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Seasonal Variability of the Phytochemical Composition of New Red Fleshed Apple Varieties Compared with Traditional and New White Fleshed Varieties

Publicated to:Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry. 66 (38): 10011-10025 - 2018-09-26 66(38), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03950

Authors: Bars-Cortina, D; Macia, A; Iglesias, I; Garanto, X; Badiella, L; Motilva, MJ

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Fructicultura. IRTA Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentarias - Author
IRTA, Fruitctr, PCiTAL, Parc Gardeny, Lleida 25003, Catalonia, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Stat Consulting Serv, Bellaterra 08193, Catalonia, Spain - Author
Univ la Rioja Gobierno La Rioja, CSIC, Inst Ciencias Vid & Vino, Logrono, La Rioja, Spain - Author
Univ Lleida, Escola Tecn Super Engn Agr, Agrotecnio Ctr, Food Technol Dept,XaRTA TPV, Avinguda Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, Lleida 25198, Catalonia, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the season on the apple phytochemical composition (phenolic compounds, triterpenes, and organic and ascorbic acids). For this proposal, four red-fleshed and five white-fleshed apple varieties from two consecutive seasons (2015 and 2016) were studied. A significant interaction with the season in some compounds was observed. The total phenolic content in the apple flesh from 2015 was higher than that from 2016 probably related with the lower rainfall during the harvest period in 2015 that could have favored hydric stress in the apple trees. The impact of the season on the apple skin was different. The 2016 season was characterized by higher maximum and minimum temperatures resulting in a higher content of flavonols, triterpenes, and organic acids. Anthocyanin concentration in both the flesh and skin of the red-fleshed apples showed no clear relationship to the season, and each variety showed an individual pattern.

Keywords

anthocyaninanthocyanin contentbiosynthesiscyanidin galactosideexpressionfruit color developmentgermplasmphenolic compoundsphenolic-compoundsproanthocyanidinqualityred-fleshed applesregulatory genesseasonuplc-ms/msAnthocyaninPerformance liquid-chromatographySeason

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2018, it was in position 2/56, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 3.97, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-07, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 13
  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-07:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 40.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 45 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (BARS CORTINA, DAVID) .