Zhihong Cao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zhihong Cao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhihong Cao has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Soil Science and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Zhihong Cao's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Bamboo properties and applications (5 papers). Zhihong Cao is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (7 papers), Heavy metals in environment (5 papers) and Bamboo properties and applications (5 papers). Zhihong Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Australia. Zhihong Cao's co-authors include Ming Hung Wong, Z. G. Li, Ka Chun Cheung, Shimei Wu, Zhihong Xu, Qiufang Xu, Peikun Jiang, Wei Ran, Qi Shen and Zhengyi Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Zhihong Cao

41 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Effects of biofertilizer containing N-fixer, P and K solubilizers and AM fungi on maize growth: a greenhouse trial

2004 577 citations Shimei Wu, Zhihong Cao et al. Geoderma profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhihong Cao China	19	771	493	487	293	271	45	1.8k
Qiang Ma China	28	597 0.8×	665 1.3×	483 1.0×	216 0.7×	320 1.2×	100	2.1k
Xin Chen China	29	659 0.9×	519 1.1×	506 1.0×	347 1.2×	251 0.9×	131	2.1k
Zofia Stępniewska Poland	26	508 0.7×	494 1.0×	445 0.9×	315 1.1×	375 1.4×	123	2.0k
Yan Xiao China	29	954 1.2×	662 1.3×	444 0.9×	339 1.2×	536 2.0×	105	2.4k
Matthew D. Taylor New Zealand	19	427 0.6×	451 0.9×	466 1.0×	240 0.8×	308 1.1×	48	1.6k
Xu Yang China	24	439 0.6×	766 1.6×	418 0.9×	213 0.7×	231 0.9×	121	1.9k
Husein A. Ajwa United States	32	1.7k 2.2×	715 1.5×	487 1.0×	283 1.0×	220 0.8×	86	2.8k
Suvendu Das South Korea	25	669 0.9×	618 1.3×	587 1.2×	678 2.3×	239 0.9×	48	1.9k
J. Balík Czechia	24	870 1.1×	558 1.1×	759 1.6×	329 1.1×	113 0.4×	135	2.0k
Marco Contin Italy	22	447 0.6×	814 1.7×	448 0.9×	258 0.9×	368 1.4×	64	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhihong Cao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhihong Cao

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Zhihong, Xin Wang, Shuping Zhou, et al.. (2025). Light regulates SlCOP1-mediated degradation of SlJAF13, a transcription factor essential for anthocyanin biosynthesis in Aft tomato fruit. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 221. 109572–109572.

Cao, Zhihong, et al.. (2025). The coordinated settlement patterns between loose aquifer loss and surface ground due to groundwater depletion. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology. 12(1).

Cao, Zhihong, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the stand quality of Casuarina equisetifolia in coastal shelterbelts. Journal of Mountain Science. 22(5). 1557–1570.

Zhao, Yuxin, Zhihong Cao, Y.Y. Liang, et al.. (2025). Aligned amino-functionalized γ-cyclodextrin nanofiltration membrane via customized interfacial polymerization for precise Li+/Mg2+ separation. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132092–132092. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Dandan, Chunji Li, Dou Zhang, et al.. (2025). Synergistic interaction in mixed pant growth promoting rhizobacteria consortium enhances biofilm formation and rhizosphere colonization to promote tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) growth. Scientia Horticulturae. 351. 114383–114383. 2 indexed citations

Cao, Zhihong, Xinyu Liu, Yu Zheng, et al.. (2025). Construction of a shortened autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus genome as protein expression vector. Archives of Virology. 170(7). 155–155.

Feng, Chengcheng, et al.. (2024). Alterations in articular cartilage frictional properties in the setting of acute gouty arthritis. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0298722–e0298722. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Zhihong, et al.. (2020). Spatial-temporal change of Chinese resident food consumption carbon emissions and its driving mechanism. 地理科学进展. 39(1). 91–99. 12 indexed citations

Cao, Zhihong, et al.. (2013). Effect of ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) growth on degradation of phenanthrene and enzyme activity in soil. Plant Soil and Environment. 59(6). 247–253. 24 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaoyan, Klaus Schmidt‐Rohr, Daniel C. Olk, et al.. (2013). Similarities in chemical composition of soil organic matter across a millennia-old paddy soil chronosequence as revealed by advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(4). 571–581. 25 indexed citations

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Ho, Adrian, Claudia Lüke, Zhihong Cao, & Peter Frenzel. (2011). Ageing well: methane oxidation and methane oxidizing bacteria along a chronosequence of 2000 years. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 3(6). 738–743. 51 indexed citations

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Hu, Junli, Rui Yin, Haiyan Chu, et al.. (2008). [Spatiotemporal evolvement of soil microbiological characteristics in upland fields with different utilization duration in Cixi, Zhejiang Province].. PubMed. 19(9). 1977–82. 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Zhengyi, et al.. (2006). Sulfur (S)-induced enhancement of iron plaque formation in the rhizosphere reduces arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. Environmental Pollution. 147(2). 387–393. 154 indexed citations

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Liu, Qinhuo, et al.. (2004). Effects of the Interactions Between Selenium and Phosphorus on the Growth and Selenium Accumulation in Rice (Oryza Sativa). Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 26(2). 325–330. 61 indexed citations

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Wu, Shimei, Zhihong Cao, Z. G. Li, Ka Chun Cheung, & Ming Hung Wong. (2004). Effects of biofertilizer containing N-fixer, P and K solubilizers and AM fungi on maize growth: a greenhouse trial. Geoderma. 125(1-2). 155–166. 577 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Cheng, et al.. (2004). Fractionation of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of Taihu Lake, East China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 26(2). 303–309. 53 indexed citations

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Chu, Haiyan, et al.. (2003). Effects of lanthanum on dehydrogenase activity and carbon dioxide evolution in a Haplic Acrisol. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 41(4). 731–739. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huanchao, et al.. (2003). Winter runoff losses of phosphorus from paddy soils in the Taihu Lake Region of South China. Chemosphere. 52(9). 1461–1466. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaochang & Zhihong Cao. (2002). [Health-quality problems of paddy soil in the Taihu region].. PubMed. 13(2). 199–203. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Qi, Wei Ran, & Zhihong Cao. (2002). Mechanisms of nitrite accumulation occurring in soil nitrification. Chemosphere. 50(6). 747–753. 115 indexed citations

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