Francesca Sparvoli

3.6k total citations
64 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Francesca Sparvoli is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Sparvoli has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Food Science and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Sparvoli's work include Phytase and its Applications (24 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (14 papers). Francesca Sparvoli is often cited by papers focused on Phytase and its Applications (24 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (14 papers). Francesca Sparvoli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and South Africa. Francesca Sparvoli's co-authors include Roberto Bollini, Eleonora Cominelli, Attilio Scienza, Cathie Martin, Giuseppe Gavazzi, Chiara Tonelli, Lucia Lioi, Maria Gloria Daminati, Erik Nielsen and B. Campion and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Sparvoli

62 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesca Sparvoli Italy	29	1.5k	836	362	216	162	64	2.1k
Roberto Bollini Spain	28	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	384 1.1×	173 0.8×	532 3.3×	69	2.2k
Ji-Qiang Jin China	26	546 0.4×	746 0.9×	322 0.9×	60 0.3×	64 0.4×	53	1.8k
Chayma Bouaziz Tunisia	24	1.1k 0.8×	462 0.6×	233 0.6×	82 0.4×	77 0.5×	35	1.6k
Vudem Dashavantha Reddy India	20	827 0.6×	813 1.0×	33 0.1×	42 0.2×	202 1.2×	49	1.2k
Shrikant Mantri India	20	677 0.5×	561 0.7×	85 0.2×	105 0.5×	50 0.3×	46	1.2k
Benny E. Knuckles United States	21	558 0.4×	263 0.3×	491 1.4×	587 2.7×	74 0.5×	42	1.2k
Jan Hazebroek United States	18	1.1k 0.8×	585 0.7×	160 0.4×	156 0.7×	43 0.3×	35	1.5k
Ying Diao China	20	483 0.3×	735 0.9×	119 0.3×	76 0.4×	25 0.2×	82	1.4k
Abdelwahed Ghorbel Tunisia	26	1.6k 1.1×	634 0.8×	444 1.2×	111 0.5×	123 0.8×	127	1.9k
Koki Yokotsuka Japan	24	614 0.4×	467 0.6×	891 2.5×	242 1.1×	141 0.9×	88	1.5k

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D’Agostino, Nunzio, Donata Cafasso, Salvatore Cozzolino, et al.. (2025). The evolutionary history of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) revealed by chloroplast and nuclear genomes analysis. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 138(2). 47–47. 1 indexed citations

Dell’Anno, Matteo, Francesca Sparvoli, Bianca Castiglioni, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Phaseolus vulgaris lec‐ lpa as Alternative Protein Source on Growth Performances, Health Status, Faecal Minerals and Gut Microbiota in Weaned Piglet's Diet. Veterinary Medicine and Science. 11(5). e70597–e70597.

Bravo‐Núñez, Ángela, Matthieu Maillot, Christèle Icard‐Vernière, et al.. (2024). Improving the antinutritional profiles of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) moderately impacts carotenoid bioaccessibility but not mineral solubility. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 2 indexed citations

Cagliani, Laura Ruth, et al.. (2023). NMR-Based Metabolomic Study on Phaseolus vulgaris Flour Fermented by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts. Molecules. 28(12). 4864–4864. 5 indexed citations

Cominelli, Eleonora, Francesca Sparvoli, Silvia Lisciani, et al.. (2022). Antinutritional factors, nutritional improvement, and future food use of common beans: A perspective. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 992169–992169. 19 indexed citations

Paolo, Dario, Franca Locatelli, Eleonora Cominelli, et al.. (2021). Towards a Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus var. altilis)-Based Biorefinery: A Case Study of Improved Cell Cultures via Genetic Modulation of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(21). 11978–11978. 5 indexed citations

Cominelli, Eleonora, Massimo Confalonieri, Maria Gloria Daminati, et al.. (2018). Phytic acid transport in Phaseolus vulgaris: A new low phytic acid mutant in the PvMRP1 gene and study of the PvMRPs promoters in two different plant systems. Plant Science. 270. 1–12. 37 indexed citations

Cassani, Erica, Roberto Cilia, Michela Barichella, et al.. (2016). Mucuna pruriens for Parkinson's disease: Low-cost preparation method, laboratory measures and pharmacokinetics profile. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 365. 175–180. 46 indexed citations

Sparvoli, Francesca & Eleonora Cominelli. (2015). Seed Biofortification and Phytic Acid Reduction: A Conflict of Interest for the Plant?. Plants. 4(4). 728–755. 92 indexed citations

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Magni, Chiara, Dario Panzeri, Maria Gloria Daminati, et al.. (2012). QUES, a new Phaseolus vulgaris genotype resistant to common bean weevils, contains the Arcelin-8 allele coding for new lectin-related variants. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 126(3). 647–661. 33 indexed citations

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Zaccardelli, Massimo, Gabriella Sonnante, Francesco Lupo, et al.. (2012). Characterization of Italian chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) germplasm by multidisciplinary approach. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 60(3). 865–877. 15 indexed citations

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Panzeri, Dario, E. Cassani, Enrico Doria, et al.. (2011). A defective ABC transporter of the MRP family, responsible for the bean lpa1 mutation, affects the regulation of the phytic acid pathway, reduces seed myo‐inositol and alters ABA sensitivity. New Phytologist. 191(1). 70–83. 85 indexed citations

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Galasso, Incoronata, Angela R. Piergiovanni, Lucia Lioi, et al.. (2009). Genome organization of Bowman–Birk inhibitor in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Molecular Breeding. 23(4). 617–624. 11 indexed citations

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Lioi, Lucia, Incoronata Galasso, Cecilia Lanave, et al.. (2007). Evolutionary analysis of the APA genes in the Phaseolus genus: wild and cultivated bean species as sources of lectin-related resistance factors?. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 115(7). 959–970. 17 indexed citations

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Sparvoli, Francesca, Fulvio Mattivi, Aldo Tava, et al.. (2004). Expression of the Stilbene Synthase (StSy) Gene from Grapevine in Transgenic White Poplar Results in High Accumulation of the Antioxidant Resveratrol Glucosides. Transgenic Research. 13(3). 203–214. 72 indexed citations

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Lioi, Lucia, Francesca Sparvoli, Incoronata Galasso, Cecilia Lanave, & Roberto Bollini. (2003). Lectin-related resistance factors against bruchids evolved through a number of duplication events. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107(5). 814–822. 43 indexed citations

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Sparvoli, Francesca, Cecilia Lanave, Annalisa Santucci, Roberto Bollini, & Lucia Lioi. (2001). Lectin and lectin-related proteins in Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) seeds: biochemical and evolutionary studies. Plant Molecular Biology. 45(5). 587–597. 28 indexed citations

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Sparvoli, Francesca, Maria Gloria Daminati, Lucia Lioi, & Roberto Bollini. (1996). In vivo endoproteolytically cleaved phaseolin is stable and accumulates in developing Phaseolus lunatus L. seeds. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1292(1). 15–22. 28 indexed citations

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Daminati, Maria Gloria, Francesca Sparvoli, Lucia Lioi, & Roberto Bollini. (1994). Characterisation and polypeptide composition of Phaseolus lunatus L. phaseolin-like seed storage protein.. Annual Report of the Bean Improvement Cooperative. Bean Improvement Cooperative. 37(37). 111–111. 1 indexed citations

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Dolfini, Silvana & Francesca Sparvoli. (1988). Cytological characterization of the embryo-lethal mutantdek-1 of maize. PROTOPLASMA. 144(2-3). 142–148. 5 indexed citations

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