Robert J. Schaffer

7.4k citations

90 papers · 6.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 38

Impact in

Plant Science top 0.2%
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Light effects on plants
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 1%
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Papers in

Plant Science 74
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management 41
- Plant Molecular Biology Research 29
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies 9
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations 5
- Light effects on plants 3
Genetics 13
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals 13

Co-authors: Karine Myriam David (17 shared papers)Peter McAtee (15 shared papers)Kularajathevan Gunaseelan (13 shared papers)George Coupland (3 shared papers)Jason W. Johnston (15 shared papers)Sally A. Corden (1 shared paper)Alon Samach (1 shared paper)Isabelle A. Carré (1 shared paper)
Journals: BMC Plant Biology (11 papers)Postharvest Biology and Technology (5 papers)Tree Genetics & Genomes (5 papers)The Plant Journal (4 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (4 papers)
Partner nations: New Zealand United States Belgium

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Schaffer

88 papers receiving 6k citations

Robert J. Schaffer's Hit Papers

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A dynamic interplay between phytohormones is required for fruit development, maturation, and ripening 2013 · 390 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2013 Frontiers in Plant Science
1998 Cell

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1	The late elongated hypocotyl Mutation of Arabidopsis Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and the Photoperiodic Control of Flowering Cell ·Robert J. Schaffer, Nicola A. Ramsay, Alon Samach, Sally A. Corden, Joanna Putterill, Isabelle A. Carré, George Coupland Hit paper breakdown →	1998	759
2	Microarray Analysis of Diurnal and Circadian-Regulated Genes in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Robert J. Schaffer, Jeff Landgraf, Monica Accerbi, Vernadette A. Simon, Matt Larson, Ellen Wisman	2001	391
3	A dynamic interplay between phytohormones is required for fruit development, maturation, and ripening Frontiers in Plant Science ·Peter McAtee, Siti Khadijah A. Karim, Robert J. Schaffer, Karine Myriam David Hit paper breakdown →	2013	390
4	A Genomics Approach Reveals That Aroma Production in Apple Is Controlled by Ethylene Predominantly at the Final Step in Each Biosynthetic Pathway PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Robert J. Schaffer, Ellen N. Friel, Edwige J. F. Souleyre, Karen M. Bolitho, Kate Thodey, Susan Ledger, Judith H. Bowen, Junhong Ma	2007	335
5	Environmental regulation of leaf colour in red 35S:PAP1 Arabidopsis thaliana New Phytologist ·Daryl D. Rowan, Mingshu Cao, Kui Lin‐Wang, Janine M. Cooney, Dwayne J. A. Jensen, P.T. Austin, Cara L. Norling, Roger P. Hellens	2009	237
6	The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’) PLoS ONE ·David Chagné, Ross N. Crowhurst, Massimo Pindo, Amali H. Thrimawithana, Cecilia Hong Deng, Hilary S. Ireland, Mark W. E. J. Fiers, Helge Dzierzon	2014	228
7	Down-regulation of POLYGALACTURONASE1 alters firmness, tensile strength and water loss in apple (Malus x domestica) fruit BMC Plant Biology ·Ross G. Atkinson, Paul W. Sutherland, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Ian C. Hallett, Deepali S. Mitra, David A. Brummell, Roswitha Schröder, Jason W. Johnston	2012	214
8	Global gene expression analysis of apple fruit development from the floral bud to ripe fruit BMC Plant Biology ·Bart J. Janssen, Kate Thodey, Robert J. Schaffer, Rob Alba, Lena Balakrishnan, Judith H. Bowen, Ross N. Crowhurst, Andrew Peter Gleave	2008	193
9	A genomics approach to understanding the role of auxin in apple (Malus x domestica)fruit size control BMC Plant Biology ·Fanny Devoghalaere, Thomas Doucen, Baptiste Guitton, Jeannette Keeling, Wendy Payne, Toby John Ling, John J. Ross, Ian C. Hallett	2012	183
10	A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants BMC Genomics ·Sarah M. Pilkington, Ross N. Crowhurst, Elena Hilario, Simona Nardozza, Lena G. Fraser, Yongyan Peng, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Robert M. Simpson	2018	183
