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D-Index
82
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25344
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1469
National Ranking
32

Zhikang Li publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhikang Li sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 219 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Zhikang Li D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhikang Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhikang Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to agricultural and biological sciences, focusing primarily on plant science and genetics. Their research encompasses molecular biology, soil science, and water science and technology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach toward crop improvement and plant functional mechanisms.

Li's research output includes over 100 publications, addressing key topics such as genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, rice cultivation and yield improvement, and plant responses to environmental stresses. Major topics of Li's work include:

  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Plant responses to water stress
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

The scientist has published in several influential journals. Frequent venues include:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Rice
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Field Crops Research
  • Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Their most cited papers cover a range of themes related to rice genetics and breeding, plant stress tolerance, and agricultural improvement strategies. Notable publications include:

  • The landscape of gene-CDS-haplotype diversity in rice: Properties, population organization, footprints of domestication and breeding, and implications for genetic improvement, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • From Green Super Rice to green agriculture: Reaping the promise of functional genomics research, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • Genomic Breeding of Green Super Rice Varieties and Their Deployment in Asia and Africa, 2020, Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Integrated Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Revealed the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Enhanced Salt Tolerance of Rice Due to the Application of Exogenous Melatonin, 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Effects of long-term straw returning on rice yield and soil properties and bacterial community in a rice-wheat rotation system, 2022, Field Crops Research

Li has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, highlighting a network of scientific cooperation. Prominent collaborators include:

  • Jianlong Xu
  • Wensheng Wang
  • Xiuqin Zhao
  • Binying Fu
  • Jauhar Ali

Best Publications

  • Development and Mapping of 2240 New SSR Markers for Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

    Susan R McCouch;Leonid Teytelman;Yunbi Xu;Katarzyna B Lobos

  • Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice

    Wensheng Wang;Ramil Mauleon;Zhiqiang Hu;Dmytro Chebotarov

  • Mapping QTLs with epistatic effects and QTL×environment interactions by mixed linear model approaches

    D. L. Wang;J. Zhu;Z. K. L. Li;A. H. Paterson

  • Convergent domestication of cereal crops by independent mutations at corresponding genetic Loci.

    Andrew H. Paterson;Yann-Rong Lin;Zhikang Li;Keith F. Schertz

  • Pyramiding three bacterial blight resistance genes (xa5, xa13 and Xa21) using marker-assisted selection into indica rice cultivar PR106

    S. Singh;J. S. Sidhu;N. Huang;Y. Vikal

  • Promoter mutations of an essential gene for pollen development result in disease resistance in rice

    Zhaohui Chu;Meng Yuan;Jialing Yao;Xiaojia Ge

  • Epistasis for Three Grain Yield Components in Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)

    Zhikang Li;Shannon R. M. Pinson;William D. Park;Andrew H. Paterson

  • Overdominant Epistatic Loci Are the Primary Genetic Basis of Inbreeding Depression and Heterosis in Rice. I. Biomass and Grain Yield

    Zhi-Kang Li;Zhi-Kang Li;L. J. Luo;H. W. Mei;D. L. Wang

  • Drought-induced site-specific DNA methylation and its association with drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Wen-Sheng Wang;Ya-Jiao Pan;Xiu-Qin Zhao;D. Dwivedi;D. Dwivedi

  • Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for heading date and plant height in cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

    Zhikang Li;Zhikang Li;S. R. M. Pinson;J. W. Stansel;W. D. Park

  • Overdominant Epistatic Loci Are the Primary Genetic Basis of Inbreeding Depression and Heterosis in Rice. II. Grain Yield Components

    L J Luo;Z K Li;Z K Li;H W Mei;Q Y Shu

  • QTL x environment interactions in rice. I. heading date and plant height.

    Z. K. Li;S. B. Yu;S. B. Yu;H. R. Lafitte;N. Huang

  • Sequence Tagged Site Marker-Assisted Selection for Three Bacterial Blight Resistance Genes in Rice

    A.C. Sanchez;D.S. Brar;N. Huang;Z. Li

  • SNP-Seek database of SNPs derived from 3000 rice genomes

    Nickolai Alexandrov;Shuaishuai Tai;Wensheng Wang;Locedie Mansueto

  • Whole plant responses, key processes, and adaptation to drought stress: the case of rice.

    HR Lafitte;Guan Yongsheng;Shi Yan;Z.K. Li

  • Characterization of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in cultivated rice contributing to field resistance to sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani)

    Zhikang Li;S. R. M. Pinson;M. A. Marchetti;J. W. Stansel

  • Evaluation of near-isogenic lines of rice introgressed with QTLs for root depth through marker-aided selection

    L. Shen;Brigitte Courtois;Kenneth L. McNally;S. Robin

  • Improvement of rice drought tolerance through backcross breeding: Evaluation of donors and selection in drought nurseries

    H.R. Lafitte;Z.K. Li;C.H.M. Vijayakumar;Y.M. Gao

  • A high-density genetic recombination map of sequence-tagged sites for Sorghum, as a framework for comparative structural and evolutionary genomics of tropical grains and grasses.

    John E Bowers;Colette Abbey;Sharon Anderson;Charlene Chang

  • Development and mapping of 2240 new SSR markers for rice (Oryza sativa L.) (supplement).

    Susan R. McCouch;Leonid Teytelman;Yunbi Xu;Katarzyna B. Lobos

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu Institute of Crop Sciences
Jauhar Ali
Jauhar Ali International Rice Research Institute
Andrew H. Paterson
Andrew H. Paterson University of Georgia
Gurdev S. Khush
Gurdev S. Khush University of California, Davis
Sibin Yu
Sibin Yu Huazhong Agricultural University
Brigitte Courtois
Brigitte Courtois University of Montpellier
Guoyou Ye
Guoyou Ye International Rice Research Institute
Zichao Li
Zichao Li China Agricultural University
Jinjie Li
Jinjie Li China Agricultural University
Michaël Dingkuhn
Michaël Dingkuhn Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

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