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Alessandra Zambonelli

Alessandra Zambonelli

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
41
Citations
6069
World Ranking
3723
National Ranking
129

Alessandra Zambonelli 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 Alessandra Zambonelli sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 185 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alessandra Zambonelli 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 Alessandra Zambonelli sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Fungus

Alessandra Zambonelli mainly focuses on Botany, Truffle, Mycelium, Ascocarp and Tuber aestivum. She focuses mostly in the field of Truffle, narrowing it down to matters related to Solid-phase microextraction and, in some cases, Mass spectrum and Fraction. Her research investigates the link between Mycelium and topics such as Hypha that cross with problems in Phycomycetes.

Her work carried out in the field of Ascocarp brings together such families of science as Bacteroidetes, 16S ribosomal RNA, Actinobacteria, Bacteria and Fungus. Her Tuber aestivum research integrates issues from Tuber melanosporum, Mushroom, Fungal genetics, Genome and Ectosymbiosis. Her Tuber melanosporum study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Tuber macrosporum, Genomics, Tuber brumale, Specific identification and Symbiosis.

Her most cited work include:

  • Périgord black truffle genome uncovers evolutionary origins and mechanisms of symbiosis (518 citations)
  • Effects of Essential Oils on Phytopathogenic Fungi In Vitro (178 citations)
  • Historical biogeography and diversification of Truffles in the Tuberaceae and their newly identified southern hemisphere sister lineage (153 citations)

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

Alessandra Zambonelli spends much of her time researching Botany, Truffle, Mycelium, Horticulture and Ecology. Her Botany research includes elements of Symbiosis, Mycorrhiza and Ectomycorrhizae. Her work deals with themes such as Spacer DNA and Ribosomal DNA, which intersect with Mycorrhiza.

Her Ectomycorrhizae research includes themes of Restriction enzyme and Restriction fragment length polymorphism. Her studies deal with areas such as Ascocarp, Agronomy and Spore as well as Truffle. Her research in Mycelium focuses on subjects like Hypha, which are connected to Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Fungicide.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (44.25%)
  • Truffle (39.66%)
  • Mycelium (24.14%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Truffle (39.66%)
  • Botany (44.25%)
  • Mycelium (24.14%)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Truffle, Botany, Mycelium, Tuber aestivum and Spore. The various areas that Alessandra Zambonelli examines in her Truffle study include Inoculation, Horticulture and Agronomy. When carried out as part of a general Botany research project, her work on Genus Tuber, Ascocarp and Tuber borchii is frequently linked to work in Pezizomycetes, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

Her Mycelium research incorporates themes from Acetylcholinesterase, Food science, Hypha, ABTS and Agaricomycetes. The Tuber aestivum study combines topics in areas such as Forest management, Lactarius deliciosus, Suillus granulatus, Hydnum repandum and Dominance. As part of one scientific family, Alessandra Zambonelli deals mainly with the area of Tuber melanosporum, narrowing it down to issues related to the Ectosymbiosis, and often Southern Hemisphere.

Between 2014 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Pezizomycetes genomes reveal the molecular basis of ectomycorrhizal truffle lifestyle (37 citations)
  • True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World: Soil Ecology, Systematics and Biochemistry (26 citations)
  • First evidence for truffle production from plants inoculated with mycelial pure cultures. (19 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Fungus

Her primary areas of study are Truffle, Botany, Tuber borchii, Mycelium and Tuber aestivum. Her primary area of study in Truffle is in the field of Tuber magnatum. Alessandra Zambonelli combines subjects such as Species richness and Species complex with her study of Botany.

The concepts of her Tuber borchii study are interwoven with issues in Inoculation and Mycorrhizal fungi. She has included themes like Polyporales, Potato dextrose agar, Fomes fomentarius, Fomitopsis pinicola and Polypore in her Mycelium study. Her Tuber aestivum research incorporates elements of Tuber melanosporum, Choiromyces and Horticulture.

