Giuseppe Floresta

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Giuseppe Floresta is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giuseppe Floresta has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Organic Chemistry and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Giuseppe Floresta's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (14 papers), Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (13 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (12 papers). Giuseppe Floresta is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (14 papers), Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (13 papers) and Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (12 papers). Giuseppe Floresta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Giuseppe Floresta's co-authors include Antonio Rescifina, Chiara Zagni, Vincenzo Patamia, Agostino Marrazzo, Emanuele Amata, Vincenzo Abbate, Orazio Prezzavento, Valeria Pittalà, Maria Dichiara and Agostino Cilibrizzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Giuseppe Floresta

110 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Related Mental Health Issues; Insights from a Range of Social Media Platforms Using a Mixed-Methods Approach

2023 50 citations Davide Arillotta, Giuseppe Floresta et al. Brain Sciences profile →
Exploring the association between suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in weight loss treatments: Insights from pharmacovigilance measures and unmasking analysis

2024 35 citations Amira Guirguis, Stefania Chiappini et al. European Neuropsychopharmacology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giuseppe Floresta Italy	29	1.0k	548	287	241	160	113	2.1k
Sarvesh Paliwal India	27	718 0.7×	808 1.5×	291 1.0×	251 1.0×	155 1.0×	193	2.9k
Chang‐Zhi Dong France	27	1.0k 1.0×	367 0.7×	208 0.7×	136 0.6×	251 1.6×	118	2.4k
Valeria Pittalà Italy	35	1.9k 1.8×	552 1.0×	413 1.4×	191 0.8×	190 1.2×	132	3.2k
Yongtao Duan China	22	836 0.8×	708 1.3×	144 0.5×	101 0.4×	206 1.3×	107	2.1k
Prashant S. Kharkar India	25	705 0.7×	465 0.8×	134 0.5×	187 0.8×	103 0.6×	83	1.6k
Sonali S. Bharate India	28	689 0.7×	430 0.8×	269 0.9×	103 0.4×	173 1.1×	59	2.0k
Barbara Rolando Italy	28	687 0.7×	609 1.1×	210 0.7×	89 0.4×	221 1.4×	105	2.1k
Roberta Galeazzi Italy	26	849 0.8×	848 1.5×	163 0.6×	95 0.4×	133 0.8×	125	2.0k
Abdul Hameed Pakistan	28	717 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	249 0.9×	137 0.6×	177 1.1×	140	2.3k
Giuseppe Romeo Italy	30	1.3k 1.2×	649 1.2×	276 1.0×	157 0.7×	102 0.6×	100	2.3k

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Fiorenza, Roberto, et al.. (2025). Natural antenna molecule in halloysite-kojic acid composite for the solar photocatalytic CO2 methanation. Materials Today Chemistry. 44. 102587–102587. 2 indexed citations

Floresta, Giuseppe, Alberto Granzotto, Vincenzo Patamia, et al.. (2025). Xylazine as an emerging new psychoactive substance; focuses on both 5‐HT₇ and κ‐opioid receptors' molecular interactions and isosteric replacement. Archiv der Pharmazie. 358(3). e2500041–e2500041. 1 indexed citations

Ferlazzo, Angelo, Virginia Fuochi, Luca Spitaleri, et al.. (2025). Halloysite-based multifunctional filler for antibacterial and anticorrosive protective coatings: a sustainable approach using kojic acid and ionic liquids. Surfaces and Interfaces. 77. 108023–108023.

Schifano, Fabrizio, Stefania Bonaccorso, Davide Arillotta, et al.. (2025). Drugs Used in “Chemsex”/Sexualized Drug Behaviour—Overview of the Related Clinical Psychopharmacological Issues. Brain Sciences. 15(5). 424–424. 2 indexed citations

Zagni, Chiara, Rita Turnaturi, Sandro Dattilo, et al.. (2024). Efficient green solvent-free CO2/epoxide cycloaddition catalyzed by a β-cyclodextrin-imidazolium-based ionic liquid. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 143. 213–220. 6 indexed citations

