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Maria Cristina Fossi

Maria Cristina Fossi

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
55
Citations
13069
World Ranking
2941
National Ranking
42

Maria Cristina Fossi 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 Maria Cristina Fossi sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 369 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Cristina Fossi 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 Maria Cristina Fossi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Cristina Fossi is affiliated with the University of Siena in Italy. The primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ocean Engineering, Ecology, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics covered in Fossi's research include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Fossi's recent papers encompass studies on microplastic pollution and its effects on marine environments and organisms. Selected works include:

  • "A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea," 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Interlaboratory comparison of microplastic extraction methods from marine biota tissues: A harmonization exercise of the Plastic Busters MPAs project," 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Impact of the marine litter pollution on the Mediterranean biodiversity: A risk assessment study with focus on the marine protected areas," 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Cetaceans as Ocean Health Indicators of Marine Litter Impact at Global Scale," 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "Lessons learned from an intercalibration exercise on the quantification and characterisation of microplastic particles in sediment and water samples," 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin

The frequent coauthors in Fossi's research include:

  • Matteo Baini
  • Cristina Panti
  • Matteo Galli
  • Ilaria Caliani
  • Dario Giani

Publications are often featured in specific venues including:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus).

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Cristina Panti;Cristiana Guerranti;Daniele Coppola

  • First evidence of presence of plastic debris in stomach of large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean Sea

    Teresa Romeo;Battaglia Pietro;Cristina Pedà;Pierpaolo Consoli

  • Intestinal alterations in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) exposed to microplastics: Preliminary results

    Cristina Pedà;Letteria Caccamo;Maria Cristina Fossi;Francesco Gai

  • Large filter feeding marine organisms as indicators of microplastic in the pelagic environment: the case studies of the Mediterranean basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus).

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Daniele Coppola;Matteo Baini;Matteo Giannetti

  • The role of biomarkers in environmental assessment (2). Invertebrates

    M. H. Depledge;Maria Cristina Fossi

  • Fin whales and microplastics: The Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Cortez scenarios

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Letizia Marsili;Matteo Baini;Matteo Giannetti

  • Endocrine disruptors in marine organisms: Approaches and perspectives

    C. Porte;G. Janer;L.C. Lorusso;M. Ortiz-Zarragoitia

  • Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

    Giacomo Limonta;Annalaura Mancia;Assja Benkhalqui;Cristiano Bertolucci

  • Bioindicators for monitoring marine litter ingestion and its impacts on Mediterranean biodiversity.

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Cristina Pedà;Montserrat Compa;Catherine Tsangaris

  • Microplastics: No small problem for filter-feeding megafauna

    Elitza S. Germanov;Andrea D. Marshall;Lars Bejder;Maria Cristina Fossi

  • Plastic Debris Occurrence, Convergence Areas and Fin Whales Feeding Ground in the Mediterranean Marine Protected Area Pelagos Sanctuary: A Modeling Approach

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Teresa Romeo;Matteo Baini;Cristina Panti

  • Amount and distribution of neustonic micro-plastic off the western Sardinian coast (Central-Western Mediterranean Sea).

    Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia;Ilaria Caliani;Stefano Marra;Andrea Camedda

  • Abundance and characterization of microplastics in the coastal waters of Tuscany (Italy): The application of the MSFD monitoring protocol in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Matteo Baini;Maria Cristina Fossi;Matteo Galli;Ilaria Caliani

  • Microplastics occurrence in edible fish species (Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) collected in three different geographical sub-areas of the Mediterranean Sea.

    Dario Giani;Matteo Baini;Matteo Galli;Silvia Casini

  • Presence of plastic debris in loggerhead turtle stranded along the Tuscany coasts of the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals (Italy)

    Tommaso Campani;Matteo Baini;Matteo Giannetti;Fabrizio Cancelli

  • Marine litter: One of the major threats for marine mammals. Outcomes from the European Cetacean Society workshop.

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  • Plastic litter in the sea

    M. H. Depledge;Francois Galgani;C. Panti;I. Caliani

  • First detection of seven phthalate esters (PAEs) as plastic tracers in superficial neustonic/planktonic samples and cetacean blubber

    Matteo Baini;Tania Martellini;Alessandra Cincinelli;Tommaso Campani

  • The use of non-destructive biomarker in Mediterranean cetaceans: Preliminary data on MFO activity in skin biopsy

    M. Cristina Fossi;Letizia Marsili;Claudio Leonzio;Giuseppe Notarbartolo Di Sciara

  • Are whale sharks exposed to persistent organic pollutants and plastic pollution in the Gulf of California (Mexico)? First ecotoxicological investigation using skin biopsies

    Maria Cristina Fossi;Matteo Baini;Cristina Panti;Matteo Galli

  • The use of a non-lethal tool for evaluating toxicological hazard of organochlorine contaminants in Mediterranean cetaceans: new data 10 years after the first paper published in MPB

    M. Cristina Fossi;Letizia Marsili;Giovanni Neri;Ada Natoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Letizia Marsili
Letizia Marsili University of Siena
Claudio Leonzio
Claudio Leonzio University of Siena
Silvano Focardi
Silvano Focardi University of Siena
Teresa Romeo
Teresa Romeo Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Simonetta Corsolini
Simonetta Corsolini University of Siena
Franco Andaloro
Franco Andaloro Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Michael H. Depledge
Michael H. Depledge University of Exeter
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Ricardo Barra
Ricardo Barra University of Concepción
Ilaria Corsi
Ilaria Corsi University of Siena

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