Mingcai Zhang

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Mingcai Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mingcai Zhang has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mingcai Zhang's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (34 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (29 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers). Mingcai Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (34 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (29 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers). Mingcai Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Iran. Mingcai Zhang's co-authors include Zhaohu Li, Liusheng Duan, Yushi Zhang, Yanhai Yin, Trevor M. Nolan, Huyuan Zhang, Tong Wang, Qihao Yu, Xiaoli Tian and Jiachang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mingcai Zhang

143 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Arabidopsis WRKY46, WRKY54 and WRKY70 Transcription Factors Are Involved in Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Response

2017 326 citations Trevor M. Nolan, Huaxun Ye et al. The Plant Cell profile →
Comparing the applications of EMD and EEMD on time–frequency analysis of seismic signal

2012 304 citations Mingcai Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mingcai Zhang China	36	3.1k	1.4k	601	588	199	151	4.9k
Zhong‐Hua Chen Australia	59	8.4k 2.7×	2.7k 1.9×	350 0.6×	256 0.4×	140 0.7×	302	10.7k
Yun Li China	34	1.4k 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	190 0.3×	226 0.4×	183 0.9×	327	4.5k
Qingjie Wang China	40	739 0.2×	1.6k 1.1×	248 0.4×	654 1.1×	579 2.9×	208	5.0k
Shujie Zhang China	33	781 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	128 0.2×	206 0.4×	68 0.3×	200	3.9k
Satoshi Mori Japan	55	9.5k 3.1×	1.2k 0.9×	151 0.3×	921 1.6×	80 0.4×	211	11.4k
Xiaoli Chen China	35	1.8k 0.6×	816 0.6×	884 1.5×	1.2k 2.0×	110 0.6×	188	4.1k
Zhen Li China	44	3.0k 1.0×	2.6k 1.9×	159 0.3×	149 0.3×	57 0.3×	239	5.9k
Shiping Liu China	32	824 0.3×	981 0.7×	141 0.2×	910 1.5×	85 0.4×	157	3.6k
Chun Wang China	29	2.2k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	84 0.1×	357 0.6×	39 0.2×	162	4.3k
Jianfeng Zhang China	32	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	115 0.2×	329 0.6×	171 0.9×	310	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Mingcai Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mingcai Zhang

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Yu, Hou‐Yong, Xuetao Shi, Ning Na, et al.. (2025). The Exserohilum turcicum effector EtEC81 reprograms alternative splicing in maize and activates immunity. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115501–115501. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Xueqing, Xifeng Fan, Mingcai Zhang, et al.. (2025). Insights into the interlinkages between rhizosphere soil extracellular enzymes and microbiome assemblages across soil profiles in grasslands. Applied Soil Ecology. 211. 106139–106139. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Yichi, Baomin Wang, Fangjun Li, et al.. (2025). Auxin and abscisic acid are involved in the regulation of soil moisture on thidiazuron-induced defoliation in cotton. Industrial Crops and Products. 229. 120988–120988.

Wang, Zhen, Mingcai Zhang, Xuan Wu, et al.. (2024). Cluster-triggered excitation-dependent phosphorescence emission in polymorphic arylborinic acid. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 168. 112895–112895. 3 indexed citations

Feng, Tianyu, et al.. (2024). ZmSCE1a positively regulates drought tolerance by enhancing the stability of ZmGCN5. The Plant Journal. 120(5). 2101–2112. 4 indexed citations

Qi, Guangyan, Mingcai Zhang, Brandon B. Carlson, et al.. (2024). Peptide Hydrogel for Sustained Release of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 In Vitro. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 15(12). 369–369. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Keke, Kexin Li, Jianlong Dai, et al.. (2023). High dosage of mepiquat chloride delays defoliation of harvest aids in cotton. Industrial Crops and Products. 202. 116998–116998. 10 indexed citations

Mo, Tangming, Zhenxiang Wang, Liang Zeng, et al.. (2023). Energy Storage Mechanism in Supercapacitors with Porous Graphdiynes: Effects of Pore Topology and Electrode Metallicity (Adv. Mater. 33/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(33). 2 indexed citations

Cao, Xiaocong, et al.. (2022). Plant nitrogen availability and crosstalk with phytohormones signallings and their biotechnology breeding application in crops. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 21(7). 1320–1342. 54 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, Ning Wang, Shuying Li, et al.. (2021). Gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor mepiquat chloride enhances root K+ uptake in cotton by modulating plasma membrane H+-ATPase. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(18). 6659–6671. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Juan, Riqing Li, Meimei Xu, et al.. (2021). A (conditional) role for labdane‐related diterpenoid natural products in rice stomatal closure. New Phytologist. 230(2). 698–709. 30 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuexia, Yushi Zhang, Yajun Li, et al.. (2020). Efficient carbon recycling and modulation of antioxidants involved in elongation of the parasitic plant dodder (Cuscuta spp.) in vitro. Plant Science. 303. 110770–110770. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yushi, Yubin Wang, Wei Wang, et al.. (2019). Ethephon Improved Stalk Strength of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Mainly through Altering Internode Morphological Traits to Modulate Mechanical Properties under Field Conditions. Agronomy. 9(4). 186–186. 17 indexed citations

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Xie, Zhouli, Trevor M. Nolan, Hao Jiang, et al.. (2019). The AP2/ERF Transcription Factor TINY Modulates Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Responses in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 31(8). 1788–1806. 181 indexed citations

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Yu, Haiyue, et al.. (2019). Regulation of coronatine on the grain filling characteristics and starch synthesis in maize kernels.. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 45(10). 1535–1543. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaojiao, Man Zhang, Mian Wang, et al.. (2018). The effects of mepiquat chloride on the lateral root initiation of cotton seedlings are associated with auxin and auxin-conjugate homeostasis. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1). 361–361. 10 indexed citations

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Ye, Huaxun, Sanzhen Liu, Buyun Tang, et al.. (2017). RD26 mediates crosstalk between drought and brassinosteroid signalling pathways. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14573–14573. 214 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiana, Mingcai Zhang, A. Egrinya Eneji, & Jianmin Li. (2016). Influence of exogenous silicon on UV-B radiation-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimmers in soybean leaves and its alleviation mechanism. Journal of Plant Physiology. 196-197. 20–27. 8 indexed citations

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Qi, Ruijuan, Wanrong Gu, Juan Zhang, et al.. (2013). Exogenous diethyl aminoethyl hexanoate enhanced growth of corn and soybean seedlings through altered photosynthesis and phytohormone. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 7(13). 2021–2028. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mingcai. (2008). Regulation of Tertiary Amine Bioregulator on Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters of Corn Leaves. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica. 5 indexed citations

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