Stefano Loppi

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
267 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Stefano Loppi is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Loppi has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 150 papers in Plant Science and 89 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Stefano Loppi's work include Lichen and fungal ecology (178 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (98 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (71 papers). Stefano Loppi is often cited by papers focused on Lichen and fungal ecology (178 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (98 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (71 papers). Stefano Loppi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Slovakia and Greece. Stefano Loppi's co-authors include Luca Paoli, Stergios Pirintsos, Silvana Munzi, Andrea Vannini, Luisa Frati, Martin Bačkor, Vincenzo De Dominicis, Tommaso Pisani, Giorgio Brunialti and Riccardo Fedeli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Loppi

250 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impact of microplastics on growth, photosynthesis and essential elements in Cucurbita pepo L.

2021 287 citations Ilaria Colzi, Luciana Renna et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano Loppi Italy	40	3.7k	2.8k	2.3k	632	479	267	5.9k
Paola Adamo Italy	48	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	2.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.6×	527 1.1×	141	5.9k
Germund Tyler Sweden	46	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	581 0.9×	598 1.2×	104	6.7k
María L. Pignata Argentina	36	1.1k 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	774 1.2×	250 0.5×	88	3.3k
Guillaume Echevarria France	44	624 0.2×	2.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.2×	414 0.7×	117 0.2×	181	5.4k
A. Carballeira Spain	37	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	944 1.5×	366 0.8×	158	4.6k
José M. Becerril Spain	51	833 0.2×	3.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	523 0.8×	187 0.4×	146	6.5k
Corinne Leyval France	50	1.0k 0.3×	3.9k 1.4×	3.4k 1.5×	1.4k 2.3×	174 0.4×	118	7.6k
Antony van der Ent Australia	40	895 0.2×	2.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	340 0.5×	133 0.3×	240	6.0k
Roberto Bargagli Italy	43	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	2.1k 3.2×	849 1.8×	133	5.8k
Nishanta Rajakaruna United States	26	925 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	439 0.7×	130 0.3×	97	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefano Loppi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Loppi

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Fedeli, Riccardo, et al.. (2025). Soil amendment with biochar from slaughterhouse waste bones enhances soil quality and promotes the growth of crop plants. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 159(2). 378–386. 4 indexed citations

Fiaschi, Tiberio, Emanuele Fanfarillo, Ilaria Bonini, et al.. (2025). Biagio Bartalini’s Herbarium: an insight into the flora of Siena and its surroundings (Italy) during the eighteenth century. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 36(3). 1029–1041.

Maresca, Viviana, Antonietta Siciliano, Iris Maria Forte, et al.. (2025). Biomonitoring of potentially toxic elements at two differentially anthropized areas of the “Land of Fires” (S Italy). The Science of The Total Environment. 977. 179399–179399. 1 indexed citations

Fedeli, Riccardo, Maria Dichiara, Gabriele Carullo, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the potential of biostimulants in sustainable agriculture: Effect of wood distillate on the nutritional profiling of apples. Heliyon. 10(18). e37599–e37599. 4 indexed citations

Ciccone, Valerio, et al.. (2024). Promising Support Coming from Nature: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Castanea sativa Wood Distillate on Skin Cells. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 46(9). 9386–9400. 1 indexed citations

Fedeli, Riccardo, Tiberio Fiaschi, Claudia Angiolini, et al.. (2024). Low Concentrations of Biochar Improve Germination and Seedling Development in the Threatened Arable Weed Centaurea cyanus. Environments. 11(9). 189–189. 1 indexed citations

Aherne, Julian, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Lichens and Mosses as Biomonitors of Airborne Microplastics. Atmosphere. 14(6). 1007–1007. 23 indexed citations

Fedeli, Riccardo, Tiberio Fiaschi, Claudia Angiolini, et al.. (2023). Dose-Dependent and Species-Specific Effects of Wood Distillate Addition on the Germination Performance of Threatened Arable Plants. Plants. 12(17). 3028–3028. 13 indexed citations

Fedeli, Riccardo, Luca Frattaruolo, Gabriele Carullo, et al.. (2023). Nutritionally enriched tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown with wood distillate: chemical and biological characterization for quality assessment. Journal of Food Science. 88(12). 5324–5338. 17 indexed citations

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Fedeli, Riccardo, et al.. (2023). Wood distillate (pyroligneous acid) boosts nutritional traits of potato tubers. Annals of Applied Biology. 183(2). 135–140. 14 indexed citations

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Fedeli, Riccardo, Andrea Vannini, Silvia Celletti, et al.. (2022). Foliar application of wood distillate boosts plant yield and nutritional parameters of chickpea. Annals of Applied Biology. 182(1). 57–64. 34 indexed citations

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Fedeli, Riccardo, Andrea Vannini, Massimo Guarnieri, Fabrizio Monaci, & Stefano Loppi. (2022). Bio-Based Solutions for Agriculture: Foliar Application of Wood Distillate Alone and in Combination with Other Plant-Derived Corroborants Results in Different Effects on Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.). Biology. 11(3). 404–404. 34 indexed citations

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Fanfarillo, Emanuele, Riccardo Fedeli, Tiberio Fiaschi, et al.. (2022). Effects of Wood Distillate on Seedling Emergence and First-Stage Growth in Five Threatened Arable Plants. Diversity. 14(8). 669–669. 14 indexed citations

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Fanfarillo, Emanuele, et al.. (2022). Effects of conventional and organic management on plant and insect communities in a traditional elephant garlic crop. Community Ecology. 23(3). 417–427. 1 indexed citations

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Vannini, Andrea, et al.. (2021). Biochar Amendment Reduces the Availability of Pb in the Soil and Its Uptake in Lettuce. Toxics. 9(10). 268–268. 13 indexed citations

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Colzi, Ilaria, Luciana Renna, Elisabetta Bianchi, et al.. (2021). Impact of microplastics on growth, photosynthesis and essential elements in Cucurbita pepo L.. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 423(Pt B). 127238–127238. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loppi, Stefano, et al.. (2015). Spatial Variation in the Accumulation of Elements in Thalli of the Lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf Transplanted Around a Biomass Power Plant in Italy. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 70(3). 506–521. 14 indexed citations

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Munzi, Silvana, et al.. (2013). Antiproliferative activity of three lichen species belonging to the genus Peltigera. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 148(1). 83–87. 8 indexed citations

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Paoli, Luca, Silvana Munzi, Tommaso Pisani, Anna Guttová, & Stefano Loppi. (2012). Freezing of air-dried samples of the lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach. ensures that thalli remain healthy for later physiological measurements. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 147(1). 141–144. 10 indexed citations

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Pisani, Tommaso, Luca Paoli, Carlo Gaggi, Stergios Pirintsos, & Stefano Loppi. (2007). Effects of high temperature on epiphytic lichens: Issues for consideration in a changing climate scenario. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 141(2). 164–169. 28 indexed citations

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