Elena Valsecchi

1.1k total citations
24 papers, 815 citations indexed

About

Elena Valsecchi is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Valsecchi has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 815 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Elena Valsecchi's work include Identification and Quantification in Food (14 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (13 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (12 papers). Elena Valsecchi is often cited by papers focused on Identification and Quantification in Food (14 papers), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (13 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (12 papers). Elena Valsecchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Australia. Elena Valsecchi's co-authors include William Amos, William B. Sherwin, Richard C. Connor, Michael Krützen, William Amos, Peter Corkeron, Paolo Galli, P. T. Hale, Juan Antonio Raga and Simon J. Goodman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Elena Valsecchi

22 papers receiving 759 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elena Valsecchi Italy 13 700 259 167 153 142 24 815
Catherine R. M. Attard Australia 16 317 0.5× 111 0.4× 118 0.7× 48 0.3× 237 1.7× 30 564
André E. Moura United Kingdom 13 474 0.7× 101 0.4× 80 0.5× 67 0.4× 243 1.7× 27 595
Timothy R. Frasier Canada 12 386 0.6× 62 0.2× 72 0.4× 79 0.5× 217 1.5× 23 596
P.J.H. van Bree Netherlands 14 518 0.7× 74 0.3× 76 0.5× 50 0.3× 68 0.5× 68 614
Insa Cassens Argentina 7 347 0.5× 133 0.5× 36 0.2× 31 0.2× 216 1.5× 8 528
Paul W. Howey United States 13 501 0.7× 32 0.1× 95 0.6× 46 0.3× 58 0.4× 22 835
G. M. Lento New Zealand 9 310 0.4× 160 0.6× 36 0.2× 14 0.1× 130 0.9× 9 465
José Manuel Igual Spain 22 1.0k 1.5× 65 0.3× 31 0.2× 20 0.1× 128 0.9× 54 1.2k
Guy M. Kirwan United States 14 421 0.6× 67 0.3× 23 0.1× 31 0.2× 178 1.3× 102 680
Markus S. Ritz Germany 11 201 0.3× 115 0.4× 20 0.1× 47 0.3× 112 0.8× 19 427

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena Valsecchi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Valsecchi

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All Works

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Valsecchi, Elena, et al.. (2024). Citizen science in eDNA monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(1). 148–148. 2 indexed citations
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Robinson, Kevin P., Maria Beger, Ian Carr, et al.. (2024). Environmental DNA reveals fine‐scale spatial and temporal variation of marine mammals and their prey species in a Scottish marine protected area. Environmental DNA. 6(4). 8 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena. (2024). The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind: Blow sampling provides a new dimension to whale population monitoring. Molecular Ecology Resources. 24(8). e14012–e14012.
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Boldrocchi, Ginevra, et al.. (2024). Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) detection through surface-sourced eDNA: A promising approach for monitoring deep-diving cetaceans. Ecological Indicators. 161. 111966–111966. 8 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, Giacomo Tavecchia, Ginevra Boldrocchi, et al.. (2023). Playing “hide and seek” with the Mediterranean monk seal: a citizen science dataset reveals its distribution from molecular traces (eDNA). Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2610–2610. 18 indexed citations
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Beger, Maria, et al.. (2023). Sampling from commercial vessel routes can capture marine biodiversity distributions effectively. Ecology and Evolution. 13(2). e9810–e9810. 3 indexed citations
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Maggioni, Davide, et al.. (2021). Differential genetic variability at two mtDNA COI regions does not imply mismatches in Odonata molecular identification performances. The European Zoological Journal. 88(1). 425–435. 3 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, Antonella Arcangeli, Roberto Lombardi, et al.. (2021). Ferries and Environmental DNA: Underway Sampling From Commercial Vessels Provides New Opportunities for Systematic Genetic Surveys of Marine Biodiversity. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 26 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, Jonas Bylemans, Simon J. Goodman, et al.. (2020). Novel universal primers for metabarcoding environmental DNA surveys of marine mammals and other marine vertebrates. Environmental DNA. 2(4). 460–476. 41 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, Peter Corkeron, Paolo Galli, William B. Sherwin, & Giorgio Bertorelle. (2009). Genetic evidence for sex-specific migratory behaviour in western South Pacific humpback whales. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 398. 275–286. 28 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, Flavio Garoia, Nicola Ungaro, et al.. (2004). Rapid Miocene–Pliocene dispersal and evolution of Mediterranean rajid fauna as inferred by mitochondrial gene variation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 18(2). 436–446. 37 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, William Amos, Juan Antonio Raga, Michela Podestà, & William B. Sherwin. (2004). The effects of inbreeding on mortality during a morbillivirus outbreak in the Mediterranean striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). Animal Conservation. 7(2). 139–146. 57 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, P. T. Hale, Peter Corkeron, & William Amos. (2002). Social structure in migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Molecular Ecology. 11(3). 507–518. 56 indexed citations
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Krützen, Michael, Elena Valsecchi, Richard C. Connor, & William B. Sherwin. (2001). Characterization of microsatellite loci in Tursiops aduncus. Molecular Ecology Notes. 1(3). 170–172. 102 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena. (1998). Tissue boiling: a short‐cut in DNA extraction for large‐scale population screenings. Molecular Ecology. 7(9). 1243–1245. 31 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, et al.. (1998). Molecular analysis of the efficiency of sloughed skin sampling in whale population genetics. Molecular Ecology. 7(10). 1419–1422. 29 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena, Per J. Palsbøll, P. T. Hale, et al.. (1997). Microsatellite genetic distances between oceanic populations of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 14(4). 355–362. 63 indexed citations
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Valsecchi, Elena & William Amos. (1996). Microsatellite markers for the study of cetacean populations. Molecular Ecology. 5(1). 151–156. 270 indexed citations

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