Melania Melis

1.6k total citations
52 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Melania Melis is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Sensory Systems and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Melania Melis has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 39 papers in Sensory Systems and 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Melania Melis's work include Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (44 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (39 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (27 papers). Melania Melis is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (44 papers), Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (39 papers) and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (27 papers). Melania Melis collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Melania Melis's co-authors include Iole Tomassini Barbarossa, Roberto Crnjar, Beverly J. Tepper, Giorgia Sollai, Patrizia Muroni, Tiziana Cabras, Sebastiano Banni, Irene Messana, Alessandra Padiglia and Massimo Castagnola and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Melania Melis

49 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melania Melis Italy 21 996 859 569 259 123 52 1.3k
Iole Tomassini Barbarossa Italy 25 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 692 1.2× 332 1.3× 177 1.4× 81 1.8k
Derek J. Snyder United States 17 1.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 609 1.1× 594 2.3× 181 1.5× 27 2.2k
Keisuke Sanematsu Japan 15 788 0.8× 609 0.7× 347 0.6× 62 0.2× 143 1.2× 36 1.0k
Paul M. Wise United States 20 548 0.6× 662 0.8× 449 0.8× 236 0.9× 51 0.4× 48 1.1k
Jay P. Slack United States 16 1.5k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 869 1.5× 168 0.6× 528 4.3× 23 2.0k
Ken‐ichiro Nakajima Japan 18 538 0.5× 361 0.4× 209 0.4× 88 0.3× 454 3.7× 40 1.1k
B. G. Green United States 11 441 0.4× 427 0.5× 151 0.3× 216 0.8× 34 0.3× 11 745
Ryusuke Yoshida Japan 29 2.3k 2.3× 1.9k 2.2× 1.2k 2.1× 95 0.4× 351 2.9× 69 2.8k
Kumiko Ninomiya Japan 8 533 0.5× 268 0.3× 238 0.4× 217 0.8× 177 1.4× 11 906
Jan H.A. Kroeze Netherlands 17 559 0.6× 567 0.7× 299 0.5× 300 1.2× 23 0.2× 40 963

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Melis, Melania, Eleonora Loi, Giorgia Sollai, et al.. (2025). TAS2R38 gene methylation is associated with syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and clinical symptoms. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 14462–14462.
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Melis, Melania, et al.. (2024). Effect of the rs2821557 Polymorphism of the Human Kv1.3 Gene on Olfactory Function and BMI in Different Age Groups. Nutrients. 16(6). 821–821. 1 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, et al.. (2024). Gene Methylation Affects Salivary Levels of the Taste Buds’ Trophic Factor, Gustin Protein. Nutrients. 16(9). 1304–1304. 1 indexed citations
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Crnjar, Roberto, et al.. (2023). Automated identification of the genetic variants of TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor with supervised learning. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21. 1054–1065. 3 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Iole Tomassini Barbarossa, Roberto Crnjar, & Giorgia Sollai. (2022). Olfactory Sensitivity Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Polymorphism in the Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels Kv1.3. Nutrients. 14(23). 4986–4986. 8 indexed citations
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Sollai, Giorgia, Melania Melis, Iole Tomassini Barbarossa, & Roberto Crnjar. (2022). A polymorphism in the human gene encoding OBPIIa affects the perceived intensity of smelled odors. Behavioural Brain Research. 427. 113860–113860. 10 indexed citations
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Sollai, Giorgia, Melania Melis, Danilo Paduano, et al.. (2021). Olfactory Function in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Is Associated with Their Body Mass Index and Polymorphism in the Odor Binding-Protein (OBPIIa) Gene. Nutrients. 13(2). 703–703. 14 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Iole Tomassini Barbarossa, Thomas Hummel, Roberto Crnjar, & Giorgia Sollai. (2021). Effect of the rs2890498 polymorphism of the OBPIIa gene on the human ability to smell single molecules. Behavioural Brain Research. 402. 113127–113127. 10 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Giorgia Sollai, Danilo Pani, et al.. (2020). Electrophysiological Responses from the Human Tongue to the Six Taste Qualities and Their Relationships with PROP Taster Status. Nutrients. 12(7). 2017–2017. 23 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Giorgia Sollai, Danilo Paduano, et al.. (2020). Taste Changes in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Associations with PROP Phenotypes and polymorphisms in the salivary protein, Gustin and CD36 Receptor Genes. Nutrients. 12(2). 409–409. 20 indexed citations
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Sollai, Giorgia, Melania Melis, Danilo Pani, et al.. (2019). Human Tongue Electrophysiological Response to Oleic Acid and Its Associations with PROP Taster Status and the CD36 Polymorphism (rs1761667). Nutrients. 11(2). 315–315. 17 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Alessandra Errigo, Roberto Crnjar, Giovanni Mario Pes, & Iole Tomassini Barbarossa. (2019). TAS2R38 bitter taste receptor and attainment of exceptional longevity. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 18047–18047. 40 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Gianfranca Carta, Stefano Pintus, et al.. (2017). Polymorphism rs1761667 in the CD36 Gene Is Associated to Changes in Fatty Acid Metabolism and Circulating Endocannabinoid Levels Distinctively in Normal Weight and Obese Subjects. Frontiers in Physiology. 8. 1006–1006. 34 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Tiziana Cabras, Irene Messana, et al.. (2017). Sensory perception of and salivary protein response to astringency as a function of the 6-n-propylthioural (PROP) bitter-taste phenotype. Physiology & Behavior. 173. 163–173. 44 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Roberto Crnjar, & Iole Tomassini Barbarossa. (2015). Associations between oleic acid flavour threshold, the common SNPs (rs1761667 and rs1527483) in the CD36 and PROP taster status in humans. Chemical Senses. 40(3). 251. 2 indexed citations
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Melis, Melania, Massimiliano Arca, M. Carla Aragoni, et al.. (2015). Dose-Dependent Effects of L-Arginine on PROP Bitterness Intensity and Latency and Characteristics of the Chemical Interaction between PROP and L-Arginine. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0131104–e0131104. 26 indexed citations
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Barbarossa, Iole Tomassini, Melania Melis, Carla Calò, et al.. (2014). The gustin (CA6) gene polymorphism, rs2274333 (A/G), is associated with fungiform papilla density, whereas PROP bitterness is mostly due to TAS2R38 in an ethnically-mixed population. Physiology & Behavior. 138. 6–12. 54 indexed citations
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Cabras, Tiziana, Melania Melis, Massimo Castagnola, et al.. (2012). Responsiveness to 6-n-Propylthiouracil (PROP) Is Associated with Salivary Levels of Two Specific Basic Proline-Rich Proteins in Humans. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e30962–e30962. 81 indexed citations

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