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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 78 4559 4207 137 133 446 20844

Zhensheng Kang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhensheng Kang between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhensheng Kang published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2022. 49 of the 531 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2022. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 39 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 57 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 20 publications
1982 2025

531 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhensheng Kang: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 4
2001 1
2002 3
2003 1
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 4
2008 7
2009 13
2010 20
2011 22
2012 16
2013 32
2014 28
2015 22
2016 31
2017 25
2018 25
2019 33
2020 39
2021 37
2022 57
2023 50
2024 29
2025 20
Total 531
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Zhensheng Kang 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 Zhensheng Kang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 437–446 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 446 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116 446
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Zhensheng Kang 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 Zhensheng Kang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473 78
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

Zhensheng Kang focuses on Genetics, Gene, Botany, Virulence and Plant disease resistance. His biological study deals with issues like Fungus, which deal with fields such as Basidiomycota. His research in Botany intersects with topics in Haustorium and Rust.

He combines subjects such as Molecular biology and Hypersensitive response with his study of Haustorium. Zhensheng Kang has included themes like Stripe rust, Mutant, Puccinia striiformis and Genotype in his Virulence study. His Gene expression research incorporates themes from Methyl jasmonate, Abiotic stress and Cell biology.

His most cited work include:

  • Functional Analysis of the Kinome of the Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum (189 citations)
  • Histochemical studies on the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (O2− and H2O2) in the incompatible and compatible interaction of wheat—Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (158 citations)
  • High genome heterozygosity and endemic genetic recombination in the wheat stripe rust fungus (142 citations)

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

Zhensheng Kang mainly investigates Genetics, Gene, Botany, Virulence and Pathogen. His work in Genetics tackles topics such as Cultivar which are related to areas like Stripe rust and Seedling. The Gene study combines topics in areas such as Microbiology and Cell biology.

His work deals with themes such as Haustorium and Inoculation, which intersect with Botany. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Plant defense against herbivory and Mutant. His Pathogen study combines topics in areas such as Puccinia striiformis, Genotype and Sexual reproduction.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (44.03%)
  • Gene (43.71%)
  • Botany (25.79%)

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

  • Gene (43.71%)
  • Genetics (44.03%)
  • Stripe rust (10.38%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Gene, Genetics, Stripe rust, Arabidopsis and Cell biology. His Gene study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Hypha. Zhensheng Kang combines subjects such as Puccinia striiformis and Resistance with his study of Stripe rust.

His Arabidopsis research integrates issues from Powdery mildew, Rust, Genetically modified crops, Sugar transporter and Drought tolerance. His Cell biology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Haustorium, Regulator and Nicotiana benthamiana. As a part of the same scientific study, Zhensheng Kang usually deals with the Transgene, concentrating on Cell wall and frequently concerns with Microbiology.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Regulatory changes in TaSNAC8-6A are associated with drought tolerance in wheat seedlings. (12 citations)
  • Haustoria – arsenals during the interaction between wheat and Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (8 citations)
  • A stripe rust effector Pst18363 targets and stabilises TaNUDX23 that promotes stripe rust disease (8 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

His primary areas of study are Gene, Genetics, Arabidopsis, Genome and Transcriptome. His Gene research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Pathogen and Microbiology. His study in Plant disease resistance, Virulence, Phylogenetic tree, Common wheat and Linkage disequilibrium is carried out as part of his studies in Genetics.

His Arabidopsis research also works with subjects such as

  • Drought tolerance that connect with fields like Abiotic component,
  • Rust that intertwine with fields like Cell biology, Programmed cell death, Gene silencing, Nudix hydrolase and Reactive oxygen species. His Genome research incorporates elements of Cytoplasm, Real-time polymerase chain reaction and Protein family. He studied Transcriptome and Effector that intersect with Wheat leaf rust and Protein domain.

