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D-Index
68
Citations
19069
World Ranking
772
National Ranking
26

Antonio Granell 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 Antonio Granell sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 241 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antonio Granell 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 Antonio Granell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

His main research concerns Botany, Genetics, Solanum, Biochemistry and Gene. His biological study focuses on Ripening. Antonio Granell works mostly in the field of Gene, limiting it down to concerns involving Cell biology and, occasionally, Anthesis, Gibberellin, Antirrhinum majus, Genetically modified tomato and Tobacco rattle virus.

His Arabidopsis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Gene silencing, Transcription factor and Abiotic stress. The study incorporates disciplines such as Annotation, Computational biology and GenBank in addition to Genome. His Genomics study combines topics in areas such as Solanum chilense, Wild tomato, Solanum tuberosum, Solanum pimpinellifolium and Neofunctionalization.

His most cited work include:

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution (1991 citations)
  • A chemical genetic roadmap to improved tomato flavor (241 citations)
  • Uniform ripening encodes a Golden 2-like transcription factor regulating tomato fruit chloroplast development. (220 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Biochemistry, Gene, Horticulture and Genetics. His Botany research incorporates themes from Quantitative trait locus and Arabidopsis. The various areas that he examines in his Gene study include Computational biology and Cell biology.

Antonio Granell focuses mostly in the field of Ripening, narrowing it down to topics relating to Aroma and, in certain cases, Carotenoid. Antonio Granell specializes in Genome, namely Genomics. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Wild tomato and Solanum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (34.92%)
  • Biochemistry (21.16%)
  • Gene (18.52%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Horticulture (14.29%)
  • CRISPR (4.23%)
  • Gene (18.52%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Horticulture, CRISPR, Gene, Computational biology and Cas9. His study in Horticulture concentrates on Flesh, Cultivar, Solanum and Orange. His studies in Solanum integrate themes in fields like Abscisic acid, Oxidase test, Wild type, Nitrate reductase and Metabolism.

His study explores the link between CRISPR and topics such as Arabidopsis thaliana that cross with problems in Arabidopsis. The Gene study combines topics in areas such as Anthocyanin and Synthetic biology. His Computational biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Cloning and Regulation of gene expression.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Volatile Compounds in Citrus Essential Oils: A Comprehensive Review (61 citations)
  • Assessment of Cas12a‐mediated gene editing efficiency in plants (36 citations)
  • Strong gene activation in plants with genome-wide specificity using a new orthogonal CRISPR/Cas9-based programmable transcriptional activator. (18 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • DNA

His primary areas of investigation include Nicotiana benthamiana, Computational biology, Cas9, CRISPR and Synthetic biology. His study in Nicotiana benthamiana is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Gene expression, Veraison, Botrytis cinerea, Efflux and Heterologous expression. The Cas9 study combines topics in areas such as Genome editing and Arabidopsis thaliana.

Antonio Granell is exploring Genome editing as part of his Genetics and Genome and Genome editing studies. His Arabidopsis thaliana research integrates issues from Cloning, Arabidopsis and Transgene. He studied Synthetic biology and Gene that intersect with Function.

Best Publications

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • A chemical genetic roadmap to improved tomato flavor

    Denise Tieman;Guangtao Zhu;Marcio F. R. Resende;Tao Lin

  • Uniform ripening encodes a Golden 2-like transcription factor regulating tomato fruit chloroplast development.

    Ann L. T. Powell;Cuong V. Nguyen;Theresa Hill;KaLai Lam Cheng

  • GoldenBraid 2.0: A Comprehensive DNA Assembly Framework for Plant Synthetic Biology

    Alejandro Sarrion-Perdigones;Marta Vazquez-Vilar;Jorge Palací;Bas Castelijns

  • Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Pink Tomatoes: Deregulated Expression of the Gene Encoding Transcription Factor SlMYB12 Leads to Pink Tomato Fruit Color

    Ana-Rosa Ballester;Jos Molthoff;Ric de Vos;Bas te Lintel Hekkert

  • GoldenBraid: An Iterative Cloning System for Standardized Assembly of Reusable Genetic Modules

