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Ian B. Ferguson

Ian B. Ferguson

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
12710
World Ranking
1054
National Ranking
79

Ian B. Ferguson 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 Ian B. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 135 publications — 50th percentile

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Ian B. Ferguson 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 Ian B. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

Ian B. Ferguson focuses on Ripening, Biochemistry, Botany, Climacteric and Postharvest. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Ripening, Promoter is strongly linked to Transcription factor. His study brings together the fields of Anthocyanin and Biochemistry.

He does research in Botany, focusing on Myrica rubra specifically. Postharvest is a subfield of Horticulture that Ian B. Ferguson investigates. In his study, Pollination, Preharvest, Fructification and Agronomy is inextricably linked to Bitter pit, which falls within the broad field of Horticulture.

His most cited work include:

  • Bitter pit in apple fruit (216 citations)
  • Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit development and ripening using RNA-Seq (182 citations)
  • The role of salicylic acid in postharvest ripening of kiwifruit (182 citations)

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

His main research concerns Horticulture, Biochemistry, Ripening, Botany and Postharvest. In Horticulture, Ian B. Ferguson works on issues like Agronomy, which are connected to Pollination. His Ripening study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Transcriptome, Gene expression, Flesh and Actinidia deliciosa.

His work on Myrica rubra as part of general Botany research is frequently linked to 1-Methylcyclopropene, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. In general Postharvest, his work in Preharvest is often linked to Softening linking many areas of study. His Gene research integrates issues from Diospyros and Enzyme.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (38.54%)
  • Biochemistry (50.00%)
  • Ripening (42.71%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2018)?

  • Biochemistry (50.00%)
  • Gene (28.12%)
  • Ripening (42.71%)

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

Ian B. Ferguson mainly investigates Biochemistry, Gene, Ripening, Botany and Transcription factor. His work on Promoter, MYB and Nicotiana tabacum as part of general Biochemistry study is frequently connected to Structural gene, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. Ian B. Ferguson has researched Gene in several fields, including Diospyros and Enzyme.

Ian B. Ferguson has included themes like Transcriptome and Actinidia deliciosa in his Ripening study. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Shelf life and Horticulture. Horticulture is frequently linked to Eriobotrya in his study.

Between 2009 and 2018, his most popular works were:

  • Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit development and ripening using RNA-Seq (182 citations)
  • Kiwifruit EIL and ERF Genes Involved in Regulating Fruit Ripening (172 citations)
  • Coordinated regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit by a R2R3 MYB transcription factor (168 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Gene

Ian B. Ferguson focuses on Biochemistry, MYB, Botany, Promoter and Transcription factor. The concepts of his Biochemistry study are interwoven with issues in Aroma and Anthocyanin. His study in Botany concentrates on Myrica rubra and Ripening.

His Ripening research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Palmitic acid, Linolenic acid, Linoleic acid and Fatty acid. His study in Promoter is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Eriobotrya, Psychological repression, Bimolecular fluorescence complementation and Transcriptional regulation. The concepts of his Transcription factor study are interwoven with issues in Actinidia deliciosa, Cell biology and Actinidia.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of hydrogen peroxide in plant extracts using titanium(IV).

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  • The role of salicylic acid in postharvest ripening of kiwifruit

    Yu Zhang;Kunsong Chen;Shanglong Zhang;Ian Ferguson

  • Calcium in plant senescence and fruit ripening

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  • Bitter pit in apple fruit

    I. B. Ferguson;C. B. Watkins

  • Preharvest factors affecting physiological disorders of fruit

    Ian Ferguson;Richard Volz;Allan Woolf

  • Coordinated regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit by a R2R3 MYB transcription factor

    Shan-Shan Niu;Chang-Jie Xu;Wang-Shu Zhang;Bo Zhang

  • Kiwifruit EIL and ERF Genes Involved in Regulating Fruit Ripening

    Xue-ren Yin;Andrew C. Allan;Kun-song Chen;Ian B. Ferguson

  • Accumulation of lignin in relation to change in activities of lignification enzymes in loquat fruit flesh after harvest

    Chong Cai;ChangJie Xu;Xian Li;Ian Ferguson

  • Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) fruit development and ripening using RNA-Seq

    Chao Feng;Ming Chen;Chang-jie Xu;Lin Bai

  • Expression of Genes Associated with Aroma Formation Derived from the Fatty Acid Pathway during Peach Fruit Ripening

