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Christos G. Athanassiou

Christos G. Athanassiou

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Greece
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
67
Citations
15874
World Ranking
826
National Ranking
1

Christos G. Athanassiou publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 423 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christos G. Athanassiou 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 Christos G. Athanassiou sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 88th percentile

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

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

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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Insect

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Toxicology, Sitophilus, Bioassay and Curculionidae. His Agronomy study incorporates themes from PEST analysis and Horticulture. His studies in Toxicology integrate themes in fields like Liposcelis bostrychophila, Confused flour beetle, Larva and Spinosad.

His Confused flour beetle research incorporates themes from Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Red flour beetle. Christos G. Athanassiou interconnects Beauveria bassiana, Bassiana, Hyphomycetes and Metarhizium anisopliae in the investigation of issues within Bioassay. In his study, Fungus is strongly linked to Weevil, which falls under the umbrella field of Curculionidae.

His most cited work include:

  • A survey of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Southeastern Europe and their aphid-plant associations (162 citations)
  • Insecticidal efficacy of diatomaceous earth against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium confusum du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on stored wheat: influence of dose rate, temperature and exposure interval (145 citations)
  • Factors affecting the insecticidal efficacy of the diatomaceous earth formulation SilicoSec against adults and larvae of the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum DuVal (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) (135 citations)

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

Christos G. Athanassiou mainly focuses on Toxicology, Sitophilus, Agronomy, Bioassay and Larva. His Toxicology research includes elements of Prostephanus truncatus, Liposcelis bostrychophila, Confused flour beetle and Spinosad. His research integrates issues of Pesticide and Curculionidae in his study of Sitophilus.

Christos G. Athanassiou combines subjects such as PEST analysis, Bostrichidae and Horticulture with his study of Agronomy. The Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Stored grain and Pheromone, Botany. His research investigates the connection with Larva and areas like Lepidoptera genitalia which intersect with concerns in Zoology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Toxicology (52.35%)
  • Sitophilus (38.87%)
  • Agronomy (30.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Toxicology (52.35%)
  • Larva (24.45%)
  • Sitophilus (38.87%)

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

Christos G. Athanassiou mainly investigates Toxicology, Larva, Sitophilus, Bioassay and Phosphine. His Toxicology study incorporates themes from Lasioderma serricorne, PEST analysis, Pyralidae, Methoprene and Alphitobius diaperinus. Christos G. Athanassiou has researched Larva in several fields, including Lepidoptera genitalia and Insect.

His Sitophilus research incorporates themes from Prostephanus truncatus and Resistance. The study incorporates disciplines such as Culex pipiens and Animal science in addition to Bioassay. His research investigates the link between Maize weevil and topics such as Competition that cross with problems in Agronomy and Grain damage.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Biology and Control of the Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium, a Major Quarantine Threat to Global Food Security (34 citations)
  • Detection of phosphine resistance in major stored-product insects in Greece and evaluation of a field resistance test kit (26 citations)
  • Influence of different non-grain commodities on the population growth of Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) (19 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Insect

Christos G. Athanassiou spends much of his time researching Toxicology, Sitophilus, Prostephanus truncatus, Phosphine and Bioassay. His Toxicology research integrates issues from Lasioderma serricorne, Susceptible individual and Ephestia elutella. His study on Maize weevil, Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Rice weevil is often connected to Offspring as part of broader study in Sitophilus.

His Maize weevil research is under the purview of Agronomy. His work deals with themes such as Cypermethrin, Stored grain and Spinosad, which intersect with Bioassay. He works mostly in the field of Red flour beetle, limiting it down to topics relating to Courtship and, in certain cases, PEST analysis, as a part of the same area of interest.

Best Publications

  • Applications of natural zeolites on agriculture and food production

    Nazife Eroglu;Mevlut Emekci;Christos G Athanassiou

  • Insecticidal efficacy of diatomaceous earth against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium confusum du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on stored wheat: influence of dose rate, temperature and exposure interval

    C.G. Athanassiou;B.J. Vayias;C.B. Dimizas;N.G. Kavallieratos

  • A survey of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of Southeastern Europe and their aphid-plant associations

    Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Željko Tomanović;Petr Starý;Christos G. Athanassiou

  • Factors affecting the insecticidal efficacy of the diatomaceous earth formulation SilicoSec against adults and larvae of the confused flour beetle, Tribolium confusum DuVal (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

    B.J. Vayias;C.G. Athanassiou

  • Spinosad: a new natural product for stored grain protection.

