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Claudio Varotto

Claudio Varotto

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
30
Citations
3566
World Ranking
6405
National Ranking
261

Claudio Varotto 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 Claudio Varotto sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 97 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Claudio Varotto 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 Claudio Varotto sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • The metal ion transporter IRT1 is necessary for iron homeostasis and efficient photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Claudio Varotto;Daniela Maiwald;Paolo Pesaresi;Peter Jahns

  • Chlorophyll Binding to Monomeric Light-harvesting Complex A MUTATION ANALYSIS OF CHROMOPHORE-BINDING RESIDUES

    Rosaria Remelli;Claudio Varotto;Dorianna Sandonà;Roberta Croce

  • Plastocyanin Is Indispensable for Photosynthetic Electron Flow in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Martin Weigel;Claudio Varotto;Paolo Pesaresi;Giovanni Finazzi

  • Linking Genomics and Ecology to Investigate the Complex Evolution of an Invasive Drosophila Pest

    Lino Ometto;Alessandro Cestaro;Sukanya Ramasamy;Alberto Grassi

  • Large-scale evaluation of plant growth in Arabidopsis thaliana by non-invasive image analysis

    Dario Leister;Claudio Varotto;Paolo Pesaresi;Alexandra Niwergall

  • Mutants for photosystem I subunit D of Arabidopsis thaliana: effects on photosynthesis, photosystem I stability and expression of nuclear genes for chloroplast functions

    Anna Ihnatowicz;Paolo Pesaresi;Claudio Varotto;Erik Richly

  • The neoxanthin binding site of the major light harvesting complex (LHCII) from higher plants.

    Roberta Croce;Rosaria Remelli;Claudio Varotto;Jacques Breton

  • Development of COS genes as universally amplifiable markers for phylogenetic reconstructions of closely related plant species

    Mingai Li;Jörg Wunder;Gaetano Bissoli;Eliana Scarponi

  • Knock‐out of the plastid ribosomal protein L11 in Arabidopsis: effects on mRNA translation and photosynthesis

    Paolo Pesaresi;Claudio Varotto;Jörg Meurer;Peter Jahns

  • Plastome organization and evolution of chloroplast genes in Cardamine species adapted to contrasting habitats

    Shiliang Hu;Gaurav Sablok;Bo Wang;Dong Qu

  • Disruption of the Arabidopsis photosystem I gene psaE1 affects photosynthesis and impairs growth

    Claudio Varotto;Paolo Pesaresi;Jörg Meurer;Ralf Oelmüller

  • Spatiotemporal reconstruction of the Aquilegia rapid radiation through next-generation sequencing of rapidly evolving cpDNA regions.

    Simone Fior;Mingai Li;Bengt Oxelman;Roberto Viola

  • Single and Double Knockouts of the Genes for Photosystem I Subunits G, K, and H of Arabidopsis. Effects on Photosystem I Composition, Photosynthetic Electron Flow, and State Transitions

    Claudio Varotto;Paolo Pesaresi;Peter Jahns;Angela Lessnick

  • The role of ΔpH-dependent dissipation of excitation energy in protecting photosystem II against light-induced damage in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Thomas Grasses;Paolo Pesaresi;Fabio Schiavon;Claudio Varotto

  • Interkingdom Transfer of the Acne-Causing Agent, Propionibacterium acnes, from Human to Grapevine

    Andrea Campisano;Lino Ometto;Stéphane Compant;Michael Pancher

  • VvEPFL9-1 Knock-Out via CRISPR/Cas9 Reduces Stomatal Density in Grapevine

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  • A stable LHCII-PSI aggregate and suppression of photosynthetic state transitions in the psae1-1 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana

    Paolo Pesaresi;Christina Lunde;Peter Jahns;Delia Tarantino

  • Gene-sequence-tag expression analyses of 1,800 genes related to chloroplast functions

    Joachim Kurth;Claudio Varotto;Paolo Pesaresi;Alexander Biehl

  • The genome sequence and transcriptome of Potentilla micrantha and their comparison to Fragaria vesca (the woodland strawberry)

    Matteo Buti;Marco Moretto;Elena Barghini;Flavia Mascagni

  • Dissection of early transcriptional responses to water stress in Arundo donax L. by unigene-based RNA-seq

    Yuan Fu;Yuan Fu;Michele Poli;Michele Poli;Gaurav Sablok;Bo Wang;Bo Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Dario Leister
Dario Leister Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Francesco Salamini
Francesco Salamini Parco Tecnologico Padano
Violeta Velikova
Violeta Velikova Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Peter Jahns
Peter Jahns Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Francesco Loreto
Francesco Loreto University of Naples Federico II
Heinz Saedler
Heinz Saedler Max Planck Society
Roberto Viola
Roberto Viola James Hutton Institute
Roberto Bassi
Roberto Bassi University of Verona
Cecilia Brunetti
Cecilia Brunetti National Research Council (CNR)
Franco Biasioli
Franco Biasioli Fondazione Edmund Mach

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