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Paola Bonfante

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 106 118 113 2 2 450 33688

Paola Bonfante publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paola Bonfante between 1961 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paola Bonfante published across 65 years, from 1961 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2009. 10 of the 482 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2009. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1961 2025

482 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paola Bonfante: publications per year, 1961 to 2025
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 5
1993 10
1994 8
1995 17
1996 11
1997 11
1998 12
1999 13
2000 15
2001 14
2002 13
2003 7
2004 14
2005 17
2006 19
2007 23
2008 16
2009 28
2010 21
2011 23
2012 24
2013 18
2014 14
2015 19
2016 14
2017 9
2018 17
2019 18
2020 18
2021 6
2022 7
2023 8
2024 6
2025 4
Total 482
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Paola Bonfante 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 Paola Bonfante sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 446–450 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 450 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6 450
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Paola Bonfante 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 Paola Bonfante sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 106 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7 106
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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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
  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Fungus

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Botany, Mycorrhiza, Symbiosis, Ecology and Fungus. Paola Bonfante has included themes like Medicago truncatula, Glomeromycota and Cell biology in her Botany study. Paola Bonfante has researched Mycorrhiza in several fields, including 16S ribosomal RNA, Biochemistry, Lotus japonicus, Glomus and Complementation.

Her work deals with themes such as Obligate, Genome and Colonization, which intersect with Symbiosis. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Bacterial Physiological Phenomena and Microbial ecology. Her studies deal with areas such as Habitat, Truffle, Mycorrhizosphere, Ecology and Molecular ecology as well as Fungus.

Her most cited work include:

  • Mechanisms underlying beneficial plant–fungus interactions in mycorrhizal symbiosis (625 citations)
  • Périgord black truffle genome uncovers evolutionary origins and mechanisms of symbiosis (518 citations)
  • Plants, mycorrhizal fungi, and bacteria: a network of interactions. (483 citations)

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

Her primary areas of investigation include Botany, Symbiosis, Fungus, Mycorrhiza and Gene. Her work carried out in the field of Botany brings together such families of science as Arbuscular mycorrhiza, Lotus japonicus and Cell biology. Her Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Medicago truncatula, Mutant and Cytoskeleton.

Paola Bonfante interconnects Obligate, Ecology, Host and Colonization in the investigation of issues within Symbiosis. Her Fungus research incorporates elements of Transcriptome, Truffle and Spore. The concepts of her Mycorrhiza study are interwoven with issues in Glomus and Biochemistry.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (58.85%)
  • Symbiosis (31.77%)
  • Fungus (19.79%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Symbiosis (31.77%)
  • Botany (58.85%)
  • Fungus (19.79%)

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

Her primary scientific interests are in Symbiosis, Botany, Fungus, Ecology and Gene. Her Symbiosis research integrates issues from Obligate and Nutrient. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Host, Lotus japonicus and Colonization.

Her work carried out in the field of Fungus brings together such families of science as Xanthomonas translucens, Pathogen, Transcriptome, Biochemistry and Metabolomics. As part of one scientific family, Paola Bonfante deals mainly with the area of Ecology, narrowing it down to issues related to the Soil fungi, and often Taxon. Paola Bonfante studies Gene, namely Genome.

Between 2014 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Bacterial-fungal interactions: ecology, mechanisms and challenges. (140 citations)
  • Symbiosis with an endobacterium increases the fitness of a mycorrhizal fungus, raising its bioenergetic potential. (136 citations)
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal dialogues: do you speak ‘plantish’ or ‘fungish’? (84 citations)

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

  • Gene
  • Botany
  • Fungus

Paola Bonfante mainly investigates Symbiosis, Botany, Ecology, Fungus and Glomeromycota. Her studies deal with areas such as Obligate and Biochemistry, Phosphate as well as Symbiosis. Paola Bonfante is interested in Hypha, which is a branch of Botany.

Her work deals with themes such as Microbial ecology, Soil fungi and Primer, which intersect with Ecology. The concepts of her Fungus study are interwoven with issues in Soil water, Rhizosphere, Metabolomics and Xanthomonas. Her research integrates issues of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Mucoromycotina in her study of Glomeromycota.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms underlying beneficial plant–fungus interactions in mycorrhizal symbiosis

    Paola Bonfante;Andrea Genre

  • Plants, mycorrhizal fungi, and bacteria: a network of interactions.

