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Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Iftikhar Younis Mallhi
University of Health Sciences Lahore
2
Fenghui Wang
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
3
Sheen Khan
Aligarh Muslim University
4
Jawad Ashraf
Jiangsu University
5
Alejandro Castro‐Cegrí
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
6
Liangyi Zhao
Nanjing Agricultural University
7
Ramiro Alonso-Salinas
Universidad Católica de Murcia
8
Chaomei Zhou
Sichuan University
9
Irabonosi Obomighie
Durham University
10
Linyun Mou
Minzu University of China

Papers

1
Publication in Horticulturae (2024) [82 citations, W4401409629]
Horticulturae|2024
82 cit.
2
Publication in Biomolecules (2024) [76 citations, W4390740686]
Biomolecules|2024
76 cit.
3
Publication in Stresses (2024) [57 citations, W4390758549]
Stresses|2024
57 cit.
4
Publication in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024) [33 citations, W4398224445]
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
33 cit.
5
Publication in Frontiers in Plant Science (2024) [27 citations, W4401001247]
Frontiers in Plant Science|2024
27 cit.
6
Publication in Plant Biotechnology Journal (2025) [26 citations, W4408070446]
Plant Biotechnology Journal|2025
26 cit.
7
Publication in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2025) [21 citations, W4407995295]
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2025
21 cit.
8
Publication in International Journal of Food Microbiology (2025) [13 citations, W4410282295]
International Journal of Food Microbiology|2025
13 cit.
9
Publication in Postharvest Biology and Technology (2024) [11 citations, W4392266696]
Postharvest Biology and Technology|2024
11 cit.
10
Publication in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (2024) [11 citations, W4404059707]
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry|2024
11 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Yifen Lin
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
2
Yuquan Duan
Institute of Food Science and Technology
3
Guangtao Zhu
Yunnan Normal University
4
Mingchun Liu
Sichuan University
5
Muhammad Naveed
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
6
Lei Zhou
Nanchang University
7
Haris Ayub
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
8
Shiyou Lü
Shanghai Zhangjiang Laboratory
9
Canying Li
Bohai University
10
Qiong Lin
Ministry of Agriculture

Papers

1
SlERF.F12 modulates the transition to ripening in tomato fruit by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and histone deacetylases to repress key ripening genes
The Plant Cell|2022
192 cit.
2
A comprehensive metabolic map reveals major quality regulations in red‐flesh kiwifruit (<i>Actinidia chinensis</i>)
New Phytologist|2023
97 cit.
3
Egg-yolk-derived carbon dots@albumin bio-nanocomposite as multifunctional coating and its application in quality maintenance of fresh litchi fruit during storage
Food Chemistry|2022
73 cit.
4
Arabidopsis KCS5 and KCS6 Play Redundant Roles in Wax Synthesis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2022
58 cit.
5
Bifunctional transcription factors SlERF.H5 and H7 activate cell wall and repress gibberellin biosynthesis genes in tomato via a conserved motif
Developmental Cell|2024
55 cit.
6
Abscisic acid alleviates chilling injury in cold-stored peach fruit by regulating the metabolism of sucrose
Scientia Horticulturae|2022
53 cit.
7
A metabolic perspective of selection for fruit quality related to apple domestication and improvement
Genome biology|2023
53 cit.
8
Gibberellins involved in fruit ripening and softening by mediating multiple hormonal signals in tomato
Horticulture Research|2023
52 cit.
9
Genome-wide characterization of the tomato GASA family identifies SlGASA1 as a repressor of fruit ripening
Horticulture Research|2022
50 cit.
10
Comparison between two cultivars of longan fruit cv. ‘Dongbi’ and ‘Fuyan’ in the metabolisms of lipid and energy and its relation to pulp breakdown
Food Chemistry|2022
46 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Joseph R. Ecker
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2
Bart Nicolaı̈
KU Leuven
3
Olga Martı́n-Belloso
Universitat de Lleida
4
Yonghua Zheng
Nanjing Agricultural University
5
Yueming Jiang
South China Botanical Garden
6
Harry J. Klee
University of Florida
7
Marc Hendrickx
KU Leuven
8
Shiping Tian
Chinese Academy of Sciences
9
Umezuruike Linus Opara
UNESCO
10
Daniel Valero
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx

Papers

1
Genome-Wide Insertional Mutagenesis of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
Science|2003
5.1k cit.
2
Human DNA methylomes at base resolution show widespread epigenomic differences
Nature|2009
4.8k cit.
3
Highly Integrated Single-Base Resolution Maps of the Epigenome in Arabidopsis
Cell|2008
2.5k cit.
4
CTR1, a negative regulator of the ethylene response pathway in arabidopsis, encodes a member of the Raf family of protein kinases
Cell|1993
1.9k cit.
5
Global Epigenomic Reconfiguration During Mammalian Brain Development
Science|2013
1.9k cit.
6
Genome-wide High-Resolution Mapping and Functional Analysis of DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis
Cell|2006
1.8k cit.
7
Cistrome and Epicistrome Features Shape the Regulatory DNA Landscape
Cell|2016
1.7k cit.
8
Hotspots of aberrant epigenomic reprogramming in human induced pluripotent stem cells
Nature|2011
1.6k cit.
9
EIN2, a Bifunctional Transducer of Ethylene and Stress Responses in <i>Arabidopsis</i>
Science|1999
1.3k cit.
10
Nuclear events in ethylene signaling: a transcriptional cascade mediated by ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 and ETHYLENE-RESPONSE-FACTOR1
Genes & Development|1998
1.3k cit.

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