OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Postharvest Biology and Technology is 44. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Visible-NIR ‘point’ spectroscopy in postharvest fruit and vegetable assessment: The science behind three decades of commercial use	221
Delay of ripening and softening in ‘Guifei’ mango fruit by postharvest application of melatonin	130
Hyperspectral imaging technology for quality and safety evaluation of horticultural products: A review and celebration of the past 20-year progress	121
The uses of near infra-red spectroscopy in postharvest decision support: A review	111
Evaluation of image processing technique as an expert system in mulberry fruit grading based on ripeness level using artificial neural networks (ANNs) and support vector machine (SVM)	105
Antifungal activity of the volatile organic compounds produced by Bacillus velezensis strains against postharvest fungal pathogens	103
Accurate classification of cherry fruit using deep CNN based on hybrid pooling approach	93
Melatonin ameliorates chilling injury in green bell peppers during storage by regulating membrane lipid metabolism and antioxidant capacity	90
Apple stem/calyx real-time recognition using YOLO-v5 algorithm for fruit automatic loading system	88
Tea tree oil controls brown rot in peaches by damaging the cell membrane of Monilinia fructicola	77
Combination effects of calcium chloride and nano-chitosan on the postharvest quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.)	70
Melatonin delays yellowing of broccoli during storage by regulating chlorophyll catabolism and maintaining chloroplast ultrastructure	69
Biocontrol ability and action mechanism of Bacillus halotolerans against Botrytis cinerea causing grey mould in postharvest strawberry fruit	67
Melatonin enhanced chilling tolerance and alleviated peel browning of banana fruit under low temperature storage	67
Improving moisture and soluble solids content prediction in pear fruit using near-infrared spectroscopy with variable selection and model updating approach	67
Exogenous melatonin maintains leaf quality of postharvest Chinese flowering cabbage by modulating respiratory metabolism and energy status	63
Postharvest biological control of Rhizopus rot and the mechanisms involved in induced disease resistance of peaches by Pichia membranefaciens	62
Cellulose nanofiber-based coating film integrated with nitrogen-functionalized carbon dots for active packaging applications of fresh fruit	61
Detection of internal defect of apples by a multichannel Vis/NIR spectroscopic system	60
Postharvest application of methyl jasmonate, 1-methylcyclopropene and salicylic acid extends the cold storage life and maintain the quality of ‘Kinnow’ mandarin (Citrus nobilis L. X C. deliciosa L.) f	60
Determination of soluble solids content in oranges using visible and near infrared full transmittance hyperspectral imaging with comparative analysis of models	58
Antioxidant pectin/pullulan edible coating incorporated with Vitis vinifera grape seed extract for extending the shelf life of peanuts	58
Achieving robustness across season, location and cultivar for a NIRS model for intact mango fruit dry matter content	56
Sodium alginate coatings added with Meyerozyma caribbica: Postharvest biocontrol of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in avocado (Persea americana Mill. cv. Hass)	55
Detection and classification of bruises of pears based on thermal images	54

Degradation of cell wall polysaccharides and change of related enzyme activities with fruit softening in Annona squamosa during storage	54
Biocontrol efficacy and possible mechanism of Streptomyces sp. H4 against postharvest anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum fragariae on strawberry fruit	54
1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment delays modification of cell wall pectin and fruit softening in “Hwangok” and “Picnic” apples during cold storage	52
Activity assessment of tomato endophytic bacteria bioactive compounds for the postharvest biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea	51
Compositional shifts in the strawberry fruit microbiome in response to near-harvest application of Metschnikowia fructicola, a yeast biocontrol agent	49
Effect of salicylic acid treatment on sensory quality, flavor-related chemicals and gene expression in peach fruit after cold storage	48
Synergistic activity of cinnamaldehyde and citronellal against green mold in citrus fruit	47
NIRS prediction of dry matter content of single olive fruit with consideration of variable sorting for normalisation pre-treatment	47
Chitosan coating alleviates postharvest juice sac granulation by mitigating ROS accumulation in harvested pummelo (Citrus grandis L. Osbeck) during room temperature storage	47
Acidic electrolyzed water treatment delayed fruit disease development of harvested longans through inducing the disease resistance and maintaining the ROS metabolism systems	46
SPORT pre-processing can improve near-infrared quality prediction models for fresh fruits and agro-materials	46
Detection of early decay on citrus using hyperspectral transmittance imaging technology coupled with principal component analysis and improved watershed segmentation algorithms	45
Low UVA intensity during cultivation improves the lettuce shelf-life, an effect that is not sustained at higher intensity	45
Improvement of postharvest quality, enzymes activity and polyphenoloxidase structure of postharvest Agaricus bisporus in response to high voltage electric field	45
Boosting antifungal effect of essential oils using combination approach as an efficient strategy to control postharvest spoilage and preserving the jujube fruit quality	45
Evaluation of a handheld ultra-compact NIR spectrometer for rapid and non-destructive determination of apple fruit quality	44
Salicylic acid inhibits the postharvest decay of goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) by modulating the antioxidant system and phenylpropanoid metabolites	44
Pulsed electric fields affect endogenous enzyme activities, respiration and biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in carrots	44
Integrative transcriptomics and metabolomics data exploring the effect of chitosan on postharvest grape resistance to Botrytis cinerea	44