Xin Zhang

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
182 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Xin Zhang is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Zhang has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Plant Science, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xin Zhang's work include Smart Agriculture and AI (23 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (15 papers). Xin Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Smart Agriculture and AI (23 papers), Tree Root and Stability Studies (16 papers) and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses (15 papers). Xin Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xin Zhang's co-authors include Manoj Karkee, Qin Zhang, Longsheng Fu, Yaqoob Majeed, Shuwen Niu, Matthew D. Whiting, Chunsheng Zhao, Wengang Zheng, Shuihua Wang‎ and David S. Guttery and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Xin Zhang

167 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Multi-class fruit-on-plant detection for apple in SNAP sy... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200 250
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. Multi-class fruit-on-plant detection for apple in SNAP system using Faster R-CNN
    2020 259 citations Xin Zhang et al. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xin Zhang China 32 1.6k 469 377 354 335 182 3.8k
Simon Pearson United Kingdom 30 2.6k 1.6× 308 0.7× 358 0.9× 282 0.8× 599 1.8× 128 4.5k
Raphael Linker Israel 30 1.4k 0.9× 441 0.9× 489 1.3× 167 0.5× 409 1.2× 131 2.9k
Jan Pieters Belgium 31 1.3k 0.8× 300 0.6× 254 0.7× 163 0.5× 304 0.9× 173 3.2k
Tao Lin China 33 796 0.5× 536 1.1× 791 2.1× 298 0.8× 705 2.1× 220 6.0k
Chao Chen China 30 2.1k 1.3× 192 0.4× 218 0.6× 545 1.5× 199 0.6× 173 3.0k
Daoliang Li China 51 1.4k 0.9× 962 2.1× 424 1.1× 642 1.8× 620 1.9× 358 9.0k
Patrizia Busato Italy 17 1.4k 0.9× 224 0.5× 294 0.8× 81 0.2× 462 1.4× 73 2.8k
G. van Straten Netherlands 33 1.5k 1.0× 417 0.9× 116 0.3× 280 0.8× 172 0.5× 202 4.3k
S. A. Shearer United States 27 1.3k 0.8× 693 1.5× 314 0.8× 103 0.3× 771 2.3× 139 3.3k
Paolo Menesatti Italy 35 1.1k 0.7× 187 0.4× 894 2.4× 310 0.9× 598 1.8× 128 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Zhang

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

All Works

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Zhu, Xinxin, Xin Zhang, Xiaofei Xu, et al.. (2025). IAA treatment accelerates post-harvest softening in ‘Docteur Jules Guyot’ pear via activation of pectinase-encoding genes. Scientia Horticulturae. 341. 113965–113965. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Qi, et al.. (2024). Study of shear performance of steel-timber composite connection with different shear connectors. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21. e04066–e04066. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Qianqian, et al.. (2024). ε-Polylysine treatment maintains sensory quality, texture, flavor, and inhibits aerobic bacteria growth in vacuum-packed fresh-cut lettuce. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 214. 113011–113011. 5 indexed citations
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Yin, Hang, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the load-carrying performance of single-bolted connections of inorganic-bonded bamboo composite. Wood Material Science and Engineering. 19(5). 1076–1090. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Yunlong Li, Kexue Zhu, et al.. (2024). Microbiome–Metabolomic Analysis Revealed the Immunoprotective Effects of the Extract of Vanilla planifolia Andrew (EVPA) on Immunosuppressed Mice. Foods. 13(5). 701–701. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the local compressive strength perpendicular to the grain of inorganic-bonded bamboo composite using glued-in rods. Construction and Building Materials. 456. 139267–139267. 1 indexed citations
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Wijewardane, Nuwan K., et al.. (2023). Comparison of UV, visible and near-infrared, and mid-infrared spectrometers to estimate maize and sorghum leaf nutrients using dry-intact and ground leaves. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 211. 108001–108001. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2023). Development of carboxymethyl chitosan-coated zein/soy lecithin nanoparticles for the delivery of resveratrol. Food & Function. 14(3). 1636–1647. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Tian Yuan, Xuhui Chen, et al.. (2023). Effects of DHA on cognitive dysfunction in aging and Alzheimer's disease: The mediating roles of ApoE. Progress in Lipid Research. 93. 101256–101256. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Shijie, et al.. (2023). Reliability Treatment of Silicon in Oilfield Wastewater by Electrocoagulation. Water. 15(1). 206–206. 6 indexed citations
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Peng, Hongxing, et al.. (2023). Retinanet_G2S: a multi-scale feature fusion-based network for fruit detection of punna navel oranges in complex field environments. Precision Agriculture. 25(2). 889–913. 7 indexed citations
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Peng, Hongxing, et al.. (2023). ResDense-focal-DeepLabV3+ enabled litchi branch semantic segmentation for robotic harvesting. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 206. 107691–107691. 27 indexed citations
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Yang, Minghua, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Major Quality Characteristics and Volatile Components of Blueberry Honey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Fuqiang, Tingting Ma, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Holothuria leucospilota Polysaccharides Improve Immunity and the Gut Microbiota in Cyclophosphamide‐Treated Immunosuppressed Mice. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 67(8). e2200317–e2200317. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, et al.. (2021). Estimation of Fractional Photosynthetically Active Radiation From a Canopy 3D Model; Case Study: Almond Yield Prediction. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 715361–715361. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin. (2010). The effect of permeability heterogeneity on inflow performance in horizontal wells. Special Oil & Gas Reservoirs. 2 indexed citations

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