Gaetano Distefano

1.6k total citations
75 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Gaetano Distefano is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gaetano Distefano has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Plant Science, 43 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Gaetano Distefano's work include Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (28 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (16 papers). Gaetano Distefano is often cited by papers focused on Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (28 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (23 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (16 papers). Gaetano Distefano collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and Spain. Gaetano Distefano's co-authors include Alessandra Gentile, Stefano La Malfa, Marco Caruso, Giuseppina Las Casas, Mario Di Guardo, Elisabetta Nicolosi, E. Tribulato, Shu‐Biao Wu, A. Vitale and M. Herrero and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gaetano Distefano

68 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gaetano Distefano Italy 22 902 594 200 124 120 75 1.1k
Yıldız Aka Kaçar Türkiye 20 922 1.0× 475 0.8× 84 0.4× 124 1.0× 67 0.6× 96 1.1k
Weichao Fang China 20 1.0k 1.1× 721 1.2× 88 0.4× 129 1.0× 88 0.7× 58 1.3k
Patrick J. Conner United States 16 705 0.8× 291 0.5× 139 0.7× 108 0.9× 122 1.0× 63 808
Nnadozie Oraguzie United States 21 1.0k 1.1× 395 0.7× 161 0.8× 168 1.4× 86 0.7× 63 1.3k
Ill‐Sup Nou South Korea 20 1.1k 1.2× 766 1.3× 122 0.6× 84 0.7× 34 0.3× 78 1.4k
E. Tribulato Italy 12 746 0.8× 399 0.7× 118 0.6× 217 1.8× 86 0.7× 29 914
Anne‐Marie A. Wolters Netherlands 27 1.8k 2.0× 841 1.4× 61 0.3× 116 0.9× 168 1.4× 54 2.1k
Onildo Nunes de Jesus Brazil 21 1.1k 1.2× 367 0.6× 154 0.8× 77 0.6× 141 1.2× 90 1.3k
Gengrui Zhu China 13 731 0.8× 509 0.9× 62 0.3× 101 0.8× 66 0.6× 33 924
Noelle A. Barkley United States 22 1.5k 1.6× 643 1.1× 140 0.7× 134 1.1× 84 0.7× 41 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gaetano Distefano

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gaetano Distefano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gaetano Distefano

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gaetano Distefano. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gaetano Distefano 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 Gaetano Distefano. Gaetano Distefano is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guardo, Mario Di, et al.. (2025). High Resolution Melting DNA analysis for the traceability of plants and juices of blond and pigmented sweet orange. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 21. 101755–101755. 1 indexed citations
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Guardo, Mario Di, Lawrence Percival‐Alwyn, Concetta Licciardello, et al.. (2024). Next-generation sequencing technologies and genome editing to investigate the genetic bases of self-incompatibility in citrus. Acta Horticulturae. 411–420.
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Garzia, Giovanna Tropea, et al.. (2023). Phenotyping and genotyping of a lemon segregating population to mining genetic resistance to the two-spotted spider mite attack. Acta Horticulturae. 263–268. 1 indexed citations
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Guardo, Mario Di, Brian Farneti, Iuliia Khomenko, et al.. (2023). Direct-injection spectrometry and whole-genome genotyping unravel the genetic regulation of fresh and roasted kernels of almond. Acta Horticulturae. 367–372. 1 indexed citations
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Distefano, Gaetano, et al.. (2023). Pre-Harvest Bagging of Table Grapes Reduces Accumulations of Agrochemical Residues and Increases Fruit Quality. Agriculture. 13(10). 1933–1933. 3 indexed citations
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Guardo, Mario Di, et al.. (2023). Sweet Orange: Evolution, Characterization, Varieties, and Breeding Perspectives. Agriculture. 13(2). 264–264. 29 indexed citations
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Parrotta, Luigi, Lavinia Mareri, Iris Aloisi, et al.. (2022). Expression of Clementine Asp-Rich Proteins (CcASP-RICH) in Tobacco Plants Interferes with the Mechanism of Pollen Tube Growth. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). 7880–7880. 2 indexed citations
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Guardo, Mario Di, Giovanna Tropea Garzia, Antonio Biondi, et al.. (2022). Phenotyping and genotyping of a lemon segregating population to mining genetic resistance to biotic stresses. Acta Horticulturae. 87–94. 3 indexed citations
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Ferlito, Filippo, Mario Di Guardo, Maria Allegra, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Chilling Requirement and Threshold Temperature of a Low Chill Pear (Pyrus communis L.) Germplasm in the Mediterranean Area. Horticulturae. 7(3). 45–45. 9 indexed citations
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Ciacciulli, Angelo, P. Caruso, Marco Caruso, et al.. (2020). Target-Genes Reveal Species and Genotypic Specificity of Anthocyanin Pigmentation in Citrus and Related Genera. Genes. 11(7). 807–807. 14 indexed citations
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Gentile, Alessandra, Luca Valentini, Isabella Endrizzi, et al.. (2020). Role of fruit flesh cell morphology and MdPG1 allelotype in influencing juiciness and texture properties in apple. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 164. 111161–111161. 24 indexed citations
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Ferlito, Filippo, Gaetano Distefano, Alessandra Gentile, et al.. (2019). Scion–rootstock interactions influence the growth and behaviour of the grapevine root system in a heavy clay soil. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research. 26(1). 68–78. 33 indexed citations
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Distefano, Gaetano, Marco Cirilli, Giuseppina Las Casas, et al.. (2013). Ectopic expression of Arabidopsis phytochrome B in Troyer citrange affects photosynthesis and plant morphology. Scientia Horticulturae. 159. 1–7. 10 indexed citations
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Alós, Enriqueta, Gaetano Distefano, Marı́a J. Rodrigo, Alessandra Gentile, & Lorenzo Zacarı́as. (2013). Altered sensitivity to ethylene in ‘Tardivo’, a late‐ripening mutant of Clementine mandarin. Physiologia Plantarum. 151(4). 507–521. 25 indexed citations
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Distefano, Gaetano, Marco Caruso, Stefano La Malfa, Alessandra Gentile, & Shu‐Biao Wu. (2012). High Resolution Melting Analysis Is a More Sensitive and Effective Alternative to Gel-Based Platforms in Analysis of SSR – An Example in Citrus. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e44202–e44202. 69 indexed citations
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Caruso, Marco, et al.. (2010). New microsatellite loci for pomegranate, Punica granatum (Lythraceae). American Journal of Botany. 97(7). e58–60. 43 indexed citations
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Distefano, Gaetano, Giuseppina Las Casas, Stefano La Malfa, et al.. (2009). Pollen Tube Behavior in Different Mandarin Hybrids. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 134(6). 583–588. 28 indexed citations
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Distefano, Gaetano, Marco Caruso, Stefano La Malfa, Alessandra Gentile, & E. Tribulato. (2009). Histological and molecular analysis of pollen–pistil interaction in clementine. Plant Cell Reports. 28(9). 1439–1451. 36 indexed citations
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Caruso, Marco, Gaetano Distefano, Stefano La Malfa, et al.. (2008). Generation of expressed sequence tags from carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) flowers for gene identification and marker development. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 4(4). 869–879. 5 indexed citations

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