Francesca Valerio

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Francesca Valerio is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Valerio has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Food Science, 24 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Francesca Valerio's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (25 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (17 papers) and Food composition and properties (16 papers). Francesca Valerio is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (25 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (17 papers) and Food composition and properties (16 papers). Francesca Valerio collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and South Africa. Francesca Valerio's co-authors include Paola Lavermicocca, Angelo Visconti, Stella Lisa Lonigro, Antonio Evidente, Marco Gobbetti, Palmira De Bellis, Aldo Corsetti, Silvia Lazzaroni, Mariaelena Di Biase and Angelo Sisto and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Valerio

71 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Purification and Characterization of Novel Antifungal Com... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Purification and Characterization of Novel Antifungal Compounds from the Sourdough Lactobacillus plantarum Strain 21B
    2000 513 citations Paola Lavermicocca, Francesca Valerio et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesca Valerio Italy 28 1.9k 1.1k 1.0k 649 296 73 3.4k
Mark S. Turner Australia 36 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 866 0.8× 540 0.8× 159 0.5× 121 3.8k
Mahmoud Sitohy Egypt 38 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 677 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 220 0.7× 161 3.9k
Muhammad Shahid Riaz Rajoka China 34 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 664 0.6× 833 1.3× 140 0.5× 113 3.7k
Prakash M. Halami India 31 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 762 0.7× 347 0.5× 260 0.9× 148 3.1k
Takashi Kuda Japan 35 1.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.9× 737 0.7× 478 0.7× 170 0.6× 194 4.1k
Atte von Wright Finland 38 2.5k 1.3× 2.3k 2.2× 1.2k 1.1× 509 0.8× 390 1.3× 106 5.0k
Tariq Aziz Pakistan 29 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 429 0.4× 524 0.8× 117 0.4× 297 3.3k
Tiina Mattila‐Sandholm Finland 25 3.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.7× 1.0k 1.0× 729 1.1× 217 0.7× 56 4.6k
Saïd Ennahar France 30 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 981 1.0× 262 0.4× 107 0.4× 62 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesca Valerio

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesca Valerio

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Valerio

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesca Valerio. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesca Valerio based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Francesca Valerio. Francesca Valerio is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Biase, Mariaelena Di, Giusy Rita Caponio, Stella Lisa Lonigro, et al.. (2025). Sub-standard peas valorization through Lactiplantibacillus plantarum fermentation to produce a biologically active ingredient for bread fortification. Applied Food Research. 5(2). 101515–101515.
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Njobeh, Patrick Berka, Bhekisisa C. Dlamini, Sarah De Saeger, et al.. (2025). Nutritional benefits, technological innovations and safety of fermented cereal products: Insights from umqombothi. Food Bioscience. 74. 107982–107982.
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Biase, Mariaelena Di, Daniel Scicchitano, Francesca Valerio, et al.. (2025). Microbial Ecology and Nutritional Features in Liquid Sourdough Containing Hemp Flour Fermented by Lactic Acid Bacterial Strains. Foods. 14(3). 469–469. 2 indexed citations
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Logrieco, Antonio, Antonia Gallo, Giovanni Mita, et al.. (2024). Functional foods in Mediterranean diet: exploring the functional features of vegetable case-studies obtained also by biotechnological approaches. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 36(1). 208–208. 9 indexed citations
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Perrino, Enrico Vito, et al.. (2023). Synecology of Lagoecia cuminoides L. in Italy and evaluation of functional compounds presence in its water or hydroalcoholic extracts. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20906–20906. 15 indexed citations
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Vurro, Maurizio, et al.. (2023). Phytotoxic Effects of Essential Oils from Six Lamiaceae Species. Agronomy. 13(1). 257–257. 19 indexed citations
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Valerio, Francesca, et al.. (2021). Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Essential Oils from Four Wild Taxa of Lamiaceae Family Growing in Apulia. Agronomy. 11(7). 1431–1431. 48 indexed citations
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Biase, Mariaelena Di, Amalia Conte, Stella Lisa Lonigro, et al.. (2020). Weissella cibaria short‐fermented liquid sourdoughs based on quinoa or amaranth flours as fat replacer in focaccia bread formulation. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56(7). 3197–3208. 15 indexed citations
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Lavermicocca, Paola, Luisa Angiolillo, Stella Lisa Lonigro, et al.. (2018). Lactobacillus plantarum 5BG Survives During Refrigerated Storage Bio-Preserving Packaged Spanish-Style Table Olives (cv. Bella di Cerignola). Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 889–889. 7 indexed citations
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Tessari, Gianpaolo, Luigi Naldi, Luigino Boschiero, et al.. (2012). Incidence of Primary and Second Cancers in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Cohort Study. American Journal of Transplantation. 13(1). 214–221. 72 indexed citations
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Valerio, Francesca, Palmira De Bellis, Mariaelena Di Biase, et al.. (2012). Diversity of spore-forming bacteria and identification of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as a species frequently associated with the ropy spoilage of bread. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 156(3). 278–285. 72 indexed citations
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Sisto, Angelo, et al.. (2010). An Rhs-like genetic element is involved in bacteriocin production by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 98(4). 505–517. 18 indexed citations
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Scarsi, Mirko, Nicola Bossini, Fabio Malacarne, et al.. (2010). The number of circulating recent thymic emigrants is severely reduced 1 year after a single dose of alemtuzumab in renal transplant recipients. Transplant International. 23(8). 786–795. 11 indexed citations
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Valerio, Francesca, Palmira De Bellis, Stella Lisa Lonigro, Angelo Visconti, & Paola Lavermicocca. (2008). Use of Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation products in bread-making to prevent Bacillus subtilis ropy spoilage. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 122(3). 328–332. 51 indexed citations
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Lonigro, Stella Lisa, Francesca Valerio, Maria De Angelis, Palmira De Bellis, & Paola Lavermicocca. (2008). Microfluidic technology applied to cell-wall protein analysis of olive related lactic acid bacteria. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 130(1). 6–11. 6 indexed citations
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Valerio, Francesca, Paola Lavermicocca, Michelangelo Pascale, & Angelo Visconti. (2004). Production of phenyllactic acid by lactic acid bacteria: an approach to the selection of strains contributing to food quality and preservation. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 233(2). 289–295. 193 indexed citations
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Valerio, Francesca. (2004). Production of phenyllactic acid by lactic acid bacteria: an approach to the selection of strains contributing to food quality and preservation. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 233(2). 289–295. 183 indexed citations

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