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Giuseppe Colla

Giuseppe Colla

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Italy
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
86
Citations
24258
World Ranking
334
National Ranking
5

Giuseppe Colla 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 Giuseppe Colla sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 317 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Giuseppe Colla 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 Giuseppe Colla sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Agriculture

Giuseppe Colla focuses on Horticulture, Agronomy, Rootstock, Nutrient and Shoot. His Horticulture study combines topics in areas such as Nitrate, Lycopene and Plant nutrition. His work on Irrigation as part of his general Agronomy study is frequently connected to Solanaceae, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.

The concepts of his Rootstock study are interwoven with issues in Stomatal conductance, Crop, Cucurbita maxima and Citrullus lanatus. His studies in Nutrient integrate themes in fields like Dry matter, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Alkalinity and Microbial inoculant. The various areas that he examines in his Shoot study include Photosynthesis, Dry weight, Solanum and Chlorophyll.

His most cited work include:

  • Grafting as a tool to improve tolerance of vegetables to abiotic stresses: Thermal stress, water stress and organic pollutants (292 citations)
  • Impact of grafting on product quality of fruit vegetables (233 citations)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi act as biostimulants in horticultural crops (197 citations)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Horticulture, Agronomy, Nutrient, Shoot and Rootstock. His studies deal with areas such as Salinity, Nitrate and Botany as well as Horticulture. As a member of one scientific family, Giuseppe Colla mostly works in the field of Agronomy, focusing on Squash and, on occasion, Cucurbita pepo.

His study in Nutrient is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Alkalinity and Dry matter. His Shoot study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll fluorescence, Solanum, Proline and Dry weight. Yield is closely connected to Crop in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Rootstock.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Horticulture (55.24%)
  • Agronomy (43.33%)
  • Nutrient (17.62%)

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

  • Horticulture (55.24%)
  • Hydrolysate (8.57%)
  • Ascorbic acid (5.71%)

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

Horticulture, Hydrolysate, Ascorbic acid, Agriculture and Nutrient are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Horticulture brings together such families of science as Photosynthesis, Carotenoid and Crop. His work deals with themes such as Biomass, Shoot and Nitrogen, which intersect with Hydrolysate.

His Agriculture research incorporates themes from Rootstock, Salinity and Agronomy. Giuseppe Colla undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Agronomy and Grafting in his work. The study incorporates disciplines such as Ocimum, Sweet Basil and Human fertilization in addition to Nutrient.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Editorial: Biostimulants in Agriculture. (52 citations)
  • Biostimulant Application with a Tropical Plant Extract Enhances Corchorus olitorius Adaptation to Sub-Optimal Nutrient Regimens by Improving Physiological Parameters (23 citations)
  • A Combined Phenotypic and Metabolomic Approach for Elucidating the Biostimulant Action of a Plant-Derived Protein Hydrolysate on Tomato Grown Under Limited Water Availability. (23 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Horticulture
  • Agriculture

His scientific interests lie mostly in Horticulture, Ascorbic acid, Hydrolysate, Nitrate and Photosynthesis. His study in the fields of Inoculation, Shoot and Trichoderma under the domain of Horticulture overlaps with other disciplines such as Rhizobacteria. The various areas that Giuseppe Colla examines in his Shoot study include Salicylic acid, Transpiration, Seed treatment and Stomatal conductance.

His Hydrolysate course of study focuses on Biomass and Phenol, Organic farming, Oxalate, Lycopene and Yield. The Nitrate study combines topics in areas such as Human fertilization, Carotenoid and Nitrogen. His Photosynthesis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Corchorus olitorius, Soil fertility and Metabolic pathway.

Best Publications

  • Editorial: Biostimulants in Agriculture.

    Youssef Rouphael;Giuseppe Colla

  • Grafting as a tool to improve tolerance of vegetables to abiotic stresses: Thermal stress, water stress and organic pollutants

    Dietmar Schwarz;Youssef Rouphael;Giuseppe Colla;Jan Henk Venema

  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi act as biostimulants in horticultural crops

    Youssef Rouphael;Philipp Franken;Carolin Schneider;Dietmar Schwarz

  • Protein hydrolysates as biostimulants in horticulture

    Giuseppe Colla;Serenella Nardi;Mariateresa Cardarelli;Andrea Ertani

  • Impact of grafting on product quality of fruit vegetables

    Youssef Rouphael;Dietmar Schwarz;Angelika Krumbein;Giuseppe Colla

  • Biostimulant Action of Protein Hydrolysates: Unraveling Their Effects on Plant Physiology and Microbiome

    Giuseppe Colla;Lori Hoagland;Maurizio Ruzzi;Mariateresa Cardarelli

  • Synergistic Biostimulatory Action: Designing the Next Generation of Plant Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture.

