Giovanni Sanesi

7.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
120 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Giovanni Sanesi is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanni Sanesi has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 55 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 35 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Giovanni Sanesi's work include Urban Green Space and Health (55 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (47 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (28 papers). Giovanni Sanesi is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (55 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (47 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (28 papers). Giovanni Sanesi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Hong Kong and United States. Giovanni Sanesi's co-authors include Raffaele Lafortezza, Giuseppe Carrus, Vincenzo Giannico, Giuseppe Colangelo, Clive Davies, Mario Elia, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Giuseppina Spano, David Pearlmutter and Francesca Ugolini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Giovanni Sanesi

108 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

2014 622 citations Giuseppe Carrus, Raffaele Lafortezza et al. profile →
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study

2020 459 citations Giovanni Sanesi et al. profile →
Urban forests, ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Nexus or evolving metaphors?

2018 331 citations Vincenzo Giannico, Giovanni Sanesi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Giovanni Sanesi Italy	39	3.6k	3.3k	1.5k	1.2k	620	120	5.7k
Raffaele Lafortezza Italy	45	3.8k 1.1×	4.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	646 1.0×	151	7.4k
Cecil C. Konijnendijk Canada	42	5.0k 1.4×	4.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	791 1.3×	124	7.5k
Nadja Kabisch Germany	39	5.2k 1.4×	5.7k 1.7×	2.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	890 1.4×	72	8.7k
Jakub Kronenberg Poland	36	2.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	964 0.6×	852 0.7×	468 0.8×	103	5.0k
Katherine N. Irvine United Kingdom	34	4.5k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	882 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	865 1.4×	88	7.0k
Erik Andersson Sweden	39	2.8k 0.8×	4.1k 1.2×	979 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	716 1.2×	116	6.5k
Danielle F. Shanahan Australia	29	3.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	654 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	583 0.9×	53	5.2k
Christopher G. Boone United States	30	2.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	723 0.6×	955 1.5×	61	5.4k
Brenda B. Lin Australia	38	3.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	808 0.5×	2.3k 2.0×	555 0.9×	117	7.7k
David N. Barton Norway	35	2.3k 0.6×	3.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	627 0.5×	508 0.8×	114	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Giovanni Sanesi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giovanni Sanesi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanni Sanesi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Giovanni Sanesi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Giovanni Sanesi 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 Giovanni Sanesi. Giovanni Sanesi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pantaleo, Ester, Vincenzo Giannico, Salvatore Camposeo, et al.. (2025). Automated olive grove classification and tree counting in very high resolution aerial imagery using deep learning. Smart Agricultural Technology. 12. 101551–101551.

Elia, Mario, et al.. (2024). Assessing urbanization dynamics using a pixel-based nighttime light indicator. Ecological Indicators. 166. 112486–112486. 8 indexed citations

Elia, Mario, et al.. (2024). Assessing Forest Road Network Suitability in Relation to the Spatial Occurrence of Wildfires in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems. Fire. 7(6). 175–175. 4 indexed citations

Spano, Giuseppina, et al.. (2024). Normative data and comprehensive psychometric evaluation of the Hogg Eco-Anxiety Scale in a large Italian sample. Heliyon. 11(1). e41406–e41406. 3 indexed citations

Lafortezza, Raffaele, et al.. (2023). The unrelenting global expansion of the urban heat island over the last century. The Science of The Total Environment. 880. 163276–163276. 22 indexed citations

Spano, Giuseppina, Annalisa Theodorou, Gerhard Reese, et al.. (2023). Virtual nature, psychological and psychophysiological outcomes: A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 89. 102044–102044. 50 indexed citations

Tinella, Luigi, Andrea Bosco, Giuseppina Spano, et al.. (2023). Fostering an Age-Friendly Sustainable Transport System: A Psychological Perspective. Sustainability. 15(18). 13972–13972. 8 indexed citations

Spano, Giuseppina, Antonella Lopez, Luigi Tinella, et al.. (2022). Long-Term Exposure to Greenspace and Cognitive Function during the Lifespan: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(18). 11700–11700. 29 indexed citations

Iovino, Francesco, et al.. (2021). Lessons learned from the past: forestry initiatives for effective carbon stocking in Southern Italy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Giannico, Vincenzo, Giuseppina Spano, Mario Elia, et al.. (2021). Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities. Environmental Research. 196. 110922–110922. 102 indexed citations

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Spano, Giuseppina, Mario Elia, Giuseppe Colangelo, et al.. (2021). Is Experience the Best Teacher? Knowledge, Perceptions, and Awareness of Wildfire Risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(16). 8385–8385. 15 indexed citations

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Panno, Angelo, Annalisa Theodorou, Giuseppe Alessio Carbone, et al.. (2021). Go Greener, Less Risk: Access to Nature Is Associated with Lower Risk Taking in Different Domains during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Sustainability. 13(19). 10807–10807. 9 indexed citations

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Spano, Giuseppina, Marina D’Este, Vincenzo Giannico, et al.. (2020). Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(10). 3584–3584. 68 indexed citations

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Spano, Giuseppina, Vincenzo Giannico, Mario Elia, et al.. (2019). Human Health–Environment Interaction Science: An emerging research paradigm. The Science of The Total Environment. 704. 135358–135358. 25 indexed citations

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Travaglini, Davide, Francesca Bottalico, Susanna Nocentini, et al.. (2017). Le pinete litoranee di pino domestico (Pinus pinea L.) sono un paesaggio costiero in via di estinzione? Un caso di studio in Regione Toscana. 72(2). 83–101. 1 indexed citations

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Corona, Piermaria, Davide Ascoli, Anna Barbati, et al.. (2015). Integrated forest management to prevent wildfires under mediterranean environments. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 39(1). 1–22. 92 indexed citations

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Salbitano, Fabio, et al.. (2014). Montpellier, green city.. 65(242). 23–28. 1 indexed citations

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Amoruso, A., N. Luisi, & Giovanni Sanesi. (2005). PRIME VALUTAZIONI SU ALCUNI IMPIANTI DI ARBORICOLTURA REALIZZATI IN PUGLIA NELL’AMBITO DELLA CAMPAGNA 1994/96 DEL REG. CEE 2080/92. L’Italia forestale e montana. 60(3). 293–316.

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Lafortezza, Raffaele, Giovanni Sanesi, Bernardo Pace, Robert C. Corry, & Robert D. Brown. (2004). Planning For The Rehabilitation Of BrownfieldSites: A Landscape Ecological Perspective. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 70. 7 indexed citations

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Pignatti, Giuseppe, et al.. (1998). Studies of the vegetation and environment on a rehabilitated domestic waste landfill site.. 49(1). 13–23. 1 indexed citations

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