Ruifu Zhang

14.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
178 papers, 10.4k 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 10.4k 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, Youzhi Miao, Jorge M. Vivanco, 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

176 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and mi... 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 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. Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and microbial communities
    2014 536 citations Ruifu Zhang, Qirong Shen et al. profile →
  2. Specialized metabolic functions of keystone taxa sustain soil microbiome stability
    2021 479 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. 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 401 citations Ruifu Zhang, Qirong Shen et al. profile →
  4. Diversity-triggered deterministic bacterial assembly constrains community functions
    2019 381 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. 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 328 citations Ruifu Zhang et al. profile →
  6. Bacillus velezensis stimulates resident rhizosphere Pseudomonas stutzeri for plant health through metabolic interactions
    2021 280 citations Xinli Sun, Zhihui Xu et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  7. Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria
    2023 84 citations Yunpeng Liu, Zhihui Xu et al. FEMS Microbiology Reviews profile →
  8. Dissection of rhizosphere microbiome and exploiting strategies for sustainable agriculture
    2024 51 citations Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu et al. profile →

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
Replace Tongmin Sa with:
Tongmin Sa South Korea
Anton Hartmann Germany
P. R. Hirsch United Kingdom
Paolina Garbeva Netherlands
Harsh P. Bais United States
Siu Mui Tsai Brazil
Pankaj Trivedi United States
Anil Kumar Saxena India
Yangchun Xu China
Gary D. Bending United Kingdom
Tongmin Sa South Korea View profile →
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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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
A novel decomposer-exploiter interaction framework of plant residue microbial decomposition
2025 ·Genome biology ·Youzhi Miao, Wei Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhihui Xu, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang
12
2
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Promote Nodulation and N2 Fixation in Soybean by Specific Root Exudates
2025 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Qianqian Wang, Xiangdong Liu, Jiang Tian, Ruifu Zhang, Hong Liao, Hans Lambers, Xiurong Wang
1
3
Autoinducer-2 relieves soil stress-induced dormancy of Bacillus velezensis by modulating sporulation signaling
2024 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·Qin Xiong, Huihui Zhang, Xia Shu, (unknown), Haiyang Feng, Zhihui Xu, Ákos T. Kovács, Ruifu Zhang, Yunpeng Liu
4
4
Bridging the Gap: Biofilm-mediated establishment of Bacillus velezensis on Trichoderma guizhouense mycelia
2024 ·Biofilm ·Jiyu Xie, Xinli Sun, (unknown), Lili Tao, Taimeng Tan, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Ruifu Zhang, Ákos T. Kovács, Zhihui Xu, Qirong Shen
6
5
Linking ecological niche and metabolic hierarchy in low-oxygen-driven anammox systems
2024 ·Journal of Water Process Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Jiawei Zeng, (unknown), Wenru Liu, Xiao Ma, Ruifu Zhang, Xiao-Ming Ji
3
6
Subsoil tillage enhances wheat productivity, soil organic carbon and available nutrient status in dryland fields
2023 ·Journal of Integrative Agriculture ·Qiuyan Yan, (unknown), Fei Dong, (unknown), Feng Li, (unknown), Jiancheng Zhang, Ruifu Zhang, Xiao Huang
22
7
Biocontrol mechanisms of Bacillus : Improving the efficiency of green agriculture
2023 ·Microbial Biotechnology ·Nan Zhang, Zhengqi Wang, Jiahui Shao, Zhihui Xu, Yunpeng Liu, Weibing Xun, Youzhi Miao, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang
65
8
Grazing Regulates Changes in Soil Microbial Communities in Plant-Soil Systems
2023 ·Agronomy ·Yu Zhang, Miao Wang, Xu Wang, Ruiqiang Li, Ruifu Zhang, Weibing Xun, Hui Li, Xiaoping Xin, Ruirui Yan
10
9
Chemical communication in plant–microbe beneficial interactions: a toolbox for precise management of beneficial microbes
2023 ·Current Opinion in Microbiology ·Zhihui Xu, Yunpeng Liu, Nan Zhang, Weibing Xun, Haichao Feng, Youzhi Miao, Jiahui Shao, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang
39
10
Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria breakdown →
2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Reviews ·Yunpeng Liu, Zhihui Xu, Lin Chen, Weibing Xun, Xia Shu, Yu Chen, Xinli Sun, Zhengqi Wang, Yi Ren, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang
84
11
A toxin-mediated policing system in Bacillus optimizes division of labor via penalizing cheater-like nonproducers
2023 ·eLife ·Rong Huang, Jiahui Shao, Zhihui Xu, Yuqi Chen, Yunpeng Liu, Dandan Wang, Haichao Feng, Weibing Xun, Qirong Shen, Nan Zhang, Ruifu Zhang
8
12
Effects of water and nitrogen application on root attenuation characteristics and yield of spring maize under shallow buried drip irrigation
2023 ·ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA ·Yuqin Zhang, (unknown), Ruifu Zhang, Congfeng Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
1
13
The volatile cedrene from Trichoderma guizhouense modulates Arabidopsis root development through auxin transport and signalling
2021 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·(unknown), Jiahui Shao, (unknown), Yu Chen, Hongzhe Wang, Zhihui Xu, Haichao Feng, Weibing Xun, Yunpeng Liu, Nan Zhang, Qirong Shen, Wei Xuan, Ruifu Zhang
36
14
Bacillus velezensis stimulates resident rhizosphere Pseudomonas stutzeri for plant health through metabolic interactions breakdown →
2021 ·The ISME Journal ·Xinli Sun, Zhihui Xu, Jiyu Xie, Viktor Hesselberg-Thomsen, Taimeng Tan, Daoyue Zheng, Mikael Lenz Strube, Anna Dragoš, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang, Ákos T. Kovács
280
15
Effects of strip-till with staggered planting on yield formation and shoot-root characteristics of spring maize in irrigation area of Xiliaohe plain
2020 ·ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA ·Yuqin Zhang, (unknown), Congfeng Li, (unknown), Fang Luo, Ruifu Zhang
2
16
Contrasting effects of inorganic and organic fertilisation regimes on shifts in Fe redox bacterial communities in red soils
2017 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Yongli Wen, Jian Xiao, Feifei Liu, Bernard A. Goodman, Wei Li, Zhongjun Jia, Wei Ran, Ruifu Zhang, Qirong Shen, Guanghui Yu
55
17
Identification of Root-Secreted Compounds Involved in the Communication Between Cucumber, the Beneficial Bacillus amyloliquefaciens , and the Soil-Borne Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum
2016 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·Yunpeng Liu, Lin Chen, Gengwei Wu, Haichao Feng, Guishan Zhang, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang
100
18
Studies on microbial fertilizer and its application prospects in improving arable land quality.
2013 ·Zhongguo nongye ke-ji daobao ·Ruifu Zhang, (unknown), Nan Zhang, (unknown), (unknown)
1
19
Effects of phosphorus application on root characteristics of super-high-yield spring maize
2012 ·Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Julin Gao, Ruifu Zhang, Zhigang Wang, Yu‐Qin Zhang
3
20
Extraction and purification of soil microbial total DNA
2003 ·Ruifu Zhang, Hui Cao, Zhongli Cui, Shunpeng Li, (unknown)
8

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