Paolo Billi

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Paolo Billi is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Billi has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Soil Science and 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Paolo Billi's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (43 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (38 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (17 papers). Paolo Billi is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (43 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (38 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (17 papers). Paolo Billi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Japan and Ethiopia. Paolo Billi's co-authors include Paolo Tacconi, Jan Nyssen, F. Dramis, Mario Aristide Lenzi, Vincenzo D’Agostino, Amaury Frankl, Rossano Ciampalini, Velibor Spalevıć, Mitiku Haile and Emanuele Preciso 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

Paolo Billi

75 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Dynamics of gravel-bed rivers

1992 756 citations Paolo Billi, Paolo Tacconi Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paolo Billi Italy	28	1.6k	1.5k	731	711	655	79	2.7k
Ian Rutherfurd Australia	25	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	818 1.1×	339 0.5×	729 1.1×	103	2.7k
Manuel López‐Vicente Spain	36	1.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	998 1.4×	467 0.7×	772 1.2×	108	3.3k
Walter Bertoldi Italy	32	2.6k 1.6×	1.8k 1.3×	662 0.9×	613 0.9×	708 1.1×	74	2.9k
H. Lavée Israel	30	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	459 0.6×	498 0.7×	978 1.5×	66	3.0k
Frederick B. Pierson United States	40	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	620 0.8×	566 0.8×	2.1k 3.2×	112	3.6k
J. B. Thornes United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	749 1.0×	652 0.9×	945 1.4×	85	3.3k
W. R. Osterkamp United States	25	2.4k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	984 1.3×	442 0.6×	751 1.1×	62	3.1k
Tom Vanwalleghem Spain	29	728 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	340 0.5×	418 0.6×	581 0.9×	87	2.4k
Stanley W. Trimble United States	24	2.4k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 2.0×	641 0.9×	755 1.2×	53	3.8k
Andrew C. Wilcox United States	28	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	224 0.3×	660 1.0×	58	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Paolo Billi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Billi

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

All Works

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Bangroo, Shabir Ahmed, Shuraik Kader, Alban Kuriqi, et al.. (2024). Mathematical vs. machine learning models for particle size distribution in fragile soils of North-Western Himalayas. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 24(6). 2294–2308. 6 indexed citations

Benzougagh, Brahim, Shuraik Kader, Velibor Spalevıć, et al.. (2024). Optimizing flood susceptibility assessment in semi-arid regions using ensemble algorithms: a case study of Moroccan High Atlas. Natural Hazards. 120(8). 7787–7816. 20 indexed citations

Sestraș, Paul, Tudor Sălăgean, Sanda Roșca, et al.. (2024). A novel method for landslide deformation monitoring by fusing UAV photogrammetry and LiDAR data based on each sensor's mapping advantage in regards to terrain feature. Engineering Geology. 346. 107890–107890. 15 indexed citations

Yibeltal, Mesenbet, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2022). Effect of exclosure on subsurface water level and sediment yield in the tropical highlands of Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management. 317. 115414–115414. 7 indexed citations

Demissie, Biadgilgn, Mitiku Haile, Hailemariam Meaza, et al.. (2021). Flood hazard in a semi‐closed basin in northern Ethiopia: Impact and resilience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 12 indexed citations

Yibeltal, Mesenbet, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2019). Analysis of long-term gully dynamics in different agro-ecology settings. CATENA. 179. 160–174. 56 indexed citations

Billi, Paolo, et al.. (2018). Meander hydromorphology of ephemeral streams: Similarities and differences with perennial rivers. Geomorphology. 319. 35–46. 31 indexed citations

Čurović, Milic, et al.. (2014). Soil erosion in the Zim Potok watershed, Polimlje river basin, Montenegro. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 4 indexed citations

Billi, Paolo, et al.. (2014). Field investigation on step-pool morphology and processes in steep mountain streams.. The Journal Agriculture and Forestry. 60(3). 7–28. 3 indexed citations

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Billi, Paolo, et al.. (2013). The increased frequency of flash floods in Ethiopia: climate change or human impact?. Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara). 1 indexed citations

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Spalevıć, Velibor, et al.. (2013). Calculation of runoff and soil erosion on the Tifran watershed, Polimlje, North-east of Montenegro.. The Journal Agriculture and Forestry. 59(4). 5–17. 11 indexed citations

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Nyssen, Jan, et al.. (2013). Spatio‐temporal sedimentation patterns in beaver ponds along the Chevral river, Ardennes, Belgium. Hydrological Processes. 28(4). 1602–1615. 33 indexed citations

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Fidolini, Francesco, Massimiliano Ghinassi, Mauro Aldinucci, et al.. (2013). Fault-sourced alluvial fans and their interaction with axial fluvial drainage: An example from the Plio-Pleistocene Upper Valdarno Basin (Tuscany, Italy). Sedimentary Geology. 289. 19–39. 39 indexed citations

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Preciso, Emanuele, et al.. (2011). Land use changes, torrent control works and sediment mining: effects on channel morphology and sediment flux, case study of the Reno River (Northern Italy). Hydrological Processes. 26(8). 1134–1148. 68 indexed citations

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Billi, Paolo, et al.. (2010). Sediment transport of the Blue Nile at Khartoum. Quaternary International. 226(1-2). 12–22. 26 indexed citations

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Ciampalini, Rossano, Paolo Billi, Giovanni Ferrari, & L. Borselli. (2008). Plough marks as a tool to assess soil erosion rates: A case study in Axum (Ethiopia). CATENA. 75(1). 18–27. 13 indexed citations

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Sagri, Mario, C. Bartolini, Paolo Billi, et al.. (2007). Latest Pleistocene and Holocene river network evolution in the Ethiopian Lakes Region. Geomorphology. 94(1-2). 79–97. 27 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Villagrasa, Daniel, Dimitra Rapti, Elena Marrocchino, et al.. (2004). The Rio Quequén Grande basin (Argentina): geochemical characterization of the fluvial system (sediment and water).. International Geology Review.

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Billi, Paolo & Paolo Tacconi. (1992). Dynamics of gravel-bed rivers. Institutional Research Information System University of Ferrara (University of Ferrara). 1–673. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Billi, Paolo. (1987). Sediment storage, bed fabric and particles features of two mountain streams at Plynlimon (mid-Wales). NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 1 indexed citations

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