Massimo Pigna

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Massimo Pigna is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Pigna has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 22 papers in Pollution and 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Massimo Pigna's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (30 papers), Heavy metals in environment (22 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (13 papers). Massimo Pigna is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (30 papers), Heavy metals in environment (22 papers) and Iron oxide chemistry and applications (13 papers). Massimo Pigna collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and Chile. Massimo Pigna's co-authors include A. Violante, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Vincenza Cozzolino, Leonid Perelomov, Jun Zhu, Alessia Sommella, Stefania Del Gaudio, Andrew A. Meharg, G. S. R. Krishnamurti and Dipanjan Banerjee and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Pigna

51 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

MOBILITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS AND METALLOI... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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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.

  1. MOBILITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS AND METALLOIDS IN SOIL ENVIRONMENTS
    2010 689 citations A. Violante, Vincenza Cozzolino et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Massimo Pigna Italy 29 1.4k 1.3k 549 506 442 51 2.9k
Daniel G. Strawn United States 27 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 476 0.9× 418 0.8× 409 0.9× 73 3.0k
Paul R. Grossl United States 20 1.6k 1.1× 793 0.6× 490 0.9× 530 1.0× 673 1.5× 43 2.8k
Indika Herath Sri Lanka 24 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 911 1.7× 568 1.1× 181 0.4× 34 2.7k
Jingzi Beiyuan China 34 552 0.4× 1.9k 1.4× 679 1.2× 643 1.3× 354 0.8× 70 3.6k
Jitao Lv China 36 679 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 674 1.2× 907 1.8× 385 0.9× 75 4.0k
Jun Zhu China 34 586 0.4× 944 0.7× 695 1.3× 224 0.4× 272 0.6× 107 3.0k
Matthew J. Eick United States 24 1.8k 1.3× 979 0.8× 507 0.9× 598 1.2× 822 1.9× 44 2.9k
Antonio Giandonato Caporale Italy 25 688 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 401 0.7× 424 0.8× 162 0.4× 57 2.5k
Véronique Lenoble France 29 902 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 545 1.0× 669 1.3× 213 0.5× 65 2.7k
David G. Lumsdon United Kingdom 32 996 0.7× 574 0.4× 513 0.9× 516 1.0× 241 0.5× 65 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Massimo Pigna

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Pigna

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Massimo Pigna. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Massimo Pigna 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 Pigna. Massimo Pigna 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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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Paola Vitaglione, Antonio Dario Troise, Massimo Pigna, & Michelina Ruocco. (2019). Influence of three different soil types on the interaction of two strains of Trichoderma harzianum with Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris cv. esculenta, under soil mineral fertilization. Geoderma. 350. 11–18. 18 indexed citations
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Pigna, Massimo, James J. Dynes, A. Violante, Alessia Sommella, & Antonio Giandonato Caporale. (2015). Sorption of Arsenite on Cu-Al, Mg-Al, Mg-Fe, and Zn-Al Layered Double Hydroxides in the Presence of Inorganic Anions Commonly Found in Aquatic Environments. Environmental Engineering Science. 33(2). 98–104. 24 indexed citations
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Pigna, Massimo, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Lucia Cavalca, Alessia Sommella, & A. Violante. (2015). Arsenic in the Soil Environment: Mobility and Phytoavailability. Environmental Engineering Science. 32(7). 551–563. 53 indexed citations
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Sommella, Alessia, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, Melissa A. Denecke, et al.. (2015). Nature and reactivity of layered double hydroxides formed by coprecipitating Mg, Al and As(V): Effect of arsenic concentration, pH, and aging. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 300. 504–512. 34 indexed citations
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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Alessia Sommella, Matteo Lorito, et al.. (2014). Trichoderma spp. alleviate phytotoxicity in lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L.) irrigated with arsenic-contaminated water. Journal of Plant Physiology. 171(15). 1378–1384. 31 indexed citations
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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Massimo Pigna, Alessia Sommella, & Pellegrino Conte. (2014). Effect of pruning-derived biochar on heavy metals removal and water dynamics. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50(8). 1211–1222. 47 indexed citations
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Sommella, Alessia, Claire Deacon, Gareth J. Norton, et al.. (2013). Total arsenic, inorganic arsenic, and other elements concentrations in Italian rice grain varies with origin and type. Environmental Pollution. 181. 38–43. 87 indexed citations
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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Massimo Pigna, Alessia Sommella, et al.. (2013). Influence of compost on the mobility of arsenic in soil and its uptake by bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) irrigated with arsenite-contaminated water. Journal of Environmental Management. 128. 837–843. 41 indexed citations
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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Massimo Pigna, James J. Dynes, et al.. (2012). Effect of inorganic and organic ligands on the sorption/desorption of arsenate on/from Al-Mg and Fe-Mg layered double hydroxides. EGUGA. 2706. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jun, Massimo Pigna, Vincenza Cozzolino, Antonio Giandonato Caporale, & A. Violante. (2011). Sorption of arsenite and arsenate on ferrihydrite: Effect of organic and inorganic ligands. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 189(1-2). 564–571. 111 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jun, Vincenza Cozzolino, Massimo Pigna, et al.. (2011). Sorption of Cu, Pb and Cr on Na-montmorillonite: Competition and effect of major elements. Chemosphere. 84(4). 484–489. 68 indexed citations
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Caporale, Antonio Giandonato, Massimo Pigna, James J. Dynes, et al.. (2011). Effect of inorganic and organic ligands on the sorption/desorption of arsenate on/from Al–Mg and Fe–Mg layered double hydroxides. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 198. 291–298. 54 indexed citations
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Cozzolino, Vincenza, Massimo Pigna, Vincenzo Di Meo, et al.. (2010). Influence of phosphate addition on the arsenic uptake by wheat (Triticum Durum) grown in arsenic polluted soils. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 19(5). 838–845. 6 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jun, Qiaoyun Huang, Massimo Pigna, & A. Violante. (2010). Immobilization of acid phosphatase on uncalcined and calcined Mg/Al-CO3 layered double hydroxides. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 77(2). 166–173. 22 indexed citations
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Violante, A., et al.. (2009). Sorption/desorption of arsenate on/from Mg–Al layered double hydroxides: Influence of phosphate. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 333(1). 63–70. 98 indexed citations
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Sannino, Filomena, Antonio Martino, Massimo Pigna, et al.. (2008). Sorption of arsenate and dichromate on polymerin, Fe(OH)x–polymerin complex and ferrihydrite. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 166(2-3). 1174–1179. 28 indexed citations
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Pigna, Massimo, Vincenza Cozzolino, A. Violante, & Andrew A. Meharg. (2008). Influence of Phosphate on the Arsenic Uptake by Wheat (Triticum durum L.) Irrigated with Arsenic Solutions at Three Different Concentrations. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 197(1-4). 371–380. 92 indexed citations
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Violante, A., et al.. (2005). Sorption/desorption of sulfate on/from variable charge minerals and soils: competitive effects of organic and inorganic ligands.. 195–221. 4 indexed citations
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Vacca, Alessandra, et al.. (2003). Genesis of Tephra-derived Soils from the Roccamonfina Volcano, South Central Italy. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 67(1). 198–198. 14 indexed citations

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