Paola Mattarelli

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Paola Mattarelli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paola Mattarelli has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Food Science and 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Paola Mattarelli's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (26 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (15 papers). Paola Mattarelli is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (36 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (26 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (15 papers). Paola Mattarelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Japan and Taiwan. Paola Mattarelli's co-authors include Bruno Biavati, Francesca Gaggìa, Bruno Pot, Giovanna E. Felis, Koichi Watanabe, Charles M. A. P. Franz, Michael G. Gänzle, Sarah Lebeer, Jinshui Zheng and Stijn Wittouck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Paola Mattarelli

88 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

A taxonomic note on the genus L... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2020 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae
    2020 2.2k citations Jinshui Zheng, Stijn Wittouck et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY profile →
  2. Probiotics and prebiotics in animal feeding for safe food production
    2010 697 citations Francesca Gaggìa, Paola Mattarelli et al. International Journal of Food Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paola Mattarelli Italy 25 2.8k 2.4k 1.1k 630 415 93 4.6k
Jinshui Zheng China 33 2.8k 1.0× 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 346 0.5× 618 1.5× 94 5.0k
Akihito Endo Japan 36 2.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 301 0.5× 417 1.0× 119 5.1k
Katarzyna Śliżewska Poland 24 2.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 669 1.1× 666 1.6× 74 4.9k
Bruno Biavati Italy 36 2.1k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 948 0.9× 700 1.1× 861 2.1× 94 4.8k
Lai‐Yu Kwok China 43 2.9k 1.0× 3.6k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 427 0.7× 260 0.6× 196 5.5k
Elisa Salvetti Italy 19 2.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 987 0.9× 286 0.5× 270 0.7× 39 3.5k
Gabriel Vinderola Argentina 42 4.2k 1.5× 3.5k 1.4× 2.1k 1.9× 516 0.8× 332 0.8× 141 6.3k
Wolfgang Kneifel Austria 43 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 538 0.9× 836 2.0× 142 6.2k
Hervé Prévost France 39 3.2k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 939 0.9× 907 1.4× 226 0.5× 124 4.8k
Hugh M. B. Harris Ireland 20 2.1k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 903 0.8× 296 0.5× 186 0.4× 27 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paola Mattarelli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paola Mattarelli

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All Works

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Modesto, Monica, Alejandra Vásquez, Rüdiger Pukall, et al.. (2025). Phylogenetic characterization of Bifidobacterium kimbladii sp. nov., a novel species from the honey stomach of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 48(1). 126579–126579. 2 indexed citations
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Checcucci, Alice, Monica Modesto, Diana Luise, et al.. (2024). The swine waste resistome: Spreading and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in Escherichia coli strains and the associated microbial communities. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 283. 116774–116774. 5 indexed citations
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Qiao, Nanzhen, Gautam Gaur, Monica Modesto, et al.. (2023). Physiological and genomic characterization of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from Indri indri in Madagascar. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 134(11). 2 indexed citations
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Vito, Maura Di, Lorenzo Barbanti, Stefanıa Garzoli, et al.. (2022). Anti-Mold Effectiveness of a Green Emulsion Based on Citrus aurantium Hydrolate and Cinnamomum zeylanicum Essential Oil for the Modern Paintings Restoration. Microorganisms. 10(2). 205–205. 13 indexed citations
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Modesto, Monica, Eleonora Truzzi, Stefania Benvenuti, et al.. (2022). Potential Applications of Essential Oils for Environmental Sanitization and Antimicrobial Treatment of Intensive Livestock Infections. Microorganisms. 10(4). 822–822. 18 indexed citations
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Qiao, Nanzhen, Stijn Wittouck, Paola Mattarelli, et al.. (2022). After the storm—Perspectives on the taxonomy of Lactobacillaceae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 222–227. 36 indexed citations
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Checcucci, Alice, Diana Luise, Monica Modesto, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Biolog EcoplateTM method for functional metabolic diversity of aerotolerant pig fecal microbiota. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105(14-15). 6033–6045. 10 indexed citations
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Vito, Maura Di, Margherita Cacaci, Lorenzo Barbanti, et al.. (2020). Origanum vulgare Essential Oil vs. a Commercial Mixture of Essential Oils: In Vitro Effectiveness on Salmonella spp. from Poultry and Swine Intensive Livestock. Antibiotics. 9(11). 763–763. 24 indexed citations
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Zheng, Jinshui, Stijn Wittouck, Elisa Salvetti, et al.. (2020). A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae and Leuconostocaceae. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 70(4). 2782–2858. 2189 indexed citations breakdown →
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Siroli, Lorenzo, Monica Modesto, Francesca Patrignani, et al.. (2019). Novel bifidobacteria strains isolated from nonconventional sources. Technological, antimicrobial and biological characterization for their use as probiotics. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 127(4). 1207–1218.
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Mattarelli, Paola, Giovanna E. Felis, Charles M. A. P. Franz, & Michael G. Gänzle. (2019). Proposal to reclassify four Lactobacillus species as Apilactobacillus bombintestini, Companilactobacillus suantsaicola, Lactiplantibacillus garii and Levilactobacillus suantsaiihabitans. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 71(3). 4 indexed citations
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Puglisi, Edoardo, Paola Mattarelli, Monica Modesto, et al.. (2018). Draft Genome Sequences of Strains TRE 1, TRE D, TRE H, and TRI 7, Isolated from Tamarins and Belonging to Four Putative Novel Bifidobacterium Species. Genome Announcements. 6(3). 2 indexed citations
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Vito, Maura Di, Maria Grazia Bellardi, Claudia Mazzuca, et al.. (2017). Hydrolates and Gellan: An Eco-innovative Synergy for Safe Cleaning of Paper Artworks. Studies in Conservation. 63(1). 13–23. 19 indexed citations
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Mattarelli, Paola, Bruno Biavati, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel, & B. J. Wood. (2017). The bifidobacteria and related organisms : biology, taxonomy, applications. Elsevier eBooks. 1–312. 15 indexed citations
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Gaggìa, Francesca, Paola Mattarelli, & Bruno Biavati. (2010). Probiotics and prebiotics in animal feeding for safe food production. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 141. S15–S28. 697 indexed citations breakdown →
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Modesto, Monica, Paola Mattarelli, & Bruno Biavati. (2004). Resistance to freezing and freeze-drying storage processes of potential probiotic bifidobacteria. Annals of Microbiology. 54(1). 43–48. 6 indexed citations
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Modesto, Monica, et al.. (2003). Nutritional requirements of Bifidobacteriaceae strains isolated from human dental caries. 3 indexed citations
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Mattarelli, Paola, et al.. (1992). Different electrophoretic patterns of cellular soluble proteins in Bifidobacterium animalis.. PubMed. 15(1). 71–4. 3 indexed citations

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