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D-Index
61
Citations
13028
World Ranking
1155
National Ranking
92

Zhaozhong Feng 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 Zhaozhong Feng sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 195 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhaozhong Feng 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 Zhaozhong Feng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

Agronomy, Ozone, Botany, Tropospheric ozone and Poaceae are his primary areas of study. His work on Crop as part of his general Agronomy study is frequently connected to Dilution, Yield and Oryza sativa, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. The Ozone study combines topics in areas such as Winter wheat, Pollutant, Atmospheric sciences, Air pollution and Carbon dioxide.

His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Biomass and Horticulture. Zhaozhong Feng combines subjects such as Fumigation, Grain quality and Animal science with his study of Biomass. His Poaceae research incorporates themes from Photosynthesis, Stomatal conductance, Phytotoxicity and Surface ozone.

His most cited work include:

  • Impact of elevated ozone concentration on growth, physiology, and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): a meta‐analysis (271 citations)
  • Impact of elevated ozone concentration on growth, physiology, and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): a meta‐analysis (271 citations)
  • Assessing the impacts of current and future concentrations of surface ozone on crop yield with meta-analysis (237 citations)

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

Zhaozhong Feng mainly investigates Ozone, Photosynthesis, Agronomy, Stomatal conductance and Horticulture. His work carried out in the field of Ozone brings together such families of science as Biomass, Biomass, Atmospheric sciences and Animal science. His Photosynthesis research is under the purview of Botany.

Zhaozhong Feng has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Ecosystem and Pollution. His research investigates the connection between Stomatal conductance and topics such as Cultivar that intersect with issues in Winter wheat and Yield. His research in Horticulture focuses on subjects like Apoplast, which are connected to Malondialdehyde.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ozone (57.36%)
  • Photosynthesis (54.31%)
  • Agronomy (39.09%)

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

  • Ozone (57.36%)
  • Photosynthesis (54.31%)
  • Horticulture (36.55%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ozone, Photosynthesis, Horticulture, Pollution and Agronomy. His studies deal with areas such as Productivity, Atmospheric sciences, Stomatal conductance, Nitrogen cycle and Vegetation as well as Ozone. His Photosynthesis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biomass, Magnolia denudata, Irrigation and Sowing.

His Horticulture study incorporates themes from Agroecosystem and Respiration. His Pollution research includes themes of Air pollution, Crop, Growing season and Yield. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Biomass, Soil water, Ecosystem and Deposition.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown. (161 citations)
  • Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity (25 citations)
  • Chlorophyll hormesis: Are chlorophylls major components of stress biology in higher plants? (22 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

His primary areas of study are Agronomy, Photosynthesis, Ecosystem, Environmental protection and Ozone pollution. Zhaozhong Feng has included themes like Biomass and Soil water in his Agronomy study. His research in Biomass intersects with topics in Primary production and Shoot.

Zhaozhong Feng undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Photosynthesis and Conductance in his work. His study in Ecosystem is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sugar, Nutrient and Lignin. His research investigates the connection with Environmental protection and areas like Pollutant which intersect with concerns in Air pollution.

Best Publications

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

    Gina Mills;Håkan Pleijel;Christopher S. Malley;Baerbel Sinha

  • Impact of elevated ozone concentration on growth, physiology, and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): a meta‐analysis

    Zhaozhong Feng;Zhaozhong Feng;Kazuhiko Kobayashi;Elizabeth A. Ainsworth

  • Tropospheric ozone assessment report: Global ozone metrics for climate change, human health, and crop/ecosystem research

    Allen S. Lefohn;Christopher S. Malley;Luther Smith;Benjamin Wells

  • Assessing the impacts of current and future concentrations of surface ozone on crop yield with meta-analysis

    Zhaozhong Feng;Zhaozhong Feng;Kazuhiko Kobayashi

  • Ground-level O3 pollution and its impacts on food crops in China: a review.

    Zhaozhong Feng;Enzhu Hu;Xiaoke Wang;Lijun Jiang

  • Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

    Evgenios Agathokleous;Zhaozhong Feng;Elina Oksanen;Pierre Sicard

  • Economic losses due to ozone impacts on human health, forest productivity and crop yield across China

    Zhaozhong Feng;Alessandra De Marco;Alessandro Anav;Maurizio Gualtieri

  • Ozone pollution will compromise efforts to increase global wheat production.

    Gina Mills;Katrina Sharps;David Simpson;David Simpson;Håkan Pleijel

  • Chlorophyll hormesis: Are chlorophylls major components of stress biology in higher plants?

    Evgenios Agathokleous;ZhaoZhong Feng;Josep Peñuelas

  • Closing the global ozone yield gap: Quantification and cobenefits for multistress tolerance

    Gina Mills;Katrina Sharps;David Simpson;David Simpson;Håkan Pleijel

  • Ozone and haze pollution weakens net primary productivity in China

    Xu Yue;Nadine Unger;Kandice Harper;Xiangao Xia

  • Costimulation of soil glycosidase activity and soil respiration by nitrogen addition

    Ji Chen;Yiqi Luo;Yiqi Luo;Jianwei Li;Xuhui Zhou

  • Soil N and salinity leaching after the autumn irrigation and its impact on groundwater in Hetao Irrigation District, China

    Zhao-Zhong Feng;Xiao-Ke Wang;Zong-Wei Feng

  • Differential responses in two varieties of winter wheat to elevated ozone concentration under fully open-air field conditions

    Zhaozhong Feng;Jing Pang;Jing Pang;Kazuhiko Kobayashi;Jianguo Zhu

  • Evidence of widespread ozone-induced visible injury on plants in Beijing, China

    Zhaozhong Feng;Jingsong Sun;Wuxing Wan;Enzhu Hu

  • Constraints to nitrogen acquisition of terrestrial plants under elevated CO2

    Zhaozhong Feng;Zhaozhong Feng;Tobias Rütting;Håkan Pleijel;Göran Wallin

  • A meta-analysis on growth, physiological, and biochemical responses of woody species to ground-level ozone highlights the role of plant functional types.

    Pin Li;Zhaozhong Feng;Vicent Catalayud;Xiangyang Yuan

  • Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on physiology and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): A meta-analytic test of current hypotheses

    Liang Wang;Zhaozhong Feng;Jan K. Schjoerring

  • The two faces of nanomaterials: A quantification of hormesis in algae and plants

    Evgenios Agathokleous;ZhaoZhong Feng;Ivo Iavicoli;Edward J. Calabrese

  • Effects of elevated ozone concentration on yield of four Chinese cultivars of winter wheat under fully open-air field conditions

    Xinkai Zhu;Zhaozhong Feng;Taofang Sun;Xiaocheng Liu

  • A stomatal ozone flux-response relationship to assess ozone-induced yield loss of winter wheat in subtropical China.

    Zhaozhong Feng;Haoye Tang;Haoye Tang;Johan Uddling;Håkan Pleijel

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena Paoletti
Elena Paoletti National Research Council (CNR)
Xiaoke Wang
Xiaoke Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kazuhiko Kobayashi
Kazuhiko Kobayashi University of Tokyo
Alessandra De Marco
Alessandra De Marco National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Johan Uddling
Johan Uddling University of Gothenburg
Håkan Pleijel
Håkan Pleijel University of Gothenburg
Pierre Sicard
Pierre Sicard École des Mines de Douai
Xuejun Liu
Xuejun Liu China Agricultural University
David Simpson
David Simpson Chalmers University of Technology
Harry Harmens
Harry Harmens Bangor University

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