2026 Giovanni Libralato: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	45	6461	6204	125	125	167	7056

Overview

Giovanni Libralato is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, focusing on environmental science and related subfields. Their research covers a broad spectrum of environmental concerns, especially those involving pollution and toxicology.

The primary field of study for Libralato is Environmental Science, with notable work in the subfields of:

Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Key topics addressed in Libralato's publications include:

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Heavy Metals in Environment

Frequent co-authors associated with Libralato's research are:

Marco Guida
Giusy Lofrano
Antonietta Siciliano
Marco Trifuoggi
Loredana Manfra

Major publication venues where Libralato's work appears most frequently include:

The Science of The Total Environment (12 publications)
Environmental Pollution (9 publications)
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (9 publications)
Journal of Hazardous Materials (5 publications)
Water (5 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Libralato include:

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment and COVID-19 transmission risk from environmental matrices and surfaces, 2020, Environmental Pollution
Toxicity of rare earth elements: An overview on human health impact, 2022, Frontiers in Environmental Science
Biodegradable polymers: A real opportunity to solve marine plastic pollution?, 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
The fate of cigarette butts in different environments: Decay rate, chemical changes and ecotoxicity revealed by a 5-years decomposition experiment, 2020, Environmental Pollution
Fabrication, functionalization and performance of doped photocatalysts for dye degradation and mineralization: a review, 2020, Environmental Chemistry Letters

This profile displays Libralato's extensive involvement in environmental issues, ranging from pollution monitoring to the development of sustainable materials and chemical impact studies. The work spans diverse applications and environmental matrices, including studies of persistent viruses, plastic degradation, and photocatalytic processes.

Best Publications

To centralise or to decentralise: an overview of the most recent trends in wastewater treatment management.

Giovanni Libralato;Annamaria Volpi Ghirardini;Francesco Avezzù

451
Citations
Polymer functionalized nanocomposites for metals removal from water and wastewater: An overview

Giusy Lofrano;Maurizio Carotenuto;Giovanni Libralato;Rute F. Domingos

371
Citations
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment and COVID-19 transmission risk from environmental matrices and surfaces.

Federica Carraturo;Carmela Del Giudice;Michela Morelli;Valeria Cerullo

299
Citations
Ecofriendly nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for environmental applications : key issue and consensus recommendations for sustainable and ecosafe nanoremediation

I. Corsi;M. Winther-Nielsen;R. Sethi;C. Punta

252
Citations
Manufactured nanoparticles in the aquatic environment-biochemical responses on freshwater organisms: A critical overview.

Gonçalo Vale;Kahina Mehennaoui;Sebastien Cambier;Giovanni Libralato

235
Citations
A review of toxicity testing protocols and endpoints with Artemia spp

G. Libralato;E. Prato;L. Migliore;A.M. Cicero

213
Citations
Toxicity of rare earth elements: An overview on human health impact

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196
Citations
Common Strategies and Technologies for the Ecosafety Assessment and Design of Nanomaterials Entering the Marine Environment

Ilaria Corsi;Gary N. Cherr;Hunter S. Lenihan;Jerome Labille

186
Citations
Ecotoxicity of engineered TiO2 nanoparticles to saltwater organisms: an overview.

D. Minetto;G. Libralato;A. Volpi Ghirardini

155
Citations
Photocatalytic degradation of the antibiotic chloramphenicol and effluent toxicity effects

Giusy Lofrano;Giusy Lofrano;Giusy Lofrano;Giovanni Libralato;Roberta Adinolfi;Antonietta Siciliano

154
Citations
Effects of nanoparticles in species of aquaculture interest

Kheyrollah Khosravi-Katuli;Ermelinda Prato;Giusy Lofrano;Marco Guida

144
Citations
Biodegradable polymers: A real opportunity to solve marine plastic pollution?

Loredana Manfra;Vincenzo Marengo;Giovanni Libralato;Maria Costantini

141
Citations
Saltwater ecotoxicology of Ag, Au, CuO, TiO2, ZnO and C60 engineered nanoparticles: An overview.

D. Minetto;A. Volpi Ghirardini;G. Libralato

135
Citations
In situ remediation of contaminated marinesediment: an overview

G Lofrano;G Lofrano;G Libralato;G Libralato;D Minetto;S De Gisi

126
Citations
Phytotoxicity of ionic, micro- and nano-sized iron in three plant species.

G. Libralato;A. Costa Devoti;M. Zanella;E. Sabbioni;E. Sabbioni

119
Citations
The case of Artemia spp. in nanoecotoxicology

Giovanni Libralato

118
Citations
Comparison between heterogeneous and homogeneous solar driven advanced oxidation processes for urban wastewater treatment: Pharmaceuticals removal and toxicity

G. Maniakova;K. Kowalska;S. Murgolo;G. Mascolo

113
Citations
Advanced oxidation processes for antibiotics removal: A review

Giusy Lofrano;Roberta Pedrazzani;Giovanni Libralato;Maurizio Carotenuto

113
Citations
Embryotoxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles to Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lmk).

Giovanni Libralato;Diego Minetto;Sara Totaro;Ivan Mičetić

107
Citations
The fate of cigarette butts in different environments: Decay rate, chemical changes and ecotoxicity revealed by a 5-years decomposition experiment.

Giuliano Bonanomi;Giulia Maisto;Anna De Marco;Gaspare Cesarano

101
Citations
How toxic is toxic? A proposal for wastewater toxicity hazard assessment.

Giovanni Libralato;Volpi Ghirardini Annamaria;Avezzù Francesco

78
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Guida University of Naples Federico II

Antonio Marcomini Ca Foscari University of Venice

Süreyya Meriç Namık Kemal University

Rosa Freitas University of Aveiro

Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University

Vincenzo Vaiano University of Salerno

Pietro Teatini University of Padua

Adrianna Ianora Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

Margherita Ferrante University of Catania

Martin Hassellöv University of Gothenburg

External Links

Personal website of Giovanni Libralato

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