Maria Petala

1.3k total citations
50 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Maria Petala is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Petala has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Maria Petala's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (7 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (6 papers). Maria Petala is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (7 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (6 papers). Maria Petala collaborates with scholars based in Greece, Italy and Cyprus. Maria Petala's co-authors include Petros Samaras, Anastasios Zouboulis, G.P. Sakellaropoulos, A. Kungolos, V. Tsiridis, Efthymios Darakas, Thodoris D. Karapantsios, Margaritis Kostoglou, Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis and Athanasios Papadopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Maria Petala

48 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Petala Greece 20 321 305 271 232 158 50 1.1k
Sanjeeb Mohapatra Singapore 19 719 2.2× 350 1.1× 295 1.1× 258 1.1× 269 1.7× 36 1.6k
Willie F. Harper United States 23 669 2.1× 408 1.3× 231 0.9× 211 0.9× 181 1.1× 57 1.4k
Xuan Guo China 22 471 1.5× 148 0.5× 356 1.3× 169 0.7× 269 1.7× 88 1.5k
Juliana Calábria de Araújo Brazil 21 943 2.9× 309 1.0× 282 1.0× 178 0.8× 285 1.8× 71 1.5k
Jean‐Claude Block France 17 291 0.9× 423 1.4× 272 1.0× 137 0.6× 79 0.5× 25 1.1k
Huirong Lin China 15 287 0.9× 256 0.8× 127 0.5× 166 0.7× 87 0.6× 45 1.0k
Pabel Cervantes‐Avilés Mexico 19 364 1.1× 248 0.8× 320 1.2× 275 1.2× 160 1.0× 43 1.3k
Shane Rogers United States 20 188 0.6× 178 0.6× 185 0.7× 155 0.7× 110 0.7× 37 915

Countries citing papers authored by Maria Petala

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Petala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Petala

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

All Works

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Pappa, Christina, Panagiotis N. Manoudis, Vasiliki Kamperidou, et al.. (2025). A Highly Hydrophobic Siloxane-Nanolignin Coating for the Protection of Wood. Coatings. 15(3). 293–293. 1 indexed citations
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Petala, Maria, et al.. (2025). Flow geometry effect on Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 biofilm structure. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 256(Pt 2). 115048–115048. 1 indexed citations
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Kostoglou, Margaritis, Maria Petala, Thodoris D. Karapantsios, et al.. (2024). Effect of SARS-CoV-2 shedding rate distribution of individuals during their disease days on the estimation of the number of infected people. Application of wastewater-based epidemiology to the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175724–175724. 1 indexed citations
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Toscano, Giuseppe, et al.. (2024). The role of air relative humidity on the wettability of Pseudomonas fluorescens AR11 biofilms. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 237. 113831–113831. 1 indexed citations
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Ziagova, Maria G., et al.. (2024). Sardine Processing Waste: Biological Treatment Strategies and Their Implications. Processes. 12(10). 2160–2160.
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Petala, Maria, et al.. (2023). Highly sensitive resistance spectroscopy technique for online monitoring of biofilm growth on metallic surfaces. Environmental Research. 240(Pt 2). 117401–117401. 3 indexed citations
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Chaintoutis, Serafeim C., Michalis Koureas, Maria Petala, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring using a novel PCR-based method rapidly captured the Delta-to-Omicron ΒΑ.1 transition patterns in the absence of conventional surveillance evidence. The Science of The Total Environment. 844. 156932–156932. 15 indexed citations
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Margellou, Antigoni, et al.. (2022). Pretreatment/fractionation and characterization of winery waste streams within an integrated biorefinery concept. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 27. 100670–100670. 25 indexed citations
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Petala, Maria, Margaritis Kostoglou, Thodoris D. Karapantsios, et al.. (2021). Relating SARS-CoV-2 shedding rate in wastewater to daily positive tests data: A consistent model based approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 807(Pt 2). 150838–150838. 28 indexed citations
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Kostoglou, Margaritis, Maria Petala, Thodoris D. Karapantsios, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 adsorption on suspended solids along a sewerage network: mathematical model formulation, sensitivity analysis, and parametric study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(8). 11304–11319. 6 indexed citations
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Petala, Maria, Dimitra Dafou, Margaritis Kostoglou, et al.. (2020). A physicochemical model for rationalizing SARS-CoV-2 concentration in sewage. Case study: The city of Thessaloniki in Greece. The Science of The Total Environment. 755(Pt 1). 142855–142855. 38 indexed citations
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Petala, Maria, et al.. (2016). Implications of handling practices on the ecotoxic profile of alumina nanoparticles towards the bacteria Vibrio fischeri. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 52(1). 15–22. 4 indexed citations
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Tsiridis, V., Maria Petala, Petros Samaras, & G.P. Sakellaropoulos. (2015). Evaluation of interactions between soil and coal fly ash leachates using column percolation tests. Waste Management. 43. 255–263. 21 indexed citations
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Darakas, Efthymios, et al.. (2013). Hexavalent chromium release from lignite fly ash and related ecotoxic effects. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 48(11). 1390–1398. 41 indexed citations
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Shie, Je‐Lueng, et al.. (2012). PLASMATRON GASIFICATION OF RAW WASTE VEGETABLES FROM STEAM MECHANICAL HEAT TREATMENT. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 21. 2499–2505. 2 indexed citations
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Tsiridis, V., Maria Petala, Petros Samaras, A. Kungolos, & G.P. Sakellaropoulos. (2012). Environmental hazard assessment of coal fly ashes using leaching and ecotoxicity tests. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 84. 212–220. 49 indexed citations
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Petala, Maria, Petros Samaras, A. Kungolos, et al.. (2006). The effect of coagulation on the toxicity and mutagenicity of reclaimed municipal effluents. Chemosphere. 65(6). 1007–1018. 23 indexed citations
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Kungolos, A., Petros Samaras, V. Tsiridis, Maria Petala, & G.P. Sakellaropoulos. (2006). Bioavailability and Toxicity of Heavy Metals in the Presence of Natural Organic Matter. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 41(8). 1509–1517. 49 indexed citations
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Okay, Oya S., Leyla Tolun, Vıldan Tüfekçi, et al.. (2005). Comparison of Several Toxicity Tests Applied to Complex Wastewaters and Mussel Biomarkers in Receiving Waters. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 40(8). 1525–1541. 10 indexed citations
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Tsiridis, V., et al.. (2005). Interactive toxic effects of heavy metals and humic acids on Vibrio fischeri. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 63(1). 158–167. 125 indexed citations

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