Lili Zhou

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Lili Zhou is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lili Zhou has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Plant Science, 21 papers in Soil Science and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lili Zhou's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (12 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (10 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (9 papers). Lili Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (12 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (10 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (9 papers). Lili Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Ghana and United States. Lili Zhou's co-authors include Long Li, Shumin Li, Xingguo Bao, Jianhao Sun, Fusuo Zhang, Honggang Zhang, De‐Yu Xie, Ming-Zhu Shi, Pengfei Wu and Xiangqing Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Lili Zhou

68 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Diversity enhances agricultural productivity via rhizosph... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Diversity enhances agricultural productivity via rhizosphere phosphorus facilitation on phosphorus-deficient soils
    2007 702 citations Lili Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lili Zhou China 23 1.3k 723 663 273 218 72 2.1k
Anil Shrestha United States 27 1.9k 1.5× 791 1.1× 588 0.9× 225 0.8× 110 0.5× 135 2.5k
Hanne Lakkenborg Kristensen Denmark 25 1.1k 0.8× 558 0.8× 903 1.4× 161 0.6× 222 1.0× 77 2.2k
Suiqi Zhang China 30 2.4k 1.9× 707 1.0× 858 1.3× 243 0.9× 260 1.2× 114 3.2k
Gregory R. Cawthray Australia 32 2.9k 2.2× 489 0.7× 989 1.5× 295 1.1× 128 0.6× 69 3.5k
P.E.L. van der Putten Netherlands 27 1.7k 1.3× 802 1.1× 367 0.6× 280 1.0× 455 2.1× 64 2.2k
I. J. Bingham United Kingdom 23 1.9k 1.5× 630 0.9× 710 1.1× 202 0.7× 121 0.6× 53 2.5k
Jaideep Kumar Bisht India 25 1.3k 1.0× 303 0.4× 745 1.1× 219 0.8× 91 0.4× 75 2.1k
B. Jeangros Switzerland 20 545 0.4× 667 0.9× 462 0.7× 126 0.5× 236 1.1× 172 1.9k
Glenn McDonald Australia 35 3.4k 2.6× 698 1.0× 830 1.3× 277 1.0× 160 0.7× 87 4.1k
Keitaro Tawaraya Japan 29 2.0k 1.5× 192 0.3× 645 1.0× 239 0.9× 90 0.4× 130 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Lili Zhou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lili Zhou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lili Zhou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lili Zhou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lili Zhou based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lili Zhou. Lili Zhou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Ying, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation for mitigating the hydraulic erosion of the riverbank. Journal of Environmental Management. 376. 124320–124320. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiabing, Jing Chen, Lili Zhou, et al.. (2025). Soil microbial legacy mediated by buckwheat flavonoids enhances cabbage resistance to clubroot disease. Microbiome. 13(1). 176–176. 2 indexed citations
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Bai, Qing, et al.. (2024). Effects of Frozen Layer on Composite Erosion of Snowmelt and Rainfall in the Typical Black Soil of Northeast China. Water. 16(15). 2131–2131. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lili, Raffaele Casa, Xiaoyu Song, et al.. (2024). The 500-meter long-term winter wheat grain protein content dataset for China from multi-source data. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1025–1025. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaoyan, Yang Li, Xinyang Zhang, et al.. (2023). Effects of Drought Stress on Non-Structural Carbohydrates in Different Organs of Cunninghamia lanceolata. Plants. 12(13). 2477–2477. 14 indexed citations
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Su, Lin, et al.. (2022). Assessment of gully erosion susceptibility using different DEM-derived topographic factors in the black soil region of Northeast China. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 11(1). 97–111. 32 indexed citations
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Liu, Fang, et al.. (2022). Community structure and diversity characteristics of rhizosphere and root endophytic bacterial community in different Acacia species. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0262909–e0262909. 21 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ling, Man Li, Lili Zhou, et al.. (2021). Quantitative Proteomics Reveals that GmENO2 Proteins Are Involved in Response to Phosphate Starvation in the Leaves of Glycine max L.. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(2). 920–920. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Liyu, Lü Qin, Lili Zhou, et al.. (2018). A nodule‐localized phosphate transporter Gm PT 7 plays an important role in enhancing symbiotic N 2 fixation and yield in soybean. New Phytologist. 221(4). 2013–2025. 89 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunpeng, et al.. (2017). Diurnal variation and directivity of photosynthetic carbon metabolism in maize hybrids under gradient drought stress.. Zhongguo nongye Kexue. 50(11). 2083–2092. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lili, Ming-Zhu Shi, & De‐Yu Xie. (2012). Regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis by nitrogen in TTG1–GL3/TT8–PAP1-programmed red cells of Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta. 236(3). 825–837. 82 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lili. (2012). Effects of Different Explants on the Primary Culture and Callus Induction of Anthurium andraeanum. Anhui nongye kexue. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lili. (2010). Study on Sloping Land Rainfall Erosion Affected by Thaw Depth of Near-surface Meadow Soil. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Lili, David A. Christopher, & Robert E. Paull. (2000). Defoliation and Fruit Removal Effects on Papaya Fruit Production, Sugar Accumulation, and Sucrose Metabolism. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 125(5). 644–652. 37 indexed citations

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