Laura Giagnoni

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Laura Giagnoni is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Giagnoni has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Soil Science, 18 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Laura Giagnoni's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (26 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (6 papers). Laura Giagnoni is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (26 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (6 papers). Laura Giagnoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Laura Giagnoni's co-authors include Giancarlo Renella, P. Nannipieri, Grazia Masciandaro, Edoardo Puglisi, B. Ceccanti, Flavio Fornasier, Sara Marinari, Maria Cristina Moscatelli, Mariarita Arenella and Anita Maienza and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Laura Giagnoni

45 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

Soil enzymology: classical and molecular approaches

2012 558 citations P. Nannipieri, Laura Giagnoni et al. Biology and Fertility of Soils profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Giagnoni Italy	22	948	661	403	336	227	47	1.8k
Hua Qin China	30	1.2k 1.2×	918 1.4×	560 1.4×	392 1.2×	190 0.8×	77	2.3k
Congzhi Zhang China	25	1.0k 1.1×	813 1.2×	422 1.0×	228 0.7×	174 0.8×	86	2.0k
Xiaohong Wu China	23	924 1.0×	422 0.6×	708 1.8×	455 1.4×	237 1.0×	52	1.8k
Jiaguo Jiao China	24	883 0.9×	660 1.0×	271 0.7×	491 1.5×	191 0.8×	53	1.9k
Zhen Wu China	23	856 0.9×	815 1.2×	215 0.5×	194 0.6×	229 1.0×	50	1.7k
Xu Yang China	24	766 0.8×	439 0.7×	231 0.6×	418 1.2×	213 0.9×	121	1.9k
Luigi Badalucco Italy	27	1.0k 1.1×	482 0.7×	387 1.0×	302 0.9×	307 1.4×	75	1.8k
Michael T. Rose Australia	27	934 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	279 0.7×	383 1.1×	281 1.2×	73	2.3k
Wenliang Ju China	19	1.1k 1.1×	749 1.1×	534 1.3×	385 1.1×	253 1.1×	31	1.9k
Zheke Zhong China	20	795 0.8×	628 1.0×	236 0.6×	298 0.9×	162 0.7×	65	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Giagnoni

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

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Rossi, Riccardo, Laura Giagnoni, Giovanni Mastrolonardo, et al.. (2025). Removed asphalt can be used as a component of constructed soils for urban greenery. Journal of Soils and Sediments.

Giagnoni, Laura, et al.. (2025). Soil Microarthropods as Tools for Monitoring Soil Quality: The QBS-ar Index in Three European Agroecosystems. Agriculture. 15(1). 89–89. 4 indexed citations

Piccolo, Ermes Lo, Claudia Cocozza, Giovanni Mastrolonardo, et al.. (2024). Cork and Compost as Mitigators of Soil Compaction from Trampling in Urban Green Areas: Effects on Plant Growth and Soil Functionality. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 5–5.

Giagnoni, Laura, et al.. (2024). Short-term machinery impact on microbial activity and diversity in a compacted forest soil. Applied Soil Ecology. 203. 105646–105646. 3 indexed citations

Giagnoni, Laura, et al.. (2023). A novel nanosized FePO4 fertilizer is as effective as triple superphosphate in sustaining the growth of cucumber plants. Pedosphere. 35(2). 405–414. 3 indexed citations

Maienza, Anita, Fabrizio Ungaro, Silvia Baronti, et al.. (2021). Biological Restoration of Urban Soils after De-Sealing Interventions. Agriculture. 11(3). 190–190. 15 indexed citations

Renella, Giancarlo, Cristina Macci, Grazia Masciandaro, et al.. (2021). Agronomic performance and food safety of strawberry cultivated on a remediated sediment. The Science of The Total Environment. 796. 148803–148803. 16 indexed citations

Giagnoni, Laura, et al.. (2021). Nitrogen uptake and biochemical activity in maize rhizosphere during growth on acidic and neutralized soils. Rhizosphere. 21. 100468–100468. 2 indexed citations

Xue, Kai, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Jizhong Zhou, et al.. (2020). Phytomanagement Reduces Metal Availability and Microbial Metal Resistance in a Metal Contaminated Soil. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1899–1899. 8 indexed citations

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Xue, Kai, Jizhong Zhou, Joy D. Van Nostrand, et al.. (2018). Functional activity and functional gene diversity of a Cu-contaminated soil remediated by aided phytostabilization using compost, dolomitic limestone and a mixed tree stand. Environmental Pollution. 242(Pt A). 229–238. 26 indexed citations

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Pastorelli, Roberta, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of dredged sediment co-composted with green waste as plant growing media assessed by eco-toxicological tests, plant growth and microbial community structure. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 333. 144–153. 46 indexed citations

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Prieto-Fernández, Ángeles, Giancarlo Renella, Laura Giagnoni, et al.. (2017). Microbial community structure and activity in trace element-contaminated soils phytomanaged by Gentle Remediation Options (GRO). Environmental Pollution. 231(Pt 1). 237–251. 30 indexed citations

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D’Acqui, Luigi Paolo, Francesco Paolo Nicese, Giulio Lazzerini, et al.. (2016). Use of phytoremediated sediments dredged in maritime port as plant nursery growing media. Journal of Environmental Management. 186(Pt 2). 225–232. 41 indexed citations

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Hansen, Veronika, Susana S. Santos, Tue Kjærgaard Nielsen, et al.. (2016). Gasification biochar has limited effects on functional and structural diversity of soil microbial communities in a temperate agroecosystem. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 99. 128–136. 66 indexed citations

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Renella, Giancarlo & Laura Giagnoni. (2016). Light dazzles from the black box: whole-cell biosensors are ready to inform on fundamental soil biological processes. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 3(1). 10 indexed citations

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Xue, Kai, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Jaco Vangronsveld, et al.. (2015). Management with willow short rotation coppice increase the functional gene diversity and functional activity of a heavy metal polluted soil. Chemosphere. 138. 469–477. 20 indexed citations

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Giagnoni, Laura, Roberta Pastorelli, Stéfano Mocali, et al.. (2015). Availability of different nitrogen forms changes the microbial communities and enzyme activities in the rhizosphere of maize lines with different nitrogen use efficiency. Applied Soil Ecology. 98. 30–38. 61 indexed citations

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Mancuso, Stefano, Cosimo Taiti, Nadia Bazihizina, et al.. (2014). Soil volatile analysis by proton transfer reaction-time of flight mass spectrometry (PTR-TOF-MS). Applied Soil Ecology. 86. 182–191. 65 indexed citations

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Menichetti, Luca, et al.. (2014). Thermal sensitivity of enzyme activity in tropical soils assessed by the Q10 and equilibrium model. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 51(3). 299–310. 42 indexed citations

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Giagnoni, Laura, Francesca Magherini, Loretta Landi, et al.. (2011). Soil solid phases effects on the proteomic analysis of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 48(4). 425–433. 10 indexed citations

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