Remus Prăvălie

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
42 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Remus Prăvălie is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Remus Prăvălie has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Soil Science and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Remus Prăvălie's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (11 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (10 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (8 papers). Remus Prăvălie is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (11 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (10 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (8 papers). Remus Prăvălie collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Italy and Switzerland. Remus Prăvălie's co-authors include Georgeta Bandoc, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, Igor Sîrodoev, Monica Dumitrașcu, Romulus Costache, Bogdan Roșca, Ionuț Săvulescu, Daniel Peptenatu, Marius‐Victor Birsan and Ion-Andrei Niță and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Remus Prăvălie

41 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Drylands extent and environmental issues. A global approach

2016 532 citations Remus Prăvălie Earth-Science Reviews profile →
Arable lands under the pressure of multiple land degradation processes. A global perspective

2021 223 citations Remus Prăvălie, Cristian Valeriu Patriche et al. Environmental Research profile →
Exploring the multiple land degradation pathways across the planet

2021 195 citations Remus Prăvălie Earth-Science Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Remus Prăvălie Romania	27	1.2k	611	609	408	366	42	2.8k
Rajendra P. Shrestha Thailand	30	1.1k 0.9×	539 0.9×	561 0.9×	321 0.8×	325 0.9×	116	2.6k
Kangning Xiong China	28	760 0.6×	587 1.0×	682 1.1×	452 1.1×	360 1.0×	195	2.7k
Jinxing Zhou China	27	934 0.8×	571 0.9×	666 1.1×	338 0.8×	251 0.7×	168	2.8k
Xiaohui Yang China	25	1.0k 0.8×	399 0.7×	788 1.3×	288 0.7×	276 0.8×	159	2.4k
Jinfeng Chang China	34	1.2k 1.0×	602 1.0×	887 1.5×	221 0.5×	263 0.7×	105	3.1k
Jixi Gao China	28	1.5k 1.2×	376 0.6×	840 1.4×	462 1.1×	313 0.9×	163	3.0k
Huimin Yan China	30	1.6k 1.3×	334 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	378 0.9×	309 0.8×	156	2.8k
Zhongke Bai China	35	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	968 1.6×	503 1.2×	262 0.7×	108	3.8k
Zhao Jin China	31	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.9×	801 1.3×	394 1.0×	759 2.1×	151	3.1k
Oliver Bens Germany	33	729 0.6×	958 1.6×	532 0.9×	179 0.4×	500 1.4×	88	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Remus Prăvălie

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Remus Prăvălie

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Prăvălie, Remus, et al.. (2025). A complex spatial inventory of land degradation and desertification in Romania. Ecological Indicators. 176. 113671–113671. 1 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, et al.. (2024). A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3862–3862. 37 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus, Bogdan Roșca, Gheorghe Marin, et al.. (2023). Machine learning-based prediction and assessment of recent dynamics of forest net primary productivity in Romania. Journal of Environmental Management. 334. 117513–117513. 26 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus, Bogdan Roșca, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, et al.. (2023). Modelling forest biomass dynamics in relation to climate change in Romania using complex data and machine learning algorithms. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 37(5). 1669–1695. 11 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus, Ion-Andrei Niță, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, et al.. (2021). Global changes in soil organic carbon and implications for land degradation neutrality and climate stability. Environmental Research. 201. 111580–111580. 56 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, Pasquale Borrelli, et al.. (2021). Arable lands under the pressure of multiple land degradation processes. A global perspective. Environmental Research. 194. 110697–110697. 223 indexed citations breakdown →

Prăvălie, Remus, Georgeta Bandoc, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, & Troy Sternberg. (2019). Recent changes in global drylands: Evidences from two major aridity databases. CATENA. 178. 209–231. 125 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus & Georgeta Bandoc. (2019). Response to “Regarding nuclear energy: Between global electricity demand, worldwide decarbonisation imperativeness, and planetary environmental implications”. Journal of Environmental Management. 247. 776–779. 5 indexed citations

Prăvălie, Remus & Georgeta Bandoc. (2018). Nuclear energy: Between global electricity demand, worldwide decarbonisation imperativeness, and planetary environmental implications. Journal of Environmental Management. 209. 81–92. 176 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, & Georgeta Bandoc. (2018). Spatial assessment of solar energy potential at global scale. A geographical approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 209. 692–721. 164 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus, Cristian Valeriu Patriche, Igor Sîrodoev, et al.. (2016). Water deficit and corn productivity during the post-socialist period. Case study: Southern Oltenia drylands, Romania. Arid Land Research and Management. 30(3). 239–257. 29 indexed citations

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Bandoc, Georgeta, et al.. (2016). Use of hybrid renewable energy systems for small communities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 29–29. 4 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus. (2016). Drylands extent and environmental issues. A global approach. Earth-Science Reviews. 161. 259–278. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prăvălie, Remus & Romulus Costache. (2014). The analysis of the susceptibility of the flash-floodsʼ genesis in the area of the hydrographical basin of Bâsca Chiojdului river. Forum geografic. XIII(1). 39–49. 29 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus. (2014). Nuclear Weapons Tests and Environmental Consequences: A Global Perspective. AMBIO. 43(6). 729–744. 89 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus, Igor Sîrodoev, & Daniel Peptenatu. (2014). Changes in the forest ecosystems in areas impacted by aridization in south-western Romania. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 12(1). 2–2. 61 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus & Romulus Costache. (2014). Assessment of Socioeconomic Vulnerability to Floods in the Bâsca Chiojdului Catchment Area. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Peptenatu, Daniel, Igor Sîrodoev, & Remus Prăvălie. (2013). Quantification of the aridity process in South-Western Romania. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering. 11(1). 5–5. 26 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus & Romulus Costache. (2013). THE VULNERABILITY OF THE TERRITORIAL-ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS TO THE HYDROLOGICAL PHENOMENA OF RISK (FLASH FLOODS). CASE STUDY: THE SUBCARPATHIAN SECTOR OF BUZĂU CATCHMENT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

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Prăvălie, Remus. (2011). GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE VIDRARU LAKE HYDRO FACILITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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