Luca Gianfranceschi

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Luca Gianfranceschi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Luca Gianfranceschi has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Plant Science, 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Luca Gianfranceschi's work include Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (14 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (14 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (14 papers). Luca Gianfranceschi is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Plant Pathogen Control (14 papers), Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies (14 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (14 papers). Luca Gianfranceschi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and United States. Luca Gianfranceschi's co-authors include C. Gessler, Andrea Patocchi, Bernhard Koller, Renato Tarchini, R. Liebhard, Stefano Tartarini, N. Seglias, Eric van de Weg, Boris A. Vinatzer and C. Ryder and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Luca Gianfranceschi

69 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Pangenome graphs and their applications in biodiversity genomics

2025 18 citations Simona Secomandi, Guido Roberto Gallo et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pangenome graphs and their applications in biodiversity genomics breakdown → 2025 ·Nature Genetics ·Simona Secomandi, Guido Roberto Gallo, (unknown), Carlos Fernandes, Erich D. Jarvis, Andrea Bonisoli‐Alquati, Luca Gianfranceschi, Giulio Formenti	18
2	Campanula bergomensis (Campanulaceae), a new species from Bergamo Prealps (Northern Italy) 2024 ·Phytotaxa ·(unknown), (unknown), Guido Roberto Gallo, Mario Beretta, M. Bonelli, (unknown), Luca Gianfranceschi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marco Caccianiga	0
3	Time trees and clock genes: a systematic review and comparative analysis of contemporary avian migration genetics 2023 ·Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·(unknown), Gaia Bazzi, Jacopo G. Cecere, Luca Gianfranceschi, J. Paul Grobler, Antoinette Kotzé, Diego Rubolini, Miriam Liedvogel, Desiré L. Dalton	10
4	Manual Sampling and Video Observations: An Integrated Approach to Studying Flower-Visiting Arthropods in High-Mountain Environments 2020 ·Insects ·M. Bonelli, Andrea Melotto, (unknown), (unknown), Luca Gianfranceschi, Mauro Gobbi, Morena Casartelli, Marco Caccianiga	12
5	The otter population of the River Ticino (N Italy) 20 years after its reintroduction 2020 ·Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano) ·Paolo Tremolada, (unknown), (unknown), Emanuele Gatti, (unknown), Luca Gianfranceschi, Claudio Prigioni, Enrica Capelli, Alessandro Balestrieri	1
6	Evolution of an insect immune barrier through horizontal gene transfer mediated by a parasitic wasp 2019 ·PLoS Genetics ·Ilaria Di Lelio, Anna Illiano, (unknown), Luca Gianfranceschi, David S. Horner, Paola Varricchio, Angela Amoresano, Piero Pucci, Francesco Pennacchio, Silvia Caccia	28
7	Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Nicola Saino, Benedetta Albetti, Roberto Ambrosini, Manuela Caprioli, Alessandra Costanzo, Jacopo Mariani, Marco Parolini, Andrea Romanò, Diego Rubolini, Giulio Formenti, Luca Gianfranceschi, Valentina Bollati	8
8	SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica rustica ) 2018 ·GigaScience ·Giulio Formenti, Matteo Chiara, Lucy Poveda, Kees‐Jan Françoijs, Andrea Bonisoli‐Alquati, Luca Canova, Luca Gianfranceschi, David S. Horner, Nicola Saino	27
9	Methylation of the circadian Clock gene in the offspring of a free-living passerine bird increases with maternal and individual exposure to PM10 2016 ·Environmental Pollution ·Andrea Romanò, (unknown), Marco Parolini, Chiara Favero, Cristina Daniela Possenti, Simona Iodice, Manuela Caprioli, Diego Rubolini, Roberto Ambrosini, Luca Gianfranceschi, Nicola Saino, Valentina Bollati	19
10	Targeting environmental adaptation in the monocot model Brachypodium distachyon: a multi-faceted approach 2014 ·BMC Genomics ·Matteo Dell’Acqua, Andrea Zuccolo, Metin Tuna, Luca Gianfranceschi, Mario Enrico Pè	27
11	Clock Gene Variation Is Associated with Breeding Phenology and Maybe under Directional Selection in the Migratory Barn Swallow 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Manuela Caprioli, Roberto Ambrosini, Giuseppe Boncoraglio, Emanuele Gatti, Andrea Romanò, Maria Rosaria Romano, Diego Rubolini, Luca Gianfranceschi, Nicola Saino	59
12	The HcrVf2 gene from a wild apple confers scab resistance to a transgenic cultivated variety 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), E. Silfverberg-Dilworth, Stefano Tartarini, Andrea Patocchi, Massimo Barbieri, Jun Zhu, Boris A. Vinatzer, Luca Gianfranceschi, C. Gessler, Silviero Sansavini	189
13	Trasformazione genetica del melo Gala con un gene di resistenza a ticchiolatura 2004 ·Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) ·S. Sansavini, Matteo Barbieri, (unknown), Stefano Tartarini, Boris A. Vinatzer, C. Gessler, (unknown), Luca Gianfranceschi, (unknown), Andrea Patocchi	1
14	Molecular markers linked to the apple scab resistance gene Vbj derived from Malus baccata jackii 2004 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·(unknown), Luca Gianfranceschi, R. Liebhard, M. Kellerhals, C. Gessler, Andrea Patocchi	84
15	Creating a saturated reference map for the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) genome 2003 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·R. Liebhard, Bernhard Koller, Luca Gianfranceschi, C. Gessler	181
16	Apple Contains Receptor-like Genes Homologous to the Cladosporium fulvum Resistance Gene Family of Tomato with a Cluster of Genes Cosegregating with Vf Apple Scab Resistance 2001 ·Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions ·Boris A. Vinatzer, Andrea Patocchi, Luca Gianfranceschi, Stefano Tartarini, Hong‐Bin Zhang, C. Gessler, Silviero Sansavini	124
17	Construction of a 550 kb BAC contig spanning the genomic region containing the apple scab resistance gene Vf 1999 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·Andrea Patocchi, Boris A. Vinatzer, Luca Gianfranceschi, Stefano Tartarini, H.-B. Zhang, S. Sansavini, C. Gessler	69
18	Molecular selection in apple for resistance to scab caused by Venturia inaequalis 1996 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Luca Gianfranceschi, Bernhard Koller, N. Seglias, M. Kellerhals, C. Gessler	64
19	DNA markers linked to Malus floribunda 821 scab resistance 1994 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Bernhard Koller, Luca Gianfranceschi, N. Seglias, J. M. McDermott, C. Gessler	59
20	Similarity of maize and sorghum genomes as revealed by maize RFLP probes 1992 ·Theoretical and Applied Genetics ·Giorgio Binelli, Luca Gianfranceschi, Mario Enrico Pè, Graziana Taramino, Carlos S. Busso, J W Stenhouse, E. Ottaviano	56

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