2026 Cristiana Sbrana: 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	43	3262	3039	109	106	94	6583

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

Botany
Bacteria
Gene

Cristiana Sbrana mainly focuses on Botany, Glomus, Mycorrhiza, Symbiosis and Hypha. The concepts of her Botany study are interwoven with issues in Glomeromycota, Host and Phycomycetes. Her research in Mycorrhiza tackles topics such as Rhizosphere which are related to areas like Soil respiration, Soil microbiology and Agronomy.

Symbiosis and Cynara are commonly linked in her work. Her Hypha research integrates issues from Intraspecific competition, Fungus and Spore. Cristiana Sbrana has included themes like Solanum, Genetic diversity, Daucus carota, Lactuca and Obligate in her Mycelium study.

Her most cited work include:

Differential hyphal morphogenesis in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi during pre-infection stages. (196 citations)
Impact of Bt corn on rhizospheric and soil eubacterial communities and on beneficial mycorrhizal symbiosis in experimental microcosms (183 citations)
Patterns of below‐ground plant interconnections established by means of arbuscular mycorrhizal networks (149 citations)

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

Botany, Symbiosis, Mycelium, Hypha and Glomus are her primary areas of study. Cristiana Sbrana interconnects Host and Mycorrhiza in the investigation of issues within Botany. Her study on Symbiosis also encompasses disciplines like

Colonization which intersects with area such as Nitrogen fixation,
Genetic diversity most often made with reference to Gene.

Her Mycelium study which covers Obligate that intersects with Intraspecific competition. In general Hypha study, her work on Hyphal growth often relates to the realm of Protoplasm, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Her Glomus study combines topics in areas such as Rhizosphere, Cell wall, Glomeromycota and Agronomy.

She most often published in these fields:

Botany (66.67%)
Symbiosis (40.00%)
Mycelium (32.00%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2020)?

Botany (66.67%)
Symbiosis (40.00%)
Mycelium (32.00%)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Symbiosis, Mycelium, Hypha and Sunflower. Cristiana Sbrana undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Botany and Genetic variability through her research. Her Symbiosis study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Colonization, Obligate, Shoot and Fungus.

Her work in Colonization covers topics such as Nitrogen fixation which are related to areas like Glomus. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Inoculation, Plant nutrition and Cichorium. Her work deals with themes such as Spore and Fungicide, Benomyl, Horticulture, which intersect with Hypha.

Between 2016 and 2020, her most popular works were:

Transcriptome changes induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) roots (88 citations)
Designing the Ideotype Mycorrhizal Symbionts for the Production of Healthy Food. (42 citations)
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Associated Microbiota as Plant Biostimulants: Research Strategies for the Selection of the Best Performing Inocula (24 citations)

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

Botany
Bacteria
Ecology

Cristiana Sbrana mainly investigates Symbiosis, Botany, Biotechnology, Colonization and Host. Her Symbiosis research incorporates themes from Sunflower, Inoculation, Plant nutrition and Soil fertility. Particularly relevant to Fungus is her body of work in Botany.

Her Biotechnology study incorporates themes from Microorganism, Nitrogen fixation, Mycorrhizosphere and Biofertilizer. Her study in Colonization is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Genetic marker and Plant breeding. The study incorporates disciplines such as Lactuca, Medicago sativa, Gene expression and Mycelium in addition to Host.

Best Publications

Differential hyphal morphogenesis in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi during pre-infection stages.

M. Giovannetti;C. Sbrana;L. Avio;A. S. Citernesi

340
Citations
Impact of Bt corn on rhizospheric and soil eubacterial communities and on beneficial mycorrhizal symbiosis in experimental microcosms

M. Castaldini;Alessandra Turrini;C. Sbrana;A. Benedetti

304
Citations
Patterns of below‐ground plant interconnections established by means of arbuscular mycorrhizal networks

Manuela Giovannetti;Cristiana Sbrana;Luciano Avio;Patrizia Strani

268
Citations
Nonself vegetative fusion and genetic exchange in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices

Daniel Croll;Manuela Giovannetti;Alexander M. Koch;Cristiana Sbrana

235
Citations
Mycorrhizal colonization impacts on phenolic content and antioxidant properties of artichoke leaves and flower heads two years after field transplant

Nello Ceccarelli;Maurizio Curadi;Luca Martelloni;Cristiana Sbrana

220
Citations
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Associated Microbiota as Plant Biostimulants: Research Strategies for the Selection of the Best Performing Inocula

Luca Giovannini;Michela Palla;Monica Agnolucci;Luciano Avio

212
Citations
Factors affecting appressorium development in the vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae (Nicol. & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe

Manuela Giovannetti;Luciano Ayio;Cristiana Sbrana;Anna Silvia Citernesi

209
Citations
Meeting a non-host: the behaviour of AM fungi

Manuela Giovannetti;Cristiana Sbrana

203
Citations
Analysis of factors involved in fungal recognition responses to host-derived signals by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Manuela Giovannetti;Cristiana Sbrana;Anna Silvia Citernesi;Luciano Avio

200
Citations
Transcriptome changes induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) roots

Alberto Vangelisti;Lucia Natali;Rodolfo Bernardi;Cristiana Sbrana

195
Citations
Early processes involved in host recognition by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Manuela Giovannetti;Cristiana Sbrana;Cable Logi

195
Citations
Nutraceutical value and safety of tomato fruits produced by mycorrhizal plants

Manuela Giovannetti;Luciano Avio;Roberto Barale;Nello Ceccarelli

173
Citations
Cellular localization and cytochemical probing of resistance reactions to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a locus a myc- mutant of Pisum sativum L.

A. Gollotte;V. Gianinazzi-Pearson;M. Giovannetti;C. Sbrana

173
Citations
Beneficial mycorrhizal symbionts affecting the production of health-promoting phytochemicals

Cristiana Sbrana;Luciano Avio;Manuela Giovannetti

154
Citations
Development of a model system to assess the impact of genetically modified corn and aubergine plants on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Alessandra Turrini;Cristiana Sbrana;Marco Paolo Nuti;Bianca Maria Pietrangeli

152
Citations
Globe artichoke as a functional food

Nello Ceccarelli;Maurizio Curadi;Piero Picciarelli;Luca Martelloni

143
Citations
Genetic diversity of isolates of Glomus mosseae from different geographic areas detected by vegetative compatibility testing and biochemical and molecular analysis.

Manuela Giovannetti;Cristiana Sbrana;Patrizia Strani;Monica Agnolucci

137
Citations
Cellular events involved in survival of individual arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts growing in the absence of the host

Cable Logi;Cristiana Sbrana;Manuela Giovannetti

134
Citations
First evidence for a major cover crop effect on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and organic maize growth

Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru;Luciano Avio;Cristiana Sbrana;Alessandra Turrini

132
Citations
At the Root of the Wood Wide Web

Manuela Giovannetti;Luciano Avio;Paola Fortuna;Elisa Pellegrino

129
Citations
Impact of nitrogen fertilization and soil tillage on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in a Mediterranean agroecosystem

Luciano Avio;Maurizio Castaldini;Arturo Fabiani;Stefano Bedini

128
Citations