Robert J. Schaffer

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Schaffer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Schaffer has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Plant Science, 56 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Schaffer's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (42 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (41 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers). Robert J. Schaffer is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (42 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (41 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (24 papers). Robert J. Schaffer collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Belgium. Robert J. Schaffer's co-authors include Karine David, Peter McAtee, George Coupland, Jason W. Johnston, Nicola Ramsay, Isabelle A. Carré, Sally Corden, Joanna Putterill, Alon Samach and Kularajathevan Gunaseelan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Schaffer

80 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

The late elongated hypocotyl Mutation of Arabidopsis Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and the Photoperiodic Control of Flowering

1998 723 citations Robert J. Schaffer, Nicola Ramsay et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert J. Schaffer New Zealand	33	4.4k	2.7k	401	301	178	84	5.0k
Jian‐fei Kuang China	42	4.8k 1.1×	3.4k 1.3×	604 1.5×	315 1.0×	116 0.7×	129	5.6k
Ji‐Hong Liu China	39	3.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	227 0.6×	206 0.7×	126 0.7×	123	4.2k
Hongwei Guo China	47	9.7k 2.2×	5.8k 2.2×	101 0.3×	94 0.3×	161 0.9×	92	10.4k
Cai‐Zhong Jiang United States	44	6.6k 1.5×	5.1k 1.9×	339 0.8×	247 0.8×	155 0.9×	133	7.7k
Woe‐Yeon Kim South Korea	36	4.4k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	61 0.2×	86 0.3×	121 0.7×	118	5.2k
Giltsu Choi South Korea	45	7.5k 1.7×	6.4k 2.4×	535 1.3×	129 0.4×	51 0.3×	82	8.8k
Enamul Huq United States	46	8.6k 2.0×	7.0k 2.6×	361 0.9×	103 0.3×	57 0.3×	96	9.7k
In‐Cheol Jang Singapore	33	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	192 0.5×	155 0.5×	45 0.3×	65	3.3k
Muhammad Ali China	30	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	63 0.2×	116 0.4×	81 0.5×	101	2.8k
Zhen‐Hui Gong China	37	3.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	184 0.5×	83 0.3×	102 0.6×	109	4.0k

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Ireland, Hilary, Sumathi Tomes, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, et al.. (2025). Overexpression of the apple SEP1/2-like gene MdMADS8 promotes floral determinacy and enhances fruit flesh tissue and ripening. Planta. 261(3). 53–53.

Wu, Rongmei, Yujia Yang, Ruiling Wang, et al.. (2024). Analysis on Unveiling the Natural Dynamics of Parthenocarpy and Self-Compatibility in Apple Trees. Horticulturae. 10(12). 1261–1261.

Boucher, J C, Hilary Ireland, Ruiling Wang, Karine David, & Robert J. Schaffer. (2024). The genetic control of herkogamy. Functional Plant Biology. 51(5). 3 indexed citations

Gunaseelan, Kularajathevan, Roswitha Schröder, Ria Rebstock, et al.. (2023). Constitutive expression of apple endo‐POLYGALACTURONASE1 in fruit induces early maturation, alters skin structure and accelerates softening. The Plant Journal. 117(5). 1413–1431. 13 indexed citations

Tomes, Sumathi, et al.. (2023). A MADS-box gene-induced early flowering pear (Pyrus communis L.) for accelerated pear breeding. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1235963–1235963. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Ruiling, Philip Martin, Peter McAtee, Robert J. Schaffer, & J. Burdon. (2022). New insights into the storage performance of ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit from a comparison of three cultivars. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 52(1). 76–92. 6 indexed citations

Nieuwenhuizen, Niels J., Xiuyin Chen, William A. Laing, et al.. (2021). Regulation of wound ethylene biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors in kiwifruit. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 411–411. 27 indexed citations

Ireland, Hilary, Chen Wu, Cecilia Deng, et al.. (2021). The Gillenia trifoliata genome reveals dynamics correlated with growth and reproduction in Rosaceae. Horticulture Research. 8(1). 233–233. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Ruiling, Simona Nardozza, Niels J. Nieuwenhuizen, et al.. (2021). Kiwifruit maturation, ripening and environmental response is not affected by CENTRORADIALIS ( CEN ) gene‐editing. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 49(4). 277–293. 2 indexed citations

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Brian, Lara, Ben Warren, Peter McAtee, et al.. (2021). A gene expression atlas for kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) and network analysis of transcription factors. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 121–121. 23 indexed citations

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Ireland, Hilary, Sumathi Tomes, Ian C. Hallett, et al.. (2021). Coreless apples generated by the suppression of carpel genes and hormone-induced fruit set. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1–9. 8 indexed citations

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Karim, Siti Khadijah A., et al.. (2019). Differential expression of specific genes regulating 'royal gala' (Malus x domestica) fruit development.. UKM Journal Article Repository (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). 48(5). 19–27. 1 indexed citations

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O’Donoghue, Erin M., Ria Rebstock, Paul W. Sutherland, et al.. (2019). Cell type-specific gene expression underpins remodelling of cell wall pectin in exocarp and cortex during apple fruit development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 70(21). 6085–6099. 9 indexed citations

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Gunaseelan, Kularajathevan, Peter McAtee, Simona Nardozza, et al.. (2019). Copy number variants in kiwifruit ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR/APETALA2 (ERF/AP2)-like genes show divergence in fruit ripening associated cold and ethylene responses in C-REPEAT/DRE BINDING FACTOR-like genes. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216120–e0216120. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Yi, Jérôme Grimplet, Karine David, et al.. (2018). Ethylene receptors and related proteins in climacteric and non-climacteric fruits. Plant Science. 276. 63–72. 113 indexed citations

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Knäbel, Mareike, A.P. Friend, John W. Palmer, et al.. (2015). Genetic control of pear rootstock-induced dwarfing and precocity is linked to a chromosomal region syntenic to the apple Dw1 loci. BMC Plant Biology. 15(1). 230–230. 28 indexed citations

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Ireland, Hilary, et al.. (2014). Ethylene Regulates Apple (Malus × domestica) Fruit Softening Through a Dose × Time-Dependent Mechanism and Through Differential Sensitivities and Dependencies of Cell Wall-Modifying Genes. Plant and Cell Physiology. 55(5). 1005–1016. 59 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Robert J., Ellen N. Friel, Edwige Souleyre, et al.. (2007). A Genomics Approach Reveals That Aroma Production in Apple Is Controlled by Ethylene Predominantly at the Final Step in Each Biosynthetic Pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 144(4). 1899–1912. 302 indexed citations

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Piñeiro, Manuel, Concepción Gómez‐Mena, Robert J. Schaffer, José M. Martínez‐Zapater, & George Coupland. (2003). EARLY BOLTING IN SHORT DAYS Is Related to Chromatin Remodeling Factors and Regulates Flowering in Arabidopsis by Repressing FT. The Plant Cell. 15(7). 1552–1562. 116 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Robert J., Nicola Ramsay, Alon Samach, et al.. (1998). The late elongated hypocotyl Mutation of Arabidopsis Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and the Photoperiodic Control of Flowering. Cell. 93(7). 1219–1229. 723 indexed citations breakdown →

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