Ruifu Zhang

14.5k citations
178 papers · 10.4k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 55
Topics
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (71 papers)Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (58 papers)Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers)

In The Last Decade

Ruifu Zhang

176 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and mi...201320262017202120142021201320192015100200300400500

Peers

Ruifu Zhang
Comparison fields: 5 of 140
  • Plant Science 6.6k
  • Molecular Biology 2.9k
  • Soil Science 2.2k
  • Ecology 2.2k
  • Pollution 828
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruifu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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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.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1 12
2 1
3 4
4 6
5 3
6 22
7 65
8 10
9 39
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Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteriabreakdown →
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11 8
12 1
13 36
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Bacillus velezensis stimulates resident rhizosphere Pseudomonas stutzeri for plant health through metabolic interactionsbreakdown →
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15 2
16 55
17 100
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Studies on microbial fertilizer and its application prospects in improving arable land quality.
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Effects of phosphorus application on root characteristics of super-high-yield spring maize
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Extraction and purification of soil microbial total DNA
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About Ruifu Zhang

Ruifu Zhang is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Biotechnology, having authored 178 papers that have together received 10.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (71 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (58 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (2.2k citations), Plant Science (6.6k citations) and Ecology (2.2k citations). Ruifu Zhang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Qirong Shen, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu, Zhihui Xu, Wu Xiong, Youzhi Miao, Jorge M. Vivanco, Jacqueline M. Chaparro and Zhao Jun. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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