Ruifu Zhang

14.5k citations

178 papers · 10.4k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 55

Soil Science top 0.2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 22
Plant Science top 0.1%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 71
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 58
- Nematode management and characterization studies 26
Ecology top 0.5%
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 36
Pollution top 1%
Biotechnology top 0.5%
Molecular Biology
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing 23
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 18
Biomedical Engineering
- Biofuel production and bioconversion 20

Co-authors: Qirong ShenNan ZhangWeibing Xun Yunpeng Liu Zhihui Xu Wu Xiong Youzhi Miao Jorge M. Vivanco
Cited by: Soil Science Plant Science Ecology
Partner nations: China United States Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Ruifu Zhang

176 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2024 Dissection of rhizosphere microbiome and exploiting strategies for sustainable agriculture
2023 Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteria
2021 Specialized metabolic functions of keystone taxa sustain soil microbiome stability
2021 Bacillus velezensis stimulates resident rhizosphere Pseudomonas stutzeri for plant health through metabolic interactions
2019 Diversity-triggered deterministic bacterial assembly constrains community functions
2015 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
2014 Rhizosphere interactions: root exudates, microbes, and microbial communities
2013 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

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1	A novel decomposer-exploiter interaction framework of plant residue microbial decomposition Youzhi Miao,Wei Wang,Huanhuan Xu,Yanwei Xia,Q X Gong,Zhihui Xu,Nan Zhang,Weibing Xun,Qirong Shen,Ruifu Zhang	2025	12
2	Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Promote Nodulation and N₂ Fixation in Soybean by Specific Root Exudates Yuanyuan Li,Luwen Lu,Qianqian Wang,Xiangdong Liu,Jiang Tian,Ruifu Zhang,Hong Liao,Hans Lambers,Xiurong Wang	2025	1
3	Autoinducer-2 relieves soil stress-induced dormancy of Bacillus velezensis by modulating sporulation signaling Qin Xiong,Huihui Zhang,Xia Shu,Xiting Sun,Haiyang Feng,Zhihui Xu,Ákos T. Kovács,Ruifu Zhang,Yunpeng Liu	2024	4
4	Bridging the Gap: Biofilm-mediated establishment of Bacillus velezensis on Trichoderma guizhouense mycelia Jiyu Xie,Xinli Sun,Yanwei Xia,Lili Tao,Taimeng Tan,Nan Zhang,Weibing Xun,Ruifu Zhang,Ákos T. Kovács,Zhihui Xu,Qirong Shen	2024	6
5	Linking ecological niche and metabolic hierarchy in low-oxygen-driven anammox systems Jinli Zheng,Chenrong Gu,Jiawei Zeng,Yangzhe Liu,Wenru Liu,Xiao Ma,Ruifu Zhang,Xiao-Ming Ji	2024	3
6	Subsoil tillage enhances wheat productivity, soil organic carbon and available nutrient status in dryland fields Qiuyan Yan,Linjia Wu,Fei Dong,Shuangdui Yan,Feng Li,Yaqin Jia,Jiancheng Zhang,Ruifu Zhang,Xiao Huang	2023	22
7	Biocontrol mechanisms of Bacillus : Improving the efficiency of green agriculture Nan Zhang,Zhengqi Wang,Jiahui Shao,Zhihui Xu,Yunpeng Liu,Weibing Xun,Youzhi Miao,Qirong Shen,Ruifu Zhang	2023	65
8	Grazing Regulates Changes in Soil Microbial Communities in Plant-Soil Systems Yu Zhang,Miao Wang,Xu Wang,Ruiqiang Li,Ruifu Zhang,Weibing Xun,Hui Li,Xiaoping Xin,Ruirui Yan	2023	10
9	Chemical communication in plant–microbe beneficial interactions: a toolbox for precise management of beneficial microbes Zhihui Xu,Yunpeng Liu,Nan Zhang,Weibing Xun,Haichao Feng,Youzhi Miao,Jiahui Shao,Qirong Shen,Ruifu Zhang	2023	39
10	Root colonization by beneficial rhizobacteriabreakdown → Yunpeng Liu,Zhihui Xu,Lin Chen,Weibing Xun,Xia Shu,Yu Chen,Xinli Sun,Zhengqi Wang,Yi Ren,Qirong Shen,Ruifu Zhang	2023	84
11	A toxin-mediated policing system in Bacillus optimizes division of labor via penalizing cheater-like nonproducers Rong Huang,Jiahui Shao,Zhihui Xu,Yuqi Chen,Yunpeng Liu,Dandan Wang,Haichao Feng,Weibing Xun,Qirong Shen,Nan Zhang,Ruifu Zhang	2023	8
12	Effects of water and nitrogen application on root attenuation characteristics and yield of spring maize under shallow buried drip irrigation Yuqin Zhang,Heng-Shan YANG,Ruifu Zhang,Congfeng Li,Joanna Ti,Xuan-Liang Ge,Jiaqi Yang	2023	1
13	The volatile cedrene from Trichoderma guizhouense modulates Arabidopsis root development through auxin transport and signalling Yucong Li,Jiahui Shao,Yansong Fu,Yu Chen,Hongzhe Wang,Zhihui Xu,Haichao Feng,Weibing Xun,Yunpeng Liu,Nan Zhang,Qirong Shen,Wei Xuan,Ruifu Zhang	2021	36
14	Bacillus velezensis stimulates resident rhizosphere Pseudomonas stutzeri for plant health through metabolic interactionsbreakdown → 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	2021	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 Yuqin Zhang,Heng-Shan YANG,Congfeng Li,Zhao Ming,Fang Luo,Ruifu Zhang	2020	2
16	Contrasting effects of inorganic and organic fertilisation regimes on shifts in Fe redox bacterial communities in red soils Yongli Wen,Jian Xiao,Feifei Liu,Bernard A. Goodman,Wei Li,Zhongjun Jia,Wei Ran,Ruifu Zhang,Qirong Shen,Guanghui Yu	2017	55
17	Identification of Root-Secreted Compounds Involved in the Communication Between Cucumber, the Beneficial Bacillus amyloliquefaciens , and the Soil-Borne Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum Yunpeng Liu,Lin Chen,Gengwei Wu,Haichao Feng,Guishan Zhang,Qirong Shen,Ruifu Zhang	2016	100
18	Studies on microbial fertilizer and its application prospects in improving arable land quality. Ruifu Zhang,Chunrong Yan,Nan Zhang,Li Jun,Shen QiRong	2013	1
19	Effects of phosphorus application on root characteristics of super-high-yield spring maize Fan Xiuyan,Yang Heng-shan,Julin Gao,Ruifu Zhang,Zhigang Wang,Yu‐Qin Zhang	2012	3
20	Extraction and purification of soil microbial total DNA Ruifu Zhang,Hui Cao,Zhongli Cui,Shunpeng Li,Fan Ben	2003	8

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), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (36 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (26 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (23 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (22 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (20 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (18 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.

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