Gianluigi Bacchetta

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
404 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Gianluigi Bacchetta is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gianluigi Bacchetta has authored 404 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 319 papers in Plant Science, 161 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 70 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Gianluigi Bacchetta's work include Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (176 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (82 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (68 papers). Gianluigi Bacchetta is often cited by papers focused on Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (176 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (82 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (68 papers). Gianluigi Bacchetta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and France. Gianluigi Bacchetta's co-authors include Giuseppe Fenu, Efisio Mattana, Mauro Fois, Donatella Cogoni, Oscar Grillo, Alba Cuena‐Lombraña, Gianfranco Venora, María Letizia Manca, Maria Manconi and Mansureh Ghavam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Gianluigi Bacchetta

385 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Using MaxEnt modeling to predict the potential distribution of the endemic plant Rosa arabica Crép. in Egypt
    2019 220 citations Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gianluigi Bacchetta Italy 42 3.9k 2.4k 1.5k 1.1k 1.0k 404 7.1k
Joseph A. M. Holtum Australia 43 3.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 655 0.4× 575 0.5× 1.8k 1.7× 109 6.8k
Joan Llusià Spain 48 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 271 0.3× 1.2k 1.2× 149 7.7k
Lewis H. Ziska United States 51 5.8k 1.5× 2.0k 0.8× 634 0.4× 325 0.3× 597 0.6× 144 8.8k
Hang Sun China 52 3.3k 0.8× 4.8k 2.0× 1.8k 1.1× 761 0.7× 4.3k 4.2× 416 9.1k
Henrik Balslev Denmark 51 3.4k 0.9× 4.3k 1.8× 3.6k 2.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 329 9.9k
Despoina Vokou Greece 39 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 707 0.5× 348 0.3× 543 0.5× 118 4.3k
A. C. Newton United Kingdom 51 6.4k 1.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 206 0.2× 1.5k 1.4× 224 9.5k
J. F. FARRAR United Kingdom 44 5.5k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 860 0.6× 445 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 153 9.2k
Giuliano Bonanomi Italy 47 4.2k 1.1× 920 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 125 0.1× 849 0.8× 217 7.8k
J. S. Pereira Portugal 58 7.6k 1.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.9k 1.9× 294 0.3× 1.0k 1.0× 167 13.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gianluigi Bacchetta

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All Works

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Castro, Olga De, et al.. (2025). Can we rescue Centranthus (Caprifoliaceae: Valerianoideae) from the Valeriana sea?. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 209(4). 345–358. 2 indexed citations
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Calvia, Giacomo, Pablo J. Hidalgo, Javier López Tirado, et al.. (2024). From current to potential distribution: the case of Taxus baccata (Taxaceae, Pinales) on the island of Sardinia (Italy). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 158(4). 808–822. 2 indexed citations
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Astuti, Giovanni, Fabrizio Bartolucci, Gabriele Casazza, et al.. (2022). Integrative Taxonomy of Armeria arenaria (Plumbaginaceae), with a Special Focus on the Putative Subspecies Endemic to the Apennines. Biology. 11(7). 1060–1060. 7 indexed citations
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Fenu, Giuseppe, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Donatella Cogoni, et al.. (2020). A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin. Diversity. 12(4). 157–157. 41 indexed citations
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Carta, Angelino, Domenico Gargano, Graziano Rossi, et al.. (2019). Phylogenetically informed spatial planning as a tool to prioritise areas for threatened plant conservation within a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot. The Science of The Total Environment. 665. 1046–1052. 17 indexed citations
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Gentili, Rodolfo, Giuseppe Fenu, Marco Porceddu, et al.. (2018). Genetic variability of the first-generation of Ribes sardoum , a threatened relic plant requiring translocation measures. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 153(1). 1–4. 11 indexed citations
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Masi, Alessia, Mariano Ucchesu, Leonor Peña‐Chocarro, et al.. (2014). Archaeobotanical analysis of a Bronze Age well from Sardinia: A wealth of knowledge. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 149(1). 205–215. 37 indexed citations
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Fenu, Giuseppe, Donatella Cogoni, Maria Silvia Pinna, & Gianluigi Bacchetta. (2014). Threatened Sardinian vascular flora: A synthesis of 10 years of monitoring activities. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 149(3). 473–482. 13 indexed citations
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Bacchetta, Gianluigi, Giuseppe Fenu, Rodolfo Gentili, Efisio Mattana, & Sergio Sgorbati. (2013). Preliminary assessment of the genetic diversity in Lamyropsis microcephala (Asteraceae). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 147(2). 500–507. 10 indexed citations
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Podda, Lina, et al.. (2013). What does the germination ecophysiology of the invasive Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl. (Fabaceae) teach us for its management?. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 149(2). 242–250. 14 indexed citations
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Jiménez, M.N., et al.. (2013). Study of Zn, Cu and Pb content in plants and contaminated soils in Sardinia. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 148(3). 419–428. 17 indexed citations
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Fenu, Giuseppe, et al.. (2013). Arundo micrantha , a new reed species for Italy, threatened in the freshwater habitat by the congeneric invasive A. donax. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 147(3). 717–729. 5 indexed citations
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Fenu, Giuseppe, Donatella Cogoni, Carmen Ferrara, Maria Silvia Pinna, & Gianluigi Bacchetta. (2012). Relationships between coastal sand dune properties and plant community distribution: The case of Is Arenas (Sardinia). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 1–17. 66 indexed citations
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Angiolini, Claudia, et al.. (2012). Influence of bedrock-alluvial transition on plant species distribution along a Mediterranean river corridor. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 1–12. 14 indexed citations
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Mattana, Efisio, Giuseppe Fenu, & Gianluigi Bacchetta. (2012). Regional responsibility for plant conservation: The 2010 GSPC Target 8 in Sardinia. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 1–5. 11 indexed citations
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Cogoni, Donatella, Efisio Mattana, Giuseppe Fenu, & Gianluigi Bacchetta. (2012). From seed to seedling: A critical transitional stage for the Mediterranean psammophilous species Dianthus morisianus (Caryophyllaceae). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 146(4). 910–917. 31 indexed citations
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Bacchetta, Gianluigi, et al.. (2012). A field experiment on the use of Pistacia lentiscus L. and Scrophularia canina L. subsp. bicolor (Sibth. et Sm.) Greuter for the phytoremediation of abandoned mining areas. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 146(4). 1054–1063. 46 indexed citations
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Bacchetta, Gianluigi, et al.. (2008). Catálogo de la flora exótica de la isla de Cerdeña (Italia). Flora montibérica. 35–61. 16 indexed citations
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Salvo, Gabriele, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Farrokh Ghahremaninejad, & Elena Conti. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships of Ruteae (Rutaceae): New evidence from the chloroplast genome and comparisons with non-molecular data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(3). 736–748. 28 indexed citations

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