Piero Cossu

966 total citations
50 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

Piero Cossu is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Piero Cossu has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Genetics, 28 papers in Ecology and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Piero Cossu's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (27 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (15 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (14 papers). Piero Cossu is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (27 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (15 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (14 papers). Piero Cossu collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Piero Cossu's co-authors include Marco Casu, Tiziana Lai, Daria Sanna, Marco Curini‐Galletti, Fabio Scarpa, Ferruccio Maltagliati, Alberto Castelli, Paolo Francalacci, Daniela Casu and Ilenia Azzena and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Piero Cossu

50 papers receiving 714 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Piero Cossu Italy 18 355 272 270 238 206 50 728
Cristiano Lazoski Brazil 17 437 1.2× 359 1.3× 195 0.7× 195 0.8× 165 0.8× 35 1.1k
Madalena Branco Portugal 14 480 1.4× 237 0.9× 469 1.7× 169 0.7× 191 0.9× 28 959
Zoltán T. Nagy Belgium 16 307 0.9× 319 1.2× 302 1.1× 201 0.8× 190 0.9× 25 850
Tiziana Lai Italy 16 326 0.9× 253 0.9× 250 0.9× 235 1.0× 181 0.9× 39 605
Kathryn A. Mesa United States 14 271 0.8× 202 0.7× 483 1.8× 270 1.1× 88 0.4× 20 836
Sarah Lutteropp Germany 8 285 0.8× 144 0.5× 305 1.1× 313 1.3× 69 0.3× 10 881
Richard E. Clopton United States 17 725 2.0× 142 0.5× 202 0.7× 258 1.1× 124 0.6× 61 1.2k
Patricia Cabezas Spain 12 502 1.4× 158 0.6× 56 0.2× 108 0.5× 235 1.1× 24 711
Jonathan Stuart Ready Brazil 16 454 1.3× 183 0.7× 132 0.5× 198 0.8× 93 0.5× 48 928

Countries citing papers authored by Piero Cossu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Piero Cossu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Piero Cossu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Piero Cossu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Piero Cossu 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 Piero Cossu. Piero Cossu 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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Scarpa, Fabio, Daria Sanna, Ilenia Azzena, et al.. (2023). Genome‐based comparison between the recombinant SARS‐CoV‐2 XBB and its parental lineages. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(3). e28625–e28625. 24 indexed citations
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Scarpa, Fabio, Daria Sanna, Ilenia Azzena, et al.. (2022). Genetic Variability of the Monkeypox Virus Clade IIb B.1. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(21). 6388–6388. 24 indexed citations
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Azzena, Ilenia, Fabio Scarpa, Piero Cossu, et al.. (2022). Molecular Identification and Appraisal of the Genetic Variation of Taenia saginata in Central Regions of Vietnam. Life. 12(1). 70–70. 7 indexed citations
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Cossu, Piero, Tiziana Lai, Daria Sanna, et al.. (2022). Detection of Genetic Patterns in Endangered Marine Species Is Affected by Small Sample Sizes. Animals. 12(20). 2763–2763. 3 indexed citations
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Cossu, Piero, et al.. (2022). Genetic Variability and Admixture Zones in the Italian Populations of Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris L.). Life. 13(1). 18–18. 6 indexed citations
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Scarpa, Fabio, Daria Sanna, Ilenia Azzena, et al.. (2021). Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus qingshengii Strain PN_19, Isolated from a Moribund Individual of Pinna nobilis in Sardinia, Italy. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10(23). e0035621–e0035621. 6 indexed citations
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Sanna, Daria, Ilenia Azzena, Fabio Scarpa, et al.. (2021). First Record of the Alien Species Procambarus virginalis Lyko, 2017 in Fresh Waters of Sardinia and Insight into Its Genetic Variability. Life. 11(7). 606–606. 8 indexed citations
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Scarpa, Fabio, Daria Sanna, Ilenia Azzena, et al.. (2021). Update on the Phylodynamics of SADS-CoV. Life. 11(8). 820–820. 17 indexed citations
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Cossu, Piero, Fabio Scarpa, Tiziana Lai, et al.. (2021). Genetic patterns in Mugil cephalus and implications for fisheries and aquaculture management. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2887–2887. 11 indexed citations
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Scarpa, Fabio, Daria Sanna, Piero Cossu, et al.. (2018). How to achieve internal fertilization without a vagina: the study case of the genus Archilina Ax, 1959 (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata) from Canary Islands. Marine Biodiversity. 49(5). 2057–2073. 19 indexed citations
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Scarpa, Fabio, Piero Cossu, Daria Sanna, et al.. (2017). New insights on the genus Otoplana Du Plessis, 1889 (Platyhelminthes: Proseriata), with description of two new species from the Canary Islands. Marine Biodiversity. 49(5). 2075–2087. 17 indexed citations
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Sanna, Daria, Piero Cossu, Fabio Scarpa, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Genetic Structuring of Pinna nobilis across the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e67372–e67372. 42 indexed citations
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Casu, Marco, Piero Cossu, Tiziana Lai, et al.. (2012). First evidence of self-fertilization in a marine microturbellarian (Platyhelminthes). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 428. 32–38. 8 indexed citations
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Casu, Marco, Georgina A. Rivera‐Ingraham, Piero Cossu, et al.. (2011). Patterns of spatial genetic structuring in the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea: implications for the conservation of a Mediterranean endemic. Genetica. 139(10). 1293–1308. 29 indexed citations
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Casu, Marco, Daria Sanna, Piero Cossu, et al.. (2011). Molecular phylogeography of the microturbellarian Monocelis lineata (Platyhelminthes: Proseriata) in the North-East Atlantic. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 103(1). 117–135. 17 indexed citations
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Lai, Tiziana, Daniela Casu, Piero Cossu, et al.. (2009). THE ROLE OF A MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN SAFEGUARDING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF RARE SPECIES: THE CASE OF PATELLA FERRUGINEA GMELIN, 1791 (GASTROPODA: PATELLIDAE) IL RUOLO DELLE AREE MARINE PROTETTE PER LA SALVAGUARDIA DELLA DIVERSITÀ GENETICA DI SPECIE RARE: IL CASO DI PATELLA FERRUGINA GMELIN, 1791 (GASTROPODA: PATELLIDAE). 1 indexed citations
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Maltagliati, Ferruccio, et al.. (2006). Morphological differentiation in the ragworm,Hediste diversicolor(Polychaeta, Nereididae), as revealed by variation of paragnath number and distribution. Italian Journal of Zoology. 73(3). 255–262. 14 indexed citations
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