Alessia Sommella

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 870 citations indexed

About

Alessia Sommella is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessia Sommella has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 870 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Alessia Sommella's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (9 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (4 papers). Alessia Sommella is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (9 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (4 papers). Alessia Sommella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. Alessia Sommella's co-authors include Massimo Pigna, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, A. Violante, Andrew A. Meharg, Gareth J. Norton, Claire Deacon, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Paul N. Williams, Yong‐Guan Zhu and Antía Villada and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Alessia Sommella

12 papers receiving 856 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.

Variation in Rice Cadmium Related to Human Exposure

2013 401 citations Andrew A. Meharg, Gareth J. Norton et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers

Alessia Sommella

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Antoine Pierart France

Martha L. López United States

Marina Rafiq Pakistan

Jiani Liang China

Francesca Pedron Italy

Daixia Yin China

Shuanglian Xiong China

Changli Mo China

Pranab Kumar Ghosh India

Antoine Pierart France

Alessia Sommella

483 ×0.9

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264 ×0.9

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208 ×0.7

257 ×1.2

118 ×0.9

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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12 of 12 papers shown

Pigna, Massimo, James J. Dynes, A. Violante, Alessia Sommella, & Antonio Giandonato Caporale. (2015). Sorption of Arsenite on Cu-Al, Mg-Al, Mg-Fe, and Zn-Al Layered Double Hydroxides in the Presence of Inorganic Anions Commonly Found in Aquatic Environments. Environmental Engineering Science. 33(2). 98–104. 24 indexed citations

Pigna, Massimo, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Lucia Cavalca, Alessia Sommella, & A. Violante. (2015). Arsenic in the Soil Environment: Mobility and Phytoavailability. Environmental Engineering Science. 32(7). 551–563. 53 indexed citations

Sommella, Alessia, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Melissa A. Denecke, et al.. (2015). Nature and reactivity of layered double hydroxides formed by coprecipitating Mg, Al and As(V): Effect of arsenic concentration, pH, and aging. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 300. 504–512. 34 indexed citations

Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Alessia Sommella, Matteo Lorito, et al.. (2014). Trichoderma spp. alleviate phytotoxicity in lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.) irrigated with arsenic-contaminated water. Journal of Plant Physiology. 171(15). 1378–1384. 31 indexed citations

Norton, Gareth J., Paul N. Williams, Eureka Adomako, et al.. (2014). Lead in rice: Analysis of baseline lead levels in market and field collected rice grains. The Science of The Total Environment. 485-486. 428–434. 71 indexed citations

Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Massimo Pigna, Alessia Sommella, & Pellegrino Conte. (2014). Effect of pruning-derived biochar on heavy metals removal and water dynamics. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(8). 1211–1222. 47 indexed citations

Pigna, Massimo, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Paula Cartes, et al.. (2014). Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and phosphorus fertilization on the growth of escarole (Cichorium endivia L.) in an arsenic polluted soil. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 0–0. 10 indexed citations

Sommella, Alessia, Claire Deacon, Gareth J. Norton, et al.. (2013). Total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, and other elements concentrations in Italian rice grain varies with origin and type. Environmental Pollution. 181. 38–43. 87 indexed citations

Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Massimo Pigna, Alessia Sommella, et al.. (2013). Influence of compost on the mobility of arsenic in soil and its uptake by bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) irrigated with arsenite-contaminated water. Journal of Environmental Management. 128. 837–843. 41 indexed citations

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Meharg, Andrew A., Gareth J. Norton, Claire Deacon, et al.. (2013). Variation in Rice Cadmium Related to Human Exposure. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(11). 5613–5618. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, et al.. (2013). Effect of competing ligands on the sorption/desorption of arsenite on/from Mg–Fe layered double hydroxides (Mg–Fe-LDH). Chemical Engineering Journal. 225. 704–709. 61 indexed citations

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Pigna, Massimo, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Vincenza Cozzolino, et al.. (2012). Influence of phosphorus on the arsenic uptake by tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) irrigated with arsenic solutions at four different concentrations. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 0–0. 10 indexed citations

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