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D-Index
59
Citations
10749
World Ranking
1295
National Ranking
115

Zhonghua Ma 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 Zhonghua Ma sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 161 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhonghua Ma 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 Zhonghua Ma sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

His primary scientific interests are in Microbiology, Fungicide, Gene, Botany and Fungal genetics. He interconnects Bacteria, Polymerase chain reaction, Benomyl and Virulence in the investigation of issues within Microbiology. He has included themes like Biotechnology, Fungi imperfecti and Fusarium in his Fungicide study.

His Gene study introduces a deeper knowledge of Genetics. His work deals with themes such as Restriction fragment length polymorphism and Horticulture, which intersect with Botany. His research integrates issues of Sequence analysis, Fungal protein, Ascomycota and Demethylase in his study of Fungal genetics.

His most cited work include:

  • Advances in understanding molecular mechanisms of fungicide resistance and molecular detection of resistant genotypes in phytopathogenic fungi (368 citations)
  • Identification and characterization of benzimidazole resistance in Monilinia fructicola from stone fruit orchards in California (148 citations)
  • Resistance to azoxystrobin in Alternaria isolates from pistachio in California (126 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Virulence, Gene, Microbiology, Fungicide and Cell biology. Zhonghua Ma focuses mostly in the field of Virulence, narrowing it down to topics relating to Fusarium and, in certain cases, Biosynthesis and Mycotoxin. His Gene study is related to the wider topic of Genetics.

His Microbiology research incorporates elements of Benzimidazole fungicide, Carbendazim, Polymerase chain reaction and Triadimefon. His Fungicide study focuses on Horticulture and Botany. His Cell biology research integrates issues from Transcription factor and Fungal protein.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Virulence (41.73%)
  • Gene (37.41%)
  • Microbiology (33.09%)

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

  • Virulence (41.73%)
  • Cell biology (39.57%)
  • Fusarium (27.34%)

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

Zhonghua Ma spends much of his time researching Virulence, Cell biology, Fusarium, Gene and Transcription factor. Zhonghua Ma interconnects Pathogen and Mutant in the investigation of issues within Virulence. The concepts of his Cell biology study are interwoven with issues in Hyphal growth and Sexual reproduction.

His studies deal with areas such as Fungus, Fungicide and Biosynthesis as well as Fusarium. The various areas that Zhonghua Ma examines in his Fungicide study include Antibiotic resistance, Integrated pest management and Microbiology. As a member of one scientific family, Zhonghua Ma mostly works in the field of Gene, focusing on Host and, on occasion, Resistance, Gene silencing and Downregulation and upregulation.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Fusarium graminearum Trichothecene Mycotoxins: Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Management. (44 citations)
  • Fusarium graminearum Trichothecene Mycotoxins: Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Management. (44 citations)
  • Geminivirus C4 antagonizes the HIR1‐mediated hypersensitive response by inhibiting the HIR1 self‐interaction and promoting degradation of the protein (13 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Genetics

His primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Transcription factor, Virulence, Transcription and Gene. Zhonghua Ma has researched Cell biology in several fields, including Host and Downregulation and upregulation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Fungal genetics and ATP-binding cassette transporter in addition to Transcription factor.

His Virulence study combines topics in areas such as Cysteine protease, Yeast, Complementation, Botrytis cinerea and Lipid droplet. His research links Transporter with Transcription. His Chromatin remodeling, Promoter and Sterol regulatory element-binding protein study in the realm of Gene connects with subjects such as Viral protein and Host resistance.

Best Publications

  • Advances in understanding molecular mechanisms of fungicide resistance and molecular detection of resistant genotypes in phytopathogenic fungi

    Zhonghua Ma;Themis J. Michailides

  • Fusarium graminearum Trichothecene Mycotoxins: Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Management.

    Yun Chen;Yun Chen;H. Corby Kistler;Zhonghua Ma;Zhonghua Ma

  • Wheat microbiome bacteria can reduce virulence of a plant pathogenic fungus by altering histone acetylation

    Yun Chen;Jing Wang;Nan Yang;Ziyue Wen

  • Resistance to azoxystrobin in Alternaria isolates from pistachio in California

    Zhonghua Ma;Dan Felts;Themis J Michailides

  • Identification and characterization of benzimidazole resistance in Monilinia fructicola from stone fruit orchards in California

    Zhonghua Ma;Michael A. Yoshimura;Themis J. Michailides

  • Biological control of aflatoxin contamination of crops

    Yan-ni Yin;Lei-yan Yan;Jin-hua Jiang;Zhong-hua Ma

  • Characterization of Sterol Demethylation Inhibitor-Resistant Isolates of Fusarium asiaticum and F. graminearum Collected from Wheat in China

    Yin Y;Liu X;Li B;Ma Z

  • Overexpression of the 14α-Demethylase Target Gene (CYP51) Mediates Fungicide Resistance in Blumeriella jaapii

    Zhonghua Ma;Tyre J. Proffer;Janette L. Jacobs;George W. Sundin

  • Fungicide resistance: Progress in understanding mechanism, monitoring and management.

