Francesco Aletta

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Francesco Aletta is a scholar working on Speech and Hearing, Cognitive Neuroscience and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Aletta has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Speech and Hearing, 90 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 56 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Francesco Aletta's work include Noise Effects and Management (153 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (89 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (53 papers). Francesco Aletta is often cited by papers focused on Noise Effects and Management (153 papers), Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (89 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (53 papers). Francesco Aletta collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Belgium. Francesco Aletta's co-authors include Jian Kang, Tin Oberman, Andrew Mitchell, Östen Axelsson, Simone Torresin, Dick Botteldooren, Rossano Albatici, Mercede Erfanian, Francesco Babich and Luigi Maffei and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Aletta

149 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Soundscape descriptors and a conceptual framework for developing predictive soundscape models

2016 325 citations Francesco Aletta, Jian Kang et al. profile →
Ten questions on the soundscapes of the built environment

2016 315 citations Jian Kang, Francesco Aletta et al. Building and Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Aletta United Kingdom	36	3.2k	2.0k	1.6k	746	569	162	3.9k
Jin Yong Jeon South Korea	37	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	728 1.3×	233	4.6k
Irene van Kamp Netherlands	36	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	612 0.8×	405 0.7×	131	4.8k
Peter Lercher Austria	29	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	652 0.9×	354 0.6×	80	3.3k
Lex Brown Australia	31	2.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	846 0.5×	705 0.9×	293 0.5×	143	3.9k
Timothy Van Renterghem Belgium	30	2.0k 0.6×	707 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	969 1.3×	1.1k 1.9×	154	3.1k
Pyoung Jik Lee United Kingdom	25	1.6k 0.5×	886 0.4×	579 0.4×	575 0.8×	271 0.5×	78	2.0k
Joo Young Hong South Korea	22	1.6k 0.5×	839 0.4×	873 0.5×	341 0.5×	367 0.6×	57	1.9k
Luigi Maffei Italy	25	1.1k 0.4×	688 0.3×	697 0.4×	286 0.4×	304 0.5×	110	1.9k
Evy Öhrström Sweden	22	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	746 0.5×	706 0.9×	242 0.4×	53	2.7k
Richard L. Neitzel United States	38	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	624 0.4×	315 0.4×	122 0.2×	159	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Aletta

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Aletta, Francesco, et al.. (2025). A framework for developing adaptive acoustic comfort: Insights from expert interviews. Applied Acoustics. 235. 110642–110642. 1 indexed citations

Aletta, Francesco, et al.. (2025). Advancing soundscape assessment in open-plan offices: Insights from expert focus groups. Building Acoustics. 32(3). 417–461.

Oberman, Tin, et al.. (2025). Subjective perception analysis of active noise control algorithms in an encapsulated structure: An experimental study. Applied Acoustics. 239. 110823–110823.

Torresin, Simone, Douaa Al Assaad, Francesco Aletta, et al.. (2025). Definition and performance of acoustic personalised environmental control systems (acoustic PECS): A systematic review. Building and Environment. 282. 113243–113243. 1 indexed citations

Aletta, Francesco, Arianna Astolfi, Jian Kang, Tin Oberman, & Andrew Mitchell. (2024). Soundscape attributes translation: Current projects and challenges. Applied Acoustics. 228. 110305–110305. 2 indexed citations

Papadakis, Nikolaos M., Francesco Aletta, & Georgios Ε. Stavroulakis. (2024). Issues of translation for the ISO/TS 12913–2:2018 Attributes: Paradox of Equivalence, Non-Equivalence and suggested approaches to Construct Equivalence in Cross-Cultural soundscape research. Applied Acoustics. 225. 110163–110163. 2 indexed citations

Ding, Zihan & Francesco Aletta. (2024). Acoustical Traditions and Cultural Identity: Exploring Kunqu’s Contribution to Collective Memory. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 1115–1139. 1 indexed citations

Shtrepi, Louena, Francesco Aletta, Lukas Aspöck, et al.. (2024). Ten questions concerning Architectural Acoustics. Building and Environment. 265. 112012–112012. 3 indexed citations

Torresin, Simone, Francesco Aletta, Rossano Albatici, et al.. (2024). Towards developing a model of adaptive acoustic comfort in the built environment: A thematic analysis from an expert focus group. Building and Environment. 266. 112074–112074. 6 indexed citations

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Oberman, Tin, et al.. (2024). Towards soundscape management of protected natural areas using the ISO 12913: A field study. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155(3_Supplement). A154–A154. 1 indexed citations

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Aletta, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Exploring Soundscape Assessment Methods in Office Environments: A Systematic Review. Buildings. 14(11). 3408–3408. 4 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Andrew, et al.. (2024). A unified framework for creating soundscape perception indices based on the SSID Protocol. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155(3_Supplement). A301–A301.

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Aletta, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Cross-country variation in psychophysiological responses to traffic noise exposure: Laboratory experiments in India and the UK. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 156(5). 3067–3079. 2 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Andrew, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, & Jian Kang. (2024). How do we define soundscape?. 695–699. 1 indexed citations

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Oberman, Tin, et al.. (2023). Collecting and mapping soundscape data across the 15 UK national parks. NOISE-CON proceedings. 265(7). 900–905. 1 indexed citations

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Manzano, Jerónimo Vida, et al.. (2021). Urban Soundscape Assessment by Visually Impaired People: First Methodological Approach in Granada (Spain). Sustainability. 13(24). 13867–13867. 4 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Andrew, et al.. (2021). Multilevel Annoyance Modelling of Short Environmental Sound Recordings. Sustainability. 13(11). 5779–5779. 10 indexed citations

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Vriendt, Patricia De, et al.. (2019). The influence of acoustical environmental factors on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: a participatory observation study in five nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium). International Psychogeriatrics. 31. 58–58. 1 indexed citations

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Renterghem, Timothy Van, et al.. (2018). Validating sound propagation predictions with increasing complexity near multi-lane roads. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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Aletta, Francesco, et al.. (2016). Effetti di diverse azioni di mitigazione del traffico urbano sui livelli di rumore ambientale - Effects of different urban traffic mitigation actions on cities' noise levels. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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