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Roberto Tognetti

Roberto Tognetti

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
13269
World Ranking
998
National Ranking
22

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
64
Citations
12710
World Ranking
1890
National Ranking
19

Roberto Tognetti 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 Tognetti sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 351 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberto Tognetti 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 Tognetti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Roberto Tognetti is affiliated with the University of Molise in Italy. Their research spans core areas in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, focusing on subfields such as global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, plant science, and insect science.

The main topics covered in their scholarly work include plant water relations and carbon dynamics, tree-ring climate responses, forest ecology and management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, forest management and policy, and the effects of fire on ecosystems.

Tognetti's publication record features multiple papers in leading journals. Frequent venues include the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Forest Ecology and Management, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the European Journal of Forest Research.

Some notable recent papers are:

  • Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • What is Climate-Smart Forestry? A definition from a multinational collaborative process focused on mountain regions of Europe, 2020, Ecosystem Services
  • Pan-European sustainable forest management indicators for assessing Climate-Smart Forestry in Europe, 2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • A new generation of sensors and monitoring tools to support climate-smart forestry practices, 2021, Canadian Journal of Forest Research
  • Evidence of elevation-specific growth changes of spruce, fir, and beech in European mixed mountain forests during the last three centuries, 2020, Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Roberto Tognetti collaborates frequently with several researchers. Among the most frequent coauthors are Fabio Lombardi, Marco Marchetti, Serena Antonucci, Giovanni Santopuoli, and Michal Bošeľa.

Best Publications

  • A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

    Maxime Cailleret;Steven Jansen;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Lucía Desoto

  • Identification, measurement and interpretation of tree rings in woody species from mediterranean climates

    Paolo Cherubini;Barbara L. Gartner;Roberto Tognetti;Otto U. Bräker

  • The role of microbial community in the decomposition of leaf litter and deadwood

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  • Effect of foliar application of N and humic acids on growth and yield of durum wheat

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  • Heavy metal accumulation and growth responses in poplar clones Eridano (Populus deltoides × maximowiczii) and I-214 (P. × euramericana) exposed to industrial waste

    Luca Sebastiani;Francesca Scebba;Roberto Tognetti

  • The Effects of Biochar and Its Combination with Compost on Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Growth, Soil Properties, and Soil Microbial Activity and Abundance

    Dalila Trupiano;Claudia Cocozza;Silvia Baronti;Carla Amendola

  • Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers

    Jian-Guo Huang;Qianqian Ma;Sergio Rossi;Sergio Rossi;Franco Biondi

  • Responses of Populus deltoides × Populus nigra (Populus × euramericana) clone I-214 to high zinc concentrations

    Daniela Di Baccio;Roberto Tognetti;Luca Sebastiani;Claudio Vitagliano

  • Isoprenoids content and photosynthetic limitations in rosemary and spearmint plants under water stress

    S. Delfine;F. Loreto;P. Pinelli;R. Tognetti

  • The response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) seedlings from two Italian populations to drought and recovery

    Roberto Tognetti;Jon D. Johnson;Marco Michelozzi

  • What is Climate-Smart Forestry? A definition from a multinational collaborative process focused on mountain regions of Europe

    Euan Bowditch;Giovanni Santopuoli;Franz Binder;Miren del Río

  • Comparative stem‐growth rates of Mediterranean trees under background and naturally enhanced ambient CO2 concentrations

    Roberto Tognetti;Paolo Cherubini;John L. Innes

  • Assessing environmental controls over conductances through the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum in an experimental olive tree plantation of southern Italy

    Roberto Tognetti;Alessio Giovannelli;Antonella Lavini;Giovanni Morelli

  • The effect of deficit irrigation on crop yield and vegetative development of Olea europaea L. (cvs. Frantoio and Leccino)

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  • Vulnerability of xylem to embolism in relation to plant hydraulic resistance in Quercus pubescens and Quercus ilex co-occurring in a Mediterranean coppice stand in central Italy.

    R. Tognetti;A. Longobucco;A. Raschi

  • Variation in mesophyll anatomy and photosynthetic capacity during leaf development in a deciduous mesophyte fruit tree (Prunus persica) and an evergreen sclerophyllous Mediterranean shrub (Olea europaea)

    S Marchi;Roberto Tognetti;A Minnocci;M Borghi

  • Growing season and hydrogen peroxide effects on root induction and development in Olea europaea L. (cvs ‘Frantoio’ and ‘Gentile di Larino’) cuttings

    L. Sebastiani;Roberto Tognetti

  • Transpiration and stomatal behaviour of Quercus ilex plants during the summer in a Mediterranean carbon dioxide spring

    Roberto Tognetti;A Longobucco;F Miglietta;A. Raschi

  • Is land abandonment affecting forest dynamics at high elevation in Mediterranean mountains more than climate change

