Giacomo Pietramellara

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Giacomo Pietramellara is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Giacomo Pietramellara has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ecology, 37 papers in Soil Science and 33 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Giacomo Pietramellara's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (32 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (25 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (17 papers). Giacomo Pietramellara is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (32 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (25 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (17 papers). Giacomo Pietramellara collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Austria and Switzerland. Giacomo Pietramellara's co-authors include P. Nannipieri, Maria Teresa Ceccherini, Giancarlo Renella, L. Landi, Judith Ascher‐Jenull, Alessandro Piccolo, J.S.C. Mbagwu, Giulia Guerri, Federica Borgogni and Alberto Agnelli 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

Giacomo Pietramellara

92 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Microbial diversity and s... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. Microbial diversity and soil functions
    2003 1.4k citations P. Nannipieri, Maria Teresa Ceccherini et al. European Journal of Soil Science profile →
  2. Microbial diversity and soil functions
    2017 614 citations P. Nannipieri, Maria Teresa Ceccherini et al. European Journal of Soil Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giacomo Pietramellara Italy 37 2.4k 2.1k 1.8k 1.2k 1.1k 95 5.8k
Maria Teresa Ceccherini Italy 31 2.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 940 0.9× 73 4.9k
Franck Poly France 42 2.5k 1.0× 3.0k 1.4× 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 72 6.6k
Felipe Bastida Spain 45 3.3k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 858 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 123 6.2k
Youzhi Feng China 35 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 119 5.3k
Steven A. Wakelin New Zealand 43 2.4k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 735 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 148 5.7k
Zhongmin Dai China 31 2.4k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 778 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 63 5.6k
Yong Li China 40 1.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 699 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 210 5.7k
Paul G. Dennis Australia 40 1.2k 0.5× 2.1k 1.0× 3.2k 1.8× 1.6k 1.3× 929 0.9× 103 7.5k
Kari E. Dunfield Canada 40 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 944 0.8× 641 0.6× 134 5.6k
Kai Xue China 38 2.3k 1.0× 3.7k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 836 0.8× 110 6.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giacomo Pietramellara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giacomo Pietramellara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pietramellara, Giacomo, et al.. (2025). Legacy of Warming and Cover Crops on the Response of Soil Microbial Function to Repeated Drying and Rewetting Cycles. European Journal of Soil Science. 76(1).
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Nannipieri, P., Gerrit Angst, Carsten W. Mueller, & Giacomo Pietramellara. (2025). The role of death and lysis of microbial and plant cells in the formation of soil organic matter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 204. 109750–109750. 9 indexed citations
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Nicese, Francesco Paolo, Cristina Macci, Francesca Vannucchi, et al.. (2024). Co-Composting of Green Waste and Dredged Sediments Can Reduce the Environmental Impact of the Potted Nursery without Affecting Plant Growth. Applied Sciences. 14(4). 1538–1538. 2 indexed citations
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Ceccherini, Maria Teresa, Lucia Santorufo, Valeria Memoli, et al.. (2022). N cycle in burnt and unburnt soils under different vegetation covers in the Mediterranean region. CATENA. 214. 106234–106234. 6 indexed citations
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Bardelli, Tommaso, Shamina Imran Pathan, Paola Arfaioli, et al.. (2022). Soil Slope Exposure Affects Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Properties in Soil Aggregate Size Fractions. Land. 11(5). 750–750. 3 indexed citations
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Melchiorre, Daniela, Maria Teresa Ceccherini, Eloisa Romano, et al.. (2021). Oral Lactobacillus Species in Systemic Sclerosis. Microorganisms. 9(6). 1298–1298. 5 indexed citations
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Nardi, Pierfrancesco, Hendrikus J. Laanbroek, Graeme W. Nicol, et al.. (2020). Biological nitrification inhibition in the rhizosphere: determining interactions and impact on microbially mediated processes and potential applications. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 44(6). 874–908. 96 indexed citations
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Juárez, Marina Fernández-Delgado, et al.. (2019). Reclamation of Acid Soils with Biomass Ashes from Pyrolytic Wood Liquefaction. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 11(9). 5067–5078. 9 indexed citations
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Bardelli, Tommaso, María Gómez‐Brandón, Judith Ascher‐Jenull, et al.. (2016). Effects of slope exposure on soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties along an altitudinal climosequence in the Italian Alps. The Science of The Total Environment. 575. 1041–1055. 91 indexed citations
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Nannipieri, P., Giacomo Pietramellara, & Giancarlo Renella. (2014). Omics in soil science. Florence Research (University of Florence). 13 indexed citations
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Ceccherini, Maria Teresa, et al.. (2013). Upward movement of Verticillium dahliae from soil to olive plants detected by qPCR. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 29(10). 1961–1967. 6 indexed citations
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Ascher‐Jenull, Judith, Maria Teresa Ceccherini, Giulia Guerri, P. Nannipieri, & Giacomo Pietramellara. (2009). "e-motion" of extracellular DNA (e-DNA) in soil.. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 18. 1764–1767. 5 indexed citations
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Nannipieri, P., Maria Teresa Ceccherini, Loretta Landi, et al.. (2007). Microbial diversity and microbial activity in the rhizosphere. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 47 indexed citations
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Renella, Giancarlo, Loretta Landi, Judith Ascher‐Jenull, et al.. (2007). Long-term effects of aided phytostabilisation of trace elements on microbial biomass and activity, enzyme activities, and composition of microbial community in the Jales contaminated mine spoils. Environmental Pollution. 152(3). 702–712. 55 indexed citations
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Pietramellara, Giacomo, Judith Ascher‐Jenull, Maria Teresa Ceccherini, & Giancarlo Renella. (2002). Soil as a biological system.. Annals of Microbiology. 52(2). 119–131. 20 indexed citations
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Pietramellara, Giacomo, Massimo Piergiuseppe Franchi, Enzo Gallori, & P. Nannipieri. (2001). Effect of molecular characteristics of DNA on its adsorption and binding on homoionic montmorillonite and kaolinite. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 33(5). 402–409. 92 indexed citations
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Vettori, Cristina, Donatella Paffetti, Giacomo Pietramellara, G. Stotzky, & Enzo Gallori. (1996). Amplification of bacterial DNA bound on clay minerals by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 20(4). 251–260. 36 indexed citations

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