A. Pèra

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

A. Pèra is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Pèra has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Soil Science, 12 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in A. Pèra's work include Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (13 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (4 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (3 papers). A. Pèra is often cited by papers focused on Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques (13 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (4 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (3 papers). A. Pèra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. A. Pèra's co-authors include M. Bertoldi, Giovanni Vallini, F. Zucconi, Monica Agnolucci, Stefania Frassinetti, R. Levi‐Minzi, R. Riffaldi, Federico Aulenta, Mauro Majone and Simona Rossetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Chemosphere and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

A. Pèra

38 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluating toxicity of immature compost 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 1983 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Evaluating toxicity of immature compost
    1981 987 citations F. Zucconi, A. Pèra et al. Biocycle profile →
  2. The biology of composting: A review
    1983 412 citations Giovanni Vallini, A. Pèra et al. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Pèra Italy 15 1.7k 878 733 650 177 38 2.6k
M. Bertoldi Italy 18 1.6k 1.0× 862 1.0× 703 1.0× 583 0.9× 167 0.9× 56 2.6k
P. R. Warman Canada 28 1.6k 0.9× 729 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 589 0.9× 110 0.6× 84 3.1k
H. M. Keener United States 26 1.3k 0.8× 706 0.8× 482 0.7× 566 0.9× 140 0.8× 113 2.7k
Rogelio Nogales Spain 30 1.6k 1.0× 815 0.9× 682 0.9× 893 1.4× 119 0.7× 76 2.8k
F. Zucconi United States 13 1.3k 0.8× 626 0.7× 778 1.1× 434 0.7× 121 0.7× 28 2.1k
A. Pérez‐Espinosa Spain 23 886 0.5× 602 0.7× 594 0.8× 399 0.6× 111 0.6× 46 2.1k
Emilio Benítez Spain 26 1.5k 0.9× 583 0.7× 761 1.0× 555 0.9× 78 0.4× 70 2.5k
Claudio Mondini Italy 34 2.3k 1.4× 888 1.0× 925 1.3× 861 1.3× 307 1.7× 73 4.1k
Andy I. Bary United States 30 1.1k 0.7× 587 0.7× 723 1.0× 819 1.3× 378 2.1× 79 2.6k
J. M. Estavillo Spain 32 1.8k 1.1× 424 0.5× 1.4k 1.9× 605 0.9× 221 1.2× 67 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Pèra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Pèra

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aulenta, Federico, A. Pèra, Simona Rossetti, Marco Petrangeli Papini, & Mauro Majone. (2006). Relevance of side reactions in anaerobic reductive dechlorination microcosms amended with different electron donors. Water Research. 41(1). 27–38. 119 indexed citations
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Caravaca, F., A. Pèra, Grazia Masciandaro, B. Ceccanti, & A. Roldán. (2005). A microcosm approach to assessing the effects of earthworm inoculation and oat cover cropping on CO2 fluxes and biological properties in an amended semiarid soil. Chemosphere. 59(11). 1625–1631. 23 indexed citations
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Ceccarini, Lucia, A. Pèra, Fabrizio Monaci, et al.. (2003). Influence of olive mill wastewater derived compost on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivation. 133. 179–187. 1 indexed citations
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Vallini, Giovanni, et al.. (2002). Exploitation of composting management for either reclamation of organic wastes or solid-phase treatment of contaminated environmental matrices. Environmental Reviews. 10(4). 195–207. 9 indexed citations
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Vallini, Giovanni, et al.. (1999). Evaluation of Cocomposted Coal Fly Ash on Dynamics of Microbial Populations and Heavy Metal Uptake. Compost Science & Utilization. 7(1). 81–90. 8 indexed citations
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Pèra, A., et al.. (1996). Effects of compost-derived humic acids on vegetable biomass production and microbial growth within a plant (Cichorium intybus)-soil system: a comparative study. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 58(2-3). 133–144. 186 indexed citations
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Pèra, A., et al.. (1996). Effects of Humic Acids from Compost-Stabilized Green Waste or Leonardite on Soil Shrinkage And Microaggregation. Compost Science & Utilization. 4(4). 40–46. 8 indexed citations
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Vallini, Giovanni, et al.. (1994). Effects of intensive microbial metabolism on starch-filled polyethylene films in controlled compositing windows.. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 40(5). 445–461. 7 indexed citations
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Vallini, Giovanni, et al.. (1993). Process Constraints in Source-Collected Vegetable Waste Composting. Water Science & Technology. 28(2). 229–236. 13 indexed citations
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Cecchi, Franco, Giovanni Vallini, A. Pèra, & Paolo Pavan. (1991). Microbially mediated bioconversions in algal biomass treatment and recycling: anaerobic digestion and composting for the management of macroalgae from Venice Lagoon. 0–0. 1 indexed citations
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Guidi, Gabriele, G. Petruzzelli, Giovanni Vallini, & A. Pèra. (1990). Plant productivity and heavy metal contamination. Biocycle. 31(6). 46–48. 20 indexed citations
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Vallini, Giovanni, et al.. (1990). Source-collected vegetable waste: Green composting. 31(6). 33–35. 1 indexed citations
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Filippi, C. & A. Pèra. (1990). Effect of soil temperature on infective capacity of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi in presence of poplar bark compost. Zentralblatt für Mikrobiologie. 145(1). 23–29. 2 indexed citations
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Guidi, Gian Cesare, et al.. (1988). Variations of soil structure and microbial population in a compost amended soil. Plant and Soil. 106(1). 113–119. 40 indexed citations
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Bertoldi, M., Giovanni Vallini, & A. Pèra. (1983). The Biology of Composting: a Review. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 1(1). 157–176. 351 indexed citations
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Vallini, Giovanni, et al.. (1983). The biology of composting: A review. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 1(2). 157–176. 412 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vallini, Giovanni, A. Pèra, & M. Bertoldi. (1983). Genotoxic effects of some agricultural pesticides in vitro tested with Aspergillus nidulans. Environmental Pollution Series A Ecological and Biological. 30(1). 39–58. 6 indexed citations
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Zucconi, F., et al.. (1982). Evaluating toxicity of immature compost [Phytotoxicity]. 0. 2 indexed citations
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Zucconi, F., et al.. (1981). Evaluating toxicity of immature compost. Biocycle. 22(2). 54–57. 987 indexed citations breakdown →

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