Stefania Silvi

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Stefania Silvi is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefania Silvi has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Food Science, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Stefania Silvi's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (30 papers), Gut microbiota and health (23 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (12 papers). Stefania Silvi is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (30 papers), Gut microbiota and health (23 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (12 papers). Stefania Silvi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Romania and Slovenia. Stefania Silvi's co-authors include Alberto Cresci, Carla Orpianesi, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, Cinzia Cecchini, Oliana Carnevali, Maria Magdalena Coman, Roberto Sulpizio, Ike Olivotto, Corinne Rumney and I.R. Rowland and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stefania Silvi

62 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Differences in Fecal Microbiota in Different European Stu... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
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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. Differences in Fecal Microbiota in Different European Study Populations in Relation to Age, Gender, and Country: a Cross-Sectional Study
    2006 752 citations Alberto Cresci, Stefania Silvi 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
Stefania Silvi Italy 31 1.7k 1.3k 781 774 698 65 3.7k
Alberto Cresci Italy 31 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 668 0.9× 726 0.9× 644 0.9× 59 3.6k
Hanne Frøkiær Denmark 39 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.6× 1.2k 1.6× 398 0.6× 129 5.2k
Carla Orpianesi Italy 23 1.3k 0.7× 977 0.7× 502 0.6× 358 0.5× 294 0.4× 39 2.5k
Bon Kimura Japan 39 2.5k 1.4× 2.2k 1.7× 528 0.7× 338 0.4× 372 0.5× 214 4.6k
Fabien Magne Chile 23 2.0k 1.2× 494 0.4× 627 0.8× 373 0.5× 236 0.3× 42 3.2k
Xiangfang Zeng China 40 2.6k 1.5× 1.2k 0.9× 564 0.7× 717 0.9× 244 0.3× 132 5.3k
Na-Ri Shin South Korea 8 2.9k 1.7× 563 0.4× 459 0.6× 436 0.6× 223 0.3× 12 4.2k
Gaspar Pérez-Martı́nez Spain 38 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 793 1.0× 308 0.4× 156 0.2× 110 3.5k
Mingliang Jin China 35 1.7k 1.0× 977 0.7× 615 0.8× 199 0.3× 270 0.4× 73 4.0k
Andrew G. Van Kessel Canada 37 1.3k 0.8× 839 0.6× 685 0.9× 729 0.9× 587 0.8× 90 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefania Silvi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Xiaohui, Franks Kamgang Nzekoue, Junbiao Wang, et al.. (2025). A Study of Bioactivities and Composition of a Cocktail of Supernatants Derived from Lactic Acid Bacteria for Potential Food Applications. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(6). 5012–5029. 2 indexed citations
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Alessandroni, Laura, Serena Scortichini, Giovanni Caprioli, et al.. (2023). Assessing chemical, microbiological and sensorial shelf-life markers to study chicken meat quality within divergent production systems (organic vs. conventional). European Food Research and Technology. 250(3). 771–783. 6 indexed citations
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Coman, Maria Magdalena, Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura, Carlo Cifani, Stefania Silvi, & Maria Cristina Verdenelli. (2023). SYNBIO® Probiotic and Antioxidant Dietary Supplementation: Clinical Trial Evaluation of Potential Effects on Airline Flight Crew Members’ Well-Being. Microorganisms. 11(4). 924–924. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaohui, Franks Kamgang Nzekoue, Maria Magdalena Coman, et al.. (2022). Influence of modified governing liquid on shelf-life parameters of high-moisture mozzarella cheese. Food Research International. 159. 111627–111627. 7 indexed citations
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Bonaventura, Maria Vittoria Micioni Di, Maria Magdalena Coman, Daniele Tomassoni, et al.. (2021). Supplementation with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum IMC 510 Modifies Microbiota Composition and Prevents Body Weight Gain Induced by Cafeteria Diet in Rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(20). 11171–11171. 17 indexed citations
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Alessandroni, Laura, Giovanni Caprioli, Dennis Fiorini, et al.. (2021). A shelf-life study for the evaluation of a new biopackaging to preserve the quality of organic chicken meat. Food Chemistry. 371. 131134–131134. 39 indexed citations
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Peter, Anca, Leonard Mihaly Cozmuța, Camelia Nicula, et al.. (2021). Chemical and organoleptic changes of curd cheese stored in new and reused active packaging systems made of Ag-graphene-TiO2-PLA. Food Chemistry. 363. 130341–130341. 26 indexed citations
