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D-Index
51
Citations
10589
World Ranking
2001
National Ranking
70

Alberto Fereres publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Fereres sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 258 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Alberto Fereres D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto Fereres sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Virus

Alberto Fereres focuses on Aphid, Plant virus, Botany, Electrical penetration graph and Virology. Alberto Fereres combines subjects such as Ecology and Aphididae with his study of Aphid. His work on Cucumber mosaic virus as part of his general Plant virus study is frequently connected to Vector, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

Botany is often connected to Horticulture in his work. Alberto Fereres has researched Electrical penetration graph in several fields, including Molecular mechanism and Virus transmission. His work on Virus and Viral protein as part of general Virology research is often related to Cauliflower mosaic virus, thus linking different fields of science.

His most cited work include:

  • Intracellular ingestion and salivation by aphids may cause the acquisition and inoculation of non-persistently transmitted plant viruses. (286 citations)
  • Behavioural aspects influencing plant virus transmission by homopteran insects. (279 citations)
  • Excel Workbook for automatic parameter calculation of EPG data (150 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Alberto Fereres mainly focuses on Aphid, Botany, Horticulture, Plant virus and Aphididae. His Aphid research integrates issues from Aphis gossypii, Electrical penetration graph and Nasonovia ribisnigri. His Electrical penetration graph research includes themes of Insect, Phloem and Stylet.

His work in the fields of Botany, such as Hemiptera and Nymph, intersects with other areas such as Xylella fastidiosa. His work carried out in the field of Plant virus brings together such families of science as Ecology and Whitefly. His Sitobion avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi study in the realm of Aphididae interacts with subjects such as Antibiosis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Aphid (42.99%)
  • Botany (30.77%)
  • Horticulture (25.34%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Aphid (42.99%)
  • Horticulture (25.34%)
  • Xylella fastidiosa (9.05%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Aphid, Horticulture, Xylella fastidiosa, Phloem and Electrical penetration graph. His study of Myzus persicae is a part of Aphid. His Myzus persicae research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Virus, Virology and Closterovirus.

His Horticulture study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Hemiptera and Solanaceae. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Inoculation, Crop and Bactericera. His Electrical penetration graph study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Insect, Stylet and Shoot.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Philaenus spumarius : when an old acquaintance becomes a new threat to European agriculture (43 citations)
  • Distribution and Relative Abundance of Insect Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Olive Groves of the Iberian Peninsula (29 citations)
  • Identification of Plant Virus Receptor Candidates in the Stylets of Their Aphid Vectors. (28 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Virus

Alberto Fereres spends much of his time researching Phloem, Electrical penetration graph, Aphid, Xylella fastidiosa and Virology. The various areas that Alberto Fereres examines in his Phloem study include Stylet and Whitefly, Horticulture. His Stylet research incorporates themes from Ultrastructure, Aphis gossypii and Melon.

He is involved in the study of Aphid that focuses on Myzus persicae in particular. His research links Rhopalosiphum padi with Virology. His Virus study combines topics in areas such as Acyrthosiphon pisum and Arthropod mouthparts.

Best Publications

  • Behavioural aspects influencing plant virus transmission by homopteran insects.

    Alberto Fereres;Aranzazu Moreno

  • Intracellular ingestion and salivation by aphids may cause the acquisition and inoculation of non-persistently transmitted plant viruses.

    B. Martin;J.L. Collar;W.F. Tjallingii;A. Fereres

  • Excel Workbook for automatic parameter calculation of EPG data

    E. Sarria;M. Cid;E. Garzo;A. Fereres

  • A plant virus manipulates the behavior of its whitefly vector to enhance its transmission efficiency and spread.

    Ana Moreno-Delafuente;Elisa Garzo;Aranzazu Moreno;Alberto Fereres

  • Protecting crops from non-persistently aphid-transmitted viruses: a review on the use of barrier plants as a management tool.

