Simonetta Fraschetti

11.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
133 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Simonetta Fraschetti is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Simonetta Fraschetti has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Ecology, 82 papers in Oceanography and 68 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Simonetta Fraschetti's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (66 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (59 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (55 papers). Simonetta Fraschetti is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (66 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (59 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (55 papers). Simonetta Fraschetti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Greece. Simonetta Fraschetti's co-authors include Antonio Terlizzi, Ferdinando Boero, Roberto Danovaro, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, Joachim Claudet, Fiorenza Micheli, M. Fabiano, Paolo Guidetti and Giuseppe Guarnieri and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simonetta Fraschetti

127 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Exponential Decline of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Functioning Lin... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2013 2015 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Exponential Decline of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Functioning Linked to Benthic Biodiversity Loss
    2008 517 citations Roberto Danovaro, Antonio Dell’Anno et al. profile →
  2. Cumulative Human Impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea Marine Ecosystems: Assessing Current Pressures and Opportunities
    2013 414 citations Fiorenza Micheli, Benjamin S. Halpern et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  3. Seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica) distribution and trajectories of change
    2015 305 citations Simonetta Fraschetti et al. profile →
  4. A review of the combined effects of climate change and other local human stressors on the marine environment
    2020 213 citations Elena Gissi, Antonios D. Mazaris et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simonetta Fraschetti Italy 46 4.2k 3.9k 3.2k 812 484 133 6.8k
Fabio Bulleri Italy 38 3.7k 0.9× 4.0k 1.0× 2.0k 0.6× 787 1.0× 492 1.0× 126 5.8k
Martin J. Attrill United Kingdom 46 4.3k 1.0× 3.3k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 986 1.2× 903 1.9× 183 7.0k
Melanie J. Bishop Australia 38 3.0k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 684 0.8× 433 0.9× 171 5.2k
Laura Airoldi Italy 52 6.5k 1.6× 5.9k 1.5× 4.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 653 1.3× 116 10.2k
Magda Vincx Belgium 56 7.6k 1.8× 8.2k 2.1× 3.7k 1.2× 573 0.7× 717 1.5× 366 11.4k
Stuart R. Jenkins United Kingdom 41 3.2k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 370 0.5× 642 1.3× 155 5.4k
Joaquim Garrabou Spain 46 4.5k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 326 0.4× 486 1.0× 143 6.3k
Kristy J. Kroeker United States 32 4.5k 1.1× 6.8k 1.7× 4.4k 1.4× 449 0.6× 442 0.9× 65 8.9k
Gil Rilov Israel 39 2.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 325 0.4× 469 1.0× 105 4.2k
Antonio Terlizzi Italy 44 2.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 295 0.4× 371 0.8× 144 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simonetta Fraschetti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simonetta Fraschetti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rizzo, Lucia, et al.. (2025). Subtidal benthic assemblages in a mediterranean bank along a depth gradient: Conservation perspectives of a vulnerable marine ecosystem. Ocean & Coastal Management. 262. 107572–107572. 1 indexed citations
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Arena, Carmen, et al.. (2025). Posidonia oceanica leaf bleaching: does it affect the plant photoprotective mechanisms?. Environmental Research. 284. 122233–122233.
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Matterson, Kenan, Giorgio Bavestrello, Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, et al.. (2024). 2bRAD reveals fine-scale genetic structuring among populations within the Mediterranean zoanthid Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862). Coral Reefs. 43(2). 357–370. 1 indexed citations
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Danovaro, Roberto, Silvia Bianchelli, Cinzia Corinaldesi, et al.. (2024). Making eco-sustainable floating offshore wind farms: Siting, mitigations, and compensations. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 197. 114386–114386. 15 indexed citations
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Petza, Dimitra, Francesco Colloca, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2024). Assessing the potential of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for contributing to conservation targets: A global scoping review protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 118–118.
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Smith, Chris, Jana Verdura, Nadia Papadopoulou, et al.. (2023). A decision-support framework for the restoration of Cystoseira sensu lato forests. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 14 indexed citations
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Petza, Dimitra, Francesco Colloca, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2023). Assessing the potential of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for contributing to conservation targets: A global scoping review protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 118–118.
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Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Dimitra Petza, Stelios Katsanevakis, et al.. (2023). Current practices in marine systematic conservation planning: protocol for a global scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 136–136. 1 indexed citations
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Bevilacqua, Stanislao, Laura Airoldi, Enric Ballesteros, et al.. (2021). Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns. Advances in marine biology. 89. 1–51. 41 indexed citations
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Katsanevakis, Stelios, Marta Coll, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2020). Twelve Recommendations for Advancing Marine Conservation in European and Contiguous Seas. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 65 indexed citations
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Mari, Lorenzo, Paco Melià, Simonetta Fraschetti, Marino Gatto, & Renato Casagrandi. (2019). Spatial patterns and temporal variability of seagrass connectivity in the Mediterranean Sea. Diversity and Distributions. 26(2). 169–182. 13 indexed citations
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Fraschetti, Simonetta, et al.. (2019). Limitations of the European barrier crash testing regulation relating to occupant safety. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 133. 105239–105239. 14 indexed citations
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Boero, Ferdinando, Federica Foglini, Simonetta Fraschetti, et al.. (2016). CoCoNet : towards coast to coast networks of marine protected areas (from the shore to the high and deep sea), coupled with sea-based wind energy potential. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 39 indexed citations
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Rattray, Alex, Marco Andrello, Valentina Asnaghi, et al.. (2016). Geographic distance, water circulation and environmental conditions shape the biodiversity of Mediterranean rocky coasts. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 553. 1–11. 9 indexed citations
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Micheli, Fiorenza, Benjamin S. Halpern, Shaun Walbridge, et al.. (2013). Cumulative Human Impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea Marine Ecosystems: Assessing Current Pressures and Opportunities. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e79889–e79889. 414 indexed citations breakdown →
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Terlizzi, Antonio, Marti J. Anderson, Stanislao Bevilacqua, et al.. (2008). Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: Do higher‐level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition?. Diversity and Distributions. 15(3). 450–458. 110 indexed citations
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Pusceddu, Antonio, Simonetta Fraschetti, Simone Mirto, Marianne Holmer, & Roberto Danovaro. (2007). EFFECTS OF INTENSIVE MARICULTURE ON SEDIMENT BIOCHEMISTRY. Ecological Applications. 17(5). 1366–1378. 94 indexed citations
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Guidetti, Paolo, Simonetta Fraschetti, Antonio Terlizzi, & Ferdinando Boero. (2004). Desertification caused by Lithophaga lithophaga (Mollusca) fishery along Apulian rocky coasts (SE Italy, Mediterranean Sea): effects on littoral fish assemblages. Conservation Biology. 1 indexed citations
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Fraschetti, Simonetta, et al.. (1997). Life-history traits of the bivalve Spisula subtruncata (da Costa) in the Ligurian Sea (North-Western Mediterranean): The contribution of newly settled juveniles*. Scientia Marina. 61(2). 25–32. 17 indexed citations
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Giangrande, Adriana & Simonetta Fraschetti. (1995). A population study of Naineris laevigata (Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) in a fluctuating environment (Mediterranean Sea). Scientia Marina. 59(1). 39–48. 7 indexed citations

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