11	Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Actinidia : applications of a cross species EST database for gene discovery in the areas of flavor, health, color and ripening DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) ·Annette C. Richardson, Rassam Maysoon, Mark A. McNeilage, Bhawana Nain, Robin M. MacDiarmid, Kim Lo, Klages Karin, Roger P. Hellens	2008	179
12	Dissecting the role of climacteric ethylene in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) ripening using a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase knockdown line Journal of Experimental Botany ·Ross G. Atkinson, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Mindy Wang, Luke Luo, Tianchi Wang, Cara L. Norling, Ratnasiri Maddumage, Roswitha Schröder	2011	179
13	The Role of Ethylene and Cold Temperature in the Regulation of the Apple POLYGALACTURONASE1 Gene and Fruit Softening PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Emma J. Tacken, Hilary S. Ireland, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Sakuntala Karunairetnam, D. Wang, Judith H. Bowen, Ross G. Atkinson, Jason W. Johnston	2010	155
14	Co-ordination of early and late ripening events in apples is regulated through differential sensitivities to ethylene Journal of Experimental Botany ·Jason W. Johnston, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Paul P. B. Pidakala, Mindy Wang, Robert J. Schaffer	2009	145
15	Apple SEPALLATA1/2 ‐like genes control fruit flesh development and ripening The Plant Journal ·Hilary S. Ireland, Jia-long Yao, Sumathi Tomes, Paul W. Sutherland, Niels van Nieuwenhuizen, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Robert A. Winz, Karine Myriam David	2012	135
16	Ethylene receptors and related proteins in climacteric and non-climacteric fruits Plant Science ·Yi Chen, Jérôme Grimplet, Karine Myriam David, Simone Diego Castellarin, Javier Terol, Darren C. J. Wong, Zhiwei Luo, Robert J. Schaffer	2018	128
17	EARLY BOLTING IN SHORT DAYS Is Related to Chromatin Remodeling Factors and Regulates Flowering in Arabidopsis by Repressing FT The Plant Cell ·Manuel Piñeiro, Concepción Gómez‐Mena, Robert J. Schaffer, José Miguel Martínez-Zapater, George Coupland	2003	119
18	Stone formation in peach fruit exhibits spatial coordination of the lignin and flavonoid pathways and similarity to Arabidopsisdehiscence BMC Biology ·Christopher D. Dardick, Ann M. Callahan, Remo Chiozzotto, Robert J. Schaffer, Maria Claudia Piagnani, Ralph Scorza	2010	115
19	Fruit development of the diploid kiwifruit, Actinidia chinensis 'Hort16A' BMC Plant Biology ·Annette C. Richardson, Helen L Boldingh, Peter McAtee, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, Zhiwei Luo, Ross G. Atkinson, Karine Myriam David, Jeremy N. Burdon	2011	115
20	Transcriptomic events associated with internal browning of apple during postharvest storage BMC Plant Biology ·Ιfigeneia Mellidou, Kim Buts, Darwish Hatoum, Quang Tri Ho, Jason W. Johnston, Christopher Brian Watkins, Robert J. Schaffer, Nigel E. Gapper	2014	93

About Robert J. Schaffer

Robert J. Schaffer is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Insect Science, having authored 90 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (41 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (29 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (13 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (5 papers), Light effects on plants (3 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Plant Science (4.9k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (351 citations), Genetics (634 citations), Molecular Biology (1.3k citations) and Analytical Chemistry (57 citations). Robert J. Schaffer has collaborated with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Karine Myriam David, Peter McAtee, Kularajathevan Gunaseelan, George Coupland, Jason W. Johnston, Sally A. Corden, Alon Samach, Isabelle A. Carré, Joanna Putterill and Ellen Wisman. Their work appears in journals such as BMC Plant Biology, Postharvest Biology and Technology, Tree Genetics & Genomes, The Plant Journal and Frontiers in Plant Science.

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