Ruifu Zhang

235 total papers · 14.2k total citations
178 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Ruifu Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruifu Zhang has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Plant Science, 78 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ruifu Zhang's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (71 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (58 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers). Ruifu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (71 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (58 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers). Ruifu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Ruifu Zhang's co-authors include Qirong Shen, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu, Zhihui Xu, Wu Xiong, Jorge M. Vivanco, Youzhi Miao, Jacqueline M. Chaparro and Zhao Jun and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ruifu Zhang

172 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Rhizosphere interactions:... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2021 2013 2019 2015 100 200 300 400 500
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and microbial communities
    2014 529 citations Xing‐Feng Huang, Jacqueline M. Chaparro et al. Botany profile →
  2. Specialized metabolic functions of keystone taxa sustain soil microbiome stability
    2021 459 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. Microbiome profile →
  3. Application of Natural Blends of Phytochemicals Derived from the Root Exudates of Arabidopsis to the Soil Reveal That Phenolic-related Compounds Predominantly Modulate the Soil Microbiome
    2013 395 citations Dayakar V. Badri, Jacqueline M. Chaparro et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Diversity-triggered deterministic bacterial assembly constrains community functions
    2019 370 citations Weibing Xun, Wei Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. 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 323 citations Zhao Jun, Jing Li et al. Applied Soil Ecology profile →
  6. Bacillus velezensis stimulates resident rhizosphere Pseudomonas stutzeri for plant health through metabolic interactions
    2021 267 citations Xinli Sun, Zhihui Xu et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  7. Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria
    2023 78 citations Yunpeng Liu, Zhihui Xu et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →
  8. Dissection of rhizosphere microbiome and exploiting strategies for sustainable agriculture
    2024 45 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. New Phytologist profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ruifu Zhang 6.4k 2.9k 2.2k 2.2k 816 178 10.2k
Anton Hartmann 6.2k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 696 0.9× 122 9.3k
P. R. Hirsch 5.6k 0.9× 3.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 2.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.5× 152 10.4k
Tongmin Sa 7.3k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 722 0.9× 204 9.9k
Johanna Döbereiner 6.6k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 552 0.7× 134 8.3k
Harsh P. Bais 10.0k 1.6× 3.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 667 0.8× 125 13.7k
Yoav Bashan 10.2k 1.6× 3.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 2.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.9× 237 19.1k
Eiko E. Kuramae 5.5k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 3.3k 1.5× 4.0k 1.9× 1.0k 1.3× 193 11.3k
Siu Mui Tsai 4.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 533 0.7× 261 8.6k
Paolina Garbeva 5.7k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 2.4× 90 10.2k
Anil Kumar Saxena 4.9k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 717 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 481 0.6× 262 7.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruifu Zhang

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

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