Walter Chitarra

3.7k total citations
90 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Walter Chitarra is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Chitarra has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Plant Science, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Walter Chitarra's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (26 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (21 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (18 papers). Walter Chitarra is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (26 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (21 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (18 papers). Walter Chitarra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Walter Chitarra's co-authors include Luca Nerva, Giorgio Gambino, Raffaella Balestrini, Chiara Pagliarani, Claudio Lovisolo, Irene Perrone, Andrea Schubert, Marco Sandrini, M. L. Gullino and Paolo Boccacci and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Walter Chitarra

87 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Chitarra Italy 31 2.3k 584 374 318 250 90 2.6k
Allen Van Deynze United States 36 3.4k 1.5× 1.6k 2.7× 144 0.4× 388 1.2× 165 0.7× 84 4.3k
J. Janse Netherlands 29 2.2k 1.0× 345 0.6× 173 0.5× 142 0.4× 648 2.6× 124 2.6k
Jordi García-Más Spain 43 4.1k 1.8× 1.7k 3.0× 216 0.6× 188 0.6× 312 1.2× 103 5.1k
Robert N. Trigiano United States 26 1.8k 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 263 0.7× 91 0.3× 564 2.3× 201 2.5k
Frank Ordon Germany 34 3.8k 1.7× 615 1.1× 272 0.7× 150 0.5× 115 0.5× 214 4.1k
Christine A. Hackett United Kingdom 41 3.5k 1.6× 896 1.5× 75 0.2× 680 2.1× 459 1.8× 115 4.3k
Patricia E. Klein United States 39 4.8k 2.1× 1.5k 2.5× 62 0.2× 156 0.5× 202 0.8× 119 6.1k
P. Martínez‐Gómez Spain 37 3.8k 1.7× 1.9k 3.3× 640 1.7× 121 0.4× 336 1.3× 264 4.5k
Gopi K. Podila United States 27 1.8k 0.8× 898 1.5× 90 0.2× 54 0.2× 318 1.3× 71 2.3k
Mary Ruth McDonald Canada 28 2.1k 0.9× 244 0.4× 366 1.0× 108 0.3× 228 0.9× 128 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Chitarra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Chitarra

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Giovannini, Luca, Fabiano Sillo, Elisa Zampieri, et al.. (2025). Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Induce the Regulation of Ca 2+ , ROS , and SOS Pathways Under Salt Stress in Tomato Roots. Physiologia Plantarum. 177(6). e70610–e70610.
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Ferriol, Inmaculada, et al.. (2025). The four Ws of viruses: Where, Which, What and Why - A deep dive into viral evolution. Virology. 606. 110476–110476. 1 indexed citations
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Reitz, Thomas, Fabiano Sillo, Vincenzo Montesano, et al.. (2024). Interactions between an arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum and the root-associated microbiome in shaping the response of Capsicum annuum “Locale di Senise” to different irrigation levels. Plant and Soil. 508(1-2). 361–383. 1 indexed citations
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Nerva, Luca, et al.. (2024). First Report of Alternaria alternata Complex Causing Leaf Spot on Vitis vinifera in Italy. Plant Disease. 108(10). 3196–3196. 1 indexed citations
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Sandrini, Marco, Walter Chitarra, Chiara Pagliarani, et al.. (2024). Microbial consortia inoculants differently shape ecophysiological and systemic defence responses of field-grown grapevine cuttings. Plant Stress. 14. 100686–100686.
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Chitarra, Walter, Luca Nerva, Chiara Agliassa, et al.. (2024). Grafting with non‐suckering rootstock increases drought tolerance in Corylus avellana L. through physiological and biochemical adjustments. Physiologia Plantarum. 176(6). e70003–e70003. 1 indexed citations
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Giovannini, Luca, Chiara Pagliarani, Fabiano Sillo, et al.. (2024). Mycorrhization and chemical seed priming boost tomato stress tolerance by changing primary and defence metabolic pathways. Journal of Experimental Botany. 76(21). 6410–6433. 4 indexed citations
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Matić, Slavica, Walter Chitarra, Luca Nerva, et al.. (2023). Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Sardinia Virus Increases Drought Tolerance of Tomato. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2893–2893. 8 indexed citations
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Nerva, Luca, Raffaella Balestrini, & Walter Chitarra. (2023). From Plant Nursery to Field: Persistence of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Balancing Effects on Growth-Defence Tradeoffs Mediated by Rootstock. Agronomy. 13(1). 229–229. 6 indexed citations
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Nerva, Luca, Walter Chitarra, Gianni Fila, Lorenzo Lovat, & Federica Gaiotti. (2023). Variability in Stomatal Adaptation to Drought among Grapevine Cultivars: Genotype-Dependent Responses. Agriculture. 13(12). 2186–2186. 5 indexed citations
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Ranjan, Alok, Irene Perrone, Rajesh Kumar Singh, et al.. (2022). Molecular basis of differential adventitious rooting competence in poplar genotypes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73(12). 4046–4064. 15 indexed citations
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Nerva, Luca, et al.. (2022). Breeding toward improved ecological plant–microbiome interactions. Trends in Plant Science. 27(11). 1134–1143. 73 indexed citations
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Degola, Francesca, Luca Nerva, Franco Bisceglie, et al.. (2020). Double Gamers—Can Modified Natural Regulators of Higher Plants Act as Antagonists against Phytopathogens? The Case of Jasmonic Acid Derivatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(22). 8681–8681. 10 indexed citations
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Mannino, Giuseppe, Luca Nerva, Mara Novero, et al.. (2020). Effects of Different Microbial Inocula on Tomato Tolerance to Water Deficit. Agronomy. 10(2). 170–170. 36 indexed citations
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Boccacci, Paolo, Walter Chitarra, Anna Schneider, Luca Rollè, & Giorgio Gambino. (2019). Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping assays for the varietal authentication of ‘Nebbiolo’ musts and wines. Food Chemistry. 312. 126100–126100. 22 indexed citations
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Pagliarani, Chiara, Paolo Boccacci, Walter Chitarra, et al.. (2019). Distinct Metabolic Signals Underlie Clone by Environment Interplay in “Nebbiolo” Grapes Over Ripening. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1575–1575. 15 indexed citations
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Gambino, Giorgio, Alessandra Dal Molin, Paolo Boccacci, et al.. (2017). Whole-genome sequencing and SNV genotyping of ‘Nebbiolo’ (Vitis vinifera L.) clones. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17294–17294. 44 indexed citations
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Chitarra, Walter, et al.. (2015). Quantification of Aspergillus fumigatus and enteric bacteria in European compost and biochar. Compost Science & Utilization. 24(1). 20–29. 13 indexed citations
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Perrone, Irene, et al.. (2012). Recovery from water stress affects grape leaf petiole transcriptome. Planta. 235(6). 1383–1396. 94 indexed citations

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