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2026

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Chemistry

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82
Citations
23585
World Ranking
3099
National Ranking
53

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
79
Citations
21369
World Ranking
444
National Ranking
7

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
83
Citations
25488
World Ranking
835
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Italy Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 1999 - Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Overview

Alessandro Piccolo is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research primarily lies within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, encompassing 96 publications. Within this broad domain, key subfields of their work include Plant Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Pollution, and Biomedical Engineering.

The topics covered extensively in Piccolo's work feature Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques, Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, and Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies.

They have published multiple papers in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture with 20 publications, CLEAN - Soil Air Water with 6 publications, Chemosphere and Research Square each with 4 publications, and Frontiers in Plant Science with 3 publications.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Plant chemical priming by humic acids (2020) in Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
  • The fate of cigarette butts in different environments: Decay rate, chemical changes and ecotoxicity revealed by a 5-years decomposition experiment (2020) in Environmental Pollution
  • Bioactivity and antimicrobial properties of chemically characterized compost teas from different green composts (2020) in Waste Management
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship of Humic-Like Biostimulants Derived From Agro-Industrial Byproducts and Energy Crops (2020) in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Plant hormone crosstalk mediated by humic acids (2022) in Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Among their frequent coauthors are Vincenza Cozzolino, Mariavittoria Verrillo, Riccardo Spaccini, Silvana Cangemi, and Pierluigi Mazzei. Collaborations with these researchers reflect ongoing teamwork within related research topics.

Best Publications

  • THE SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES

    Alessandro Piccolo

  • Humic and fulvic acids as biostimulants in horticulture

    Luciano P. Canellas;Luciano P. Canellas;Fábio L. Olivares;Natália O. Aguiar;Davey L. Jones

  • The supramolecular structure of humic substances: A novel understanding of humus chemistry and implications in soil science

    Alessandro Piccolo

  • Humic substances in terrestrial ecosystems

    Alessandro Piccolo

  • Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM): a critical review

    Antonio Nebbioso;Alessandro Piccolo

  • Potential availability of heavy metals to phytoextraction from contaminated soils induced by exogenous humic substances.

    M. Halim;P. Conte;A. Piccolo

  • Role of hydrophobic components of soil organic matter in soil aggregate stability

    Alessandro Piccolo;Joe S. C. Mbagwu

  • Conformational arrangement of dissolved humic substances. Influence of solution composition on association of humic molecules

    Pellegrino Conte;Alessandro Piccolo

  • Structural characteristics of humic substances as related to nitrate uptake and growth regulation in plant systems

    A. Piccolo;S. Nardi;G. Concheri

  • Increased soil organic carbon sequestration through hydrophobic protection by humic substances

    R. Spaccini;A. Piccolo;P. Conte;G. Haberhauer

  • Soil remediation: humic acids as natural surfactants in the washings of highly contaminated soils

    Pellegrino Conte;Anna Agretto;Riccardo Spaccini;Alessandro Piccolo

  • Humus and Soil Conservation

    A. Piccolo

  • Use of humic substances as soil conditioners to increase aggregate stability

    A. Piccolo;Giacomo Pietramellara;J. S. C. Mbagwu

  • Infrared spectra of Cu2+ Pb2+ and Ca2+ complexes of soil humic substances

    A. Piccolo;F.J. Stevenson

  • Chemical composition and bioactivity properties of size-fractions separated from a vermicompost humic acid

    Luciano P. Canellas;Alessandro Piccolo;Leonardo B. Dobbss;Riccardo Spaccini

  • Adsorption of Glyphosate by Humic Substances

    A. Piccolo;Giuseppe Celano;P. Conte

  • Linking organic matter chemistry with soil aggregate stability: Insight from 13C NMR spectroscopy

    Tushar C. Sarker;Guido Incerti;Riccardo Spaccini;Alessandro Piccolo

  • Relationship between molecular characteristics of soil humic fractions and glycolytic pathway and krebs cycle in maize seedlings

    Serenella Nardi;Adele Muscolo;Silvia Vaccaro;Salvatore Baiano

  • Bioactivity of Chemically Transformed Humic Matter from Vermicompost on Plant Root Growth

    Leonardo Barros Dobbss;Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas;Fábio Lopes Olivares;Natália Oliveira Aguiar

  • State of the art of CPMAS 13C-NMR spectroscopy applied to natural organic matter

    Pellegrino Conte;Riccardo Spaccini;Alessandro Piccolo

  • Macromolecular changes of humic substances induced by interaction with organic acids

    A Piccolo;Serenella Nardi;Giuseppe Concheri

  • Micelle-1ike conformation of humic substances as revealed by size exclusion chromatography

    A. Piccolo;S. Nardi;G. Concheri

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Spaccini
Riccardo Spaccini University of Naples Federico II
Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas
Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas State University of Norte Fluminense
Peter Buurman
Peter Buurman Wageningen University & Research
Francesco Vinale
Francesco Vinale University of Naples Federico II
Fábio Lopes Olivares
Fábio Lopes Olivares State University of Norte Fluminense
Marco Trevisan
Marco Trevisan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Sheridan L. Woo
Sheridan L. Woo University of Naples Federico II
Serenella Nardi
Serenella Nardi University of Padua
Giuliano Bonanomi
Giuliano Bonanomi University of Naples Federico II
Roberta Marra
Roberta Marra University of Naples Federico II

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