Marco Contu

1.0k total citations
63 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Marco Contu is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marco Contu has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Cell Biology and 30 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Marco Contu's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (57 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (38 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (30 papers). Marco Contu is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (57 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (38 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (30 papers). Marco Contu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Marco Contu's co-authors include Alfredo Vizzini, Andrea C. Rinaldi, Ornella Comandini, Enrico Ercole, Ekaterina Malysheva, Ertuğrul Sesli, Stefano Ghignone, Alfredo Justo, Andrew M. Minnis and Marina Capelari and has published in prestigious journals such as Taxon, Mycologia and Mycorrhiza.

In The Last Decade

Marco Contu

59 papers receiving 525 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marco Contu Italy 12 523 324 235 221 104 63 580
Simona Margaritescu Canada 8 430 0.8× 293 0.9× 202 0.9× 172 0.8× 128 1.2× 15 489
Ricardo Valenzuela Mexico 12 502 1.0× 387 1.2× 249 1.1× 214 1.0× 102 1.0× 104 607
Pablo Alvarado Spain 15 565 1.1× 408 1.3× 235 1.0× 191 0.9× 127 1.2× 67 663
P. Manimohan India 12 466 0.9× 353 1.1× 161 0.7× 238 1.1× 128 1.2× 79 533
Yuko Ota Japan 15 533 1.0× 325 1.0× 213 0.9× 312 1.4× 132 1.3× 44 642
Slavomír Adamčík Slovakia 13 496 0.9× 322 1.0× 326 1.4× 103 0.5× 82 0.8× 81 539
Zhu L. Yang China 16 581 1.1× 344 1.1× 313 1.3× 278 1.3× 252 2.4× 33 726
Chang Sun Kim South Korea 13 294 0.6× 200 0.6× 109 0.5× 157 0.7× 75 0.7× 46 394
Henning Knudsen Denmark 11 310 0.6× 196 0.6× 163 0.7× 112 0.5× 72 0.7× 38 387
Michael Kuo United States 7 275 0.5× 157 0.5× 129 0.5× 119 0.5× 58 0.6× 12 321

Countries citing papers authored by Marco Contu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marco Contu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marco Contu

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

All Works

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Loizides, Michael, Jean‐Michel Bellanger, Alfredo Vizzini, et al.. (2023). In Response to “Acute Renal Failure after Amanita ovoidea Eating”. Indian Journal of Nephrology. 33(2). 155–155. 1 indexed citations
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Redhead, Scott A., Alfredo Vizzini, Dennis C. Drehmel, & Marco Contu. (2016). Saproamanita, a new name for both Lepidella E.-J. Gilbert and Aspidella E.-J. Gilbert (Amaniteae, Amanitaceae). IMA Fungus. 7(1). 119–129. 20 indexed citations
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Vizzini, Alfredo, et al.. (2015). Lepiota elseae (Agaricales, Agaricaceae), a new species of section Lepiota from Spain. Phytotaxa. 201(3). 5 indexed citations
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Vizzini, Alfredo, Vladimír Antonín, Ertuğrul Sesli, & Marco Contu. (2015). Gymnopus trabzonensis sp. nov. (Omphalotaceae) and Tricholoma virgatum var. fulvoumbonatum var. nov. (Tricholomataceae), two new white-spored agarics from Turkey. Phytotaxa. 226(2). 12 indexed citations
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Matheny, P. Brandon, et al.. (2014). Crassisporium and Romagnesiella : two new genera of dark-spored Agaricales. Systematics and Biodiversity. 13(1). 28–41. 35 indexed citations
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Sesli, Ertuğrul, Marco Contu, & Stephan Helfer. (2013). A new record for the Turkish Mycota from Trabzon: Laccaria macrocystidiata (Migl. & Lavorato) Pázmány. 3. 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Contu, Marco, et al.. (2012). A new Leucoagaricus species of section Piloselli (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from Spain. IMA Fungus. 3(2). 117–123. 6 indexed citations
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Contu, Marco, et al.. (2010). Clitocybula striata sp. nov. ( Basidiomycota , Agaricomycetes, Agaricales ): una nuova specie delle isole Canarie (Spagna), con note sulla diffusione del genere Clitocybula nell'isola di La Palma. Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin). 32(32). 7–12. 2 indexed citations
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Justo, Alfredo, Alfredo Vizzini, Andrew M. Minnis, et al.. (2010). Phylogeny of the Pluteaceae (Agaricales, Basidiomycota): taxonomy and character evolution. Fungal Biology. 115(1). 1–20. 74 indexed citations
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Vizzini, Alfredo, et al.. (2008). A new species within the Gymnopus dryophilus complex (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) from Italy.. Mycotaxon. 105. 43–52. 4 indexed citations
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Vila, Jean C. C., et al.. (2007). Notes on four mediterranean Cortinarius fruiting in Sclerophilous and heliophilous plant ecosystems.. Mycotaxon. 101. 137–147. 5 indexed citations
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Moreno, Gabriel, et al.. (2007). Molecular phylogenetic studies show Omphalina giovanellae represents a new section of Clitopilus (Agaricomycetes). Mycological Research. 111(12). 1399–1405. 13 indexed citations
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Contu, Marco, et al.. (2003). SOBRE ALGUNAS ESPECIES INTERESANTES DEL GÉNERO AMANITA SECCIÓN VAGINATAE EN ANDALUCÍA (ESPAÑA).. 71–77. 1 indexed citations
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Consiglio, Giovanni & Marco Contu. (1999). Amanita dryophila (Amanitaceae) spec. nov. and the species of the section Vaginatae with a semifriable universal veil and ellipsoid spores. Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 17(2). 287–290. 2 indexed citations
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Contu, Marco & Giovanni Pacioni. (1998). Amanita cistetorum and Psathyrella liciosae, two new Mediterranean species. Mycotaxon. 69. 437–446. 5 indexed citations
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Ballero, Mauro, et al.. (1995). Mycological study in Linas regional Park (SW Sardinia, Italy) with taxonomic notes on new species.. Cryptogamie Mycologie. 16(4). 293–304. 2 indexed citations
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Ballero, Mauro, et al.. (1995). Cortinarius bisporus spec. nov. a new toxic species in Sardinia (Italy). Mycotaxon. 53. 343–347.
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Ballero, Mauro, et al.. (1995). Mycological study in Linas regional Park (SW Sardinia, Italy) With taxonomie notes on new species. Cryptogamie Mycologie. 16(4). 293–304. 1 indexed citations

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