Nicola Masini

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
171 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Nicola Masini is a scholar working on Space and Planetary Science, Geology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Masini has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Space and Planetary Science, 77 papers in Geology and 47 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nicola Masini's work include Archaeological Research and Protection (95 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (77 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (43 papers). Nicola Masini is often cited by papers focused on Archaeological Research and Protection (95 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (77 papers) and Geophysical Methods and Applications (43 papers). Nicola Masini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and Peru. Nicola Masini's co-authors include Rosa Lasaponara, Fulong Chen, Raffaele Persico, Giovanni Leucci, Enzo Rizzo, Fabrizio Terenzio Gizzi, Maria Sileo, Maria Danese, Nicodemo Abate and Francesca Cigna and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Masini

160 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Airborne and spaceborne remote sensing for archaeological and cultural heritage applications: A review of the century (1907–2017)
    2019 210 citations Rosa Lasaponara, Nicola Masini et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicola Masini Italy 32 1.9k 1.3k 724 624 536 171 3.2k
Rosa Lasaponara Italy 37 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 441 0.6× 634 1.0× 1.0k 2.0× 204 4.5k
Άθως Αγαπίου Cyprus 32 1.3k 0.7× 910 0.7× 221 0.3× 417 0.7× 741 1.4× 158 3.0k
Apostolos Sarris Greece 29 939 0.5× 564 0.4× 818 1.1× 425 0.7× 317 0.6× 150 2.5k
Geert Verhoeven Austria 24 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 194 0.3× 333 0.5× 1.0k 1.9× 104 2.5k
Deodato Tapete Italy 31 558 0.3× 458 0.4× 541 0.7× 194 0.3× 538 1.0× 141 3.3k
Michael Doneus Austria 20 899 0.5× 968 0.7× 133 0.2× 227 0.4× 692 1.3× 68 1.5k
Philippe De Smedt Belgium 23 442 0.2× 484 0.4× 471 0.7× 153 0.2× 711 1.3× 88 2.2k
Jean Bourgeois Belgium 21 513 0.3× 388 0.3× 215 0.3× 269 0.4× 435 0.8× 137 1.8k
Francesca Cigna Italy 34 434 0.2× 351 0.3× 699 1.0× 151 0.2× 675 1.3× 128 3.7k
Ramesh Shrestha United States 18 702 0.4× 732 0.6× 54 0.1× 115 0.2× 813 1.5× 68 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicola Masini

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All Works

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Lasaponara, Rosa, Nicodemo Abate, & Nicola Masini. (2024). Early Identification of Vegetation Pest Diseases Using Sentinel 2 NDVI Time Series 2016–2023: The Case of Toumeyella Parvicorvis at Castel Porziano (Italy). IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 21. 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Abate, Nicodemo, Antonio Minervino Amodio, Dario Gioia, et al.. (2023). Towards the creation of an Open Source HBIM tool for planning diagnostic and restoration activities: the example of the Troia Cathedral rose window. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Basilicata). 273–277. 2 indexed citations
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Telesca, Luciano, Michele Lovallo, Nicodemo Abate, et al.. (2023). Urban and Peri-Urban Vegetation Monitoring Using Satellite MODIS NDVI Time Series, Singular Spectrum Analysis, and Fisher–Shannon Statistical Method. Sustainability. 15(14). 11039–11039. 5 indexed citations
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Masini, Nicola, Gerardo Romano, Luigi Capozzoli, et al.. (2023). Non invasive subsurface imaging to investigate the site evolution of Machu Picchu. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16035–16035. 2 indexed citations
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Masini, Nicola, Nicodemo Abate, Fabrizio Terenzio Gizzi, et al.. (2022). UAV LiDAR Based Approach for the Detection and Interpretation of Archaeological Micro Topography under Canopy—The Rediscovery of Perticara (Basilicata, Italy). Remote Sensing. 14(23). 6074–6074. 18 indexed citations
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Danese, Maria, Dario Gioia, Nicodemo Abate, et al.. (2022). Pattern Recognition Approach and LiDAR for the Analysis and Mapping of Archaeological Looting: Application to an Etruscan Site. Remote Sensing. 14(7). 1587–1587. 15 indexed citations
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Sileo, Maria, et al.. (2020). Multi-Scale Monitoring of Rupestrian Heritage: Methodological Approach and Application to a Case Study. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 16(3). 469–484. 10 indexed citations
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Masini, Nicola & Rosa Lasaponara. (2020). On the Reuse of Multiscale LiDAR Data to Investigate the Resilience in the Late Medieval Time: the Case Study of Basilicata in South of Italy. Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. 28(4). 1172–1199. 7 indexed citations
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Gizzi, Fabrizio Terenzio, Mario Bentivenga, Rosa Lasaponara, et al.. (2019). Natural Hazards, Human Factors, and “Ghost Towns”: a Multi-Level Approach. Geoheritage. 11(4). 1533–1565. 24 indexed citations
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Lasaponara, Rosa, et al.. (2019). Multispectral Contrast of Archaeological Features: A Quantitative Evaluation. Remote Sensing. 11(8). 913–913. 30 indexed citations
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Lü, Peng, Panpan Chen, He Yang, et al.. (2018). Reconstructing settlement evolution from neolithic to Shang dynasty in Songshan mountain area of central China based on self-organizing feature map. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 36. 23–31. 13 indexed citations
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Lasaponara, Rosa, Giovanni Leucci, Nicola Masini, Raffaele Persico, & Giuseppe Scardozzi. (2015). Towards an operative use of remote sensing for exploring the past using satellite data: The case study of Hierapolis (Turkey). Remote Sensing of Environment. 174. 148–164. 58 indexed citations
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Masini, Nicola & Rosa Lasaponara. (2015). On the use of Multisensor and multitemporal data for monitoring risk degradation and looting in archaeological site. EGUGA. 15207. 1 indexed citations
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Capozzoli, Luigi, Marco Delle Rose, Rosa Lasaponara, et al.. (2013). Satellite remote sensing and multiscale geophysical investigations for geoarcheology: case studies from Perù. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2 indexed citations
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Danese, Maria, Luigi Capozzoli, & Nicola Masini. (2010). Research of the best spatial analysis method for IR multiporal thermographic datasets. Cluster analysis to study cultural heritage. EGUGA. 6857. 1 indexed citations
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Masini, Nicola, et al.. (2009). Integrated Techniques for Analysis and Monitoring of Historical Monuments: the case of S.Giovanni al Sepolcro in Brindisi (Southern Italy).. EGUGA. 11682. 1 indexed citations
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Lasaponara, Rosa, Nicola Masini, & Giuseppe Scardozzi. (2007). Immagini satellitari ad alta risoluzione e ricerca archeologica: applicazioni e casi di studio con riprese pancromatiche e multispettrali di QuickBird. CNR Solar (Scientific Open-access Literature Archive and Repository) (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche). 187–227. 3 indexed citations

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