Severina Pacifico

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
200 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Severina Pacifico is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Severina Pacifico has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Molecular Biology, 77 papers in Plant Science and 70 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Severina Pacifico's work include Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (70 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (36 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (32 papers). Severina Pacifico is often cited by papers focused on Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (70 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (36 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (32 papers). Severina Pacifico collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and Spain. Severina Pacifico's co-authors include Simona Piccolella, Antonio Fiorentino, Brigida D’Abrosca, Pietro Monaco, Michelina Catauro, Giuseppina Crescente, Monica Scognamiglio, Claudio Mastellone, Flavia Bollino and Ferdinando Papale and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Severina Pacifico

190 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Advancements in Sustainable Natural Dyes for Textile Appl... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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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.

  1. Advancements in Sustainable Natural Dyes for Textile Applications: A Review
    2023 114 citations Severina Pacifico et al. Molecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Severina Pacifico Italy 42 1.8k 1.5k 1.4k 1.1k 489 200 5.2k
Tarun Belwal China 48 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.9× 563 1.2× 111 6.7k
Brahma N. Singh India 39 1.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.4× 837 0.6× 835 0.7× 412 0.8× 96 6.2k
Wei Cao China 42 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 950 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 306 0.6× 252 5.8k
Yuangang Zu China 46 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 915 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 925 1.9× 209 6.7k
Hari Prasad Devkota Japan 39 1.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 955 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 234 0.5× 182 6.0k
Yujie Fu China 37 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 715 0.5× 832 0.7× 650 1.3× 146 5.1k
He Qian China 40 2.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.4× 932 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 471 1.0× 282 7.2k
Carmen Socaciu Romania 44 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.6× 2.1k 1.9× 674 1.4× 304 6.9k
Bikram Singh India 45 2.6k 1.4× 2.3k 1.6× 997 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 444 0.9× 232 7.5k
Khizar Hayat China 42 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 2.4k 2.2× 580 1.2× 235 6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Severina Pacifico

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Fields of papers citing papers by Severina Pacifico

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Severina Pacifico

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

All Works

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Qamar, Sarmad Ahmad, Simona Piccolella, Gregory R. Ziegler, Severina Pacifico, & Yi Zhang. (2025). Functional bioplastic films from cocoa shell cellulose and natural waxes: Toward sustainable active packaging. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 52. 101595–101595.
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Piccolella, Simona, et al.. (2025). Harnessing plant extracts for green nanoparticle synthesis: Toward a sustainable future. Materials Today Sustainability. 31. 101195–101195. 4 indexed citations
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Sorrentino, Maria Cristina, Andrea Macchia, Jacopo Troisi, et al.. (2025). Lavender essential oil for a contactless application for contemporary art conservation: a case study. npj Heritage Science. 13(1). 3 indexed citations
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Piccolella, Simona, et al.. (2024). ‘Sorrento’ and ‘Tulare’ Walnut Cultivars: Morphological Traits and Phytochemical Enhancement of Their Shell Waste. Molecules. 29(4). 805–805. 1 indexed citations
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Scognamiglio, Monica, Viviana Maresca, Adriana Basile, et al.. (2024). Phytochemical Characterization, Antioxidant, and Anti-Proliferative Activities of Wild and Cultivated Nigella damascena Species Collected in Sicily (Italy). Antioxidants. 13(4). 402–402. 5 indexed citations
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Formato, Marialuisa, et al.. (2023). Lavandula austroapennina (Lamiaceae): Getting Insights into Bioactive Polyphenols of a Rare Italian Endemic Vascular Plant. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 8038–8038. 13 indexed citations
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Gentile, Maria Teresa, et al.. (2023). Neuro-Nutraceutical Polyphenols: How Far Are We?. Antioxidants. 12(3). 539–539. 11 indexed citations
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Chianese, Annalisa, Carla Zannella, Simona Piccolella, et al.. (2023). Galdieria sulphuraria: An Extremophilic Alga as a Source of Antiviral Bioactive Compounds. Marine Drugs. 21(7). 383–383. 8 indexed citations
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Formato, Marialuisa, Maria Pecoraro, Simona Piccolella, et al.. (2022). LC-HR/MS Analysis of Lipophilic Extracts from Calendula arvensis (Vaill.) L. Organs: An Unexplored Source in Cosmeceuticals. Molecules. 27(24). 8905–8905. 11 indexed citations
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Pecoraro, Maria, Cristina Mellinas, Simona Piccolella, Marı́a Carmen Garrigós, & Severina Pacifico. (2022). Hemp Stem Epidermis and Cuticle: From Waste to Starter in Bio-Based Material Development. Polymers. 14(14). 2816–2816. 7 indexed citations
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Crescente, Giuseppina, et al.. (2022). Effect of Cannabidiolic Acid, N-Trans-Caffeoyltyramine and Cannabisin B from Hemp Seeds on microRNA Expression in Human Neural Cells. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 44(10). 5106–5116. 10 indexed citations
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Pecoraro, Maria, Simona Piccolella, Marialuisa Formato, et al.. (2022). A Joint Approach of Morphological and UHPLC-HRMS Analyses to Throw Light on the Autochthonous ‘Verdole’ Chestnut for Nutraceutical Innovation of Its Waste. Molecules. 27(24). 8924–8924. 4 indexed citations
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Buompane, R., Giuseppina Crescente, G. Cuttone, et al.. (2021). A New Low-Energy Proton Irradiation Facility to Unveil the Mechanistic Basis of the Proton-Boron Capture Therapy Approach. Applied Sciences. 11(24). 11986–11986. 8 indexed citations
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Piccolella, Simona, et al.. (2021). Could Polyphenols Really Be a Good Radioprotective Strategy?. Molecules. 26(16). 4969–4969. 25 indexed citations
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Izzo, Luana, Yelko Rodríguez-Carrasco, Severina Pacifico, et al.. (2020). Colon Bioaccessibility under In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion of a Red Cabbage Extract Chemically Profiled through UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS. Antioxidants. 9(10). 955–955. 26 indexed citations
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Grilli, Eleonora, Monica Scognamiglio, Severina Pacifico, et al.. (2020). Soil phenolic compound variability in two Mediterranean olive groves. Plant Soil and Environment. 66(5). 207–215. 2 indexed citations
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Catauro, Michelina, Daniele Naviglio, Monica Gallo, & Severina Pacifico. (2018). FT-IR and GC-MS analyses of an antioxidant leaf essential oil from sage plants cultivated as an alternative to tobacco production. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 31(2). 138–144. 9 indexed citations
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Yadollahi, Abbas, et al.. (2014). Comparison of Phenolic Compounds' Content and Antioxidant Activity between Some Native Iranian Apples and Standard Cultivar 'Gala'. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 16(7). 1601–1611. 4 indexed citations

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