Best Publications

  • Functional Analysis of the Kinome of the Wheat Scab Fungus Fusarium graminearum

    Chenfang Wang;Shijie Zhang;Rui Hou;Zhongtao Zhao

  • Histochemical studies on the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (O2− and H2O2) in the incompatible and compatible interaction of wheat—Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

    Chen-Fang Wang;Li-Li Huang;Heinrich Buchenauer;Heinrich Buchenauer;Qing-Mei Han

  • High genome heterozygosity and endemic genetic recombination in the wheat stripe rust fungus

    Wenming Zheng;Wenming Zheng;Lili Huang;Jinqun Huang;Xiaojie Wang

  • Cytology and ultrastructure of the infection of wheat spikes by Fusarium culmorum

    Zhensheng Kang;Heinrich Buchenauer

  • The Stripe Rust Resistance Gene Yr10 Encodes an Evolutionary-Conserved and Unique CC–NBS–LRR Sequence in Wheat

    Wei Liu;Michele Frick;Réné Huel;Cory L. Nykiforuk

  • Characterization of a novel wheat NAC transcription factor gene involved in defense response against stripe rust pathogen infection and abiotic stresses

    Ning Xia;Gang Zhang;Gang Zhang;Xin-Ying Liu;Lin Deng

  • Genome sequence of Valsa canker pathogens uncovers a potential adaptation of colonization of woody bark

    Zhiyuan Yin;Huiquan Liu;Zhengpeng Li;Xiwang Ke

  • A secretory protein of necrotrophic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum that suppresses host resistance.

    Wenjun Zhu;Wei Wei;Yanping Fu;Jiasen Cheng

  • Virulence Characterization of International Collections of the Wheat Stripe Rust Pathogen, Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici.

    D. Sharma-Poudyal;X. M. Chen;A. M. Wan;G. M. Zhan

  • Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici microRNA‐like RNA 1 (Pst‐milR1), an important pathogenicity factor of Pst, impairs wheat resistance to Pst by suppressing the wheat pathogenesis‐related 2 gene

    Bing Wang;Yanfei Sun;Na Song;Mengxin Zhao

  • The target gene of tae-miR164, a novel NAC transcription factor from the NAM subfamily, negatively regulates resistance of wheat to stripe rust.

    Hao Feng;Xiaoyuan Duan;Qiong Zhang;Xiaorui Li

  • An effector protein of the wheat stripe rust fungus targets chloroplasts and suppresses chloroplast function.

    Qiang Xu;Chunlei Tang;Xiaodong Wang;Shutian Sun

  • Biological control of take-all in wheat by endophytic Bacillus subtilis E1R-j and potential mode of action.

    Bing Liu;Hongping Qiao;Lili Huang;Heinrich Buchenauer

  • Identification of Eighteen Berberis Species as Alternate Hosts of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici and Virulence Variation in the Pathogen Isolates from Natural Infection of Barberry Plants in China

    Jie Zhao;Long Wang;Zhiyan Wang;Xianming Chen

  • TaNAC8, a novel NAC transcription factor gene in wheat, responds to stripe rust pathogen infection and abiotic stresses

    Ning Xia;Gang Zhang;Yan-Fei Sun;Lin Zhu

  • MicroRNAs involving in cold, wounding and salt stresses in Triticum aestivum L.

    Bing Wang;Yan-fei Sun;Na Song;Jin-ping Wei

  • Target of tae-miR408, a chemocyanin-like protein gene (TaCLP1), plays positive roles in wheat response to high-salinity, heavy cupric stress and stripe rust

    Hao Feng;Qiong Zhang;Qiuling Wang;Xiaojie Wang

  • Role of Alternate Hosts in Epidemiology and Pathogen Variation of Cereal Rusts.

    Jie Zhao;Meinan Wang;Xianming Chen;Zhensheng Kang

  • Molecular mapping of Yr53, a new gene for stripe rust resistance in durum wheat accession PI 480148 and its transfer to common wheat

    L. S. Xu;L. S. Xu;M. N. Wang;P. Cheng;Z. S. Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianming Chen
Xianming Chen Washington State University
Hao Feng
Hao Feng Northwest A&F University
Jin-Rong Xu
Jin-Rong Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Ralf T. Voegele
Ralf T. Voegele University of Hohenheim
Chenfang Wang
Chenfang Wang Northwest A&F University
Jorge Dubcovsky
Jorge Dubcovsky University of California, Davis
Sridhar Bhavani
Sridhar Bhavani International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Ravi P. Singh
Ravi P. Singh International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Huiquan Liu
Huiquan Liu Northwest A&F University
Scot H. Hulbert
Scot H. Hulbert Washington State University

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