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Luigi Naselli-Flores

Luigi Naselli-Flores

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
10248
World Ranking
5982
National Ranking
114

Luigi Naselli-Flores publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luigi Naselli-Flores sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Luigi Naselli-Flores D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luigi Naselli-Flores sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luigi Naselli-Flores is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research emphasizes aquatic ecosystems, particularly focusing on phytoplankton dynamics and marine and coastal environments.

The scientist has published numerous papers, with recent notable works including:

  • "Ecosystem services provided by marine and freshwater phytoplankton" (2022) in Hydrobiologia
  • "Life in suspension and its impact on phytoplankton morphology: an homage to Colin S. Reynolds" (2020) in Hydrobiologia

Other frequently cited publications, though not authored by Naselli-Flores but relevant in the same domain, include:

  • "Characteristics, Main Impacts, and Stewardship of Natural and Artificial Freshwater Environments: Consequences for Biodiversity Conservation" (2020) in Water
  • "Phytoplankton in extreme environments: importance and consequences of habitat permanency" (2020) in Hydrobiologia
  • "Effects of the Filter-Feeding Benthic Bivalve Corbicula fluminea on Plankton Community and Water Quality in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Mesocosm Study" (2021) in Water

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Judit Padisák
  • Diego Fontaneto
  • Bo-Ping Han
  • Koen Martens
  • Sidinei Magela Thomaz

Naselli-Flores frequently publishes in the journals Hydrobiologia and Water, with additional contributions found in Ecological Indicators, Ecology Letters, and Journal of Environmental Management.

The primary fields of study for Naselli-Flores consist of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with key subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Best Publications

  • Towards a functional classification of the freshwater phytoplankton

    Colin S. Reynolds;Vera Huszar;Carla Kruk;Luigi Naselli-Flores

  • Use and misuse in the application of the phytoplankton functional classification: a critical review with updates

    Judit Padisák;Luciane O. Crossetti;Luigi Naselli-Flores

  • Ecological impacts of global warming and water abstraction on lakes and reservoirs due to changes in water level and related changes in salinity

    Erik Jeppesen;Sandra Brucet;Sandra Brucet;Luigi Naselli-Flores;Eva Papastergiadou

  • Citrus limon-derived nanovesicles inhibit cancer cell proliferation and suppress CML xenograft growth by inducing TRAIL-mediated cell death

    Stefania Raimondo;Flores Naselli;Simona Fontana;Francesca Monteleone

  • Characteristics, main impacts, and stewardship of natural and artificial freshwater environments: consequences for biodiversity conservation

    Marco Cantonati;Sandra Poikane;Catherine M. Pringle;Lawrence E. Stevens

  • Functional classifications and their application in phytoplankton ecology

    Nico Salmaso;Luigi Naselli-Flores;Judit Padisák

  • How do freshwater organisms cross the “dry ocean”? A review on passive dispersal and colonization processes with a special focus on temporary ponds

    Giulia Incagnone;Federico Marrone;Rossella Barone;Lavinia Robba

  • Water-level fluctuations in Mediterranean reservoirs: Setting a dewatering threshold as a management tool to improve water quality

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Rossella Barone

  • Ecosystem services provided by marine and freshwater phytoplankton

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  • Phytoplankton assemblages in twenty-one Sicilian reservoirs: relationships between species composition and environmental factors

    Luigi Naselli-Flores

  • Shape and size in phytoplankton ecology: do they matter?

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Judit Padisák;Meriç Albay

  • Man-made lakes in Mediterranean semi-arid climate: the strange case of Dr Deep Lake and Mr Shallow Lake

    Luigi Naselli-Flores

  • Equilibrium/steady-state concept in phytoplankton ecology

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Judit Padisák;Martin T. Dokulil;Ingrid Chorus

  • Involvement of multiple myeloma cell-derived exosomes in osteoclast differentiation.

    Lavinia Raimondi;Angela De Luca;Nicola Amodio;Mauro Manno

  • Phytoplankton dynamics and structure: a comparative analysis in natural and man-made water bodies of different trophic state

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Rossella Barone

  • Invited Review - Fight on Plankton! or, Phytoplankton Shape and Size as Adaptive Tools to Get Ahead in the Struggle for Life

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Rossella Barone

  • Phytoplankton equilibrium phases during thermal stratification in a deep subtropical reservoir

    Vanessa Becker;Vera Lúcia M. Huszar;Luigi Naselli-Flores;Judit Padisák

  • Steady-state assemblages in a Mediterranean hypertrophic reservoir. The role of Microcystis ecomorphological variability in maintaining an apparent equilibrium

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Rossella Barone

  • Toxic cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs under a semiarid mediterranean climate: the magnification of a problem.

    Luigi Naselli-Flores;Rossella Barone;Ingrid Chorus;Rainer Kurmayer

  • Phytoplankton dynamics in two reservoirs with different trophic state (Lake Rosamarina and Lake Arancio, Sicily, Italy)

    Luigi Naselli Flores;Rossella Barone

  • Phytoplankton dynamics in a shallow, hypertrophic reservoir (Lake Arancio, Sicily)

    Rossella Barone;Luigi Naselli Flores

Frequent Co-Authors

Judit Padisák
Judit Padisák University of Pannonia
Nico Salmaso
Nico Salmaso Fondazione Edmund Mach
Tamar Zohary
Tamar Zohary Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research
Martin T. Dokulil
Martin T. Dokulil University of Vienna
Vera L. M. Huszar
Vera L. M. Huszar Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Peeter Nõges
Peeter Nõges Estonian University of Life Sciences
Diego Fontaneto
Diego Fontaneto Water Research Institute
Sandra Brucet
Sandra Brucet Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Sidinei Magela Thomaz
Sidinei Magela Thomaz State University of Maringa
D. Christopher Rogers
D. Christopher Rogers Northeastern State University

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