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D-Index
52
Citations
12443
World Ranking
1872
National Ranking
25

Susan E. Gardiner 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 Susan E. Gardiner sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 155 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Susan E. Gardiner 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 Susan E. Gardiner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Genome

Susan E. Gardiner mainly focuses on Genetics, Malus, Quantitative trait locus, Gene mapping and Botany. Expressed sequence tag, Locus, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Whole genome sequencing and Genomics are subfields of Genetics in which her conducts study. Her research in Locus intersects with topics in Cultivar, Genetic marker, Microsatellite, Ploidy and Mendelian inheritance.

Her study brings together the fields of Transcription factor and Malus. Her Quantitative trait locus study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Phenotype, MYB, Flesh and Nicotiana tabacum. Her research in the fields of Malus sieversii, Pome and Fruit tree overlaps with other disciplines such as Monophyly and Sepal.

Her most cited work include:

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.) (1419 citations)
  • Aligning male and female linkage maps of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) using multi-allelic markers (350 citations)
  • Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples (302 citations)

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

Her main research concerns Genetics, Malus, Quantitative trait locus, Botany and Gene mapping. As part of one scientific family, Susan E. Gardiner deals mainly with the area of Genetics, narrowing it down to issues related to the PEAR, and often Interspecific competition and Dwarfing. Her Malus study which covers Genomics that intersects with Prunus.

Her research integrates issues of Genotype, Fire blight, Horticulture and Candidate gene in her study of Quantitative trait locus. Her Botany study combines topics in areas such as Microsatellite and Marker-assisted selection. Her studies in Gene mapping integrate themes in fields like Pyrus communis and RAPD.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (44.88%)
  • Malus (28.35%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (26.77%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2014-2020)?

  • Genetics (44.88%)
  • Quantitative trait locus (26.77%)
  • PEAR (16.54%)

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

Genetics, Quantitative trait locus, PEAR, Botany and Horticulture are her primary areas of study. Her is doing research in Gene mapping, Pseudomonas syringae, Plant disease resistance and Single-nucleotide polymorphism, both of which are found in Genetics. Her work carried out in the field of Gene mapping brings together such families of science as Evolution of sexual reproduction and Locus.

The various areas that she examines in her Quantitative trait locus study include Genetic marker, Malus and Allele. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Range, Subspecies, Resource and Resistance. As a part of the same scientific family, Susan E. Gardiner mostly works in the field of Horticulture, focusing on Erwinia and, on occasion, Shoot, Inoculation and Microsatellite.

Between 2014 and 2020, her most popular works were:

  • A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants. (60 citations)
  • A microRNA allele that emerged prior to apple domestication may underlie fruit size evolution (35 citations)
  • Apple whole genome sequences: recent advances and new prospects. (32 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • Genome

Quantitative trait locus, Botany, Genetics, Allele and Trait are her primary areas of study. Her Botany research focuses on Horticulture and how it relates to Genetic marker, Microsatellite and Erwinia. Borrowing concepts from Sequence assembly, Susan E. Gardiner weaves in ideas under Genetics.

Her studies examine the connections between Allele and genetics, as well as such issues in Domestication, with regards to Genome-wide association study, Population genomics, Allele frequency, Prunus and Candidate gene. Trait is integrated with Malus, Genomics and Computational biology in her study. In her study, Genome is strongly linked to Inheritance, which falls under the umbrella field of Malus.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples

    Richard V. Espley;Cyril Brendolise;David Chagné;Sumathi Kutty-Amma

  • Aligning male and female linkage maps of apple (Malus pumila Mill.) using multi-allelic markers

    C.A. Maliepaard;F.H. Alston;G. van Arkel;L.M. Brown

  • Microsatellites in Malus X domestica (apple): abundance, polymorphism and cultivar identification

    P. Guilford;S. Prakash;J. M. Zhu;E. Rikkerink

  • Multiple Models for Rosaceae Genomics

    Vladimir Shulaev;Schuyler S. Korban;Bryon Sosinski;Albert G. Abbott

  • An Ancient Duplication of Apple MYB Transcription Factors Is Responsible for Novel Red Fruit-Flesh Phenotypes

    David Chagné;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Richard K. Volz

  • Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple.

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Michela Troggio;Mark W. Davey

  • The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Massimo Pindo;Amali Thrimawithana

  • Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

    David Chagné;Charmaine M. Carlisle;Céline Blond;Richard K. Volz

  • Breeding better cultivars, faster: applications of new technologies for the rapid deployment of superior horticultural tree crops.

