Carola Parolin

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Carola Parolin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carola Parolin has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Food Science and 29 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Carola Parolin's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (31 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (24 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (23 papers). Carola Parolin is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (31 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (24 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (23 papers). Carola Parolin collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Argentina. Carola Parolin's co-authors include Beatrice Vitali, Luca Laghi, Claudio Foschi, Antonella Marangoni, Barbara Giordani, Rogers Alberto Ñahui Palomino, Natalia Calonghi, Angela Abruzzo, Roberto Cevenini and Barbara Luppi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Carola Parolin

71 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Diversity of vaginal microbiome and metabolome during genital infections

2019 234 citations Claudio Foschi, Carola Parolin et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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Elisabetta Buommino Italy

Semih Esin Italy

Kai P. Leung United States

Anna L. Cogen United States

Oriana Simonetti Italy

Megan L. Falsetta United States

Yuping Lai China

Günther Weindl Germany

Rita Palmeira‐de‐Oliveira Portugal

Adone Baroni Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carola Parolin

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Nowak, Marta, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Properties of Postbiotics Derived from Lactiplantibacillus pentosus B1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(17). 8169–8169. 1 indexed citations

Abruzzo, Angela, Carola Parolin, Beatrice Vitali, et al.. (2025). Surfactant-enriched liposomes to enhance azithromycin efficacy in Chlamydia trachomatis infections. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 686. 126357–126357.

Giordani, Barbara, Stefano Fedi, Daniele Ghezzi, et al.. (2025). Vaginal Lactobacillus gasseri biosurfactant: a novel bio- and eco-compatible anti-Candida agent. Biofilm. 10. 100299–100299. 1 indexed citations

Hasa, Dritan, Carola Parolin, Serena Bertoni, et al.. (2025). Innovative bilayered buccal films: A paediatric-friendly dosage form for transmucosal azithromycin delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 684. 126164–126164.

Avitabile, Elisa, et al.. (2024). Vaginal Lactobacilli Supernatants Protect from Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in Cell Culture Models. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(5). 2492–2492. 2 indexed citations

Avitabile, Elisa, et al.. (2024). Protective Mechanisms of Vaginal Lactobacilli against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(17). 9168–9168. 14 indexed citations

Giordani, Barbara, Carola Parolin, Angela Abruzzo, et al.. (2023). Limosilactobacillus vaginalis Exerts Bifidogenic Effects: A Novel Postbiotic Strategy for Infant Prebiotic Supplementation. Nutrients. 15(20). 4433–4433. 10 indexed citations

Giordani, Barbara, et al.. (2023). Exopolysaccharides from vaginal lactobacilli modulate microbial biofilms. Microbial Cell Factories. 22(1). 45–45. 19 indexed citations

D’Alessandro, Margherita, Carola Parolin, Danka Bukvički, et al.. (2021). Probiotic and Metabolic Characterization of Vaginal Lactobacilli for a Potential Use in Functional Foods. Microorganisms. 9(4). 833–833. 14 indexed citations

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Costantini, Paolo Emidio, Andrea Firrincieli, Stefano Fedi, et al.. (2021). Insight into phenotypic and genotypic differences between vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus BC5 and Lactobacillus gasseri BC12 to unravel nutritional and stress factors influencing their metabolic activity. Microbial Genomics. 7(6). 9 indexed citations

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Patrignani, Francesca, Carola Parolin, Margherita D’Alessandro, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the fate of Lactobacillus crispatus BC4, carried in Squacquerone cheese, throughout the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem (SHIME). Food Research International. 137. 109580–109580. 10 indexed citations

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Foschi, Claudio, et al.. (2019). In-vitro effect of vaginal lactobacilli against group B Streptococcus. Microbial Pathogenesis. 136. 103692–103692. 32 indexed citations

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Parolin, Carola, Claudio Foschi, Barbara Giordani, et al.. (2018). Lactobacillus crispatus BC5 Interferes With Chlamydia trachomatis Infectivity Through Integrin Modulation in Cervical Cells. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2630–2630. 43 indexed citations

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Parolin, Carola, Claudio Foschi, Luca Laghi, et al.. (2018). Insights Into Vaginal Bacterial Communities and Metabolic Profiles of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection: Positioning Between Eubiosis and Dysbiosis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 600–600. 46 indexed citations

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Parolin, Carola, Barbara Giordani, Rogers Alberto Ñahui Palomino, et al.. (2017). Design and validation of a DNA-microarray for phylogenetic analysis of bacterial communities in different oral samples and dental implants. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6280–6280. 13 indexed citations

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Foschi, Claudio, Melissa Salvo, Roberto Cevenini, et al.. (2017). Vaginal Lactobacilli Reduce Neisseria gonorrhoeae Viability through Multiple Strategies: An in Vitro Study. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 7. 502–502. 70 indexed citations

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Cerchiara, Teresa, Angela Abruzzo, Carola Parolin, et al.. (2016). Microparticles based on chitosan/carboxymethylcellulose polyelectrolyte complexes for colon delivery of vancomycin. Carbohydrate Polymers. 143. 124–130. 84 indexed citations

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Vitali, Beatrice, Angela Abruzzo, Carola Parolin, et al.. (2015). Association of Lactobacillus crispatus with fructo-oligosaccharides and ascorbic acid in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose vaginal insert. Carbohydrate Polymers. 136. 1161–1169. 23 indexed citations

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Sartori, Elena, Federica Sandrelli, Arianna Calistri, et al.. (2010). A Drosophila melanogaster model for human inherited prion diseases. Journal of NeuroVirology.

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Naldi, Marina, Vincenza Andrisano, Jessica Fiori, et al.. (2006). Histone proteins determined in a human colon cancer by high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 1129(1). 73–81. 24 indexed citations

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