Luca Espen

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Luca Espen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Espen has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Plant Science, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Luca Espen's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (16 papers). Luca Espen is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (22 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (17 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (16 papers). Luca Espen collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Luca Espen's co-authors include Bhakti Prinsi, Alfredo Simone Negri, M. Cocucci, S. Morgutti, Marcella Bracale, Candida Vannini, Milena Marsoni, Graziano Zocchi, O. Failla and Attilio Scienza and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Luca Espen

71 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Biostimulants on Crops: Their Impact under Abiotic Stress Conditions

2022 138 citations Giulia Franzoni, Giacomo Cocetta et al. Horticulturae profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luca Espen Italy	29	1.9k	770	321	175	132	72	2.5k
Bhakti Prinsi Italy	25	1.4k 0.7×	655 0.9×	319 1.0×	171 1.0×	117 0.9×	45	1.9k
Fahad Al‐Qurainy Saudi Arabia	28	1.7k 0.9×	662 0.9×	200 0.6×	251 1.4×	79 0.6×	98	2.4k
Muhammad Qasim Shahid China	31	2.5k 1.3×	912 1.2×	131 0.4×	119 0.7×	94 0.7×	126	3.1k
Suk‐Yoon Kwon South Korea	35	3.6k 1.9×	2.0k 2.6×	187 0.6×	151 0.9×	80 0.6×	161	4.3k
Γεωργία Τάνου Greece	38	3.1k 1.6×	1.2k 1.6×	207 0.6×	55 0.3×	337 2.6×	79	3.6k
Pratap Kumar Pati India	31	2.6k 1.3×	1.7k 2.2×	200 0.6×	71 0.4×	52 0.4×	98	3.5k
Michał Dziurka Poland	25	1.8k 0.9×	812 1.1×	180 0.6×	51 0.3×	96 0.7×	130	2.2k
Feroza K. Choudhury United States	9	1.7k 0.9×	936 1.2×	138 0.4×	85 0.5×	62 0.5×	15	2.3k
Mohammad‐Reza Hajirezaei Germany	40	3.4k 1.8×	1.9k 2.4×	324 1.0×	42 0.2×	122 0.9×	83	4.2k
Faïçal Brini Tunisia	31	2.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	231 0.7×	61 0.3×	107 0.8×	130	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Luca Espen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luca Espen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Suslov, Dmitry, Luca Espen, Marion Schiavone, et al.. (2023). cis-Golgi phosphate transporters harboring an EXS domain are essential for plant growth and development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 192(2). 1000–1015. 6 indexed citations

Franzoni, Giulia, Giacomo Cocetta, Bhakti Prinsi, A. Ferrante, & Luca Espen. (2022). Biostimulants on Crops: Their Impact under Abiotic Stress Conditions. Horticulturae. 8(3). 189–189. 138 indexed citations breakdown →

Prinsi, Bhakti, O. Failla, Attilio Scienza, & Luca Espen. (2020). Root Proteomic Analysis of Two Grapevine Rootstock Genotypes Showing Different Susceptibility to Salt Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(3). 1076–1076. 12 indexed citations

Prinsi, Bhakti, N. Negrini, S. Morgutti, & Luca Espen. (2020). Nitrogen Starvation and Nitrate or Ammonium Availability Differently Affect Phenolic Composition in Green and Purple Basil. Agronomy. 10(4). 498–498. 35 indexed citations

Prinsi, Bhakti, S. Morgutti, N. Negrini, Franco Faoro, & Luca Espen. (2019). Insight into Composition of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds in Leaves and Flowers of Green and Purple Basil. Plants. 9(1). 22–22. 78 indexed citations

Prinsi, Bhakti, Alfredo Simone Negri, O. Failla, Attilio Scienza, & Luca Espen. (2018). Root proteomic and metabolic analyses reveal specific responses to drought stress in differently tolerant grapevine rootstocks. BMC Plant Biology. 18(1). 126–126. 52 indexed citations

Negri, Alfredo Simone, Bhakti Prinsi, O. Failla, Attilio Scienza, & Luca Espen. (2015). Proteomic and metabolic traits of grape exocarp to explain different anthocyanin concentrations of the cultivars. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6. 603–603. 9 indexed citations

Faraco, Marianna, Cornelis Spelt, Mattijs Bliek, et al.. (2014). Hyperacidification of Vacuoles by the Combined Action of Two Different P-ATPases in the Tonoplast Determines Flower Color. Cell Reports. 6(1). 32–43. 126 indexed citations

Jung, Benjamin, Torsten Möhlmann, Falco Krüger, et al.. (2012). Lack of the Golgi phosphate transporter PHT4;6 causes strong developmental defects, constitutively activated disease resistance mechanisms and altered intracellular phosphate compartmentation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 72(5). 732–744. 48 indexed citations

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Prinsi, Bhakti, Alfredo Simone Negri, Chiara Fedeli, et al.. (2011). Peach fruit ripening: A proteomic comparative analysis of the mesocarp of two cultivars with different flesh firmness at two ripening stages. Phytochemistry. 72(10). 1251–1262. 79 indexed citations

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Negri, Alfredo Simone, Elisa Robotti, Bhakti Prinsi, Luca Espen, & Emílio Marengo. (2011). Proteins involved in biotic and abiotic stress responses as the most significant biomarkers in the ripening of Pinot Noir skins. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 11(2). 341–355. 26 indexed citations

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Donnini, Silvia, Bhakti Prinsi, Alfredo Simone Negri, et al.. (2010). Proteomic characterization of iron deficiency responses in Cucumis sativusL. roots. BMC Plant Biology. 10(1). 268–268. 73 indexed citations

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Nocito, F.F., Luca Espen, Chiara Fedeli, et al.. (2010). Oxidative stress and senescence-like status of pear calli co-cultured on suspensions of incompatible quince microcalli. Tree Physiology. 30(4). 450–458. 31 indexed citations

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Negri, Alfredo Simone, Bhakti Prinsi, Mara Rossoni, et al.. (2008). Proteome changes in the skin of the grape cultivar Barbera among different stages of ripening. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 378–378. 102 indexed citations

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Negri, Alfredo Simone, Bhakti Prinsi, Attilio Scienza, et al.. (2008). Analysis of grape berry cell wall proteome: A comparative evaluation of extraction methods. Journal of Plant Physiology. 165(13). 1379–1389. 31 indexed citations

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Buono, Daniele Del, Luciano Scarponi, & Luca Espen. (2007). Glutathione S-transferases in Festuca arundinacea: Identification, characterization and inducibility by safener benoxacor. Phytochemistry. 68(21). 2614–2624. 27 indexed citations

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Panelli, Simona, Giuseppe Damiani, Luca Espen, Gioacchino Micheli, & V. Sgaramella. (2006). Towards the analysis of the genomes of single cells: Further characterisation of the multiple displacement amplification. Gene. 372. 1–7. 24 indexed citations

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Espen, Luca, M. Cocucci, & Gian Attilio Sacchi. (2005). Differentiation and functional connection of vascular elements in compatible and incompatible pear/quince internode micrografts. Tree Physiology. 25(11). 1419–1425. 45 indexed citations

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Espen, Luca. (2004). Effect of NO3- transport and reduction on intracellular pH: an in vivo NMR study in maize roots. Journal of Experimental Botany. 55(405). 2053–2061. 25 indexed citations

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Sacchi, Gian Attilio, S. Morgutti, A. Abruzzese, et al.. (1995). Changes in some physiological and biochemical parameters during two subcultures in kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) callus. Plant Science. 106(1). 107–113. 9 indexed citations

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