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Kai Zhang

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity

Publications

165

Citations

3,796

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct research areas—including plant molecular biology and pathogen immunity, agricultural water and phosphorus management, environmental pollution, food chemistry, and biomedical topics like osteoarthritis and liver disease—suggesting the name may correspond to more than one researcher or a very broad, loosely connected set of collaborations. Because the underlying OpenAlex topic scores are all listed as zero and the recurring co-author heuristic suggests minimal consistent group structure, it is difficult to characterize a single coherent research program from this data. Prospective students should treat this profile with caution, as it may reflect an amalgamation of outputs from different individuals sharing the same name.

Plant molecular biology and immunityAgricultural resource management (water, phosphorus)Environmental pollution and microplasticsNatural product and biomedical chemistryFood science and postharvest quality

Publication counts have fluctuated over the last decade without a clear steady increase or decrease, ranging roughly between 6 and 22 papers per year, with a recent average of about 14.6 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.6/year recently
2017: 14 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 21 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 11 publications212022: 18 publications222023: 22 publications22232024: 17 publications242025: 16 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • Journal of Integrative Agriculture×3
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×3
  • Frontiers in Plant Science×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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