Rong Li

12.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
227 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Rong Li is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Li has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Plant Science, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Rong Li's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (79 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (41 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (34 papers). Rong Li is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (79 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (41 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (34 papers). Rong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United States. Rong Li's co-authors include Qirong Shen, Zongzhuan Shen, Yunze Ruan, Qirong Shen, Wu Xiong, Chao Xue, George A. Kowalchuk, Beibei Wang, Ruifu Zhang and Qiwei Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Rong Li

218 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Root exudates drive the soil-borne legacy of aboveground pathogen infection

2018 462 citations Mengli Zhao, Rong Li et al. Microbiome profile →
Effects of organic–inorganic compound fertilizer with reduced chemical fertilizer application on crop yields, soil biological activity and bacterial community structure in a rice–wheat cropping system

2015 328 citations Rong Li, Biao Shen et al. profile →
Bio-organic fertilizers stimulate indigenous soil Pseudomonas populations to enhance plant disease suppression

2020 290 citations Chengyuan Tao, Rong Li et al. Microbiome profile →
Trophic interactions between predatory protists and pathogen-suppressive bacteria impact plant health

2022 125 citations Sai Guo, Chengyuan Tao et al. The ISME Journal profile →
Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer use for more grain and less pollution

2022 119 citations Rong Li et al. profile →
Bio‐organic soil amendment promotes the suppression of Ralstonia solanacearum by inducing changes in the functionality and composition of rhizosphere bacterial communities

2022 117 citations Xuhui Deng, Hongjun Liu et al. New Phytologist profile →

Peers

Rong Li

ECOLO

R. Z. Sayyed India

Anil Kumar Saxena India

Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah Saudi Arabia

Ajit Varma India

Yinglong Chen China

Ajar Nath Yadav India

Harikesh Bahadur Singh India

Radha Prasanna India

Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal India

Satyawati Sharma India

R. Z. Sayyed India

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ECOLO

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Countries citing papers authored by Rong Li

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rong Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rong Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rong Li 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 Rong Li. Rong Li is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Guo, Sai, Rong Pan, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Plant-microbe interactions influence plant performance via boosting beneficial root-endophytic bacteria. Environmental Microbiome. 20(1). 18–18. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Dongyang, Hong Zhu, Xinpeng Li, et al.. (2025). A Zn2-Cys6 transcription factor, TgZct4, reprograms antioxidant activity in the fungus Trichoderma guizhouense to defend against oxidative stress. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1471–1471.

Zhang, Huaming, Rong Li, Zhihan Huang, et al.. (2024). Constructing core-shell structured Mott–Schottky heterojunction towards remarkable hydrogen production from water/seawater splitting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1005. 175952–175952. 7 indexed citations

Li, Tingting, Yannan Ou, Ming Gao, et al.. (2024). Suppressing Ralstonia solanacearum and Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Tomato Rhizosphere Soil through Companion Planting with Basil or Cilantro. Agronomy. 14(6). 1129–1129. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Chen, Shiqi Sun, Mohammadhossein Ravanbakhsh, et al.. (2024). Investigating protistan predators and bacteria within soil microbiomes in agricultural ecosystems under organic and chemical fertilizer applications. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 60(7). 1009–1024. 3 indexed citations

Jousset, Alexandre, Stefan Geisen, Enrique Lara, et al.. (2024). Protist communities as indicators of fertilization-induced changes in a species-rich grassland ecosystem. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 372. 109101–109101. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Sai, Zixuan Jiao, Xinyue Yan, et al.. (2024). Predatory protists reduce bacteria wilt disease incidence in tomato plants. Nature Communications. 15(1). 829–829. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Rui, Rong Li, Jialiang Kuang, & Zhenqing Shi. (2023). Influence of drought intensity on soil carbon priming and its temperature sensitivity after rewetting. The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168362–168362. 1 indexed citations

Kuramae, Eiko E., et al.. (2023). Tomato growth stage modulates bacterial communities across different soil aggregate sizes and disease levels. ISME Communications. 3(1). 104–104. 5 indexed citations

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Hong, Shan, et al.. (2023). Selection of rhizosphere communities of diverse rotation crops reveals unique core microbiome associated with reduced banana Fusarium wilt disease. New Phytologist. 238(5). 2194–2209. 49 indexed citations

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Shen, Zongzhuan, Beibei Wang, Alexandre Jousset, et al.. (2023). Intercropping with Trifolium repens contributes disease suppression of banana Fusarium wilt by reshaping soil protistan communities. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 361. 108797–108797. 12 indexed citations

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Tao, Chengyuan, Zhe Wang, Shanshan Liu, et al.. (2023). Additive fungal interactions drive biocontrol of Fusarium wilt disease. New Phytologist. 238(3). 1198–1214. 58 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Zhengyang Liu, Zhe Wang, et al.. (2023). Biodiversity of the beneficial soil-borne fungi steered by Trichoderma-amended biofertilizers stimulates plant production. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9(1). 46–46. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Rong, et al.. (2022). Study on Synchronization Theory of Dual-Exciters Reverse Drive Vibration System. Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 58(11). 156–156.

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Guo, Sai, Chengyuan Tao, Alexandre Jousset, et al.. (2022). Trophic interactions between predatory protists and pathogen-suppressive bacteria impact plant health. The ISME Journal. 16(8). 1932–1943. 125 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Rong, et al.. (2021). Theoretical Study on Synchronization of the Counter‐Rotating Exciter in the Compound Vibrating Field. Shock and Vibration. 2021(1). 2 indexed citations

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Guo, Sai, Wu Xiong, Zhilei Gao, et al.. (2021). Protists as main indicators and determinants of plant performance. Microbiome. 9(1). 99 indexed citations

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Fu, Lin, Wu Xiong, Francisco Dini‐Andreote, et al.. (2020). Changes in bulk soil affect the disease-suppressive rhizosphere microbiome against Fusarium wilt disease. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 7(3). 307–307. 18 indexed citations

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Xiong, Wu, Rong Li, Sai Guo, et al.. (2019). Microbial amendments alter protist communities within the soil microbiome. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 135. 379–382. 45 indexed citations

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Li, Rong & Long Yang. (2004). Biodiversity of Guizhou Province and its karst environment. Journal of Guizhou Normal University. 2 indexed citations

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