    C. Palombo;G. Chirici;M. Marchetti;R. Tognetti

  • Quercus ilex L. as bioaccumulator for heavy metals in urban areas: Effectiveness of leaf washing with distilled water and considerations on the trees distance from traffic

    Francesca Ugolini;Roberto Tognetti;Antonio Raschi;Laura Bacci

  • Responses of the Populus × euramericana clone I-214 to excess zinc: Carbon assimilation, structural modifications, metal distribution and cellular localization

    D. Di Baccio;R. Tognetti;A. Minnocci;L. Sebastiani

  • Modelling the surface conductance of a broad‐leaf canopy: effects of partial decoupling from the atmosphere

    F Magnani;S Leonardi;Roberto Tognetti;J Grace

  • Deadwood in Relation to Stand Management and Forest Type in Central Apennines (Molise, Italy)

    Fabio Lombardi;Bruno Lasserre;Roberto Tognetti;Marco Marchetti

  • Deficit irrigation affects seasonal changes in leaf physiology and oil quality of Olea europaea (cultivars Frantoio and Leccino)

    Roberto Tognetti;R D'Andria;R Sacchi;A Lavini

  • Sap flow as a key trait in the understanding of plant hydraulic functioning.

    Kathy Steppe;Maurits W. Vandegehuchte;Roberto Tognetti;Maurizio Mencuccini;Maurizio Mencuccini

  • Assessing gas exchange, sap flow and water relations using tree canopy spectral reflectance indices in irrigated and rainfed Olea europaea L.

    Giovanni Marino;Giovanni Marino;Emanuele Pallozzi;Claudia Cocozza;Roberto Tognetti

  • Responses of two poplar species (Populus alba and Populus x canadensis) to high copper concentrations

    M. Borghi;R. Tognetti;G. Monteforti;L. Sebastiani

  • Desiccation and mortality dynamics in seedlings of different European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) populations under extreme drought conditions

    Andreas Bolte;Thomasz Czajkowski;Claudia Cocozza;Roberto Tognetti;Roberto Tognetti

  • Variations of Wood Anatomy and δ13C Within-Tree Rings of Coastal Pinus Pinaster Showing Intra-Annual Density Fluctuations

    Veronica De Micco;Matthias Saurer;Giovanna Aronne;Roberto Tognetti

  • Physiological and growth responses to water stress in field-grown bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

    S. Delfine;R. Tognetti;F. Loreto;A. Alvino

  • Water relations and gas exchange in poplar and willow under water stress and elevated atmospheric CO2

    Jon D. Johnson;Roberto Tognetti;Piero Paris

  • Effects of Increasing Salinity Stress and Decreasing Water Availability on Ecophysiological Traits of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Grown in a Mediterranean‐Type Agroecosystem

    C. Cocozza;C. Pulvento;A. Lavini;M. Riccardi

  • Integrated biomonitoring of airborne pollutants over space and time using tree rings, bark, leaves and epiphytic lichens

    C. Cocozza;S. Ravera;P. Cherubini;F. Lombardi

  • Responses of Populus × euramericana (P. deltoides × P. nigra) clone Adda to increasing copper concentrations

    M. Borghi;R. Tognetti;G. Monteforti;L. Sebastiani

  • Linking deadwood traits with saproxylic invertebrates and fungi in European forests - a review

    F. Parisi;S. Pioli;F. Lombardi;G. Fravolini

  • Olive tree-ring problematic dating: a comparative analysis on Santorini (Greece)

    Paolo Cherubini;Turi Humbel;Turi Humbel;Hans Beeckman;Holger Gärtner

  • Water relations, stomatal response and transpiration of Quercus pubescens trees during summer in a Mediterranean carbon dioxide spring.

    Roberto Tognetti;Anna Longobucco;Franco Miglietta;Antonio Raschi

  • Crop yield and grain quality of emmer populations grown in central Italy, as affected by nitrogen fertilization

    S Marino;Roberto Tognetti;Arturo Alvino

  • Tree-ring stable isotopes reveal twentieth-century increases in water-use efficiency of Fagus sylvatica and Nothofagus spp. in Italian and Chilean mountains.

    Roberto Tognetti;Fabio Lombardi;Bruno Lasserre;Paolo Cherubini

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Marchetti
Marco Marchetti University of Molise
Luca Sebastiani
Luca Sebastiani Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Paolo Cherubini
Paolo Cherubini Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Gherardo Chirici
Gherardo Chirici University of Florence
Antonio Raschi
Antonio Raschi National Research Council (CNR)
Giovanna Battipaglia
Giovanna Battipaglia University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Hans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch Technical University of Munich
Miren del Río
Miren del Río University of Valladolid
Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Tzvetan Zlatanov
Tzvetan Zlatanov Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research

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