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Zheng-Hua Ye

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
23442
World Ranking
5851
National Ranking
2769

Zheng-Hua Ye publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zheng-Hua Ye sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 134 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Zheng-Hua Ye D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zheng-Hua Ye sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zheng-Hua Ye is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans primarily agricultural and biological sciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and engineering. Within these disciplines, specific subfields of focus include plant science, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, biotechnology, and food science.

The scientist's work addresses several interconnected topics related to plants and molecular biology. Key research areas include polysaccharides and plant cell walls, biofuel production and bioconversion, plant gene expression analysis, plant molecular biology research, enzyme production and characterization, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and polysaccharides composition and applications.

They have contributed to academic publishing in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Planta
  • The Plant Journal
  • Plant Science
  • New Phytologist

Among Zheng-Hua Ye's recent papers are:

  • "Xylem vessel-specific SND5 and its homologs regulate secondary wall biosynthesis through activating secondary wall NAC binding elements" (2021, New Phytologist)
  • "XND1 Regulates Secondary Wall Deposition in Xylem Vessels through the Inhibition of VND Functions" (2020, Plant and Cell Physiology)
  • "Outstanding questions on xylan biosynthesis" (2022, Plant Science)
  • "Cell wall biology of the moss Physcomitrium patens" (2022, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • "A Group of O-Acetyltransferases Catalyze Xyloglucan Backbone Acetylation and Can Alter Xyloglucan Xylosylation Pattern and Plant Growth When Expressed in Arabidopsis" (2020, Plant and Cell Physiology)

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include Ruiqin Zhong, Dennis Phillips, Earle R. Adams, Chanhui Lee, and Dongtao Cui. These collaborations contribute to the multidisciplinary approach evident in the scientist's publication record.

Best Publications

  • A battery of transcription factors involved in the regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

    Ruiqin Zhong;Chanhui Lee;Jianli Zhou;Ryan L. McCarthy

  • MYB58 and MYB63 are transcriptional activators of the lignin biosynthetic pathway during secondary cell wall formation in Arabidopsis.

    Jianli Zhou;Chanhui Lee;Ruiqin Zhong;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Mutation of a Chitinase-Like Gene Causes Ectopic Deposition of Lignin, Aberrant Cell Shapes, and Overproduction of Ethylene

    Ruiqin Zhong;Stanley J. Kays;Betty P. Schroeder;Zheng Hua Ye

  • The MYB46 Transcription Factor Is a Direct Target of SND1 and Regulates Secondary Wall Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Ruiqin Zhong;Elizabeth A. Richardson;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • SND1, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Is a Key Regulator of Secondary Wall Synthesis in Fibers of Arabidopsis

    Ruiqin Zhong;Taku Demura;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • MYB83 Is a Direct Target of SND1 and Acts Redundantly with MYB46 in the Regulation of Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Ryan L. McCarthy;Ruiqin Zhong;Zheng Hua Ye

  • Two NAC domain transcription factors, SND1 and NST1, function redundantly in regulation of secondary wall synthesis in fibers of Arabidopsis

    Ruiqin Zhong;Elizabeth A. Richardson;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Global analysis of direct targets of secondary wall NAC master switches in Arabidopsis.

    Ruiqin Zhong;Chanhui Lee;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Secondary Cell Walls: Biosynthesis, Patterned Deposition and Transcriptional Regulation

    Ruiqin Zhong;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Arabidopsis irregular xylem8 and irregular xylem9: Implications for the Complexity of Glucuronoxylan Biosynthesis

    Maria J. Peña;Ruiqin Zhong;Gong-Ke Zhou;Elizabeth A. Richardson

  • A katanin-like protein regulates normal cell wall biosynthesis and cell elongation.

    David H. Burk;Bo Liu;Ruiqin Zhong;W. Herbert Morrison

  • MYB46 and MYB83 Bind to the SMRE Sites and Directly Activate a Suite of Transcription Factors and Secondary Wall Biosynthetic Genes

    Ruiqin Zhong;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Evolutionary conservation of the transcriptional network regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis

    Ruiqin Zhong;Chanhui Lee;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Regulation of cell wall biosynthesis.

    Ruiqin Zhong;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • IFL1, a Gene Regulating Interfascicular Fiber Differentiation in Arabidopsis, Encodes a Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper Protein

    Ruiqin Zhong;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Vascular tissue differentiation and pattern formation in plants.

    Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Essential role of caffeoyl coenzyme A O-methyltransferase in lignin biosynthesis in woody poplar plants

    Ruiqin Zhong;W. Herbert Morrison;David S. Himmelsbach;Farris L. Poole

  • An Alternative Methylation Pathway in Lignin Biosynthesis in Zinnia

    Zheng Hua Ye;Richard E. Kneusel;Ulrich Matern;Joseph E. Varner

  • Dual Methylation Pathways in Lignin Biosynthesis

    Ruiqin Zhong;W. Herbert Morrison;Jonathan Negrel;Zheng-Hua Ye

  • Arabidopsis Fragile Fiber8, Which Encodes a Putative Glucuronyltransferase, Is Essential for Normal Secondary Wall Synthesis

    Ruiqin Zhong;Maria J. Peña;Gong-Ke Zhou;C. Joseph Nairn

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruiqin Zhong
Ruiqin Zhong University of Georgia
Joseph E. Varner
Joseph E. Varner Washington University in St. Louis
Alan G. Darvill
Alan G. Darvill University of Georgia
Taku Demura
Taku Demura Nara Institute of Science and Technology
William S. York
William S. York University of Georgia
Michael G. Hahn
Michael G. Hahn University of Georgia
Malcolm A. O'Neill
Malcolm A. O'Neill University of Georgia
Ulrich Matern
Ulrich Matern Philipp University of Marburg
Parastoo Azadi
Parastoo Azadi University of Georgia
Yoichi Tsumuraya
Yoichi Tsumuraya Saitama University

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