Alessandra Scardigno

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 829 citations indexed

About

Alessandra Scardigno is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Scardigno has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 829 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ocean Engineering, 12 papers in Water Science and Technology and 10 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Scardigno's work include Water resources management and optimization (20 papers), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (10 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (9 papers). Alessandra Scardigno is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (20 papers), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (10 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (9 papers). Alessandra Scardigno collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United Kingdom. Alessandra Scardigno's co-authors include Mladen Todorović, Daniele Zaccaria, Rodrigo Maia, Les Levidow, Daniela D’Agostino, Andi Mehmeti, Daniel El Chami, Rocco Roma, Guillermo Flichman and Pasquale Steduto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Management and Agricultural Water Management.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Scardigno

26 papers receiving 788 citations

Hit Papers

Improving water-efficient irrigation: Prospects and diffi... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Improving water-efficient irrigation: Prospects and difficulties of innovative practices
    2014 418 citations Mladen Todorović, Alessandra Scardigno et al. Agricultural Water Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandra Scardigno Italy 12 278 264 258 160 136 27 829
Irene Blanco‐Gutiérrez Spain 14 444 1.6× 135 0.5× 436 1.7× 73 0.5× 175 1.3× 34 953
Javier Calatrava Spain 19 276 1.0× 197 0.7× 410 1.6× 96 0.6× 230 1.7× 71 916
Khaldoon A. Mourad Sweden 17 244 0.9× 122 0.5× 137 0.5× 50 0.3× 150 1.1× 59 812
Giacomo Giannoccaro Italy 18 196 0.7× 102 0.4× 312 1.2× 114 0.7× 72 0.5× 61 781
Darrell J. Bosch United States 19 174 0.6× 239 0.9× 193 0.7× 124 0.8× 166 1.2× 81 1.0k
Dolores Rey United Kingdom 17 251 0.9× 134 0.5× 240 0.9× 83 0.5× 300 2.2× 33 801
Noel R. Gollehon United States 15 254 0.9× 238 0.9× 313 1.2× 78 0.5× 90 0.7× 35 969
Aidan Senzanje South Africa 21 635 2.3× 387 1.5× 304 1.2× 156 1.0× 354 2.6× 87 1.5k
José Manuel Gonçalves Portugal 19 263 0.9× 631 2.4× 217 0.8× 334 2.1× 276 2.0× 55 1.1k
Liangxin Fan China 18 188 0.7× 106 0.4× 274 1.1× 365 2.3× 233 1.7× 48 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alessandra Scardigno

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandra Scardigno

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All Works

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Kalaitzidis, Chariton, et al.. (2021). Stakeholders’ Perception of Xylella Fastidiosa (Xf) Disease Risk Assessment: First Results from Puglia (IT), Chania (GR), Valencia and Andalucia (ES). Open Journal of Social Sciences. 9(2). 188–223. 1 indexed citations
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Scardigno, Alessandra. (2019). New solutions to reduce water and energy consumption in crop production: A water–energy–food nexus perspective. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 13. 11–15. 35 indexed citations
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Scardigno, Alessandra, Roberto Capone, Hamid El Bilali, & Gianluigi Cardone. (2017). Water-food security nexus in Middle East and North Africa Region: an exploratory assessment. 16(4). 31–38. 3 indexed citations
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Giannoccaro, Giacomo, Alessandra Scardigno, & Maurizio Prosperi. (2017). Economic analysis of the long-term effects of groundwater salinity: bringing the farmer’s perspectives into policy. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. 14(1). 59–72. 8 indexed citations
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Scardigno, Alessandra, et al.. (2016). Pricing Unmetered Irrigation Water under Asymmetric Information and Full Cost Recovery. Water. 8(12). 596–596. 12 indexed citations
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Mehmeti, Andi, Mladen Todorović, & Alessandra Scardigno. (2016). Assessing the eco-efficiency improvements of Sinistra Ofanto irrigation scheme. Journal of Cleaner Production. 138. 208–216. 22 indexed citations
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Todorović, Mladen, Andi Mehmeti, & Alessandra Scardigno. (2015). Eco-efficiency of agricultural water systems: Methodological approach and assessment at meso-level scale. Journal of Environmental Management. 165. 62–71. 32 indexed citations
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Chami, Daniel El, Alessandra Scardigno, & Roula Khadra. (2014). Equity for an integrated water resources management of irrigation systems in the Mediterranean: the case study of South Lebanon. 13(4). 39–45. 6 indexed citations
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Giordano, Raffaele, Daniela D’Agostino, Ciro Apollonio, et al.. (2014). Evaluating acceptability of groundwater protection measures under different agricultural policies. Agricultural Water Management. 147. 54–66. 25 indexed citations
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Portoghese, Ivan, Daniela D’Agostino, Raffaele Giordano, et al.. (2013). An integrated modelling tool to evaluate the acceptability of irrigation constraint measures for groundwater protection. Environmental Modelling & Software. 46. 90–103. 33 indexed citations
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Giannoccaro, Giacomo, Alessandra Scardigno, & Maurizio Prosperi. (2012). Water policy design to enhance a sustainable use of groundwater resources in agriculture. 17(3). 375–393. 1 indexed citations
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Prosperi, Maurizio, Giacomo Giannoccaro, & Alessandra Scardigno. (2011). Criteria and methodology for the evaluation of water opportunity cost. 16(1). 87–105. 1 indexed citations
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Chami, Daniel El, et al.. (2011). Integrated irrigation water policies: economic and environmental impact in the " Renana " Reclamation and Irrigation Board, Italy. 10(2). 25–32. 9 indexed citations
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Chami, Daniel El, et al.. (2011). Impacts of Combined Technical and Economic Measures on Water Saving in Agriculture under Water Availability Uncertainty. Water Resources Management. 25(14). 3911–3929. 10 indexed citations
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Khadra, Roula, Daniela D’Agostino, Alessandra Scardigno, & Nicola Lamaddalena. (2011). Down-scaling pan-European water scenarios to local visions in the Mediterranean: the Candelaro Basin case study in Italy. Journal of Water and Climate Change. 2(2-3). 180–188. 5 indexed citations
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Giordano, Raffaele, Ivan Portoghese, Michele Vurro, et al.. (2010). An innovative monitoring system for sustainable management of groundwater resources: Objectives, stakeholder acceptability and implementation strategy. 32–37. 13 indexed citations
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Chami, Daniel El, Maroun El Moujabber, & Alessandra Scardigno. (2008). Regional Water Balance and Economic Assessment as Tools for Water Management in Coastal Lebanon. Water Resources Management. 23(11). 2361–2378. 11 indexed citations

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