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Maura Benedetti publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maura Benedetti sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 78 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Maura Benedetti D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maura Benedetti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Maura Benedetti is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy and specializes in Environmental Science with a research focus spanning multiple subfields. Their body of work includes significant contributions in Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ocean Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's published papers explore various aspects of environmental impact, with a strong emphasis on pollution and toxicology. Recent notable publications include:

  • "Microplastics in real wastewater treatment schemes: Comparative assessment and relevant inhibition effects on anaerobic processes" (2020, Chemosphere)
  • "Integrated characterization and risk management of marine sediments: The case study of the industrialized Bagnoli area (Naples, Italy)" (2020, Marine Environmental Research)
  • "Toxicological effects of cigarette butts for marine organisms" (2023, Environment International)
  • "Emerging environmental stressors and oxidative pathways in marine organisms: Current knowledge on regulation mechanisms and functional effects" (2021, Biocell)
  • "Polystyrene nanoplastics in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis." (2023, Environmental Pollution)

Their research topics cover a wide array of environmental concerns, including:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact

Frequent collaborators include Francesco Regoli, Stefania Gorbi, Giuseppe d'Errico, Alessandro Nardi, and Marica Mezzelani, reflecting a collaborative approach to complex environmental challenges.

The scientist has published extensively in multiple venues, with the highest number of publications in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Chemosphere
  • Marine Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Pollutants bioavailability and toxicological risk from microplastics to marine mussels.

    Carlo Giacomo Avio;Stefania Gorbi;Massimo Milan;Maura Benedetti

  • Molecular and biochemical biomarkers in environmental monitoring: a comparison of biotransformation and antioxidant defense systems in multiple tissues.

    Francesco Regoli;Maria Elisa Giuliani;Maura Benedetti;Augustine Arukwe

  • Assessing sediment hazard through a weight of evidence approach with bioindicator organisms: A practical model to elaborate data from sediment chemistry, bioavailability, biomarkers and ecotoxicological bioassays

    Francesco Piva;Francesco Ciaprini;Fulvio Onorati;Maura Benedetti

  • Use of the Land Snail Helix aspersa as Sentinel Organism for Monitoring Ecotoxicologic Effects of Urban Pollution: An Integrated Approach

    Francesco Regoli;Stefania Gorbi;Daniele Fattorini;Sara Tedesco

  • An ecotoxicological protocol with caged mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, for monitoring the impact of an offshore platform in the Adriatic Sea.

    Stefania Gorbi;Claudia Virno Lamberti;Alessandra Notti;Maura Benedetti

  • Oxidative and modulatory effects of trace metals on metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii

    Maura Benedetti;Giacomo Martuccio;Daniele Fattorini;Adriana Canapa

  • Indirect effects of climate changes on cadmium bioavailability and biological effects in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Alessandro Nardi;Luana Fiorella Mincarelli;Maura Benedetti;Daniele Fattorini

  • A multidisciplinary weight of evidence approach for classifying polluted sediments: Integrating sediment chemistry, bioavailability, biomarkers responses and bioassays.

    Maura Benedetti;Francesco Ciaprini;Francesco Piva;Fulvio Onorati

  • Microplastics in real wastewater treatment schemes: Comparative assessment and relevant inhibition effects on anaerobic processes

    Lucia Pittura;Alessia Foglia;Çağrı Akyol;Giulia Cipolletta

  • Pro-oxidant effects of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields in the land snail Helix aspersa.

    Francesco Regoli;Stefania Gorbi;Nicola Machella;Sara Tedesco

  • A multidisciplinary weight of evidence approach for environmental risk assessment at the Costa Concordia wreck: Integrative indices from Mussel Watch.

    Francesco Regoli;David Pellegrini;Anna Maria Cicero;Marco Nigro

  • Effects of harmful dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata exposure on immunological, histological and oxidative responses of mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    S. Gorbi;G.C. Avio;M. Benedetti;C. Totti

  • Transcriptional and catalytic responses of antioxidant and biotransformation pathways in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, exposed to chemical mixtures.

    Maria Elisa Giuliani;Maura Benedetti;Augustine Arukwe;Francesco Regoli

  • Antioxidant, genotoxic and lysosomal biomarkers in the freshwater bivalve (Unio pictorum) transplanted in a metal polluted river basin.

    Patrizia Guidi;Giada Frenzilli;Maura Benedetti;Margherita Bernardeschi

  • Oxidative metabolism of chemical pollutants in marine organisms: molecular and biochemical biomarkers in environmental toxicology.

    Maura Benedetti;Maria Elisa Giuliani;Francesco Regoli

  • Interactions between metabolism of trace metals and xenobiotic agonists of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii : Environmental perspectives

    Francesco Regoli;Marco Nigro;Maura Benedetti;Stefania Gorbi

  • Oxidative stress defense in human-skin-derived mesenchymal stem cells versus human keratinocytes: Different mechanisms of protection and cell selection.

    M. Orciani;S. Gorbi;M. Benedetti;G. Di Benedetto

  • Ecotoxicological and human health risk in a petrochemical district of southern Italy.

    Antonella Ausili;Massimo Gabellini;Giuliano Cammarata;Daniele Fattorini

  • Antioxidant efficiency in early life stages of the Antarctic silverfish Pleuragramma antarcticum: Responsiveness to pro-oxidant conditions of platelet ice and chemical exposure

    Francesco Regoli;Marco Nigro;Maura Benedetti;Daniele Fattorini

  • Environmental hazards from natural hydrocarbons seepage: integrated classification of risk from sediment chemistry, bioavailability and biomarkers responses in sentinel species.

    Maura Benedetti;Stefania Gorbi;Daniele Fattorini;Giuseppe D'Errico

  • Effects of ocean warming and acidification on accumulation and cellular responsiveness to cadmium in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis: Importance of the seasonal status

    Alessandro Nardi;Maura Benedetti;Giuseppe d’Errico;Daniele Fattorini

  • Cellular responses in the cyprinid Leuciscus cephalus from a contaminated freshwater ecosystem

    G. Frenzilli;A. Falleni;V. Scarcelli;I. Del Barga

  • Oxidative and interactive challenge of cadmium and ocean acidification on the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber.

    Alessandro Nardi;Maura Benedetti;Daniele Fattorini;Francesco Regoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Regoli
Francesco Regoli Marche Polytechnic University
Daniele Fattorini
Daniele Fattorini Marche Polytechnic University
Stefania Gorbi
Stefania Gorbi Marche Polytechnic University
Luca Bargelloni
Luca Bargelloni University of Padua
Augustine Arukwe
Augustine Arukwe Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Tomaso Patarnello
Tomaso Patarnello University of Padua
Francesco Fatone
Francesco Fatone Marche Polytechnic University
Maria Cristina Gambi
Maria Cristina Gambi National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Antonio Dell'Anno
Antonio Dell'Anno Marche Polytechnic University

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