Massimo Ferrara

1.4k total citations
41 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Massimo Ferrara is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Ferrara has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Ferrara's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (16 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers). Massimo Ferrara is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (16 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (16 papers) and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers). Massimo Ferrara collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Massimo Ferrara's co-authors include Giancarlo Perrone, Antonia Gallo, Franco Nigro, Michelangelo Pascale, Ángel Medina, Naresh Magan, Filomena Epifani, Donato Magistà, Antonia Susca and Giuseppina Mulè and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Ferrara

39 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
Massimo Ferrara Italy 22 734 258 224 133 127 41 1.0k
Veronika Nagl Austria 19 1.2k 1.6× 185 0.7× 272 1.2× 268 2.0× 241 1.9× 34 1.4k
J.F. Alberts South Africa 17 1.3k 1.8× 391 1.5× 271 1.2× 206 1.5× 136 1.1× 25 1.5k
Andrea Astoreca Argentina 20 924 1.3× 379 1.5× 100 0.4× 203 1.5× 135 1.1× 36 1.0k
Antonia Gallo Italy 26 1.2k 1.7× 475 1.8× 407 1.8× 156 1.2× 119 0.9× 49 1.6k
Filomena Epifani Italy 17 795 1.1× 520 2.0× 214 1.0× 150 1.1× 101 0.8× 27 988
Marco Camardo Leggieri Italy 20 1.2k 1.7× 331 1.3× 172 0.8× 278 2.1× 140 1.1× 33 1.4k
Jéssica Gil-Serna Spain 21 974 1.3× 468 1.8× 172 0.8× 246 1.8× 103 0.8× 46 1.1k
Marta Václavíková Czechia 20 1.1k 1.5× 173 0.7× 177 0.8× 477 3.6× 273 2.1× 29 1.4k
Mingshan Ji China 18 917 1.2× 186 0.7× 346 1.5× 159 1.2× 186 1.5× 63 1.3k
József Téren Hungary 17 1.2k 1.6× 563 2.2× 191 0.9× 211 1.6× 101 0.8× 30 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Massimo Ferrara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Ferrara

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

All Works

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Reale, Anna, Tiziana Di Renzo, Salvatore De, et al.. (2025). Impact of starter culture on quality and proteolysis of soybean tempeh. LWT. 238. 118824–118824.
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Biase, Mariaelena Di, Daniel Scicchitano, Francesca Valerio, et al.. (2025). Microbial Ecology and Nutritional Features in Liquid Sourdough Containing Hemp Flour Fermented by Lactic Acid Bacterial Strains. Foods. 14(3). 469–469. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, Veronica Gatto, Giuseppina Mulè, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the potential of Metschnikowia pulcherrima: a dive into the genomic and safety characterization of four plant-associated strains. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 109(1). 128–128. 1 indexed citations
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Haidukowski, Miriam, Massimo Ferrara, Giuseppina Mulè, et al.. (2024). Monitoring fungi and mycotoxin potential in pistachio nuts of Turkish origin: A snap-shot for climate change scenario. Fungal Biology. 128(8). 2431–2438. 2 indexed citations
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Cervellieri, Salvatore, Francesco Longobardi, Antonia Susca, et al.. (2024). Early prediction of ochratoxigenic Aspergillus westerdijkiae on traditional Italian caciocavallo during ripening process by MS-based electronic nose. Food Chemistry. 468. 142470–142470. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, et al.. (2021). Effect of Red Orange and Lemon Extract-Enriched Diet in Suckling Lambs’ Fecal Microbiota. Agriculture. 11(7). 572–572. 10 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, Antonia Gallo, Lucia Gambacorta, et al.. (2021). Evidence of the Involvement of a Cyclase Gene in the Biosynthesis of Ochratoxin A in Aspergillus carbonarius. Toxins. 13(12). 892–892. 13 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, Miriam Haidukowski, Massimiliano D’Imperio, et al.. (2020). New insight into microbial degradation of mycotoxins during anaerobic digestion. Waste Management. 119. 215–225. 13 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, Antonio Logrieco, Antonio Moretti, & Antonia Susca. (2020). A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid detection of fumonisin producing Aspergillus species. Food Microbiology. 90. 103469–103469. 22 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, et al.. (2020). Grafting alters tomato transcriptome and enhances tolerance to an airborne virus infection. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2538–2538. 22 indexed citations
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Perrone, Giancarlo, Massimo Ferrara, Ángel Medina, Michelangelo Pascale, & Naresh Magan. (2020). Toxigenic Fungi and Mycotoxins in a Climate Change Scenario: Ecology, Genomics, Distribution, Prediction and Prevention of the Risk. Microorganisms. 8(10). 1496–1496. 134 indexed citations
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Gallo, Antonia, Luca Piemontese, Donato Magistà, et al.. (2019). Effects of temperature and water activity change on ecophysiology of ochratoxigenic Aspergillus carbonarius in field-simulating conditions. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 315. 108420–108420. 25 indexed citations
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Pentimone, Isabella, Mariantonietta Colagiero, Massimo Ferrara, et al.. (2019). Time-dependent effects of Pochonia chlamydosporia endophytism on gene expression profiles of colonized tomato roots. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(20). 8511–8527. 13 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, et al.. (2019). A CRISPR-Cas9 System for Genome Editing of Fusarium proliferatum. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19836–19836. 37 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, Donato Magistà, Filomena Epifani, et al.. (2016). Study of gene expression and OTA production by Penicillium nordicum during a small-scale seasoning process of salami. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 227. 51–55. 12 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Massimo, Giancarlo Perrone, Antonia Gallo, et al.. (2015). Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid detection of Penicillium nordicum in dry-cured meat products. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 202. 42–47. 25 indexed citations
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Lippolis, Vincenzo, Massimo Ferrara, Salvatore Cervellieri, et al.. (2015). Rapid prediction of ochratoxin A-producing strains of Penicillium on dry-cured meat by MOS-based electronic nose. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 218. 71–77. 52 indexed citations
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Schilirò, Elisabetta, Massimo Ferrara, Franco Nigro, & Jesús Mercado‐Blanco. (2012). Genetic Responses Induced in Olive Roots upon Colonization by the Biocontrol Endophytic Bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens PICF7. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48646–e48646. 53 indexed citations

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