D.M. Holcroft

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

D.M. Holcroft is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D.M. Holcroft has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in D.M. Holcroft's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (22 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (18 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (16 papers). D.M. Holcroft is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (22 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (18 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (16 papers). D.M. Holcroft collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Spain. D.M. Holcroft's co-authors include Adel A. Kader, María I. Gil, Francisco A. Tómas‐Barberán, Betty Hess-Pierce, S.J.E. Wand, G. Jacobs, W.J. Steyn, Elizabeth Mitcham, Gerard Jacobs and Nigel C. Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, New Phytologist and Postharvest Biology and Technology.

In The Last Decade

D.M. Holcroft

33 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Antioxidant Activity of Pomegranate Juice and Its Relationship with Phenolic Composition and Processing

2000 1.9k citations María I. Gil, D.M. Holcroft et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry profile →
Anthocyanins in vegetative tissues: a proposed unified function in photoprotection

2002 756 citations W.J. Steyn, S.J.E. Wand et al. New Phytologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.M. Holcroft South Africa	13	2.2k	1.5k	1.5k	829	499	34	3.6k
Ali Ferchichi Tunisia	34	2.8k 1.3×	724 0.5×	653 0.5×	711 0.9×	1.2k 2.3×	211	4.0k
Doron Holland Israel	30	2.7k 1.2×	841 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 2.1×	274 0.5×	94	3.9k
Ana Slatnar Slovenia	32	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	619 0.4×	676 0.8×	983 2.0×	93	3.3k
Paolo Rapisarda Italy	35	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	532 0.4×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 2.4×	95	3.8k
María de Cortes Sánchez‐Mata Spain	33	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	587 0.4×	507 0.6×	1.3k 2.6×	97	3.3k
Rune Slimestad Norway	33	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	393 0.3×	1.6k 1.9×	755 1.5×	62	3.9k
Angela Cardinali Italy	30	2.0k 0.9×	666 0.4×	717 0.5×	634 0.8×	722 1.4×	67	3.3k
Vito Linsalata Italy	29	1.9k 0.9×	678 0.4×	662 0.5×	492 0.6×	650 1.3×	76	2.8k
Hanna Leontowicz Poland	35	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	438 0.3×	682 0.8×	1.0k 2.1×	97	3.4k
Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek Slovenia	42	3.4k 1.6×	2.9k 1.9×	828 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	1.6k 3.2×	192	5.7k

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Macnish, Andrew J., Elizabeth Mitcham, & D.M. Holcroft. (2012). ENDOGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS ETHYLENE MODULATES THE RESPONSE OF 'BARTLETT' PEARS TO 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE. Acta Horticulturae. 309–316. 6 indexed citations

Holcroft, D.M., et al.. (2005). Carbohydrates and Postharvest Leaf Blackening of Proteas. HortScience. 40(1). 181–184. 6 indexed citations

Holcroft, D.M., et al.. (2005). High-density orchards improve the quality of ‘Songold’ plums from lower, more shaded canopy positions. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 22(2). 84–88. 1 indexed citations

Holcroft, D.M., et al.. (2005). Postharvest quality of ‘Laetitia’ and ‘Songold’ (Prunus salicina Lindell) plums as affected by preharvest shading treatments. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 37(1). 81–92. 33 indexed citations

Huysamer, M., et al.. (2005). EXTENSION OF THE STORAGE LIFE OF PLUMS (PRUNUS SALICINA) USING CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE SHIPPING. Acta Horticulturae. 1689–1696. 7 indexed citations

Holcroft, D.M., et al.. (2005). MEALINESS OF ‘FORELLE’ PEARS - QUO VADIS?. Acta Horticulturae. 369–376. 6 indexed citations

Steyn, W.J., D.M. Holcroft, S.J.E. Wand, & G. Jacobs. (2004). Regulation of Pear Color Development in Relation to Activity of Flavonoid Enzymes. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 129(1). 6–12. 2 indexed citations

Steyn, W.J., D.M. Holcroft, S.J.E. Wand, & G. Jacobs. (2004). Anthocyanin Degradation in Detached Pome Fruit with Reference to Preharvest Red Color Loss and Pigmentation Patterns of Blushed and Fully Red Pears. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 129(1). 13–19. 1 indexed citations

Cook, Nigel B., et al.. (2003). QUALITY OF JAPANESE PLUMS AS INFLUENCED BY TIME OF HARVEST AND RATE OF ETHYLENE PRODUCTION. Acta Horticulturae. 453–456. 3 indexed citations

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Holcroft, D.M., et al.. (2003). STORAGE AND VASE LIFE EXTENSION OF 'SYLVIA' PROTEA FLOWERS. Acta Horticulturae. 123–126. 1 indexed citations

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Steyn, W.J., S.J.E. Wand, D.M. Holcroft, & G. Jacobs. (2002). Anthocyanins in vegetative tissues: a proposed unified function in photoprotection. New Phytologist. 155(3). 349–361. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jacobs, Gerard, et al.. (2001). Postharvest Irradiation Enhances Anthocyanin Synthesis in Apples But Not in Pears. HortScience. 36(4). 738–740. 22 indexed citations

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Jacobs, G., et al.. (2001). POSTHARVEST IRRADIATION AFFECTS COLOUR DEVELOPMENT IN BICOLOURED POME FRUIT. Acta Horticulturae. 569–570. 5 indexed citations

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Huysamer, M., et al.. (2001). EXOGENOUS ETHYLENE SHORTENS THE PREREQUISITE COLD STORAGE PERIOD FOR NORMAL RIPENING OF 'FORELLE' PEARS. Acta Horticulturae. 181–184. 3 indexed citations

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Holcroft, D.M. & Adel A. Kader. (1999). Carbon Dioxide–induced Changes in Color and Anthocyanin Synthesis of Stored Strawberry Fruit. HortScience. 34(7). 1244–1248. 75 indexed citations

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Holcroft, D.M. & Adel A. Kader. (1999). Controlled atmosphere-induced changes in pH and organic acid metabolism may affect color of stored strawberry fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 17(1). 19–32. 175 indexed citations

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Holcroft, D.M., María I. Gil, & Adel A. Kader. (1998). Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Anthocyanins, Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase and Glucosyltransferase in the Arils of Stored Pomegranates. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 123(1). 136–140. 83 indexed citations

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Holcroft, D.M., María I. Gil, & Adel A. Kader. (1997). Changes in Anthocyanin Concentration, Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase, and Glucosyltransferase in the Arils of Pomegranates Stored in Elevated Carbon Dioxide Atmospheres. HortScience. 32(3). 496F–497. 1 indexed citations

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Allan, P., et al.. (1997). KIWIFRUIT RESEARCH IN A SUBTROPICAL AREA. Acta Horticulturae. 37–42. 8 indexed citations

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Gil, María I., D.M. Holcroft, & Adel A. Kader. (1997). Changes in Strawberry Anthocyanins and Other Polyphenols in Response to Carbon Dioxide Treatments. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 45(5). 1662–1667. 221 indexed citations

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