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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 75 1901 1808 66 64 280 20753

Riccardo Velasco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Riccardo Velasco between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Riccardo Velasco published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2015. 11 of the 342 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2015. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
1969 2025

342 publications in total across all disciplines

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Riccardo Velasco: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 5
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 3
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 4
2003 9
2004 5
2005 13
2006 8
2007 13
2008 22
2009 19
2010 23
2011 19
2012 30
2013 20
2014 20
2015 31
2016 18
2017 10
2018 11
2019 12
2020 4
2021 7
2022 5
2023 6
2024 4
2025 7
Total 342
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Riccardo Velasco publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Riccardo Velasco sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 275–284 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 280 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87 280
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Riccardo Velasco D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Riccardo Velasco sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136 75
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Riccardo Velasco is affiliated with The Canadian Real Estate Association in Canada and has a research focus predominantly in agricultural and biological sciences, alongside biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including plant science, molecular biology, food science, insect science, and cell biology.

Their research addresses several main topics with an emphasis on horticultural and viticultural research, fermentation and sensory analysis, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, CRISPR and genetic engineering, plant physiology and cultivation studies, powdery mildew fungal diseases, and plant tissue culture and regeneration.

Riccardo Velasco has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent venues being Frontiers in Plant Science, Scientific Reports, Plants, The Plant Journal, and Horticulturae. Their recent papers include:

  • Novel and emerging biotechnological crop protection approaches (2021, Plant Biotechnology Journal)
  • The hidden world within plants: metatranscriptomics unveils the complexity of wood microbiomes (2022, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • NoPv1: a synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agents of grapevine downy mildew and potato late blight (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Rpv Mediated Defense Responses in Grapevine Offspring Resistant to Plasmopara viticola (2020, Plants)
  • Construction of a high-density genetic map and detection of a major QTL of resistance to powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator Sch.) in Caucasian grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) (2021, BMC Plant Biology)

Velasco has collaborated frequently with researchers including Daniele Migliaro, Maria Francesca Cardone, Carlo Bergamini, Tyrone Possamai, and Lucia Rosaria Forleo. These collaborations reflect a network focused on topics related to their primary fields of study and publication themes.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • The genome of woodland strawberry ( Fragaria vesca )

    Vladimir Shulaev;Daniel J. Sargent;Ross N. Crowhurst;Todd C. Mockler

  • A High Quality Draft Consensus Sequence of the Genome of a Heterozygous Grapevine Variety

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Michela Troggio;Dustin A. Cartwright

  • High-quality de novo assembly of the apple genome and methylome dynamics of early fruit development

    Nicolas Daccord;Jean-Marc Celton;Gareth Linsmith;Claude Becker

  • Metabolite Profiling of Grape: Flavonols and Anthocyanins

    Fulvio Mattivi;Raffaele Guzzon;Urska Vrhovsek;Marco Stefanini

  • DNA-Free Genetically Edited Grapevine and Apple Protoplast Using CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoproteins

    Mickael Malnoy;Roberto Viola;Min-Hee Jung;Ok-Jae Koo

  • Development and mapping of SSR markers for maize

    Natalya Sharopova;Michael D. McMullen;Michael D. McMullen;Linda Schultz;Steve Schroeder

  • An Ancient Duplication of Apple MYB Transcription Factors Is Responsible for Novel Red Fruit-Flesh Phenotypes

    David Chagné;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Richard K. Volz

  • Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple.

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Michela Troggio;Mark W. Davey

  • The Draft Genome Sequence of European Pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    David Chagné;Ross N. Crowhurst;Massimo Pindo;Amali Thrimawithana

  • Mitochondrial DNA of Vitis vinifera and the Issue of Rampant Horizontal Gene Transfer

    Vadim V. Goremykin;Francesco Salamini;Riccardo Velasco;Roberto Viola

  • Development and validation of a 20K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) whole genome genotyping array for apple (Malus × domestica Borkh)

    Luca Bianco;Alessandro Cestaro;Daniel James Sargent;Elisa Banchi

  • Signaling Pathways Mediating the Induction of Apple Fruitlet Abscission

    Alessandro Botton;Giulia Eccher;Claudio Forcato;Alberto Ferrarini

  • Ripening and genotype control stilbene accumulation in healthy grapes.

    Pamela Gatto;Urska Vrhovsek;Jost Muth;Cinzia Segala

  • Genome-wide transcriptional analysis of grapevine berry ripening reveals a set of genes similarly modulated during three seasons and the occurrence of an oxidative burst at vèraison

    Stefania Pilati;Michele Perazzolli;Andrea Malossini;Alessandro Cestaro

  • Development and validation of the Axiom(®) Apple480K SNP genotyping array.

    Luca Bianco;Alessandro Cestaro;Gareth Linsmith;Helene Muranty

  • Saturated linkage map construction in Rubus idaeus using genotyping by sequencing and genome-independent imputation

    Judson A Ward;Jasbir Bhangoo;Felicidad Fernández-Fernández;Patrick Moore

  • The 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase gene co-localizes with a major QTL affecting monoterpene content in grapevine

    Juri Battilana;Laura Costantini;Francesco Emanuelli;Federica Sevini

  • A dense single-nucleotide polymorphism-based genetic linkage map of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) anchoring Pinot Noir bacterial artificial chromosome contigs.

    Michela Troggio;Giulia Malacarne;Giuseppina Coppola;Cinzia Segala

  • A draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. ‘Bartlett’)

    S.E. Gardiner;R.N. Crowhurst;M. Pindo;A. Thrimawithana

Frequent Co-Authors

Michela Troggio
Michela Troggio Fondazione Edmund Mach
Mickael Malnoy
Mickael Malnoy Fondazione Edmund Mach
Roberto Viola
Roberto Viola James Hutton Institute
Michele Perazzolli
Michele Perazzolli University of Trento
Francesco Salamini
Francesco Salamini Parco Tecnologico Padano
Urska Vrhovsek
Urska Vrhovsek Fondazione Edmund Mach
Charles-Eric Durel
Charles-Eric Durel University of Angers
Silvio Salvi
Silvio Salvi University of Bologna
David Chagné
David Chagné Plant & Food Research
Susan E. Gardiner
Susan E. Gardiner Plant & Food Research

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