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Top institutions in China for Plant Biology & Botany

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Which institutions in China have the most top-cited scientists in Plant Biology & Botany?

710 researchers in China whose main subfield is Plant Biology & Botany are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 1.9% of all listed authors in China, and 2nd of 82 countries in the subfield. 206 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has the most (57), followed by Nanjing Agricultural University (34) and China Agricultural University (31). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
710
1.9% of all in China
In the global top 100,000
206
29.0% of them
Country rank in the subfield
#2
of 82 countries in Plant Biology & Botany
Highest-ranked
#55
Zhu, Jian Kang
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences5718#1Xu, Yunbi #13,675
2Nanjing Agricultural University345#4Xu, Guohua #13,735
3China Agricultural University3112#5Gong, Zhizhong #7,309
4Huazhong Agricultural University2814#6Peng, Shaobing #10,751
5South China Agricultural University236#11Wang, Haiyang #30,625
6Sichuan Agricultural University215#13Yang, Wenyu #57,334
7Shandong Agricultural University213#14Li, Chuanyou #76,505
8University of Chinese Academy of Sciences197#22Zhang, Huiming #25,687
9Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences176#27Gao, Caixia #1,234
10Northwest A&F University173#31Ma, Fengwang #51,340
11Chinese Academy of Sciences168#34Zhu, Xinguang #28,128
12Yangzhou University153#38Yang, Jianchang #12,150
13Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University158#41Tang, Haibao #25,651
14Zhejiang University155#42Yu, Jingquan #29,872
15Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University103#69Sharma, Anket #11,705
16CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology105#70Wang, Jiawei #12,789
17Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences102#78Jiao, Yuannian #63,278
18Anhui Agricultural University91#91Wu, Jun #87,423
19Yazhouwan National Laboratory83#98Zhou, Jianmin #17,558
20Hainan University82#107Shi, Haitao #56,440
21Nanjing Forestry University81#108Yang, Liming #73,086
22Southwest University81#109Rennenberg, Heinz Z. #74,081
23Guangxi University80#110Muhammad, Ihsan #107,946
24Beijing Forestry University71#134Zhang, Deiqiang #87,366
25Yangtze University62#139Wu, Qiangsheng #11,579
26Peking University63#146Deng, Xingwang #28,075
27Shanghai Jiao Tong University61#152Zhang, Dabing #36,661
28Shandong Normal University62#156Sui, Na #41,395
29Henan University62#164Song, Chunpeng #63,579
30Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography Chinese Academy of Sciences63#167Tanveer, Mohsin A. #68,694
31Southern University of Science and Technology53#171Zhu, Jian Kang #55
32Hunan Agricultural University52#178Zhao, Jian #10,088
33Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences51#183Chen, Chengjie #18,744
34Tsinghua University51#202Liu, Yule #61,232
35Chongqing University50#212Li, Zhengguo #105,595
36National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement42#231Zhang, Qingyi Fa #15,200
37Wuhan Botanical Garden41#248An, Jianping #42,204
38College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University42#252Zhou, Weijun #49,389
39Jiangsu University42#273Cao, Jun #78,805
40Shenyang Agricultural University41#283Chen, Wenfu #99,446
41Yunnan Agricultural University40#292Dong, Yang #182,940
42Henan Agricultural University40#293Ma, Dongyun #191,045
43Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology32#317Hedrich, Rainer #13,230
44Shanghai Normal University31#333Huang, Xuehui #27,348
45Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University33#351Grierson, Donald #52,557
46Yunnan University31#353Yu, Diqiu #54,149
47Guangzhou University31#389Kong, Fanjiang #96,531
48Gansu Agricultural University30#390Liao, Weibiao #101,929
49Hubei University30#397Li, Shengchun #111,661
50Zhengzhou University30#406Han, Tianfu #120,423
51The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education30#409Bai, Mingyi #125,399
52Lanzhou University30#411Saqib, Saddam #128,785
53China National Rice Research Institute30#413Wang, Kejian #134,545
54Wuhan University30#416Cai, Qiang #137,521
55Jilin Agricultural University30#418Yu, Helong #144,254
56Guizhou University30#420Chen, Moxian #151,812

