Franco Nigro

5.6k total citations
127 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Franco Nigro is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Nigro has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Plant Science, 61 papers in Cell Biology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Franco Nigro's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (59 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers) and Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (16 papers). Franco Nigro is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (59 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (17 papers) and Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens (16 papers). Franco Nigro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Egypt and Lebanon. Franco Nigro's co-authors include Antonio Ippolito, Leonardo Schena, M. Salerno, Gianfranco Romanazzi, D. Di Venere, Giuseppe Lima, D. Boscia, D. Gallitelli, Angela Ligorio and Isabella Pentimone and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Franco Nigro

116 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franco Nigro Italy 32 3.3k 1.6k 625 576 353 127 4.1k
Carlos H. Crisosto United States 51 6.7k 2.0× 583 0.4× 1.1k 1.7× 1.0k 1.8× 406 1.2× 202 7.5k
R. Hammerschmidt United States 22 3.5k 1.1× 917 0.6× 888 1.4× 325 0.6× 48 0.1× 64 4.0k
Santa Olga Cacciola Italy 34 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.7× 356 0.6× 89 0.3× 185 3.3k
R.R. Sharma India 31 3.0k 0.9× 491 0.3× 564 0.9× 688 1.2× 459 1.3× 119 3.7k
Zamir K. Punja Canada 39 4.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 2.0k 3.2× 232 0.4× 73 0.2× 213 5.7k
R. Samiyappan India 41 5.0k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 247 0.4× 41 0.1× 135 5.4k
Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya Brazil 30 1.4k 0.4× 301 0.2× 524 0.8× 205 0.4× 90 0.3× 156 2.6k
Nakarin Suwannarach Thailand 32 2.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 791 1.3× 301 0.5× 88 0.2× 245 3.5k
Massimo Zaccardelli Italy 33 2.2k 0.7× 350 0.2× 400 0.6× 415 0.7× 70 0.2× 127 3.2k
Xiaoli Wang China 28 2.2k 0.6× 225 0.1× 707 1.1× 387 0.7× 85 0.2× 121 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franco Nigro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Nigro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Franco Nigro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Franco Nigro based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Franco Nigro. Franco Nigro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Fanelli, Valentina, et al.. (2025). Behavior of Olive Genotypes Against Quick Decline Syndrome (QDS) Caused by Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca in Apulia. Plants. 14(2). 157–157. 2 indexed citations
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Potere, Oriana, Leonardo Susca, Franco Nigro, et al.. (2024). Isolation and molecular characterization of a Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex strain from almond (Prunus dulcis) in Apulia, Southern Italy. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 63(3). 423–429.
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Nigro, Franco, Andrea Civra, Rachele Francese, et al.. (2024). Cholenamide-based, antiviral fluorescent probes targeting oxysterol-binding protein. Bioorganic Chemistry. 153. 107922–107922.
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Nigro, Franco, et al.. (2023). First Report of Stagonosporopsis pogostemonis Causing Leaf Spot on Cauliflower in Italy. Plant Disease. 108(2). 517–517. 1 indexed citations
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Morsi, Ahmed, Biagia Musio, Stefano Todisco, et al.. (2023). Non-Targeted Spectranomics for the Early Detection of Xylella fastidiosa Infection in Asymptomatic Olive Trees, cv. Cellina di Nardò. Molecules. 28(22). 7512–7512. 1 indexed citations
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Fanelli, Valentina, Monica Marilena Miazzi, Francesca Taranto, et al.. (2023). Apulian Autochthonous Olive Germplasm: A Promising Resource to Restore Cultivation in Xylella fastidiosa-Infected Areas. Agriculture. 13(9). 1746–1746. 10 indexed citations
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Nigro, Franco, et al.. (2022). Biological Approaches Promise Innovative and Sustainable Management of Powdery Mildew in Lebanese Squash. Sustainability. 14(5). 2811–2811. 4 indexed citations
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Nigro, Franco, et al.. (2015). Activity and Siderophores Production by Rhodotorula spp. Isolates, Potential Antagonists of Botrytis Storage Rot. Egyptian Journal of Horticulture. 42(Issue 1). 453–468. 2 indexed citations
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Saponari, María, D. Boscia, Angelo De Stradis, et al.. (2014). Isolation of a Xylella fastidiosa strain infecting olive and oleander in Apulia, Italy.. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro). 67 indexed citations
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Nigro, Franco, D. Boscia, I. Antelmi, & Antonio Ippolito. (2013). FUNGAL SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE DECLINE OF OLIVE IN SOUTHERN ITALY. Journal of Plant Pathology. 95(3). 49 indexed citations
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Saponari, María, D. Boscia, Franco Nigro, & G. P. Martelli. (2013). IDENTIFICATION OF DNA SEQUENCES RELATED TO XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA IN OLEANDER, ALMOND AND OLIVE TREES EXHIBITING LEAF SCORCH SYMPTOMS IN APULIA (SOUTHERN ITALY). Journal of Plant Pathology. 95(3). 251 indexed citations
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Sanzani, Simona Marianna, Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro, et al.. (2012). ABIOTIC DISEASES OF OLIVE. Journal of Plant Pathology. 94(3). 469–491. 42 indexed citations
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Nigro, Franco, Antonio Ippolito, & M. Salerno. (2011). MAL SECCO DISEASE OF CITRUS: A JOURNEY THROUGH A CENTURY OF RESEARCH. Journal of Plant Pathology. 93(3). 523–560. 28 indexed citations
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Yaseen, T., Leonardo Schena, Franco Nigro, & Antonio Ippolito. (2010). Phytophthora citrophthora is the predominant Phytophthora species in Syrian citrus groves. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Schena, Leonardo, Franco Nigro, & Antonio Ippolito. (2004). Real-Time PCR Detection and QUantification of Soilborne Fungal Pathogens : the Case of "Rosellinia necatrix", "Phytophthora nicotianae", "P. citrophthora" and "Verticillium dahliae". Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 43(2). 1000–1008. 28 indexed citations
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Nigro, Franco, Antonio Ippolito, Vincenzo Lattanzio, D. Di Venere, & M. Salerno. (2000). EFFECT OF ULTRAVIOLET-C LIGHT ON POSTHARVEST DECAY OF STRAWBERRY. Journal of Plant Pathology. 82(1). 29–37. 93 indexed citations
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Romanazzi, Gianfranco, Franco Nigro, & Antonio Ippolito. (2000). Effectiveness of pre and postharvest chitosan treatments on storage decay of strawberries.. 62(5). 71–75. 19 indexed citations
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Nigro, Franco, M. Finetti‐Sialer, & D. Gallitelli. (1999). TRANSFORMATION OF METSCHNIKOWIA PULCHERRIMA 320, BIOCONTROL AGENT OF STORAGE ROT, WITH THE GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN GENE. Journal of Plant Pathology. 81(3). 205–208. 22 indexed citations
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Ippolito, Antonio, et al.. (1998). Xanthan gum as adjuvant in controlling table grapes rots with Aureobasidium pullulans A. Journal of Plant Pathology. 80(3). 258–258. 2 indexed citations
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Ippolito, Antonio, Geovani Soares de Lima, & Franco Nigro. (1992). Influence of irrigation method on Phytophthora root rot of citrus. Preliminary results.. Phytopathologia Mediterranea. 31(3). 170–174. 1 indexed citations

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