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Pierluigi Bonello

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1986
Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlPlant Pathogens and ResistanceYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Publications

172

Citations

4,800

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
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Pierluigi Bonello studies how trees interact with pathogens (disease-causing organisms) and pests, focusing on tree diseases like beech leaf disease, ash dieback, and pine pitch canker. His work combines field surveys, climate-based disease risk modeling, and plant defense chemistry to understand how forest diseases spread and how trees might be bred or managed for greater resistance. Much of the research addresses emerging and international forest health threats using tools such as sentinel tree plantings and diagnostic technologies.

Forest tree disease ecologyPlant-pathogen interactions and resistanceClimate change impacts on tree disease spreadForest pest and pathogen diagnosticsTree defense chemistry (terpenoids, induced resistance)

Publication output has declined from a peak in 2017-2018 to a lower and more variable level in recent years, though 2026 shows a notable uptick.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.6/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 14 publications14182019: 5 publications192020: 9 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 9 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Frontiers in Forests and Global Change×9
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×6
  • Forest Pathology×4
  • Forest Ecology and Management×4
  • Plant Cell & Environment×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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