Youbin Zheng

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Youbin Zheng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Youbin Zheng has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Youbin Zheng's work include Light effects on plants (47 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (31 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (27 papers). Youbin Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (47 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (31 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (27 papers). Youbin Zheng collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Youbin Zheng's co-authors include Yun Kong, Mike Dixon, Deron Caplan, David Llewellyn, Jeremy D. Barnes, Linping Wang, Michael Dixon, Thomas Graham, Nigel Gale and Hideyuki Shimizu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, New Phytologist and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Youbin Zheng

130 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. Aquaponic trends and challenges – A review
    2019 243 citations Youbin Zheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Youbin Zheng Canada 29 1.9k 461 361 224 195 132 2.6k
Zhaopu Liu China 31 1.1k 0.6× 481 1.0× 238 0.7× 59 0.3× 82 0.4× 111 2.5k
Genhua Niu United States 37 3.2k 1.7× 718 1.6× 284 0.8× 47 0.2× 100 0.5× 189 4.8k
Xiaohua Long China 31 1.2k 0.6× 444 1.0× 220 0.6× 46 0.2× 30 0.2× 93 2.6k
Carlo Nicoletto Italy 20 654 0.3× 94 0.2× 434 1.2× 25 0.1× 226 1.2× 81 1.5k
Priyanka Singh India 17 1.1k 0.6× 352 0.8× 43 0.1× 36 0.2× 141 0.7× 58 2.4k
Dimitrios Savvas Greece 38 3.6k 1.9× 265 0.6× 437 1.2× 44 0.2× 71 0.4× 190 4.4k
Efi Levizou Greece 21 876 0.5× 187 0.4× 142 0.4× 16 0.1× 222 1.1× 63 2.2k
Huwei Yuan China 21 1.6k 0.8× 671 1.5× 41 0.1× 59 0.3× 75 0.4× 67 2.3k
Zhengyu Hu China 23 402 0.2× 579 1.3× 133 0.4× 61 0.3× 152 0.8× 177 2.4k
Kun Li China 23 1.2k 0.6× 470 1.0× 47 0.1× 25 0.1× 94 0.5× 116 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Youbin Zheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Youbin Zheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Youbin Zheng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Youbin Zheng. The network helps show where Youbin Zheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youbin Zheng

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

All Works

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Kong, Yun & Youbin Zheng. (2023). Magic Blue Light: A Versatile Mediator of Plant Elongation. Plants. 13(1). 115–115. 15 indexed citations
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Fields, Jeb S., James S. Owen, Alexa J. Lamm, et al.. (2023). Surveying North American Specialty Crop Growers’ Current Use of Soilless Substrates and Future Research and Education Needs. Agriculture. 13(9). 1727–1727. 4 indexed citations
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Kong, Yun & Youbin Zheng. (2021). Phytochrome contributes to blue-light-mediated stem elongation and flower initiation in mature Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 102(2). 449–458. 7 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2020). Photoperiodic Response of In Vitro Cannabis sativa Plants. HortScience. 56(1). 108–113. 27 indexed citations
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Llewellyn, David, et al.. (2018). Morphology and Flowering Responses of Four Bedding Plant Species to a Range of Red to Far Red Ratios. HortScience. 53(4). 472–478. 19 indexed citations
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Caplan, Deron, Mike Dixon, & Youbin Zheng. (2017). Optimal Rate of Organic Fertilizer during the Flowering Stage for Cannabis Grown in Two Coir-based Substrates. HortScience. 52(12). 1796–1803. 65 indexed citations
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VanderZaag, Andrew, J.D. Wood, Aleksandra Drizo, et al.. (2016). Constructed Wetlands for Agricultural Wastewater Treatment in Northeastern North America: A Review. Water. 8(5). 173–173. 39 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2015). Combined Precipitation/Flocculation Method for Nutrient Recovery from Greenhouse Wastewater. HortScience. 50(6). 921–926. 8 indexed citations
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Kong, Yun, et al.. (2014). The effects of NaCl on calcium-deficiency disorder vary with symptom development stage and cultivar in hydroponic Portulaca oleracea L.. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 94(7). 1195–1201. 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2014). Controlled-release Fertilizer Application Rates for Container Nursery Crop Production in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. HortScience. 49(11). 1414–1423. 15 indexed citations
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Kong, Yun & Youbin Zheng. (2014). Hydroponic Production of Purslane as a Sodium-removing Vegetable in NaCl-rich Nutrient Solution. HortScience. 49(2). 201–206. 8 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2014). Effect of Fertilizer Rate on Plant Growth and Leachate Nutrient Content during Production of Sedum-vegetated Green Roof Modules. HortScience. 49(6). 819–826. 10 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2013). Optimal Growing Substrate pH for Five Sedum Species. HortScience. 48(4). 448–452. 15 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2012). Evaluating Fertilizer Influence on Overwintering Survival and Growth of Sedum Species in a Fall-installed Green Roof. HortScience. 47(12). 1775–1781. 13 indexed citations
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Zheng, Youbin, et al.. (2010). Greenhouse Cucumber Growth and Yield Response to Copper Application. HortScience. 45(5). 771–774. 6 indexed citations

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