    Youssef Rouphael;Giuseppe Colla

  • Biostimulant action of a plant-derived protein hydrolysate produced through enzymatic hydrolysis

    Giuseppe Colla;Youssef Rouphael;Renaud Canaguier;Eva Svecova

  • Role of grafting in vegetable crops grown under saline conditions

    Giuseppe Colla;Youssef Rouphael;Cherubino Leonardi;Zhilong Bie

  • The effect of a plant-derived biostimulant on metabolic profiling and crop performance of lettuce grown under saline conditions

    Luigi Lucini;Youssef Rouphael;Mariateresa Cardarelli;Renaud Canaguier

  • Yield, Mineral Composition, Water Relations, and Water Use Efficiency of Grafted Mini-watermelon Plants Under Deficit Irrigation

    Youssef Rouphael;Mariateresa Cardarelli;Giuseppe Colla;Elvira Rea

  • Alleviation of salt stress by arbuscular mycorrhizal in zucchini plants grown at low and high phosphorus concentration

    Giuseppe Colla;Youssef Rouphael;Mariateresa Cardarelli;Monica Tullio

  • Amelioration of heavy metal and nutrient stress in fruit vegetables by grafting

    Dimitrios Savvas;Giuseppe Colla;Youssef Rouphael;Dietmar Schwarz

  • Nitrate in fruits and vegetables

    Giuseppe Colla;Hye-Ji Kim;Marios C. Kyriacou;Youssef Rouphael

  • Improving vegetable quality in controlled environments

    Youssef Rouphael;Marios C. Kyriacou;Spyridon A. Petropoulos;Stefania De Pascale

  • Foliar applications of a legume-derived protein hydrolysate elicit dose-dependent increases of growth, leaf mineral composition, yield and fruit quality in two greenhouse tomato cultivars.

    Youssef Rouphael;Giuseppe Colla;Maria Giordano;Christophe El-Nakhel

  • Biostimulants in horticulture

    Giuseppe Colla;Youssef Rouphael

  • Plant biostimulants: innovative tool for enhancing plant nutrition in organic farming

    S. De Pascale;Y. Rouphael;G. Colla

  • Trichoderma -Based Biostimulants Modulate Rhizosphere Microbial Populations and Improve N Uptake Efficiency, Yield, and Nutritional Quality of Leafy Vegetables.

    Nunzio Fiorentino;Valeria Ventorino;Sheridan L. Woo;Sheridan L. Woo;Olimpia Pepe

  • Renewable Sources of Plant Biostimulation: Microalgae as a Sustainable Means to Improve Crop Performance.

    Pasquale Chiaiese;Giandomenico Corrado;Giuseppe Colla;Marios C. Kyriacou

  • Co-inoculation of Glomus intraradices and Trichoderma atroviride acts as a biostimulant to promote growth, yield and nutrient uptake of vegetable crops.

    Giuseppe Colla;Youssef Rouphael;Elena Di Mattia;Christophe El-Nakhel

  • Grafting of cucumber as a means to minimize copper toxicity

    Youssef Rouphael;Mariateresa Cardarelli;Elvira Rea;Giuseppe Colla

Frequent Co-Authors

Youssef Rouphael
Youssef Rouphael University of Naples Federico II
Mariateresa Cardarelli
Mariateresa Cardarelli Tuscia University
Elvira Rea
Elvira Rea Agricultural Research Council
Luigi Lucini
Luigi Lucini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Marios C. Kyriacou
Marios C. Kyriacou Agricultural Research Institute Cyprus
Dietmar Schwarz
Dietmar Schwarz Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops
Alberto Battistelli
Alberto Battistelli National Research Council (CNR)
Jeffrey P. Mitchell
Jeffrey P. Mitchell University of California, Davis
Giandomenico Corrado
Giandomenico Corrado University of Naples Federico II
Angelika Krumbein
Angelika Krumbein Leibniz Association

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