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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6,035
Country Rank
159
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Fang Jie Zhao](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1b/692915.jpg)
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,916
31,112
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
27,898
Country Rank
981
Institution Rank : 6
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Guohua Xu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/42/693649.jpg)
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,414
16,738
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
106,840
Country Rank
4,423
Institution Rank : 13
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![xiaorong fan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/1d/693646.jpg)
plant molecular and physiology on N use efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,091
5,851
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
110,277
Country Rank
4,585
Institution Rank : 14
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Mingyi Jiang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant Stress Physiology
Signal Transduction in Plant Cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,841
3,573
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
112,779
Country Rank
4,719
Institution Rank : 16
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Li Rong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/692861.jpg)
microbial ecology
soil science
biofertilizer
agricultural waste utilization
plant-microbe interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,667
7,391
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
128,948
Country Rank
5,459
Institution Rank : 22
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Kun Cheng](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/48/694094.jpg)
Soil Science
Climate Change and Agriculture
Biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,688
6,564
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
140,079
Country Rank
5,958
Institution Rank : 24
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Suomeng Dong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/db/4991440.jpg)
plant pathology
plant disease
Phytophthora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,115
4,349
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
163,922
Country Rank
7,135
Institution Rank : 29
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Rongjun Bian](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/19/694090.jpg)
Soil science
Environmental science
Agricultural bio-waste treatment
Soil remediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
4,662
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
194,021
Country Rank
8,589
Institution Rank : 34
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jinyang Wang|王 金阳](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bf/694110.jpg)
soil science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,151
3,959
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
201,406
Country Rank
8,933
Institution Rank : 35
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Javaid Akhter Bhat](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f7/693718.jpg)
Plant Genetics
Crop Biotechnology
Plant Genomics
Computational Biology
Plant Stress Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
4,772
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
219,084
Country Rank
9,780
Institution Rank : 41
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Lily Cai](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant functional genomics & Molecular breeding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
2,696
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
268,492
Country Rank
12,272
Institution Rank : 48
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Zheng Luqing](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
plant molecular nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,755
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
413,014
Country Rank
19,459
Institution Rank : 73
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Oliver Xiaoou Dong](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ad/693712.jpg)
Plant Genome Editing
Rice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,121
1,707
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
427,981
Country Rank
20,149
Institution Rank : 75
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Xin Qiao](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c9/693705.jpg)
Phylogenomics
comparative genomics
genome evolution
biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,837
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
467,329
Country Rank
21,982
Institution Rank : 82
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Tianyuan Yang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/22/693650.jpg)
Plant Mineral Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,786
1,609
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
635,499
Country Rank
29,343
Institution Rank : 102
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jiangmei Sun](/pictures/80/693308.jpg)
Plant signal transduction
Protein phosphorylation
Peptide hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
607
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
700,883
Country Rank
32,021
Institution Rank : 111
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Qionghou Li](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant genetics
Plant genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
911
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
946,473
Country Rank
42,612
Institution Rank : 146
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ming Wang](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c5/4503482.jpg)
Soybean
Metabolism
Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
363
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,119,722
Country Rank
51,230
Institution Rank : 168
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Waqar Khan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/90/4582928.jpg)
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
205
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,206,664
Country Rank
55,781
Institution Rank : 180
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Wanli Lian](/pictures/03/4816132.jpg)
soil chemistry
soil science
biochar
heavy metal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
179
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,217,826
Country Rank
56,502
Institution Rank : 182
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Jie Chen](/pictures/77/4816131.jpg)
plant science
cadmium
selenium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,549,448
Country Rank
74,182
Institution Rank : 228
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Daouda Coulibaly](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Pomology
Plant science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
63
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,657,427
Country Rank
79,052
Institution Rank : 234
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
![China](/flags/cn.png)
![Ruinan Zhang](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Plant Phenomics
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
6,035
![China](/flags/cn.png)
159
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
1
Fang Jie Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,916
31,112
0.465
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Soil Science
Plant nutrition
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
27,898
![China](/flags/cn.png)
981
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
6
Guohua Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,414
16,738
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
106,840
![China](/flags/cn.png)
4,423
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
13
xiaorong fan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,091
5,851
0.644
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
plant molecular and physiology on N use efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
110,277
![China](/flags/cn.png)
4,585
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
14
Mingyi Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,841
3,573
0.404
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Plant Stress Physiology
Signal Transduction in Plant Cells
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
112,779
![China](/flags/cn.png)
4,719
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
16
Li Rong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,667
7,391
0.853
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
microbial ecology
soil science
biofertilizer
agricultural waste utilization
plant-microbe interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
128,948
![China](/flags/cn.png)
5,459
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
22
Kun Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,688
6,564
0.854
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Soil Science
Climate Change and Agriculture
Biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
140,079
![China](/flags/cn.png)
5,958
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
24
Suomeng Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,115
4,349
0.611
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
plant pathology
plant disease
Phytophthora
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
163,922
![China](/flags/cn.png)
7,135
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
29
Rongjun Bian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,115
4,662
0.762
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Soil science
Environmental science
Agricultural bio-waste treatment
Soil remediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
194,021
![China](/flags/cn.png)
8,589
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
34
Jinyang Wang|王 金阳
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,151
3,959
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
201,406
![China](/flags/cn.png)
8,933
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
35
Javaid Akhter Bhat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,958
4,772
0.962
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Plant Genetics
Crop Biotechnology
Plant Genomics
Computational Biology
Plant Stress Physiology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
219,084
![China](/flags/cn.png)
9,780
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
41
Lily Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,539
2,696
0.594
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Plant functional genomics & Molecular breeding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
268,492
![China](/flags/cn.png)
12,272
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
48
Zheng Luqing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,626
2,755
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
413,014
![China](/flags/cn.png)
19,459
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
73
Oliver Xiaoou Dong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,121
1,707
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
427,981
![China](/flags/cn.png)
20,149
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
75
Xin Qiao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,837
0.909
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Phylogenomics
comparative genomics
genome evolution
biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
467,329
![China](/flags/cn.png)
21,982
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
82
Tianyuan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,786
1,609
0.901
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
635,499
![China](/flags/cn.png)
29,343
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
102
Jiangmei Sun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,095
607
0.554
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Plant signal transduction
Protein phosphorylation
Peptide hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
700,883
![China](/flags/cn.png)
32,021
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
111
Qionghou Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
911
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
946,473
![China](/flags/cn.png)
42,612
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
146
Ming Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
432
363
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,119,722
![China](/flags/cn.png)
51,230
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
168
Waqar Khan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
205
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,206,664
![China](/flags/cn.png)
55,781
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
180
Wanli Lian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
179
1.000
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
soil chemistry
soil science
biochar
heavy metal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,217,826
![China](/flags/cn.png)
56,502
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
182
Jie Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,549,448
![China](/flags/cn.png)
74,182
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
228
Daouda Coulibaly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
63
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,657,427
![China](/flags/cn.png)
79,052
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
234
Ruinan Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/6016.jpg)
Plant Phenomics
Deep Learning
Computer Vision