Don Grierson

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Don Grierson is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Grierson has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Plant Science, 52 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Don Grierson's work include Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (38 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (26 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (20 papers). Don Grierson is often cited by papers focused on Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (38 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (26 papers) and Plant tissue culture and regeneration (20 papers). Don Grierson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and France. Don Grierson's co-authors include Zhefeng Lin, Kunsong Chen, Wolfgang Schuch, Steve Picton, Rachel Hackett, Isaac John, Changjie Xu, Yin X, W. D. Cooper and Rachel Drake and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Don Grierson

77 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Integrative analyses of metabolome and genome‐wide transcriptome reveal the regulatory network governing flavor formation in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)

2021 186 citations Ruochen Wang, Peng Shu et al. New Phytologist profile →
SlERF.F12 modulates the transition to ripening in tomato fruit by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and histone deacetylases to repress key ripening genes

2022 136 citations Heng Deng, Yao Chen et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Don Grierson United Kingdom	42	3.7k	2.7k	584	243	197	79	4.6k
Margaret Y. Gruber Canada	38	2.5k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	391 0.7×	265 1.1×	103 0.5×	114	3.8k
Jian‐fei Kuang China	42	4.8k 1.3×	3.4k 1.3×	604 1.0×	315 1.3×	137 0.7×	129	5.6k
Sun‐Hwa Ha South Korea	34	2.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	947 1.6×	267 1.1×	285 1.4×	108	4.3k
Mark G. Taylor United States	21	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	576 1.0×	379 1.6×	228 1.2×	33	3.8k
Shashi B. Sharma United States	16	1.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	647 1.1×	293 1.2×	205 1.0×	42	3.3k
Cathie Martin United Kingdom	4	3.2k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	538 0.9×	114 0.5×	209 1.1×	5	4.4k
Wang‐jin Lu China	51	6.2k 1.7×	4.2k 1.5×	786 1.3×	477 2.0×	151 0.8×	165	7.3k
Virginie Lauvergeat France	24	2.6k 0.7×	3.0k 1.1×	721 1.2×	497 2.0×	319 1.6×	43	4.0k
Elio Schijlen Netherlands	22	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	726 1.2×	205 0.8×	204 1.0×	42	3.1k
Yunjiang Cheng China	39	3.2k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	921 1.6×	561 2.3×	99 0.5×	151	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Don Grierson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Don Grierson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Don Grierson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Don Grierson. Don Grierson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Guan, Pingyin, et al.. (2025). A Branched SNF1 ‐Related Protein Kinase 2 Signalling Cascade Controls ABA ‐Induced Ethylene Production and Regulates Both Fruit Ripening and Reproductive Growth. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 24(4). 2657–2672.

Deng, Heng, Mengbo Wu, Yi Wu, et al.. (2024). SlMYC2‐SlMYB12 module orchestrates a hierarchical transcriptional cascade that regulates fruit flavonoid metabolism in tomato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(2). 477–479. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Chunxia, et al.. (2024). Novel insights into modified atmosphere mediated cold tolerance in peach fruit during postharvest storage. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 218. 113187–113187. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Ruochen, Kaidong Liu, Bei Tang, et al.. (2023). The MADS‐box protein SlTAGL1 regulates a ripening‐associated SlDQD/SDH2 involved in flavonoid biosynthesis and resistance against Botrytis cinerea in post‐harvest tomato fruit. The Plant Journal. 115(6). 1746–1757. 14 indexed citations

Deng, Heng, Yao Chen, Ziyu Liu, et al.. (2022). SlERF.F12 modulates the transition to ripening in tomato fruit by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and histone deacetylases to repress key ripening genes. The Plant Cell. 34(4). 1250–1272. 136 indexed citations breakdown →

Wu, Wei, Qinggang Zhu, Wen‐qiu Wang, Don Grierson, & Yin X. (2021). Molecular basis of the formation and removal of fruit astringency. Food Chemistry. 372. 131234–131234. 48 indexed citations

Liang, Qi, Heng Deng, Yuxiang Li, et al.. (2020). Like Heterochromatin Protein 1b represses fruit ripening via regulating the H3K27me3 levels in ripening‐related genes in tomato. New Phytologist. 227(2). 485–497. 37 indexed citations

Zhang, Yaoxin, Xiaoqing He, Haochen Zhao, et al.. (2020). Genome-Wide Identification of DNA Methylases and Demethylases in Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis). Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 514993–514993. 12 indexed citations

Cao, Xiangmei, Wenyi Duan, Chunyan Weı, et al.. (2019). Genome-Wide Identification and Functional Analysis of Carboxylesterase and Methylesterase Gene Families in Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch). Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1511–1511. 44 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qinggang, Yang Xu, Yong Yang, et al.. (2019). The persimmon (Diospyros oleifera Cheng) genome provides new insights into the inheritance of astringency and ancestral evolution. Horticulture Research. 6(1). 138–138. 41 indexed citations

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Wang, Xingchun, Shujun Chang, Jie Lü, et al.. (2017). Plant genetic engineering and genetically modified crop breeding: history and current status. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 4(1). 5–5. 8 indexed citations

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Grierson, Don. (2015). Identifying and silencing tomato ripening genes with antisense genes. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14(3). 835–838. 3 indexed citations

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Lawal, Ibraheem Oduola, Don Grierson, & Anthony Jide Afolayan. (2014). PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT INVESTIGATIONS OF A CLAUSENA ANISATA HOOK, A SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICINAL PLANT. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 12(1). 12 indexed citations

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Lawal, Ibraheem Oduola, et al.. (2014). THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CLAUSENA ANISATA HOOK, A SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICINAL PLANT. African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines. 12(1). 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Zhefeng, et al.. (2008). LeCTR2, a CTR1‐like protein kinase from tomato, plays a role in ethylene signalling, development and defence. The Plant Journal. 54(6). 1083–1093. 61 indexed citations

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Zhong, Silin, Zhefeng Lin, & Don Grierson. (2008). Tomato ethylene receptor–CTR interactions: visualization of NEVER-RIPE interactions with multiple CTRs at the endoplasmic reticulum. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59(4). 965–972. 84 indexed citations

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Han, Yuanhuai & Don Grierson. (2002). Relationship between small antisense RNAs and aberrant RNAs associated with sense transgene mediated gene silencing in tomato. The Plant Journal. 29(4). 509–519. 42 indexed citations

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Balagué, Claudine, Colin F. Watson, Andrew Turner, et al.. (1993). Isolation of a ripening and wound‐induced cDNA from Cucumis melo L. encoding a protein with homology to the ethylene‐forming enzyme. European Journal of Biochemistry. 212(1). 27–34. 65 indexed citations

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Schuch, Wolfgang, Janos M. Kanczler, Duncan H. L. Robertson, et al.. (1991). Fruit Quality Characteristics of Transgenic Tomato Fruit with Altered Polygalacturonase Activity. HortScience. 26(12). 1517–1520. 110 indexed citations

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Ray, John A., Julie Knapp, Don Grierson, Colin R. Bird, & Wolfgang Schuch. (1988). Identification and sequence determination of a cDNA clone for tomato pectin esterase. European Journal of Biochemistry. 174(1). 119–124. 78 indexed citations

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