Lia-Mara Diţu

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Lia-Mara Diţu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lia-Mara Diţu has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Food Science and 18 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lia-Mara Diţu's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (12 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (12 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (12 papers). Lia-Mara Diţu is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (12 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (12 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (12 papers). Lia-Mara Diţu collaborates with scholars based in Romania, United States and Greece. Lia-Mara Diţu's co-authors include Veronica Lazăr, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc, Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru, Alina Maria Holban, Carmen Curuțiu, Laura Petcu, Ariana Picu, Irina Gheorghe, Anton Ficai and Cornelia-Ioana Ilie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Lia-Mara Diţu

81 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Aspects of Gut Microbiota and Immune System Interactions in Infectious Diseases, Immunopathology, and Cancer

2018 377 citations Veronica Lazăr, Lia-Mara Diţu et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lia-Mara Diţu Romania	21	563	327	257	223	220	88	1.8k
Grațiela Grădișteanu Pîrcălăbioru Romania	28	890 1.6×	282 0.9×	351 1.4×	282 1.3×	421 1.9×	142	2.7k
Anna De Filippis Italy	26	651 1.2×	359 1.1×	289 1.1×	106 0.5×	223 1.0×	107	2.3k
Khudaverdi Ganbarov Azerbaijan	27	836 1.5×	165 0.5×	322 1.3×	310 1.4×	280 1.3×	79	2.6k
Mara Di Giulio Italy	27	598 1.1×	219 0.7×	403 1.6×	182 0.8×	346 1.6×	74	2.3k
Mohammad Yousef Memar Iran	30	878 1.6×	157 0.5×	476 1.9×	232 1.0×	358 1.6×	118	3.0k
Mohamed A. El‐Mokhtar Egypt	28	378 0.7×	338 1.0×	131 0.5×	187 0.8×	219 1.0×	114	2.2k
Pourya Gholizadeh Iran	28	911 1.6×	135 0.4×	187 0.7×	185 0.8×	172 0.8×	77	2.4k
Yael Houri‐Haddad Israel	25	590 1.0×	401 1.2×	113 0.4×	134 0.6×	323 1.5×	72	2.4k
Rossella Grande Italy	32	906 1.6×	130 0.4×	348 1.4×	148 0.7×	160 0.7×	70	2.6k
Jigar Shah India	28	430 0.8×	135 0.4×	187 0.7×	460 2.1×	316 1.4×	63	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lia-Mara Diţu

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Mihăescu, Grigore, et al.. (2025). Interferons in Autoimmunity: From Loss of Tolerance to Chronic Inflammation. Biomedicines. 13(10). 2472–2472. 1 indexed citations

Radulescu, Denisa-Maria, Bogdan Ştefan Vasile, Vasile-Adrian Surdu, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial chitosan-silk fibroin scaffolds with green-synthesized metal oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 114. 107463–107463. 1 indexed citations

Nicoară, Adrian Ionuț, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial Composites Based on Alginate/Egg White and ZnO Nanoparticles with the Addition of Essential Oils. Gels. 11(6). 459–459. 2 indexed citations

Preda, Mădălina, et al.. (2024). Pathogenesis, Prophylaxis, and Treatment of Candida auris. Biomedicines. 12(3). 561–561. 14 indexed citations

Ilie, Cornelia-Ioana, Angela Spoială, Elisabeta‐Irina Geană, et al.. (2024). Bee Bread: A Promising Source of Bioactive Compounds with Antioxidant Properties—First Report on Some Antimicrobial Features. Antioxidants. 13(3). 353–353. 10 indexed citations

Păun, Gabriela, Elena Neagu, Adriana Băran, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Materials Obtained by Immobilization of Biosynthesized Ag Nanoparticles with Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(7). 4003–4003. 3 indexed citations

Grosu, Elena, Anton Ficai, Lia-Mara Diţu, et al.. (2024). New Antimicrobial Materials Based on Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride for Urinary Catheters: Preparation and Testing. Polymers. 16(21). 3028–3028.

Dolete, Georgiana, Cornelia-Ioana Ilie, Cristina Chircov, et al.. (2023). Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity of Magnetite and Vancomycin-Loaded Mesoporous Silica Embedded in Alginate Films. Gels. 9(4). 295–295. 8 indexed citations

Bîrcă, Alexandra Cătălina, Oana Gherasim, Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu, et al.. (2023). A Microfluidic Approach for Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles as a Potential Antimicrobial Agent in Alginate–Hyaluronic Acid-Based Wound Dressings. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(14). 11466–11466. 17 indexed citations

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Motelică, Ludmila, Roxana Truşcă, Cornelia-Ioana Ilie, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial Wound Dressings based on Bacterial Cellulose and Independently Loaded with Nutmeg and Fir Needle Essential Oils. Polymers. 15(17). 3629–3629. 11 indexed citations

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Anghel, Dan F., Ioana Cătălina Gîfu, Elvira Alexandrescu, et al.. (2023). Novel Microemulsions with Essential Oils for Environmentally Friendly Cleaning of Copper Cultural Heritage Artifacts. Nanomaterials. 13(17). 2430–2430. 6 indexed citations

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Dorcioman, G., Ariana Hudiță, Bianca Gălățeanu, et al.. (2022). Magnetite-Based Nanostructured Coatings Functionalized with Nigella sativa and Dicloxacillin for Improved Wound Dressings. Antibiotics. 12(1). 59–59. 1 indexed citations

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Gheorghiță, Daniela, Alina Robu, Aurora Antoniac, et al.. (2022). In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Some Plant Essential Oils against Four Different Microbial Strains. Applied Sciences. 12(19). 9482–9482. 19 indexed citations

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Spoială, Angela, Cornelia-Ioana Ilie, Georgiana Dolete, et al.. (2022). Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/TiO2 Composite Membranes as Adsorbent Materials for Water Purification. Membranes. 12(8). 804–804. 73 indexed citations

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Ilie, Cornelia-Ioana, Eliza Oprea, Elisabeta‐Irina Geană, et al.. (2022). Bee Pollen Extracts: Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Properties, and Effect on the Growth of Selected Probiotic and Pathogenic Bacteria. Antioxidants. 11(5). 959–959. 34 indexed citations

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Chihaia, Viorel, Anton Ficai, Roxana-Doina Trușcă, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial Properties of TiO2 Microparticles Coated with Ca- and Cu-Based Composite Layers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(13). 6888–6888. 6 indexed citations

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Gheorghe, Irina, Carmen Curuțiu, Lia-Mara Diţu, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial Efficiency of Some Essential Oils in Antibiotic-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates. Plants. 11(15). 2003–2003. 19 indexed citations

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Marinescu, Maria, Claudia Popa, Maria Tănase, et al.. (2022). Synthesis, Characterization, DFT Study and Antifungal Activities of Some Novel 2-(Phenyldiazenyl)phenol Based Azo Dyes. Materials. 15(22). 8162–8162. 12 indexed citations

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Matei, Ecaterina, Carmen Gaidău, Maria Râpă, et al.. (2021). Sustainable Coated Nanostructures Based on Alginate and Electrospun Collagen Loaded with Antimicrobial Agents. Coatings. 11(2). 121–121. 7 indexed citations

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Curuțiu, Carmen, Alexandra Cătălina Bîrcă, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, et al.. (2021). ZnO Nanoparticles-Modified Dressings to Inhibit Wound Pathogens. Materials. 14(11). 3084–3084. 71 indexed citations

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