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D-Index
83
Citations
33842
World Ranking
367
National Ranking
126

Adel A. Kader publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adel A. Kader sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 205 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Adel A. Kader D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adel A. Kader sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry
  • Food science

Adel A. Kader focuses on Postharvest, Food science, Horticulture, Botany and Ripening. His Postharvest research incorporates elements of Quality, Respiration, Flavor and PEAR. His work in Food science covers topics such as Polyphenol which are related to areas like Punica, ABTS and DPPH.

The concepts of his Horticulture study are interwoven with issues in Legume and Vitamin C. Adel A. Kader has included themes like Controlled atmosphere and Carbon dioxide in his Botany study. His Ripening study incorporates themes from Biochemistry and Alcohol dehydrogenase.

His most cited work include:

  • ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF POMEGRANATE JUICE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PHENOLIC COMPOSITION AND PROCESSING (1643 citations)
  • Preharvest and postharvest factors influencing vitamin C content of horticultural crops. (1557 citations)
  • Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops (949 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Horticulture, Postharvest, Food science, Botany and Biochemistry. His study ties his expertise on Respiration together with the subject of Horticulture. His research on Postharvest also deals with topics like

  • Fruits and vegetables most often made with reference to Quality,
  • Horticultural crops that intertwine with fields like Agroforestry.

His Food science study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Ethanol, Low oxygen and Softening. As a part of the same scientific family, Adel A. Kader mostly works in the field of Botany, focusing on Acetaldehyde and, on occasion, Ethyl acetate and Alcohol dehydrogenase. The study incorporates disciplines such as Pyrus communis and Malus in addition to Biochemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (43.15%)
  • Postharvest (32.88%)
  • Food science (28.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2020)?

  • Postharvest (32.88%)
  • Horticulture (43.15%)
  • Botany (27.40%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Adel A. Kader mainly focuses on Postharvest, Horticulture, Botany, Food science and Flavor. His studies deal with areas such as Quality, Biotechnology, Cold chain and Food safety as well as Postharvest. His Horticulture research incorporates themes from Relative humidity and Respiration.

The various areas that he examines in his Botany study include Sugar, Food preservation, 1-Methylcyclopropene and Softening. His work in the fields of Food science, such as Meal, overlaps with other areas such as Composition. His Flavor study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ripeness and Aroma.

Between 2004 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Flavor quality of fruits and vegetables (307 citations)
  • Increasing Food Availability by Reducing Postharvest Losses of Fresh Produce (297 citations)
  • Quality Changes and Nutrient Retention in Fresh-Cut versus Whole Fruits during Storage (269 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Biochemistry
  • Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Biochemistry, Postharvest, Food science, Alcohol dehydrogenase and Ripening. His work on Cholesterol is typically connected to Very low-density lipoprotein as part of general Biochemistry study, connecting several disciplines of science. His research integrates issues of Quality and Food processing in his study of Postharvest.

His work on Vitamin C, Carotenoid and Food preservation as part of general Food science study is frequently linked to Warehouse, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. Adel A. Kader interconnects Enzyme assay, Lipoxygenase and Acyltransferase in the investigation of issues within Alcohol dehydrogenase. His Ripening research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Alcohol, Oxidase test and Biosynthesis.

Best Publications

  • Preharvest and postharvest factors influencing vitamin C content of horticultural crops.

    Seung K. Lee;Adel A. Kader

  • ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF POMEGRANATE JUICE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PHENOLIC COMPOSITION AND PROCESSING

    María I. Gil;Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán;Betty Hess-Pierce;Deirdre M. Holcroft

  • Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops

    Adel A. Kader

  • Modified atmosphere packaging of fruits and vegetables.

    A A Kader;D Zagory;E L Kerbel

  • Biochemical and physiological basis for effects of controlled and modified atmospheres on fruits and vegetables

    A.A. Kader

  • Antioxidant capacities, phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and vitamin C contents of nectarine, peach, and plum cultivars from California.

    María I Gil;Francisco A Tomás-Barberán;Betty Hess-Pierce;Adel A Kader

  • Postharvest biology and technology : An overview

    A. A. Kader

  • HPLC-DAD-ESIMS Analysis of phenolic compounds in nectarines, peaches, and plums

    Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan;Maria I. Gil;Paedar Cremin;Andrew L. Waterhouse

  • Increasing Food Availability by Reducing Postharvest Losses of Fresh Produce

    A. A. Kader

  • Flavor quality of fruits and vegetables

    Adel A Kader

  • FRUIT MATURITY, RIPENING, AND QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS

    A. A. Kader

  • Quality Changes and Nutrient Retention in Fresh-Cut versus Whole Fruits during Storage

    Mari Äa I. Gil;Encarna Aguayo;Adel A. Kader

  • Changes in strawberry anthocyanins and other polyphenols in response to carbon dioxide treatments

    Maria I. Gil;Deirdre M. Holcroft;Adel A. Kader

  • Quality changes in fresh-cut pear slices as affected by controlled atmospheres and chemical preservatives

    James R. Gorny;Betty Hess-Pierce;Rodrigo A. Cifuentes;Adel A. Kader

  • Effects of superatmospheric oxygen levels on postharvest physiology and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables

    Adel A Kader;Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua

  • Postharvest life and flavor quality of three strawberry cultivars kept at 5 °C in air or air+20 kPa CO2

    C Pelayo;S.E Ebeler;A.A Kader

  • Apple aroma : alcohol acyltransferase, a rate limiting step for ester biosynthesis, is regulated by ethylene

    Bruno G. Defilippi;Adel A. Kader;Abhaya M. Dandekar

  • Effect of down-regulation of ethylene biosynthesis on fruit flavor complex in apple fruit.

    Abhaya M Dandekari;Gianni Teo;Bruno G Defilippi;Sandra L Uratsu

  • Postharvest Physiology and Quality Maintenance of Sliced Pear and Strawberry Fruits

    Joan C. Rosen;Adel A. Kader

  • Controlled atmosphere-induced changes in pH and organic acid metabolism may affect color of stored strawberry fruit

    Deirdre M. Holcroft;Adel A. Kader

  • Plasma Antioxidant Capacity Changes Following a Meal as a Measure of the Ability of a Food to Alter In Vivo Antioxidant Status

    Ronald L. Prior;Liwei Gu;Xianli Wu;Robert A. Jacob

Frequent Co-Authors

María I. Gil
María I. Gil Spanish National Research Council
Elhadi M. Yahia
Elhadi M. Yahia Autonomous University of Queretaro
Susan E. Ebeler
Susan E. Ebeler University of California, Davis
Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán
Francisco A. Tomás-Barberán Spanish National Research Council
John M. Labavitch
John M. Labavitch University of California, Davis
Darshan S. Kelley
Darshan S. Kelley US Department of Agriculture
Abhaya M. Dandekar
Abhaya M. Dandekar University of California, Davis
Jeffrey K. Brecht
Jeffrey K. Brecht University of Florida
Elizabeth J. Mitcham
Elizabeth J. Mitcham University of California, Davis
Encarna Aguayo
Encarna Aguayo Polytechnic University of Cartagena

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