Alessandra De Cesare

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Alessandra De Cesare is a scholar working on Food Science, Biotechnology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra De Cesare has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Food Science, 41 papers in Biotechnology and 32 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Alessandra De Cesare's work include Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (40 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (30 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (29 papers). Alessandra De Cesare is often cited by papers focused on Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (40 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (30 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (29 papers). Alessandra De Cesare collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United States. Alessandra De Cesare's co-authors include Gerardo Manfreda, Claudia Sala, Gastone Castellani, Daniel Remondini, Francesco Durazzi, Alex Lucchi, Frédérique Pasquali, Federico Sirri, R. Mioni and Antonio Parisi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra De Cesare

106 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Comparison between 16S rRNA and shotgun sequencing data for the taxonomic characterization of the gut microbiota

2021 328 citations Gerardo Manfreda, Alessandra De Cesare et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandra De Cesare Italy	21	862	524	505	382	217	113	1.7k
Gerardo Manfreda Italy	25	957 1.1×	606 1.2×	555 1.1×	505 1.3×	241 1.1×	110	2.2k
Philippe Fravalo Canada	27	1.2k 1.3×	356 0.7×	530 1.0×	425 1.1×	455 2.1×	104	1.9k
Adriana Ianieri Italy	22	990 1.1×	1.1k 2.1×	780 1.5×	423 1.1×	179 0.8×	78	2.3k
Luciana Ruschel dos Santos Brazil	19	936 1.1×	289 0.6×	322 0.6×	186 0.5×	186 0.9×	135	1.3k
A.S. Kiess United States	25	695 0.8×	344 0.7×	242 0.5×	880 2.3×	196 0.9×	96	1.8k
Nicolae Corcionivoschi United Kingdom	26	1.0k 1.2×	446 0.9×	212 0.4×	440 1.2×	377 1.7×	106	2.0k
Omar A. Oyarzábal United States	27	1.0k 1.2×	286 0.5×	458 0.9×	399 1.0×	485 2.2×	58	1.8k
Elaine Cristina Pereira De Martinis Brazil	31	1.8k 2.0×	1.3k 2.5×	868 1.7×	299 0.8×	304 1.4×	101	2.8k
Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis Italy	21	563 0.7×	378 0.7×	332 0.7×	125 0.3×	139 0.6×	79	1.2k
Héctor Argüello Spain	23	716 0.8×	267 0.5×	183 0.4×	330 0.9×	371 1.7×	58	1.3k

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All Works

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Belguith, Khaoula, Valentina Indio, Halima El‐Hatmi, et al.. (2025). Assessment of the Anti-Listeria Effect of Citrus limon Peel Extract In Silico, In Vitro, and in Fermented Cow Milk During Cold Storage. Foods. 14(4). 661–661. 3 indexed citations

Soffritti, Irene, Maria D’Accolti, Matteo Bisi, et al.. (2025). Harnessing probiotics and bacteriophages to fight Salmonella and limit the use of antibiotics in broilers: a study in commercial conditions. Poultry Science. 104(10). 105595–105595.

Cesare, Alessandra De, Valentina Indio, Federica Savini, et al.. (2025). Production of biogenic amines and changes in the microbiome composition of dry-cured fish during dynamic storage up to the end of the shelf life. LWT. 232. 118457–118457.

Savini, Federica, Rubina Sirri, Alessandra De Cesare, et al.. (2024). Improving the Education and Training Policies of the Agri-Food and Forestry Sectors: Identifying New Strategies to Meet the Needs of the Sector and Farm-to-Fork Priorities. Sustainability. 16(3). 1267–1267. 2 indexed citations

Savini, Federica, Valentina Indio, Federica Giacometti, et al.. (2024). Systematic review on microbiome-related nutritional interventions interfering with the colonization of foodborne pathogens in broiler gut to prevent contamination of poultry meat. Poultry Science. 103(5). 103607–103607. 11 indexed citations

Cesare, Alessandra De, et al.. (2024). Occurrence and genomic characterization of antimicrobial-resistant and potential pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> from Italian artisanal food productions of animal origin. Italian Journal of Food Safety. 13(2). 12205–12205.

Indio, Valentina, Alex Lucchi, Federica Savini, et al.. (2024). Shotgun metagenomic investigation of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in artisanal fermented meat products from the Mediterranean area. Italian Journal of Food Safety. 13(2). 12210–12210. 1 indexed citations

Savini, Federica, Valentina Indio, Federica Giacometti, et al.. (2024). Microbiological safety of dry-aged meat: a critical review of data gaps and research needs to define process hygiene and safety criteria. Italian Journal of Food Safety. 13(3). 12438–12438. 4 indexed citations

Savini, Federica, Federica Giacometti, Valentina Indio, et al.. (2024). Impact of fish dry-curing on the behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes during the production of ready to eat fishery products. LWT. 204. 116381–116381. 1 indexed citations

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Natale, S., Enric Gisbert, Karl B. Andrée, et al.. (2023). Exploring the application of Corynebacterium glutamicum single cell protein in the diet of flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus): effects on growth performance, digestive enzymes activity and gut microbiota. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 7 indexed citations

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Giacometti, Federica, Federica Savini, Valentina Indio, et al.. (2023). Impact of the implementation of tailored management strategies to reduce the occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in milk-supply chain in Italy. Food Control. 149. 109720–109720. 3 indexed citations

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Indio, Valentina, Khaoula Belguith, Federica Savini, et al.. (2023). Influence of Fermentation Container Type on Chemical and Microbiological Parameters of Spontaneously Fermented Cow and Goat Milk. Foods. 12(9). 1836–1836. 5 indexed citations

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Pasquali, Frédérique, Antonio Valero, Arícia Possas, et al.. (2023). Variability in Physicochemical Parameters and Its Impact on Microbiological Quality and Occurrence of Foodborne Pathogens in Artisanal Italian Organic Salami. Foods. 12(22). 4086–4086. 3 indexed citations

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Savini, Federica, et al.. (2021). Assessment of the Impact on Human Health of the Presence of Norovirus in Bivalve Molluscs: What Data Do We Miss?. Foods. 10(10). 2444–2444. 11 indexed citations

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Cesare, Alessandra De, Silvia Vitali, Girum Tadesse Tessema, et al.. (2018). Modelling the growth kinetics of Listeria monocytogenes in pasta salads at different storage temperatures and packaging conditions. Food Microbiology. 76. 154–163. 14 indexed citations

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Cesare, Alessandra De, Antonio Parisi, R. Mioni, et al.. (2017). Listeria monocytogenes Circulating in Rabbit Meat Products and Slaughterhouses in Italy: Prevalence Data and Comparison Among Typing Results. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 14(3). 167–176. 21 indexed citations

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Manfreda, Gerardo, et al.. (2015). Typing of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Turkey by Genotypic Methods, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Virulence Gene Patterns: A Retrospective Study. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 13(2). 93–100. 11 indexed citations

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Valero, Antonio, Marta Hernández, Alessandra De Cesare, et al.. (2014). Survival kinetics of Listeria monocytogenes on raw sheep milk cured cheese under different storage temperatures. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 184. 39–44. 25 indexed citations

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Giacometti, Federica, Andrea Serraino, Frédérique Pasquali, et al.. (2013). Behavior of Arcobacter butzleri and Arcobacter cryaerophilus in Ultrahigh-Temperature, Pasteurized, and Raw Cow's Milk Under Different Temperature Conditions. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 11(1). 15–20. 18 indexed citations

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Manfreda, Gerardo, et al.. (2006). Prevalence of Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens reared in intensive and extensive farms.. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 62. 5 indexed citations

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