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D-Index
52
Citations
9111
World Ranking
1929
National Ranking
26

Tony K. McGhie 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 Tony K. McGhie sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 140 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tony K. McGhie 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 Tony K. McGhie sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

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

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Anthocyanin, Botany, Food science, Polyphenol and Flavonoid. His Anthocyanin research includes elements of Ripening and Hass avocado. His research integrates issues of Genetics and MYB in his study of Botany.

Tony K. McGhie focuses mostly in the field of Food science, narrowing it down to topics relating to Flavonols and, in certain cases, Gut flora. His work deals with themes such as Cultivar and Pharmacology, which intersect with Polyphenol. Tony K. McGhie has included themes like Berry and Bioavailability in his Biochemistry study.

His most cited work include:

  • The bioavailability and absorption of anthocyanins : Towards a better understanding (424 citations)
  • An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae (411 citations)
  • Anthocyanin glycosides from berry fruit are absorbed and excreted unmetabolized by both humans and rats (222 citations)

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

Botany, Anthocyanin, Biochemistry, Food science and Horticulture are his primary areas of study. His is involved in several facets of Botany study, as is seen by his studies on Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia, Cultivar, Malus and Carotenoid. The study incorporates disciplines such as Gene and Gene family in addition to Malus.

His Anthocyanin research is multidisciplinary, relying on both BOYSENBERRY, Rubus, Polyphenol and Flavonoid. His Polyphenol research includes elements of Berry and Pharmacology. Biochemistry connects with themes related to Chromatography in his study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (27.54%)
  • Anthocyanin (27.54%)
  • Biochemistry (26.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Anthocyanin (27.54%)
  • Food science (18.12%)
  • Botany (27.54%)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Anthocyanin, Food science, Botany, Biochemistry and Horticulture. His Anthocyanin research includes themes of Ripening, Secretion, Flavonoid, Chemokine and Pharmacology. His Food science study combines topics in areas such as Rosaceae and Solanaceae.

His Botany research incorporates elements of Selenium and Sodium selenate. The various areas that Tony K. McGhie examines in his Biochemistry study include Bacteroides and Bacteria. His studies deal with areas such as Quantitative trait locus and Chemical composition as well as Horticulture.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Solar UV light regulates flavonoid metabolism in apple (Malus x domestica) (58 citations)
  • Genetic analysis of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha reveals that R2R3MYB activation of flavonoid production in response to abiotic stress is an ancient character in land plants. (42 citations)
  • Acclimation to UV-B radiation and visible light in Lactuca sativa involves up-regulation of photosynthetic performance and orchestration of metabolome-wide responses. (40 citations)

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

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • Biochemistry

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, MYB, Anthocyanin, Gene expression and Arabidopsis. He has included themes like Secondary metabolism, Metabolomics and Metabolism in his Botany study. His research integrates issues of Ripening, Flavonoid and Flavonol synthase in his study of MYB.

His Anthocyanin research is classified as research in Food science. The study incorporates disciplines such as Rootstock, Dwarfing, Auxin influx, Polar auxin transport and Shoot in addition to Gene expression. His Arabidopsis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Petunia, DNA-binding domain, Transcription factor and Promoter.

Best Publications

  • An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

    Kui Lin-Wang;Karen Bolitho;Karryn Grafton;Anne Kortstee

  • The bioavailability and absorption of anthocyanins : Towards a better understanding

    Tony K. McGhie;Michaela C. Walton

  • 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

  • Anthocyanin glycosides from berry fruit are absorbed and excreted unmetabolized by both humans and rats

    Tony K McGhie;Gary D Ainge;Laura E Barnett;Janine M Cooney

  • Cultivar and growing region determine the antioxidant polyphenolic concentration and composition of apples grown in New Zealand.

    Tony K McGhie;Martin Hunt;Laura E Barnett

  • Skin colour and pigment changes during ripening of 'Hass' avocado fruit

    Katy A Cox;Tony K McGhie;Anne White;Allan B Woolf

  • Pigments in avocado tissue and oil.

    Ofelia B O Ashton;Marie Wong;Tony K McGhie;Rosheila Vather

  • Solar UV light regulates flavonoid metabolism in apple (Malus x domestica)

    Rebecca A. Henry-Kirk;Blue Plunkett;Miriam Hall;Tony McGhie

  • Dietary Flavonoids from Modified Apple Reduce Inflammation Markers and Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice

    Richard V. Espley;Christine A. Butts;William A. Laing;Sheridan Martell

  • Color in Fruit of the Genus Actinidia: Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Compositions

    Tony K. Mcghie;Gary D. Ainge

  • Engineering the anthocyanin regulatory complex of strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

    Kui Lin-Wang;Tony K. McGhie;Mindy Wang;Yuhui Liu

  • The kiwifruit lycopene beta-cyclase plays a significant role in carotenoid accumulation in fruit

    Charles Ampomah-Dwamena;Tony K. McGhie;Reginald Wibisono;Mirco Montefiori

  • The degradation of fish-cage waste in sediments during fallowing

    Tony K. McGhie;Christine M. Crawford;Iona M. Mitchell;Dominic O'Brien

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

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

  • UVR8-mediated induction of flavonoid biosynthesis for UVB tolerance is conserved between the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and flowering plants.

    William A. Clayton;William A. Clayton;Nick W. Albert;Amali H. Thrimawithana;Tony K. McGhie

  • Pigments in the fruit of red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis and Actinidia deliciosa).

    Mirco Montefiori;Tony K McGhie;Guglielmo Costa;A Ross Ferguson

  • Extractives from New Zealand unifloral honeys. 2. Degraded carotenoids and other substances from heather honey

    Seng To Tan;Alistair L. Wilkins;Patrick T. Holland;Tony K. McGhie

  • Dietary supplementation with fruit polyphenolics ameliorates age-related deficits in behavior and neuronal markers of inflammation and oxidative stress

    Barbara Shukitt-Hale;Rachel L. Galli;Vanessa Meterko;Amanda Carey

  • Genetic analysis of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha reveals that R2R3MYB activation of flavonoid production in response to abiotic stress is an ancient character in land plants.

    Nick W. Albert;Amali H. Thrimawithana;Tony K. McGhie;William A. Clayton;William A. Clayton

  • Changes in pigments and plastid ultrastructure during ripening of green-fleshed and yellow-fleshed kiwifruit.

    Mirco Montefiori;Mirco Montefiori;Tony K. McGhie;Ian C. Hallett;Guglielmo Costa

  • Tannins and extracts of fruit byproducts: antibacterial activity against foodborne bacteria and antioxidant capacity.

    Petri Widsten;Cristina D. Cruz;Graham C. Fletcher;Marta A. Pajak

  • Transcriptional analysis of apple fruit proanthocyanidin biosynthesis

    Rebecca A. Henry-Kirk;Tony K. McGhie;Christelle M. Andre;Roger P. Hellens

  • Blueberry fruit polyphenolics suppress oxidative stress-induced skeletal muscle cell damage in vitro.

    Roger D. Hurst;Robyn W. Wells;Suzanne M. Hurst;Tony K. McGhie

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew C. Allan
Andrew C. Allan Plant & Food Research
Richard V. Espley
Richard V. Espley Plant & Food Research
Roger P. Hellens
Roger P. Hellens Queensland University of Technology
Daryl D. Rowan
Daryl D. Rowan Plant & Food Research
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
William A. Laing
William A. Laing Plant & Food Research
Allan B. Woolf
Allan B. Woolf Plant & Food Research
Guglielmo Costa
Guglielmo Costa University of Bologna
Nigel B. Perry
Nigel B. Perry University of Otago
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research

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