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Andrea Patocchi

Andrea Patocchi

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
7185
World Ranking
17356
National Ranking
327

Andrea Patocchi publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrea Patocchi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Andrea Patocchi D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrea Patocchi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Andrea Patocchi is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in research within agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant focus on plant science. Their research output spans topics including plant physiology and cultivation studies, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, horticultural and viticultural research, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, fungal plant pathogen control, postharvest quality and shelf life management, and plant reproductive biology.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications, frequently collaborating with other researchers such as Bruno Studer, Giovanni A. L. Broggini, Michaela Jung, Walter Guerra, and Hélène Muranty. These collaborations underline a network focused on genetic and breeding research in plants, especially apple cultivars.

Andrea Patocchi's works are primarily published in the following venues:

  • Acta Horticulturae
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Horticulture Research
  • Agronomy
  • The Plant Journal

Their recent significant papers include:

  • "Ten Years of VINQUEST: First Insight for Breeding New Apple Cultivars With Durable Apple Scab Resistance," 2020, Plant Disease
  • "The apple REFPOP-a reference population for genomics-assisted breeding in apple," 2020, Horticulture Research
  • "Genomic prediction of fruit texture and training population optimization towards the application of genomic selection in apple," 2020, Horticulture Research
  • "Genetic architecture and genomic predictive ability of apple quantitative traits across environments," 2022, Horticulture Research
  • "FruitPhenoBox - a device for rapid and automated fruit phenotyping of small sample sizes," 2024, Plant Methods

The research topics covered in these works demonstrate an emphasis on plant breeding, disease resistance, genetic prediction, and phenotyping technologies for improving horticultural crops.

Andrea Patocchi's subfields of study further highlight the scope of their work, focusing on plant science, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. This breadth supports interdisciplinary approaches in their research aimed at enhancing the understanding and improvement of plant traits through genetic and molecular methods.

Best Publications

  • Microsatellite markers spanning the apple ( Malus x domestica Borkh.) genome

    E. Silfverberg-Dilworth;C. L. Matasci;W. E. Van de Weg;M. P. W. Van Kaauwen

  • The HcrVf2 gene from a wild apple confers scab resistance to a transgenic cultivated variety

    Enrico Belfanti;Eve Silfverberg-Dilworth;Stefano Tartarini;Andrea Patocchi

  • Venturia inaequalis Resistance in Apple

    C. Gessler;A. Patocchi;Silviero Sansavini;Stefano Tartarini

  • Apple contains receptor-like genes homologous to the Cladosporium fulvum resistance gene family of tomato with a cluster of genes cosegregating with Vf apple scab resistance.

    Boris A. Vinatzer;Andrea Patocchi;Luca Gianfranceschi;Stefano Tartarini

  • Application of a high‐speed breeding technology to apple (Malus × domestica) based on transgenic early flowering plants and marker‐assisted selection

    Henryk Flachowsky;Pierre-Marie Le Roux;Andreas Peil;Andrea Patocchi

  • QTL mapping of fire blight resistance in apple

    Muhammad A. Khan;Brion Duffy;Cesare Gessler;Andrea Patocchi

  • Bayesian QTL analyses using pedigreed families of an outcrossing species, with application to fruit firmness in apple

    M. C. A. M. Bink;J. Jansen;M. Madduri;R. E. Voorrips

  • Molecular markers linked to the apple scab resistance gene Vbj derived from Malus baccata jackii

    Michel Gygax;Luca Gianfranceschi;Luca Gianfranceschi;Robert Liebhard;Markus Kellerhals

  • Isolation of two microsatellite markers from BAC clones of the Vf scab resistance region and molecular characterization of scab‐resistant accessions in Malus germplasm*

    Boris Alexander Vinatzer;Boris Alexander Vinatzer;A. Patocchi;Stefano Tartarini;L. Gianfranceschi

  • Development of a transgenic early flowering pear ( Pyrus communis L.) genotype by RNAi silencing of PcTFL1 - 1 and PcTFL1 - 2

    Aviad Freiman;Aviad Freiman;Lyudmila Shlizerman;Sara Golobovitch;Zeev Yablovitz

  • Development of molecular markers linked to the 'Fiesta' linkage group 7 major QTL for fire blight resistance and their application for marker-assisted selection.

    Muhammad A. KhanM.A. Khan;Muhammad A. KhanM.A. Khan;Charles-Eric DurelC.-E. Durel;Charles-Eric DurelC.-E. Durel;Brion DuffyB. Duffy;Brion DuffyB. Duffy;Damien DrouetD. Drouet;Damien DrouetD. Drouet

  • Identification by genome scanning approach (GSA) of a microsatellite tightly associated with the apple scab resistance gene Vm

    Andrea Patocchi;M. Walser;Stefano Tartarini;Giovanni A.L. Broggini

  • Genome mapping of three major resistance genes to woolly apple aphid ( Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm.)

    V. G. M. Bus;D. Chagné;H. C. M. Bassett;D. Bowatte

  • Vr2: a new apple scab resistance gene.

    A. Patocchi;B. Bigler;B. Koller;M. Kellerhals

  • Construction of a 550 kb BAC contig spanning the genomic region containing the apple scab resistance gene Vf.

    A. Patocchi;B. A. Vinatzer;L. Gianfranceschi;S. Tartarini

  • Towards improvement of marker assisted selection of apple scab resistant cultivars: Venturia inaequalis virulence surveys and standardization of molecular marker alleles associated with resistance genes

    A. Patocchi;A. Frei;J. E. Frey;M. Kellerhals

  • Mapping Quantitative Field Resistance Against Apple Scab in a 'Fiesta' x 'Discovery' Progeny.

    R. Liebhard;B. Koller;A. Patocchi;M. Kellerhals

  • An integrated approach for increasing breeding efficiency in apple and peach in Europe

    Francois Laurens;Maria José Aranzana;Pere Arus;Daniele Bassi

  • Cloning and linkage mapping of resistance gene homologues in apple

    P. Baldi;A. Patocchi;E. Zini;C. Toller

  • Detection of the fire blight biocontrol agent Bacillus subtilis BD170 (Biopro ® ) in a Swiss apple orchard

    Giovani A.L. Broggini;Brion Duffy;Ernst Holliger;Hans-Jakob Schärer

Frequent Co-Authors

Cesare Gessler
Cesare Gessler ETH Zurich
François Laurens
François Laurens INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Charles-Eric Durel
Charles-Eric Durel University of Angers
Andreas Peil
Andreas Peil Julius Kühn-Institut
Bruno Studer
Bruno Studer ETH Zurich
Henryk Flachowsky
Henryk Flachowsky Julius Kühn-Institut
Riccardo Velasco
Riccardo Velasco The Canadian Real Estate Association
Kate Evans
Kate Evans Washington State University
Magda-Viola Hanke
Magda-Viola Hanke Julius Kühn-Institut
Maria José Aranzana
Maria José Aranzana Spanish National Research Council

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