2026 Christos G. Athanassiou: 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	67	826	762	1	1	423	15874

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

316
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

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

288
Citations
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

263
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).

B.J. Vayias;C.G. Athanassiou

244
Citations
Spinosad: a new natural product for stored grain protection.

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

239
Citations
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

207
Citations
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

183
Citations
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

182
Citations
The Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) of Greece

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

168
Citations
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

164
Citations
Evaluation of various commodities for the development of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor.

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

155
Citations
Health Hazards Associated with Arthropod Infestation of Stored Products

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

153
Citations
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

151
Citations
The use of ozone gas for the control of insects and micro-organisms in stored products

Ali A. Isikber;Christos G. Athanassiou

148
Citations
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

142
Citations
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

133
Citations
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

125
Citations
Tribolium castaneum: A Model Insect for Fundamental and Applied Research.

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

124
Citations
Insecticidal effect and adherence of PyriSec® in different grain commodities

C.G. Athanassiou;N.G. Kavallieratos

121
Citations
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

119
Citations
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

113
Citations
Spatiotemporal distribution of insects and mites in horizontally stored wheat.

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

111
Citations
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

107
Citations
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

104
Citations
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

103
Citations