    Mark B. Hertlein;Gary D. Thompson;Bhadriraju Subramanyam;Christos G. Athanassiou

  • Effect of grain type on the insecticidal efficacy of SilicoSec against Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    C.G Athanassiou;N.G Kavallieratos;F.C Tsaganou;B.J Vayias

  • Influence of grain type on the insecticidal efficacy of two diatomaceous earth formulations against Rhyzopertha dominica (F) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae).

    Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Christos G. Athanassiou;Foteini G. Pashalidou;Nickolas S. Andris

  • Synthetic and Natural Insecticides: Gas, Liquid, Gel and Solid Formulations for Stored-Product and Food-Industry Pest Control

    Vaclav Stejskal;Tomas Vendl;Radek Aulicky;Christos Athanassiou

  • The Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) of Greece

    N. G. Kavallieratos;D. P. Lykouressis;G. P. Sarlis;G. J. Stathas

  • Insecticidal Effect of Three Diatomaceous Earth Formulations Against Adults of Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on Oat, Rye, and Triticale

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Nickolas S. Andris

  • Evaluation of various commodities for the development of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor.

    Christos I. Rumbos;Ioannis T. Karapanagiotidis;Eleni Mente;Pier Psofakis

  • Health Hazards Associated with Arthropod Infestation of Stored Products

    Jan Hubert;Vaclav Stejskal;Christos G. Athanassiou;James E. Throne

  • Biology and Control of the Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium, a Major Quarantine Threat to Global Food Security

    Christos G Athanassiou;Thomas W Phillips;Waqas Wakil

  • The use of ozone gas for the control of insects and micro-organisms in stored products

    Ali A. Isikber;Christos G. Athanassiou

  • Effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschinkoff) Sorokin applied alone or in combination with diatomaceous earth against Tribolium confusum Du Val larvae: Influence of temperature, relative humidity and type of commodity

    Maria P. Michalaki;Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Yacoub A. Batta

  • Influence of temperature on the insecticidal effect of Beauveria bassiana in combination with diatomaceous earth against Rhyzopertha dominica and Sitophilus oryzae on stored wheat

    T.N. Vassilakos;C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos;B.J. Vayias

  • Persistence and Efficacy of Three Diatomaceous Earth Formulations Against Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Wheat and Barley

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Leonidas P. Economou;Constantin B. Dimizas

  • Tribolium castaneum: A Model Insect for Fundamental and Applied Research.

    James F Campbell;Christos G Athanassiou;David W Hagstrum;Kun Yan Zhu

  • Insecticidal effect and adherence of PyriSec® in different grain commodities

    C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos

  • Insecticidal effect of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Ascomycota: Hypocreaes) in combination with three diatomaceous earth formulations against Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    C.G. Athanassiou;T. Steenberg

  • Insecticidal effect of three diatomaceous earth formulations, applied alone or in combination, against three stored-product beetle species on wheat and maize

    C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos;C.M. Meletsis

  • Spatiotemporal distribution of insects and mites in horizontally stored wheat.

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Nickolas E. Palyvos;Andrea Sciarretta

  • Effect of trap type, trap color, trapping location, and pheromone dispenser on captures of male Palpita unionalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Basilios E. Mazomenos

  • Persistence and efficacy of two diatomaceous earth formulations and a mixture of diatomaceous earth with natural pyrethrum against Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on wheat and maize.

    Basileios J Vayias;Christos G Athanassiou;Nickolas G Kavallieratos;Catherine D Tsesmeli

  • Laboratory evaluation of diatomaceous earth deposits mined from several locations in central and southeastern Europe as potential protectants against coleopteran grain pests

    Christos G. Athanassiou;Nickolas G. Kavallieratos;Basileios J. Vayias;Željko Tomanović

Frequent Co-Authors

Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Agricultural University of Athens
Frank H. Arthur
Frank H. Arthur Agricultural Research Service
James E. Throne
James E. Throne US Department of Agriculture
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Cesare Stefanini
Cesare Stefanini Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Raul Narciso C. Guedes
Raul Narciso C. Guedes Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Nikos T. Papadopoulos
Nikos T. Papadopoulos University Of Thessaly
Brenda Oppert
Brenda Oppert Agricultural Research Service
Dusan Losic
Dusan Losic University of Adelaide

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