei Luo;Congcong Yang

  • Rapid changes of microsatellite flanking sequence in the allopolyploidization of new synthesized hexaploid wheat

    Lianquan Zhang;Dengcai Liu;Zehong Yan;Xiujin Lan

  • Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Micronutrient Concentrations in Two Recombinant Inbred Wheat Lines

    Zhi-en Pu;Ma Yu;Ma Yu;Qiu-yi He;Guo-yue Chen

  • Frequent occurrence of unreduced gametes in Triticum turgidum-Aegilops tauschii hybrids.

    Lian-Quan Zhang;Deng-Cai Liu;Deng-Cai Liu;You-Liang Zheng;Ze-Hong Yan

  • Uncovering the dispersion history, adaptive evolution and selection of wheat in China.

    Yong Zhou;Zhongxu Chen;Mengping Cheng;Jian Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu-Ming Wei
Yu-Ming Wei Sichuan Agricultural University
Xiu-Jin Lan
Xiu-Jin Lan Sichuan Agricultural University
Chunji Liu
Chunji Liu Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Meixue Zhou
Meixue Zhou University of Tasmania
Guijun Yan
Guijun Yan University of Western Australia
Xianming Chen
Xianming Chen Washington State University
Catherine Feuillet
Catherine Feuillet Bayer (Germany)
Ming-Cheng Luo
Ming-Cheng Luo University of California, Davis
John M. Manners
John M. Manners Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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