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D-Index
101
Citations
35050
World Ranking
153
National Ranking
13

Zed Rengel 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 Zed Rengel sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 514 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zed Rengel 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 Zed Rengel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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:

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Ecology

Zed Rengel mainly investigates Agronomy, Shoot, Rhizosphere, Botany and Nutrient. The various areas that Zed Rengel examines in his Agronomy study include Soil water, Zinc, Phosphorus and Plant nutrition. The concepts of his Shoot study are interwoven with issues in Chlorophyll, Poaceae and Xylem.

His Rhizosphere study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Soil classification, Alkali soil, Pollutant and Lolium perenne. His work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Micronutrient deficiency, Salinity, Cluster root and Genotype. His study in Nutrient is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biomass and Nitrate.

His most cited work include:

  • Zinc in Soils and Crop Nutrition (545 citations)
  • The role of calcium in salt toxicity (480 citations)
  • Improved tolerance of maize plants to salt stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza is related to higher accumulation of soluble sugars in roots. (333 citations)

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

Zed Rengel spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Shoot, Nutrient, Botany and Horticulture. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Plant nutrition, Soil water, Soil pH, Phosphorus and Rhizosphere. His study looks at the relationship between Shoot and fields such as Root system, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

His work on Crop expands to the thematically related Nutrient. Lupinus is the focus of his Botany research. His Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photosynthesis, Superoxide dismutase and Cadmium.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (47.65%)
  • Shoot (25.19%)
  • Nutrient (22.22%)

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

  • Agronomy (47.65%)
  • Rhizosphere (16.30%)
  • Horticulture (19.75%)

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

Zed Rengel mainly investigates Agronomy, Rhizosphere, Horticulture, Nutrient and Shoot. His Agronomy study frequently links to other fields, such as Phosphorus. His Rhizosphere study incorporates themes from Perennial plant and Soil water.

His Horticulture research incorporates themes from Organic acid, Organic matter and Microbial population biology. His Nutrient research includes elements of Fertilizer, Human fertilization, Irrigation and Soil horizon. His Shoot research integrates issues from Photosynthesis and Animal science.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Acquiring control: The evolution of ROS-Induced oxidative stress and redox signaling pathways in plant stress responses. (73 citations)
  • Toxicity of cadmium and its competition with mineral nutrients for uptake by plants: A review (45 citations)
  • Cadmium stress increases antioxidant enzyme activities and decreases endogenous hormone concentrations more in Cd-tolerant than Cd-sensitive wheat varieties. (43 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Agriculture
  • Gene

Zed Rengel focuses on Cadmium, Agronomy, Nutrient, Sowing and Phosphorus. His Cadmium research incorporates elements of Antioxidant, Chromosomal translocation, Zinc, Arsenic and Environmental chemistry. In his research on the topic of Zinc, Shoot is strongly related with Plant cell.

Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Rhizosphere and Agronomy. His Nutrient study combines topics in areas such as Vicia faba, Foraging and Root foraging. His Sowing research includes themes of CADMIUM EXPOSURE, Soil pH, Grain yield, Biofortification and Soil salinity.

Best Publications

  • Zinc in Soils and Crop Nutrition

    Behzad Sadeghzadeh;Zed Rengel

  • Function of nutrients: micronutrients

    Martin Broadley;Patrick Brown;Ismail Cakmak;Zed Rengel

  • The role of calcium in salt toxicity

    Z. Rengel

  • Biochar application for the remediation of salt-affected soils: Challenges and opportunities

    Saifullah;Saad Dahlawi;Asif Naeem;Zed Rengel

  • Improved tolerance of maize plants to salt stress by arbuscular mycorrhiza is related to higher accumulation of soluble sugars in roots.

    G. Feng;F.S. Zhang;X.L. Li;C.Y. Tian

  • Agronomic approaches for improving the micronutrient density in edible portions of field crops

    Zed Rengel;G.D. Batten;D.E. Crowley

  • Nutrient availability and management in the rhizosphere: exploiting genotypic differences

    Zed Rengel;P. Marschner

  • Crops and genotypes differ in efficiency of potassium uptake and use.

    Zed Rengel;Paul M. Damon

  • Rhizosphere interactions between microorganisms and plants govern iron and phosphorus acquisition along the root axis – model and research methods

    Petra Marschner;David Crowley;Zed Rengel

  • Availability of Mn, Zn and Fe in the rhizosphere

    Zed Rengel

  • Phytomelatonin receptor PMTR1-mediated signaling regulates stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Jian Wei;Dong Xu Li;Jia Rong Zhang;Chi Shan

  • Toxicity of cadmium and its competition with mineral nutrients for uptake by plants: A review

    Shiyu Qin;Hongen Liu;Zhaojun Nie;Zed Rengel

  • Acquiring control: The evolution of ROS-Induced oxidative stress and redox signaling pathways in plant stress responses.

    Muhammad Ansar Farooq;Adnan Khan Niazi;Javaid Akhtar;Saifullah

  • Zinc Mobility in Wheat: Uptake and Distribution of Zinc Applied to Leaves or Roots

    B.S. Haslett;R.J. Reid;Zed Rengel

  • Cellular Mechanisms in Higher Plants Governing Tolerance to Cadmium Toxicity

    Girish. Choppala;Saifullah.;Nanthi. Bolan;Sadia. Bibi

  • Zinc nutrition in rice production systems: a review

    Hafeez-ur Rehman;Tariq Aziz;Tariq Aziz;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Muhammad Farooq;Abdul Wakeel

  • Role of dynamics of intracellular calcium in aluminium-toxicity syndrome

    Zed Rengel;W-H. Zhang

  • Isolation of culturable phosphobacteria with both phytate-mineralization and phosphate-solubilization activity from the rhizosphere of plants grown in a volcanic soil

    Milko A. Jorquera;Marcela T. Hernández;Zed Rengel;Petra Marschner

  • Salicylic acid improves salinity tolerance in Arabidopsis by restoring membrane potential and preventing salt-induced K+ loss via a GORK channel

    Maheswari Jayakannan;Jayakumar Bose;Olga Babourina;Zed Rengel

  • Modelling root–soil interactions using three–dimensional models of root growth, architecture and function

    Vanessa M. Dunbabin;Johannes A. Postma;Andrea Schnepf;Loïc Pagès

  • Crop yields, soil fertility and phosphorus fractions in response to long-term fertilization under the rice monoculture system on a calcareous soil

    J Shen;J Shen;R Li;F Zhang;J Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianbo Shen
Jianbo Shen China Agricultural University
Fusuo Zhang
Fusuo Zhang China Agricultural University
Caixian Tang
Caixian Tang La Trobe University
Petra Marschner
Petra Marschner University of Adelaide
Yinglong Chen
Yinglong Chen University of Western Australia
Jayakumar Bose
Jayakumar Bose Western Sydney University
Marjorie Reyes-Díaz
Marjorie Reyes-Díaz University of La Frontera
Terry J. Rose
Terry J. Rose Southern Cross University
Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Kadambot H. M. Siddique University of Western Australia
Sergey Shabala
Sergey Shabala University of Western Australia

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