    Paola Bonfante;Iulia-Andra Anca

  • Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

    Emilie Tisserant;Mathilde Malbreil;Alan Kuo;Annegret Kohler

  • Bacterial-fungal interactions: ecology, mechanisms and challenges.

    Aurélie Deveau;Gregory Bonito;Jessie Uehling;Jessie Uehling;Mathieu Paoletti

  • Périgord black truffle genome uncovers evolutionary origins and mechanisms of symbiosis

    Francis Martin;Annegret Kohler;Claude Murat;Raffaella Balestrini

  • Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Elicit a Novel Intracellular Apparatus in Medicago truncatula Root Epidermal Cells before Infection

    Andrea Genre;Mireille Chabaud;Ton Timmers;Paola Bonfante

  • Unique and common traits in mycorrhizal symbioses.

    Andrea Genre;Luisa Lanfranco;Silvia Perotto;Paola Bonfante

  • Short‐chain chitin oligomers from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi trigger nuclear Ca2+ spiking in Medicago truncatula roots and their production is enhanced by strigolactone

    Andrea Genre;Mireille Chabaud;Coline Balzergue;Coline Balzergue;Virginie Puech‐Pagès;Virginie Puech‐Pagès

  • An obligately endosymbiotic mycorrhizal fungus itself harbors obligately intracellular bacteria.

    V Bianciotto;C Bandi;D Minerdi;M Sironi

  • The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont

    E. Tisserant;A. Kohler;P. Dozolme-Seddas;R. Balestrini

  • Disclosing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity in soil through a land-use gradient using a pyrosequencing approach.

    Erica Lumini;Alberto Orgiazzi;Roberto Borriello;Paola Bonfante

  • Prepenetration Apparatus Assembly Precedes and Predicts the Colonization Patterns of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi within the Root Cortex of Both Medicago truncatula and Daucus carota

    Andrea Genre;Mireille Chabaud;Antonella Faccio;David G. Barker

  • Tansley Review No. 82. Strategies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when infecting host plants

    Paola Bonfante;Silvia Perotto

  • A Mycorrhizal-Specific Ammonium Transporter from Lotus japonicus Acquires Nitrogen Released by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

    Mike Guether;Benjamin Neuhäuser;Raffaella Balestrini;Marek Dynowski

  • Chlorophyllous and Achlorophyllous Specimens of Epipactis microphylla (Neottieae, Orchidaceae) Are Associated with Ectomycorrhizal Septomycetes, including Truffles

    M. A. Selosse;A. Faccio;G. Scappaticci;Paola Bonfante

  • Plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: an evolutionary-developmental perspective.

    Paola Bonfante;Andrea Genre

  • Genome-wide reprogramming of regulatory networks, transport, cell wall and membrane biogenesis during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in Lotus japonicus.

    Mike Guether;Raffaella Balestrini;Matthew Hannah;Ji He

  • Impact on Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Formation of Pseudomonas Strains Used as Inoculants for Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Fungal Plant Pathogens

    J. M. Barea;G. Andrade;V. Bianciotto;D. Dowling

  • Increase in chitin as an essential response to defects in assembly of cell wall polymers in the ggp1delta mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    L. Popolo;D. Gilardelli;Paola Bonfante;M. Vai

  • Symbiosis with an endobacterium increases the fitness of a mycorrhizal fungus, raising its bioenergetic potential

    Alessandra Salvioli;Stefano Ghignone;Mara Novero;Lorella Navazio

  • The impact of tillage practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in subtropical crops.

    M. M. Alguacil;E. Lumini;A. Roldán;J. R. Salinas-García

Frequent Co-Authors

Raffaella Balestrini
Raffaella Balestrini National Research Council (CNR)
Luisa Lanfranco
Luisa Lanfranco University of Turin
Mara Novero
Mara Novero University of Turin
Andrea Genre
Andrea Genre University of Turin
Silvia Perotto
Silvia Perotto University of Turin
Valeria Bianciotto
Valeria Bianciotto Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection
Erica Lumini
Erica Lumini National Research Council (CNR)
Claude Murat
Claude Murat University of Lorraine
Alfredo Vizzini
Alfredo Vizzini University of Turin
Francis Martin
Francis Martin University of Lorraine

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