Franco Mutinelli

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
185 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Franco Mutinelli is a scholar working on Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Mutinelli has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Insect Science, 66 papers in Genetics and 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Franco Mutinelli's work include Insect and Pesticide Research (68 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (39 papers) and Plant and animal studies (38 papers). Franco Mutinelli is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Pesticide Research (68 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (39 papers) and Plant and animal studies (38 papers). Franco Mutinelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Belgium. Franco Mutinelli's co-authors include Marta Vascellari, Marianna Martinello, Albino Gallina, Anna Granato, Ilaria Capua, Ilaria Capua, Calogero Terregino, Antonio Carminato, Giovanni Cattoli and Erica Melchiotti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Franco Mutinelli

173 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Antioxidant Activity in Bee Products: A Review 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

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. Antioxidant Activity in Bee Products: A Review
    2021 197 citations Marianna Martinello, Franco Mutinelli profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franco Mutinelli Italy 37 1.7k 1.2k 1.1k 774 555 185 4.2k
Kazuhiko Ohashi Japan 41 927 0.6× 728 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.5k 1.9× 643 1.2× 322 7.0k
N.N. Jonsson United Kingdom 40 1.3k 0.8× 781 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 239 0.3× 150 0.3× 186 5.0k
Satoru Konnai Japan 34 425 0.3× 313 0.3× 1.1k 1.0× 579 0.7× 462 0.8× 237 4.3k
David Driemeier Brazil 29 216 0.1× 471 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 814 1.1× 301 0.5× 568 4.9k
Misao Onuma Japan 41 1.0k 0.6× 560 0.5× 2.2k 1.9× 1.3k 1.6× 56 0.1× 360 6.4k
Chihiro Sugimoto Japan 42 1.6k 1.0× 383 0.3× 2.2k 1.9× 1.5k 2.0× 54 0.1× 294 7.2k
Hong Yin China 43 1.6k 0.9× 798 0.6× 3.2k 2.8× 453 0.6× 58 0.1× 440 8.3k
Elizabeth Glass United Kingdom 38 324 0.2× 554 0.4× 928 0.8× 545 0.7× 60 0.1× 148 4.3k
Alistair C. Darby United Kingdom 41 2.1k 1.3× 676 0.5× 712 0.6× 544 0.7× 36 0.1× 151 5.3k
Vsevolod L. Popov United States 59 1.5k 0.9× 749 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.7× 100 0.2× 230 9.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Franco Mutinelli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franco Mutinelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Mutinelli

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All Works

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Mutinelli, Franco, et al.. (2025). Ten years of containing small hive beetles in Southern Italy. Management of Biological Invasions. 16(2). 563–580. 1 indexed citations
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Santis, Marta De, et al.. (2024). An overview of the literature on assistance dogs using text mining and topic analysis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1463332–1463332.
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Granato, Anna, et al.. (2024). Emergent and Known Honey Bee Pathogens through Passive Surveillance in the Republic of Kosovo. Applied Sciences. 14(3). 987–987. 2 indexed citations
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Mascarello, Giulia, Anna Pinto, Stefania Crovato, et al.. (2024). Consumers’ Perceptions and Behaviors Regarding Honey Purchases and Expectations on Traceability and Sustainability in Italy. Sustainability. 16(20). 8846–8846. 2 indexed citations
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Montanucci, Ludovica, Ramy Elgendy, Mery Giantin, et al.. (2024). A Whole-Transcriptomic Analysis of Canine Oral Melanoma: A Chance to Disclose the Radiotherapy Effect and Outcome-Associated Gene Signature. Genes. 15(8). 1065–1065.
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Zucca, Paolo, Anna Granato, Franco Mutinelli, et al.. (2023). The oriental hornet ( Vespa orientalis ) as a potential vector of honey bee's pathogens and a threat for public health in North‐East Italy. Veterinary Medicine and Science. 10(1). e1310–e1310. 8 indexed citations
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Škerl, Maja Ivana Smodiš, Ivana Tlak Gajger, Giovanni Formato, et al.. (2021). Efficacy and Toxicity of VarroMed® Used for Controlling Varroa destructor Infestation in Different Seasons and Geographical Areas. Applied Sciences. 11(18). 8564–8564. 1 indexed citations
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Formato, Giovanni, et al.. (2021). Definition of a Protocol to Manage and Officially Confirm SHB Presence in Sentinel Honeybee Colonies. Applied Sciences. 11(17). 8260–8260. 5 indexed citations
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Bianco, Pietro Massimiliano, Alessandro Ubaldi, Antonio Felicioli, et al.. (2019). Monitoring honey bee healthin five natural protected areas in Italy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Granato, Anna, Enrico Negrisolo, Laura Zulian, et al.. (2019). Recent confirmation of a single haplotype in the Italian population of Vespa velutina. Biological Invasions. 21(9). 2811–2817. 21 indexed citations
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Leopardi, Stefania, Bianca Zecchin, Giovanni Poglayen, et al.. (2018). Active and passive surveillance for bat lyssaviruses in Italy revealed serological evidence for their circulation in three bat species. Epidemiology and Infection. 147. e63–e63. 18 indexed citations
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Cersini, Antonella, Franco Mutinelli, Anna Granato, et al.. (2013). First isolation of Kashmir bee virus (KBV) in Italy. Journal of Apicultural Research. 52(2). 54–55. 13 indexed citations
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Mutinelli, Franco. (2011). The spread of pathogens through trade in honey bees and their products (including queen bees and semen): overview and recent developments. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 30(1). 257–271. 79 indexed citations
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Mutinelli, Franco, Fabio Sgolastra, Albino Gallina, et al.. (2010). A network for monitoring honey bee mortality and colony losses in Italy as a part of the APENET Research Project.. American bee journal. 150(4). 389–390. 2 indexed citations
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Bortolotti, Laura, A. G. Sabatini, Franco Mutinelli, et al.. (2010). Spring honey bee losses in Italy.. Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut). 423(423). 148–152. 32 indexed citations
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Carminato, Antonio, et al.. (2008). Bovine pulmonary blastoma.. Large animals review. 14(1). 3–5. 1 indexed citations
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