    Alejandro Sarrion-Perdigones;Erica Elvira Falconi;Sara I. Zandalinas;Paloma Juárez

  • Anthocyanins Double the Shelf Life of Tomatoes by Delaying Overripening and Reducing Susceptibility to Gray Mold

    Yang Zhang;Eugenio Butelli;Rosalba De Stefano;Henk-jan Schoonbeek

  • Volatile Compounds in Citrus Essential Oils: A Comprehensive Review

    M. Carmen González-Mas;José L. Rambla;M. Pilar López-Gresa;M. Amparo Blázquez

  • Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of DNA parts.

    Nicola J. Patron;Nicola J. Patron;Diego Orzaez;Sylvestre Marillonnet;Heribert Warzecha

  • Cytosolic and Plastoglobule-targeted Carotenoid Dioxygenases from Crocus sativus Are Both Involved in β-Ionone Release

    Angela Rubio;José Luís Rambla;Marcella Santaella;M. Dolores Gómez

  • Agroinjection of tomato fruits. A tool for rapid functional analysis of transgenes directly in fruit.

    Diego Orzaez;Sophie Mirabel;Willemien H. Wieland;Antonio Granell

  • Tomato PYR/PYL/RCAR abscisic acid receptors show high expression in root, differential sensitivity to the abscisic acid agonist quinabactin, and the capability to enhance plant drought resistance

    Miguel González-Guzmán;Lesia Rodríguez;Laura Lorenzo-Orts;Clara Pons

  • Silencing of DELLA induces facultative parthenocarpy in tomato fruits.

    Cristina Martí;Diego Orzáez;Philippe Ellul;Vicente Moreno

  • DNA fragmentation is regulated by ethylene during carpel senescence in Pisum sativum

    Diego Orzaez;Antonio Granell

  • Prepublication data sharing.

    E Birney;T J Hudson;Green

  • Characterization of tomato Cycling Dof Factors reveals conserved and new functions in the control of flowering time and abiotic stress responses

    Alba-Rocío Corrales;Sergio G. Nebauer;Laura Carrillo;Pedro Fernández-Nohales

  • Elucidation of the first committed step in betalain biosynthesis enables the heterologous engineering of betalain pigments in plants

    Guy Polturak;Dario Breitel;Noam Grossman;Alejandro Sarrion-Perdigones

  • The tomato SlSHINE3 transcription factor regulates fruit cuticle formation and epidermal patterning

    Jian Xin Shi;Jian Xin Shi;Avital Adato;Noam Alkan;Yonghua He

  • Plant SWEETs: from sugar transport to plant-pathogen interaction and more unexpected physiological roles.

    Richard Breia;Artur Conde;Hélder Badim;Ana Margarida Fortes

  • The Tomato Sequencing Project, the First Cornerstone of the International Solanaceae Project (SOL)

    Lukas A. Mueller;Steven D. Tanksley;Jim J Giovannoni;Joyce Van Eck

  • The expanded tomato fruit volatile landscape

    José L. Rambla;Yury M. Tikunov;Antonio J. Monforte;Arnaud G. Bovy

  • Fruit Development and Ripening

    Graham B. Seymour;Antonio Granell

  • Supplementary Material for Uniform ripening Encodes a Golden 2-like Transcription Factor Regulating Tomato Fruit Chloroplast Development

    Ann L. T. Powell;Cuong V. Nguyen;Theresa Hill;KaLai Lam Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego Orzaez
Diego Orzaez Universitat Politècnica de València
Antonio J. Monforte
Antonio J. Monforte Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular
Alberto Urbaneja
Alberto Urbaneja Spanish National Research Council
Miguel A. Botella
Miguel A. Botella University of Malaga
José María Bellés
José María Bellés Universitat Politècnica de València
Asaph Aharoni
Asaph Aharoni Weizmann Institute of Science
Mondher Bouzayen
Mondher Bouzayen Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Lorenzo Zacarías
Lorenzo Zacarías Spanish National Research Council
Cathie Martin
Cathie Martin Norwich Research Park
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute

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