The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Villani sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 110 publications — 8th percentile
8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Villani sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 39th percentile
39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.
Francesco Villani is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Computer Science. Their work spans various subfields including Food Science, Molecular Biology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Artificial Intelligence.
The main topics of Villani's research focus on Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Gut microbiota and health, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Proteins in Food Systems, Identification and Quantification in Food, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, and Food composition and properties.
Villani has coauthored multiple studies with several frequent collaborators. These include Antonio Emanuele Cinà, Francesca De Filippis, Stefania Volpe, Elena Torrieri, and Marina Giello.
The scientist's research outputs have appeared in a variety of publication venues, with several recurrent journals and platforms such as arXiv (Cornell University), Food Research International, Food Packaging and Shelf Life, Food Hydrocolloids, and Pattern Recognition Letters.
Selected recent papers by Villani include:
Annalisa Casaburi;Paola Piombino;George-John Nychas;Francesco Villani
Agapi I. Doulgeraki;Danilo Ercolini;Francesco Villani;George-John E. Nychas
Danilo Ercolini;Federica Russo;Elena Torrieri;Paolo Masi
Danilo Ercolini;Federica Russo;Antonella Nasi;Pasquale Ferranti
Annalisa Casaburi;Annalisa Casaburi;M-Conception Aristoy;Silvana Cavella;Rossella Di Monaco
Danilo Ercolini;Ilario Ferrocino;Antonella Nasi;Maurice Ndagijimana
G. Mauriello;A. Casaburi;G. Blaiotta;F. Villani
C. Pennacchia;D. Ercolini;F. Villani
C. Pennacchia;D. Ercolini;G. Blaiotta;O. Pepe
Vasileios Pothakos;Frank Devlieghere;Francesco Villani;Johanna Björkroth
Annalisa Casaburi;Rossella Di Monaco;Silvana Cavella;Fidel Toldrá
G. Mauriello;E. De Luca;A. La Storia;F. Villani
G. Blaiotta;D. Ercolini;C. Pennacchia;V. Fusco
Francesca De Filippis;Antonietta La Storia;Francesco Villani;Danilo Ercolini
Danilo Ercolini;Annalisa Casaburi;Antonella Nasi;Ilario Ferrocino
Danilo Ercolini;Federica Russo;Ilario Ferrocino;Francesco Villani
Olimpia Pepe;Giuseppe Blaiotta;Giancarlo Moschetti;Teresa Greco
Giuseppina Stellato;Antonietta La Storia;Francesca De Filippis;Giorgia Borriello
S Coppola;G Mauriello;M Aponte;G Moschetti
G. Mauriello;D. Ercolini;A. La Storia;A. Casaburi
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INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
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