The top 100 in Plant Biology & Botany in China, in order

  1. 1
    Zhu, Jian Kang
    Southern University of Science and Technology
  2. 2
    Gao, Caixia
    Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. 3
    Raza, Ali
    Shenzhen University
  4. 4
    Wang, Xiukang
    Yan'an University
  5. 5
    Gong, Zhizhong
    China Agricultural University
  6. 6
    Li, Jia
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
  7. 7
    Wu, Honghong
    China Agricultural University
  8. 8
    Zhao, Jian
    Hunan Agricultural University
  9. 9
    Peng, Shaobing
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  10. 10
    Luo, Jie
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  11. 11
    Li, Jiayang
    Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  12. 12
    Wu, Qiangsheng
    Yangtze University
  13. 13
    Sharma, Anket
    Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
  14. 14
    Yang, Jianchang
    Yangzhou University
  15. 15
    Ahammed, Golam Jalal
    Henan International Joint Laboratory of Stress Resistance Regulation and Safe Production of Protected Vegetables
  16. 16
    Wang, Jiawei
    CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
  17. 17
    Hedrich, Rainer
    Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology
  18. 18
    Xu, Yunbi
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  19. 19
    Xu, Guohua
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  20. 20
    Zhang, Qingyi Fa
    National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement
  21. 21
    Yang, Shuhua
    China Agricultural University
  22. 22
    Zhou, Jianmin
    Yazhouwan National Laboratory
  23. 23
    Martin, Francis M.
    Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
  24. 24
    Märtinoia, Enrico
    Foshan University
  25. 25
    Chen, Chengjie
    Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
  26. 26
    Zhou, Xueping
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  27. 27
    Liu, Dong H.
    Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bioinformatics
  28. 28
    Verma, Krishan K.
    Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  29. 29
    Demidchik, Vadim V.
    Foshan University
  30. 30
    Qian, Jiasheng
    Yazhouwan National Laboratory
  31. 31
    Tang, Haibao
    Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
  32. 32
    Zhang, Huiming
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  33. 33
    Deng, Xiuxin
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  34. 34
    Li, Yangrui
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  35. 35
    Jin, Biao
    Yangzhou University
  36. 36
    Huang, Xuehui
    Shanghai Normal University
  37. 37
    Deng, Xingwang
    Peking University
  38. 38
    Zhu, Xinguang
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  39. 39
    Yu, Jingquan
    Zhejiang University
  40. 40
    Wang, Haiyang
    South China Agricultural University
  41. 41
    Xiong, Lizhong
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  42. 42
    Tian, Shiping
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  43. 43
    Zhang, Ping
    Shanxi Agricultural University
  44. 44
    Tyree, Melvin Thomas
    Zhejiang Normal University
  45. 45
    Xu, Lin
    CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
  46. 46
    Sun, Wenli
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  47. 47
    He, Yuehui
    Peking University
  48. 48
    He, Zuhua
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  49. 49
    Yan, Jianbing
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  50. 50
    Ahmed, Temoor
    Xianghu Laboratory
  51. 51
    Zhang, Dabing
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  52. 52
    Huang, Sanwen
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  53. 53
    Tsuda, Kenichi
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  54. 54
    Liang, Gang
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  55. 55
    Guo, Yan
    China Agricultural University
  56. 56
    Xia, Rui
    South China Agricultural University
  57. 57
    Diao, Xianmin
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  58. 58
    Wang, Ertao
    CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
  59. 59
    Luo, Lijun
    Shanghai Agrobiological Gene Center
  60. 60
    Zhou, Jie
    Zhejiang University
  61. 61
    Xiong, Dongliang
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  62. 62
    Han, Bin
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
  63. 63
    Lin, Chentao
    Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
  64. 64
    Riaz, Muhammad Umair
    Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering
  65. 65
    Li, Zhongguang
    Yunnan Normal University
  66. 66
    Yang, Yongqing
    China Agricultural University
  67. 67
    Sui, Na
    Shandong Normal University
  68. 68
    Zheng, Shaojian
    College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
  69. 69
    An, Jianping
    Wuhan Botanical Garden
  70. 70
    Kudla, Jörg
    China Agricultural University
  71. 71
    Shao, Hongbo
    Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  72. 72
    Zhang, Yuelin
    Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
  73. 73
    Haider, Fasih Ullah
    Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology
  74. 74
    Ding, Yanglin
    China Agricultural University
  75. 75
    Chan, Zhulong
    Huazhong Agricultural University
  76. 76
    Saud, Shah
    Linyi University
  77. 77
    Hu, Lingfei
    Zhejiang University
  78. 78
    Shi, Yiting
    China Agricultural University
  79. 79
    Xie, Qi
    Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  80. 80
    Gao, Jianwei
    North China Electric Power University
  81. 81
    Wang, Yonghong
    Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences
  82. 82
    Zhou, Weijun
    College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University
  83. 83
    Guo, Hongwei
    Southern University of Science and Technology
  84. 84
    Ma, Fengwang
    Northwest A&F University
  85. 85
    Wu, Pingping
    Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  86. 86
    Li, Fuguang
    Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  87. 87
    Wang, Pengcheng
    Southern University of Science and Technology
  88. 88
    Mustafa, Adnan
    South China Botanical Garden
  89. 89
    Grierson, Donald
    Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University
  90. 90
    Zhou, Yanhong
    Zhejiang University
  91. 91
    Liu, Jun
    Weifang University of Science and Technology
  92. 92
    Yu, Diqiu
    Yunnan University
  93. 93
    Chen, Kunsong
    Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University
  94. 94
    Ming, Reiguang
    Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
  95. 95
    Li, Li
    Jiaxing University
  96. 96
    Shi, Haitao
    Hainan University
  97. 97
    Chai, Jijie
    Westlake University
  98. 98
    Xu, Dongqing
    Nanjing Agricultural University
  99. 99
    Yang, Wenyu
    Sichuan Agricultural University
  100. 100
    Liu, Luning
    Ocean University of China

710 listed scientists in Plant Biology & Botany in China

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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