    Bo Zhang;Ji-Yuan Shen;Wen-Wen Wei;Wan-Peng Xi

  • Changes in aroma-related volatiles and gene expression during low temperature storage and subsequent shelf-life of peach fruit

    Bo Zhang;Wan-peng Xi;Wan-peng Xi;Wen-wen Wei;Ji-yuan Shen

  • Differential expression within the LOX gene family in ripening kiwifruit

    Bo Zhang;Kunsong Chen;Judith Bowen;Andrew Allan

  • Effect of 1-MCP on postharvest quality of loquat fruit

    Chong Cai;KunSong Chen;WenPing Xu;WangShu Zhang

  • Involvement of an ethylene response factor in chlorophyll degradation during citrus fruit degreening.

    Xue-ren Yin;Xiu-lan Xie;Xiao-jian Xia;Jing-quan Yu

  • Characterization of cDNAs associated with lignification and their expression profiles in loquat fruit with different lignin accumulation

    Lan Lan Shan;Xian Li;Ping Wang;Chong Cai

  • Postharvest heat treatments: introduction and workshop summary.

    I.B Ferguson;S Ben-Yehoshua;E.J Mitcham;R.E McDonald

  • Colour development and quality of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) fruit during ripening and after harvest

    Y. Palapol;S. Ketsa;D. Stevenson;J.M. Cooney

  • Postharvest responses to high fruit temperatures in the field.

    A.B. Woolf;I.B. Ferguson

  • Low temperature conditioning reduces postharvest chilling injury in loquat fruit

    Chong Cai;ChangJie Xu;LanLan Shan;Xian Li

  • Activator- and repressor-type MYB transcription factors are involved in chilling injury induced flesh lignification in loquat via their interactions with the phenylpropanoid pathway

    Qian Xu;Xue-ren Yin;Jiao-ke Zeng;Hang Ge

  • A MYB transcription factor regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) fruit during ripening.

    Yossapol Palapol;Saichol Ketsa;Kui Lin-Wang;Ian B Ferguson

  • Lipoxygenase gene expression in ripening kiwifruit in relation to ethylene and aroma production.

    Bo Zhang;Xue-Ren Yin;Xian Li;Shao-lan Yang

  • Early stages of the apoptotic pathway in plant cells are reversible

    Iona E. W. O’brien;Bruce C. Baguley;Brian G. Murray;Bret A. M. Morris

  • Inhibition by Calcium of Senescence of Detached Cucumber Cotyledons: Effect on Ethylene and Hydroperoxide Production

    Ian B. Ferguson;Christopher B. Watkins;Jane E. Harman

  • EjAP2‐1, an AP2/ERF gene, is a novel regulator of fruit lignification induced by chilling injury, via interaction with EjMYB transcription factors

    Jiao-ke Zeng;Xian Li;Qian Xu;Jian-ye Chen

  • Ethylene-induced modulation of genes associated with the ethylene signalling pathway in ripening kiwifruit

    Xue-ren Yin;Kun-song Chen;Andrew C. Allan;Rong-mei Wu

  • Transcriptome Analysis Identifies a Zinc Finger Protein Regulating Starch Degradation in Kiwifruit.

    Ai-di Zhang;Wen-qiu Wang;Yang Tong;Ming-jun Li

  • Bioactive components and antioxidant capacity of Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. and Zucc.) fruit in relation to fruit maturity and postharvest storage

    WangShu Zhang;Xian Li;JinTu Zheng;GuoYun Wang

  • Ethylene-responsive transcription factors interact with promoters of ADH and PDC involved in persimmon (Diospyros kaki) fruit de-astringency

    Ting Min;Xue-ren Yin;Yan-na Shi;Zheng-rong Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Bo Zhang
Bo Zhang Virginia Tech
Xian Li
Xian Li Zhejiang University
Christopher B. Watkins
Christopher B. Watkins Cornell University
Allan B. Woolf
Allan B. Woolf Plant & Food Research
Donald Grierson
Donald Grierson Zhejiang University
Chongde Sun
Chongde Sun Zhejiang University
Bart Nicolai
Bart Nicolai KU Leuven
Susan Lurie
Susan Lurie Agricultural Research Organization
James J. Giovannoni
James J. Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute

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