Giulia Leni

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Giulia Leni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Giulia Leni has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Insect Science and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Giulia Leni's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (13 papers), Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (11 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). Giulia Leni is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (13 papers), Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (11 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). Giulia Leni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Belgium and Cyprus. Giulia Leni's co-authors include Stefano Sforza, Augusta Caligiani, Lara Maistrello, Arnaldo Dossena, Stefania Baldassarre, Angela Marseglia, Leen Bastiaens, Lise Soetemans, Photis Papademas and Maria Aspri and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Giulia Leni

28 papers receiving 818 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.

  1. Composition of black soldier fly prepupae and systematic approaches for extraction and fractionation of proteins, lipids and chitin
    2017 274 citations Augusta Caligiani, Angela Marseglia et al. Food Research International profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giulia Leni Italy 14 565 246 238 185 155 29 839
Felicia Hall United States 9 447 0.8× 153 0.6× 342 1.4× 112 0.6× 92 0.6× 13 693
Maryia Mishyna Netherlands 15 658 1.2× 317 1.3× 111 0.5× 193 1.0× 172 1.1× 34 929
Aman Paul Belgium 14 680 1.2× 309 1.3× 137 0.6× 96 0.5× 144 0.9× 35 991
Jessika Gonçalves dos Santos Aguilar Brazil 11 248 0.4× 99 0.4× 309 1.3× 156 0.8× 50 0.3× 15 604
Benedict Purschke Austria 8 613 1.1× 293 1.2× 114 0.5× 79 0.4× 146 0.9× 10 692
Alexia Gravel Canada 8 363 0.6× 151 0.6× 102 0.4× 147 0.8× 103 0.7× 14 553
Andressa Jantzen da Silva Lucas Brazil 6 400 0.7× 197 0.8× 96 0.4× 79 0.4× 81 0.5× 10 565
Anna Adámková Czechia 16 981 1.7× 564 2.3× 123 0.5× 213 1.2× 265 1.7× 57 1.3k
Xue Zhao China 9 241 0.4× 93 0.4× 131 0.6× 99 0.5× 80 0.5× 19 518
Liya Yi Netherlands 5 861 1.5× 405 1.6× 136 0.6× 79 0.4× 231 1.5× 5 916

Countries citing papers authored by Giulia Leni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giulia Leni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giulia Leni

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

All Works

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Leni, Giulia, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of salami packed under different packaging materials. Meat Science. 228. 109896–109896.
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Fuso, Andrea, Giulia Leni, & Augusta Caligiani. (2024). Unravelling the Influence of Extraction Techniques on Protein Yield and Nutritional Value in Lesser Mealworm Larvae. Molecules. 29(17). 4220–4220. 2 indexed citations
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Fuso, Andrea, Giulia Leni, Barbara Prandi, Veronica Lolli, & Augusta Caligiani. (2024). Novel foods/feeds and novel frauds: The case of edible insects. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 147. 104457–104457. 15 indexed citations
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Fiorentini, Cecilia, Giulia Leni, Elena Díaz de Apodaca, et al.. (2024). Development of Coated PLA Films Containing a Commercial Olive Leaf Extract for the Food Packaging Sector. Antioxidants. 13(5). 519–519. 7 indexed citations
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Rocchetti, Gabriele, Giulia Leni, Annalisa Rebecchi, et al.. (2024). The distinctive effect of different insect powders as meat extenders in beef burgers subjected to cooking and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. Food Chemistry. 442. 138422–138422. 11 indexed citations
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Giorni, Paola, Giulia Leni, Massimo Tacchini, et al.. (2023). Enhancement of agri-food by-products: green extractions of bioactive molecules with fungicidal action against mycotoxigenic fungi and their mycotoxins. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1196812–1196812. 8 indexed citations
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Lolli, Veronica, et al.. (2023). Oil and protein extraction from fruit seed and kernel by-products using a one pot enzymatic-assisted mild extraction. Food Chemistry X. 19. 100819–100819. 20 indexed citations
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Leni, Giulia, Andrea Faccini, Ilaria Puxeddu, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of enzymatic hydrolysis for reducing the allergenic potential of legume by-products. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 16902–16902. 19 indexed citations
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Pietri, Amedeo, Giulia Leni, Annalisa Mulazzi, & Terenzio Bertuzzi. (2022). Ochratoxin A and Sterigmatocystin in Long-Ripened Grana Cheese: Occurrence, Wheel Rind Contamination and Effectiveness of Cleaning Techniques on Grated Products. Toxins. 14(5). 306–306. 10 indexed citations
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Leni, Giulia, et al.. (2022). Production of carotenoid-richHermetia illucens larvae using specific agri-food by-products. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 9(2). 171–182. 11 indexed citations
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Leni, Giulia, Tullia Tedeschi, Andrea Faccini, et al.. (2020). Shotgun proteomics, in-silico evaluation and immunoblotting assays for allergenicity assessment of lesser mealworm, black soldier fly and their protein hydrolysates. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1228–1228. 52 indexed citations
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Leni, Giulia, Lise Soetemans, Natasja Gianotten, et al.. (2020). Protein hydrolysates from Alphitobius diaperinus and Hermetia illucens larvae treated with commercial proteases. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 6(4). 393–404. 47 indexed citations
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Leni, Giulia, Augusta Caligiani, & Stefano Sforza. (2018). Killing method affects the browning and the quality of the protein fraction of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) prepupae: a metabolomics and proteomic insight. Food Research International. 115. 116–125. 83 indexed citations
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Aspri, Maria, Giulia Leni, Gianni Galaverna, & Photis Papademas. (2018). Bioactive properties of fermented donkey milk, before and after in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Food Chemistry. 268. 476–484. 71 indexed citations
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Caligiani, Augusta, Angela Marseglia, Giulia Leni, et al.. (2017). Composition of black soldier fly prepupae and systematic approaches for extraction and fractionation of proteins, lipids and chitin. Food Research International. 105. 812–820. 274 indexed citations breakdown →

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