Riccardo Salvini

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Riccardo Salvini is a scholar working on Geology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Riccardo Salvini has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Geology, 30 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 22 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Riccardo Salvini's work include 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (41 papers), Landslides and related hazards (29 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (18 papers). Riccardo Salvini is often cited by papers focused on 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (41 papers), Landslides and related hazards (29 papers) and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (18 papers). Riccardo Salvini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and Canada. Riccardo Salvini's co-authors include Mirko Francioni, Claudio Vanneschi, Giuseppe Esposito, Doug Stead, John Coggan, P.G. Ranjith, Fabio Matano, Marco Sacchi, Ivan Callegari and Claudia Troise and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Riccardo Salvini

73 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for engineerin... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for engineering geology applications
    2020 223 citations Riccardo Salvini et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Riccardo Salvini Italy 20 630 522 514 191 174 77 1.4k
Adrián Riquelme Spain 18 639 1.0× 677 1.3× 397 0.8× 265 1.4× 318 1.8× 46 1.3k
Matthew Lato Canada 18 881 1.4× 698 1.3× 634 1.2× 270 1.4× 362 2.1× 35 1.6k
Giordano Teza Italy 24 734 1.2× 389 0.7× 731 1.4× 136 0.7× 294 1.7× 67 1.6k
Julien Travelletti France 11 383 0.6× 584 1.1× 432 0.8× 69 0.4× 107 0.6× 14 1.1k
R. Roncella Italy 27 1.2k 1.9× 353 0.7× 857 1.7× 219 1.1× 553 3.2× 99 2.1k
Daniele Giordan Italy 27 560 0.9× 1.3k 2.4× 513 1.0× 163 0.9× 262 1.5× 95 2.1k
Antonio Galgaro Italy 27 427 0.7× 497 1.0× 877 1.7× 231 1.2× 593 3.4× 115 2.5k
Steven Micklethwaite Australia 24 718 1.1× 198 0.4× 568 1.1× 296 1.5× 170 1.0× 59 2.6k
G. Forlani Italy 18 905 1.4× 220 0.4× 812 1.6× 61 0.3× 136 0.8× 69 1.4k
Miguel Cano Spain 21 235 0.4× 511 1.0× 203 0.4× 372 1.9× 336 1.9× 51 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Riccardo Salvini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Riccardo Salvini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Riccardo Salvini. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Riccardo Salvini. The network helps show where Riccardo Salvini may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Riccardo Salvini

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Giorgetti, Giovanna, et al.. (2024). Asbestos Hazard in Serpentinite Rocks: Influence of Mineralogical and Structural Characteristics on Fiber Potential Release. Geosciences. 14(8). 210–210. 2 indexed citations
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Innocenti, Matteo Lorenzo, et al.. (2024). Applying SLAM-Based LiDAR and UAS Technologies to Evaluate the Rock Slope Stability of the Grotta Paglicci Paleolithic Site (Italy). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 457–484. 4 indexed citations
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Vanneschi, Claudio, et al.. (2024). Multitemporal Monitoring of Rocky Walls Using Robotic Total Station Surveying and Persistent Scatterer Interferometry. Remote Sensing. 16(20). 3848–3848. 2 indexed citations
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Salvini, Riccardo, et al.. (2023). UAV-mounted Ground Penetrating Radar: an example for the stability analysis of a mountain rock debris slope. Journal of Mountain Science. 20(10). 2804–2821. 3 indexed citations
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Esposito, Giuseppe, Fabio Matano, Marco Sacchi, & Riccardo Salvini. (2020). Mechanisms and frequency-size statistics of failures characterizing a coastal cliff partially protected from the wave erosive action. RENDICONTI LINCEI. 31(2). 337–351. 5 indexed citations
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Mancini, Francesco & Riccardo Salvini. (2019). Applications of Photogrammetry for Environmental Research. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 8(12). 542–542. 5 indexed citations
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Esposito, Giuseppe, Riccardo Salvini, Fabio Matano, Marco Sacchi, & Claudia Troise. (2018). Evaluation of geomorphic changes and retreat rates of a coastal pyroclastic cliff in the Campi Flegrei volcanic district, southern Italy. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 22(5). 957–972. 18 indexed citations
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Salvini, Riccardo, et al.. (2018). Use of a remotely piloted aircraft system for hazard assessment in a rocky mining area (Lucca, Italy). Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 18(1). 287–302. 41 indexed citations
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Francioni, Mirko, Riccardo Salvini, Doug Stead, & John Coggan. (2017). Improvements in the integration of remote sensing and rock slope modelling. Natural Hazards. 90(2). 975–1004. 72 indexed citations
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Esposito, Giuseppe, Riccardo Salvini, Claudia Troise, et al.. (2017). Ground-based LiDAR application to characterize sea cliff instability processes along a densely populated coastline in Southern Italy. EGUGA. 6983. 1 indexed citations
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Kropáček, Jan, Calogero Schillaci, Riccardo Salvini, & Michael Märker. (2016). Assessment of gully erosion in the Upper Awash, Central Ethiopian highlands based on a comparison of archived aerial photographs and very high resolution satellite images. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 39(2). 161–170. 23 indexed citations
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Salvini, Riccardo, et al.. (2016). Using a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to analyze the stability of a natural rock slope. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 18. 1 indexed citations
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Francioni, Mirko, et al.. (2014). A case study integrating remote sensing and distinct element analysis to quarry slope stability assessment in the Monte Altissimo area, Italy. Engineering Geology. 183. 290–302. 45 indexed citations
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Francioni, Mirko, et al.. (2010). Rockfall trajectory modelling by the integration of Digital Terrestrial Photogrammetry, Laser Scanning and GIS. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 12. 3 indexed citations
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Salvini, Riccardo, et al.. (2009). Statistical and spatial analyses of correlations between spectral signatures and chemical data of lichens for environmental pollution assessing [Analisi delle correlazioni tra firme spettrali e analisi chimiche di licheni per la verifica della presenza di contaminanti nell'ambiente]. Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana. 6. 321–322. 1 indexed citations
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Carmignani, Luigi, et al.. (2009). Did the Nile River flow to the Gulf of Sirt during the late Miocene. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 128(2). 403–408. 8 indexed citations
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Disperati, Leonardo, et al.. (2001). Land Cover and Soil Loss Multitemporal Analysis: An Application Of Geoindicators In The Pantanal Wetlands (Brazil). Use Siena air (University of Siena). 21–21. 2 indexed citations

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