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Luca Bragazza

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Switzerland
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
50
Citations
7289
World Ranking
2199
National Ranking
44

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
7368
World Ranking
3716
National Ranking
85

Luca Bragazza 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 Luca Bragazza sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 118 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Bragazza 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 Luca Bragazza sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Luca Bragazza is affiliated with Agroscope in Switzerland and specializes in research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans a range of subfields including Ecology, Soil Science, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in Luca Bragazza's research emphasize Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, as well as Soil Geostatistics and Mapping.

Luca Bragazza has contributed numerous publications to frequent academic venues. These include:

  • Geoderma
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • European Journal of Agronomy
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Several recurring collaborators are notable in their publication record:

  • Thomas Guillaume
  • Sokrat Sinaj
  • Mario Fontana
  • Alexandre Buttler
  • Saïd Elfouki

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Long-term soil organic carbon dynamics in temperate cropland-grassland systems, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Environmental drivers of Sphagnum growth in peatlands across the Holarctic region, 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • Soil organic carbon saturation in cropland-grassland systems: Storage potential and soil quality, 2021, Geoderma
  • Role of fertilization regime on soil carbon sequestration and crop yield in a maize-cowpea intercropping system on low fertility soils, 2022, Geoderma
  • Long-Term Effects of Organic Amendments on Soil Organic Matter Quantity and Quality in Conventional Cropping Systems in Switzerland, 2020, Agronomy

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs

    Luca Bragazza;Chris Freeman;Timothy Jones;Håkan Rydin

  • Biogeochemical plant-soil microbe feedback in response to climate warming in peatlands

    Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Julien Parisod;Julien Parisod;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Richard D. Bardgett

  • Nitrogen content and d15N signature of ombrotrophic Sphagnum plants in Europe: to what extent is the increasing atmospheric N deposition altering the N-status of nutrient-poor mires?

    Luca Bragazza;Juul Limpens;Renato Gerdol;Philippe Grosvernier

  • Nutritional constraints in ombrotrophic Sphagnum plants under increasing atmospheric nitrogen deposition in Europe

    Luca Bragazza;Teemu Tahvanainen;Lado Kutnar;Håkan Rydin

  • Responses of soil properties and crop yields to different inorganic and organic amendments in a Swiss conventional farming system

    Guillaume Blanchet;Konstantin Gavazov;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Sokrat Sinaj

  • Mass loss and nutrient release during litter decay in peatland: The role of microbial adaptability to litter chemistry

    L. Bragazza;C. Siffi;P. Iacumin;R. Gerdol

  • The peatland map of Europe

    F. Tanneberger;C. Tegetmeyer;S. Busse;A. Barthelmes

  • Climatic modifiers of the response to nitrogen deposition in peat-forming Sphagnum mosses: a meta-analysis

    J. Limpens;Gustaf Granath;Urban Gunnarsson;R. Aerts

  • High nitrogen deposition alters the decomposition of bog plant litter and reduces carbon accumulation

    Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Jonathan Habermacher;Lisa Brancaleoni

  • An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming

    Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Constant Signarbieux;Constant Signarbieux;Stephan Hättenschwiler;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza

  • Linking soil microbial communities to vascular plant abundance along a climate gradient

    Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Richard D. Bardgett;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler

  • A climatic threshold triggers the die-off of peat mosses during an extreme heat wave

    Luca Bragazza

  • Monitoring of heavy metal deposition in Northern Italy by moss analysis

    R. Gerdol;L. Bragazza;R. Marchesini;R. Alber

  • Use of moss (Tortula muralis Hedw.) for monitoring organic and inorganic air pollution in urban and rural sites in Northern Italy

    Renato Gerdol;Luca Bragazza;Roberta Marchesini;Alessandro Medici

  • Tipping point in plant-fungal interactions under severe drought causes abrupt rise in peatland ecosystem respiration.

    Vincent E.J. Jassey;Vincent E.J. Jassey;Vincent E.J. Jassey;Monika Katarzyna Reczuga;Malgorzata Zielinska;Sandra Slowinska

  • Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation.

    Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Remy Albrecht;Remy Albrecht

  • Plant functional types define magnitude of drought response in peatland CO2 exchange

    Jan J. Kuiper;Wolf M. Mooij;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza;Bjorn J. M. Robroek;Bjorn J. M. Robroek;Bjorn J. M. Robroek

  • Are nutrient availability and acidity-alkalinity gradients related in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands?

    Luca Bragazza;Renato Gerdol

  • Experimental warming interacts with soil moisture to discriminate plant responses in an ombrotrophic peatland

    Alexandre Buttler;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Bjorn J.M. Robroek;Fatima Laggoun-Défarge;Fatima Laggoun-Défarge;Vincent E.J. Jassey;Vincent E.J. Jassey;Vincent E.J. Jassey

  • High nitrogen availability reduces polyphenol content in Sphagnum peat.

    Luca Bragazza;Chris Freeman

  • Fresh and composted industrial sludge restore soil functions in surface soil of degraded agricultural land.

    Muhammad Saleem Arif;Muhammad Saleem Arif;Muhammad Saleem Arif;Muhammad Riaz;Sher Muhammad Shahzad;Tahira Yasmeen

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre Buttler
Alexandre Buttler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Bjorn J. M. Robroek
Bjorn J. M. Robroek Radboud University Medical Center
Vincent E. J. Jassey
Vincent E. J. Jassey Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Renato Gerdol
Renato Gerdol University of Ferrara
Edward A. D. Mitchell
Edward A. D. Mitchell University of Neuchâtel
Juul Limpens
Juul Limpens Wageningen University & Research
Håkan Rydin
Håkan Rydin Uppsala University
Mariusz Lamentowicz
Mariusz Lamentowicz Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Paola Iacumin
Paola Iacumin University of Parma
Fatima Laggoun-Défarge
Fatima Laggoun-Défarge University of Orléans

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