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D-Index
57
Citations
9368
World Ranking
1481
National Ranking
38

Roberto Papa 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 Roberto Papa sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 154 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberto Papa 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 Roberto Papa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roberto Papa is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a primary focus on Plant Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect diverse topics within plant research. Notable papers include:

  • Domestication of Crop Metabolomes: Desired and Unintended Consequences, 2021, Trends in Plant Science
  • Whole Genome Scan Reveals Molecular Signatures of Divergence and Selection Related to Important Traits in Durum Wheat Germplasm, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • Mobilizing Crop Biodiversity, 2020, Molecular Plant
  • The INCREASE project: Intelligent Collections of food-legume genetic resources for European agrofood systems, 2021, The Plant Journal
  • Characterization of Nutritional Quality Traits of a Common Bean Germplasm Collection, 2021, Foods

Roberto Papa collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Elena Bitocchi, Elisa Bellucci, Laura Nanni, Valerio Di Vittori, and Tania Gioia. Their partnerships have led to numerous joint studies and publications.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Plants, Nature Communications, Current Protocols, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. These platforms cover a broad range of topics in biological and plant sciences.

Research topics addressed by Roberto Papa encompass:

  • Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Botanical Research and Chemistry
  • Agricultural Pest Management Studies
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Soybean Genetics and Cultivation
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding

Best Publications

  • Mesoamerican origin of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is revealed by sequence data

    Elena Bitocchi;Laura Nanni;Elisa Bellucci;Monica Rossi

  • Asymmetry of gene flow and differential geographical structure of molecular diversity in wild and domesticated common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from Mesoamerica.

    R. Papa;P. Gepts

  • Molecular analysis of the parallel domestication of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Mesoamerica and the Andes.

    Elena Bitocchi;Elisa Bellucci;Alessandro Giardini;Domenico Rau

  • AFLP analysis of the phenetic organization and genetic diversity of Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. reveals extensive gene flow between wild and domesticated types

    S. Coulibaly;Rémy Pasquet;R. Papa;P. Gepts

  • Beans (Phaseolus ssp.) as a model for understanding crop evolution

    Elena Bitocchi;Domenico Rau;Elisa Bellucci;Monica Rodriguez

  • Genetic diversity, structure and marker-trait associations in a collection of Italian tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) landraces

    Andrea Mazzucato;Roberto Papa;Elena Bitocchi;Pietro Mosconi

  • Possible effects of (trans)gene flow from crops on the genetic diversity from landraces and wild relatives

    Paul Gepts;Roberto Papa

  • Beans in Europe: origin and structure of the European landraces of Phaseolus vulgaris L

    S. A. Angioi;D. Rau;G. Attene;L. Nanni

  • The colours of durum wheat: a review

    Donatella B. M. Ficco;Anna M. Mastrangelo;Daniela Trono;Grazia M. Borrelli

  • Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tetraploid Wheats (Triticum turgidum L.) Estimated by SSR, DArT and Pedigree Data.

    Giovanni Laidò;Giacomo Mangini;Francesca Taranto;Agata Gadaleta

  • Linkage disequilibrium and population structure in wild and domesticated populations of Phaseolus vulgaris L.

    Mônica Lanzoni Rossi;Elena Bitocchi;Elisa Bellucci;Laura Nanni

  • Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: Saving Natural Capital without Losing Interest

    Charles Perrings;Louise Jackson;Kamal Bawa;Lijbert Brussaard

  • Genetic diversity of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. coccineus L. landraces in central Italy

    D. Sicard;L. Nanni;O. Porfiri;D. Bulfon

  • A high-density consensus map of A and B wheat genomes

    Daniela Marone;Giovanni Laidò;Agata Gadaleta;Pasqualina Colasuonno

  • Decreased Nucleotide and Expression Diversity and Modified Coexpression Patterns Characterize Domestication in the Common Bean

    Elisa Bellucci;Elena Bitocchi;Alberto Ferrarini;Andrea Benazzo

  • A genome-wide analysis of differentiation between wild and domesticated Phaseolus vulgaris from Mesoamerica.

    R. Papa;R. Papa;J. Acosta;A. Delgado-Salinas;P. Gepts

  • Evolutionary Metabolomics Reveals Domestication-Associated Changes in Tetraploid Wheat Kernels

    Romina Beleggia;Domenico Rau;Giovanni Laidò;Cristiano Platani

  • Genetic variability in anthocyanin composition and nutritional properties of blue, purple, and red bread (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. turgidum convar. durum) wheats.

    Donatella B M Ficco;Vanessa De Simone;Salvatore A Colecchia;Ivano Pecorella

  • Syntenic relationships among legumes revealed using a gene-based genetic linkage map of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

    Melody McConnell;Sujan Mamidi;Rian Lee;Shireen Chikara

  • Evolution of the Crop Rhizosphere: Impact of Domestication on Root Exudates in Tetraploid Wheat (Triticum turgidum L.)

    Anna Iannucci;Mariagiovanna Fragasso;Romina Beleggia;Franca Nigro

  • Demographic factors shaped diversity in the two gene pools of wild common bean Phaseolus vulgaris L.

    S Mamidi;M Rossi;S M Moghaddam;D Annam

  • Genetic basis of qualitative and quantitative resistance to powdery mildew in wheat: from consensus regions to candidate genes

    Daniela Marone;María A. Russo;Giovanni Laidò;Pasquale de Vita

  • Adaptation and diversity along an altitudinal gradient in Ethiopian barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) landraces revealed by molecular analysis

    Tesema Tanto Hadado;Domenico Rau;Domenico Rau;Elena Bitocchi;Roberto Papa

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanna Attene
Giovanna Attene University of Sassari
Domenico Rau
Domenico Rau University of Sassari
Elisa Bellucci
Elisa Bellucci Marche Polytechnic University
Paul Gepts
Paul Gepts University of California, Davis
Luigi Cattivelli
Luigi Cattivelli The Canadian Real Estate Association
Anna M. Mastrangelo
Anna M. Mastrangelo Agricultural Research Council
Alisdair R. Fernie
Alisdair R. Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Fabio Fiorani
Fabio Fiorani Forschungszentrum Jülich
Phillip E. McClean
Phillip E. McClean North Dakota State University
Anthony H. D. Brown
Anthony H. D. Brown Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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