Francesco Bigi

762 total citations
12 papers, 568 citations indexed

About

Francesco Bigi is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Bigi has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 568 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Biomaterials, 4 papers in Food Science and 3 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Francesco Bigi's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (8 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (2 papers). Francesco Bigi is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (8 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers) and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (2 papers). Francesco Bigi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Greece. Francesco Bigi's co-authors include Andrea Pulvirenti, Hossein Haghighi, Riccardo De Leo, Fabio Licciardello, Heinz W. Siesler, Elisa Bedin, Frank Pfeifer, Andrea Quartieri, Luisa Antonella Volpelli and Maria Gullo and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Trends in Food Science & Technology and Food Hydrocolloids.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Bigi

11 papers receiving 565 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Bigi Italy 10 398 176 132 46 46 12 568
Riccardo De Leo Italy 12 420 1.1× 210 1.2× 157 1.2× 71 1.5× 45 1.0× 14 705
Virginia Muriel-Galet Spain 12 424 1.1× 268 1.5× 117 0.9× 40 0.9× 66 1.4× 13 650
R. Santhosh India 12 402 1.0× 136 0.8× 92 0.7× 26 0.6× 53 1.2× 22 583
Monserrat Escamilla‐García Mexico 13 312 0.8× 179 1.0× 106 0.8× 26 0.6× 55 1.2× 20 494
Kuorwel K. Kuorwel Israel 9 367 0.9× 209 1.2× 90 0.7× 44 1.0× 56 1.2× 9 523
Wenhui Hao China 6 316 0.8× 143 0.8× 104 0.8× 39 0.8× 54 1.2× 13 474
Duck Soon An South Korea 12 299 0.8× 166 0.9× 198 1.5× 63 1.4× 74 1.6× 58 549
Maxine J. Roman United States 15 222 0.6× 186 1.1× 67 0.5× 48 1.0× 44 1.0× 18 547
Mohammed Sabbah Palestinian Territory 14 257 0.6× 189 1.1× 154 1.2× 28 0.6× 32 0.7× 30 496
Warinporn Klunklin Thailand 17 315 0.8× 193 1.1× 210 1.6× 42 0.9× 93 2.0× 22 732

Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Bigi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Bigi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Bigi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Bigi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Bigi 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 Francesco Bigi. Francesco Bigi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Bigi, Francesco, et al.. (2025). Comparative effect of different plasticizers on physicochemical properties of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC)- based films appropriate for gilthead seabream packaging. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 10. 100839–100839. 1 indexed citations
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Piazzese, Daniela, Serena Indelicato, David Bongiorno, et al.. (2025). Exploring lactic acid bacteria diversity of hop plant by-products to develop a multi-strain starter culture to be used in hop-supplemented sourdough bread. Food Research International. 219. 117007–117007.
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Bigi, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Waste Orange Peels as a Source of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Their Use for the Development of Nanocomposite Films. Foods. 12(5). 960–960. 28 indexed citations
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Bigi, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Improving the post-harvest quality of fruits during storage through edible packaging based on guar gum and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 40. 101178–101178. 17 indexed citations
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Bigi, Francesco, et al.. (2022). The Green Era of Food Packaging: General Considerations and New Trends. Polymers. 14(20). 4257–4257. 33 indexed citations
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Bigi, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Non-thermal techniques and the “hurdle” approach: How is food technology evolving?. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 132. 11–39. 51 indexed citations
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Bigi, Francesco, Hossein Haghighi, Heinz W. Siesler, Fabio Licciardello, & Andrea Pulvirenti. (2021). Characterization of chitosan-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose blend films enriched with nettle or sage leaf extract for active food packaging applications. Food Hydrocolloids. 120. 106979–106979. 75 indexed citations
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Bigi, Francesco, Hossein Haghighi, Andrea Quartieri, Riccardo De Leo, & Andrea Pulvirenti. (2021). Impact of low‐dose gaseous ozone treatment to reduce the growth of in vitro broth cultures of foodborne pathogenic/spoilage bacteria in a food storage cold chamber. Journal of Food Safety. 41(3). 18 indexed citations
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Bigi, Francesco, Hossein Haghighi, Riccardo De Leo, Alessandro Ulrici, & Andrea Pulvirenti. (2020). Multivariate exploratory data analysis by PCA of the combined effect of film-forming composition, drying conditions, and UV-C irradiation on the functional properties of films based on chitosan and pectin. LWT. 137. 110432–110432. 18 indexed citations
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Ronga, Domenico, Paolo Mantovi, Andrea Pulvirenti, et al.. (2020). Combined Effects of Dewatering, Composting and Pelleting to Valorize and Delocalize Livestock Manure, Improving Agricultural Sustainability. Agronomy. 10(5). 661–661. 19 indexed citations
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Haghighi, Hossein, Francesco Bigi, Riccardo De Leo, et al.. (2019). Comprehensive characterization of active chitosan-gelatin blend films enriched with different essential oils. Food Hydrocolloids. 95. 33–42. 270 indexed citations

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