Giovanna Romano

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Giovanna Romano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oceanography and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanna Romano has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Oceanography and 36 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Giovanna Romano's work include Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (26 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (26 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (24 papers). Giovanna Romano is often cited by papers focused on Marine Toxins and Detection Methods (26 papers), Algal biology and biofuel production (26 papers) and Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (24 papers). Giovanna Romano collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Giovanna Romano's co-authors include Adrianna Ianora, Antonio Miralto, Isabella Buttino, Angelo Fontana, Chiara Lauritano, Giuliana d’Ippolito, Adele Cutignano, Guido Cimino, Maria Costantini and S. A. Poulet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Giovanna Romano

140 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The insidious effect of diatoms on copepod reproduction

1999 537 citations Antonio Miralto, Giovanna Romano et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giovanna Romano Italy	43	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	762	142	5.6k
Doris W.T. Au Hong Kong	42	475 0.3×	664 0.5×	490 0.4×	215 0.2×	893 1.2×	143	5.1k
Jae‐Sung Rhee South Korea	39	437 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	382 0.3×	197 0.2×	835 1.1×	238	5.2k
Glen L. Wheeler United Kingdom	37	1.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	282 0.2×	451 0.4×	868 1.1×	96	6.0k
Carlos Barata Spain	54	388 0.2×	854 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	190 0.2×	1.4k 1.8×	242	9.2k
Andrew E. Allen United States	51	3.3k 2.0×	4.1k 3.0×	800 0.6×	1.7k 1.5×	4.1k 5.3×	145	8.4k
Rudolf S.S. Wu Hong Kong	49	1.3k 0.8×	982 0.7×	940 0.8×	104 0.1×	1.7k 2.2×	218	8.8k
Karl Fent Switzerland	62	274 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	389 0.3×	507 0.7×	176	13.4k
Daniel R. Dietrich Germany	55	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	3.9k 3.2×	310 0.3×	1.6k 2.1×	180	8.7k
François Gagné Canada	49	217 0.1×	581 0.4×	419 0.3×	190 0.2×	900 1.2×	272	8.6k
Laura Canesi Italy	57	421 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	243 0.2×	110 0.1×	1.1k 1.4×	176	10.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Giovanna Romano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanna Romano

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Orefice, Ida, Jon Bent Kristoffersen, Panagiotis Kasapidis, et al.. (2025). High-quality genome assembly and annotation of Thalassiosira rotula (synonym of Thalassiosira gravida). Scientific Data. 12(1). 310–310.

Leone, Serena, Rosa Giugliano, Fabrizio Chiodo, et al.. (2025). Structural insights and bioactivity of a cell wall sulfated polysaccharide from the marine diatom Cyclotella cryptica. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 311(Pt 1). 143611–143611.

Dato, Valeria Di, et al.. (2023). Diatom–Bacteria Interactions in the Marine Environment: Complexity, Heterogeneity, and Potential for Biotechnological Applications. Microorganisms. 11(12). 2967–2967. 14 indexed citations

Romano, Giovanna, Ana Varela Coelho, Adele Cutignano, et al.. (2022). Biomaterials and Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Invertebrates: From Basic Research to Innovative Applications. Marine Drugs. 20(4). 219–219. 55 indexed citations

Orefice, Ida, Pina Marotta, Luca Ambrosino, et al.. (2021). Silencing of a Pseudo‐nitzschia arenysensis lipoxygenase transcript leads to reduced oxylipin production and impaired growth. New Phytologist. 233(2). 809–822. 6 indexed citations

Ruocco, Nadia, Genoveffa Nuzzo, Giuliana d’Ippolito, et al.. (2020). Lipoxygenase Pathways in Diatoms: Occurrence and Correlation with Grazer Toxicity in Four Benthic Species. Marine Drugs. 18(1). 66–66. 13 indexed citations

Miceli, Marco, Adele Cutignano, Mariarosaria Conte, et al.. (2019). Monoacylglycerides from the Diatom Skeletonema marinoi Induce Selective Cell Death in Cancer Cells. Marine Drugs. 17(11). 625–625. 23 indexed citations

Martínez, Kevin A., Chiara Lauritano, Giovanna Romano, et al.. (2019). Amphidinol 22, a New Cytotoxic and Antifungal Amphidinol from the Dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae. Marine Drugs. 17(7). 385–385. 66 indexed citations

Dato, Valeria Di, Ida Orefice, Alberto Amato, et al.. (2017). Animal-like prostaglandins in marine microalgae. The ISME Journal. 11(7). 1722–1726. 33 indexed citations

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Lauritano, Chiara, Giovanna Romano, Vittoria Roncalli, et al.. (2016). New oxylipins produced at the end of a diatom bloom and their effects on copepod reproductive success and gene expression levels. Harmful Algae. 55. 221–229. 44 indexed citations

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Lauritano, Chiara, Ylenia Carotenuto, Valentina Vitiello, et al.. (2015). Effects of the oxylipin-producing diatom Skeletonema marinoi on gene expression levels of the calanoid copepod Calanus sinicus. Marine Genomics. 24. 89–94. 30 indexed citations

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Ianora, Adrianna, Mauro Bastianini, Ylenia Carotenuto, et al.. (2015). Non-volatile oxylipins can render some diatom blooms more toxic for copepod reproduction. Harmful Algae. 44. 1–7. 29 indexed citations

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Orefice, Ida, Andrea Gerecht, Giuliana d’Ippolito, et al.. (2015). Determination of Lipid Hydroperoxides in Marine Diatoms by the FOX2 Assay. Marine Drugs. 13(9). 5767–5783. 10 indexed citations

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Ribalet, François, Mauro Bastianini, Charles Vidoudez, et al.. (2014). Phytoplankton Cell Lysis Associated with Polyunsaturated Aldehyde Release in the Northern Adriatic Sea. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e85947–e85947. 44 indexed citations

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Gerecht, Andrea, Ylenia Carotenuto, Adrianna Ianora, et al.. (2013). Oxylipin production during a mesocosm bloom of Skeletonema marinoi. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 446. 159–165. 14 indexed citations

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Romano, Giovanna, Emiliano Manzo, Gian Luigi Russo, et al.. (2013). Design and Synthesis of Pro-Apoptotic Compounds Inspired by Diatom Oxylipins. Marine Drugs. 11(11). 4527–4543. 7 indexed citations

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Barreiro, Aldo, Ylenia Carotenuto, Nadia Lamari, et al.. (2011). Diatom induction of reproductive failure in copepods: The effect of PUAs versus non volatile oxylipins. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 401(1-2). 13–19. 39 indexed citations

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Ianora, Adrianna, Antonio Miralto, Serge A. Poulet, et al.. (2004). Aldehyde suppression of copepod recruitment in blooms of a ubiquitous planktonic diatom. Nature. 429(6990). 403–407. 339 indexed citations

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Pricci, Flavia, Giuseppe Pugliese, Paolo Mené, et al.. (1996). Regulatory role of eicosanoids in extracellular matrix overproduction induced by long-term exposure to high glucose in cultured rat mesangial cells. Diabetologia. 39(9). 1055–1062. 11 indexed citations

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Facchinetti, Fabio, Loredana Fioroni, Grazia Sances, et al.. (1989). Naproxen Sodium in the Treatment of Premenstrual Symptoms. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 28(4). 205–208. 24 indexed citations

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