Alessandro Massolo

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Massolo is a scholar working on Ecology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Massolo has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Ecology, 40 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Massolo's work include Parasitic infections in humans and animals (40 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (27 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (26 papers). Alessandro Massolo is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic infections in humans and animals (40 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (27 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (26 papers). Alessandro Massolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and France. Alessandro Massolo's co-authors include Maurizio Marogna, Giovanni Passalacqua, Giorgio Walter Canonica, I Spadolini, Stefano Liccioli, Marco Musiani, Christina A. D. Semeniuk, Susan Kutz, Tyler B. Muhly and Peter Deplazes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Massolo

140 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Ecology and Life Cycle Patterns of Echinococcus Species

2017 314 citations Thomas Romig, Alessandro Massolo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alessandro Massolo Italy	34	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	765	146	3.8k
R. M. Herd Australia	42	876 0.8×	471 0.4×	414 0.4×	66 0.1×	73 0.1×	156	6.8k
Rune Nilsen Norway	30	607 0.5×	44 0.0×	132 0.1×	120 0.1×	176 0.2×	124	2.5k
Coralie Martin France	29	1.1k 0.9×	102 0.1×	102 0.1×	66 0.1×	89 0.1×	83	3.1k
Scott A. Smith United States	27	239 0.2×	148 0.1×	96 0.1×	42 0.0×	55 0.1×	72	2.5k
Michael M. Garner United States	29	533 0.5×	17 0.0×	39 0.0×	61 0.1×	176 0.2×	281	3.7k
Lubna Nasir United Kingdom	23	341 0.3×	13 0.0×	584 0.6×	58 0.1×	94 0.1×	41	2.0k
Gabriel Renaud United States	21	215 0.2×	100 0.1×	71 0.1×	41 0.0×	61 0.1×	43	2.6k
Laura S. Weyrich Australia	27	775 0.7×	28 0.0×	164 0.2×	18 0.0×	82 0.1×	66	2.7k
Irene Keller Switzerland	31	965 0.8×	12 0.0×	132 0.1×	50 0.0×	121 0.2×	78	3.7k
Andrea Battisti Italy	42	3.8k 3.3×	628 0.6×	10 0.0×	30 0.0×	366 0.5×	281	7.0k

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Raffaelli, Mauro, Chiara Rossi, Adriano Casulli, et al.. (2025). Parasite diversity in grey wolves (Canis lupus) from Tuscany, central Italy: a copromicroscopical investigation. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 27. 101092–101092.

Bedini, Gianni, et al.. (2024). Some like it burnt: species differences in small mammal assemblage in a Mediterranean basin nearly 3 years after a major fire. Mammal Research. 69(2). 283–302. 3 indexed citations

Gesy, Karen, Caroline F. Frey, Jamie L. Rothenburger, et al.. (2023). Canine Alveolar Echinococcosis: An Emerging and Costly Introduced Problem in North America. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2023. 1–10. 8 indexed citations

Franco, Gregorio Di, Matteo Palmeri, Luca Emanuele Pollina, et al.. (2022). Zebrafish Patient-Derived Xenograft Model to Predict Treatment Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Patients. Biomedicines. 10(7). 1474–1474. 16 indexed citations

Massolo, Alessandro, et al.. (2022). The ‘bridge effect’ by intermediate hosts may explain differential distributions of Echinococcus species. Trends in Parasitology. 38(7). 501–512. 13 indexed citations

Obber, Federica, Graziana Da Rold, Silvia Ravagnan, et al.. (2022). A highly endemic area of Echinococcus multilocularis identified through a comparative re-assessment of prevalence in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Alto Adige (Italy: 2019–2020). PLoS ONE. 17(5). e0268045–e0268045. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Rebecca, et al.. (2021). Deep amplicon sequencing highlights low intra-host genetic variability of Echinococcus multilocularis and high prevalence of the European-type haplotypes in coyotes and red foxes in Alberta, Canada. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(5). e0009428–e0009428. 14 indexed citations

Massolo, Alessandro, et al.. (2021). Droplet digital PCR as a sensitive tool to assess exposure pressure from Echinococcus multilocularis in intermediate hosts. Acta Tropica. 223. 106078–106078. 7 indexed citations

Franco, Gregorio Di, Luca Emanuele Pollina, Caterina Vivaldi, et al.. (2021). Zebrafish Patient-Derived Xenografts Identify Chemo-Response in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients. Cancers. 13(16). 4131–4131. 13 indexed citations

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Massolo, Alessandro, et al.. (2020). Range expansion of muskox lungworms track rapid arctic warming: implications for geographic colonization under climate forcing. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 17323–17323. 36 indexed citations

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Liccioli, Stefano, et al.. (2019). A community analysis approach to parasite transmission in multi-host systems: Assemblages of small mammal prey and Echinococcus multilocularis in an urban area in North America. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 9. 49–55. 9 indexed citations

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Klein, Claudia, et al.. (2018). Detecting co-infections of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus canadensis in coyotes and red foxes in Alberta, Canada using real-time PCR. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 7(2). 111–115. 28 indexed citations

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Massolo, Alessandro. (2018). Bundeskartellamt vs Facebook: Time to Refresh ‘GDPR’s Wall’?. 5(1).

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Zaccaroni, Marco, Alessandro Massolo, Daniele Della Seta, et al.. (2017). Developmental Exposure to Low Levels of Ethinylestradiol Affects Play Behavior in Juvenile Female Rats. Neurotoxicity Research. 33(4). 876–886. 3 indexed citations

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Semeniuk, Christina A. D., et al.. (2015). Reported off-leash frequency and perception of risk for gastrointestinal parasitism are not associated in owners of urban park-attending dogs: A multifactorial investigation. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 120(3-4). 336–348. 6 indexed citations

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Liccioli, Stefano, et al.. (2013). A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. Parasitology International. 62(4). 355–357. 29 indexed citations

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Gargano, Domenico, et al.. (2012). Patterns of vegetation cover/dynamics in a protected Mediterranean mountain area: Influence of the ecological context and protection policy. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 146(sup1). 9–18. 25 indexed citations

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Schiappoli, Michele, Erminia Ridolo, Gianenrico Senna, et al.. (2009). A prospective Italian survey on the safety of subcutaneous immunotherapy for respiratory allergy. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 39(10). 1569–1574. 48 indexed citations

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Massolo, Alessandro, et al.. (2007). ZONING AND WILD BOAR MANAGEMENT: A MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH TO PLANNING. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(1). 57–68. 2 indexed citations

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Brandmayr, Tullia Zetto, Teresa Bonacci, Alessandro Massolo, & Pietro Brandmayr. (2006). What is going on between aposematic carabid beetles? The case of Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan 1763) and Brachinus sclopeta (Fabricius 1792) (Coleoptera Carabidae). Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 18(4). 335–348. 16 indexed citations

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