Gioia D. Massa

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Gioia D. Massa is a scholar working on Plant Science, Physiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gioia D. Massa has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Plant Science, 13 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Gioia D. Massa's work include Light effects on plants (47 papers), Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (13 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (11 papers). Gioia D. Massa is often cited by papers focused on Light effects on plants (47 papers), Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects (13 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (11 papers). Gioia D. Massa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Canada. Gioia D. Massa's co-authors include Raymond M. Wheeler, Cary A. Mitchell, Hyeon-Hye Kim, Simon Gilroy, Robert C. Morrow, Mary Hummerick, LaShelle E. Spencer, C. Michael Bourget, Trent M. Smith and Lucie Poulet and has published in prestigious journals such as The Plant Journal, Trends in Plant Science and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Gioia D. Massa

73 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Plant Productivity in Response to LED Lighting 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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.

  1. Plant Productivity in Response to LED Lighting
    2008 603 citations Gioia D. Massa, Raymond M. Wheeler et al. HortScience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gioia D. Massa United States 21 1.6k 371 281 223 210 78 2.1k
Cary A. Mitchell United States 29 2.4k 1.5× 510 1.4× 85 0.3× 277 1.2× 120 0.6× 121 2.8k
Yuming Fu China 23 972 0.6× 516 1.4× 247 0.9× 120 0.5× 73 0.3× 100 2.0k
Gregory D. Goins United States 15 1.5k 0.9× 364 1.0× 92 0.3× 267 1.2× 170 0.8× 32 1.7k
Roberta Paradiso Italy 20 1.2k 0.8× 247 0.7× 77 0.3× 121 0.5× 103 0.5× 66 1.5k
T. W. Tibbitts United States 22 1.5k 1.0× 302 0.8× 57 0.2× 131 0.6× 150 0.7× 77 1.9k
Bruce Bugbee United States 27 1.4k 0.9× 376 1.0× 40 0.1× 171 0.8× 46 0.2× 69 2.5k
Beizhen Xie China 23 282 0.2× 126 0.3× 131 0.5× 22 0.1× 37 0.2× 59 1.4k
Howard G. Levine United States 20 669 0.4× 224 0.6× 361 1.3× 13 0.1× 307 1.5× 76 1.3k
Esther Meinen Netherlands 15 843 0.5× 108 0.3× 22 0.1× 67 0.3× 31 0.1× 41 998
Yuejin Wu China 22 1.3k 0.8× 514 1.4× 34 0.1× 16 0.1× 38 0.2× 80 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gioia D. Massa

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Herrero, Eva, Gioia D. Massa, Jenny C. Mortimer, et al.. (2025). Turbocharging fundamental science translation through controlled environment agriculture. Trends in Plant Science.
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Landon, Lauren Blackwell, et al.. (2025). Sustaining the Merry Space farmer with pick-and-eat crop production. npj Microgravity. 11(1). 72–72. 1 indexed citations
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Poulet, Lucie, et al.. (2023). Design, Build and Testing of Hardware to Safely Harvest Microgreens in Microgravity. Gravitational and Space Research. 11(1). 1–14. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Christina M., et al.. (2022). Plasma sanitization of cherry belle radish seeds for Space agricultural applications. 4(2). 25001–25001. 4 indexed citations
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Khodadad, Christina L., et al.. (2021). Evaluating the lettuce metatranscriptome with MinION sequencing for future spaceflight food production applications. npj Microgravity. 7(1). 22–22. 11 indexed citations
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Poulet, Lucie, et al.. (2021). Crew time in a space greenhouse using data from analog missions and Veggie. Life Sciences in Space Research. 31. 101–112. 11 indexed citations
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Schuerger, Andrew C., Bimal S. Amaradasa, Nicholas S. Dufault, et al.. (2021). Fusarium oxysporum as an Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen on Zinnia hybrida Plants Grown on board the International Space Station. Astrobiology. 21(9). 1029–1048. 23 indexed citations
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Dixit, Anirudha R., Christina L. Khodadad, Mary Hummerick, et al.. (2021). Persistence of Escherichia coli in the microbiomes of red Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa cv. ‘Outredgeous’) and mizuna mustard (Brassica rapa var. japonica) - does seed sanitization matter?. BMC Microbiology. 21(1). 289–289. 3 indexed citations
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Khodadad, Christina L., Mary Hummerick, LaShelle E. Spencer, et al.. (2020). Microbiological and Nutritional Analysis of Lettuce Crops Grown on the International Space Station. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 199–199. 83 indexed citations
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Dreschel, Thomas W., et al.. (2019). New Frontiers in Food Production Beyond LEO. 6 indexed citations
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Graham, Thomas, N.C. Yorio, Ping Zhang, Gioia D. Massa, & Raymond M. Wheeler. (2019). Early seedling response of six candidate crop species to increasing levels of blue light. Life Sciences in Space Research. 21. 40–48. 17 indexed citations
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Fritsche, Ralph, et al.. (2018). The Gateway Garden — A Prototype Food Production Facility for Deep Space Exploration. LPICo. 2063. 3026.
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Spencer, LaShelle E., et al.. (2018). A strategic approach for investigating light recipes for ‘Outredgeous’ red romaine lettuce using white and monochromatic LEDs. Life Sciences in Space Research. 19. 53–62. 63 indexed citations
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Massa, Gioia D., et al.. (2015). Light-emitting Diode Light Transmission through Leaf Tissue of Seven Different Crops. HortScience. 50(3). 501–506. 32 indexed citations
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Massa, Gioia D., Elaine Chase, Judith B. Santini, & Cary A. Mitchell. (2015). Temperature affects long-term productivity and quality attributes of day-neutral strawberry for a space life-support system. Life Sciences in Space Research. 5. 39–46. 17 indexed citations
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Massa, Gioia D., LaShelle E. Spencer, Mary Hummerick, et al.. (2015). Selection of Leafy Green Vegetable Varieties for a Pick-and-Eat Diet Supplement on ISS. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 17 indexed citations
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Massa, Gioia D., et al.. (2007). PLANT-GROWTH LIGHTING FOR SPACE LIFE SUPPORT: A REVIEW. Gravitational and Space Research. 19(2). 56 indexed citations
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Massa, Gioia D. & Simon Gilroy. (2003). Touch and gravitropic set-point angle interact to modulate gravitropic growth in roots. Advances in Space Research. 31(10). 2195–2202. 21 indexed citations

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