Alessandro Airo

1.1k total citations
23 papers, 560 citations indexed

About

Alessandro Airo is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Airo has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 560 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atmospheric Science, 8 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Airo's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (8 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers). Alessandro Airo is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (8 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers). Alessandro Airo collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Alessandro Airo's co-authors include Dirk Schulze‐Makuch, Christoph Heubeck, Martin Homann, Janosch Schirmack, Michael M. Tice, Jacob Heinz, Samuel P. Kounaves, Felix L. Arens, Francisco Hervé and J.P. Le Roux and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Geology and Nature Geoscience.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Airo

22 papers receiving 548 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alessandro Airo Germany 12 181 177 171 134 88 23 560
Keyron Hickman‐Lewis France 15 201 1.1× 251 1.4× 119 0.7× 85 0.6× 96 1.1× 33 517
Veneta Belivanova Sweden 11 282 1.6× 51 0.3× 184 1.1× 165 1.2× 115 1.3× 20 649
Guillermo Chong Dı́az Chile 13 177 1.0× 57 0.3× 107 0.6× 105 0.8× 53 0.6× 27 512
Rachel T. Schelble United States 11 155 0.9× 185 1.0× 151 0.9× 235 1.8× 34 0.4× 18 674
Martin Homann France 14 363 2.0× 111 0.6× 187 1.1× 70 0.5× 193 2.2× 30 602
Maud M. Walsh United States 10 308 1.7× 101 0.6× 227 1.3× 118 0.9× 244 2.8× 13 700
Louise D. Hose United States 5 96 0.5× 79 0.4× 83 0.5× 118 0.9× 54 0.6× 8 416
Akizumi Ishida Japan 13 235 1.3× 152 0.9× 203 1.2× 141 1.1× 221 2.5× 35 709
Shane S. O’Reilly Ireland 13 173 1.0× 55 0.3× 156 0.9× 118 0.9× 24 0.3× 35 474
Julien Alléon France 14 264 1.5× 87 0.5× 127 0.7× 55 0.4× 165 1.9× 18 470

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Airo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alessandro Airo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alessandro Airo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alessandro Airo. Alessandro Airo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lipus, Daniel, Alexander Bartholomäus, Felix L. Arens, et al.. (2024). Persistent microbial communities in hyperarid subsurface habitats of the Atacama Desert: Insights from intracellular DNA analysis. PNAS Nexus. 3(4). pgae123–pgae123. 7 indexed citations
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Arens, Felix L., Alessandro Airo, Hans‐Peter Grossart, et al.. (2024). Microbial response to deliquescence of nitrate-rich soils in the hyperarid Atacama Desert. Biogeosciences. 21(22). 5305–5320.
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Airo, Alessandro, et al.. (2023). Habitability of Polygonal Soils in the Hyper‐Arid Atacama Desert After a Simulated Rain Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 128(4). 4 indexed citations
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Airo, Alessandro, et al.. (2022). Eolian erosion of polygons in the Atacama Desert as a proxy for hyper-arid environments on Earth and beyond. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 12394–12394. 5 indexed citations
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Schulze‐Makuch, Dirk, Felix L. Arens, Johan S. Sáenz, et al.. (2021). Leave no stone unturned: individually adapted xerotolerant Thaumarchaeota sheltered below the boulders of the Atacama Desert hyperarid core. Microbiome. 9(1). 234–234. 22 indexed citations
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Arens, Felix L., et al.. (2021). Geochemical proxies for water-soil interactions in the hyperarid Atacama Desert, Chile. CATENA. 206. 105531–105531. 11 indexed citations
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Maus, Deborah, Jacob Heinz, Janosch Schirmack, et al.. (2020). Methanogenic Archaea Can Produce Methane in Deliquescence-Driven Mars Analog Environments. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 6–6. 39 indexed citations
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Heinz, Jacob, et al.. (2020). Physicochemical Salt Solution Parameters Limit the Survival of Planococcus halocryophilus in Martian Cryobrines. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1284–1284. 10 indexed citations
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Heinz, Jacob, et al.. (2019). Bacterial Growth in Chloride and Perchlorate Brines: Halotolerances and Salt Stress Responses of Planococcus halocryophilus. Astrobiology. 19(11). 1377–1387. 39 indexed citations
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Airo, Alessandro, et al.. (2019). New types of boulder accumulations in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert. Geomorphology. 350. 106897–106897. 10 indexed citations
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Sáenz, Johan S., Alessandro Airo, Dirk Schulze‐Makuch, Michael Schloter, & Gisle Vestergaard. (2019). Functional Traits Co-Occurring with Mobile Genetic Elements in the Microbiome of the Atacama Desert. Diversity. 11(11). 205–205. 9 indexed citations
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Homann, Martin, Pierre Sansjofre, Mark van Zuilen, et al.. (2018). Microbial life and biogeochemical cycling on land 3,220 million years ago. Nature Geoscience. 11(9). 665–671. 94 indexed citations
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Heinz, Jacob, Janosch Schirmack, Alessandro Airo, Samuel P. Kounaves, & Dirk Schulze‐Makuch. (2018). Enhanced Microbial Survivability in Subzero Brines. Astrobiology. 18(9). 1171–1180. 31 indexed citations
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Schulze‐Makuch, Dirk, Alessandro Airo, & Janosch Schirmack. (2017). The Adaptability of Life on Earth and the Diversity of Planetary Habitats. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 2011–2011. 22 indexed citations
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Homann, Martin, Christoph Heubeck, Tomaso R. R. Bontognali, et al.. (2015). Evidence for cavity-dwelling microbial life in 3.22 Ga tidal deposits. Geology. 44(1). 51–54. 33 indexed citations
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Homann, Martin, Christoph Heubeck, Alessandro Airo, & Michael M. Tice. (2015). Morphological adaptations of 3.22 Ga-old tufted microbial mats to Archean coastal habitats (Moodies Group, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa). Precambrian Research. 266. 47–64. 88 indexed citations
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Hervé, Francisco, et al.. (2010). Paleoclimatic significance of lacustrine microbialites: A stable isotope case study of two lakes at Torres del Paine, southern Chile. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 297(1). 70–82. 26 indexed citations
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Airo, Alessandro, et al.. (2004). Heat Shock and Cold Shock in Deinococcus radiodurans. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 40(3). 277–288. 33 indexed citations
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Cockell, Charles S. & Alessandro Airo. (2002). On the Plausibility of a UV Transparent Biochemistry. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 32(3). 255–274. 10 indexed citations

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