Francesca Comitini

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Francesca Comitini is a scholar working on Food Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Comitini has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Food Science, 63 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Comitini's work include Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (73 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (50 papers) and Wine Industry and Tourism (15 papers). Francesca Comitini is often cited by papers focused on Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (73 papers), Horticultural and Viticultural Research (50 papers) and Wine Industry and Tourism (15 papers). Francesca Comitini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Ireland and Spain. Francesca Comitini's co-authors include Maurizio Ciani, Ilaria Mannazzu, Laura Canonico, Paola Domizio, Lucia Oro, Mirko Gobbi, Cristina Romani, Livio Lencioni, Alice Agarbati and Manuela Taccari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Comitini

98 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Selected non-Saccharomyces wine yeasts in controlled multistarter fermentations with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2010 511 citations Francesca Comitini, Mirko Gobbi et al. Food Microbiology profile →
Controlled mixed culture fermentation: a new perspective on the use of non-Saccharomyces yeasts in winemaking

2009 429 citations Maurizio Ciani, Francesca Comitini et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Comitini Italy	39	4.5k	3.5k	1.1k	957	925	98	5.3k
Maurizio Ciani Italy	50	6.1k 1.4×	4.8k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	160	7.4k
Isabelle Masneuf‐Pomarède France	38	3.6k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	726 0.8×	544 0.6×	98	4.2k
José Manuel Guillamón Spain	46	4.5k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	2.6k 2.5×	716 0.7×	497 0.5×	136	5.9k
Paul A. Henschke Australia	44	6.4k 1.4×	4.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	85	7.1k
Ilaria Mannazzu Italy	33	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	481 0.5×	624 0.7×	89	3.9k
Braulio Esteve‐Zarzoso Spain	30	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	969 0.9×	688 0.7×	429 0.5×	49	3.4k
Luca Rollè Italy	42	3.8k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	816 0.8×	429 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	223	5.3k
Nicolás Rozés Spain	33	2.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	346 0.4×	497 0.5×	108	3.5k
Vittorio Capozzi Italy	49	4.9k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	2.2k 2.1×	487 0.5×	446 0.5×	155	6.3k
Antonio Santos Spain	32	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	325 0.3×	444 0.5×	78	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Comitini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Comitini

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Canonico, Laura, et al.. (2025). Ethanol Reduction in Montepulciano Wine: Starmerella bombicola Sequential Fermentation at Pilot Scale Under Aeration Conditions. Foods. 14(4). 618–618. 2 indexed citations

Canonico, Laura, Alice Agarbati, Francesca Comitini, & Maurizio Ciani. (2024). Recycled Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG) and Grape Juice: A New Tool for Non-Alcoholic (NAB) or Low-Alcoholic (LAB) Craft Beer Using Non-Conventional Yeasts. Foods. 13(4). 505–505. 5 indexed citations

Canonico, Laura, Alice Agarbati, Francesca Comitini, & Maurizio Ciani. (2024). Relationships Among Origin, Genotype, and Oenological Traits of Brettanomyces Yeasts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(21). 11781–11781. 2 indexed citations

Agarbati, Alice, Laura Canonico, Maurizio Ciani, et al.. (2024). Functional potential of a new plant-based fermented beverage: Benefits through non-conventional probiotic yeasts and antioxidant properties. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 424. 110857–110857. 5 indexed citations

Agarbati, Alice, et al.. (2024). Yeast communities related to honeybees: occurrence and distribution in flowers, gut mycobiota, and bee products. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 175–175. 13 indexed citations

Canonico, Laura, et al.. (2023). Biocontrol Using Torulaspora delbrueckii in Sequential Fermentation: New Insights into Low-Sulfite Verdicchio Wines. Foods. 12(15). 2899–2899. 3 indexed citations

Agarbati, Alice, Maurizio Ciani, Semih Esin, et al.. (2023). Comparative Zymocidial Effect of Three Different Killer Toxins against Brettanomyces bruxellensis Spoilage Yeasts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(2). 1309–1309. 6 indexed citations

Agarbati, Alice, Maurizio Ciani, Laura Canonico, & Francesca Comitini. (2023). Consortium of selected yeasts to produce healthy soy fermented beverage: Evaluation of microbial evolution, analytical, sensorial, and functional features. Heliyon. 9(10). e20979–e20979. 1 indexed citations

Comitini, Francesca, Laura Canonico, Alice Agarbati, & Maurizio Ciani. (2023). Biocontrol and Probiotic Function of Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts: New Insights in Agri-Food Industry. Microorganisms. 11(6). 1450–1450. 11 indexed citations

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Minervini, Fabio, Francesca Comitini, Annalisa De Boni, et al.. (2022). Sustainable and Health-Protecting Food Ingredients from Bioprocessed Food by-Products and Wastes. Sustainability. 14(22). 15283–15283. 13 indexed citations

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Canonico, Laura, Francesca Comitini, & Maurizio Ciani. (2015). TdPIR minisatellite fingerprinting as a useful new tool for Torulaspora delbrueckii molecular typing. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 200. 47–51. 6 indexed citations

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Oro, Lucia, Maurizio Ciani, & Francesca Comitini. (2015). Yeasts From Xerophilic Environments Reveal Antimicrobial Action Against Fruit Pathogenic Molds. Journal of Food Safety. 36(1). 100–108. 4 indexed citations

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Milanović, Vesna, Francesca Comitini, & Maurizio Ciani. (2013). Grape berry yeast communities: Influence of fungicide treatments. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 161(3). 240–246. 77 indexed citations

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Coppola, Laura, Francesca Comitini, Cristiano Casucci, et al.. (2011). Fungicides degradation in an organic biomixture: impact on microbial diversity. New Biotechnology. 29(1). 99–106. 56 indexed citations

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Domizio, Paola, Cristina Romani, Livio Lencioni, et al.. (2011). Outlining a future for non-Saccharomyces yeasts: Selection of putative spoilage wine strains to be used in association with Saccharomyces cerevisiae for grape juice fermentation. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 147(3). 170–180. 184 indexed citations

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Comitini, Francesca, et al.. (2009). Yeast diversity during tapping and fermentation of palm wine from Cameroon. Food Microbiology. 26(4). 415–420. 85 indexed citations

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Osimani, Andrea, Emanuele Zannini, Lucia Aquilanti, et al.. (2009). Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts from wheat sourdoughs of the Marche Region. Italian Journal of Food Science. 21(3). 269–286. 36 indexed citations

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Comitini, Francesca & Maurizio Ciani. (2009). The zymocidial activity of Tetrapisispora phaffii in the control of Hanseniaspora uvarum during the early stages of winemaking. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 50(1). 50–56. 34 indexed citations

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Ciani, Maurizio, et al.. (2006). Fermentation behaviour and metabolic interactions of multistarter wine yeast fermentations. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 108(2). 239–245. 262 indexed citations

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Comitini, Francesca, et al.. (2005). Interactions betweenSaccharomyces cerevisiaeand malolactic bacteria: preliminary characterization of a yeast proteinaceous compound(s) active againstOenococcus oeni. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 99(1). 105–111. 60 indexed citations

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