P. Cinzano

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

P. Cinzano is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Cinzano has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in P. Cinzano's work include Impact of Light on Environment and Health (29 papers), Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (9 papers) and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (7 papers). P. Cinzano is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Light on Environment and Health (29 papers), Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (9 papers) and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (7 papers). P. Cinzano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Spain. P. Cinzano's co-authors include Fabio Falchi, Christopher D. Elvidge, Kimberly Baugh, Nataliya Rybnikova, Boris A. Portnov, R. Furgoni, Christopher C. M. Kyba, Dan M. Duriscoe, Abraham Haim and David M. Keith and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

P. Cinzano

34 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness

2016 1.1k citations Fabio Falchi, P. Cinzano et al. profile →
Limiting the impact of light pollution on human health, environment and stellar visibility

2011 447 citations Fabio Falchi, P. Cinzano 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						Papers	Cites
P. Cinzano United States	15	2.0k	511	455	454	323	36	2.5k
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel Spain	23	2.4k 1.2×	638 1.2×	457 1.0×	317 0.7×	408 1.3×	80	2.8k
Fabio Falchi Spain	13	1.8k 0.9×	476 0.9×	434 1.0×	486 1.1×	260 0.8×	31	2.2k
Dan M. Duriscoe United States	9	1.4k 0.7×	419 0.8×	306 0.7×	312 0.7×	144 0.4×	11	1.6k
Andreas Jechow Germany	28	2.3k 1.1×	620 1.2×	456 1.0×	343 0.8×	324 1.0×	77	3.1k
Nataliya Rybnikova Israel	10	1.2k 0.6×	316 0.6×	356 0.8×	372 0.8×	179 0.6×	26	1.5k
Martin Aubé Canada	17	1.1k 0.5×	246 0.5×	171 0.4×	203 0.4×	87 0.3×	50	1.3k
Christopher C. M. Kyba Germany	32	4.7k 2.3×	1.5k 2.9×	1.0k 2.2×	818 1.8×	619 1.9×	80	5.7k
R. Furgoni Israel	3	1.0k 0.5×	302 0.6×	273 0.6×	283 0.6×	124 0.4×	3	1.2k
Catherine Rich United States	10	1.4k 0.7×	933 1.8×	319 0.7×	228 0.5×	143 0.4×	15	2.1k
Steffen Franke Germany	22	878 0.4×	294 0.6×	259 0.6×	255 0.6×	75 0.2×	86	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by P. Cinzano

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Cinzano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Cinzano

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Falchi, Fabio, et al.. (2023). A call for scientists to halt the spoiling of the night sky with artificial light and satellites. Nature Astronomy. 7(3). 237–239. 8 indexed citations

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Falchi, Fabio, et al.. (2022). Light pollution indicators for all the major astronomical observatories. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 519(1). 26–33. 17 indexed citations

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Falchi, Fabio, P. Cinzano, Christopher C. M. Kyba, & Boris A. Portnov. (2015). The new World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness. 29. 2247038. 2 indexed citations

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Falchi, Fabio, P. Cinzano, Christopher D. Elvidge, David M. Keith, & Abraham Haim. (2011). Limiting the impact of light pollution on human health, environment and stellar visibility. Journal of Environmental Management. 92(10). 2714–2722. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elvidge, Christopher D., Paul C. Sutton, Donald R. Pettit, P. Cinzano, & Christopher Small. (2007). Overview of the Nightsat mission concept. 4. 1–5. 3 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P.. (2004). A portable spectrophotometer for light pollution measurements. 5. 395. 8 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P. & Fabio Falchi. (2003). A portable wide-field instrument for mapping night sky brightness automatically. MmSAI. 74. 458. 4 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P.. (2003). A Laboratory of Photometry and Radiometry of Light Pollution (LPLAB). 3. 312. 3 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., Fabio Falchi, & Christopher D. Elvidge. (2001). Naked-eye star visibility and limiting magnitude mapped from DMSP-OLS satellite data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 323(1). 34–46. 56 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., Fabio Falchi, Christopher D. Elvidge, & Kimberly Baugh. (2001). The Artificial Sky Brightness in Europe Derived from DMSP Satellite Data. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 196. 95–102. 9 indexed citations

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Quesada‐Román, Adolfo, et al.. (2000). Light pollution and possible effects on higher plants. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana. 71. 59. 2 indexed citations

12.

Falchi, Fabio & P. Cinzano. (2000). Maps of artificial sky brightness and upward emission in Italy from DMSP satellite measurements. CERN Bulletin. 71. 139. 6 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., Fabio Falchi, Christopher D. Elvidge, & Kimberly Baugh. (2000). Mapping the artificial sky brightness in Europe from DMSP satellite measurements : the situation of the night sky in Italy in the last quarter of century. CERN Bulletin. 71. 1149. 2 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P.. (2000). The growth of light pollution in North-Eastern Italy from 1960 to 1995. MmSAI. 71. 159. 14 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P.. (2000). Modelling light pollution from searchlights. MmSAI. 71. 239. 5 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P.. (2000). Disentangling artificial sky brightness from single sources in diffusely urbanized areas. Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana. 71. 113. 1 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., et al.. (2000). The colors of the sky glow. MmSAI. 71. 231. 1 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., Fabio Falchi, & Christopher D. Elvidge. (1999). Moonlight Without The Moon. Earth Moon and Planets. 85-86(0). 517–522. 3 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., et al.. (1998). The Artificial Sky Luminance And The Emission Angles Of The Upward Light Flux. CERN Bulletin. 71. 251. 3 indexed citations

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Cinzano, P., et al.. (1993). Light pollution in Italy. MmSAI. 64. 489. 1 indexed citations

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