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  • Fusarium fruiting body microbiome member Pantoea agglomerans inhibits fungal pathogenesis by targeting lipid rafts

    Unknown

  • The fungal myosin I is essential for Fusarium toxisome formation

    Guangfei Tang;Yun Chen;Jin Rong Xu;H. Corby Kistler

  • Involvement of a velvet protein FgVeA in the regulation of asexual development, lipid and secondary metabolisms and virulence in Fusarium graminearum.

    Jinhua Jiang;Xin Liu;Yanni Yin;Zhonghua Ma

  • Paralogous cyp51 genes in Fusarium graminearum mediate differential sensitivity to sterol demethylation inhibitors

    Xin Liu;Fangwei Yu;Guido Schnabel;Jianbing Wu

  • The TOR signaling pathway regulates vegetative development and virulence in Fusarium graminearum.

    Fangwei Yu;Qin Gu;Yingzi Yun;Yanni Yin

  • Toxicity and action mechanisms of silver nanoparticles against the mycotoxin-producing fungus Fusarium graminearum

    Yunqing Jian;Xia Chen;Temoor Ahmed;Qinghua Shang

  • Genetic Structure of Botrytis cinerea Populations from Different Host Plants in California

    Zhonghua Ma;Themis J Michailides

  • The escalating threat of Rhizoctonia cerealis, the causal agent of sharp eyespot in wheat

    Mohamed Sobhy Hamada;Yanni Yin;Huaigu Chen;Zhonghua Ma

  • Characterization of RNA silencing components in the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum.

    Yun Chen;Qixun Gao;Mengmeng Huang;Ye Liu

  • Functional analysis of the Fusarium graminearum phosphatome

    Yingzi Yun;Zunyong Liu;Yanni Yin;Jinhua Jiang

  • Advances in Understanding Fungicide Resistance in Botrytis cinerea in China.

    Wenyong Shao;Youfu Zhao;Zhonghua Ma;Zhonghua Ma

  • Molecular characterization of field azoxystrobin-resistant isolates of Botrytis cinerea

    Jinhua Jiang;Laisong Ding;Themis J. Michailides;Hongye Li

  • PdCYP51B , a new putative sterol 14α-demethylase gene of Penicillium digitatum involved in resistance to imazalil and other fungicides inhibiting ergosterol synthesis

    Xuepeng Sun;Jiye Wang;Dan Feng;Zhonghua Ma

  • The MAPKK FgMkk1 of Fusarium graminearum regulates vegetative differentiation, multiple stress response, and virulence via the cell wall integrity and high‐osmolarity glycerol signaling pathways

    Yingzi Yun;Zunyong Liu;Jingze Zhang;Won-Bo Shim

  • Approaches for eliminating PCR inhibitors and designing PCR primers for the detection of phytopathogenic fungi

    Zhonghua Ma;Themis J. Michailides

  • A transcription factor FgSte12 is required for pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum.

    Qin Gu;Chengqi Zhang;Xin Liu;Zhonghua Ma

  • Characterization of sensitivity of Rhizoctonia solani, causing rice sheath blight, to mepronil and boscalid

    C.Q. Zhang;Y.H. Liu;X.Y. Ma;Z. Feng

  • FgVELB is associated with vegetative differentiation, secondary metabolism and virulence in Fusarium graminearum.

    Jinhua Jiang;Yingzi Yun;Ye Liu;Zhonghua Ma

  • The transmembrane protein FgSho1 regulates fungal development and pathogenicity via the MAPK module Ste50‐Ste11‐Ste7 in Fusarium graminearum

    Qin Gu;Yun Chen;Ye Liu;Chengqi Zhang

  • Two novel transcriptional regulators are essential for infection-related morphogenesis and pathogenicity of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.

    Xia Yan;Ya Li;Xiaofeng Yue;Congcong Wang

  • A small molecule species specifically inhibits Fusarium myosin I

    Chengqi Zhang;Yun Chen;Yanni Yin;Huan-Hong Ji

  • Gene transcription profiling of Fusarium graminearum treated with an azole fungicide tebuconazole.

    Xin Liu;Jinhua Jiang;Jiaofang Shao;Yanni Yin

Frequent Co-Authors

Themis J. Michailides
Themis J. Michailides University of California, Davis
George W. Sundin
George W. Sundin Michigan State University
Nicholas J. Talbot
Nicholas J. Talbot University of East Anglia
H. Corby Kistler
H. Corby Kistler University of Minnesota
Youfu Zhao
Youfu Zhao Washington State University
Matthias Hahn
Matthias Hahn Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Jin-Rong Xu
Jin-Rong Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Xuepeng Sun
Xuepeng Sun Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Mingguo Zhou
Mingguo Zhou Nanjing Agricultural University
Changjun Chen
Changjun Chen Nanjing Agricultural University

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