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Carmela Dell’Aversano

Carmela Dell’Aversano

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5831
World Ranking
17586
National Ranking
708

Carmela Dell’Aversano publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carmela Dell’Aversano sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 107 publications — 3rd percentile

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Carmela Dell’Aversano D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carmela Dell’Aversano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carmela Dell'Aversano is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in the subfields of environmental chemistry, molecular biology, ocean engineering, ecology, and oceanography.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of main topics including marine toxins and detection methods, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine biology and environmental chemistry, nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study, environmental chemistry and analysis, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, as well as marine and coastal ecosystems.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Chemosphere
  • Toxins
  • Toxicology Letters
  • Water Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Carmela Dell'Aversano include:

  • "CyanoMetDB, a comprehensive public database of secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria" (2021), published in Water Research
  • "First occurrence of tetrodotoxins in bivalve mollusks from Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy)" (2020), published in Food Control
  • "Comprehensive database of secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Improving in vitro ciguatoxin and brevetoxin detection: selecting neuroblastoma (Neuro-2a) cells with lower sensitivity to ouabain and veratridine (OV-LS)" (2021), published in Harmful Algae
  • "Development of a data dependent acquisition-based approach for the identification of unknown fast-acting toxins and their ester metabolites" (2020), published in Talanta

Carmela Dell'Aversano collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Luciana Tartaglione
  • Michela Varra
  • Fabio Varriale
  • Christopher O. Miles
  • Hanna Mazur-Marzec

The breadth of this scientist's work covers both fundamental and applied aspects of marine toxins and environmental chemistry, as well as the use of advanced analytical techniques such as metabolomics and mass spectrometry. This multidisciplinary approach integrates environmental science with molecular biology and ocean engineering, reflecting their involvement in studying marine and coastal ecosystems and their dynamics.

Best Publications

  • The Genoa 2005 outbreak. Determination of putative palytoxin in Mediterranean Ostreopsis ovata by a new liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'aversano;Ernesto Fattorusso;Martino Forino

  • Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry for the analysis of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins

    Carmela Dell’Aversano;Philipp Hess;Michael A. Quilliam

  • CyanoMetDB, a comprehensive public database of secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria

    Martin R. Jones;Ernani Pinto;Mariana A. Torres;Fabiane Dörr

  • Putative palytoxin and its new analogue, ovatoxin-a, in Ostreopsis ovata collected along the ligurian coasts during the 2006 toxic outbreak

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell’Aversano;Ernesto Fattorusso;Martino Forino

  • Analysis of cyanobacterial toxins by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Carmela Dell’Aversano;Geoffrey K Eaglesham;Michael A Quilliam

  • Complex palytoxin-like profile of Ostreopsis ovata. Identification of four new ovatoxins by high-resolution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'Aversano;Emma Dello Iacovo;Ernesto Fattorusso

  • Comparative growth and toxin profile of cultured Ostreopsis ovata from the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas.

    Franca Guerrini;Laura Pezzolesi;Andrea Feller;Manuela Riccardi

  • NMR-based identification of the phenolic profile of fruits of Lycium barbarum (goji berries). Isolation and structural determination of a novel N-feruloyl tyramine dimer as the most abundant antioxidant polyphenol of goji berries.

    Martino Forino;Luciana Tartaglione;Carmela Dell’Aversano;Patrizia Ciminiello

  • Isolation and structure elucidation of ovatoxin-a, the major toxin produced by Ostreopsis ovata.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell’Aversano;Emma Dello Iacovo;Ernesto Fattorusso

  • Complex yessotoxins profile in Protoceratium reticulatum from north-western Adriatic sea revealed by LC-MS analysis.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'Aversano;Ernesto Fattorusso;Martino Forino

  • Isolation and Structure Elucidation of New and Unusual Saxitoxin Analogues from Mussels

    Carmela Dell’Aversano;John A. Walter;Ian W. Burton;David J. Stirling

  • Influence of temperature and salinity on Ostreopsis cf. ovata growth and evaluation of toxin content through HR LC-MS and biological assays.

    Laura Pezzolesi;Franca Guerrini;Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell’Aversano

  • Unique toxin profile of a Mediterranean Ostreopsis cf. ovata strain: HR LC-MS(n) characterization of ovatoxin-f, a new palytoxin congener.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell’Aversano;Emma Dello Iacovo;Ernesto Fattorusso

  • Ostreopsis cf. ovata bloom in the northern Adriatic Sea during summer 2009: Ecology, molecular characterization and toxin profile

    Stefano Accoroni;Tiziana Romagnoli;Federica Colombo;Chiara Pennesi

  • Toxin profile of Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) from the Northern Adriatic Sea revealed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'Aversano;Ernesto Fattorusso;Silvana Magno

  • LC-MS of palytoxin and its analogues: State of the art and future perspectives

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'Aversano;Emma Dello Iacovo;Ernesto Fattorusso

  • The novel ovatoxin-g and isobaric palytoxin (so far referred to as putative palytoxin) from Ostreopsis cf. ovata (NW Mediterranean Sea): structural insights by LC-high resolution MS n

    María García-Altares;Luciana Tartaglione;Carmela Dell’Aversano;Olga Carnicer

  • Stereostructure and Biological Activity of 42-Hydroxy-palytoxin: A New Palytoxin Analogue from Hawaiian Palythoa Subspecies

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'aversano;Emma Dello Iacovo;Ernesto Fattorusso

  • Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry for determination of domoic acid in Adriatic shellfish.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;Carmela Dell'Aversano;Ernesto Fattorusso;Martino Forino

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation effects on cell growth, biovolume, and toxin production in Ostreopsis cf. ovata

    Silvana Vanucci;Laura Pezzolesi;Rossella Pistocchi;Patrizia Ciminiello

  • Structure and stereochemistry of a new cytotoxic polychlorinated sulfolipid from Adriatic shellfish.

    Patrizia Ciminiello;† Carmela Dell'Aversano;Ernesto Fattorusso;Martino Forino

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrizia Ciminiello
Patrizia Ciminiello University of Naples Federico II
Ernesto Fattorusso
Ernesto Fattorusso University of Naples Federico II
Antonella Penna
Antonella Penna University of Urbino
Michael A. Quilliam
Michael A. Quilliam National Research Council Canada
Cecilia Totti
Cecilia Totti Marche Polytechnic University
Takeshi Yasumoto
Takeshi Yasumoto Tohoku University
Felice Iasevoli
Felice Iasevoli University of Naples Federico II
Mariachiara Chiantore
Mariachiara Chiantore University of Genoa
Kaarina Sivonen
Kaarina Sivonen University of Helsinki
Lorella M.T. Canzoniero
Lorella M.T. Canzoniero University of Sannio

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