Raffaele Lafortezza

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
151 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Raffaele Lafortezza is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Raffaele Lafortezza has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 64 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 43 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Raffaele Lafortezza's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (73 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (62 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (33 papers). Raffaele Lafortezza is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (73 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (62 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (33 papers). Raffaele Lafortezza collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Hong Kong. Raffaele Lafortezza's co-authors include Giovanni Sanesi, Clive Davies, Giuseppe Carrus, Vincenzo Giannico, Jiquan Chen, Giuseppe Colangelo, Mario Elia, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, Nadja Kabisch and Massimiliano Scopelliti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Raffaele Lafortezza

139 papers receiving 7.2k 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, Raffaele Lafortezza et al. profile →
The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

2017 534 citations Matteo Vizzarri, Lorenzo Sallustio et al. Sustainability profile →
Urban forests, ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Nexus or evolving metaphors?

2018 331 citations Vincenzo Giannico, Giovanni Sanesi et al. Urban forestry & urban greening profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raffaele Lafortezza

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Unravelling the 3D thermal environment differences between forest center and edge: A case study on 22 urban forests in Hefei city, China 2025 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·(unknown), Yongxian Su, (unknown), Meng Xiu, (unknown), Raffaele Lafortezza, Yiyong Li	0
2	Understanding the coupling effect of multiple urban features on land surface temperature in Europe 2025 ·Urban forestry & urban greening ·(unknown), Fei Feng, Mario Elia, Vincenzo Giannico, Giovanni Sanesi, Raffaele Lafortezza	2
3	Assessing urbanization dynamics using a pixel-based nighttime light indicator 2024 ·Ecological Indicators ·(unknown), Mario Elia, (unknown), Vincenzo Giannico, Giovanni Sanesi, Angela Stefania Bergantino, (unknown), Raffaele Lafortezza	8
4	Spatiotemporal characteristics and robustness analysis of the thermal network in Beijing, China 2024 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·Xiang Cao, (unknown), Chengyang Xu, Xiaoting Li, Baoquan Jia, (unknown), Qiang Yu, Raffaele Lafortezza	2
5	Assessing Forest Road Network Suitability in Relation to the Spatial Occurrence of Wildfires in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems 2024 ·Fire ·(unknown), Mario Elia, Vincenzo Giannico, Raffaele Lafortezza, Giovanni Sanesi	4
6	Research on Leaf Area Index Inversion Based on LESS 3D Radiative Transfer Model and Machine Learning Algorithms 2024 ·Remote Sensing ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chengyang Xu, Mingjie Zhang, Raffaele Lafortezza	4
7	The unrelenting global expansion of the urban heat island over the last century 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Raffaele Lafortezza, Vincenzo Giannico, Giovanni Sanesi, (unknown), Chengyang Xu	22
8	Seasonal and long-term dynamics in forest microclimate effects: global pattern and mechanism 2023 ·npj Climate and Atmospheric Science ·(unknown), Yongxian Su, Liyang Liu, Jianping Wu, Guangqing Huang, Xueyan Li, (unknown), Wenting Yan, Raffaele Lafortezza	13
9	Differential impacts of urbanization characteristics on city-level carbon emissions from passenger transport on road: Evidence from 360 cities in China 2022 ·Building and Environment ·Yongxian Su, Jianping Wu, Philippe Ciais, Bo Zheng, Yilong Wang, Xiuzhi Chen, Xueyan Li, Yong Li, (unknown), Changjian Wang, Lu Jiang, Raffaele Lafortezza	21
10	Aerodynamic resistance and Bowen ratio explain the biophysical effects of forest cover on understory air and soil temperatures at the global scale 2021 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Yongxian Su, Chaoqun Zhang, Xiuzhi Chen, Liyang Liu, Philippe Ciais, Jian Peng, Shengbiao Wu, Jianping Wu, Jiali Shang, Ying‐Ping Wang, Wenping Yuan, (unknown), Zhifeng Wu, Raffaele Lafortezza	13
11	Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities 2021 ·Environmental Research ·Vincenzo Giannico, Giuseppina Spano, Mario Elia, Marina D’Este, Giovanni Sanesi, Raffaele Lafortezza	102
12	Estimating ecological sustainability in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China: Retrospective analysis and prospective trajectories 2021 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Qian Li, Jianping Wu, Yongxian Su, Chaoqun Zhang, Xiong Wu, (unknown), Guangqing Huang, Yujiao Deng, Raffaele Lafortezza, Xiuzhi Chen	21
13	Is Experience the Best Teacher? Knowledge, Perceptions, and Awareness of Wildfire Risk 2021 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Giuseppina Spano, Mario Elia, (unknown), Giuseppe Colangelo, Vincenzo Giannico, Marina D’Este, Raffaele Lafortezza, Giovanni Sanesi	15
14	Machine Learning Techniques for Fine Dead Fuel Load Estimation Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data 2021 ·Remote Sensing ·Marina D’Este, Mario Elia, Vincenzo Giannico, Giuseppina Spano, Raffaele Lafortezza, Giovanni Sanesi	44
15	Association between indoor-outdoor green features and psychological health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: A cross-sectional nationwide study 2021 ·Urban forestry & urban greening ·Giuseppina Spano, Marina D’Este, Vincenzo Giannico, Mario Elia, Rosalinda Cassibba, Raffaele Lafortezza, Giovanni Sanesi	104
16	Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis 2020 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Giuseppina Spano, Marina D’Este, Vincenzo Giannico, Giuseppe Carrus, Mario Elia, Raffaele Lafortezza, Angelo Panno, Giovanni Sanesi	68
17	Human Health–Environment Interaction Science: An emerging research paradigm 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Giuseppina Spano, Vincenzo Giannico, Mario Elia, Andrea Bosco, Raffaele Lafortezza, Giovanni Sanesi	25
18	Grassland canopy cover and aboveground biomass in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia: Spatiotemporal estimates and controlling factors 2018 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·Ranjeet John, Jiquan Chen, Vincenzo Giannico, Hogeun Park, Jingfeng Xiao, Gabriela Shirkey, Zutao Ouyang, Changliang Shao, Raffaele Lafortezza, Jiaguo Qi	125
19	The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts breakdown → 2017 ·Sustainability ·Matteo Vizzarri, Lorenzo Sallustio, Davide Travaglini, Francesca Bottalico, Gherardo Chirici, Vittorio Garfì, Raffaele Lafortezza, Donato Salvatore La Mela Veca, Fabio Lombardi, Federico Guglielmo Maetzke, Marco Marchetti	534
20	Integrated forest management to prevent wildfires under mediterranean environments 2015 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Piermaria Corona, Davide Ascoli, Anna Barbati, Giovanni Bovio, Giuseppe Colangelo, Mario Elia, Vittorio Garfì, Francesco Iovino, Raffaele Lafortezza, Vittorio Leone, Raffaella Lovreglio, Marco Marchetti, Enrico Marchi, Giuliano Menguzzato, Susanna Nocentini, Rodolfo Picchio, Luigi Portoghesi, Nicola Puletti, Giovanni Sanesi, Francesco Chianucci	92

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