矮败小麦及其高效育种方法的创建与应用，2010年获国家科技进步一等奖，参加人。
专著教材：
植物育种学，高等教育出版社，2009年12月出版，参编。
发明专利：
作为课题组负责人，近10年培育审定小麦新品种12个，社会经济效益巨大。
近期论文：
1、Yong Zhao, Meng Zhou, Ke Xu, Jiahao Li, Shanshan Li, Shuhua Zhang, Xueju Yang*. Integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics analyses provide insights into cold stress response in wheat. The crop journal，2019，JCR一区.
2、Ke Xu,Yong Zhao, Sihang Zhao，Haodong Liu, Weiwei Wang, Shuhua Zhang, Xueju Yang*. Genome-Wide Identifification and Low Temperature Responsive Pattern of Actin Depolymerizing Factor (ADF) Gene Family in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . Frontiers in Plant Science，2021，JCR二区TOP.
3、Le Gao, Chengsheng Meng, Tengfei Yi, Ke Xu, Huiwen Cao, Shuhua Zhang, Xueju Yang* and Yong Zhao*. Genome-wide association study reveals the genetic basis of yield- and quality-related traits in wheat. BMC Plant Biology，2021，JCR二区.
4、Yong Zhao, Ruoxi Sun, Haodong Liu, Xiaowei Liu, Ke Xu, Kai Xiao, Shuhua Zhang, Xueju Yang*, Cheng Xue. Multi-omics Analyses Reveal the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Adaptation of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Potassium Deprivation. Frontiers in Plant Science，2020，JCR二区.
