Stefano Fedi

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Stefano Fedi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Fedi has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Pollution and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stefano Fedi's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (25 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers). Stefano Fedi is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (25 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers). Stefano Fedi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and Ireland. Stefano Fedi's co-authors include Davide Zannoni, Martina Cappelletti, Dario Frascari, Raymond J. Turner, Alessandro Presentato, Giorgio Milazzo, Valentina Tremaroli, Davide Pinelli, Fabio Fava and Rosanna Abbate and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Fedi

61 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Growth of Rhodococcus sp. strain BCP1 on gaseous n-alkanes: new metabolic insights and transcriptional analysis of two soluble di-iron monooxygenase genes

2015 1.6k citations Martina Cappelletti, Alessandro Presentato et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano Fedi Italy	27	927	676	531	448	386	61	3.2k
Martina Cappelletti Italy	25	1.3k 1.4×	592 0.9×	600 1.1×	488 1.1×	548 1.4×	84	3.6k
Tatiana Vallaeys France	27	890 1.0×	597 0.9×	492 0.9×	341 0.8×	320 0.8×	55	2.7k
Dario Frascari Italy	27	780 0.8×	724 1.1×	450 0.8×	344 0.8×	533 1.4×	54	3.0k
Prashant K. Dhakephalkar India	32	1.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	443 0.8×	562 1.3×	618 1.6×	89	3.2k
Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho Portugal	32	2.1k 2.3×	971 1.4×	550 1.0×	499 1.1×	579 1.5×	94	4.7k
Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas Germany	36	1.5k 1.7×	838 1.2×	548 1.0×	170 0.4×	288 0.7×	99	3.6k
Natalie Leys Belgium	34	914 1.0×	616 0.9×	689 1.3×	283 0.6×	548 1.4×	122	3.6k
Qian Zhang China	38	915 1.0×	976 1.4×	793 1.5×	1.1k 2.5×	499 1.3×	196	4.5k
Alessandro Presentato Italy	27	1.3k 1.4×	488 0.7×	603 1.1×	752 1.7×	549 1.4×	51	4.3k
Paula V. Morais Portugal	35	929 1.0×	540 0.8×	613 1.2×	589 1.3×	463 1.2×	122	3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Fedi

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All Works

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Giordani, Barbara, Stefano Fedi, Daniele Ghezzi, et al.. (2025). Vaginal Lactobacillus gasseri biosurfactant: a novel bio- and eco-compatible anti-Candida agent. Biofilm. 10. 100299–100299. 1 indexed citations

Parolin, Carola, et al.. (2022). Lactobacilli extracellular vesicles: potential postbiotics to support the vaginal microbiota homeostasis. Microbial Cell Factories. 21(1). 237–237. 34 indexed citations

Costantini, Paolo Emidio, Andrea Firrincieli, Stefano Fedi, et al.. (2021). Insight into phenotypic and genotypic differences between vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus BC5 and Lactobacillus gasseri BC12 to unravel nutritional and stress factors influencing their metabolic activity. Microbial Genomics. 7(6). 9 indexed citations

Funari, Valerio, Helena I. Gomes, Martina Cappelletti, et al.. (2019). Optimization Routes for the Bioleaching of MSWI Fly and Bottom Ashes Using Microorganisms Collected from a Natural System. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 10(12). 3833–3842. 17 indexed citations

Presentato, Alessandro, Martina Cappelletti, Anna Sansone, et al.. (2018). Aerobic Growth of Rhodococcus aetherivorans BCP1 Using Selected Naphthenic Acids as the Sole Carbon and Energy Sources. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 672–672. 37 indexed citations

Sandri, Federica, Stefano Fedi, Martina Cappelletti, et al.. (2017). Biphenyl Modulates the Expression and Function of Respiratory Oxidases in the Polychlorinated-Biphenyls Degrader Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 1223–1223. 5 indexed citations

Cappelletti, Martina, Alessandro Presentato, Giorgio Milazzo, et al.. (2015). Growth of Rhodococcus sp. strain BCP1 on gaseous n-alkanes: new metabolic insights and transcriptional analysis of two soluble di-iron monooxygenase genes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 393–393. 1591 indexed citations breakdown →

Orro, Alessandro, Martina Cappelletti, Pasqualina D’Ursi, et al.. (2015). Genome and Phenotype Microarray Analyses of Rhodococcus sp. BCP1 and Rhodococcus opacus R7: Genetic Determinants and Metabolic Abilities with Environmental Relevance. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139467–e0139467. 55 indexed citations

Cappelletti, Martina, et al.. (2012). Biohydrogen production from glucose, molasses and cheese whey by suspended and attached cells of four hyperthermophilic Thermotoga strains. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 87(9). 1291–1301. 37 indexed citations

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Frascari, Dario, et al.. (2006). Long-term aerobic cometabolism of a chlorinated solvent mixture by vinyl chloride-, methane- and propane-utilizing biomasses. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 138(1). 29–39. 37 indexed citations

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Berselli, Sara, Emilio Benítez, Stefano Fedi, et al.. (2005). Development and assessment of an innovative soil‐washing process based on the use of cholic acid‐derivatives as pollutant‐mobilizing agents. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 93(4). 761–770. 9 indexed citations

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Frascari, Dario, et al.. (2005). Aerobic cometabolism of chloroform by butane-grown microorganisms: long-term monitoring of depletion rates and isolation of a high-performing strain. Biodegradation. 16(2). 147–158. 26 indexed citations

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Fedi, Stefano, Valentina Tremaroli, David J. Scala, et al.. (2004). T-RFLP analysis of bacterial communities in cyclodextrin-amended bioreactors developed for biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls. Research in Microbiology. 156(2). 201–210. 27 indexed citations

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Borsetti, Francesca, Roberto Borghese, Francesco Francia, et al.. (2003). Reduction of potassium tellurite to elemental tellurium and its effect on the plasma membrane redox components of the facultative phototroph Rhodobacter capsulatus. PROTOPLASMA. 221(1-2). 153–161. 38 indexed citations

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Fava, Fabio, Lorenzo Bertin, Stefano Fedi, & Davide Zannoni. (2002). Methyl‐β‐cyclodextrin‐enhanced solubilization and aerobic biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in two aged‐contaminated soils. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 81(4). 381–390. 65 indexed citations

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Fedi, Stefano, et al.. (1996). Construction of a modified mini-Tn5lacZYnon-antibiotic marker cassette: ecological evaluation of alacZYmarkedPseudomonasstrain in the sugarbeet rhizosphere. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 135(2-3). 251–257. 12 indexed citations

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Russo, A., Stefano Fedi, Paul G. Higgins, et al.. (1996). Improved delivery of biocontrolPseudomonas and their antifungal metabolites using alginate polymers. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 44(6). 740–745. 31 indexed citations

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Martini, Francesca, Alessandro Farsi, Anna Maria Gori, et al.. (1996). Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) increase the potential monocyte procoagulant activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 5(3). 206–211. 42 indexed citations

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Fedi, Stefano. (1996). Construction of a modified mini-Tn5 lacZY non-antibiotic marker cassette: ecological evaluation of a lacZY marked Pseudomonas strain in the sugarbeet rhizosphere. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 135(2-3). 251–257. 1 indexed citations

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Fedi, Stefano, et al.. (1992). Chemotactic responses of Azospirillum toward root exudates of C3 and C4 plants. Symbiosis. 13. 101–105. 6 indexed citations

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