Gonzalo Tortella

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Gonzalo Tortella is a scholar working on Pollution, Materials Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gonzalo Tortella has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pollution, 41 papers in Materials Chemistry and 38 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Gonzalo Tortella's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (37 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (26 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (21 papers). Gonzalo Tortella is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (37 papers), Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (26 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (21 papers). Gonzalo Tortella collaborates with scholars based in Chile, Brazil and Argentina. Gonzalo Tortella's co-authors include Olga Rubilar, M.C. Díez, Amedea B. Seabra, Nelsón Durán, Paola Fincheira, Javiera Parada, Miguel Martínez, Joana Claudio Pieretti, Adalberto Benavides‐Mendoza and Mara Cea and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Gonzalo Tortella

107 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Silver nanoparticles: Toxicity in model organisms as an o... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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. Silver nanoparticles: Toxicity in model organisms as an overview of its hazard for human health and the environment
    2019 383 citations Gonzalo Tortella, Olga Rubilar et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gonzalo Tortella Chile 34 1.3k 1.0k 1.0k 685 425 114 3.5k
Olga Rubilar Chile 38 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 889 1.3× 440 1.0× 118 4.1k
Bilal Ahmed India 36 1.7k 1.3× 642 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 657 1.0× 172 0.4× 87 3.5k
Anita Mukherjee India 37 1.4k 1.1× 674 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 553 0.8× 684 1.6× 145 4.2k
Elisa Espósito Brazil 25 1.5k 1.1× 548 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.8× 236 0.6× 67 4.0k
Daoud Ali Saudi Arabia 31 1.5k 1.1× 453 0.4× 633 0.6× 535 0.8× 937 2.2× 190 4.2k
Yuanyuan Qu China 36 919 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 797 0.8× 882 1.3× 714 1.7× 191 5.2k
Muhammad Noman China 35 1.5k 1.1× 820 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 666 1.0× 97 0.2× 103 3.5k
Yi Hao China 31 1.6k 1.2× 732 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 660 1.0× 186 0.4× 85 3.3k
Hao Zhou China 35 1.2k 0.9× 925 0.9× 302 0.3× 897 1.3× 446 1.0× 211 3.9k
Temoor Ahmed China 39 2.1k 1.5× 928 0.9× 2.1k 2.1× 878 1.3× 114 0.3× 171 4.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gonzalo Tortella

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Lingyun, et al.. (2025). Chitosan-Coated Silver Nanocomposites: Biosynthesis, Mechanical Properties, and Ag+ Release in Liquid and Biofilm Forms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 4130–4130. 5 indexed citations
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Rubilar, Olga, Paola Fincheira, Martín A. Fernández‐Baldo, et al.. (2025). Abiotic multi-stressor co-exposure to hazardous pollutants reveals drought as the primary driver of soil microbiome shifts. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500. 140515–140515.
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Tortella, Gonzalo, Paola Fincheira, Olga Rubilar, et al.. (2024). Nanoparticle-Based Nitric Oxide Donors: Exploring Their Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Capabilities. Antibiotics. 13(11). 1047–1047. 7 indexed citations
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Gómez, Germán E., Gonzalo Tortella, Amedea B. Seabra, et al.. (2024). Paper-Based Analytical Devices Based on Amino-MOFs (MIL-125, UiO-66, and MIL-101) as Platforms towards Fluorescence Biodetection Applications. Chemosensors. 12(10). 208–208.
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Parada, Javiera, Gonzalo Tortella, Amedea B. Seabra, Paola Fincheira, & Olga Rubilar. (2024). Potential Antifungal Effect of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Combined with Fungicides against Botrytis cinerea and Fusarium oxysporum. Antibiotics. 13(3). 215–215. 10 indexed citations
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Fincheira, Paola, Javier Espinoza, Gonzalo Tortella, et al.. (2024). Formulation of essential oils-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles-based chitosan/PVA hydrogels to control the growth of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 270(Pt 1). 132218–132218. 12 indexed citations
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López, María Dolores, et al.. (2024). Microplastics Can Alter Plant Parameters Without Affecting the Soil Enzymatic Activity in White Lupine. Sustainability. 17(1). 149–149. 1 indexed citations
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Fincheira, Paola, Ignacio Jofré, Javier Espinoza, et al.. (2023). The efficient activity of plant essential oils for inhibiting Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum: Mechanistic insights into antifungal activity. Microbiological Research. 277. 127486–127486. 32 indexed citations
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Tortella, Gonzalo, Olga Rubilar, Joana Claudio Pieretti, et al.. (2023). Nanoparticles as a Promising Strategy to Mitigate Biotic Stress in Agriculture. Antibiotics. 12(2). 338–338. 67 indexed citations
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Juárez‐Maldonado, Antonio, Susana González-Morales, Marcelino Cabrera-De la Fuente, et al.. (2023). ZnO nanoparticles as potential fertilizer and biostimulant for lettuce. Heliyon. 9(1). e12787–e12787. 25 indexed citations
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Herrera, W. A. T., Javiera Parada, Amedea B. Seabra, et al.. (2023). Antioxidant Activity as an Indicator of the Efficiency of Plant Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. Antioxidants. 12(4). 784–784. 52 indexed citations
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Fincheira, Paola, Javier Espinoza, Antonieta Ruíz, et al.. (2023). The Impact of 2-Ketones Released from Solid Lipid Nanoparticles on Growth Modulation and Antioxidant System of Lactuca sativa. Plants. 12(17). 3094–3094. 6 indexed citations
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Barrientos, Leticia, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Antimicrobial Chitosan-Silver Nanoparticles Mediated by Reusable Chitosan Fungal Beads. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2318–2318. 16 indexed citations
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Parada, Javiera, Gonzalo Tortella, Amedea B. Seabra, et al.. (2022). Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Manganese-Ferrite/Silver Nanocomposite Combined with Two Essential Oils. Nanomaterials. 12(13). 2137–2137. 10 indexed citations
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Cuozzo, Sergio A., et al.. (2022). Streptomyces genus as a source of probiotics and its potential for its use in health. Microbiological Research. 266. 127248–127248. 28 indexed citations
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Pieretti, Joana Claudio, Olga Rubilar, Richard Weller, Gonzalo Tortella, & Amedea B. Seabra. (2020). Nitric oxide (NO) and nanoparticles – Potential small tools for the war against COVID-19 and other human coronavirus infections. Virus Research. 291. 198202–198202. 39 indexed citations
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Tortella, Gonzalo, et al.. (2018). Negative effect of copper nanoparticles on the conjugation frequency of conjugative catabolic plasmids. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 169. 662–668. 26 indexed citations

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