2026 Vasileios Fotopoulos: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	58	1329	1217	2	2	154	13742

Research.com Recognitions

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

Best Publications

Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Defense in Plants under Abiotic Stress: Revisiting the Crucial Role of a Universal Defense Regulator

Mirza Hasanuzzaman;M H M Borhannuddin Bhuyan;Faisal Zulfiqar;Ali Raza

2557
Citations
Chemical Priming of Plants Against Multiple Abiotic Stresses: Mission Possible?

Andreas Savvides;Shawkat Ali;Mark A. Tester;Vasileios Fotopoulos

662
Citations
The potential implications of reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: The knowns and unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes - A review.

Anastasis Christou;Ana Agüera;Josep Maria Bayona;Eddie Cytryn

624
Citations
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs) promote growth and ameliorate salinity stress effects on essential oil profile and biochemical attributes of Dracocephalum moldavica

Gholamreza Gohari;Asghar Mohammadi;Ali Akbari;Sima Panahirad

500
Citations
Hydrogen sulfide induces systemic tolerance to salinity and non-ionic osmotic stress in strawberry plants through modification of reactive species biosynthesis and transcriptional regulation of multiple defence pathways

Anastasis Christou;George A. Manganaris;Ioannis Papadopoulos;Vasileios Fotopoulos

324
Citations
Smart reprograming of plants against salinity stress using modern biotechnological tools

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318
Citations
Oxidative and nitrosative-based signaling and associated post-translational modifications orchestrate the acclimation of citrus plants to salinity stress.

Georgia Tanou;Panagiota Filippou;Maya Belghazi;Dominique Job

317
Citations
Melatonin systemically ameliorates drought stress‐induced damage in Medicago sativa plants by modulating nitro‐oxidative homeostasis and proline metabolism

Chrystalla Antoniou;Giannis Chatzimichail;Rafaella Xenofontos;Jan J. Pavlou

312
Citations
The monosaccharide transporter gene, AtSTP4, and the cell-wall invertase, Atbetafruct1, are induced in Arabidopsis during infection with the fungal biotroph Erysiphe cichoracearum.

Vasileios Fotopoulos;Martin J. Gilbert;Jon K. Pittman;Alison C. Marvier

307
Citations
Proline and reactive oxygen/nitrogen species metabolism is involved in the tolerant response of the invasive plant species Ailanthus altissima to drought and salinity

Panagiota Filippou;Pavlos Bouchagier;Effie Skotti;Vasileios Fotopoulos

244
Citations
Primary Metabolism in Fresh Fruits During Storage.

Stefano Brizzolara;George A. Manganaris;Vasileios Fotopoulos;Christopher B. Watkins

243
Citations
Biostimulants for the Regulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Metabolism in Plants under Abiotic Stress

Mirza Hasanuzzaman;Khursheda Parvin;Kirti Bardhan;Kamrun Nahar

223
Citations
Polyamines reprogram oxidative and nitrosative status and the proteome of citrus plants exposed to salinity stress.

Georgia Tanou;Vasileios Ziogas;Maya Belghazi;Maya Belghazi;Anastasis Christou

217
Citations
Ranking of crop plants according to their potential to uptake and accumulate contaminants of emerging concern.

Anastasis Christou;George C. Papadavid;Panagiotis Dalias;Vasileios Fotopoulos

214
Citations
Sodium hydrosulfide induces systemic thermotolerance to strawberry plants through transcriptional regulation of heat shock proteins and aquaporin

Anastasis Christou;Panagiota Filippou;George A Manganaris;Vasileios Fotopoulos

192
Citations
Implications of High Temperature and Elevated CO2 on Flowering Time in Plants

S. V. Krishna Jagadish;S. V. Krishna Jagadish;Rajeev N. Bahuguna;Maduraimuthu Djanaguiraman;Rico Gamuyao

172
Citations
Oxidative and nitrosative signaling in plants: two branches in the same tree?

Athanassios Molassiotis;Vasileios Fotopoulos

170
Citations
The nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside regulates polyamine and proline metabolism in leaves of Medicago truncatula plants

Panagiota Filippou;Chrystalla Antoniou;Vasileios Fotopoulos

169
Citations
New approaches to improve crop tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses.

Miguel González Guzmán;Miguel González Guzmán;Francesco Cellini;Vasileios Fotopoulos;Vasileios Fotopoulos;Raffaella Balestrini

168
Citations
Influence of Heavy Metals (Ni, Cu, and Zn) on Nitro-Oxidative Stress Responses, Proteome Regulation and Allergen Production in Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) Plants.

Egli C Georgiadou;Ewa Kowalska;Katarzyna Patla;Kamila Kulbat

142
Citations
Altered stomatal dynamics in ascorbate oxidase over-expressing tobacco plants suggest a role for dehydroascorbate signalling

Vasileios Fotopoulos;Mario C. De Tullio;Jeremy Barnes;Angelos K. Kanellis

141
Citations
Effect of drought and rewatering on the cellular status and antioxidant response of Medicago truncatula plants.

Panagiota Filippou;Chrystalla Antoniou;Vasileios Fotopoulos

135
Citations
Priming and pretreatment of seeds and seedlings.

M. Hasanuzzaman;V. Fotopoulos

133
Citations
Priming against environmental challenges and proteomics in plants: Update and agricultural perspectives.

Georgia Tanou;Georgia Tanou;Vasileios Fotopoulos;Athanassios Molassiotis

132
Citations
Unravelling chemical priming machinery in plants: the role of reactive oxygen–nitrogen–sulfur species in abiotic stress tolerance enhancement

Chrystalla Antoniou;Andreas Savvides;Anastasis Christou;Vasileios Fotopoulos

128
Citations
Nitrosative responses in citrus plants exposed to six abiotic stress conditions

Vasileios Ziogas;Georgia Tanou;Panagiota Filippou;Grigorios C. Diamantidis

126
Citations
Systemic mitigation of salt stress by hydrogen peroxide and sodium nitroprusside in strawberry plants via transcriptional regulation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants

Anastasis Christou;George A. Manganaris;Vasileios Fotopoulos

123
Citations
Over-expression of a tomato N-acetyl-L-glutamate synthase gene (SlNAGS1) in Arabidopsis thaliana results in high ornithine levels and increased tolerance in salt and drought stresses

Mary S. Kalamaki;Dimitris Alexandrou;Diamanto Lazari;Georgios Merkouropoulos

89
Citations