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D-Index
63
Citations
12560
World Ranking
1055
National Ranking
24

Salvatore Ceccarelli 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 Salvatore Ceccarelli sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 197 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Salvatore Ceccarelli 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 Salvatore Ceccarelli sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Gene
  • Statistics

Salvatore Ceccarelli mainly investigates Hordeum vulgare, Selection, Agronomy, Plant breeding and Poaceae. His Hordeum vulgare study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cultivar, Genetic diversity, Genetic variability, Gene–environment interaction and Heritability. His Selection research includes themes of Crop, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Agricultural science and Adaptation.

Salvatore Ceccarelli specializes in Agronomy, namely Drought tolerance. His Plant breeding study combines topics in areas such as Biodiversity, Chlorophyll fluorescence and Environmental resource management. The study incorporates disciplines such as Single plant, Biochemistry, Gene and Breeding program in addition to Poaceae.

His most cited work include:

  • Specific adaptation and breeding for marginal conditions (300 citations)
  • Differentially expressed genes between drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive barley genotypes in response to drought stress during the reproductive stage (278 citations)
  • Wide adaptation: How wide? (263 citations)

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

His primary areas of study are Hordeum vulgare, Agronomy, Plant breeding, Selection and Germplasm. His Hordeum vulgare research includes elements of Genetics, Genetic diversity and Gene–environment interaction. His Gene–environment interaction research incorporates themes from Statistics and Heritability.

His Agronomy research integrates issues from Quantitative trait locus and Mediterranean Basin. The Plant breeding study combines topics in areas such as Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Breeding program and Agricultural science. His studies deal with areas such as Adaptation, Agriculture, Biotechnology and Environmental resource management as well as Selection.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Hordeum vulgare (47.76%)
  • Agronomy (41.04%)
  • Plant breeding (23.88%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Agronomy (41.04%)
  • Hordeum vulgare (47.76%)
  • Plant breeding (23.88%)

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

Salvatore Ceccarelli spends much of his time researching Agronomy, Hordeum vulgare, Plant breeding, Participatory plant breeding and Agroforestry. His Agronomy study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Quantitative trait locus and Selection. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Genetics, Genetic diversity, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Genetic variation and Drought tolerance.

His Plant breeding research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Participatory action research, Biotechnology, Crop yield and Breeding program. His research in Participatory plant breeding intersects with topics in Drought resistance, Stress responsive genes and Agricultural science. He usually deals with Agroforestry and limits it to topics linked to Biodiversity and Climate change, Food security and Cost–benefit analysis.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Plant breeding and climate changes (200 citations)
  • Efficiency of Plant Breeding (89 citations)
  • Genome wide association analyses for drought tolerance related traits in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) (75 citations)

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

  • Agriculture
  • Gene
  • Statistics

Germplasm, Agronomy, Hordeum vulgare, Genetics and Single-nucleotide polymorphism are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Germplasm brings together such families of science as Stress responsive genes, Participatory plant breeding, Quantitative trait locus, Drought resistance and Drought tolerance. His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biplot and Mediterranean Basin.

His Hordeum vulgare study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Genetic variation. His studies in Linkage disequilibrium integrate themes in fields like Botany and Hordeum. His Animal breeding research focuses on Plant breeding and how it relates to Cultivar.

Best Publications

  • Specific adaptation and breeding for marginal conditions

    Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • Differentially expressed genes between drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive barley genotypes in response to drought stress during the reproductive stage

    Peiguo Guo;Michael Baum;Stefania Grando;Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • Wide adaptation: How wide?

    Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • Plant breeding and climate changes

    S. Ceccarelli;S. Grando;M. Maatougui;M. Michael

  • Landrace Germplasm for Improving Yield and Abiotic Stress Adaptation

    Sangam L. Dwivedi;Salvatore Ceccarelli;Matthew W. Blair;Hari D. Upadhyaya

  • Decentralized-participatory plant breeding: an example of demand driven research

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando

  • Adaptation to low/high input cultivation

    Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • QTLs for agronomic traits in the Mediterranean environment identified in recombinant inbred lines of the cross 'Arta' × H. spontaneum 41-1

    M. Baum;S. Grando;G. Backes;A. Jahoor

  • A methodological study on participatory barley breeding I. Selection phase

    S. Ceccarelli;S. Grando;R. Tutwiler;J. Baha

  • Breeding for yield stability in unpredictable environments: single traits, interaction between traits, and architecture of genotypes

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Edmundo Acevedo;Stefania Grando

  • Diversifying Food Systems in the Pursuit of Sustainable Food Production and Healthy Diets

    Sangam L. Dwivedi;Edith T. Lammerts van Bueren;Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando

  • Efficiency of Plant Breeding

    Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • Drought as a challenge for the plant breeder

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  • QTLs for chlorophyll and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in barley under post-flowering drought

    Peiguo Guo;Peiguo Guo;Michael Baum;Rajeev K. Varshney;Andreas Graner

  • Choice of selection strategy in breeding barley for stress environments

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando;Alfredo Impiglia

  • Relationship between barley grain yield measured in low- and high-yielding environments

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando;John Hamblin

  • Genetic diversity in barley landraces from Syria and Jordan

    S. Ceccarelli;S. Grando;J. A. G. Van Leur

  • PARTICIPATORY PLANT BREEDING IN WATER-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando;M Baum

  • Estimation of heritability from varietal trials data.

    M. Singh;S. Ceccarelli;J. Hamblin

  • Farmer participation in barley breeding in Syria, Morocco and Tunisia

    S. Ceccarelli;S. Grando;E. Bailey;A. Amri

  • Selection environment and environmental sensitivity in barley

    Salvatore Ceccarelli;Stefania Grando

  • Yield potential and drought tolerance of segregating populations of barley in contrasting environments

    Salvatore Ceccarelli

  • Genotype by Environment Interaction and International Breeding Programmes

    S Ceccarelli;William Erskine;J Hamblin;S Grando

  • Plant breeding and farmer participation.

    S. Ceccarelli;E. P. Guimarães;E. Weltzien

  • A methodological study on participatory barley breeding II. Response to selection

    S. Ceccarelli;S. Grando;M. Singh;M. Michael

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefania Grando
Stefania Grando Independent Scientist / Consultant, Italy
Michael Baum
Michael Baum International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Morocco
F.A. van Eeuwijk
F.A. van Eeuwijk Wageningen University & Research
Ignacio Romagosa
Ignacio Romagosa University of Lleida
Nicola Pecchioni
Nicola Pecchioni The Canadian Real Estate Association
Robert J Henry
Robert J Henry University of Queensland
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Joanne Russell
Joanne Russell James Hutton Institute
Andreas Graner
Andreas Graner Leibniz Association
Hartwig H. Geiger
Hartwig H. Geiger University of Hohenheim

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