Laura Casella

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Laura Casella is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Casella has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Ecological Modeling and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Laura Casella's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). Laura Casella is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (11 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (9 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers). Laura Casella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. Laura Casella's co-authors include Michele Munafò, Elena Gissi, Davide Geneletti, Matteo Vizzarri, Andrea Strollo, Marco Marchetti, Andrea De Toni, Lorenzo Sallustio, Mirko Di Febbraro and Claudio Ciavatta and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Laura Casella

25 papers receiving 780 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.

  1. Assessing habitat quality in relation to the spatial distribution of protected areas in Italy
    2017 278 citations Lorenzo Sallustio, Andrea De Toni et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Casella Italy 11 308 235 186 96 81 26 787
Aurélie Garnier France 12 224 0.7× 342 1.5× 140 0.8× 251 2.6× 112 1.4× 22 825
Alex Robinson United Kingdom 17 250 0.8× 259 1.1× 76 0.4× 164 1.7× 33 0.4× 24 878
Shuo Liu China 13 471 1.5× 186 0.8× 49 0.3× 73 0.8× 171 2.1× 115 878
Scott Jarvie China 18 218 0.7× 391 1.7× 92 0.5× 283 2.9× 240 3.0× 43 770
Michaela Roberts United Kingdom 13 134 0.4× 184 0.8× 69 0.4× 108 1.1× 48 0.6× 27 558
Dong Yan China 16 578 1.9× 494 2.1× 79 0.4× 73 0.8× 161 2.0× 33 974
Michael Reich Germany 14 184 0.6× 425 1.8× 60 0.3× 250 2.6× 57 0.7× 47 742
Jinya Li China 17 403 1.3× 560 2.4× 57 0.3× 129 1.3× 82 1.0× 55 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Casella

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Casella

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Casella

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

All Works

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Cassola, Francesca Maura, Emanuela Carli, Pierangela Angelini, et al.. (2025). Assessing the effects of anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity: a multi-taxonomic approach in Basilicata, Italy. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 32(8). 4879–4893.
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Cassola, Francesca Maura, Duccio Rocchini, Pierangela Angelini, et al.. (2024). A case study on the impact of coppicing on small mammal diversity: First evidence from the high Agri Valley in the Basilicata Region, Italy. Journal for Nature Conservation. 82. 126732–126732. 2 indexed citations
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Agrillo, Emiliano, et al.. (2023). Modeling approach for coastal dune habitat detection on coastal ecosystems combining very high‐resolution UAV imagery and field survey. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 9(2). 251–267. 7 indexed citations
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Bonari, Gianmaria, Piero Zannini, Borja Jiménez‐Alfaro, et al.. (2023). Probabilistic and preferential sampling approaches offer integrated perspectives of Italian forest diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science. 34(1). 5 indexed citations
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Campagnaro, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Forest management plans as data source for the assessment of the conservation status of European Union habitat types. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 5. 4 indexed citations
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Agrillo, Emiliano, José Manuel Álvarez‐Martínez, Laura Casella, et al.. (2022). Editorial for Special Issue: “New Insights into Ecosystem Monitoring Using Geospatial Techniques”. Remote Sensing. 14(10). 2346–2346. 1 indexed citations
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Agrillo, Emiliano, Federico Filipponi, Laura Casella, et al.. (2021). Earth Observation and Biodiversity Big Data for Forest Habitat Types Classification and Mapping. Remote Sensing. 13(7). 1231–1231. 25 indexed citations
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Cervellini, Marco, Michele Di Musciano, Piero Zannini, et al.. (2021). Diversity of European habitat types is correlated with geography more than climate and human pressure. Ecology and Evolution. 11(24). 18111–18124. 21 indexed citations
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Chiarucci, Alessandro, Fabrizio Buldrini, Marco Cervellini, et al.. (2020). Habitat type and island identity as drivers of community assembly in an archipelago. Journal of Vegetation Science. 32(1). 10 indexed citations
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Cervellini, Marco, Ole R. Vetaas, Richard Field, et al.. (2020). A grid-based map for the Biogeographical Regions of Europe. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 26 indexed citations
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Carli, Emanuela, et al.. (2020). How to improve the distribution maps of habitat types at national scale. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 31(3). 881–888. 4 indexed citations
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Volante, Andrea, Alessandro Tondelli, Francesca Desiderio, et al.. (2020). Genome wide association studies for japonica rice resistance to blast in field and controlled conditions. Rice. 13(1). 71–71. 17 indexed citations
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Agrillo, Emiliano, Borja Jiménez‐Alfaro, Laura Casella, et al.. (2018). The use of large databases to characterize habitat types: the case of Quercus suber woodlands in Europe. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 29(2). 283–293. 16 indexed citations
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Angelini, Pierangela, Alessandro Chiarucci, Juri Nascimbene, et al.. (2018). Plant assemblages and conservation status of habitats of Community interest (Directive 92/43/EEC): definitions and concepts. Ecological Questions. 29(3). 87–97. 12 indexed citations
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Attorre, Fabio, Sandro Pignatti, Francesco Spada, Laura Casella, & Emiliano Agrillo. (2018). Introduction: Vegetation science and the habitats directive: approaches and methodologies of a never-ending story. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 29(2). 233–235. 7 indexed citations
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Zaccone, Claudio, William Shotyk, Claudio Ciavatta, et al.. (2017). Highly anomalous accumulation rates of C and N recorded by a relic, free-floating peatland in Central Italy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 43040–43040. 214 indexed citations
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Sallustio, Lorenzo, Andrea De Toni, Andrea Strollo, et al.. (2017). Assessing habitat quality in relation to the spatial distribution of protected areas in Italy. Journal of Environmental Management. 201. 129–137. 278 indexed citations breakdown →
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Biscarini, Filippo, Paolo Cozzi, Laura Casella, et al.. (2016). Genome-Wide Association Study for Traits Related to Plant and Grain Morphology, and Root Architecture in Temperate Rice Accessions. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155425–e0155425. 64 indexed citations
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Schirone, Bartolomeo, et al.. (2008). PHYTOGEOGRAPHY OF QUERCUS SUBER L. IN LAZIO (CENTRAL ITALY): A CAUSALISTIC APPROACH. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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