Francesco Turci

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Francesco Turci is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Turci has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francesco Turci's work include Occupational and environmental lung diseases (48 papers), Occupational exposure and asthma (17 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (17 papers). Francesco Turci is often cited by papers focused on Occupational and environmental lung diseases (48 papers), Occupational exposure and asthma (17 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (17 papers). Francesco Turci collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Belgium and France. Francesco Turci's co-authors include Bice Fubini, Maura Tomatis, Ingrid Corazzari, Ivana Fenoglio, Roberto Nisticò, Flavia Franzoso, Giuliana Magnacca, Silvia Tabasso, Maria Giulia Faga and Elena Ghibaudi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Turci

100 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Advanced physico-chemical characterization of chitosan by means of TGA coupled on-line with FTIR and GCMS: Thermal degradation and water adsorption capacity

2014 443 citations Ingrid Corazzari, Francesco Turci et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Turci Italy	30	806	771	556	538	482	109	3.0k
Maura Tomatis Italy	31	982 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	533 1.0×	274 0.5×	605 1.3×	89	2.9k
Ivana Fenoglio Italy	39	2.5k 3.1×	814 1.1×	1.3k 2.3×	521 1.0×	1.1k 2.2×	122	4.9k
Leen C.J. Thomassen Belgium	28	2.0k 2.5×	333 0.4×	1.1k 1.9×	625 1.2×	696 1.4×	59	3.5k
Silvia Diabaté Germany	28	1.4k 1.7×	519 0.7×	894 1.6×	383 0.7×	1.0k 2.1×	54	3.1k
David B. Warheit United States	24	2.3k 2.8×	887 1.2×	633 1.1×	301 0.6×	1.6k 3.2×	50	3.8k
Eric P. Vejerano United States	21	1.6k 2.0×	351 0.5×	848 1.5×	126 0.2×	1.2k 2.5×	33	3.8k
Catrin Albrecht Germany	34	1.7k 2.1×	595 0.8×	599 1.1×	347 0.6×	1.5k 3.1×	77	4.0k
Martin J. D. Clift Switzerland	38	2.2k 2.7×	559 0.7×	1.2k 2.2×	1.1k 2.1×	1.1k 2.4×	116	4.7k
Helinor J. Johnston United Kingdom	31	2.5k 3.1×	287 0.4×	1.1k 2.1×	525 1.0×	1.3k 2.8×	70	4.4k
Dorota Napierska Belgium	20	1.2k 1.5×	217 0.3×	589 1.1×	476 0.9×	499 1.0×	31	2.3k

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Leinardi, Riccardo, Saloua Ibouraadaten, Francine Uwambayinema, et al.. (2025). Dynamic biodistribution of inhaled silica particles to extrapulmonary sites: Early and late translocation mechanisms with implication for particle biomonitoring. Environment International. 199. 109473–109473.

Querebillo, Christine Joy, Marina Roshchina, Martin Hantusch, et al.. (2024). Surface nanostructuring of Ti40Cu40Zr11Fe3Sn3Ag3 amorphous alloy by alkaline chemical treatment for potential use as a biocompatible material. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 994. 174703–174703. 3 indexed citations

Ramos-Bonilla, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2024). Remote detection of asbestos-cement roofs: Evaluating a QGIS plugin in a low- and middle-income country. Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment. 36. 101351–101351. 1 indexed citations

Blanquer, Andreu, Cristina Pavan, Maura Tomatis, et al.. (2024). Surface modification of Ti40Cu40Zr11Fe3Sn3Ag3 amorphous alloy for enhanced biocompatibility in implant applications. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 30. 2333–2346. 11 indexed citations

Pavan, Cristina, Riccardo Leinardi, Abdellah Benhida, et al.. (2024). Short- and long-term pathologic responses to quartz are induced by nearly free silanols formed during crystal fracturing. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 21(1). 5 indexed citations

Leinardi, Riccardo, Yousof Yakoub, M Lelong, et al.. (2023). Distinct Pro-Inflammatory Mechanisms Elicited by Short and Long Amosite Asbestos Fibers in Macrophages. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(20). 15145–15145. 5 indexed citations

Pavan, Cristina, et al.. (2023). Physico-Chemical Approaches to Investigate Surface Hydroxyls as Determinants of Molecular Initiating Events in Oxide Particle Toxicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11482–11482. 18 indexed citations

Gazzano, Elena, Elisabetta Aldieri, Bice Fubini, et al.. (2022). Cytotoxicity of fibrous antigorite from New Caledonia. Environmental Research. 230. 115046–115046. 4 indexed citations

Pavan, Cristina, et al.. (2022). Top-Down Preparation of Nanoquartz for Toxicological Investigations. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(23). 15425–15425. 4 indexed citations

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Schenkeveld, Walter D. C., Maura Tomatis, Karin Schelch, et al.. (2022). The Potential Contribution of Hexavalent Chromium to the Carcinogenicity of Chrysotile Asbestos. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 35(12). 2335–2347. 4 indexed citations

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Voigt, Oliver, et al.. (2020). Hyphal morphology and substrate porosity -rather than melanization- drive penetration of black fungi into carbonate substrates. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 48. 244–253. 16 indexed citations

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Leinardi, Riccardo, et al.. (2020). Cytotoxicity of fractured quartz on THP-1 human macrophages: role of the membranolytic activity of quartz and phagolysosome destabilization. Archives of Toxicology. 94(9). 2981–2995. 22 indexed citations

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Destefanis, Enrico, Erica Bicchi, Costanza Bonadiman, et al.. (2020). Valorization of MSWI Bottom Ash as a Function of Particle Size Distribution, Using Steam Washing. Sustainability. 12(22). 9461–9461. 8 indexed citations

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Tomatis, Maura, Lara Leclerc, Jean‐François Hochepied, et al.. (2020). Impact of the Physicochemical Features of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Their In Vitro Toxicity. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 33(9). 2324–2337. 47 indexed citations

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Berto, Silvia, Elisa De Laurentiis, Ingrid Corazzari, et al.. (2018). Phototransformation of l-tryptophan and formation of humic substances in water. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 16(3). 1035–1041. 19 indexed citations

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Turci, Francesco, et al.. (2016). Assessment of asbestos exposure during a simulated agricultural activity in the proximity of the former asbestos mine of Balangero, Italy. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 308. 321–327. 30 indexed citations

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Turci, Francesco, Ingrid Corazzari, Gabriele Alberto, Gianmario Martra, & Bice Fubini. (2015). Free-Radical Chemistry as a Means to Evaluate Lunar Dust Health Hazard in View of Future Missions to the Moon. Astrobiology. 15(5). 371–380. 25 indexed citations

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Orio, Laura, Silvia Tagliapietra, Ingrid Corazzari, et al.. (2015). Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of Tetrafuranylporphyrin‐Grafted Reduced‐Graphene Oxide. Chemistry - A European Journal. 22(5). 1608–1613. 14 indexed citations

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Pacella, Alessandro, Marzia Fantauzzi, Francesco Turci, et al.. (2015). Surface alteration mechanism and topochemistry of iron in tremolite asbestos: A step toward understanding the potential hazard of amphibole asbestos. Chemical Geology. 405. 28–38. 24 indexed citations

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Favero‐Longo, Sergio E., Francesco Turci, Maura Tomatis, et al.. (2005). Chrysotile asbestos is progressively converted into a non-fibrous amorphous material by the chelating action of lichen metabolites. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 7(8). 764–764. 50 indexed citations

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