Serena Manara

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Serena Manara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Serena Manara has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Serena Manara's work include Gut microbiota and health (8 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (5 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (5 papers). Serena Manara is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (8 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (5 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (5 papers). Serena Manara collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United States. Serena Manara's co-authors include Nicola Segata, Moreno Zolfo, Francesco Asnicar, Paolo Manghi, Federica Armanini, Edoardo Pasolli, Francesco Beghini, Adrian Tett, Curtis Huttenhower and Nicolai Karcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Serena Manara

14 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Extensive Unexplored Human Microbiome Diversity Revealed ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2019 2020 2017 250 500 750
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. Extensive Unexplored Human Microbiome Diversity Revealed by Over 150,000 Genomes from Metagenomes Spanning Age, Geography, and Lifestyle
    2019 916 citations Edoardo Pasolli, Francesco Asnicar et al. Cell profile →
  2. Precise phylogenetic analysis of microbial isolates and genomes from metagenomes using PhyloPhlAn 3.0
    2020 472 citations Francesco Asnicar, Andrew Maltez Thomas et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Studying Vertical Microbiome Transmission from Mothers to Infants by Strain-Level Metagenomic Profiling
    2017 315 citations Francesco Asnicar, Serena Manara et al. mSystems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Serena Manara Italy 12 1.6k 659 413 345 197 15 2.3k
S. Khelaifia France 25 1.8k 1.1× 400 0.6× 406 1.0× 474 1.4× 173 0.9× 116 2.7k
Molly K. Gibson United States 14 1.8k 1.1× 471 0.7× 562 1.4× 298 0.9× 268 1.4× 16 3.3k
Hilary P. Browne United Kingdom 20 2.1k 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 359 0.9× 549 1.6× 235 1.2× 26 3.1k
Andrew Maltez Thomas Brazil 17 1.8k 1.1× 340 0.5× 395 1.0× 310 0.9× 109 0.6× 28 2.9k
Glynis L. Kolling United States 28 1.0k 0.6× 847 1.3× 202 0.5× 221 0.6× 298 1.5× 68 2.5k
Paolo Manghi Italy 13 2.2k 1.4× 445 0.7× 545 1.3× 434 1.3× 149 0.8× 20 3.0k
Jens Roat Kultima Germany 12 1.6k 1.0× 462 0.7× 506 1.2× 295 0.9× 64 0.3× 15 2.4k
Liuyu Huang China 31 1.2k 0.7× 448 0.7× 256 0.6× 397 1.2× 141 0.7× 89 2.5k
Francesco Beghini Italy 12 2.2k 1.4× 479 0.7× 539 1.3× 398 1.2× 127 0.6× 13 3.0k
Sahar Abubucker United States 23 1.9k 1.2× 425 0.6× 539 1.3× 249 0.7× 192 1.0× 40 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Serena Manara

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Fields of papers citing papers by Serena Manara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Serena Manara

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Serena Manara. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Serena Manara 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 Serena Manara. Serena Manara is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Manghi, Paolo, Marius Bredon, Antoine Lefèvre, et al.. (2025). Metabolomics and metagenomics in mice reveal the role of the gut microbiota in tryptophan metabolism. iScience. 28(11). 113751–113751.
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Selma‐Royo, Marta, Léonard Dubois, Serena Manara, et al.. (2024). Birthmode and environment-dependent microbiota transmission dynamics are complemented by breastfeeding during the first year. Cell Host & Microbe. 32(6). 996–1010.e4. 29 indexed citations
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Manara, Serena, Francesco Beghini, Giulia Masetti, et al.. (2023). Thermal Therapy Modulation of the Psoriasis-Associated Skin and Gut Microbiome. Dermatology and Therapy. 13(11). 2769–2783. 11 indexed citations
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Cutrupi, Francesca, Michele Rossi, Elisa Poznanski, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of concentration procedures, sample pre-treatment, and storage condition for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(48). 106660–106670. 5 indexed citations
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Manara, Serena, Marta Selma‐Royo, Kun D. Huang, et al.. (2023). Maternal and food microbial sources shape the infant microbiome of a rural Ethiopian population. Current Biology. 33(10). 1939–1950.e4. 16 indexed citations
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Cutrupi, Francesca, et al.. (2022). The wave of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant resulted in a rapid spike and decline as highlighted by municipal wastewater surveillance. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 28. 102667–102667. 22 indexed citations
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Cutrupi, Francesca, et al.. (2021). Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in extensive monitoring of municipal wastewater: key issues to yield reliable results. Water Science & Technology. 84(12). 3508–3514. 7 indexed citations
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Foladori, Paola, et al.. (2021). Coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 in sewerage and their removal: Step by step in wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Research. 207. 112204–112204. 34 indexed citations
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Karcher, Nicolai, Michal Punčochář, Aitor Blanco‐Míguez, et al.. (2021). Genomic diversity and ecology of human-associated Akkermansia species in the gut microbiome revealed by extensive metagenomic assembly. Genome biology. 22(1). 209–209. 102 indexed citations
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Asnicar, Francesco, Andrew Maltez Thomas, Francesco Beghini, et al.. (2020). Precise phylogenetic analysis of microbial isolates and genomes from metagenomes using PhyloPhlAn 3.0. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2500–2500. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foladori, Paola, Francesca Cutrupi, Nicola Segata, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 from faeces to wastewater treatment: What do we know? A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 743. 140444–140444. 304 indexed citations
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Pasolli, Edoardo, Francesco Asnicar, Serena Manara, et al.. (2019). Extensive Unexplored Human Microbiome Diversity Revealed by Over 150,000 Genomes from Metagenomes Spanning Age, Geography, and Lifestyle. Cell. 176(3). 649–662.e20. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Manara, Serena, Francesco Asnicar, Francesco Beghini, et al.. (2019). Microbial genomes from non-human primate gut metagenomes expand the primate-associated bacterial tree of life with over 1000 novel species. Genome biology. 20(1). 299–299. 56 indexed citations
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Manara, Serena, Edoardo Pasolli, Daniela Dolce, et al.. (2018). Whole-genome epidemiology, characterisation, and phylogenetic reconstruction of Staphylococcus aureus strains in a paediatric hospital. Genome Medicine. 10(1). 82–82. 57 indexed citations
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Asnicar, Francesco, Serena Manara, Moreno Zolfo, et al.. (2017). Studying Vertical Microbiome Transmission from Mothers to Infants by Strain-Level Metagenomic Profiling. mSystems. 2(1). 315 indexed citations breakdown →

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