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 Zucong Cai sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 332 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.
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 Zucong Cai sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 87 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.
Soil water, Agronomy, Nitrification, Paddy field and Environmental chemistry are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Soil water brings together such families of science as Nitrous oxide, Water content and Human fertilization. The study incorporates disciplines such as Soil carbon and Loam in addition to Agronomy.
His research in Nitrification intersects with topics in Soil pH, Soil microbiology and Mineralization. His Soil pH study which covers Nitrogen cycle that intersects with Denitrification, Environmental protection and Food processing. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fossil fuel and Agriculture.
Zucong Cai mainly investigates Soil water, Agronomy, Nitrification, Environmental chemistry and Soil pH. His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Denitrification, Nitrate and Water content. His research on Agronomy frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Soil fertility.
Zucong Cai interconnects Leaching, Mineralization, Autotroph, Heterotroph and Animal science in the investigation of issues within Nitrification. His Mineralization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nitrogen cycle and Cycling. His research in Environmental chemistry tackles topics such as Botany which are related to areas like Microbial population biology.
His primary areas of study are Soil water, Nitrification, Environmental chemistry, Greenhouse gas and Soil pH. His research integrates issues of Agronomy, Straw, Species evenness and Crop residue in his study of Soil water. His Nitrification study combines topics in areas such as Mineralization, Autotroph, Denitrification, Heterotroph and Animal science.
His study looks at the intersection of Environmental chemistry and topics like Forest ecology with Protein depolymerization, Soil horizon and Reactive nitrogen. The various areas that he examines in his Greenhouse gas study include Soil biology, Agriculture and Nitrous oxide. His Agriculture study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Ruminant, Soil carbon, Environmental engineering, Environmental protection and Food processing.
Zucong Cai spends much of his time researching Soil water, Nitrification, Environmental chemistry, Agronomy and Autotroph. His studies deal with areas such as Microorganism, Crop residue and Microbial population biology as well as Soil water. As part of his studies on Nitrification, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Yield.
His Environmental chemistry research integrates issues from Forest ecology and Mineralization. Zucong Cai has researched Agronomy in several fields, including Arid and Precipitation. His Autotroph study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Temperate forest, Nitrous oxide, Denitrification and Greenhouse gas.
James N. Galloway;Alan R. Townsend;Jan Willem Erisman;Mateete Bekunda
Pete Smith;Daniel Martino;Zucong Cai;Daniel Gwary
Zucong Cai;Guangxi Xing;Xiaoyuan Yan;Hua Xu
Pete Smith;Daniel Martino;Zucong Cai;Daniel Gwary
Weiwei Xia;Caixia Zhang;Xiaowei Zeng;Youzhi Feng
Lei Meng;Weixin Ding;Zucong Cai
Changsheng Li;Arvin Mosier;Reiner Wassmann;Zucong Cai
W.H. Zhong;W.H. Zhong;Z.C. Cai
Xunhua Zheng;Baoling Mei;Yinghong Wang;Baohua Xie
Jing Ma;Erdeng Ma;Hua Xu;Kazuyuki Yagi
Jinbo Zhang;Christoph Müller;Christoph Müller;Zucong Cai
Z.C. Cai;S.W. Qin
Jing Wang;Bo Zhu;Jinbo Zhang;Christoph Müller;Christoph Müller
Yi Cheng;Yi Cheng;Jing Wang;Bruno Mary;Jin-bo Zhang
Hongyan Yu;Weixin Ding;Jiafa Luo;Ruilin Geng
Weixin Ding;Lei Meng;Yunfeng Yin;Zucong Cai
Zucong Cai;Takuji Sawamoto;Changsheng Li;Guoding Kang
J. Ma;X. L. Li;H. Xu;Y. Han
Ahmed S Elrys;Ahmed S Elrys;Ahmad Ali;Huimin Zhang;Yi Cheng;Yi Cheng
Weixin Ding;Yan Cai;Zucong Cai;Kazuyuki Yagi
Zucong Cai;Yuhua Shan;Hua Xu
Weixin Ding;Zucong Cai;Dexuan Wang
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