    Cerruti R.R. Hooks;Alberto Fereres

  • A protein key to plant virus transmission at the tip of the insect vector stylet

    Marilyne Uzest;Daniel Gargani;Martin Drucker;Eugénie Hébrard

  • Characterization of electrical penetration graphs of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, in sweet orange seedlings.

    J. P. Bonani;Alberto Fereres;E. Garzo;M. P. Miranda

  • Climate change effects on physiology and population processes of hosts and vectors that influence the spread of hemipteran‐borne plant viruses

    Tomás Canto;Tomás Canto;Miguel A. Aranda;Alberto Fereres

  • Barrier crops as a cultural control measure of non-persistently transmitted aphid-borne viruses.

    Alberto Fereres

  • Correlation between whitefly (Homoptera : Aleyrodidae) feeding behavior and transmission of tomato yellow leaf curl virus

    Y. X. Jiang;Carmen de Blas;L. Barrios;A. Fereres

  • A non-persistently transmitted-virus induces a pull-push strategy in its aphid vector to optimize transmission and spread.

    Michele Carmo-Sousa;Aranzazu Moreno;Elisa Garzo;Alberto Fereres

  • Estimation of the Effective Number of Founders That Initiate an Infection after Aphid Transmission of a Multipartite Plant Virus

    Mónica Betancourt;Alberto Fereres;Aurora Fraile;Fernando García-Arenal

  • Philaenus spumarius : when an old acquaintance becomes a new threat to European agriculture

    D. Cornara;D. Bosco;A. Fereres

  • Identification of Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Species and Clones by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA

    J. L. Cenis;P. Perez;A. Fereres

  • Probing and feeding behavior of two distinct biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on tomato plants

    Y-X. Jiang;H. Lei;José Luis Collar;B. Martín

  • Development and reproduction of the English grain aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on wheat cultivars infected with barley yellow dwarf virus

    A. Fereres;R. M. Lister;J. E. Araya;J. E. Foster

  • Whitefly resistance traits derived from the wild tomato Solanum pimpinellifolium affect the preference and feeding behavior of Bemisia tabaci and reduce the spread of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus.

    M. J. Rodríguez-López;E. Garzo;J. P. Bonani;A. Fereres

  • Aphid Attraction and Preference for Soybean and Pepper Plants Infected with Potyviridae

    A. Fereres;G. E. Kampmeier;G. E. Kampmeier;M. E. Irwin;M. E. Irwin

  • Feeding behavior of Aphis gossypii on resistant accessions of different melon genotypes (Cucumis melo)

    E. Garzo;C. Soria;M. L. Gómez-Guillamón;Alberto Fereres

  • Tomato Infection by Whitefly-Transmitted Circulative and Non-Circulative Viruses Induce Contrasting Changes in Plant Volatiles and Vector Behaviour

    Alberto Fereres;Maria Fernanda G. V. Peñaflor;Carla F. Favaro;Carla F. Favaro;Kamila E. X. Azevedo

  • Life table and population parameters of Nasonovia ribisnigri (Homoptera: Aphididae) at different constant temperatures

    Beatriz Maria Diaz;Alberto Fereres

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisa Viñuela
Elisa Viñuela Technical University of Madrid
João Roberto Spotti Lopes
João Roberto Spotti Lopes Universidade de São Paulo
Stéphane Blanc
Stéphane Blanc University of Montpellier
José Alberto Pereira
José Alberto Pereira Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Aurora Fraile
Aurora Fraile Technical University of Madrid
Miguel A. Aranda
Miguel A. Aranda Spanish National Research Council
Fernando García-Arenal
Fernando García-Arenal Technical University of Madrid
Enrique Moriones
Enrique Moriones Spanish National Research Council
Domenico Bosco
Domenico Bosco University of Geneva
Beatriz Appezzato-da-Glória
Beatriz Appezzato-da-Glória Universidade de São Paulo

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