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Gianfranco Anfora

Gianfranco Anfora

University of Trento
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
10464
World Ranking
15641
National Ranking
488

Gianfranco Anfora publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 270 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gianfranco Anfora D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gianfranco Anfora sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gianfranco Anfora is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research extensively covers Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Ecology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Hemiptera Insect Studies
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Insects and Parasite Interactions

Frequently publishing in journals such as:

  • Insects
  • Entomologia Generalis
  • Biological Control
  • Journal of Pest Science
  • Pest Management Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Anfora include:

  • Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Decade of Research Towards a Sustainable Integrated Pest Management Program, 2021, Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Assessing the Distribution of Exotic Egg Parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys in Europe with a Large-Scale Monitoring Program, 2021, Insects
  • Semiochemicals, semiophysicals and their integration for the development of innovative multi-modal systems for agricultural pests' monitoring and control, 2021, Entomologia Generalis
  • First report on classical biological control releases of the larval parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis against Drosophila suzukii in northern Italy, 2023, BioControl
  • Structural and transcriptional evidence of mechanotransduction in the Drosophila suzukii ovipositor, 2020, Journal of Insect Physiology

Anfora has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Valerio Mazzoni
  • Marco Valerio Rossi Stacconi
  • C. Ioriatti
  • Rachele Nieri
  • Lorenzo Fellin

Best Publications

  • Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities

    Mark K. Asplen;Gianfranco Anfora;Antonio Biondi;Antonio Biondi;Deuk Soo Choi

  • A review of the invasion of Drosophila suzukii in Europe and a draft research agenda for integrated pest management

    Alessandro Cini;Claudio Ioriatti;Gianfranco Anfora

  • A critical review of plant protection tools for reducing pesticide use on grapevine and new perspectives for the implementation of IPM in viticulture

    I Pertot;Tito Caffi;Vittorio Rossi;L. Mugnai

  • Tracking the invasion of the alien fruit pest Drosophila suzukii in Europe

    A. Cini;G. Anfora;L. A. Escudero-Colomar;A. Grassi

  • Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A Decade of Research Towards a Sustainable Integrated Pest Management Program

    Gabriella Tait;Serhan Mermer;Dara Stockton;Jana Lee

  • Chemical Ecology and Management of Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

    C. Ioriatti;G. Anfora;M. Tasin;A. De Cristofaro

  • Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and its Potential Impact to Wine Grapes During Harvest in Two Cool Climate Wine Grape Production Regions

    C. Ioriatti;V. Walton;D. Dalton;G. Anfora

  • Integrating temperature-dependent life table data into a matrix projection model for Drosophila suzukii population estimation.

    Nik G. Wiman;Vaughn M. Walton;Daniel T. Dalton;Gianfranco Anfora

  • Putative Chemosensory Receptors of the Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella, Identified by Antennal Transcriptome Analysis

    Jonas M. Bengtsson;Federica Trona;Nicolas Montagné;Nicolas Montagné;Gianfranco Anfora

  • Host stage preference, efficacy and fecundity of parasitoids attacking Drosophila suzukii in newly invaded areas

    M. Valerio Rossi Stacconi;Matt Buffington;Kent M. Daane;Daniel T. Dalton

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

    Lino Ometto;Alessandro Cestaro;Sukanya Ramasamy;Alberto Grassi

  • A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cydia pomonella provides insights into chemical ecology and insecticide resistance

    Fanghao Wan;Chuanlin Yin;Rui Tang;Rui Tang;Maohua Chen

  • Antennal and behavioral responses of grapevine moth Lobesia botrana females to volatiles from grapevine.

    Marco Tasin;Gianfranco Anfora;Claudio Ioriatti;Silvia Carlin

  • Understanding West Nile virus ecology in Europe: Culex pipiens host feeding preference in a hotspot of virus emergence.

    Annapaola Rizzoli;Luca Bolzoni;Elizabeth Anna Chadwick;Gioia Capelli

  • Drosophila suzukii population response to environment and management strategies

    Nik G. Wiman;Daniel T. Dalton;Gianfranco Anfora;Antonio Biondi

  • Olfactory responses of Drosophila suzukii females to host plant volatiles

    Santosh Revadi;Silvia Vitagliano;Marco V. Rossi Stacconi;Sukanya Ramasamy

  • Behavioural and electrophysiological lateralization in a social (Apis mellifera) but not in a non-social (Osmia cornuta) species of bee

    Gianfranco Anfora;Elisa Frasnelli;Bettina Maccagnani;Lesley J. Rogers

  • Exploitation of insect vibrational signals reveals a new method of pest management.

    Anna Eriksson;Gianfranco Anfora;Andrea Lucchi;Francesco Lanzo

  • Multiple lines of evidence for reproductive winter diapause in the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii : useful clues for control strategies

    Marco Valerio Rossi-Stacconi;Rupinder Kaur;Valerio Mazzoni;Lino Ometto

  • Manipulating behaviour with substrate-borne vibrations--potential for insect pest control.

    Jernej Polajnar;Anna Eriksson;Andrea Lucchi;Gianfranco Anfora

Frequent Co-Authors

Vaughn M. Walton
Vaughn M. Walton Oregon State University
Giorgio Vallortigara
Giorgio Vallortigara University of Trento
Peter Witzgall
Peter Witzgall Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kent M. Daane
Kent M. Daane University of California, Berkeley
Antonio Biondi
Antonio Biondi University of Catania
Urska Vrhovsek
Urska Vrhovsek Fondazione Edmund Mach
Stefan Martens
Stefan Martens Fondazione Edmund Mach
Rufus Isaacs
Rufus Isaacs Michigan State University
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute
Stéphane Compant
Stéphane Compant Austrian Institute of Technology

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