Defeng Zhu

104 total papers · 2.0k total citations
77 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Defeng Zhu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Zhu has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Defeng Zhu's work include Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (58 papers), Plant responses to water stress (22 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (15 papers). Defeng Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (58 papers), Plant responses to water stress (22 papers) and GABA and Rice Research (15 papers). Defeng Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Philippines. Defeng Zhu's co-authors include Yuping Zhang, Huizhe Chen, Jing Xiang, Yikai Zhang, Lin XianQing, Yaliang Wang, Lianghuan Wu, Limei Zhao, Yongshan Li and Norman Uphoff and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Defeng Zhu

73 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Defeng Zhu 1.3k 234 225 216 139 77 1.5k
Brian L. Beres 1.2k 0.9× 154 0.7× 160 0.7× 532 2.5× 108 0.8× 122 1.6k
Narendra Pratap Singh 1.6k 1.2× 174 0.7× 116 0.5× 134 0.6× 190 1.4× 128 1.8k
Ali Missaoui 937 0.7× 114 0.5× 171 0.8× 330 1.5× 265 1.9× 50 1.4k
J. L. Christiansen 858 0.7× 186 0.8× 83 0.4× 202 0.9× 150 1.1× 61 1.3k
J. Tom Cothren 1.6k 1.2× 162 0.7× 406 1.8× 312 1.4× 209 1.5× 63 1.9k
Birte Boelt 866 0.7× 168 0.7× 112 0.5× 231 1.1× 127 0.9× 93 1.3k
Daryl T. Bowman 1.6k 1.3× 70 0.3× 114 0.5× 211 1.0× 146 1.1× 102 1.8k
B. S. Sipes 827 0.6× 123 0.5× 114 0.5× 161 0.7× 130 0.9× 97 1.1k
R. Sanderson 626 0.5× 165 0.7× 194 0.9× 468 2.2× 128 0.9× 70 1.5k
Zulfiqar Ali 1.5k 1.1× 148 0.6× 119 0.5× 277 1.3× 405 2.9× 117 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Defeng Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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