Micaela Triunfo

903 total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 635 citations indexed

About

Micaela Triunfo is a scholar working on Insect Science, Biomaterials and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Micaela Triunfo has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 635 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Insect Science, 5 papers in Biomaterials and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Micaela Triunfo's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (4 papers). Micaela Triunfo is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers) and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (4 papers). Micaela Triunfo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Taiwan. Micaela Triunfo's co-authors include Carmen Scieuzo, Patrizia Falabella, Rosanna Salvia, Anna Guarnieri, Thomas Hahn, Elena Tafi, Susanne Zibek, Angela De Bonis, Dolores Ianniciello and Maria‐Beatrice Coltelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Biomacromolecules and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Micaela Triunfo

12 papers receiving 627 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.

Antimicrobial properties of chitosan from different developmental stages of the bioconverter insect Hermetia illucens

2022 202 citations Anna Guarnieri, Micaela Triunfo et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Characterization of chitin and chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens, a further step in a circular economy process

2022 191 citations Micaela Triunfo, Elena Tafi et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Micaela Triunfo Italy	10	314	281	108	101	85	13	635
Anna Guarnieri Italy	9	304 1.0×	221 0.8×	100 0.9×	95 0.9×	81 1.0×	13	566
Elena Tafi Italy	11	434 1.4×	505 1.8×	146 1.4×	130 1.3×	156 1.8×	23	1.0k
N. Revathi India	5	129 0.4×	198 0.7×	86 0.8×	104 1.0×	93 1.1×	17	493
Lina Yu China	8	194 0.6×	188 0.7×	100 0.9×	83 0.8×	191 2.2×	13	551
Sevil Erdoğan Türkiye	13	417 1.3×	185 0.7×	103 1.0×	82 0.8×	182 2.1×	23	708
Venkatachalam Uthayakumar India	9	183 0.6×	111 0.4×	109 1.0×	117 1.2×	110 1.3×	16	733
John Masani Nduko Kenya	16	218 0.7×	166 0.6×	236 2.2×	190 1.9×	183 2.2×	41	781
Maaike Nieuwland Netherlands	12	135 0.4×	367 1.3×	378 3.5×	92 0.9×	100 1.2×	17	907
Luca Panariello Italy	13	413 1.3×	107 0.4×	48 0.4×	42 0.4×	54 0.6×	26	614
Samy Boulos Switzerland	15	71 0.2×	346 1.2×	169 1.6×	159 1.6×	166 2.0×	30	1.1k

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13 of 13 papers shown

Triunfo, Micaela, Mariangela Curcio, A. Galasso, et al.. (2025). Alternative source of chitosan for the direct laser synthesis of Ag@chitosan composites with antibacterial and photocatalytic properties. Next Materials. 9. 100952–100952.

Fusco, Alessandra, Anna Guarnieri, Carmen Scieuzo, et al.. (2025). Hermetia illucens-Derived Chitosan: A Promising Immunomodulatory Agent for Applications in Biomedical Fields. Biomacromolecules. 26(5). 3224–3233. 1 indexed citations

Vitti, Antonella, Micaela Triunfo, Anna Guarnieri, et al.. (2024). In vitro antifungal activity and in vivo edible coating efficacy of insect-derived chitosan against Botrytis cinerea in strawberry. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 2). 135158–135158. 12 indexed citations

Curcio, Mariangela, R. Teghil, Micaela Triunfo, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the Antibacterial Properties of Chitosan Coatings: Ag@Chitosan and Chitosan from Insects. Coatings. 14(8). 925–925. 7 indexed citations

Triunfo, Micaela, Anna Guarnieri, Dolores Ianniciello, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive characterization of Hermetia illucens derived chitosan produced through homogeneous deacetylation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 271(Pt 2). 132669–132669. 14 indexed citations

Guarnieri, Anna, et al.. (2024). Insect-derived chitosan, a biopolymer for the increased shelf life of white and red grapes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 275(Pt 2). 133149–133149. 11 indexed citations

Triunfo, Micaela, Elena Tafi, Anna Guarnieri, et al.. (2023). Usage of chitosan from Hermetia illucens as a preservative for fresh Prunus species fruits: a preliminary analysis. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 10(1). 18 indexed citations

Triunfo, Micaela, Anna Guarnieri, Dolores Ianniciello, et al.. (2023). Hermetia illucens, an innovative and sustainable source of chitosan-based coating for postharvest preservation of strawberries. iScience. 26(12). 108576–108576. 14 indexed citations

Tafi, Elena, Micaela Triunfo, Anna Guarnieri, et al.. (2023). Preliminary investigation on the effect of insect-based chitosan on preservation of coated fresh cherry tomatoes. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7030–7030. 30 indexed citations

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Triunfo, Micaela, Elena Tafi, Anna Guarnieri, et al.. (2022). Characterization of chitin and chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens, a further step in a circular economy process. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 6613–6613. 191 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guarnieri, Anna, Micaela Triunfo, Carmen Scieuzo, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial properties of chitosan from different developmental stages of the bioconverter insect Hermetia illucens. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 8084–8084. 202 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scieuzo, Carmen, Antonio Franco, Rosanna Salvia, et al.. (2022). Enhancement of fruit byproducts through bioconversion by Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Insect Science. 30(4). 991–1010. 64 indexed citations

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Triunfo, Micaela, Elena Tafi, Anna Guarnieri, et al.. (2021). Insect Chitin-Based Nanomaterials for Innovative Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals. Cosmetics. 8(2). 40–40. 71 indexed citations

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