Francesca Girotto

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Francesca Girotto is a scholar working on Food Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Girotto has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Food Science, 7 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 7 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Francesca Girotto's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (7 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (5 papers) and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (5 papers). Francesca Girotto is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (7 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (5 papers) and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (5 papers). Francesca Girotto collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Latvia. Francesca Girotto's co-authors include Raffaello Cossu, Luca Alibardi, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Alberto Pivato, Razieh Rafieenia, Wei Peng, Laura Piazza, Roberto Raga, George Elambo Nkeng and Elena Barbera and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Girotto

31 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Food waste generation and industrial uses: A review

2015 533 citations Francesca Girotto, Luca Alibardi et al. Waste Management profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Girotto Italy	14	336	315	283	277	162	34	1.1k
Ngoc Bao Dung Thi Vietnam	12	315 0.9×	257 0.8×	475 1.7×	425 1.5×	177 1.1×	15	1.5k
Adele Fòlino Italy	15	198 0.6×	214 0.7×	244 0.9×	320 1.2×	429 2.6×	26	1.3k
Magnus Lundin Sweden	20	232 0.7×	498 1.6×	467 1.7×	221 0.8×	119 0.7×	35	1.2k
Dimitris Malamis Greece	25	300 0.9×	316 1.0×	654 2.3×	502 1.8×	216 1.3×	78	1.8k
Małgorzata Krzywonos Poland	20	144 0.4×	182 0.6×	363 1.3×	168 0.6×	169 1.0×	82	1.1k
A. Trémier France	20	254 0.8×	521 1.7×	212 0.7×	772 2.8×	347 2.1×	47	1.5k
Sofia Mai Greece	19	149 0.4×	237 0.8×	465 1.6×	225 0.8×	187 1.2×	55	1.2k
Kunwar Paritosh India	19	243 0.7×	659 2.1×	622 2.2×	269 1.0×	199 1.2×	35	1.7k
Lucie A. Pfaltzgraff United Kingdom	8	363 1.1×	146 0.5×	663 2.3×	191 0.7×	85 0.5×	8	1.6k
J. Shanthi Sravan India	17	113 0.3×	193 0.6×	366 1.3×	125 0.5×	108 0.7×	28	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Girotto

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20 of 20 papers shown

Girotto, Francesca, et al.. (2025). Investigating the suitability of sunflower press-cake proteins in formulated sports beverages. Food & Function. 16(5). 1992–2003. 4 indexed citations

Girotto, Francesca, et al.. (2025). Microalgal biomass in the European food industry: navigating regulation, technological innovation, and consumer acceptance. Algal Research. 91. 104288–104288. 1 indexed citations

Girotto, Francesca, et al.. (2025). From burden to backbone: the regenerative potential of food waste through digital, biological, and technological innovation. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1675732–1675732.

Girotto, Francesca, et al.. (2024). Comparing the Microbiome of the Adenoids in Children with Secretory Otitis Media and Children without Middle Ear Effusion. Microorganisms. 12(8). 1523–1523. 2 indexed citations

Girotto, Francesca. (2024). Sunflower press-cake and its protein extract for food applications: Effects of sonication on functional properties. Foods and raw materials. 117–122.

Girotto, Francesca, et al.. (2022). Water–food–energy nexus: Assessing challenges in the trend toward digitalization: The case study of an Italian winemaking industry. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. 41(6). 8 indexed citations

Girotto, Francesca, Andrea Schievano, Andrea Goglio, et al.. (2022). Earthenware-based biofilter configuration for Spirulina cultivation on nutrients recycled from food-industry waste streams: A preliminary study. Bioresource Technology Reports. 18. 101097–101097. 4 indexed citations

Piazza, Laura, Simona Ratti, Francesca Girotto, & Silvia Cappellozza. (2022). Silkworm pupae derivatives as source of high value protein intended for pasta fortification. Journal of Food Science. 88(1). 341–355. 14 indexed citations

Girotto, Francesca, et al.. (2022). An Overview of Adenoid Microbiome Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing-Based Metagenomic Analysis. Medicina. 58(7). 920–920. 3 indexed citations

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Bozzano, Giulia, et al.. (2021). Prompting sustainability in the citrus derivates industry: A case study. Cleaner Engineering and Technology. 4. 100127–100127. 3 indexed citations

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Piazza, Laura, et al.. (2021). Effect of high frequency ultrasound pre-treatment on nutritional and technological properties of tomato paste. Food Science and Technology International. 28(2). 180–189. 5 indexed citations

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Pivato, Alberto, Francesca Girotto, Laura Megido, & Roberto Raga. (2018). Estimation of global warming emissions in waste incineration and landfilling: An environmental forensic case study. Environmental Forensics. 19(4). 253–264. 4 indexed citations

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Girotto, Francesca, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Alberto Pivato, & Raffaello Cossu. (2017). Acidogenic fermentation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and cheese whey for bio-plastic precursors recovery – Effects of process conditions during batch tests. Waste Management. 70. 71–80. 35 indexed citations

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Lavagnolo, Maria Cristina, Francesca Girotto, Osamu Hirata, & Raffaello Cossu. (2017). Lab-scale co-digestion of kitchen waste and brown water for a preliminary performance evaluation of a decentralized waste and wastewater management. Waste Management. 66. 155–160. 19 indexed citations

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Cossu, Raffaello, et al.. (2017). PLASMIX management: LCA of six possible scenarios. Waste Management. 69. 567–576. 35 indexed citations

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Sforza, Eleonora, Elena Barbera, Francesca Girotto, Raffaello Cossu, & Alberto Bertucco. (2017). Anaerobic digestion of lipid-extracted microalgae: Enhancing nutrient recovery towards a closed loop recycling. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 121. 139–146. 25 indexed citations

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Girotto, Francesca, Wei Peng, Razieh Rafieenia, & Raffaello Cossu. (2016). Effect of Aeration Applied During Different Phases of Anaerobic Digestion. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 9(2). 161–174. 30 indexed citations

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Rafieenia, Razieh, Francesca Girotto, Wei Peng, et al.. (2016). Effect of aerobic pre-treatment on hydrogen and methane production in a two-stage anaerobic digestion process using food waste with different compositions. Waste Management. 59. 194–199. 110 indexed citations

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Ni, Zhe, Jianguo Liu, Francesca Girotto, Raffaello Cossu, & Guangxia Qi. (2016). Targeted modification of organic components of municipal solid waste by short-term pre-aeration and its enhancement on anaerobic degradation in simulated landfill bioreactors. Bioresource Technology. 216. 250–259. 18 indexed citations

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Girotto, Francesca, Luca Alibardi, & Raffaello Cossu. (2015). Food waste generation and industrial uses: A review. Waste Management. 45. 32–41. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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