Paolo Semenzato

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Paolo Semenzato is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Semenzato has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Paolo Semenzato's work include Urban Green Space and Health (11 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (10 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). Paolo Semenzato is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (11 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (10 papers) and Forest ecology and management (4 papers). Paolo Semenzato collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Austria and Germany. Paolo Semenzato's co-authors include Tommaso Sitzia, Francesco Ferrini, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Raffaele Lafortezza, Giuseppe Carrus, Fabio Salbitano, Giovanni Sanesi, Giuseppe Colangelo, Luigi Portoghesi and Mariagrazia Agrimi and has published in prestigious journals such as Plant Cell & Environment, Plant and Soil and Landscape and Urban Planning.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Semenzato

18 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

2014 622 citations Giuseppe Carrus, Massimiliano Scopelliti et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paolo Semenzato Italy	14	767	565	276	240	154	19	1.2k
Fabio Salbitano Italy	18	906 1.2×	674 1.2×	347 1.3×	369 1.5×	131 0.9×	48	1.5k
Helen Hoyle United Kingdom	10	915 1.2×	589 1.0×	358 1.3×	225 0.9×	181 1.2×	13	1.1k
Mariagrazia Agrimi Italy	12	731 1.0×	455 0.8×	246 0.9×	240 1.0×	77 0.5×	27	984
Giuseppe Colangelo Italy	16	885 1.2×	832 1.5×	276 1.0×	347 1.4×	152 1.0×	21	1.4k
Sreetheran Maruthaveeran Malaysia	14	974 1.3×	655 1.2×	357 1.3×	207 0.9×	158 1.0×	42	1.4k
Luigi Portoghesi Italy	14	658 0.9×	762 1.3×	272 1.0×	242 1.0×	297 1.9×	44	1.4k
Rachel Rui Ying Oh Australia	22	716 0.9×	503 0.9×	220 0.8×	234 1.0×	51 0.3×	39	1.2k
Maria Ignatieva Australia	18	987 1.3×	914 1.6×	396 1.4×	239 1.0×	214 1.4×	69	1.5k
Dijana Vuletić Croatia	12	648 0.8×	642 1.1×	293 1.1×	167 0.7×	69 0.4×	62	1.1k
Harri Silvennoinen Finland	12	946 1.2×	630 1.1×	174 0.6×	193 0.8×	132 0.9×	20	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Paolo Semenzato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Semenzato

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19 of 19 papers shown

Menon, N G, Giuseppe Brundu, D. Johan Kotze, et al.. (2025). Native and non-native monumental trees in cultural landscapes: a spatially heterogeneous source of biodiversity. Trees Forests and People. 22. 101030–101030.

Semenzato, Paolo & Lucia Bortolini. (2023). Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Urban Green Spaces: Testing a Model in the City of Padova (Italy). Land. 12(2). 476–476. 29 indexed citations

Semenzato, Paolo, et al.. (2023). Accessibility to urban parks: Comparing GIS based measures in the city of Padova (Italy). Urban forestry & urban greening. 82. 127896–127896. 25 indexed citations

Campagnaro, Thomas, Daniel Vecchiato, Arne Arnberger, et al.. (2020). General, stress relief and perceived safety preferences for green spaces in the historic city of Padua (Italy). Urban forestry & urban greening. 52. 126695–126695. 69 indexed citations

Trentanovi, Giovanni, Thomas Campagnaro, Ingo Kowarik, et al.. (2020). Integrating spontaneous urban woodlands into the green infrastructure: Unexploited opportunities for urban regeneration. Land Use Policy. 102. 105221–105221. 25 indexed citations

Campagnaro, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Indicators for the Planning and Management of Urban Green Spaces: A Focus on Public Areas in Padua, Italy. Sustainability. 11(24). 7071–7071. 17 indexed citations

Trentanovi, Giovanni, et al.. (2019). Boschi selvatici, occasione di rigenerazione urbana. TERRITORIO. 130–137. 1 indexed citations

Bortolini, Lucia, et al.. (2018). Multidisciplinary approaches for programming ecosystem services of urban green spaces. Acta Horticulturae. 411–414. 2 indexed citations

Carrus, Giuseppe, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Angelo Panno, et al.. (2017). A Different Way to Stay in Touch with ‘Urban Nature’: The Perceived Restorative Qualities of Botanical Gardens. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 914–914. 77 indexed citations

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Sitzia, Tommaso, Diego Pizzeghello, Matteo Dainese, et al.. (2014). Topsoil organic matter properties in contrasted hedgerow vegetation types. Plant and Soil. 383(1-2). 337–348. 18 indexed citations

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Sitzia, Tommaso, et al.. (2014). Designing recreational trails in a forest dune habitat using least-cost path analysis at the resolution of visitor sight distance. Urban forestry & urban greening. 13(4). 861–868. 18 indexed citations

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Carrus, Giuseppe, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Raffaele Lafortezza, et al.. (2014). Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas. Landscape and Urban Planning. 134. 221–228. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sitzia, Tommaso, et al.. (2013). Assessment of hedge stand types as determinants of woody species richness in rural field margins. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 6(4). 201–208. 18 indexed citations

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Scopelliti, Massimiliano, Giuseppe Carrus, Stefano Mastandrea, et al.. (2012). Biodiversity, perceived restorativeness and benefits of nature: a study on the psychological processes and outcomes of on-site experiences in urban and peri-urban green areas in Italy. Florence Research (University of Florence). 3. 255–269. 13 indexed citations

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Semenzato, Paolo, et al.. (2011). Growth prediction for five tree species in an Italian urban forest. Urban forestry & urban greening. 10(3). 169–176. 47 indexed citations

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Sitzia, Tommaso, Paolo Semenzato, & Giovanni Trentanovi. (2010). Natural reforestation is changing spatial patterns of rural mountain and hill landscapes: A global overview. Forest Ecology and Management. 259(8). 1354–1362. 158 indexed citations

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Semenzato, Paolo & Mariagrazia Agrimi. (2009). La selvicoltura urbana: non solo la cura degli alberi. 948–953. 1 indexed citations

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Anfodillo, Tommaso, et al.. (1993). Applications of a thermal imaging technique in the study of the ascent of sap in woody species. Plant Cell & Environment. 16(8). 997–1001. 22 indexed citations

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Semenzato, Paolo, et al.. (1992). Anatomical and morphological microfeatures of the leaf in Salix L. species and their physioecological significance. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences. 98. 245–245. 1 indexed citations

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