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Nicoletta La Rocca

Nicoletta La Rocca

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
32
Citations
3892
World Ranking
5960
National Ranking
234

Nicoletta La Rocca 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 Nicoletta La Rocca sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 116 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicoletta La Rocca 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 Nicoletta La Rocca sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • The Response of Nannochloropsis gaditana to Nitrogen Starvation Includes De Novo Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols, a Decrease of Chloroplast Galactolipids, and Reorganization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus

    Diana Simionato;Maryse A. Block;Nicoletta La Rocca;Juliette Jouhet

  • Morphogenetic, ultrastructural and physiological damages suffered by submerged leaves of Elodea canadensis exposed to cadmium

    Francesca Dalla Vecchia;Nicoletta La Rocca;Isabella Moro;Stefania De Faveri

  • Trade-offs between leaf hydraulic capacity and drought vulnerability: morpho-anatomical bases, carbon costs and ecological consequences

    Andrea Nardini;Giulia Pedà;Nicoletta La Rocca

  • Evidence for PSII donor-side damage and photoinhibition induced by cadmium treatment on rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    Cristina Pagliano;Marco Raviolo;Francesca Dalla Vecchia;Roberto Gabbrielli

  • Metal accumulation and damage in rice (cv. Vialone nano) seedlings exposed to cadmium

    Nicoletta Rascio;Francesca Dalla Vecchia;Nicoletta La Rocca;Roberto Barbato

  • Resurrection Plants: The Puzzle of Surviving Extreme Vegetative Desiccation

    N. Rascio;N. La Rocca

  • Amitrole treatment of etiolated barley seedlings leads to deregulation of tetrapyrrole synthesis and to reduced expression of Lhc and RbcS genes.

    N. La Rocca;N. Rascio;U. Oster;W. Rüdiger

  • Responses of the Antarctic microalga Koliella antarctica (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) to cadmium contamination

    N. La Rocca;C. Andreoli;G. M. Giacometti;N. Rascio

  • Effects of UV-B radiation on antioxidant parameters of iron-deficient barley plants

    Santina Zancan;Irene Suglia;Nicoletta La Rocca;Rossella Ghisi

  • Thylakoid potassium channel is required for efficient photosynthesis in cyanobacteria

    Vanessa Checchetto;Anna Segalla;Guillaume Allorent;Guillaume Allorent;Nicoletta La Rocca

  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase in the cell wall participates in extracellular glutathione salvage from the root apoplast

    M. Ferretti;T. Destro;S. C. E. Tosatto;N. La Rocca

  • Structural and functional features of the leaves of Ranunculus trichophyllus Chaix., a freshwater submerged macrophophyte

    N. Rascio;F. Cuccato;F. Dalla Vecchia;N. La Rocca

  • Polyphasic approach and typification of selected Phormidium strains (Cyanobacteria)

    Katia Sciuto;Carlo Andreoli;Nicoletta Rascio;Nicoletta La Rocca

  • Luxury uptake of phosphorus in Nannochloropsis salina: Effect of P concentration and light on P uptake in batch and continuous cultures

    Eleonora Sforza;Claudio Calvaruso;Nicoletta La Rocca;Alberto Bertucco

  • Influence of light and temperature on growth and high-value molecules productivity from Cyanobacterium aponinum

    Barbara Gris;Eleonora Sforza;Tomas Morosinotto;Alberto Bertucco

  • Photoacclimation of photosynthesis in the Eustigmatophycean Nannochloropsis gaditana

    Andrea Meneghesso;Diana Simionato;Caterina Gerotto;Nicoletta La Rocca

  • Cyanobacterium aponinum, a new Cyanoprokaryote from the microbial mat of Euganean thermal springs (Padua, Italy)

    Isabella Moro;Nicoletta Rascio;Nicoletta La Rocca;Monica Di Bella

  • Structural and functional alterations induced by two sulfonamide antibiotics on barley plants

    L. Michelini;N. La Rocca;N. Rascio;R. Ghisi

  • Chloroplast ultrastructure and thylakoid polypeptide composition are affected by different salt concentrations in the halophytic plant Arthrocnemum macrostachyum

    Andrea Trotta;Susana Redondo-Gómez;Cristina Pagliano;Manuel Enrique Figueroa Clemente

  • Mitochondria Affect Photosynthetic Electron Transport and Photosensitivity in a Green Alga.

    Véronique Larosa;Andrea Meneghesso;Nicoletta La Rocca;Janina Steinbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicoletta Rascio
Nicoletta Rascio University of Padua
Tomas Morosinotto
Tomas Morosinotto University of Padua
Giovanni Finazzi
Giovanni Finazzi Grenoble Alpes University
Anna Maria Brunati
Anna Maria Brunati University of Padua
Alberto Bertucco
Alberto Bertucco University of Padua
Ildikò Szabò
Ildikò Szabò University of Padua
Giuseppe Gavazzi
Giuseppe Gavazzi University of Milan
Barbara Baldan
Barbara Baldan University of Padua
Cristina Gonnelli
Cristina Gonnelli University of Florence
Gabriella Piro
Gabriella Piro University of Salento

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