Zagni, Chiara, Vincenzo Patamia, Sandro Dattilo, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular biomaterials as drug nanocontainers with iron depletion properties for antimicrobial applications. Materials Advances. 5(9). 3675–3682. 9 indexed citations

Floresta, Giuseppe, et al.. (2024). Dominant Chemical Interactions Governing the Folding Mechanism of Oligopeptides. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(17). 9586–9586. 1 indexed citations

Guirguis, Amira, Stefania Chiappini, Rachel Vickers‐Smith, et al.. (2024). Exploring the association between suicidal thoughts, self-injury, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in weight loss treatments: Insights from pharmacovigilance measures and unmasking analysis. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 82. 82–91. 35 indexed citations breakdown →

Floresta, Giuseppe, Davide Arillotta, Valeria Catalani, et al.. (2024). Semaglutide as a Possible Calmodulin Binder: Ligand-Based Computational Analyses and Relevance to Its Associated Reward and Appetitive Behaviour Actions. Scientia Pharmaceutica. 92(2). 17–17. 1 indexed citations

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Patamia, Vincenzo, Roberto Fiorenza, Chiara Zagni, et al.. (2024). TiO₂/Loofah–Halloysite Bio–Hybrid Composites as Efficient Systems for VOCs Removal. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(22). e202304276–e202304276. 9 indexed citations

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Scott, M.L., Giuseppe Floresta, Davide Arillotta, et al.. (2024). Benzodiazepine Boom: Tracking Etizolam, Pyrazolam, and Flubromazepam from Pre-UK Psychoactive Act 2016 to Present Using Analytical and Social Listening Techniques. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 13–13. 7 indexed citations

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Arillotta, Davide, Giuseppe Floresta, Guy Pelletier, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Potential Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Substance Use, Compulsive Behavior, and Libido: Insights from Social Media Using a Mixed-Methods Approach. Brain Sciences. 14(6). 617–617. 24 indexed citations

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Fuochi, Virginia, Giuseppe Floresta, Vincenzo Patamia, et al.. (2024). Antiviral efficacy of heparan sulfate and enoxaparin sodium against SARS‐CoV‐2. Archiv der Pharmazie. 358(1). e2400545–e2400545. 2 indexed citations

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Patamia, Vincenzo, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the chemistry of antibody conjugation for enhanced PET imaging: Current trends and future directions. Bioorganic Chemistry. 155. 108115–108115. 5 indexed citations

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Floresta, Giuseppe, Letizia Crocetti, Vincenzo Patamia, et al.. (2023). Optimization of 4‐amino‐pyridazin‐3(2H)‐one as a valid core scaffold for FABP4 inhibitors. Archiv der Pharmazie. 356(10). e2300314–e2300314.

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Fuochi, Virginia, Giuseppe Floresta, Rosalia Emma, et al.. (2023). Heparan Sulfate and Enoxaparin Interact at the Interface of the Spike Protein of HCoV-229E but Not with HCoV-OC43. Viruses. 15(3). 663–663. 6 indexed citations

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Arillotta, Davide, Giuseppe Floresta, Amira Guirguis, et al.. (2023). GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Related Mental Health Issues; Insights from a Range of Social Media Platforms Using a Mixed-Methods Approach. Brain Sciences. 13(11). 1503–1503. 50 indexed citations breakdown →

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Romeo, Giuseppe, Loredana Salerno, Valeria Pittalà, et al.. (2019). [1]Benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives as ligands for the serotonergic 5-HT7 receptor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 183. 111690–111690. 4 indexed citations

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Greish, Khaled, Loredana Salerno, Emanuele Amata, et al.. (2018). Novel Structural Insight into Inhibitors of Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) by New Imidazole-Based Compounds: Biochemical and In Vitro Anticancer Activity Evaluation. Molecules. 23(5). 1209–1209. 46 indexed citations

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Floresta, Giuseppe, Emanuele Amata, Maria Dichiara, et al.. (2018). Identification of Potentially Potent Heme Oxygenase 1 Inhibitors through 3D‐QSAR Coupled to Scaffold‐Hopping Analysis. ChemMedChem. 13(13). 1336–1342. 30 indexed citations

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