Elena Balestri

3.2k total citations
69 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Elena Balestri is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Balestri has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Oceanography, 41 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Elena Balestri's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (41 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (28 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (18 papers). Elena Balestri is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (41 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (28 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (18 papers). Elena Balestri collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and France. Elena Balestri's co-authors include Claudio Lardicci, Flavia Vallerini, Virginia Menicagli, F. Cinelli, Francesco Cinelli, Luigi Piazzi, Francesco Colloca, Paolo Carpentieri, Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti and Alberto Castelli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Elena Balestri

67 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elena Balestri Italy	31	1.1k	1.0k	517	285	275	69	2.0k
Sylvie Gobert Belgium	33	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	877 1.7×	458 1.6×	293 1.1×	132	3.0k
Claudio Lardicci Italy	30	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	533 1.0×	638 2.2×	273 1.0×	100	2.2k
Michaela Schratzberger United Kingdom	27	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.3×	715 1.4×	716 2.5×	231 0.8×	60	2.7k
Pauline Kamermans Netherlands	29	964 0.9×	871 0.8×	464 0.9×	1.2k 4.3×	136 0.5×	91	2.4k
Carlos Sanz‐Lázaro Spain	22	420 0.4×	373 0.4×	698 1.4×	418 1.5×	320 1.2×	58	1.6k
Simon M. Cragg United Kingdom	22	440 0.4×	596 0.6×	108 0.2×	415 1.5×	145 0.5×	85	1.8k
Mark Lenz Germany	24	658 0.6×	481 0.5×	1.3k 2.5×	529 1.9×	367 1.3×	64	2.3k
Eugenio Rastelli Italy	21	305 0.3×	854 0.8×	668 1.3×	168 0.6×	97 0.4×	45	1.7k
Maria Moustaka‐Gouni Greece	32	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	90 0.2×	240 0.8×	123 0.4×	105	2.9k
William Sanderson United Kingdom	21	566 0.5×	616 0.6×	842 1.6×	949 3.3×	193 0.7×	72	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Elena Balestri

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Balestri

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20 of 20 papers shown

Menicagli, Virginia, Elena Balestri, G. P. Bernardini, et al.. (2024). Beach-cast seagrass wrack: A natural marine resource improving the establishment of dune plant communities under a changing climate. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 201. 116270–116270. 4 indexed citations

Fulignati, Sara, Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti, Virginia Menicagli, et al.. (2024). Sustainable Exploitation of Posidonia oceanica Balls through an Integrated Biorefinery Approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(1). 91–104.

Menicagli, Virginia, Monica Ruffini Castiglione, Carmelina Spanò, et al.. (2024). Stress responses of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa to environmentally relevant concentrations of pharmaceutical ibuprofen: Ecological implications. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 476. 135188–135188. 3 indexed citations

Menicagli, Virginia, et al.. (2023). Effects of TiO2 ultraviolet filter and sunscreens on coastal dune plant performance and competitive interactions. Chemosphere. 343. 140236–140236.

Menicagli, Virginia, Elena Balestri, Greta Biale, et al.. (2022). Leached degradation products from beached microplastics: A potential threat to coastal dune plants. Chemosphere. 303(Pt 3). 135287–135287. 20 indexed citations

Menicagli, Virginia, Elena Balestri, Sara Fulignati, Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti, & Claudio Lardicci. (2022). Plastic litter in coastal sand dunes: Degradation behavior and impact on native and non-native invasive plants. Environmental Pollution. 316(Pt 2). 120738–120738. 18 indexed citations

Carducci, Annalaura, Ileana Federigi, Elena Balestri, et al.. (2022). Virus contamination and infectivity in beach environment: Focus on sand and stranded material. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 185(Pt B). 114342–114342. 6 indexed citations

Menicagli, Virginia, Elena Balestri, Flavia Vallerini, Alberto Castelli, & Claudio Lardicci. (2020). Combined effect of plastic litter and increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition on vegetative propagules of dune plants: A further threat to coastal ecosystems. Environmental Pollution. 266(Pt 2). 115281–115281. 23 indexed citations

Galletti, Anna Maria Raspolli, Claudia Antonetti, Domenico Licursi, et al.. (2019). Levulinic acid production from the green macroalgae chaetomorpha linum and valonia aegagropila harvested in the orbetello lagoon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Balestri, Elena, Flavia Vallerini, Maurizia Seggiani, et al.. (2019). Use of bio-containers from seagrass wrack with nursery planting to improve the eco-sustainability of coastal habitat restoration. Journal of Environmental Management. 251. 109604–109604. 19 indexed citations

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Menicagli, Virginia, Elena Balestri, Flavia Vallerini, Alberto Castelli, & Claudio Lardicci. (2019). Adverse effects of non-biodegradable and compostable plastic bags on the establishment of coastal dune vegetation: First experimental evidences. Environmental Pollution. 252(Pt A). 188–195. 33 indexed citations

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Seggiani, Maurizia, Patrizia Cinelli, Norma Mallegni, et al.. (2018). Biocomposites based on PHBs and natural fibers for commodity applications in different environments: processing, performance in soil, compost and sea water. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 9. 44–45. 1 indexed citations

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Seggiani, Maurizia, Patrizia Cinelli, Elena Balestri, et al.. (2018). Novel Sustainable Composites Based on Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) and Seagrass Beach-CAST Fibers: Performance and Degradability in Marine Environments. Materials. 11(5). 772–772. 39 indexed citations

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Seggiani, Maurizia, Patrizia Cinelli, Norma Mallegni, et al.. (2017). Biodegradability of PHA-based composites in marine and terrestrial environments.. Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology. 8(4). 82–82. 1 indexed citations

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Dauvin, Jean‐Claude, Gérard Bellan, Claudio Lardicci, et al.. (2017). The well sorted fine sand community from the western Mediterranean Sea: A resistant and resilient marine habitat under diverse human pressures. Environmental Pollution. 224. 336–351. 17 indexed citations

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Balestri, Elena & Claudio Lardicci. (2013). The Impact of Physical Disturbance and Increased Sand Burial on Clonal Growth and Spatial Colonization of Sporobolus virginicus in a Coastal Dune System. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72598–e72598. 22 indexed citations

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Balestri, Elena, Flavia Vallerini, & Claudio Lardicci. (2010). Effect of seed density and sediment nutrient heterogeneity on recruitment and early patch growth in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 417. 63–72. 14 indexed citations

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Díaz-Almela, Elena, et al.. (2005). Patterns of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) flowering in the Western Mediterranean. Marine Biology. 148(4). 723–742. 87 indexed citations

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Balestri, Elena. (2004). Flowering of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in a north-western Mediterranean coastal area: temporal and spatial variations. Marine Biology. 145(1). 43 indexed citations

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Balestri, Elena, et al.. (2001). Isolation of Leaf Protoplasts from Pancratium maritimum L. and Two Other Dune Plants: Possible Applications. Journal of Coastal Research. 17(1). 188–194. 8 indexed citations

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