2026 Gregory V. Jones: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	42	7301	7018	2603	2424	89	9043

Overview

Gregory V. Jones is an independent scientist and consultant based in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to business, management, and accounting related to their field. The main subfields they engage in include plant science, food science, tourism, leisure and hospitality management, molecular biology, and biotechnology.

Their work covers a variety of topics with a strong emphasis on horticultural and viticultural research, fermentation and sensory analysis, and the wine industry and tourism. Additional research interests include probiotics and fermented foods, gut microbiota and health, microbial inactivation methods, and plant virus research studies.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gregory V. Jones include:

Everard J. Edwards
Marcos Bonada
Víctor O. Sadras
Mark Krstic
Markus Herderich

The scientist's publications appear regularly in several venues, notably:

OENO One
IVES Technical Reviews vine and wine
Scientific Reports
Water
Climate

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Gregory V. Jones include:

"Adaptive capacity of winegrape varieties cultivated in Greece to climate change: current trends and future projections," 2020, OENO One
"Terroir and vintage discrimination of Malbec wines based on phenolic composition across multiple sites in Mendoza, Argentina," 2021, Scientific Reports
"Vintage Ratings: Applications of a Ranking Procedure to Facilitate a Better Understanding of Climate's Role in Wine Quality," 2020, IVES Technical Reviews vine and wine
"A climatic classification of the world's wine regions," 2022, OENO One
"Greek Wine Quality Assessment and Relationships with Climate: Trends, Future Projections and Uncertainties," 2022, Water

The scope of their research includes analyzing climate impacts on wine production, phenolic composition variations in wines from different regions, and methodologies for rating vintages to better understand climate influences. The work contributes to both scientific knowledge and practical applications in viticulture and enology.

Best Publications

Climate Change and Global Wine Quality

Gregory V. Jones;Michael A. White;Owen R. Cooper;Karl Storchmann

1543
Citations
Climate influences on grapevine phenology, grape composition,and wine production and quality for Bordeaux, France

Gregory V. Jones;Robert E. Davis

947
Citations
Extreme heat reduces and shifts United States premium wine production in the 21st century

M. A. White;N. S. Diffenbaugh;G. V. Jones;J. S. Pal

475
Citations
Projected shifts of wine regions in response to climate change

M. Moriondo;G. V. Jones;B. Bois;C. Dibari

316
Citations
Spatial analysis of climate in winegrape growing regions in the western United States

Gregory V. Jones;Andrew A. Duff;Andrew Hall;Joseph W. Myers

298
Citations
The North Atlantic subtropical anticyclone

Robert E. Davis;Bruce P. Hayden;William L. Phillips

292
Citations
Grapevine Phenology and Climate Change: Relationships and Trends in the Veneto Region of Italy for 1964–2009

Diego Tomasi;Gregory V. Jones;Mirella Giust;Lorenzo Lovat

279
Citations
Wine market prices and investment under uncertainty: an econometric model for Bordeaux Crus Classes

Gregory V. Jones;Karl-Heinz Storchmann

265
Citations
Climate Induced Historic and Future Changes in Viticulture

Hans R. Schultz;Gregory V. Jones

264
Citations
Asymmetric warming over coastal California and its impact on the premium wine industry

Ramakrishna R. Nemani;Michael A. White;Daniel R. Cayan;Gregory V. Jones

243
Citations
Spatial analysis of climate in winegrape-growing regions in Australia.

Andrew Hall;Gregory V. Jones

218
Citations
Structure and trends in climate parameters affecting winegrape production in northeast Spain

M. C. Ramos;G. V. Jones;J. A. Martínez-Casasnovas

206
Citations
Climate Change, Viticulture, and Wine: Challenges and Opportunities

Gregory V. Jones;Leanne B. Webb

197
Citations
Impact of climate change on wine production: a global overview and regional assessment in the Douro Valley of Portugal

Gregory V. Jones;Fernando Alves

175
Citations
Changes in European winegrape phenology and relationships with climate.

G. V. Jones;E. Duchêne;D. Tomasi;J. Yuste

170
Citations
Geology and Wine 8. Modeling Viticultural Landscapes: A GIS Analysis of the Terroir Potential in the Umpqua Valley of Oregon

Gregory V. Jones;Nicholas Snead;Peder Nelson

160
Citations
Effect of potential atmospheric warming on temperature-based indices describing Australian winegrape growing conditions

Andrew Hall;Gregory V. Jones

160
Citations
Macroclimate and viticultural zoning in Europe: observed trends and atmospheric forcing

João A. Santos;Aureliano C. Malheiro;Joaquim G. Pinto;Gregory V. Jones

150
Citations
Climate Change in the Western United States Grape Growing Regions

Gregory V. Jones

143
Citations
Using a synoptic climatological approach to understand climate–viticulture relationships

Gregory V. Jones;Robert E. Davis

143
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

María Concepción Ramos University of Lleida

Robert E. Davis University of Virginia

João A. C. Santos Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Joaquim G. Pinto Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Marco Moriondo National Research Council (CNR)

Daniel R. Cayan University of California, San Diego

Steven W. Running University of Montana

Michael R. H. White University of Manchester

Noah S. Diffenbaugh Stanford University

José Moutinho-Pereira University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

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