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9388
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5219
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92

Andrea Franzetti publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrea Franzetti sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 207 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Andrea Franzetti D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrea Franzetti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Andrea Franzetti is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy and has an extensive publication record in the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Pollution, Environmental Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics, with notable emphasis on:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrea Franzetti include:

  • "Remediation of soil polluted with petroleum hydrocarbons and its reuse for agriculture: Recent progress, challenges, and perspectives" (2022, Chemosphere)
  • "Topsoil organic matter build-up in glacier forelands around the world" (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • "Cryoconite - From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Microbial electrochemical bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) pollution: Recent advances and outlook" (2022, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • "Glacier algae foster ice-albedo feedback in the European Alps" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrea Franzetti include:

  • Roberto Ambrosini
  • Francesca Pittino
  • Francesca Formicola
  • Mentore Vaccari
  • Krzysztof Zawierucha

Their publications appear most frequently in the following venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemosphere
  • Water
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Best Publications

  • Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential

    Ibrahim M. Banat;Andrea Franzetti;Isabella Gandolfi;Giuseppina Bestetti

  • First evidence of microplastic contamination in the supraglacial debris of an alpine glacier

    Roberto Ambrosini;Roberto Sergio Azzoni;Francesca Pittino;Guglielmina Diolaiuti

  • Production and applications of trehalose lipid biosurfactants

    Andrea Franzetti;Isabella Gandolfi;Giuseppina Bestetti;Thomas J. P. Smyth

  • The Interaction between Plants and Bacteria in the Remediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons: An Environmental Perspective

    Panagiotis Gkorezis;Matteo Daghio;Matteo Daghio;Andrea Franzetti;Jonathan D. Van Hamme

  • Remediation of soil polluted with petroleum hydrocarbons, and their reuse for agriculture: Recent progress, challenges, and perspectives.

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  • Temporal variability and effect of environmental variables on airborne bacterial communities in an urban area of Northern Italy

    Valentina Bertolini;Isabella Gandolfi;Roberto Ambrosini;Giuseppina Bestetti

  • Potential applications of surface active compounds by Gordonia sp. strain BS29 in soil remediation technologies.

    Andrea Franzetti;Paolo Caredda;Claudio Ruggeri;Paolo La Colla

  • Unravelling the bacterial diversity in the atmosphere

    Isabella Gandolfi;Valentina Bertolini;Roberto Ambrosini;Giuseppina Bestetti

  • Electrobioremediation of oil spills.

    Matteo Daghio;Federico Aulenta;Eleni Vaiopoulou;Andrea Franzetti

  • Seasonal variability of bacteria in fine and coarse urban air particulate matter

    Andrea Franzetti;Isabella Gandolfi;Eleonora Gaspari;Roberto Ambrosini

  • Applications of biological surface active compounds in remediation technologies

    Andrea Franzetti;Elena Tamburini;Ibrahim M. Banat

  • Surface-active compounds and their role in the access to hydrocarbons in Gordonia strains.

    Andrea Franzetti;Giuseppina Bestetti;Paolo Caredda;Paolo La Colla

  • Influence of compost amendment on microbial community and ecotoxicity of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils.

    Isabella Gandolfi;Matteo Sicolo;Andrea Franzetti;Eleonora Fontanarosa

  • Microbial electrochemical bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) pollution: Recent advances and outlook

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  • Season linked responses to fine and quasi-ultrafine Milan PM in cultured cells.

    E. Longhin;E. Pezzolato;P. Mantecca;J.A. Holme

  • Environmental features of two commercial surfactants widely used in soil remediation.

    Andrea Franzetti;Patrizia Di Gennaro;Alessandro Bevilacqua;Maddalena Papacchini

  • Spatio-temporal variability of airborne bacterial communities and their correlation with particulate matter chemical composition across two urban areas

    I. Gandolfi;V. Bertolini;G. Bestetti;R. Ambrosini

  • Anodes stimulate anaerobic toluene degradation via sulfur cycling in marine sediments

    Matteo Daghio;Eleni Vaiopoulou;Sunil Anil Patil;Ana Suárez-Suárez

  • Cryoconite – From minerals and organic matter to bioengineered sediments on glacier's surfaces

    Piotr Rozwalak;Paweł Podkowa;Jakub Buda;Przemysław Niedzielski

  • Topsoil organic matter build‐up in glacier forelands around the world

    Norine Khedim;Lauric Cécillon;Lauric Cécillon;Jérôme Poulenard;Pierre Barré

  • Influence of seasonality, air mass origin and particulate matter chemical composition on airborne bacterial community structure in the Po Valley, Italy.

    Elena Innocente;Stefania Squizzato;Flavia Visin;Chiara Facca

  • Isolation and characterisation of surface active compound-producing bacteria from hydrocarbon-contaminated environments

    Claudio Ruggeri;Andrea Franzetti;Giuseppina Bestetti;Paolo Caredda

  • Effect of preservation method on the assessment of bacterial community structure in soil and water samples

    Valeria Tatangelo;Andrea Franzetti;Isabella Gandolfi;Giuseppina Bestetti

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Ambrosini
Roberto Ambrosini University of Milan
Guglielmina Diolaiuti
Guglielmina Diolaiuti University of Milan
Ibrahim M. Banat
Ibrahim M. Banat University of Ulster
Claudio Smiraglia
Claudio Smiraglia University of Milan
Gentile Francesco Ficetola
Gentile Francesco Ficetola University of Milan
Krzysztof Zawierucha
Krzysztof Zawierucha Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Roger Marchant
Roger Marchant University of Ulster
Paolo La Colla
Paolo La Colla University of Cagliari
Michael Seeger
Michael Seeger Federico Santa María Technical University
Jaco Vangronsveld
Jaco Vangronsveld Hasselt University

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