    Steve van Nocker;Susan E Gardiner

  • Development of a set of SNP markers present in expressed genes of the apple.

    David Chagné;Ksenija Gasic;Ross N. Crowhurst;Yuepeng Han

  • A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants

    Sarah M. Pilkington;Ross Crowhurst;Elena Hilario;Simona Nardozza

  • Construction of a dense genetic linkage map for apple rootstocks using SSRs developed from Malus ESTs and Pyrus genomic sequences

    J.-M. Celton;D. S. Tustin;D. Chagné;S. E. Gardiner

  • Genetic control of biennial bearing in apple

    Baptiste Guitton;Jean-Jacques Kelner;Riccardo Velasco;Susan E. Gardiner

  • Association mapping in plants.

    N. C. Oraguzie;E. H. A. Rikkerink;S. E. Gardiner;H. N. de Silva

  • Genetics and genomics of rosaceae

    Kevin M Folta;Susan E Gardiner

  • The Vh8 locus of a new gene‐for‐gene interaction between Venturia inaequalis and the wild apple Malus sieversii is closely linked to the Vh2 locus in Malus pumila R12740‐7A

    Vincent G. M. Bus;François N. D. Laurens;W. Eric Van De Weg;Rachel L. Rusholme

  • QTL and candidate gene mapping for polyphenolic composition in apple fruit

    David Chagné;Célia Krieger;Célia Krieger;Maysoon Rassam;Mike Sullivan

  • The Vh2 and Vh4 scab resistance genes in two differential hosts derived from Russian apple R12740-7A map to the same linkage group of apple

    V.G.M. Bus;E.H.A. Rikkerink;W.E. van de Weg;R.L. Rusholme

  • A microRNA allele that emerged prior to apple domestication may underlie fruit size evolution

    Jia-Long Yao;Juan Xu;Juan Xu;Amandine Cornille;Amandine Cornille;Sumathi Tomes

  • Genetic identity and relationships of Iranian apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) cultivars and landraces, wild Malus species and representative old apple cultivars based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker analysis

    Ali Gharghani;Zabihollah Zamani;Alireza Talaie;Nnadozie C. Oraguzie

  • QTL analysis and candidate gene mapping for skin and flesh color in sweet cherry fruit (Prunus avium L.)

    Suneth S. Sooriyapathirana;Amjad Khan;Audrey M. Sebolt;Dechun Wang

  • The AAT1 locus is critical for the biosynthesis of esters contributing to 'ripe apple' flavour in 'Royal Gala' and 'Granny Smith' apples.

    Edwige J. F. Souleyre;David Chagné;Xiuyin Chen;Sumathi Tomes

  • Genome mapping of an apple scab, a powdery mildew and a woolly apple aphid resistance gene from open-pollinated Mildew Immune Selection

    Vincent G. M. Bus;Heather C. M. Bassett;Deepa Bowatte;David Chagné

  • Marker assisted selection for pest and disease resistance in the New Zealand apple breeding programme.

    V. Bus;C. Ranatunga;S. Gardiner;H. Bassett

  • Two quantitative trait loci, Dw1 and Dw2, are primarily responsible for rootstock-induced dwarfing in apple.

    Toshi M Foster;Jean-Marc Celton;David Chagné;D Stuart Tustin

  • Influence of Md-ACS1 allelotype and harvest season within an apple germplasm collection on fruit softening during cold air storage

    Nnadozie C. Oraguzie;Richard K. Volz;Claire J. Whitworth;Heather C.M. Bassett

  • Genetic Markers Linked to the Dwarfing Trait of Apple Rootstock ‘Malling 9’

    R.L. Rusholme Pilcher;J-M. Celton;S.E. Gardiner;D.S. Tustin

  • CONFIRMATION OF THE FIRE BLIGHT QTL OF MALUS × ROBUSTA 5 ON LINKAGE GROUP 3

    A. Peil;M.-V. Hanke;H. Flachowsky;K. Richter

  • A draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    S.E. Gardiner;R.N. Crowhurst;M. Pindo;A. Thrimawithana

Frequent Co-Authors

David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Erik H. A. Rikkerink
Erik H. A. Rikkerink Plant & Food Research
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Ross N. Crowhurst
Ross N. Crowhurst Plant & Food Research
Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Robert J. Schaffer
Robert J. Schaffer Plant & Food Research
Charles-Eric Durel
Charles-Eric Durel University of Angers
Mickael Malnoy
Mickael Malnoy Fondazione Edmund Mach
Michela Troggio
Michela Troggio Fondazione Edmund Mach
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University

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