Valeria Ferraro

842 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 575 citations indexed

About

Valeria Ferraro is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pharmacology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Valeria Ferraro has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 575 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Pharmacology and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Valeria Ferraro's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (12 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (7 papers). Valeria Ferraro is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (12 papers), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (9 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (7 papers). Valeria Ferraro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Greece. Valeria Ferraro's co-authors include Maria Letizia Gargano, Giuseppe Venturella, Fortunato Cirlincione, S. Burruano, Giuseppe Procida, Luis V. Lopez‐Llorca, Jose G. Maciá‐Vicente, Francesca Cateni, Giuliana Ferrari and Chiara Pronzato and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Valeria Ferraro

22 papers receiving 546 citations

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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.

Medicinal Mushrooms: Bioactive Compounds, Use, and Clinical Trials

2021 261 citations Giuseppe Venturella, Valeria Ferraro et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valeria Ferraro Italy	9	342	210	153	136	86	25	575
Rich Milton R. Dulay Philippines	13	405 1.2×	257 1.2×	111 0.7×	92 0.7×	58 0.7×	67	524
Shu-Ting Chang China	8	379 1.1×	260 1.2×	85 0.6×	110 0.8×	34 0.4×	21	548
Pedro Aqueveque Chile	14	220 0.6×	251 1.2×	60 0.4×	199 1.5×	67 0.8×	27	536
Ziling Mao China	16	370 1.1×	235 1.1×	42 0.3×	190 1.4×	29 0.3×	29	711
Huidan Yan China	7	277 0.8×	247 1.2×	65 0.4×	188 1.4×	47 0.5×	7	531
Gwo‐Fang Yuan Taiwan	18	492 1.4×	282 1.3×	165 1.1×	356 2.6×	14 0.2×	57	1.0k
Chuanhong Tang China	13	258 0.8×	219 1.0×	55 0.4×	127 0.9×	23 0.3×	36	408
Young‐Bok Yoo South Korea	12	320 0.9×	300 1.4×	35 0.2×	148 1.1×	40 0.5×	86	489
José Guedes de Sena Filho Brazil	16	153 0.4×	397 1.9×	57 0.4×	224 1.6×	28 0.3×	44	721
Gerda Fouché South Africa	11	56 0.2×	115 0.5×	54 0.4×	107 0.8×	67 0.8×	31	405

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Valeria Ferraro

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Ferraro, Valeria, Anna Spagnoletta, Renè Massimiliano Marsano, et al.. (2024). Hypoglycemic Properties of Leccinum scabrum Extracts—An In Vitro Study on α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase Inhibition and Metabolic Profile Determination. Journal of Fungi. 10(10). 718–718.

Panaro, Maria Antonietta, Roberta Budriesi, Rosa Calvello, et al.. (2024). Lentil Waste Extracts for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Symptoms Control: Anti-Inflammatory and Spasmolytic Effects. Nutrients. 16(19). 3327–3327. 2 indexed citations

Gargano, Maria Letizia, et al.. (2024). Pleurotus nebrodensis (Basidiomycota), a rare endemic mushroom of Sicily: current and future issues. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17. 55–68.

Cavalluzzi, Maria Maddalena, et al.. (2024). Drug Repositioning for Ovarian Cancer Treatment: An Update. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 24(8). 637–647. 1 indexed citations

Cirlincione, Fortunato, Aldo Todaro, Nicola Francesca, et al.. (2023). Technological and Organoleptic Parameters of Craft Beer Fortified with Powder of the Culinary–Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii. Journal of Fungi. 9(10). 1000–1000. 5 indexed citations

Ferraro, Valeria, et al.. (2023). Biodiversity of Fungi in Freshwater Ecosystems of Italy. Journal of Fungi. 9(10). 993–993. 4 indexed citations

Ferraro, Valeria, et al.. (2022). The Checklist of Sicilian Macrofungi: Second Edition. Journal of Fungi. 8(6). 566–566. 7 indexed citations

Cateni, Francesca, Maria Letizia Gargano, Giuseppe Procida, et al.. (2021). Mycochemicals in wild and cultivated mushrooms: nutrition and health. Phytochemistry Reviews. 21(2). 339–383. 87 indexed citations

Cirlincione, Fortunato, Giuseppe Venturella, Maria Letizia Gargano, et al.. (2021). Functional bread supplemented with Pleurotus eryngii powder: A potential new food for human health. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science. 27. 100449–100449. 17 indexed citations

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Gargano, Maria Letizia, Giuseppe Venturella, & Valeria Ferraro. (2020). Is Battarrea phalloides really an endangered species?. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 155(4). 759–762. 2 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Valeria, Giuseppe Venturella, Lorenzo Pecoraro, Wenyuan Gao, & Maria Letizia Gargano. (2020). Cultivated mushrooms: importance of a multipurpose crop, with special focus on Italian fungiculture. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 156(1). 130–142. 21 indexed citations

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Gargano, Maria Letizia, Georgios I. Zervakis, Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen, et al.. (2020). Ecology, Phylogeny, and Potential Nutritional and Medicinal Value of a Rare White “Maitake” Collected in a Mediterranean Forest. Diversity. 12(6). 230–230. 18 indexed citations

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Cateni, Francesca, Marina Zacchigna, Giuseppe Procida, et al.. (2020). Polysaccharides from Pleurotus eryngii var. elaeoselini (Agaricomycetes), a New Potential Culinary-Medicinal Oyster Mushroom from Italy. International journal of medicinal mushrooms. 22(5). 431–444. 6 indexed citations

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Gargano, Maria Letizia, Giuseppe Venturella, Georgios I. Zervakis, R. Calvo, & Valeria Ferraro. (2020). Medicinal Mushrooms as Part of the "Third Mission" Activities of Univesities - A Science to Business Initiative Related to Mycotherapy. International journal of medicinal mushrooms. 22(12). 1237–1242. 1 indexed citations

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Gargano, Maria Letizia & Valeria Ferraro. (2020). Coprinopsis strossmayeri agg. infrequent but easy to identify. Field Mycology. 21(1). 11–14. 2 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Valeria, et al.. (2020). Typification of the name Eryngium siculum (Apiaceae). Phytotaxa. 461(3).

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Maciá‐Vicente, Jose G., Valeria Ferraro, S. Burruano, & Luis V. Lopez‐Llorca. (2012). Fungal Assemblages Associated with Roots of Halophytic and Non-halophytic Plant Species Vary Differentially Along a Salinity Gradient. Microbial Ecology. 64(3). 668–679. 65 indexed citations

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Ferraro, Valeria, Antonio Alfonzo, Luca Settanni, et al.. (2010). Presence of endophytic bacteria in Vitis vinifera leaves as detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Annals of Microbiology. 60(1). 161–167. 29 indexed citations

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Torta, Livio, et al.. (2008). Fungal and bacterial endophytes in Olea europaea.. 1 indexed citations

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Torta, Livio, Antonio Alfonzo, Vincenzo Mondello, et al.. (2007). Preliminary studies on "esca" disease in Sicilian vineyards.. 1 indexed citations

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