Carlo Calfapietra

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
109 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Carlo Calfapietra is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlo Calfapietra has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Plant Science, 70 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 42 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Carlo Calfapietra's work include Plant responses to elevated CO2 (73 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (55 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (35 papers). Carlo Calfapietra is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to elevated CO2 (73 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (55 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (35 papers). Carlo Calfapietra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Czechia. Carlo Calfapietra's co-authors include Stephen J. Livesley, E. Gregory McPherson, R. Ceulemans, Francesco Loreto, Paolo De Angelis, David F. Karnosky, Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza, Birgit Gielen, Pam Berry and Nadja Kabisch and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Carlo Calfapietra

105 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas

2017 794 citations Carlo Calfapietra et al. profile →
Forest response to elevated CO₂is conserved across a broad range of productivity

2005 786 citations Carlo Calfapietra, R. Ceulemans et al. profile →
The Urban Forest and Ecosystem Services: Impacts on Urban Water, Heat, and Pollution Cycles at the Tree, Street, and City Scale

2016 597 citations Carlo Calfapietra et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carlo Calfapietra Italy	42	3.8k	3.2k	1.8k	1.4k	950	109	6.5k
Thomas A. M. Pugh United Kingdom	37	2.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	605 0.4×	722 0.8×	93	6.0k
G. Darrel Jenerette United States	52	4.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	2.6k 1.9×	2.4k 2.5×	131	7.6k
R. I. Smith United Kingdom	32	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	715 0.5×	424 0.4×	67	5.2k
Elena Paoletti Italy	57	3.9k 1.0×	6.4k 2.0×	5.7k 3.2×	4.0k 2.9×	1.7k 1.8×	267	10.6k
María José Sanz Spain	38	1.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	770 0.5×	683 0.7×	114	4.0k
Laurence Jones United Kingdom	42	2.5k 0.7×	963 0.3×	639 0.4×	850 0.6×	543 0.6×	158	5.7k
Guomo Zhou China	46	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	736 0.4×	276 0.2×	1.3k 1.3×	268	7.1k
Peter Freer‐Smith United Kingdom	23	1.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.4×	995 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	55	4.0k
Stephen J. Livesley Australia	46	3.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	442 0.2×	3.2k 2.3×	3.0k 3.1×	133	7.2k
Jingyun Fang China	53	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	471 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	146	9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Carlo Calfapietra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlo Calfapietra

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Guidolotti, Gabriele, Terenzio Zenone, Theodore A. Endreny, et al.. (2025). Impact of drought on cooling capacity and carbon sequestration in urban green area. Urban Climate. 59. 102244–102244. 5 indexed citations

Spano, Giuseppina, Elena Comino, Silvia Barbero, et al.. (2025). Indoor green walls for improving air quality and human well-being: a case study from a primary school in Turin (Italy). Nature-Based Solutions. 8. 100280–100280.

Pollegioni, Paola, Claudia Mattioni, Roberta Piredda, et al.. (2023). Variability of airborne microbiome at different urban sites across seasons: a case study in Rome. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 4 indexed citations

D’Andrea, Ettore, Andrea Scartazza, Jožica Gričar, et al.. (2023). Upside down and the game of C allocation. Tree Physiology. 44(13). 192–203. 9 indexed citations

Paavola, Jouni, et al.. (2023). A lack of focus on data sharing, stakeholders, and economic benefits in current global green infrastructure planning. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119849–119849. 7 indexed citations

Gavrichkova, Olga, Enrico Brugnoli, Tommaso Chiti, et al.. (2022). Consequences of Grazing Cessation for Soil Environment and Vegetation in a Subalpine Grassland Ecosystem. Plants. 11(16). 2121–2121. 5 indexed citations

Pace, Rocco, et al.. (2022). Integrating Copernicus land cover data into the i-Tree Cool Air model to evaluate and map urban heat mitigation by tree cover. European Journal of Remote Sensing. 56(1). 15 indexed citations

Pace, Rocco, Emanuela Masini, Diego Giuliarelli, et al.. (2022). Tree Measurements in the Urban Environment: Insights from Traditional and Digital Field Instruments to Smartphone Applications. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 48(2). 113–123. 14 indexed citations

Elferjani, Raëd, Lahcen Benomar, Roberto Tognetti, et al.. (2021). A meta-analysis of mesophyll conductance to CO2 in relation to major abiotic stresses in poplar species. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(12). 4384–4400. 12 indexed citations

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Pace, Rocco, Gabriele Guidolotti, Chiara Baldacchini, et al.. (2021). Comparing i-Tree Eco Estimates of Particulate Matter Deposition with Leaf and Canopy Measurements in an Urban Mediterranean Holm Oak Forest. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(10). 6613–6622. 44 indexed citations

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Sirignano, Carmina, Angelo Riccio, Elena Chianese, et al.. (2020). δ13C signatures of organic aerosols: Measurement method evaluation and application in a source study. Journal of Aerosol Science. 145. 105534–105534. 17 indexed citations

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Calfapietra, Carlo, et al.. (2019). Wild olive seed weevil in South Africa, Anchonocranus oleae Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a rediscovery after a century. 141. 132–136.

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Večeřová, Kristýna, et al.. (2016). Shoot-level terpenoids emission in Norway spruce (Picea abies) under natural field and manipulated laboratory conditions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 108. 530–538. 18 indexed citations

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Calfapietra, Carlo, Anna Barbati, Lucia Perugini, et al.. (2015). Carbon mitigation potential of different forest ecosystems under climate change and various managements in italy. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 1(8). 1–9. 31 indexed citations

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Matyssek, Rainer, Gerhard Wieser, Carlo Calfapietra, et al.. (2011). Forests under climate change and air pollution: Gaps in understanding and future directions for research. Environmental Pollution. 160(1). 57–65. 89 indexed citations

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Tulva, Ingmar, et al.. (2010). Photosynthetic response to elevated CO2 in poplar (POP-EUROFACE) in relation to leaf nitrogen partitioning.. BALTIC FORESTRY. 16(2). 162–315. 1 indexed citations

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Sharkey, Thomas D., et al.. (2009). Differential response of aspen and birch trees to heat stress under elevated carbon dioxide. Environmental Pollution. 158(4). 1008–1014. 35 indexed citations

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Calfapietra, Carlo, Paolo De Angelis, Bert Gielen, et al.. (2007). Increased nitrogen-use efficiency of a short-rotation poplar plantation in elevated CO2 concentration. Tree Physiology. 27(8). 1153–1163. 44 indexed citations

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Calfapietra, Carlo, Tanya G. Falbel, Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza, et al.. (2007). Isoprene synthase expression and protein levels are reduced under elevated O₃ but not under elevated CO₂ (FACE) in field‐grown aspen trees. Plant Cell & Environment. 30(5). 654–661. 67 indexed citations

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Mugnozza, Giuseppe Scarascia, Paolo De Angelis, Maurizio Sabatti, et al.. (2005). Global change and agro-forest ecosystems: Adaptation and mitigation in a FACE experiment on a poplar plantation. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 139(3). 255–264. 6 indexed citations

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