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Arruda, L. Karla, Ariana Campos Yang, Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado, et al.. (2020). Clinical Features and Disease Management in Adult Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Receiving Care at Reference Hospitals in Brazil: the ADAPT Study. Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology. 31(3). 236–245. 10 indexed citations
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Coman, Maria Magdalena, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, C. Cecchini, et al.. (2015). In vitro evaluation on HeLa cells of protective mechanisms of probiotic lactobacilli against Candida clinical isolates. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 119(5). 1383–1390. 26 indexed citations
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Silvi, Stefania, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, Cinzia Cecchini, et al.. (2014). Probiotic-enriched foods and dietary supplement containing SYNBIO positively affects bowel habits in healthy adults: an assessment using standard statistical analysis and Support Vector Machines. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 65(8). 994–1002. 9 indexed citations
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Coman, Maria Magdalena, Andrea Mancusi, Robert A. Olek, et al.. (2014). Microbiota characterization following neonatal permethrin exposure: effect of alkaline water. Unicam Scientific Publications (University of Camerino). 7. 78–79. 1 indexed citations
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Coman, Maria Magdalena, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, Cinzia Cecchini, et al.. (2013). Effect of buckwheat flour and oat bran on growth and cell viability of the probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus IMC 501®, Lactobacillus paracasei IMC 502® and their combination SYNBIO®, in synbiotic fermented milk. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 167(2). 261–268. 44 indexed citations
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Avella, Matteo, Allen R. Place, Shaojun Du, et al.. (2012). Lactobacillus rhamnosus Accelerates Zebrafish Backbone Calcification and Gonadal Differentiation through Effects on the GnRH and IGF Systems. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45572–e45572. 107 indexed citations
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Coman, Maria Magdalena, Cinzia Cecchini, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, et al.. (2012). Functional foods as carriers for SYNBIO®, a probiotic bacteria combination. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 157(3). 346–352. 68 indexed citations
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Cecchini, Cinzia, Stefania Silvi, Alberto Cresci, et al.. (2012). Antimicrobial Efficacy of Achillea ligusticaAll. (Asteraceae) Essential Oils against Reference and Isolated Oral Microorganisms. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 9(1). 12–24. 36 indexed citations
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Cecchini, Cristina, et al.. (2011). Enhancing Italian traditional foods through the enrichment of functional ingredients. Unicam Scientific Publications (University of Camerino). 22(2). 34–37. 2 indexed citations
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Verdenelli, Maria Cristina, Stefania Silvi, C. Cecchini, Carla Orpianesi, & Alberto Cresci. (2011). Influence of a combination of two potential probiotic strains, Lactobacillus rhamnosus IMC 501® and Lactobacillus paracasei IMC 502® on bowel habits of healthy adults. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 52(6). 596–602. 30 indexed citations
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Martarelli, Daniele, Maria Cristina Verdenelli, Stefania Scuri, et al.. (2011). Effect of a Probiotic Intake on Oxidant and Antioxidant Parameters in Plasma of Athletes During Intense Exercise Training. Current Microbiology. 62(6). 1689–1696. 167 indexed citations
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Verdenelli, Maria Cristina, Francesca Ghelfi, Stefania Silvi, et al.. (2009). Probiotic properties of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus paracasei isolated from human faeces. European Journal of Nutrition. 48(6). 355–363. 165 indexed citations
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Silvi, Stefania, Corinne Rumney, Alberto Cresci, & I.R. Rowland. (1999). Resistant starch modifies gut microflora and microbial metabolism in human flora-associated rats inoculated with faeces from Italian and UK donors. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 86(3). 521–530. 138 indexed citations

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