Ryan P. McQuinn

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Ryan P. McQuinn is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan P. McQuinn has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Ryan P. McQuinn's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (16 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (15 papers). Ryan P. McQuinn is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (19 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (16 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (15 papers). Ryan P. McQuinn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Mexico. Ryan P. McQuinn's co-authors include James J. Giovannoni, Barry J. Pogson, Nigel E. Gapper, Julia Vrebalov, Zhangjun Fei, Rob Alba, Kai Xun Chan, Su Yin Phua, Peter A. Crisp and Je Min Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Biotechnology and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ryan P. McQuinn

37 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

  1. 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 →
  2. Learning the Languages of the Chloroplast: Retrograde Signaling and Beyond
    2016 439 citations Kai Xun Chan, Ryan P. McQuinn et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ryan P. McQuinn United States 28 3.5k 3.3k 939 141 139 39 4.7k
Patricia León Mexico 27 3.5k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 783 0.8× 194 1.4× 153 1.1× 47 5.4k
Sun‐Hwa Ha South Korea 34 2.9k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 947 1.0× 80 0.6× 267 1.9× 108 4.3k
Giltsu Choi South Korea 45 7.5k 2.1× 6.4k 1.9× 535 0.6× 82 0.6× 129 0.9× 82 8.8k
Cornelius S. Barry United States 28 3.5k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 515 0.5× 40 0.3× 150 1.1× 43 4.5k
Don Grierson United Kingdom 42 3.7k 1.0× 2.7k 0.8× 584 0.6× 41 0.3× 243 1.7× 79 4.6k
Ralf Welsch Germany 32 1.3k 0.4× 3.2k 1.0× 2.4k 2.5× 338 2.4× 142 1.0× 49 4.0k
Robert J. Schaffer New Zealand 33 4.4k 1.2× 2.7k 0.8× 401 0.4× 45 0.3× 301 2.2× 84 5.0k
Abdelali Hannoufa Canada 35 2.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 259 0.3× 41 0.3× 103 0.7× 94 3.1k
Marı́a F. Drincovich Argentina 35 2.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 251 0.3× 186 1.3× 233 1.7× 92 3.6k
Steven H. Schwartz United States 14 2.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 788 0.8× 117 0.8× 70 0.5× 17 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryan P. McQuinn

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All Works

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León, Patricia, et al.. (2025). Deciphering plastid retrograde signals and their roles in plant development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 88. 102813–102813.
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McQuinn, Ryan P. & Mark T. Waters. (2024). Apocarotenoid signals in plant development and beyond. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(4). 1131–1133. 6 indexed citations
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McQuinn, Ryan P., Julie Leroux, Sarah Frusciante, et al.. (2023). Deregulation of ζ‐carotene desaturase in Arabidopsis and tomato exposes a unique carotenoid‐derived redundant regulation of floral meristem identity and function. The Plant Journal. 114(4). 783–804. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, Ryan P. McQuinn, Kai Xun Chan, et al.. (2019). A GDSL Esterase/Lipase Catalyzes the Esterification of Lutein in Bread Wheat. The Plant Cell. 31(12). 3092–3112. 63 indexed citations
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Rivers, John, Thy T. Truong, Barry J. Pogson, & Ryan P. McQuinn. (2019). Volatile apocarotenoid discovery and quantification in Arabidopsis thaliana: optimized sensitive analysis via HS-SPME-GC/MS. Metabolomics. 15(5). 79–79. 14 indexed citations
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Osorio, Sonia, Raphael Tozelli Carneiro, Anna Lytovchenko, et al.. (2019). Genetic and metabolic effects of ripening mutations and vine detachment on tomato fruit quality. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 18(1). 106–118. 47 indexed citations
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Hou, Xin, John Rivers, Patricia León, Ryan P. McQuinn, & Barry J. Pogson. (2016). Synthesis and Function of Apocarotenoid Signals in Plants. Trends in Plant Science. 21(9). 792–803. 249 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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McQuinn, Ryan P., et al.. (2012). Tissue specificity and differential expression of transcription factors in tomato provide hints of unique regulatory networks during fruit ripening. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 7(12). 1639–1647. 17 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiangjun, Ryan P. McQuinn, Zhangjun Fei, et al.. (2011). Regulatory control of high levels of carotenoid accumulation in potato tubers. Plant Cell & Environment. 34(6). 1020–1030. 51 indexed citations
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Cin, Valeriano Dal, Denise M. Tieman, Takayuki Tohge, et al.. (2011). Identification of Genes in the Phenylalanine Metabolic Pathway by Ectopic Expression of a MYB Transcription Factor in Tomato Fruit. The Plant Cell. 23(7). 2738–2753. 102 indexed citations
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Fei, Zhe, Je‐Gun Joung, Xuemei Tang, et al.. (2010). Tomato Functional Genomics Database: a comprehensive resource and analysis package for tomato functional genomics. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(Database). D1156–D1163. 100 indexed citations
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Chung, Mi-Young, Julia Vrebalov, Rob Alba, et al.. (2010). A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) APETALA2/ERF gene, SlAP2a, is a negative regulator of fruit ripening. The Plant Journal. 64(6). 936–947. 335 indexed citations
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Pan, Irvin L., Ryan P. McQuinn, Jim Giovannoni, & Vivian F. Irish. (2010). Functional diversification of AGAMOUS lineage genes in regulating tomato flower and fruit development. Journal of Experimental Botany. 61(6). 1795–1806. 117 indexed citations
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Slocombe, Stephen P., Ines Schauvinhold, Ryan P. McQuinn, et al.. (2008). Transcriptomic and Reverse Genetic Analysesof Branched-Chain Fatty Acid and Acyl Sugar Production inSolanum pennelliiandNicotiana benthamiana   . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 148(4). 1830–1846. 89 indexed citations
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Alba, Rob, Paxton Payton, Ryan P. McQuinn, et al.. (2005). Transcriptome and Selected Metabolite Analyses Reveal Multiple Points of Ethylene Control during Tomato Fruit Development. The Plant Cell. 17(11). 2954–2965. 415 indexed citations

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