Zhonghua Ma

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
200 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Zhonghua Ma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhonghua Ma has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Plant Science, 89 papers in Molecular Biology and 73 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Zhonghua Ma's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (71 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (68 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (63 papers). Zhonghua Ma is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (71 papers), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (68 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (63 papers). Zhonghua Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhonghua Ma's co-authors include Themis J. Michailides, Yanni Yin, Yun Chen, Jinhua Jiang, Harold Kistler, Yong Luo, Yingzi Yun, Leiyan Yan, Youfu Zhao and Qin Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhonghua Ma

190 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Advances in understanding molecular mechanisms of fungicide resistance and molecular detection of resistant genotypes in phytopathogenic fungi

2005 492 citations Zhonghua Ma et al. profile →
Fusarium graminearum Trichothecene Mycotoxins: Biosynthesis, Regulation, and Management

2019 328 citations Yun Chen, Harold Kistler et al. profile →
Fungicide Resistance: Progress in Understanding Mechanism, Monitoring, and Management

2023 105 citations Yanni Yin, Wenyong Shao et al. Phytopathology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhonghua Ma China	51	6.5k	3.5k	2.6k	2.4k	805	200	8.1k
Paul Tudzynski Germany	53	6.3k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	3.9k 1.5×	3.0k 1.2×	1.6k 2.0×	130	9.0k
Bettina Tudzynski Germany	51	5.7k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	4.0k 1.6×	1.5k 0.6×	3.0k 3.7×	114	8.6k
Susan P. McCormick United States	63	10.0k 1.6×	4.7k 1.3×	5.0k 1.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	219	11.7k
J. J. Rudd United Kingdom	34	5.7k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	672 0.3×	370 0.5×	61	6.4k
H. B. Deising Germany	41	4.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	792 0.3×	429 0.5×	148	5.1k
Gerald F. Bills United States	47	4.3k 0.7×	3.8k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	3.1k 3.8×	214	9.4k
Peter S. Solomon Australia	47	6.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	529 0.2×	692 0.9×	139	7.7k
Giancarlo Perrone Italy	42	5.3k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	644 0.3×	800 1.0×	111	7.1k
Donald M. Gardiner Australia	39	4.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	373 0.2×	917 1.1×	104	6.2k
Gary A. Payne United States	45	5.9k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.0×	533 0.2×	1.2k 1.5×	116	7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhonghua Ma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhonghua Ma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Hongyu, Zhonghua Ma, Jie Chen, et al.. (2025). Plin4 modulates lipid droplet accumulation and ferroptosis in neurons exposed to benzo[a]pyrene. Cell Death Discovery. 11(1). 442–442.

Chen, Ahai, Chao Liu, Xing‐Xing Shen, et al.. (2024). Profiling of deubiquitinases that control virulence in the pathogenic plant fungus Fusarium graminearum. New Phytologist. 242(1). 192–210. 6 indexed citations

Fan, Xiaoyan, Haruna Matsumoto, Hongda Fang, et al.. (2024). Aspergillus cvjetkovicii protects against phytopathogens through interspecies chemical signalling in the phyllosphere. Nature Microbiology. 9(11). 2862–2876. 23 indexed citations

Wang, Shuchen, Xiaoyi Zhang, Zhichao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Fusarium‐produced vitamin B₆ promotes the evasion of soybean resistance by Phytophthora sojae. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 65(9). 2204–2217. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, Yueqi Zhang, Yuming Luo, et al.. (2023). The transcription factor FgStuA regulates virulence and mycotoxin biosynthesis via recruiting the SAGA complex in Fusarium graminearum. New Phytologist. 240(6). 2455–2467. 8 indexed citations

Sun, Kewei, Yiqing Li, Yunpeng Gai, et al.. (2023). HapX-mediated H2B deub1 and SreA-mediated H2A.Z deposition coordinate in fungal iron resistance. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(19). 10238–10260. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Yiyao, Bingxin Yang, Xiaoyu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Biallelic variants in RBM42 cause a multisystem disorder with neurological, facial, cardiac, and musculoskeletal involvement. Protein & Cell. 15(1). 52–68. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Ahai, et al.. (2023). The COP9 signalosome complex regulates fungal development and virulence in the wheat scab fungus Fusarium graminearum. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1179676–1179676. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Huiyuan, Yunpeng Gai, Youfu Zhao, Minhui Wang, & Zhonghua Ma. (2022). The calcium-calcineurin and high-osmolarity glycerol pathways co-regulate tebuconazole sensitivity and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 190. 105311–105311. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Zhang, Minhui Wang, Yiqing Li, et al.. (2021). Plant defense compound triggers mycotoxin synthesis by regulating H2B ub1 and H3K4 me2/3 deposition. New Phytologist. 232(5). 2106–2123. 25 indexed citations

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Shao, Wenyong, Youfu Zhao, & Zhonghua Ma. (2020). Advances in Understanding Fungicide Resistance in Botrytis cinerea in China. Phytopathology. 111(3). 455–463. 84 indexed citations

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Chen, Yun, Jing Wang, Nan Yang, et al.. (2018). Wheat microbiome bacteria can reduce virulence of a plant pathogenic fungus by altering histone acetylation. Nature Communications. 9(1). 250 indexed citations

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Flynn, Christopher, Guangfei Tang, Marike Johanne Boenisch, et al.. (2018). Fusarium toxisomes may be necessary for synthesis of high levels of deoxynivalenol and production of the distinct sesquiterpene mycotoxin, culmorin. Phytopathology. 108(10). 2 indexed citations

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Yin, Yanni, et al.. (2018). The MAPK kinase BcMkk1 suppresses oxalic acid biosynthesis via impeding phosphorylation of BcRim15 by BcSch9 in Botrytis cinerea. PLoS Pathogens. 14(9). e1007285–e1007285. 39 indexed citations

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Lai, Ting, Rong Zhang, Xiaolei Guo, et al.. (2016). Processing Stability of Antioxidant Protein Hydrolysates Extracted from Degreased Walnut Meal. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoping, et al.. (2015). The tubulin cofactor A is involved in hyphal growth, conidiation and cold sensitivity in Fusarium asiaticum. BMC Microbiology. 15(1). 35–35. 17 indexed citations

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Gu, Qin, Chengqi Zhang, Xin Liu, & Zhonghua Ma. (2014). A transcription factor FgSte12 is required for pathogenicity in F usarium graminearum . Molecular Plant Pathology. 16(1). 1–13. 79 indexed citations

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Xia, Yan, Yawei Que, Hong Wang, et al.. (2013). The MET13 Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Is Essential for Infection-Related Morphogenesis in the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76914–e76914. 50 indexed citations

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Hamada, M., Yanni Yin, & Zhonghua Ma. (2012). DETECTION OF RHIZOCTONIA CEREALIS IN WHEAT TISSUES BY A REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY. Journal of Plant Pathology. 94(1). 215–217. 3 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jinhua, Yingzi Yun, Qianqian Yang, et al.. (2011). A Type 2C Protein Phosphatase FgPtc3 Is Involved in Cell Wall Integrity, Lipid Metabolism, and Virulence in Fusarium graminearum. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e25311–e25311. 39 indexed citations

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