Valeria Bianciotto

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Valeria Bianciotto is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pharmacology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Valeria Bianciotto has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Plant Science, 23 papers in Pharmacology and 20 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Valeria Bianciotto's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (58 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (23 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (20 papers). Valeria Bianciotto is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (58 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (23 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (20 papers). Valeria Bianciotto collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Valeria Bianciotto's co-authors include Erica Lumini, Paola Bonfante, Raffaella Balestrini, Andrea Berruti, Alberto Orgiazzi, Roberto Borriello, Silvia Perotto, Daniela Minerdi, Mariangela Girlanda and María del Mar Alguacil and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Valeria Bianciotto

69 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Natural Biofertilizers: Let's Benefit from Past Successes

2016 533 citations Andrea Berruti, Erica Lumini et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valeria Bianciotto Italy	30	3.1k	815	774	701	434	70	3.6k
Leonor Costa Maia Brazil	28	2.6k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	649 0.8×	623 0.9×	637 1.5×	199	3.1k
J. Dodd United Kingdom	32	2.5k 0.8×	750 0.9×	657 0.8×	545 0.8×	346 0.8×	107	2.9k
Stéphane Declerck Belgium	38	4.7k 1.5×	992 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	496 0.7×	633 1.5×	182	5.4k
Mika Tarkka Germany	31	2.6k 0.8×	516 0.6×	576 0.7×	378 0.5×	272 0.6×	85	3.7k
Claude Murat France	29	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.7×	833 1.1×	739 1.1×	741 1.7×	67	3.8k
Arthur Schüßler Germany	26	3.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	935 1.2×	910 1.3×	579 1.3×	46	3.3k
Fred O. Asiegbu Finland	31	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	702 0.9×	576 0.8×	381 0.9×	139	3.1k
François Le Tacon France	30	2.4k 0.8×	766 0.9×	720 0.9×	741 1.1×	473 1.1×	125	2.9k
P. Jeffries United Kingdom	34	4.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.9×	675 0.9×	504 0.7×	588 1.4×	105	4.7k
Robin Duponnois France	35	3.0k 0.9×	371 0.5×	549 0.7×	591 0.8×	348 0.8×	186	3.5k

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Debruyne, Régis, Martino Adamo, Olivier Rué, et al.. (2025). Ancient Microbiomes as Mirrored by DNA Extracted From Century‐Old Herbarium Plants and Associated Soil. Molecular Ecology Resources. 25(7). e14122–e14122.

Bianciotto, Valeria, et al.. (2024). Paleomicrobiology: Tracking the past microbial life from single species to entire microbial communities. Microbial Biotechnology. 17(1). e14390–e14390. 5 indexed citations

Venice, Francesco, Pasqualina Colasuonno, Emanuela Lombardo, et al.. (2023). First morphological and molecular investigation of the mycobiota associated with Astragalus nebrodensis in its natural environment (Madonie mountains, Sicily). Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 157(3). 688–698. 1 indexed citations

Bittner, Lucie, et al.. (2023). Identification of DNA Viruses in Ancient DNA from Herbarium Samples. Methods in molecular biology. 2732. 221–234. 1 indexed citations

Caser, Matteo, Sonia Demasi, Andrea Berruti, et al.. (2020). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi association promotes corm multiplication in potted saffron (Crocus sativus L.) plants. Acta Horticulturae. 441–446. 4 indexed citations

Bouffaud, Marie‐Lara, Andrea Berruti, Samuele Voyron, et al.. (2016). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community differences among European long-term observatories. Mycorrhiza. 27(4). 331–343. 13 indexed citations

Berruti, Andrea, Erica Lumini, Raffaella Balestrini, & Valeria Bianciotto. (2016). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi as Natural Biofertilizers: Let's Benefit from Past Successes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1559–1559. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

Mello, Antonietta, Erica Lumini, Chiara Napoli, Valeria Bianciotto, & Paola Bonfante. (2015). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in the Tuber melanosporum brûlé. Fungal Biology. 119(6). 518–527. 17 indexed citations

Borriello, Roberto, et al.. (2014). Edaphic factors trigger diverse AM fungal communities associated to exotic camellias in closely located Lake Maggiore (Italy) sites. Mycorrhiza. 25(4). 253–265. 22 indexed citations

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Perotto, Silvia, Paola Angelini, Valeria Bianciotto, et al.. (2012). Interactions of fungi with other organisms. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 147(1). 208–218. 48 indexed citations

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Orgiazzi, Alberto, Erica Lumini, R. Henrik Nilsson, et al.. (2012). Unravelling Soil Fungal Communities from Different Mediterranean Land-Use Backgrounds. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34847–e34847. 190 indexed citations

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Berruti, Andrea, et al.. (2011). SELECTION OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL ISOLATES FOR SUSTAINABLE FLORICULTURE. Acta Horticulturae. 319–324. 1 indexed citations

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Balestrini, Raffaella, Franco Magurno, Christopher Walker, Erica Lumini, & Valeria Bianciotto. (2010). Cohorts of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Vitis vinifera , a typical Mediterranean fruit crop. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2(4). 594–604. 84 indexed citations

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Lumini, Erica, Alberto Orgiazzi, Roberto Borriello, Paola Bonfante, & Valeria Bianciotto. (2009). Disclosing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity in soil through a land‐use gradient using a pyrosequencing approach. Environmental Microbiology. 12(8). 2165–2179. 328 indexed citations

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Alguacil, María del Mar, Erica Lumini, A. Roldán, et al.. (2008). THE IMPACT OF TILLAGE PRACTICES ON ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL DIVERSITY IN SUBTROPICAL CROPS. Ecological Applications. 18(2). 527–536. 158 indexed citations

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Lumini, Erica, Valeria Bianciotto, Patricia Jargeat, et al.. (2007). Presymbiotic growth and sporal morphology are affected in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita cured of its endobacteria. Cellular Microbiology. 9(7). 1716–1729. 111 indexed citations

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Vallino, Marta, Nadia Massa, Erica Lumini, et al.. (2006). Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in roots of Solidago gigantea growing in a polluted soil in Northern Italy. Environmental Microbiology. 8(6). 971–983. 92 indexed citations

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Lanfranco, Luisa, et al.. (2001). A combined morphological and molecular approach to characterize isolates of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inGigaspora(Glomales). New Phytologist. 152(1). 169–179. 23 indexed citations

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Bianciotto, Valeria, Erica Lumini, Luisa Lanfranco, et al.. (2000). Detection and Identification of Bacterial Endosymbionts in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Belonging to the Family Gigasporaceae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66(10). 4503–4509. 113 indexed citations

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Lorito, Matteo, Simonetta Muccifora, Sheridan L. Woo, et al.. (1997). TRANSGENIC ENZYME LOCALIZATION AND MYCORRHIZA INFECTION OF PLANTS EXPRESSING A TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM ENDOCHITINASE WHICH IMPROVES PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 87. 1 indexed citations

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