2026 Graziano Rossi: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	38	8508	8167	186	185	160	9252

Overview

Graziano Rossi is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Plant Science. Their work also intersects with Nuclear and High Energy Physics, as well as Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Rossi's scientific contributions cover several main topics, notably:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

The scientist has coauthored extensively with researchers such as Axel de la Macorra, G. Tarlé, S. P. Ahlen, Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, and J. E. Forero-Romero, reflecting a collaborative approach across multiple interdisciplinary teams.

Rossi's recent publications demonstrate an engagement with observational cosmology, instrumentation, and biodiversity conservation, published in a range of established journals:

The Completed SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: measurement of the BAO and growth rate of structure of the luminous red galaxy sample from the anisotropic power spectrum between redshifts 0.6 and 1.0, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Survey Operations for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2023, The Astronomical Journal
Red list of threatened vascular plants in Italy, 2020, Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
DESI 2024: Constraints on physics-focused aspects of dark energy using DESI DR1 BAO data, 2025, Physical Review D
The Optical Corrector for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, 2024, The Astronomical Journal

The frequent publication venues for Rossi include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
The Astrophysical Journal

This distribution of publications highlights Rossi's involvement in both theoretical and applied research, spanning from cosmological surveys and dark energy instrumentation to ecological conservation studies.

Best Publications

Continent-wide response of mountain vegetation to climate change

Michael Gottfried;Harald Pauli;Andreas Futschik;Maia Akhalkatsi

1389
Citations
Recent Plant Diversity Changes on Europe’s Mountain Summits

Harald Pauli;Michael Gottfried;Stefan Dullinger;Otari Abdaladze

1069
Citations
Seed priming: state of the art and new perspectives.

S. Paparella;S. S. Araújo;G. Rossi;M. Wijayasinghe

956
Citations
How successful are plant species reintroductions

Sandrine Godefroid;Sandrine Godefroid;Carole Piazza;Graziano Rossi;Stéphane Buord

797
Citations
Upward migration of vascular plants following a climate warming trend in the Alps

Gilberto Parolo;Graziano Rossi

376
Citations
Understanding the molecular pathways associated with seed vigor

Lorenzo Ventura;Mattia Donà;Anca Macovei;Daniela Carbonera

239
Citations
Red Listing plants under full national responsibility: Extinction risk and threats in the vascular flora endemic to Italy

Simone Orsenigo;Chiara Montagnani;Giuseppe Fenu;Domenico Gargano

200
Citations
Genome size and GC content evolution of Festuca: ancestral expansion and subsequent reduction.

Petr Šmarda;Petr Bureš;Lucie Horová;Bruno Foggi

196
Citations
Toward improved species niche modelling: Arnica montana in the Alps as a case study

Gilberto Parolo;Graziano Rossi;Alessandro Ferrarini

191
Citations
Climate warming could shift the timing of seed germination in alpine plants

Andrea Mondoni;Graziano Rossi;Simone Orsenigo;Robin J. Probert

183
Citations
The rich sides of mountain summits – a pan-European view on aspect preferences of alpine plants

Manuela Winkler;Andrea Lamprecht;Klaus Steinbauer;Karl Hülber

163
Citations
Effects of marginality on plant population performance

Thomas Abeli;Rodolfo Gentili;Andrea Mondoni;Simone Orsenigo

163
Citations
Seeds of alpine plants are short lived: implications for long-term conservation

Andrea Mondoni;Robin J. Probert;Graziano Rossi;Emanuele Vegini

145
Citations
Weak and variable relationships between environmental severity and small-scale co-occurrence in alpine plant communities

S. Dullinger;I. Kleinbauer;H. Pauli;M. Gottfried

132
Citations
A diagnostic system to assess sustainability at a farm level: The SOSTARE model

Maria Luisa Paracchini;Claudia Bulgheroni;Giorgio Borreani;Ernesto Tabacco

127
Citations
Ex situ collections and their potential for the restoration of extinct plants.

Thomas Abeli;Sarah Dalrymple;Sandrine Godefroid;Sandrine Godefroid;Andrea Mondoni

114
Citations
Red list of threatened vascular plants in Italy

Simone Orsenigo;Giuseppe Fenu;Domenico Gargano;Chiara Montagnani

109
Citations
Some like it hot and some like it cold, but not too much: plant responses to climate extremes

Simone Orsenigo;Andrea Mondoni;Graziano Rossi;Thomas Abeli

106
Citations
Limited Genome Size Variation in Sesleria albicans

Martin A. Lysák;Alexandra Rostková;Jean M. Dixon;Graziano Rossi

100
Citations
Is legal protection sufficient to ensure plant conservation? the Italian Red List of policy species as a case study

Graziano Rossi;Simone Orsenigo;Chiara Montagnani;Giuseppe Fenu

92
Citations
Specie e habitat di interesse comunitario in Italia: distribuzione, stato di conservazione e trend.

Andrea Orlando;Stefano Laporta;Piero Genovesi;Pierangela Angelini

84
Citations
Climate warming could increase recruitment success in glacier foreland plants.

Andrea Mondoni;Simone Pedrini;Giulietta Bernareggi;Graziano Rossi

78
Citations
THE VEGETATION ON SCREES - A SYNOPSIS OF HIGHER SYNTAXA IN EUROPE

Milan Valachovič;Klaus Dierssen;Panayotis Dimopoulos;Emil Hadač

77
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianluigi Bacchetta University of Cagliari

Giuseppe Fenu University of Cagliari

Lorenzo Peruzzi University of Pisa

Carlo Blasi Sapienza University of Rome

Harald Pauli BOKU University

Jean-Paul Theurillat University of Geneva

Ulf Molau University of Gothenburg

Pascal Vittoz University of Lausanne

Renato Gerdol University of Ferrara

Brigitta Erschbamer University of Innsbruck

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