Youfu Zhao

Youfu Zhao 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 Youfu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

Youfu Zhao 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 Youfu Zhao sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The Tomato Homolog of CORONATINE-INSENSITIVE1 Is Required for the Maternal Control of Seed Maturation, Jasmonate-Signaled Defense Responses, and Glandular Trichome Development

  Lei Li;Youfu Zhao;Bonnie C. McCaig;Byron A. Wingerd

  826
  Citations

• Virulence systems of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato promote bacterial speck disease in tomato by targeting the jasmonate signaling pathway

  Youfu Zhao;Roger Thilmony;Carol L. Bender;Andreas Schaller

  386
  Citations

• Contribution of Erwinia amylovora exopolysaccharides amylovoran and levan to biofilm formation: implications in pathogenicity.

  Jessica M. Koczan;Molly J. McGrath;Youfu Zhao;George W. Sundin

  306
  Citations

• Fungicide resistance: Progress in understanding mechanism, monitoring and management.

  Unknown

  200
  Citations

• Identification of Erwinia amylovora Genes Induced during Infection of Immature Pear Tissue

  Youfu Zhao;Sara E. Blumer;George W. Sundin

  198
  Citations

• Autophosphorylation of Tyr-610 in the receptor kinase BAK1 plays a role in brassinosteroid signaling and basal defense gene expression

  Man Ho Oh;Xiaofeng Wang;Xia Wu;Youfu Zhao

  153
  Citations

• Construction and analysis of pathogenicity island deletion mutants of Erwinia amylovora.

  Youfu ZhaoY. Zhao;Youfu ZhaoY. Zhao;George W. SundinG.W. Sundin;George W. SundinG.W. Sundin;Dongping WangD. Wang

  132
  Citations

• Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogen Erwinia amylovora, Causal Agent of Fire Blight Disease in Rosaceae

  M. Awais Khan;Youfu (Frank) Zhao;Schuyler S. Korban

  129
  Citations

• Advances in Understanding Fungicide Resistance in Botrytis cinerea in China.

  Wenyong Shao;Youfu Zhao;Zhonghua Ma;Zhonghua Ma

  129
  Citations

• Systems level analysis of two-component signal transduction systems in Erwinia amylovora: role in virulence, regulation of amylovoran biosynthesis and swarming motility.

  Youfu Zhao;Dongping Wang;Sridevi Nakka;George W Sundin

  122
  Citations

• The Erwinia amylovora avrRpt2EA Gene Contributes to Virulence on Pear and AvrRpt2EA Is Recognized by Arabidopsis RPS2 When Expressed in Pseudomonas syringae

  Youfu Zhao;Sheng Yang He;George W. Sundin

  122
  Citations

• Image processing methods for quantitatively detecting soybean rust from multispectral images

  Di Cui;Qin Zhang;Minzan Li;Glen L. Hartman

  112
  Citations

• The Rcs phosphorelay system is essential for pathogenicity in Erwinia amylovora.

  Dongping Wang;Schuyler S. Korban;Youfu Zhao

  110
  Citations

• Effect of a waaL mutation on lipopolysaccharide composition, oxidative stress survival, and virulence in Erwinia amylovora.

  Matthew C. Berry;Gayle C. McGhee;Youfu Zhao;George W. Sundin

  102
  Citations

• Differential lysine acetylation profiles of Erwinia amylovora strains revealed by proteomics.

  Xia Wu;Adaikkalam Vellaichamy;Adaikkalam Vellaichamy;Dongping Wang;Leonid Zamdborg

  100
  Citations

• Controlled release of Pantoea agglomerans E325 for biocontrol of fire blight disease of apple

  In Yong Kim;Paul Lawrence Pusey;Youfu Zhao;Schuyler S. Korban

  92
  Citations

• Detection of soybean rust using a multispectral image sensor

  Di Cui;Qin Zhang;Minzan Li;Youfu Zhao

  84
  Citations

• Genetic characterization of the HrpL regulon of the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora reveals novel virulence factors

  R. Ryan Mcnally;Ian K. Toth;Peter J. A. Cock;Leighton Pritchard

  82
  Citations

• Fire blight disease, a fast-approaching threat to apple and pear production in China

  Unknown

  80
  Citations

• Bacterial Leaf Spot of Leafy Crucifers in Oklahoma Caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola.

  Youfu Zhao;John P Damicone;David H Demezas;Vidhya Rangaswamy

  79
  Citations