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Plant Science and Agronomy
Czechia
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
63
Citations
13936
World Ranking
1039
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Essential oil

His main research concerns Botany, Biotechnology, Essential oil, Culex quinquefasciatus and Food science. His Biotechnology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plant species and Biopesticide. The concepts of his Essential oil study are interwoven with issues in Traditional medicine and Cutworm.

His studies deal with areas such as Mentha pulegium and Spodoptera littoralis as well as Traditional medicine. His Food science research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Minimum inhibitory concentration and Fusarium. His work deals with themes such as Larva and Horticulture, which intersect with Satureja hortensis.

His most cited work include:

  • Essential Oils as Ecofriendly Biopesticides? Challenges and Constraints (365 citations)
  • Essential oils for the development of eco-friendly mosquito larvicides: A review (325 citations)
  • INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF SOME ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST LARVAE OF SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS (165 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Essential oil, Botany, Spodoptera littoralis, Culex quinquefasciatus and Traditional medicine. His Essential oil research integrates issues from Acute toxicity, Pesticide, Toxicology and Horticulture. Many of his studies on Botany involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Biopesticide.

His study in Spodoptera littoralis is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Carvacrol, Thymol, Eisenia fetida and Apiaceae. His study looks at the relationship between Culex quinquefasciatus and fields such as Housefly, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His study in the field of Medicinal plants and Lamiaceae is also linked to topics like St louis encephalitis.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Essential oil (36.11%)
  • Botany (34.03%)
  • Spodoptera littoralis (26.39%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Essential oil (36.11%)
  • Traditional medicine (24.31%)
  • Spodoptera littoralis (26.39%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Essential oil, Traditional medicine, Spodoptera littoralis, Horticulture and Culex quinquefasciatus. His study in the fields of Carlina acaulis under the domain of Essential oil overlaps with other disciplines such as Environmental pollution. His Traditional medicine study incorporates themes from Mosquito larvicide, Ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata and Toxicity.

His Spodoptera littoralis study contributes to a more complete understanding of Botany. His Horticulture research incorporates themes from Sabinene and Camphene. His Culex quinquefasciatus research includes elements of Perillaldehyde, Bark and DEET.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Outstanding insecticidal activity and sublethal effects of Carlina acaulis root essential oil on the housefly, Musca domestica, with insights on its toxicity on human cells (21 citations)
  • Insecticidal and mosquito repellent efficacy of the essential oils from stem bark and wood of Hazomalania voyronii. (9 citations)
  • Phenolic monoterpene-rich essential oils from Apiaceae and Lamiaceae species: insecticidal activity and safety evaluation on non-target earthworms (7 citations)

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

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Essential oil

Roman Pavela mostly deals with Spodoptera littoralis, Traditional medicine, Essential oil, Culex quinquefasciatus and Larva. His research integrates issues of Lamiaceae and Eisenia fetida in his study of Spodoptera littoralis. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Traditional medicine, narrowing it down to issues related to the Housefly, and often Biopesticide, Flora, Medicinal plants, Carlina acaulis and Acute toxicity.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Pesticide, Toxicology, Terpene and Integrated pest management in addition to Essential oil. His Culex quinquefasciatus study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Perillaldehyde, Bark and DEET. He combines subjects such as Carvacrol, Thymol, Monoterpene, Satureja and Apiaceae with his study of Horticulture.

Best Publications

  • Essential Oils as Ecofriendly Biopesticides? Challenges and Constraints

    Roman Pavela;Giovanni Benelli

  • Essential oils for the development of eco-friendly mosquito larvicides: A review

    Roman Pavela

  • History, presence and perspective of using plant extracts as commercial botanical insecticides and farm products for protection against insects – a review

    Roman Pavela

  • INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY OF SOME ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST LARVAE OF SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS

    Roman Pavela

  • Acute toxicity and synergistic and antagonistic effects of the aromatic compounds of some essential oils against Culex quinquefasciatus Say larvae

    Roman Pavela

  • Acute, synergistic and antagonistic effects of some aromatic compounds on the Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. (Lep., Noctuidae) larvae

    Roman Pavela

  • Insecticidal properties of several essential oils on the house fly (Musca domestica L.).

    Roman Pavela

  • The essential oil from industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) by-products as an effective tool for insect pest management in organic crops

    Giovanni Benelli;Giovanni Benelli;Roman Pavela;Riccardo Petrelli;Loredana Cappellacci

  • Tick repellents and acaricides of botanical origin: a green roadmap to control tick-borne diseases?

    Giovanni Benelli;Roman Pavela;Angelo Canale;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action.

    Roman Pavela;Filippo Maggi;Romilde Iannarelli;Giovanni Benelli

  • Antifungal efficacy of some natural phenolic compounds against significant pathogenic and toxinogenic filamentous fungi.

    Martin Zabka;Roman Pavela

  • Repellence of essential oils and selected compounds against ticks—A systematic review

    Giovanni Benelli;Giovanni Benelli;Roman Pavela

  • Larvicidal property of essential oils against Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Roman Pavela

  • Insecticidal activity of certain medicinal plants.

    Roman Pavela

  • Larvicidal effects of some Euro-Asiatic plants against Culex quinquefasciatus Say larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Roman Pavela

  • Commentary: Making Green Pesticides Greener? The Potential of Plant Products for Nanosynthesis and Pest Control

    Giovanni Benelli;Roman Pavela;Filippo Maggi;Riccardo Petrelli

  • Acute larvicidal toxicity of five essential oils (Pinus nigra, Hyssopus officinalis, Satureja montana, Aloysia citrodora and Pelargonium graveolens) against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus: Synergistic and antagonistic effects.

    Giovanni Benelli;Roman Pavela;Angelo Canale;Kevin Cianfaglione

  • Possibilities of Botanical Insecticide Exploitation in Plant Protection

    Roman Pavela

  • Ethnobotanical knowledge on botanical repellents employed in the African region against mosquito vectors - A review.

    Roman Pavela;Giovanni Benelli

  • Fast screening method for assessment of antimicrobial activity of essential oils in vapor phase

    Pavel Kloucek;Jakub Smid;Adela Frankova;Ladislav Kokoska

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Filippo Maggi
Filippo Maggi University of Camerino
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Marcello Nicoletti
Marcello Nicoletti Sapienza University of Rome
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Stefano Dall’Acqua University of Padua
Kadarkarai Murugan
Kadarkarai Murugan Bharathiar University
Nicolas Desneux
Nicolas Desneux INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Maurizio Bruno
Maurizio Bruno University of Palermo
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos Agricultural University of Athens
Heinz Mehlhorn
Heinz Mehlhorn Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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