Best Publications

  • Périgord black truffle genome uncovers evolutionary origins and mechanisms of symbiosis

    Francis Martin;Annegret Kohler;Claude Murat;Raffaella Balestrini

  • Effects of Essential Oils on Phytopathogenic Fungi In Vitro

    A. Zambonelli;A. Zechini D'Aulerio;A. Bianchi;A. Albasini

  • Historical biogeography and diversification of Truffles in the Tuberaceae and their newly identified southern hemisphere sister lineage

    Gregory Bonito;Matthew E. Smith;Michael Nowak;Rosanne A. Healy

  • Taming the Truffle: The History, Lore, and Science of the Ultimate Mushroom

    I. Hall;G. Brown;Alessandra Zambonelli

  • Occurrence and diversity of bacterial communities in Tuber magnatum during truffle maturation.

    Elena Barbieri;Chiara Guidi;Joanne Bertaux;Pascale Frey-Klett

  • Biochemical characterisation and antioxidant activity of mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum from Central Italy

    Roberta Saltarelli;Paola Ceccaroli;Mirco Iotti;Alessandra Zambonelli

  • Ultrastructural Studies of the Effects of Allium sativum on Phytopathogenic Fungi in vitro

    Alberto Bianchi;Alessandra Zambonelli;Aldo Zechini D'Aulerio;Franco Bellesia

  • Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi of the genus Tuber by species‐specific ITS primers

    A. Amicucci;A. Zambonelli;G. Giomaro;L. Potenza

  • New evidence for bacterial diversity in the ascoma of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tuber borchii Vittad.

    Elena Barbieri;Luana Bertini;Ismaela Rossi;Paola Ceccaroli

  • Pezizomycetes genomes reveal the molecular basis of ectomycorrhizal truffle lifestyle

    Claude Murat;Thibaut Payen;Benjamin Noel;Alan Kuo

  • Molecular Phylogeny of Truffles (Pezizales: Terfeziaceae, Tuberaceae) Derived from Nuclear rDNA Sequence Analysis

    Riccardo Percudani;Aurelio Trevisi;Alessandra Zambonelli;Simone Ottonello

  • New evidence for nitrogen fixation within the Italian white truffle Tuber magnatum.

    Elena Barbieri;Paola Ceccaroli;Roberta Saltarelli;Chiara Guidi

  • Chemical Composition and Fungicidal Activity of Commercial Essential Oils of Thymus vulgaris L.

    Alessandra Zambonelli;Aldo Zechini D'Aulerio;Aldo Severi;Stefania Benvenuti

  • A quick and precise technique for identifying ectomycorrhizas by PCR.

    Mirco Iotti;Alessandra Zambonelli

  • Determination of specific volatile organic compounds synthesised during Tuber borchii fruit body development by solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

    Sabrina Zeppa;Anna Maria Gioacchini;Chiara Guidi;Michele Guescini

  • Composition and in vitro Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils of Erigeron canadensis and Myrtus communis from France

    M. Curini;A. Bianchi;F. Epifano;R. Bruni

  • True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World: Soil Ecology, Systematics and Biochemistry

    Alessandra Zambonelli;Mirco Iotti;Murat Claude

  • Morphological and molecular characterization of mycelia of some Tuber species in pure culture

    M. Iotti;A. Amicucci;V. Stocchi;A. Zambonelli

  • Solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography/mass spectrometry: a new method for species identification of truffles.

    Anna Maria Gioacchini;Michele Menotta;Luana Bertini;Ismaela Rossi

  • Determination of microbial volatile organic compounds from Staphylococcus pasteuri against Tuber borchii using solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry

    E. Barbieri;A. M. Gioacchini;Alessandra Zambonelli;L. Bertini

  • Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms

    Alessandra Zambonelli;Gregory M. Bonito

Frequent Co-Authors

Vilberto Stocchi
Vilberto Stocchi University of Urbino
Ian Hall
Ian Hall Griffith University
Claude Murat
Claude Murat University of Lorraine
Gregory Bonito
Gregory Bonito Michigan State University
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Simone Ottonello
Simone Ottonello University of Parma
Francis Martin
Francis Martin University of Lorraine
Francesco Paolocci
Francesco Paolocci National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Asunción Morte
Asunción Morte University of Murcia
Igor V. Grigoriev
Igor V. Grigoriev Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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