Donald Grierson

23.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
302 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Donald Grierson is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Grierson has authored 302 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Plant Science, 172 papers in Molecular Biology and 40 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Donald Grierson's work include Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (104 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (77 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (54 papers). Donald Grierson is often cited by papers focused on Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (104 papers), Plant Gene Expression Analysis (77 papers) and Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (54 papers). Donald Grierson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and South Africa. Donald Grierson's co-authors include Anthony Jide Afolayan, Kunsong Chen, Andrew J. Hamilton, Cornelius S. Barry, Rupert G. Fray, Wolfgang Schuch, Gregory A. Tucker, Silin Zhong, Yin X and Colin R. Bird and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Donald Grierson

297 papers receiving 16.1k 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.

Antisense gene that inhibits synthesis of the hormone ethylene in transgenic plants

1990 549 citations Donald Grierson et al. profile →
Recent advances in ethylene research

2009 546 citations Silin Zhong, Donald Grierson et al. Journal of Experimental Botany profile →
Genome encode analyses reveal the basis of convergent evolution of fleshy fruit ripening

2018 289 citations Jianhua Zhang, Donald Grierson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald Grierson United Kingdom	73	13.3k	9.3k	1.8k	1.5k	735	302	17.3k
Cathie Martin United Kingdom	76	12.1k 0.9×	12.8k 1.4×	3.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 2.1×	198	19.7k
Erich Grotewold United States	68	12.3k 0.9×	14.5k 1.6×	2.7k 1.5×	751 0.5×	861 1.2×	183	19.4k
Yoshio Takeda Japan	47	4.8k 0.4×	4.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	312 0.4×	338	9.9k
Richard N. Bennett United Kingdom	50	4.6k 0.3×	3.4k 0.4×	2.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	320 0.4×	101	8.5k
Norman Lewis United States	58	5.3k 0.4×	7.2k 0.8×	577 0.3×	760 0.5×	1.6k 2.1×	185	11.1k
Takayuki Tohge Germany	69	11.8k 0.9×	12.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	792 0.5×	465 0.6×	188	18.4k
Ric C. H. de Vos Netherlands	60	5.4k 0.4×	6.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	373 0.5×	159	11.0k
Mami Yamazaki Japan	53	3.9k 0.3×	7.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	565 0.4×	536 0.7×	186	10.4k
Lloyd W. Sumner United States	59	5.7k 0.4×	7.4k 0.8×	757 0.4×	848 0.6×	374 0.5×	156	12.0k
Jian Zhao China	55	6.3k 0.5×	6.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	802 0.5×	622 0.8×	263	11.4k

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Li, Shan, et al.. (2024). Ripening and rot: How ripening processes influence disease susceptibility in fleshy fruits. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 66(9). 1831–1863. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Mengxue, Dongdong Li, Donald Grierson, et al.. (2024). The transcription factor EjNAC5 regulates loquat fruit chilling lignification. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(20). 6625–6643. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Ying, Chunmei Shi, Lihui Zhu, et al.. (2023). A 21-bp InDel in the promoter ofSTP1selected during tomato improvement accounts for soluble solid content in fruits. Horticulture Research. 10(3). uhad009–uhad009. 13 indexed citations

Song, Jianwen, Yaru Wang, Xingyu Zhang, et al.. (2023). CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated mutations of FANTASTIC FOUR gene family for creating early flowering mutants in tomato. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(3). 774–784. 7 indexed citations

Weı, Chunyan, et al.. (2023). Transcription factor PpNAC1 and DNA demethylase PpDML1 synergistically regulate peach fruit ripening. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(4). 2049–2068. 34 indexed citations

Huang, Weinan, Yanna Shi, Yan He, et al.. (2022). The calcium-mediated homogalacturonan pectin complexation in cell walls contributes the firmness increase in loquat fruit during postharvest storage. Journal of Advanced Research. 49. 47–62. 50 indexed citations

Gao, Ying, Yiping Zhang, Zhongqi Fan, et al.. (2021). Mutagenesis of <i>SlNAC4</i> by CRISPR/Cas9 alters gene expression and softening of ripening tomato fruit. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1–12. 10 indexed citations

Dong, Pengfei, Xiaoyu Tu, Haoxuan Li, et al.. (2019). Tissue‐specific Hi‐C analyses of rice, foxtail millet and maize suggest non‐canonical function of plant chromatin domains. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 62(2). 201–217. 53 indexed citations

Li, Shan, Benzhong Zhu, Julien Pirrello, et al.. (2019). Roles of RIN and ethylene in tomato fruit ripening and ripening‐associated traits. New Phytologist. 226(2). 460–475. 156 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuanyuan, Yin X, Yuwei Xiao, et al.. (2018). An ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR-MYB Transcription Complex Regulates Furaneol Biosynthesis by Activating QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE Expression in Strawberry. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 178(1). 189–201. 78 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaofen, Xue Li, Yin X, et al.. (2015). A Novel bHLH Transcription Factor Involved in Regulating Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.). PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0143892–e0143892. 81 indexed citations

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Grierson, Donald, et al.. (2010). Comparative studies on the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of the aqueous extracts from fresh, dried and boiled berries of Solanum aculeastrum Dunal.. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(20). 3011–3015. 4 indexed citations

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Yakubu, Musa Toyin, et al.. (2010). Safety evaluation of aqueous extract of unripe berries of Solanum aculeastrum in male Wistar rats.. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 4(3). 90–97. 9 indexed citations

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Ashafa, Anofi Omotayo Tom, Musa Toyin Yakubu, Donald Grierson, & Anthony Jide Afolayan. (2009). Effects of aqueous extract from the leaves of Chrysocoma ciliata L. on some biochemical parameters of Wistar rats. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 8(8). 1425–1430. 27 indexed citations

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Ashafa, Anofi Omotayo Tom, Musa Toyin Yakubu, Donald Grierson, & Anthony Jide Afolayan. (2009). Toxicological evaluation of the aqueous extract of Felicia muricata Thunb. leaves in Wistar rats.. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 8(6). 949–954. 40 indexed citations

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Koduru, Srinivas V., Donald Grierson, & Anthony Jide Afolayan. (2007). Ethnobotanical information of medicinal plants used for treatment of cancer in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Current Science. 92(7). 906–908. 109 indexed citations

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Erasto, Paul, Patrick Adebola, Donald Grierson, & Anthony Jide Afolayan. (2005). An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 4(9). 953–956. 141 indexed citations

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Hackett, Rachel M., Sookyung Oh, Peter C. Morris, & Donald Grierson. (1998). Plant Gene Register PGR98-151. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 117. 1 indexed citations

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Tucker, Gregory A., Graham B. Seymour, Duncan H. L. Robertson, et al.. (1992). Use of antisense RNA technology to study pectin degradation in tomato fruit. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 20(2). 119–124. 7 indexed citations

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Thomas, Howard & Donald Grierson. (1987). Developmental mutants in higher plants. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 28 indexed citations

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