Zhigang Han

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 972 citations indexed

About

Zhigang Han is a scholar working on Plant Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhigang Han has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 972 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Biochemistry and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhigang Han's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (7 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers). Zhigang Han is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (7 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (5 papers) and Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (5 papers). Zhigang Han collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Israel. Zhigang Han's co-authors include Jinping Si, Guoping Zhang, Donghong Chen, Xiaoyan Quan, Fanrong Zeng, Jianbin Zeng, Cong Li, Cong Li, Shengguan Cai and Xiang Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhigang Han

29 papers receiving 958 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Jasmonate Signaling Pathway Modulates Plant Defense, Growth, and Their Trade-Offs

2022 113 citations Zhigang Han, Jinping Si et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhigang Han China	19	711	261	105	77	76	30	972
M. Gomathinayagam India	19	1.1k 1.5×	249 1.0×	152 1.4×	47 0.6×	37 0.5×	35	1.3k
Dexiang Sun China	8	689 1.0×	222 0.9×	118 1.1×	157 2.0×	126 1.7×	9	938
Virendra Singh India	14	400 0.6×	172 0.7×	114 1.1×	48 0.6×	155 2.0×	62	721
Min Sun China	17	475 0.7×	240 0.9×	128 1.2×	41 0.5×	64 0.8×	57	760
Fengyun Zhao China	20	979 1.4×	424 1.6×	115 1.1×	63 0.8×	32 0.4×	63	1.3k
Murtaza Khan South Korea	19	975 1.4×	281 1.1×	61 0.6×	47 0.6×	27 0.4×	47	1.2k
Fuencisla Merino Spain	25	1.5k 2.0×	538 2.1×	108 1.0×	148 1.9×	79 1.0×	32	1.8k
Eugênia Jacira Bolacel Braga Brazil	21	1.0k 1.5×	494 1.9×	131 1.2×	34 0.4×	93 1.2×	94	1.3k
Muhammad Junaid Rao China	23	1.1k 1.6×	601 2.3×	78 0.7×	167 2.2×	25 0.3×	84	1.5k
Anzhi Wei China	18	434 0.6×	337 1.3×	82 0.8×	53 0.7×	39 0.5×	33	670

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhigang Han

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Jingjing, et al.. (2025). Huangjing fructan: a kind of novel active carbohydrate with energy-supply function. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 162. 105097–105097. 4 indexed citations

Xie, Rui, Xiaolei Jin, Jing Fang, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Molecular Landscape of Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under Low Nitrogen Stress: A Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Approach. Agronomy. 14(9). 2000–2000. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jingjing, John B. Golding, Penta Pristijono, et al.. (2023). Huangjing—From medicine to healthy food and diet. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 1068–1090. 18 indexed citations

Adil, Muhammad Faheem, et al.. (2022). Comparative Study on the Physio-Biochemical Responses of Spring and Winter Barley Genotypes under Vernalized and Greenhouse Conditions. Agronomy. 12(2). 339–339. 1 indexed citations

Li, Cong, Xiang Cai, Xueliang Chen, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide analysis of basic helix–loop–helix genes in Dendrobium catenatum and functional characterization of DcMYC2 in jasmonate-mediated immunity to Sclerotium delphinii. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 956210–956210. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Yuanyuan, Guang Chen, Fanrong Zeng, et al.. (2022). Molecular evidence for adaptive evolution of drought tolerance in wild cereals. New Phytologist. 237(2). 497–514. 35 indexed citations

Shi, Yan, Cong Li, Jingjing Liu, et al.. (2022). Glucomannan in Dendrobium catenatum: Bioactivities, Biosynthesis and Perspective. Genes. 13(11). 1957–1957. 19 indexed citations

Ma, Yu, et al.. (2022). Combined GWAS and Transcriptome Analyses Provide New Insights Into the Response Mechanisms of Sunflower Against Drought Stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 847435–847435. 24 indexed citations

Chen, Donghong, et al.. (2022). Bioactive compounds from Polygonatum genus as anti-diabetic agents with future perspectives. Food Chemistry. 408. 135183–135183. 57 indexed citations

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Chen, Donghong, Zhigang Han, & Jinping Si. (2021). Huangjing (Polygonati rhizoma) is an emerging crop with great potential to fight chronic and hidden hunger. Science China Life Sciences. 64(9). 1564–1566. 34 indexed citations

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Han, Zhigang, Muhammad Faheem Adil, Muhammad Mudassir Nazir, et al.. (2020). Identification of the gene network modules highly associated with the synthesis of phenolics compounds in barley by transcriptome and metabolome analysis. Food Chemistry. 323. 126862–126862. 35 indexed citations

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Han, Zhigang, et al.. (2019). Identification of QTLs associated with p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid in barley. Euphytica. 215(12). 6 indexed citations

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Han, Zhigang, et al.. (2018). Association mapping for total polyphenol content, total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity in barley. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 81–81. 43 indexed citations

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Han, Zhigang, Shengguan Cai, Xuelei Zhang, et al.. (2017). Development of predictive models for total phenolics and free p-coumaric acid contents in barley grain by near-infrared spectroscopy. Food Chemistry. 227. 342–348. 32 indexed citations

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Quan, Xiaoyan, Jianbin Zeng, Lingzhen Ye, et al.. (2016). Transcriptome profiling analysis for two Tibetan wild barley genotypes in responses to low nitrogen. BMC Plant Biology. 16(1). 30–30. 80 indexed citations

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Quan, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2016). Metabolic analysis of two contrasting wild barley genotypes grown hydroponically reveals adaptive strategies in response to low nitrogen stress. Journal of Plant Physiology. 206. 59–67. 40 indexed citations

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Quan, Xiaoyan, Jianbin Zeng, Zhigang Han, & Guoping Zhang. (2016). Ionomic and physiological responses to low nitrogen stress in Tibetan wild and cultivated barley. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 111. 257–265. 29 indexed citations

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Cai, Shengguan, Zhigang Han, Yuqing Huang, et al.. (2016). Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci for the Phenolic Acid Contents and Their Association with Agronomic Traits in Tibetan Wild Barley. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 64(4). 980–987. 11 indexed citations

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Cai, Shengguan, Zhigang Han, Yuqing Huang, et al.. (2015). Genetic Diversity of Individual Phenolic Acids in Barley and Their Correlation with Barley Malt Quality. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 63(31). 7051–7057. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Bo Wang, Zhigang Han, & Jun Li. (2004). Analysis on observability of SINS/GPS. 2. 1584–1587. 1 indexed citations

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