Giorgio Vacchiano

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Giorgio Vacchiano is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giorgio Vacchiano has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 61 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Giorgio Vacchiano's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers), Forest ecology and management (31 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers). Giorgio Vacchiano is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (39 papers), Forest ecology and management (31 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers). Giorgio Vacchiano collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and United States. Giorgio Vacchiano's co-authors include Renzo Motta, Christopher Reyer, Rupert Seidl, Davide Ascoli, Miroslav Svoboda, Thomas A. Nagel, Paola Mairota, Michal Petr, Mikko Peltoniemi and Manfred J. Lexer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Giorgio Vacchiano

97 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Forest disturbances under climate change

2017 1.8k citations Rupert Seidl, Dominik Thom et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
Inter-annual and decadal changes in teleconnections drive continental-scale synchronization of tree reproduction

2017 242 citations Davide Ascoli, Giorgio Vacchiano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giorgio Vacchiano Italy	32	3.2k	2.5k	1.4k	1.0k	872	100	5.0k
Thomas A. Nagel Slovenia	28	2.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	999 0.7×	947 0.9×	1.4k 1.6×	57	4.1k
Renzo Motta Italy	42	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	992 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	150	4.8k
Werner Rammer Austria	42	3.9k 1.2×	2.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	667 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	87	5.4k
G.M.J. Mohren Netherlands	38	3.6k 1.1×	3.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	885 0.9×	604 0.7×	141	5.7k
Anthony W. D’Amato United States	41	4.9k 1.5×	3.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	1.8k 2.1×	237	6.7k
Mikko Peltoniemi Finland	29	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	657 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	107	4.4k
Dominik Thom Germany	24	2.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	599 0.6×	853 1.0×	51	3.8k
Daniel Kneeshaw Canada	45	4.5k 1.4×	3.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	1.9k 2.2×	167	6.4k
Mart‐Jan Schelhaas Netherlands	35	4.8k 1.5×	3.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	923 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	112	7.1k
Sigrid Netherer Austria	19	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	665 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	28	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Giorgio Vacchiano

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giorgio Vacchiano

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vacchiano, Giorgio, et al.. (2025). Interplay of species mixture, climate change, and management regimes on carbon stocks and sinks in a Mediterranean beech forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 578. 122472–122472. 2 indexed citations

Pepe, Monica, Giorgio Vacchiano, Renzo Motta, et al.. (2025). Hyperspectral and LiDAR space-borne data for assessing mountain forest volume and biomass. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 141. 104614–104614.

Oddi, Ludovica, Mirco Migliavacca, Edoardo Cremonese, et al.. (2022). Contrasting responses of forest growth and carbon sequestration to heat and drought in the Alps. Environmental Research Letters. 17(4). 45015–45015. 18 indexed citations

Cislaghi, Alessio, et al.. (2021). Integrating Remote and In-Situ Data to Assess the Hydrological Response of a Post-Fire Watershed. Hydrology. 8(4). 169–169. 9 indexed citations

Masseroni, Daniele, Stefania Camici, Alessio Cislaghi, et al.. (2021). The 63-year changes in annual streamflow volumes across Europe with a focus on the Mediterranean basin. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 25(10). 5589–5601. 34 indexed citations

Scotti, Roberto, Filippo Giadrossich, Marco Conedera, et al.. (2021). Temporal Dynamics of Root Reinforcement in European Spruce Forests. Forests. 12(6). 815–815. 15 indexed citations

Cislaghi, Alessio, A. Rizzi, Emanuele Lingua, et al.. (2021). Effects of tree spacing and thinning on root reinforcement in mountain forests of the European Southern Alps. Forest Ecology and Management. 482. 118873–118873. 31 indexed citations

Blennow, Kristina, Johannes Persson, Luísa Gonçalves, et al.. (2020). The role of beliefs, expectations and values in decision-making favoring climate change adaptation—implications for communications with European forest professionals. Environmental Research Letters. 15(11). 114061–114061. 14 indexed citations

Masseroni, Daniele, Stefania Camici, Alessio Cislaghi, et al.. (2020). 65-year changes of annual streamflow volumes across Europe with a focus on the Mediterranean basin. 8 indexed citations

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Bogdziewicz, Michał, Davide Ascoli, Andrew Hacket‐Pain, et al.. (2019). From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology. Ecology Letters. 23(2). 210–220. 67 indexed citations

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Ascoli, Davide, Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Jalene M. LaMontagne, et al.. (2019). Climate teleconnections synchronize Picea glauca masting and fire disturbance: Evidence for a fire‐related form of environmental prediction. Journal of Ecology. 108(3). 1186–1198. 42 indexed citations

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Vacchiano, Giorgio, Cristiano Foderi, Roberta Berretti, Enrico Marchi, & Renzo Motta. (2018). Modeling anthropogenic and natural fire ignitions in an inner-alpine valley. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 18(3). 935–948. 38 indexed citations

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Bovio, G., Marco Marchetti, Michele Salis, et al.. (2017). Forest fires are changing: let’s change the fire management strategy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(4). 202–205. 22 indexed citations

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Seidl, Rupert, Dominik Thom, Markus Kautz, et al.. (2017). Forest disturbances under climate change. Nature Climate Change. 7(6). 395–402. 1833 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vacchiano, Giorgio, et al.. (2016). Effects of the lack of forest management on spatiotemporal dynamics of a subalpine Pinus cembra forest. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 32(2). 142–153. 6 indexed citations

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Lischke, Heike, Matthias Speich, Dirk R. Schmatz, et al.. (2016). CoFoLaMo: Comparing forest landscape model simulations under different climate, interaction- and land use scenarios. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Vacchiano, Giorgio, et al.. (2013). Fire severity, residuals and soil legacies affect regeneration of Scots pine in the Southern Alps. The Science of The Total Environment. 472. 778–788. 42 indexed citations

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Vacchiano, Giorgio, et al.. (2013). Monitoring and modeling the invasion of the fast spreading alien Senecio inaequidens DC. in an alpine region. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 147(4). 1139–1147. 13 indexed citations

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Vacchiano, Giorgio, Michele Lonati, Roberta Berretti, & Renzo Motta. (2013). Drivers of Pinus sylvestris L. regeneration following small, high-severity fire in a dry, inner-alpine valley. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 149(2). 354–363. 12 indexed citations

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Vacchiano, Giorgio, Emanuele Lingua, & Renzo Motta. (2005). VALUTAZIONE DELLO STAND DENSITY INDEX IN POPOLAMENTI DI ABETE BIANCO (ABIES ALBA MILL.) NEL PIEMONTE MERIDIONALE. L’Italia forestale e montana. 60(3). 269–286. 4 indexed citations

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