Costanza Scopetani

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Costanza Scopetani is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Costanza Scopetani has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pollution, 19 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 6 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Costanza Scopetani's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (24 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (17 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Costanza Scopetani is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (24 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (17 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Costanza Scopetani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Finland and Germany. Costanza Scopetani's co-authors include Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, David Chelazzi, Cristiana Guerranti, María Cristina Fossi, Athanasios Katsoyiannis, Simonetta Corsolini, Guido Perra, Jukka Pellinen and Maranda Esterhuizen‐Londt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Chemosphere and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Costanza Scopetani

23 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR

2017 522 citations Alessandra Cincinelli, Costanza Scopetani et al. Chemosphere profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Costanza Scopetani Italy	15	1.8k	1.4k	404	224	193	24	1.9k
Huiwen Cai China	15	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	356 0.9×	162 0.7×	177 0.9×	24	2.0k
Sedat Gündoğdu Türkiye	25	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	251 0.6×	152 0.7×	124 0.6×	70	2.0k
Joana Lia Ferreira Portugal	14	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	396 1.0×	230 1.0×	176 0.9×	28	2.2k
Soeun Eo South Korea	16	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	526 1.3×	212 0.9×	157 0.8×	18	2.5k
Delilah Lithner Sweden	6	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	587 1.5×	202 0.9×	356 1.8×	7	2.3k
Holly Nel United Kingdom	18	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	314 0.8×	147 0.7×	127 0.7×	28	1.7k
Maria P. Herrling Germany	11	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	406 1.0×	165 0.7×	224 1.2×	12	2.1k
Kristina Enders Germany	10	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	335 0.8×	171 0.8×	145 0.8×	12	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Costanza Scopetani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Costanza Scopetani

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20 of 20 papers shown

Scopetani, Costanza, et al.. (2025). Evaluating additive release from conventional and biodegradable mulch films. The Science of The Total Environment. 975. 179294–179294. 1 indexed citations

Scopetani, Costanza, David Chelazzi, Tania Martellini, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of conventional municipal wastewater treatment plants in microplastics removal: Insights from multiple analytical techniques. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 160. 424–438. 2 indexed citations

Sarti, Chiara, et al.. (2025). Microplastic Pollution in Freshwater Sediments: Spatial–Temporal Patterns. Current Pollution Reports. 11(1). 1 indexed citations

Sarti, Chiara, Costanza Scopetani, Samuele Ciattini, et al.. (2025). Drinking or not drinking: Microplastic contamination in single-use water containers. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 149. 108603–108603.

Scopetani, Costanza, Jukka Pellinen, & Salla Selonen. (2024). Phthalates and other organic chemicals in agricultural soils after use of different types of conventional and biodegradable plastics. Environmental Research. 255. 119177–119177. 9 indexed citations

Ferrentino, Roberta, et al.. (2023). Analysis of micro- and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: key steps and environmental risk considerations. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195(12). 1483–1483. 12 indexed citations

Scopetani, Costanza, Salla Selonen, Alessandra Cincinelli, & Jukka Pellinen. (2023). Chemical leaching from polyethylene mulching films to soil in strawberry farming. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 11 indexed citations

Scopetani, Costanza, et al.. (2022). Hazardous contaminants in plastics contained in compost and agricultural soil. Chemosphere. 293. 133645–133645. 81 indexed citations

Scopetani, Costanza, David Chelazzi, Tania Martellini, et al.. (2021). Occurrence and characterization of microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in the Migliarino San Rossore, Massaciuccoli Nature Park (Italy). Marine Pollution Bulletin. 171. 112712–112712. 48 indexed citations

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Kuoppamäki, Kirsi, Stephan Pflugmacher, Costanza Scopetani, & Heikki Setälä. (2021). The ability of selected filter materials in removing nutrients, metals, and microplastics from stormwater in biofilter structures. Journal of Environmental Quality. 50(2). 465–475. 46 indexed citations

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Scopetani, Costanza, et al.. (2020). Olive oil-based method for the extraction, quantification and identification of microplastics in soil and compost samples. The Science of The Total Environment. 733. 139338–139338. 133 indexed citations

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Scopetani, Costanza, Maranda Esterhuizen‐Londt, Alessandra Cincinelli, & Stephan Pflugmacher. (2020). Microplastics Exposure Causes Negligible Effects on the Oxidative Response Enzymes Glutathione Reductase and Peroxidase in the Oligochaete Tubifex tubifex. Toxics. 8(1). 14–14. 25 indexed citations

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Cincinelli, Alessandra, Costanza Scopetani, David Chelazzi, et al.. (2020). Microplastics in the Black Sea sediments. The Science of The Total Environment. 760. 143898–143898. 138 indexed citations

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Guerranti, Cristiana, Tania Martellini, Guido Perra, Costanza Scopetani, & Alessandra Cincinelli. (2019). Microplastics in cosmetics: Environmental issues and needs for global bans. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 68. 75–79. 275 indexed citations

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Scopetani, Costanza, David Chelazzi, Alessandra Cincinelli, & Maranda Esterhuizen‐Londt. (2019). Assessment of microplastic pollution: occurrence and characterisation in Vesijärvi lake and Pikku Vesijärvi pond, Finland. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191(11). 652–652. 88 indexed citations

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Scopetani, Costanza, Maranda Esterhuizen‐Londt, David Chelazzi, et al.. (2019). Self-contamination from clothing in microplastics research. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 189. 110036–110036. 78 indexed citations

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Scopetani, Costanza, Alessandra Cincinelli, Tania Martellini, et al.. (2018). Ingested microplastic as a two-way transporter for PBDEs in Talitrus saltator. Environmental Research. 167. 411–417. 83 indexed citations

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Martellini, Tania, Cristiana Guerranti, Costanza Scopetani, et al.. (2018). A snapshot of microplastics in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 109. 173–179. 78 indexed citations

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Cincinelli, Alessandra, Costanza Scopetani, David Chelazzi, et al.. (2017). Microplastic in the surface waters of the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Occurrence, distribution and characterization by FTIR. Chemosphere. 175. 391–400. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guerranti, Cristiana, et al.. (2017). Plastic litter in aquatic environments of Maremma Regional Park (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy): Contribution by the Ombrone river and levels in marine sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 117(1-2). 366–370. 93 indexed citations

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