Massimo Lupascu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 925 citations indexed

About

Massimo Lupascu is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Lupascu has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 925 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Massimo Lupascu's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (14 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (13 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (11 papers). Massimo Lupascu is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (14 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (13 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (11 papers). Massimo Lupascu collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and United Kingdom. Massimo Lupascu's co-authors include Daniel A. Friess, Pierre Taillardat, C. I. Czimczik, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, Xiaomei Xu, J. M. Welker, Jemma L. Wadham, Edward R. C. Hornibrook, Richard D. Pancost and U. Seibt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and Global Change Biology.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Lupascu

29 papers receiving 909 citations

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Mangrove blue carbon strategies for climate change mitigation are most effective at the national scale

2018 239 citations Pierre Taillardat, Daniel A. Friess et al. Biology Letters profile →

Peers

Massimo Lupascu

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Supiandi Sabiham Indonesia

Ronald Vernimmen Netherlands

Michel Allenbach New Caledonia

Luis Carlos Alatorre Cejudo Mexico

Griet Neukermans Belgium

Michael DeWitt United States

Hock Lye Koh Malaysia

Ling Luo China

David R. Gordon United States

Supiandi Sabiham Indonesia

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218 ×0.7

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47 ×0.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Massimo Lupascu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Massimo Lupascu

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Sasmito, Sigit D., Pierre Taillardat, Wahyu Catur Adinugroho, et al.. (2025). Half of land use carbon emissions in Southeast Asia can be mitigated through peat swamp forest and mangrove conservation and restoration. Nature Communications. 16(1). 740–740. 11 indexed citations

Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2024). Elevated methane flux in a tropical peatland post-fire is linked to depth-dependent changes in peat microbiome assembly. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 8–8. 5 indexed citations

Sillanpää, Mériadec, Daniel A. Friess, Charlie D. Heatubun, et al.. (2024). Mangrove management practices, policies, and impacts in New Guinea. Biological Conservation. 296. 110697–110697.

Lupascu, Massimo, Pierre Taillardat, Sigit D. Sasmito, et al.. (2023). Climate-smart peatland management and the potential for synergies between food security and climate change objectives in Indonesia. Global Environmental Change. 82. 102731–102731. 4 indexed citations

Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2022). Interactions between microtopography, root exudate analogues and temperature determine CO2 and CH4 production rates in fire-degraded tropical peat. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 169. 108646–108646. 7 indexed citations

Lupascu, Massimo. (2021). Peat management by local communities can reduce emissions. Nature Climate Change. 11(11). 891–893.

Sasmito, Sigit D., Pierre Taillardat, Lahiru S. Wijedasa, et al.. (2021). Terrestrial and Aquatic Carbon Dynamics in Tropical Peatlands under Different Land Use Types: A Systematic Review Protocol. Forests. 12(10). 1298–1298. 3 indexed citations

Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2020). Post‐fire carbon dynamics in the tropical peat swamp forests of Brunei reveal long‐term elevated CH₄ flux. Global Change Biology. 26(9). 5125–5145. 32 indexed citations

Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2020). Significant sedge-mediated methane emissions from degraded tropical peatlands. Environmental Research Letters. 11 indexed citations

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Estop‐Aragonés, Cristian, David Olefeldt, Benjamin W. Abbott, et al.. (2020). Assessing the Potential for Mobilization of Old Soil Carbon After Permafrost Thaw: A Synthesis of ¹⁴C Measurements From the Northern Permafrost Region. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 34(9). 53 indexed citations

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Nichols, Rebecca & Massimo Lupascu. (2020). Undergraduate teaching assistants in Asia: A Singapore case study. International Journal of Educational Research. 104. 101647–101647. 5 indexed citations

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Lupascu, Massimo, Helena Varkkey, & Cecilia Tortajada. (2020). Is flooding considered a threat in the degraded tropical peatlands?. The Science of The Total Environment. 723. 137988–137988. 17 indexed citations

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Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2020). Paludiculture as a sustainable land use alternative for tropical peatlands: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 753. 142111–142111. 54 indexed citations

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Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2018). Winter Ecosystem Respiration and Sources of CO₂ From the High Arctic Tundra of Svalbard: Response to a Deeper Snow Experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 123(8). 2627–2642. 14 indexed citations

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Taillardat, Pierre, Daniel A. Friess, & Massimo Lupascu. (2018). Mangrove blue carbon strategies for climate change mitigation are most effective at the national scale. Biology Letters. 14(10). 20180251–20180251. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lupascu, Massimo, et al.. (2017). Post-fire fluxes and sources of carbon in previously burnt tropical swamp peatlands, Brunei. AGUFM. 2017. 2 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Alan D., et al.. (2016). Particulate carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a headwater catchment in Northern Thailand: hysteresis, high yields, and hot spots. Hydrological Processes. 30(19). 3339–3360. 7 indexed citations

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Treat, Claire C., Susan M. Natali, Jessica G. Ernakovich, et al.. (2015). A pan‐Arctic synthesis of CH₄ and CO₂ production from anoxic soil incubations. Global Change Biology. 21(7). 2787–2803. 130 indexed citations

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Lupascu, Massimo, J. M. Welker, U. Seibt, et al.. (2014). The amount and timing of precipitation control the magnitude, seasonality and sources ( ¹⁴ C) of ecosystem respiration in a polar semi-desert, northwestern Greenland. Biogeosciences. 11(16). 4289–4304. 19 indexed citations

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Schuur, Edward A. G., Rosvel Bracho, Bo Elberling, et al.. (2012). Pan-arctic permafrost C quality and vulnerability over time: A synthesis of long-term incubation studies. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations

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