Laura Airoldi

16.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
116 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Laura Airoldi is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Airoldi has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Oceanography, 73 papers in Ecology and 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Laura Airoldi's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (66 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (53 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers). Laura Airoldi is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (66 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (53 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (42 papers). Laura Airoldi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Australia and United States. Laura Airoldi's co-authors include Michael W. Beck, Fabio Bulleri, Marco Abbiati, Shimrit Perkol‐Finkel, Filippo Ferrario, F. Cinelli, Katherine A. Dafforn, Fiorenza Micheli, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto and Elisabeth M. A. Strain and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Laura Airoldi

113 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 2013 2017 2020 250 500 750 1000
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. Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management
    2011 1.0k citations Laura Airoldi et al. profile →
  2. The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation
    2014 603 citations Laura Airoldi et al. profile →
  3. Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity
    2013 458 citations Laura Airoldi, Elisabeth M. A. Strain et al. profile →
  4. Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions
    2017 304 citations Melanie J. Bishop, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto et al. profile →
  5. Current and projected global extent of marine built structures
    2020 209 citations Ana B. Bugnot, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Airoldi Italy 52 6.5k 5.9k 4.2k 1.5k 810 116 10.2k
Thomas A. Schlacher Australia 56 7.3k 1.1× 4.8k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 923 1.1× 200 10.2k
M.G. Chapman Australia 46 4.6k 0.7× 4.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 829 0.5× 390 0.5× 111 7.8k
Simon F. Thrush New Zealand 68 9.0k 1.4× 9.4k 1.6× 7.8k 1.9× 999 0.7× 496 0.6× 310 15.0k
Núria Marbà Spain 70 13.5k 2.1× 13.1k 2.2× 4.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 222 18.4k
Stephen J. Hawkins United Kingdom 66 9.2k 1.4× 9.9k 1.7× 6.2k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 565 0.7× 265 15.8k
Gary A. Kendrick Australia 63 14.4k 2.2× 14.1k 2.4× 4.8k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 500 0.6× 270 18.8k
S. Degraer Belgium 45 3.3k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 269 0.3× 237 6.3k
Evamaria W. Koch United States 26 6.4k 1.0× 3.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 2.4× 42 8.8k
Fabio Bulleri Italy 38 3.7k 0.6× 4.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 787 0.5× 266 0.3× 126 5.8k
Bernhard Riegl United States 50 6.5k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 714 0.5× 591 0.7× 169 7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Airoldi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Airoldi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Airoldi

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mancuso, Francesco Paolo, et al.. (2024). Distribution of native and non-indigenous bivalves and their settlers along an urban gradient. Frontiers in Marine Science. 11.
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Mayer‐Pinto, Mariana, Antony M. Knights, Laura Airoldi, et al.. (2024). Complexity-functioning relationships differ across different environmental conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 354. 120370–120370. 6 indexed citations
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Mancuso, Francesco Paolo, et al.. (2023). Warming and nutrient enrichment can trigger seaweed loss by dysregulation of the microbiome structure and predicted function. The Science of The Total Environment. 879. 162919–162919. 12 indexed citations
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Strain, Elisabeth M. A., et al.. (2023). Material type and origin influences the abundances of key taxa on artificial structures. Coastal Engineering. 187. 104419–104419. 1 indexed citations
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Mayer‐Pinto, Mariana, Ana B. Bugnot, Emma L. Johnston, et al.. (2022). Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(3). 480–493. 10 indexed citations
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Bevilacqua, Stanislao, Laura Airoldi, Enric Ballesteros, et al.. (2021). Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns. Advances in marine biology. 89. 1–51. 41 indexed citations
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Piarulli, Stefania, Cristina Malegori, Laura Airoldi, et al.. (2021). An effective strategy for the monitoring of microplastics in complex aquatic matrices: Exploiting the potential of near infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI). Chemosphere. 286(Pt 3). 131861–131861. 30 indexed citations
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Riquet, Florentine, Cécile Fauvelot, Laura Airoldi, et al.. (2021). Highly restricted dispersal in habitat-forming seaweed may impede natural recovery of disturbed populations. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 16792–16792. 13 indexed citations
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Bugnot, Ana B., Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Laura Airoldi, et al.. (2020). Current and projected global extent of marine built structures. Nature Sustainability. 4(1). 33–41. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Piarulli, Stefania & Laura Airoldi. (2020). Mussels facilitate the sinking of microplastics to bottom sediments and their subsequent uptake by detritus-feeders. Environmental Pollution. 266(Pt 2). 115151–115151. 35 indexed citations
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Piarulli, Stefania, Giorgia Sciutto, Paolo Oliveri, et al.. (2020). Rapid and direct detection of small microplastics in aquatic samples by a new near infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) method. Chemosphere. 260. 127655–127655. 41 indexed citations
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Piarulli, Stefania, Tom Moens, Henk Vrielinck, et al.. (2020). Do different habits affect microplastics contents in organisms? A trait-based analysis on salt marsh species. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 153. 110983–110983. 56 indexed citations
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Piarulli, Stefania, Kerstin Magnusson, Maria Granberg, et al.. (2019). Microplastic in wild populations of the omnivorous crab Carcinus aestuarii: A review and a regional-scale test of extraction methods, including microfibres. Environmental Pollution. 251. 117–127. 82 indexed citations
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Bermejo, Ricardo, Rosa M. Chefaoui, Aschwin H. Engelen, et al.. (2018). Marine forests of the Mediterranean-Atlantic Cystoseira tamariscifolia complex show a southern Iberian genetic hotspot and no reproductive isolation in parapatry. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10427–10427. 28 indexed citations
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Mancuso, Francesco Paolo, Sofie D’hondt, Anne Willems, Laura Airoldi, & Olivier De Clerck. (2016). Diversity and Temporal Dynamics of the Epiphytic Bacterial Communities Associated with the Canopy-Forming Seaweed Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff and Nizamuddin. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 476–476. 83 indexed citations
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Prati, Gabriele, Cinzia Albanesi, Luca Pietrantoni, & Laura Airoldi. (2015). Public perceptions of beach nourishment and conflict management strategies: A case study of Portonovo Bay in the Adriatic Italian Coast. Land Use Policy. 50. 422–428. 18 indexed citations
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Connell, Sean D., MS Foster, & Laura Airoldi. (2013). What are algal turfs? Towards a better description of turfs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 495. 299–307. 238 indexed citations
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Iken, Katrin, Brenda Konar, Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, et al.. (2010). Large-Scale Spatial Distribution Patterns of Echinoderms in Nearshore Rocky Habitats. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e13845–e13845. 56 indexed citations
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Perkol‐Finkel, Shimrit & Laura Airoldi. (2010). Loss and Recovery Potential of Marine Habitats: An Experimental Study of Factors Maintaining Resilience in Subtidal Algal Forests at the Adriatic Sea. PLoS ONE. 5(5). e10791–e10791. 124 indexed citations
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Fontana, Giancarlo Dalla, et al.. (2009). Sustainable Offshore Oil And Gas Industry: Guidlines For An Effective Assessment Of Impacts On Marine Ecosystems. Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations

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