2026 Tony K. McGhie: 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	1929	1774	26	22	140	9111

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

776
Citations
The bioavailability and absorption of anthocyanins : Towards a better understanding

Tony K. McGhie;Michaela C. Walton

763
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
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

373
Citations
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

273
Citations
Skin colour and pigment changes during ripening of 'Hass' avocado fruit

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

235
Citations
Pigments in avocado tissue and oil.

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

226
Citations
Solar UV light regulates flavonoid metabolism in apple (Malus x domestica)

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

220
Citations
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

202
Citations
Color in Fruit of the Genus Actinidia: Carotenoid and Chlorophyll Compositions

Tony K. Mcghie;Gary D. Ainge

172
Citations
Engineering the anthocyanin regulatory complex of strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

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

170
Citations
The kiwifruit lycopene beta-cyclase plays a significant role in carotenoid accumulation in fruit

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

169
Citations
The degradation of fish-cage waste in sediments during fallowing

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

169
Citations
QTL and candidate gene mapping for polyphenolic composition in apple fruit

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

154
Citations
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

152
Citations
Pigments in the fruit of red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis and Actinidia deliciosa).

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

143
Citations
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

139
Citations
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

139
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.

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

134
Citations
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

131
Citations
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

122
Citations
Transcriptional analysis of apple fruit proanthocyanidin biosynthesis

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

115
Citations
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

111
Citations