Leonardo Schena

Leonardo Schena 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 Leonardo Schena sits on this spectrum.

Leonardo Schena 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 Leonardo Schena sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The Top 10 oomycete pathogens in molecular plant pathology

  Sophien Kamoun;Oliver Furzer;Jonathan D. G. Jones;Howard S. Judelson

  1044
  Citations

• Real-time quantitative PCR: a new technology to detect and study phytopathogenic and antagonistic fungi

  Leonardo Schena;Franco Nigro;Antonio Ippolito;Donato Gallitelli

  421
  Citations

• Alternative management technologies for postharvest disease control: The journey from simplicity to complexity

  Michael Wisniewski;Samir Droby;John Norelli;Jia Liu

  310
  Citations

• Control of postharvest rots of sweet cherries and table grapes with endophytic isolates of Aureobasidium pullulans

  Leonardo Schena;Franco Nigro;Isabella Pentimone;Angela Ligorio

  228
  Citations

• Fungal Planet description sheets: 558-624

  P.W. Crous;M.J. Wingfield;T.I. Burgess;G.E.St.J. Hardy

  214
  Citations

• Experimental evidence of microbial inheritance in plants and transmission routes from seed to phyllosphere and root

  Ahmed Abdelfattah;Ahmed Abdelfattah;Michael Wisniewski;Michael Wisniewski;Leonardo Schena;Ayco J. M. Tack

  200
  Citations

• Detection and quantification of Phytophthora ramorum, P. kernoviae, P. citricola and P. quercina in symptomatic leaves by multiplex real-time PCR

  Leonardo Schena;Kelvin J. D. Hughes;Da Vid E. L. Cooke

  196
  Citations

• Control of table grape storage rots by pre-harvest applications of salts

  Franco Nigro;Leonardo Schena;Angela Ligorio;Isabella Pentimone

  191
  Citations

• Development and application of a PCR‐based ‘molecular tool box’ for the identification of Phytophthora species damaging forests and natural ecosystems

  L. Schena;J. M. Duncan;D. E. L. Cooke

  188
  Citations

• Biological control of Botrytis, Aspergillus and Rhizopus rots on table and wine grapes in Israel.

  Tirtza Zahavi;Lea Cohen;Batia Weiss;Leonardo Schena

  185
  Citations

• Apple endophytic microbiota of different rootstock/scion combinations suggests a genotype-specific influence.

  Jia Liu;Ahmed Abdelfattah;John Norelli;Erik Burchard

  179
  Citations

• Genetic diversity and biocontrol activity of Aureobasidium pullulans isolates against postharvest rots

  Leonardo Schena;Antonio Ippolito;Tirtza Zahavi;Lea Cohen

  179
  Citations

• Control of postharvest rots of sweet cherries by pre- and postharvest applications of Aureobasidium pullulans in combination with calcium chloride or sodium bicarbonate

  Antonio Ippolito;Leonardo Schena;Isabella Pentimone;Franco Nigro

  172
  Citations

• Spatial and compositional variation in the fungal communities of organic and conventionally grown apple fruit at the consumer point-of-purchase.

  Ahmed Abdelfattah;Michael Wisniewski;Samir Droby;Leonardo Schena

  170
  Citations

• Control of postharvest fungal rots on citrus fruit and sweet cherries using a pomegranate peel extract

  Maria G. Li Destri Nicosia;Sonia Pangallo;Ginat Raphael;Flora V. Romeo

  151
  Citations

• Metabarcoding Analysis of Fungal Diversity in the Phyllosphere and Carposphere of Olive (Olea europaea).

  Ahmed Abdelfattah;Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia;Santa Olga Cacciola;Samir Droby

  150
  Citations

• Metabarcoding: A powerful tool to investigate microbial communities and shape future plant protection strategies

  Ahmed Abdelfattah;Antonino Malacrinò;Michael Wisniewski;Santa O. Cacciola

  145
  Citations

• Detection of Phytophthora nicotianae and P. citrophthora in Citrus Roots and Soils by Nested PCR

  Antonio Ippolito;Leonardo Schena;Franco Nigro

  144
  Citations

• Assessing the potential of regions of the nuclear and mitochondrial genome to develop a "molecular tool box" for the detection and characterization of Phytophthora species.

  Leonardo Schena;David E.L. Cooke

  138
  Citations

• TOOLS TO DETECT, IDENTIFY AND MONITOR PHYTOPHTHORA SPECIES IN NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS

  D.E.L. Cooke;L. Schena;S.O. Cacciola

  127
  Citations

• Species of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. boninense complexes associated with olive anthracnose

  L. Schena;S. Mosca;S. O. Cacciola;R. Faedda

  127
  Citations