| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide | Nature Communications | 2017 | 1,543 |
| 2 | TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access | Global Change Biology | 2020 | 1,038 |
| 3 | Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2018 | 416 |
| 4 | Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities | Nature Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 397 |
| 5 | CWM and Rao’s quadratic diversity: a unified framework for functional ecology | Oecologia | 2011 | 388 |
| 6 | The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia | Science | 2019 | 383 |
| 7 | Plant Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Environmental Factors | Advances in Botany | 2014 | 345 |
| 8 | The extent of forest in dryland biomes | Science | 2017 | 300 |
| 9 | Seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica) distribution and trajectories of change | Scientific Reports | 2015 | 246 |
| 10 | Cymbopogon citratus-synthesized gold nanoparticles boost the predation efficiency of copepod Mesocyclops aspericornis against malaria and dengue mosquitoes | Experimental Parasitology | 2015 | 230 |
| 11 | Mosquitocidal and antibacterial activity of green-synthesized silver nanoparticles from Aloe vera extracts: towards an effective tool against the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi? | Parasitology Research | 2015 | 203 |
| 12 | EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats | Applied Vegetation Science | 2020 | 186 |
| 13 | Green-synthesized silver nanoparticles as a novel control tool against dengue virus (DEN-2) and its primary vector Aedes aegypti | Parasitology Research | 2015 | 184 |
| 14 | Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity | Science Advances | 2020 | 181 |
| 15 | Tackling the growing threat of dengue: Phyllanthus niruri-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their mosquitocidal properties against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) | Parasitology Research | 2015 | 180 |
| 16 | Characterization and biotoxicity of Hypnea musciformis-synthesized silver nanoparticles as potential eco-friendly control tool against Aedes aegypti and Plutella xylostella | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | 2015 | 176 |
| 17 | Commonality and variability in the structural attributes of moist temperate old-growth forests: A global review | Forest Ecology and Management | 2013 | 168 |
| 18 | Commentary: Making Green Pesticides Greener? The Potential of Plant Products for Nanosynthesis and Pest Control | Journal of Cluster Science | 2017 | 162 |
| 19 | Auxin and cytokinin control formation of the quiescent centre in the adventitious root apex of arabidopsis | Annals of Botany | 2013 | 153 |
| 20 | Toxicity of seaweed-synthesized silver nanoparticles against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus and its impact on predation efficiency of the cyclopoid crustacean Mesocyclops longisetus | Parasitology Research | 2015 | 144 |
| 21 | On some properties of the Bray-Curtis dissimilarity and their ecological meaning | Ecological Complexity | 2017 | 144 |
| 22 | Synergized mixtures of Apiaceae essential oils and related plant-borne compounds: Larvicidal effectiveness on the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say | Industrial Crops and Products | 2017 | 135 |
| 23 | Regulating Ecosystem Services of forests in ten Italian Metropolitan Cities: Air quality improvement by PM 10 and O 3 removal | Ecological Indicators | 2016 | 134 |
| 24 | Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea | Scientific Reports | 2014 | 128 |
| 25 | Regulating Ecosystem Services and Green Infrastructure: assessment of Urban Heat Island effect mitigation in the municipality of Rome, Italy | Ecological Modelling | 2019 | 128 |
| 26 | Classification and mapping of the ecoregions of Italy | Plant Biosystems | 2014 | 127 |
| 27 | Acute larvicidal toxicity of five essential oils ( Pinus nigra , Hyssopus officinalis , Satureja montana , Aloysia citrodora and Pelargonium graveolens ) against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus : Synergistic and antagonistic effects | Parasitology International | 2017 | 125 |
| 28 | Urban ecosystem services: tree diversity and stability of tropospheric ozone removal | Ecological Applications | 2012 | 115 |
| 29 | Impacts of air pollution on human and ecosystem health, and implications for the National Emission Ceilings Directive: Insights from Italy | Environment International | 2019 | 113 |
| 30 | Multipurpose effectiveness of Couroupita guianensis-synthesized gold nanoparticles: high antiplasmodial potential, field efficacy against malaria vectors and synergy with Aplocheilus lineatus predators | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2016 | 111 |
| 31 | Myco-synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Metarhizium anisopliae against the rural malaria vector Anopheles culicifacies Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) | Journal of Pest Science | 2016 | 111 |
| 32 | Hydrothermal synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles: mosquitocidal potential and anticancer activity on human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) | Parasitology Research | 2016 | 110 |
| 33 | A general framework for analyzing beta diversity, nestedness and related community-level phenomena based on abundance data | Ecological Complexity | 2013 | 108 |
| 34 | Fern-synthesized nanoparticles in the fight against malaria: LC/MS analysis of Pteridium aquilinum leaf extract and biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles with high mosquitocidal and antiplasmodial activity | Parasitology Research | 2016 | 108 |
| 35 | Gut microbiota signatures in cystic fibrosis: Loss of host CFTR function drives the microbiota enterophenotype | PLoS ONE | 2018 | 107 |
| 36 | Effects of global changes on the climatic niche of the tick Ixodes ricinus inferred by species distribution modelling | Parasites and Vectors | 2013 | 106 |
| 37 | Uncertainty in ecosystem mapping by remote sensing | Computers and Geosciences | 2013 | 105 |
| 38 | Remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated water through zero-valent iron nanoparticles and effects on tomato plant growth performance | Scientific Reports | 2020 | 104 |
| 39 | Quaternary disappearance of tree taxa from Southern Europe: Timing and trends | Quaternary Science Reviews | 2017 | 102 |
| 40 | Noemi Controls Production of Flavonoid Pigments and Fruit Acidity and Illustrates the Domestication Routes of Modern Citrus Varieties | Current Biology | 2019 | 102 |
| 41 | Plant-Based Alternatives to Yogurt: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives of New Biotechnological Challenges | Foods | 2021 | 102 |
| 42 | Predation by Asian bullfrog tadpoles, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, against the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, in an aquatic environment treated with mosquitocidal nanoparticles | Parasitology Research | 2015 | 101 |
| 43 | Exposure to Residential Greenness as a Predictor of Cause-Specific Mortality and Stroke Incidence in the Rome Longitudinal Study | Environmental Health Perspectives | 2019 | 99 |
| 44 | Ecological impacts of atmospheric pollution and interactions with climate change in terrestrial ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin: Current research and future directions | Environmental Pollution | 2017 | 98 |
| 45 | Measuring β‐diversity by remote sensing: A challenge for biodiversity monitoring | Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 97 |
| 46 | The spread of steppe and Iranian-related ancestry in the islands of the western Mediterranean | Nature Ecology and Evolution | 2020 | 95 |
| 47 | Eco-friendly control of malaria and arbovirus vectors using the mosquitofish Gambusia affinis and ultra-low dosages of Mimusops elengi-synthesized silver nanoparticles: towards an integrative approach? | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2015 | 94 |
| 48 | Neem (Azadirachta indica): towards the ideal insecticide? | Natural Product Research | 2017 | 94 |
| 49 | Seaweed-synthesized silver nanoparticles: an eco-friendly tool in the fight against Plasmodium falciparum and its vector Anopheles stephensi? | Parasitology Research | 2015 | 91 |
| 50 | Population genomics of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus: insights into the recent worldwide invasion | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 89 |
