Antonio Di Pietro

26.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
142 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Antonio Di Pietro is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Antonio Di Pietro has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Plant Science, 63 papers in Cell Biology and 57 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Antonio Di Pietro's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (77 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (62 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (29 papers). Antonio Di Pietro is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (77 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (62 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (29 papers). Antonio Di Pietro collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Italy. Antonio Di Pietro's co-authors include M. Isabel G. Roncero, David Turrà, Regine Kahmann, Pietro D. Spanu, Ralph A. Dean, Gary D. Foster, J. J. Rudd, Z. A. Pretorius, K. E. Hammond‐Kosack and J.A.L. van Kan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Antonio Di Pietro

140 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology

2012 3.3k citations Antonio Di Pietro et al. Molecular Plant Pathology profile →
Bartter's syndrome, hypokalaemic alkalosis with hypercalciuria, is caused by mutations in the Na–K–2CI cotransporter NKCC2

1996 658 citations Antonio Di Pietro et al. profile →
Data quality aware analysis of differential expression in RNA-seq with NOISeq R/Bioc package

2015 551 citations David Turrà, Antonio Di Pietro et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Antonio Di Pietro Spain	50	7.9k	4.6k	4.2k	1.1k	753	142	11.0k
Nicholas J. Talbot United Kingdom	70	11.3k 1.4×	9.2k 2.0×	5.5k 1.3×	2.3k 2.1×	987 1.3×	199	15.3k
Ronald T. Riley United States	48	6.1k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.5×	643 0.6×	825 1.1×	160	9.0k
Martin B. Dickman United States	51	7.2k 0.9×	3.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	479 0.4×	560 0.7×	116	9.2k
Gerhard H. Braus Germany	55	4.2k 0.5×	8.3k 1.8×	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 1.9×	369 0.5×	267	11.6k
Ke‐Qin Zhang China	53	6.2k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	1.4k 1.2×	344 0.5×	363	10.6k
Seung‐Beom Hong South Korea	35	2.7k 0.3×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	717 0.6×	234 0.3×	171	5.4k
W. Thomas Shier United States	45	2.7k 0.3×	1.9k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	644 0.6×	308 0.4×	206	5.8k
John Ryals United States	65	16.9k 2.1×	8.0k 1.7×	1.9k 0.5×	202 0.2×	729 1.0×	109	21.2k
Petr Karlovský Germany	51	5.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	484 0.4×	819 1.1×	162	7.7k
Massimo Delledonne Italy	62	9.5k 1.2×	7.2k 1.6×	1.1k 0.3×	234 0.2×	448 0.6×	197	13.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antonio Di Pietro

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Janevska, Slavica, et al.. (2026). Facultative heterochromatin mediated by core and accessory chromosome-encoded H3K27-specific methyltransferases controls virulence in a fungal phytopathogen. Nucleic Acids Research. 54(1).

López‐Díaz, Cristina, et al.. (2025). Transposons and accessory genes drive adaptation in a clonally evolving fungal pathogen. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6982–6982. 1 indexed citations

Pietro, Antonio Di, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of adding selective electrical muscle stimulation to usual physical therapy for Bell’s palsy: immediate and six-month outcomes. European Journal of Translational Myology. 33(4). 3 indexed citations

Redkar, Amey, Antonio Di Pietro, & David Turrà. (2023). Live-Cell Visualization of Early Stages of Root Colonization by the Vascular Wilt Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Methods in molecular biology. 2659. 73–82. 2 indexed citations

Turrà, David, et al.. (2022). The Gal4-Type Transcription Factor Pro1 Integrates Inputs from Two Different MAPK Cascades to Regulate Development in the Fungal Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Journal of Fungi. 8(12). 1242–1242. 4 indexed citations

Redkar, Amey, Selena Giménez-Ibañez, Mugdha Sabale, et al.. (2021). Marchantia polymorpha model reveals conserved infection mechanisms in the vascular wilt fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. New Phytologist. 234(1). 227–241. 34 indexed citations

Pietro, Antonio Di, et al.. (2021). In Vivo Monitoring of Cytosolic pH Using the Ratiometric pH Sensor pHluorin. Methods in molecular biology. 2391. 99–107. 3 indexed citations

Vitale, Stefania, David Turrà, Antonio Di Pietro, et al.. (2021). A diversity of resistance sources to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi found within grass pea germplasm. Plant and Soil. 463(1-2). 19–38. 9 indexed citations

Vitale, Stefania, et al.. (2020). Structure of Fungal α Mating Pheromone in Membrane Mimetics Suggests a Possible Role for Regulation at the Water-Membrane Interface. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1090–1090. 5 indexed citations

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Dracatos, Peter M., Jennifer A. E. Payne, Antonio Di Pietro, Marilyn A. Anderson, & Kim M. Plummer. (2016). Plant Defensins NaD1 and NaD2 Induce Different Stress Response Pathways in Fungi. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 17(9). 1473–1473. 11 indexed citations

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Corral-Ramos, Cristina, M. Gabriela Roca, Antonio Di Pietro, M. Isabel G. Roncero, & Carmen Ruiz‐Roldán. (2015). Autophagy contributes to regulation of nuclear dynamics during vegetative growth and hyphal fusion in Fusarium oxysporum. Autophagy. 11(1). 131–144. 43 indexed citations

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Schäfer, Katja, Antonio Di Pietro, Neil A. R. Gow, & Donna M. MacCallum. (2014). Murine Model for Fusarium oxysporum Invasive Fusariosis Reveals Organ-Specific Structures for Dissemination and Long-Term Persistence. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89920–e89920. 17 indexed citations

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Schneiter, Roger & Antonio Di Pietro. (2013). The CAP protein superfamily: function in sterol export and fungal virulence. BioMolecular Concepts. 4(5). 519–525. 63 indexed citations

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Prados‐Rosales, Rafael, et al.. (2011). Galleria mellonella as model host for the trans-kingdom pathogen Fusarium oxysporum. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 48(12). 1124–1129. 55 indexed citations

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Martínez-Rocha, Ana Lilia, Antonio Di Pietro, Carmen Ruiz‐Roldán, & M. Isabel G. Roncero. (2008). Ctf1, a transcriptional activator of cutinase and lipase genes in Fusarium oxysporum is dispensable for virulence. Molecular Plant Pathology. 9(3). 293–304. 32 indexed citations

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Divon, Hege H., Béatrice Denoyes-Rothan, Olga Davydov, Antonio Di Pietro, & Robert Fluhr. (2005). Nitrogen‐responsive genes are differentially regulated in planta during Fusarium oxyspsorum f. sp. lycopersici infection. Molecular Plant Pathology. 6(4). 459–470. 42 indexed citations

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Roncero, M. Isabel G., et al.. (1999). Cloning and characterization of pl1 encoding an in planta-secreted pectate lyase of Fusarium oxysporum. Current Genetics. 35(1). 36–40. 49 indexed citations

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Pietro, Antonio Di & M. Isabel G. Roncero. (1996). Endopolygalacturonase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici : Purification, characterization, and production during infection of tomato plants. Phytopathology. 86(12). 1324–1330. 79 indexed citations

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Lagorio, Susanna, et al.. (1995). Attività economiche e professioni ad elevato rischio di mortalità per tumore polmonare a Torino (1981-89) e in Italia (1981-1982).. La Medicina del lavoro. 309–324. 6 indexed citations

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Forastiere, Francesco, Carlo A. Perucci, Antonio Di Pietro, et al.. (1994). Mortality among urban policemen in Rome. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 26(6). 785–798. 67 indexed citations

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