2026 Christos A. Damalas: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	55	1599	1463	2	2	187	12787

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Greece Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Greece Leader Award

Overview

Christos A. Damalas is affiliated with Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. Their research work primarily falls within the domain of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several key subfields including Plant Science, Insect Science, Pollution, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Soil Science.

The scholarly output of Christos A. Damalas includes contributions to the study of pesticide use and its impacts. Notable recent papers feature topics such as farmers' intentions and behaviors toward pesticide application and risk perception. Examples of these publications are:

Farmers' intention to reduce pesticide use: the role of perceived risk of loss in the model of the planned behavior theory, 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Farmers' behavior towards safe pesticide handling: An analysis with the theory of planned behavior, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
Determinants of rice farmers' intention to use pesticides in eastern India: Application of an extended version of the planned behavior theory, 2020, Sustainable Production and Consumption
Farmers' acceptance and willingness to pay for using treated wastewater in crop irrigation: A survey in western Iran, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
Sunflower growth and yield response to sewage sludge application under contrasting water availability conditions, 2020, Industrial Crops and Products

Christos A. Damalas frequently publishes in several scientific venues including:

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Crop Protection
The Science of The Total Environment
Pest Management Science
Journal of soil science and plant nutrition

Coauthorship collaborations are significant in their research network, with frequent co-authors such as:

Spyridon D. Koutroubas
Asghar Bagheri
Sideris Fotiadis
Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh
Abolmohammad Bondori

The main research areas of Christos A. Damalas cover topics including:

Insect and Pesticide Research
Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
Insect Pest Control Strategies
Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Best Publications

Pesticide Exposure, Safety Issues, and Risk Assessment Indicators

Christos A. Damalas;Ilias G. Eleftherohorinos

2617
Citations
Annual intercrops: an alternative pathway for sustainable agriculture.

Anastasios Lithourgidis;Christos Dordas;C. A. Damalas;D. N. Vlachostergios

1090
Citations
Farmers’ Exposure to Pesticides: Toxicity Types and Ways of Prevention

Christos A. Damalas;Spyridon D. Koutroubas

697
Citations
Dry matter yield, nitrogen content, and competition in pea―cereal intercropping systems

A.S. Lithourgidis;D.N. Vlachostergios;C.A. Dordas;C.A. Damalas

391
Citations
Drivers of farmers' intention to use integrated pest management: Integrating theory of planned behavior and norm activation model.

Rohollah Rezaei;Leila Safa;Christos A. Damalas;Mohammad Mahdi Ganjkhanloo

321
Citations
Current status and recent developments in biopesticide use

Christos A. Damalas;Spyridon D. Koutroubas

311
Citations
Modeling farmers' intention to use pesticides: An expanded version of the theory of planned behavior.

Asghar Bagheri;Abolmohammad Bondori;Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari;Christos A. Damalas

255
Citations
Pesticide use and risk perceptions among farmers in the cotton belt of Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Khan;Hafiz Zahid Mahmood;Christos A. Damalas

248
Citations
Pesticide use and safety practices among Greek tobacco farmers: A survey

Christos A. Damalas;Eleni B. Georgiou;Maria G. Theodorou

195
Citations
Farmers' use of personal protective equipment during handling of plant protection products: Determinants of implementation

Christos A. Damalas;Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh

175
Citations
Farmers' Training on Pesticide Use Is Associated with Elevated Safety Behavior.

Christos A. Damalas;Spyridon D. Koutroubas

161
Citations
Perceptions of the beneficial and harmful effects of pesticides among Iranian rice farmers influence the adoption of biological control

Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh;Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh;Christos A. Damalas

158
Citations
Determinants of pesticide safety behavior among Iranian rice farmers

Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh;Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh;Christos A. Damalas;Rohollah Rezaei

155
Citations
Farmers' Perceptions of Pesticide Efficacy: Reflections on the Importance of Pest Management Practices Adoption

Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi;Christos A. Damalas

154
Citations
Pesticide Use and Risk Perceptions among Farmers in Southwest Iran

Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi;Reza Rostami;Mohammad Kazem Hashemi;Christos A. Damalas

144
Citations
Assessing farmers' practices on disposal of pesticide waste after use

Christos A. Damalas;Georgios K. Telidis;Stavros D. Thanos

143
Citations
Heavy metal bioavailability and accumulation in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) irrigated with treated wastewater in calcareous soils.

Salar Rezapour;Behnaz Atashpaz;Sina Siavash Moghaddam;Christos A. Damalas

126
Citations
Farmers’ Criteria for Pesticide Selection and Use in the Pest Control Process

Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh;Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh;Christos A. Damalas;Rohollah Rezaei

123
Citations
Seed yield and oil quality of sunflower, safflower, and sesame under different levels of irrigation water availability

Elnaz Ebrahimian;Seyyed Mohammad Seyyedi;Ahmad Bybordi;Christos A. Damalas

118
Citations
Farmers' behavior towards safe pesticide handling: An analysis with the theory of planned behavior.

Asghar Bagheri;Naier Emami;Christos A. Damalas

116
Citations
Exogenous application of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) alleviates the effect of water deficit stress in black cumin (Nigella sativa L.)

Esmaeil Rezaei-Chiyaneh;Seyyed Mohammad Seyyedi;Elnaz Ebrahimian;Sina Siavash Moghaddam

109
Citations
Biomass and nitrogen accumulation and translocation in spelt (Triticum spelta) grown in a Mediterranean area.

Spyridon D. Koutroubas;Sideris Fotiadis;Christos A. Damalas

107
Citations
Pesticide risk perception and use of personal protective equipment among young and old cotton growers in northern Greece

Christos Asterios Damalas;Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi

101
Citations