Nigel E. Gapper

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Nigel E. Gapper is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel E. Gapper has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Nigel E. Gapper's work include Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (17 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (11 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Nigel E. Gapper is often cited by papers focused on Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (17 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (11 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Nigel E. Gapper collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Belgium. Nigel E. Gapper's co-authors include James J. Giovannoni, Ryan P. McQuinn, Zhangjun Fei, Silin Zhong, Julia Vrebalov, Yi Zheng, Christopher B. Watkins, Mingyun Huang, Jenny Xiang and Ying Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, The Plant Cell and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nigel E. Gapper

29 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Single-base resolution methylomes of tomato fruit development reveal epigenome modifications associated with ripening

2013 630 citations Silin Zhong, Zhangjun Fei et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nigel E. Gapper United States	20	1.7k	1.0k	199	89	54	29	2.0k
Mingchun Liu China	23	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	207 1.0×	116 1.3×	45 0.8×	51	1.9k
Islam El‐Sharkawy United States	21	1.2k 0.7×	800 0.8×	164 0.8×	151 1.7×	66 1.2×	55	1.5k
Akira Nakatsuka Japan	17	1.1k 0.7×	765 0.7×	272 1.4×	68 0.8×	73 1.4×	70	1.5k
Karen Bolitho New Zealand	7	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	216 1.1×	80 0.9×	52 1.0×	8	2.0k
Farid Regad France	21	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	104 0.5×	90 1.0×	84 1.6×	31	2.4k
Yonatan Elkind Israel	17	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	146 0.7×	115 1.3×	97 1.8×	33	2.0k
Manuel Cercós Spain	16	1.1k 0.6×	749 0.7×	167 0.8×	65 0.7×	44 0.8×	25	1.4k
Yuanxiu Lin China	20	1.0k 0.6×	842 0.8×	239 1.2×	110 1.2×	47 0.9×	112	1.4k
Aide Wang China	27	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	241 1.2×	110 1.2×	93 1.7×	74	2.5k
Enriqueta Alós Spain	19	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	432 2.2×	96 1.1×	37 0.7×	24	1.7k

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Hunter, Donald A., Huaibi Zhang, P. Pidakala, et al.. (2024). On-tree ripening block of avocado fruit involves changes in ethylene sensitivity linked to gibberellin and auxin pathways. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 216. 113031–113031. 2 indexed citations

Brummell, David A., Joanna K. Bowen, & Nigel E. Gapper. (2022). Biotechnological approaches for controlling postharvest fruit softening. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 78. 102786–102786. 37 indexed citations

Bowen, Joanna K., David A. Brummell, & Nigel E. Gapper. (2022). Biotechnological approaches for reducing fruit losses caused by pathogenic infection. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 78. 102795–102795. 3 indexed citations

Gapper, Nigel E., Joanna K. Bowen, & David A. Brummell. (2022). Biotechnological approaches for predicting and controlling apple storage disorders. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 79. 102851–102851. 10 indexed citations

Chung, Mi-Young, Ujjal Kumar Nath, Julia Vrebalov, et al.. (2020). Ectopic expression of miRNA172 in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) reveals novel function in fruit development through regulation of an AP2 transcription factor. BMC Plant Biology. 20(1). 283–283. 40 indexed citations

Gapper, Nigel E., Maarten Hertog, Jinwook Lee, et al.. (2017). Delayed response to cold stress is characterized by successive metabolic shifts culminating in apple fruit peel necrosis. BMC Plant Biology. 17(1). 77–77. 35 indexed citations

Leisso, Rachel, Nigel E. Gapper, James P. Mattheis, et al.. (2016). Gene expression and metabolism preceding soft scald, a chilling injury of ‘Honeycrisp’ apple fruit. BMC Genomics. 17(1). 798–798. 26 indexed citations

Watkins, Christopher B., Nigel E. Gapper, Jacqueline F. Nock, et al.. (2015). INTERACTIONS BETWEEN 1-MCP AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES ON QUALITY AND STORAGE DISORDERS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Acta Horticulturae. 45–58. 6 indexed citations

Gapper, Nigel E., James J. Giovannoni, & Christopher B. Watkins. (2014). Understanding development and ripening of fruit crops in an ‘omics’ era. Horticulture Research. 1. 14034–14034. 41 indexed citations

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Leisso, Rachel, David Buchanan, Jinwook Lee, et al.. (2014). Chilling‐related cell damage of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) fruit cortical tissue impacts antioxidant, lipid and phenolic metabolism. Physiologia Plantarum. 153(2). 204–220. 54 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Cuong, Julia Vrebalov, Nigel E. Gapper, et al.. (2014). Tomato GOLDEN2-LIKE Transcription Factors Reveal Molecular Gradients That Function during Fruit Development and Ripening. The Plant Cell. 26(2). 585–601. 196 indexed citations

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Zhong, Silin, Zhangjun Fei, Yun-Ru Chen, et al.. (2013). Single-base resolution methylomes of tomato fruit development reveal epigenome modifications associated with ripening. Nature Biotechnology. 31(2). 154–159. 630 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gapper, Nigel E., Ryan P. McQuinn, & James J. Giovannoni. (2013). Molecular and genetic regulation of fruit ripening. Plant Molecular Biology. 82(6). 575–591. 279 indexed citations

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Matas, Antonio J., et al.. (2009). Biology and genetic engineering of fruit maturation for enhanced quality and shelf-life. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 20(2). 197–203. 100 indexed citations

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Whitaker, Bruce D. & Nigel E. Gapper. (2008). Ripening-Specific Stigmasterol Increase in Tomato Fruit Is Associated with Increased Sterol C-22 Desaturase (CYP710A11) Gene Expression. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 56(10). 3828–3835. 13 indexed citations

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Tsantili, Eleni, et al.. (2007). Ethylene and α-Farnesene Metabolism in Green and Red Skin of Three Apple Cultivars in Response to 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) Treatment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 55(13). 5267–5276. 70 indexed citations

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Gapper, Nigel E., Jinhe Bai, & Bruce D. Whitaker. (2006). Inhibition of ethylene-induced α-farnesene synthase gene PcAFS1 expression in ‘d’Anjou’ pears with 1-MCP reduces synthesis and oxidation of α-farnesene and delays development of superficial scald. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 41(3). 225–233. 71 indexed citations

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Gapper, Nigel E., Simon A. Coupe, Marian J. McKenzie, et al.. (2005). Senescence-associated down-regulation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase delays harvest-induced senescence in broccoli. Functional Plant Biology. 32(10). 891–901. 23 indexed citations

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Gapper, Nigel E., et al.. (2002). Novel jasmonate amino acid conjugates in Asparagus officinalis during harvest‐induced and natural foliar senescence. Physiologia Plantarum. 114(1). 116–124. 18 indexed citations

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Gapper, Nigel E., Marian J. McKenzie, Mary C. Christey, et al.. (2002). Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation to alter ethylene and cytokinin biosynthesis in broccoli. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 70(1). 41–50. 19 indexed citations

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