Stefano Varrella

635 total citations
19 papers, 403 citations indexed

About

Stefano Varrella is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Varrella has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 403 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Stefano Varrella's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (6 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers). Stefano Varrella is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (6 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (4 papers). Stefano Varrella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Japan. Stefano Varrella's co-authors include Cinzia Corinaldesi, Michael Tangherlini, Antonio Dell’Anno, Roberto Danovaro, Matthew G. Bentley, Maria Costantini, Giovanna Romano, Adrianna Ianora, Nadia Ruocco and Carlo Cerrano and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Varrella

18 papers receiving 402 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefano Varrella Italy 11 149 117 105 94 73 19 403
Sang-Eun Nam South Korea 15 182 1.2× 107 0.9× 98 0.9× 77 0.8× 247 3.4× 48 547
Silvia Lavorano Italy 12 243 1.6× 95 0.8× 158 1.5× 95 1.0× 46 0.6× 24 505
Vanessa Ochi Agostini Brazil 12 177 1.2× 119 1.0× 53 0.5× 66 0.7× 81 1.1× 35 331
Angela Capper Australia 14 179 1.2× 67 0.6× 142 1.4× 189 2.0× 33 0.5× 26 581
Olivier Champeau New Zealand 12 209 1.4× 64 0.5× 65 0.6× 44 0.5× 249 3.4× 26 439
Deok-Seo Yoon South Korea 13 211 1.4× 57 0.5× 74 0.7× 40 0.4× 221 3.0× 25 431
Weihong He China 11 300 2.0× 65 0.6× 60 0.6× 45 0.5× 33 0.5× 20 490
Marco Secci Italy 11 115 0.8× 49 0.4× 65 0.6× 124 1.3× 57 0.8× 26 372
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres Denmark 9 263 1.8× 69 0.6× 45 0.4× 55 0.6× 42 0.6× 11 366
Anguo Zhang China 14 298 2.0× 34 0.3× 128 1.2× 104 1.1× 272 3.7× 31 661

Countries citing papers authored by Stefano Varrella

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefano Varrella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Varrella

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Varrella, Stefano, Silvia Livi, Cinzia Corinaldesi, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive assessment of non-indigenous species requires the combination of multi-marker eDNA metabarcoding with classical taxonomic identification. Environment International. 199. 109489–109489. 1 indexed citations
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Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Michael Tangherlini, Eugenio Rastelli, et al.. (2025). Bioplastics spark viral activity, reshape microbiomes and accelerate organic matter degradation in the marine environment. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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Varrella, Stefano, et al.. (2024). Inorganic UV filter-based sunscreens labelled as eco-friendly threaten sea urchin populations. Environmental Pollution. 351. 124093–124093. 5 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Giulio Barone, Cinzia Corinaldesi, et al.. (2024). Fungal Abundance and Diversity in the Mariana Trench, the Deepest Ecosystem on Earth. Journal of Fungi. 10(1). 73–73. 3 indexed citations
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Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Silvia Bianchelli, Marco Candela, et al.. (2023). Microbiome-assisted restoration of degraded marine habitats: a new nature-based solution?. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 8 indexed citations
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Fanelli, Emanuela, Antonio Dell’Anno, Marco Lo Martire, et al.. (2023). Positive effects of two decades of passive ecological restoration in a historically polluted marine site. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 3 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Roberto Danovaro, & Cinzia Corinaldesi. (2022). Assessing the eco-compatibility of new generation sunscreen products through a combined microscopic-molecular approach. Environmental Pollution. 314. 120212–120212. 11 indexed citations
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Barone, Giulio, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Eugenio Rastelli, et al.. (2022). Local Environmental Conditions Promote High Turnover Diversity of Benthic Deep-Sea Fungi in the Ross Sea (Antarctica). Journal of Fungi. 8(1). 65–65. 6 indexed citations
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Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Stefano Varrella, Michael Tangherlini, et al.. (2022). Changes in coral forest microbiomes predict the impact of marine heatwaves on habitat-forming species down to mesophotic depths. The Science of The Total Environment. 823. 153701–153701. 18 indexed citations
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Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Silvia Bianchelli, Eugenio Rastelli, et al.. (2022). The Paradox of an Unpolluted Coastal Site Facing a Chronically Contaminated Industrial Area. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 6 indexed citations
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Corinaldesi, Cinzia, Antonio Dell’Anno, Michael Tangherlini, et al.. (2021). Multiple impacts of microplastics can threaten marine habitat-forming species. Communications Biology. 4(1). 431–431. 110 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Giulio Barone, Michael Tangherlini, et al.. (2021). Diversity, Ecological Role and Biotechnological Potential of Antarctic Marine Fungi. Journal of Fungi. 7(5). 391–391. 31 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Michael Tangherlini, & Cinzia Corinaldesi. (2020). Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins as Untapped Reservoir of Polyextremophilic Prokaryotes of Biotechnological Interest. Marine Drugs. 18(2). 91–91. 12 indexed citations
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Barone, Giulio, Stefano Varrella, Michael Tangherlini, et al.. (2019). Marine Fungi: Biotechnological Perspectives from Deep-Hypersaline Anoxic Basins. Diversity. 11(7). 113–113. 23 indexed citations
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Ruocco, Nadia, Stefano Varrella, Giovanna Romano, et al.. (2016). Diatom-derived oxylipins induce cell death in sea urchin embryos activating caspase-8 and caspase 3/7. Aquatic Toxicology. 176. 128–140. 31 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Giovanna Romano, Susan Costantini, et al.. (2016). Toxic Diatom Aldehydes Affect Defence Gene Networks in Sea Urchins. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0149734–e0149734. 29 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Giovanna Romano, Nadia Ruocco, et al.. (2016). First Morphological and Molecular Evidence of the Negative Impact of Diatom-Derived Hydroxyacids on the Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus. Toxicological Sciences. 151(2). 419–433. 29 indexed citations
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Varrella, Stefano, Giovanna Romano, Adrianna Ianora, et al.. (2014). Molecular Response to Toxic Diatom-Derived Aldehydes in the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Marine Drugs. 12(4). 2089–2113. 45 indexed citations

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