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Donald Grierson

Donald Grierson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 100 159 152 13 13 326 32247
Genetics 100 757 713 11 11 334 33214

Donald Grierson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald Grierson between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald Grierson published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2021. 16 of the 416 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2021. 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 5 publications
1972 2025

416 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald Grierson: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 2
1973 3
1974 2
1975 3
1976 5
1977 8
1978 6
1979 2
1980 3
1981 0
1982 5
1983 3
1984 5
1985 6
1986 8
1987 7
1988 10
1989 5
1990 9
1991 8
1992 7
1993 16
1994 11
1995 8
1996 4
1997 6
1998 5
1999 8
2000 3
2001 2
2002 8
2003 0
2004 4
2005 7
2006 16
2007 11
2008 15
2009 13
2010 8
2011 3
2012 8
2013 6
2014 10
2015 11
2016 9
2017 11
2018 11
2019 15
2020 16
2021 17
2022 15
2023 16
2024 11
2025 5
Total 416
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Donald Grierson 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 Donald Grierson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 326–330 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 326 publications — 94th percentile

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

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15 326
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Donald Grierson 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 Donald Grierson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5 100
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - The Bertebos Prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry For his groundbreaking research to better understand the maturation of plants and to identify the genes that are active in ethylene synthesis as well as his efforts to develop technology to enhance and eliminate individual genes.
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Donald Grierson is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on plant science and molecular biology subfields.

The primary fields of study in Donald Grierson's work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their research contributions are concentrated in key subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

Donald Grierson has published extensively on topics related to plant biology, with main research themes covering:

  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Kunsong Chen
  • Yanna Shi
  • Yin X
  • Benzhong Zhu
  • Yunbo Luo

Donald Grierson has contributed to numerous research articles published primarily within the following journals:

  • Horticulture Research
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • The Plant Journal
  • Postharvest Biology and Technology

Examples of recent publications include:

  • Re-evaluation of the nor mutation and the role of the NAC-NOR transcription factor in tomato fruit ripening, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Molecular and Hormonal Mechanisms Regulating Fleshy Fruit Ripening, 2021, Cells
  • Three AP2/ERF family members modulate flavonoid synthesis by regulating type IV chalcone isomerase in citrus, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • The strawberry transcription factor FaRAV1 positively regulates anthocyanin accumulation by activation of FaMYB10 and anthocyanin pathway genes, 2020, Plant Biotechnology Journal
  • NAC Transcription Factor Family Regulation of Fruit Ripening and Quality: A Review, 2022, Cells

Best Publications

  • Ethylene biosynthesis and action in tomato: a model for climacteric fruit ripening

    Lucille Alexander;Don Grierson

  • Antisense gene that inhibits synthesis of the hormone ethylene in transgenic plants

    A. J. Hamilton;G. W. Lycett;D. Grierson

  • Antisense RNA inhibition of polygalacturonase gene expression in transgenic tomatoes

    C. J. S. Smith;C. F. Watson;J. Ray;C. R. Bird

  • Recent advances in ethylene research

    Zhefeng Lin;Silin Zhong;Don Grierson

  • The Effect of Low Temperature Pre-Sowing Treatment on the Germination Performance and Membrane Integrity of Artificially Aged Tomato Seeds

    P. Coolbear;Adele Francis;D. Grierson

  • The Regulation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Synthase Gene Expression during the Transition from System-1 to System-2 Ethylene Synthesis in Tomato

    Cornelius S. Barry;M. Immaculada Llop-Tous;Donald Grierson

  • Differential expression of the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase gene family of tomato

    Cornelius S. Barry;Beatrix Blume;Mondher Bouzayen;Wendy Cooper

  • Constitutive expression of a fruit phytoene synthase gene in transgenic tomatoes causes dwarfism by redirecting metabolites from the gibberellin pathway

    Rupert G. Fray;Andrew Wallace;Paul D. Fraser;Daniel Valero

  • Inheritance and effect on ripening of antisense polygalacturonase genes in transgenic tomatoes

    Christopher J. S. Smith;Colin F. Watson;Peter C. Morris;Colin R. Bird

  • Identification and genetic analysis of normal and mutant phytoene synthase genes of tomato by sequencing, complementation and co-suppression

    Rupert G. Fray;Donald Grierson

  • Identification of a Specific Isoform of Tomato Lipoxygenase (TomloxC) Involved in the Generation of Fatty Acid-Derived Flavor Compounds

    Guoping Chen;Rachel Hackett;David Walker;Andy Taylor

  • Expression of a truncated tomato polygalacturonase gene inhibits expression of the endogenous gene in transgenic plants.

    C. J. S. Smith;C. F. Watson;C. R. Bird;J. Ray

  • Identification of a tomato gene for the ethylene-forming enzyme by expression in yeast

    A J Hamilton;M Bouzayen;D Grierson

  • Altered fruit ripening and leaf senescence in tomatoes expressing an antisense ethylene‐forming enzyme transgene

    Steve Picton;Sarah Louise Barton;Mondher Bouzayen;Andrew John Hamilton

  • The tomato polygalacturonase gene and ripening-specific expression in transgenic plants.

    C. R. Bird;C. J. S. Smith;J. A. Ray;P. Moureau

  • Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening.

    Selman Uluisik;Natalie H Chapman;Rebecca A. Smith;Mervin Poole

  • Molecular biology of fruit ripening and its manipulation with antisense genes.

    Julie Gray;Steve Picton;Junaid Shabbeer;Wolfgang Schuch

  • A tomato HD-Zip homeobox protein, LeHB-1, plays an important role in floral organogenesis and ripening

    Zhefeng Lin;Yiguo Hong;Mingan Yin;Chunyang Li

  • Delayed leaf senescence in ethylene‐deficient ACC‐oxidase antisense tomato plants: molecular and physiological analysis

    Isaac John;Rachel Drake;Aldo Farrell;Wendy Cooper

  • Long-distance signals regulating stomatal conductance and leaf growth in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants subjected to partial root-zone drying

    Wagdy Y. Sobeih;Ian C. Dodd;Mark A. Bacon;Donald Grierson

  • Ultrastructure of Tomato Fruit Ripening and the Role of Polygalacturonase Isoenzymes in Cell Wall Degradation

    Philip R. Crookes;Donald Grierson

  • 3D Chromatin Architecture of Large Plant Genomes Determined by Local A/B Compartments.

    Pengfei Dong;Xiaoyu Tu;Po Yu Chu;Peitao Lü

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Jide Afolayan
Anthony Jide Afolayan University of Fort Hare
Wolfgang Schuch
Wolfgang Schuch AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Gregory A. Tucker
Gregory A. Tucker University of Nottingham
Julie E. Gray
Julie E. Gray University of Sheffield
Graham B. Seymour
Graham B. Seymour University of Nottingham
Mondher Bouzayen
Mondher Bouzayen Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute
Xian Li
Xian Li Zhejiang University
Michael J. Holdsworth
Michael J. Holdsworth University of Nottingham
Cai-Zhong Jiang
Cai-Zhong Jiang University of California, Davis

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