2026 Susan E. Gardiner: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	52	1872	1718	25	21	155	12443

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

2514
Citations
Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples

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

605
Citations
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

562
Citations
Microsatellites in Malus X domestica (apple): abundance, polymorphism and cultivar identification

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

538
Citations
Multiple Models for Rosaceae Genomics

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

445
Citations
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

385
Citations
Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple.

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

353
Citations
The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

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

318
Citations
Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

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

268
Citations
Breeding better cultivars, faster: applications of new technologies for the rapid deployment of superior horticultural tree crops.

Steve van Nocker;Susan E Gardiner

242
Citations
Development of a set of SNP markers present in expressed genes of the apple.

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

213
Citations
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

202
Citations
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

192
Citations
Genetic control of biennial bearing in apple

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

186
Citations
Association mapping in plants.

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

183
Citations
Genetics and genomics of rosaceae

Kevin M Folta;Susan E Gardiner

180
Citations
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

157
Citations
QTL and candidate gene mapping for polyphenolic composition in apple fruit

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

154
Citations
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

147
Citations
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

141
Citations
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

127
Citations
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

109
Citations
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

107
Citations
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

96
Citations
Marker assisted selection for pest and disease resistance in the New Zealand apple breeding programme.

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

94
Citations
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

87
Citations
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

79
Citations
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

78
Citations
CONFIRMATION OF THE FIRE BLIGHT QTL OF MALUS × ROBUSTA 5 ON LINKAGE GROUP 3

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

69
Citations
A draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

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

1
Citations