Michael Wisniewski

20.7k citations

271 papers · 15.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 72

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.02%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
Cell Biology top 0.05%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Papers in

Plant Science 220
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 74
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance 50
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management 47
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies 31
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 21
- Nematode management and characterization studies 16
Cell Biology 93
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 93

Co-authors: Samir Droby Charles L. Wilson Rajeev Arora C. L. Wilson John L. Norelli Dumitru Macarisin Ahmed El Ghaouth Timothy Artlip
Journals: Postharvest Biology and Technology (20 papers)HortScience (18 papers)Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (10 papers)Physiologia Plantarum (9 papers)American Journal of Botany (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Israel China

In The Last Decade

Michael Wisniewski

267 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

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The science, development, and commercialization of postharvest biocontrol products 2016 · 300 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Postharvest Biology and Technology
2013 International Journal of Food Microbiology
2009 Postharvest Biology and Technology

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1	Intraputaminal Delivery of Adeno‐Associated Virus Serotype 2–Glial Cell Line–Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Mild or Moderate Parkinson's Disease Movement Disorders ·Amber D. Van Laar, Chadwick W. Christine, Nicolás Phielipp, Paul Larson, J. Bradley Elder, Aristide Merola, Waldy San Sebastián, Massimo S. Fiandaca, Adrian P. Kells, Michael Wisniewski, Krystof S. Bankiewicz	2025	4
2	Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases: The Evolution of New Concepts and Perspectives Annual Review of Phytopathology ·Samir Droby, Michael Wisniewski, V. Yeka Zhimo, Vijay Kumar-Sharma, Shiri Freilich	2025	2
3	Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses provide evidence on the biocontrol mechanism responsible for the inhibition of Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria alternata by Bacillus velezensis in kiwifruit SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Shixian Zeng, Xiaojiao Li, Jinsong Leng, Michael Wisniewski, Mingrong Chen, Yong Wang, Jia Liu	2024	3
4	Microbiome succession during apple fruit development: Healthy and pathological microbial assemblages Postharvest Biology and Technology ·Yuan Sui, V. Yeka Zhimo, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Ke Huang, Qinhong Liao, Michael Wisniewski, Samir Droby	2023	6
5	Biocontrol activity of Debaryomyces hansenii against blue mold on apple and pear during cold storage SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Eloísa Arrarte, Gabriela Garmendia, Michael Wisniewski, Silvana Vero	2022	3
6	Changes in the Fungal Community Assembly of Apple Fruit Following Postharvest Application of the Yeast Biocontrol Agent Metschnikowia fructicola Horticulturae ·Antonio Biasi, V. Yeka Zhimo, Ajay Kumar, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Shoshana Salim, Oleg Feygenberg, Michael Wisniewski, Samir Droby	2021	23
7	Identification of pathogenicity-related genes and the role of a subtilisin-related peptidase S8 (PePRT) in authophagy and virulence of Penicillium expansum on apples Postharvest Biology and Technology ·Elena Levin, Amit Kishore, Ana‐Rosa Ballester, Ginat Raphael, Oleg Feigenberg, Yongsheng Liu, John L. Norelli, Luı́s González-Candelas, Michael Wisniewski, Samir Droby	2018	33
8	Genotyping-by-sequencing markers facilitate the identification of quantitative trait loci controlling resistance to Penicillium expansum in Malus sieversii PLoS ONE ·John L. Norelli, Michael Wisniewski, Gennaro Fazio, Erik Burchard, Benjamin Gutierrez, Elena Levin, Samir Droby	2017	40
9	Recent advances and current status of the use of heat treatments in postharvest disease management systems: Is it time to turn up the heat? Trends in Food Science & Technology ·Yuan Sui, Michael Wisniewski, Samir Droby, John L. Norelli, Jia Liu	2016	37
10	CBF gene expression in peach leaf and bark tissues is gated by a circadian clock Tree Physiology ·Timothy Artlip, Michael Wisniewski, Carole L. Bassett, John L. Norelli	2013	46
11	Understanding plant cold hardiness: an opinion Physiologia Plantarum ·Lawrence V. Gusta, Michael Wisniewski	2012	191
12	Ectopic expression of a novel peach (Prunus persica) CBF transcription factor in apple (Malus × domestica) results in short-day induced dormancy and increased cold hardiness Planta ·Michael Wisniewski, John L. Norelli, Carole L. Bassett, Timothy Artlip, Dumitru Macarisin	2011	154
13	Use of a Long-acting Inhaled β2-Adrenergic Agonist, Salmeterol Xinafoate, in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Stephen I. Rennard, Wayne H. Anderson, Richard ZuWallack, Joseph O. Broughton, William C. Bailey, Mitchell Friedman, Michael Wisniewski, Kathleen Rickard	2001	198
14	Effects of near-lethal heat stress on bud break, heat-shock proteins and ubiquitin in dormant poplar (Populus nigra Charkowiensis x P. nigra incrassata) Tree Physiology ·Michael Wisniewski, J. J. Sauter, Leslie H. Fuchigami, V. Stepien	1997	33
15	Accumulation of a 60-kD Dehydrin Protein in Peach Xylem Tissues and Its Relationship to Cold Acclimation HortScience ·Rajeev Arora, Michael Wisniewski	1996	37
16	Biological control of postharvest diseases: theory and practice CRC Press eBooks ·Charles L. Wilson, Michael Wisniewski	1994	171
17	Cold Acclimation in Genetically Related (Sibling) Deciduous and Evergreen Peach (Prunus persica [L.] Batsch) (II. A 60-Kilodalton Bark Protein in Cold-Acclimated Tissues of Peach Is Heat Stable and Related to the Dehydrin Family of Proteins) PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Rajeev Arora, Michael Wisniewski	1994	117
18	Assessment of Freeze Injury in `Boskoop Giant' Black Currant Buds HortScience ·Fumiomi Takeda, Rajeev Arora, Michael Wisniewski, Glen Davis, Michele R. Warmund	1993	16
19	Organogenesis and Patterns of Floral Bud Development in Two Eastern Thornless Blackberry Cultivars Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science ·Fumiomi Takeda, Michael Wisniewski	1989	13
20	Seasonal Variation in Deep Supercooling and Dehydrative Resistance HortScience ·Michael Wisniewski, Edward N. Ashworth	1986	12

About Michael Wisniewski

Michael Wisniewski is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology, Physiology, Global and Planetary Change and Food Science, having authored 271 papers that have together received 15.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (93 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (74 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (50 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (47 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (31 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (24 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (21 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (11.9k citations), Cell Biology (4.9k citations), Food Science (2.0k citations), Biochemistry (446 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.2k citations). Michael Wisniewski has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and China. Frequent co-authors include Samir Droby, Charles L. Wilson, Rajeev Arora, C. L. Wilson, John L. Norelli, Dumitru Macarisin, Ahmed El Ghaouth, Timothy Artlip, E. Chalutz and Lawrence V. Gusta. Their work appears in journals such as Postharvest Biology and Technology, HortScience, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Physiologia Plantarum and American Journal of Botany.

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