Stefania Balica

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Stefania Balica is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefania Balica has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 5 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stefania Balica's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (5 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (4 papers). Stefania Balica is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (5 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (4 papers). Stefania Balica collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Italy. Stefania Balica's co-authors include Nigel Wright, Frank van der Meulen, Ioana Popescu, Lindsay Beevers, Quang Minh Dinh, Andréja Jonoski, Ahmed Karmaoui and Mohammed Messouli and has published in prestigious journals such as Hydrological Processes, Environmental Modelling & Software and Water Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Stefania Balica

10 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

A flood vulnerability ind... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts
    2012 584 citations Stefania Balica, Nigel Wright et al. Natural Hazards profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefania Balica Netherlands 10 1.1k 469 388 266 257 10 1.4k
Jiayi Fang China 16 982 0.9× 170 0.4× 579 1.5× 65 0.2× 253 1.0× 37 1.4k
Mashfiqus Salehin Bangladesh 19 457 0.4× 210 0.4× 125 0.3× 160 0.6× 248 1.0× 45 1.2k
Naser Ahmed Bangladesh 13 547 0.5× 143 0.3× 213 0.5× 171 0.6× 131 0.5× 21 848
Anaïs Couasnon Netherlands 15 942 0.9× 163 0.3× 666 1.7× 62 0.2× 161 0.6× 27 1.2k
Oliver Wing United Kingdom 19 1.8k 1.6× 483 1.0× 751 1.9× 49 0.2× 621 2.4× 31 2.0k
Kathleen D. White United States 14 629 0.6× 121 0.3× 465 1.2× 82 0.3× 215 0.8× 49 1.1k
Maurizio Mazzoleni Netherlands 22 1.0k 0.9× 202 0.4× 346 0.9× 91 0.3× 530 2.1× 69 1.4k
Linda Kuil Austria 8 977 0.9× 301 0.6× 227 0.6× 115 0.4× 719 2.8× 13 1.5k
Nina Ridder Australia 15 1.4k 1.3× 104 0.2× 788 2.0× 239 0.9× 212 0.8× 20 1.8k
Arno Bouwman Netherlands 7 1.1k 1.0× 216 0.5× 464 1.2× 41 0.2× 495 1.9× 11 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefania Balica

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefania Balica

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefania Balica

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Karmaoui, Ahmed & Stefania Balica. (2019). A new flood vulnerability index adapted for the pre-Saharan region. International Journal of River Basin Management. 19(1). 93–107. 24 indexed citations
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Karmaoui, Ahmed, Stefania Balica, & Mohammed Messouli. (2016). Analysis of applicability of flood vulnerability index in Pre-Saharan region, a pilot study to assess flood in Southern Morocco. 23 indexed citations
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Balica, Stefania, et al.. (2013). Flood impact in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Journal of Maps. 10(2). 257–268. 36 indexed citations
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Balica, Stefania, Ioana Popescu, Lindsay Beevers, & Nigel Wright. (2012). Parametric and physically based modelling techniques for flood risk and vulnerability assessment: A comparison. Environmental Modelling & Software. 41. 84–92. 209 indexed citations
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Balica, Stefania, Nigel Wright, & Frank van der Meulen. (2012). A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts. Natural Hazards. 64(1). 73–105. 584 indexed citations breakdown →
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Balica, Stefania. (2012). APPROACHES OF UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTS OF VULNERABILITY INDICES FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 11(5). 963–974. 20 indexed citations
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Dinh, Quang Minh, Stefania Balica, Ioana Popescu, & Andréja Jonoski. (2012). Climate change impact on flood hazard, vulnerability and risk of the Long Xuyen Quadrangle in the Mekong Delta. International Journal of River Basin Management. 10(1). 103–120. 117 indexed citations
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Balica, Stefania & Nigel Wright. (2010). Reducing the complexity of the flood vulnerability index. Environmental Hazards. 9(4). 321–339. 114 indexed citations
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Balica, Stefania, et al.. (2009). Flood vulnerability indices at varying spatial scales. Water Science & Technology. 60(10). 2571–2580. 243 indexed citations
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Balica, Stefania & Nigel Wright. (2009). A network of knowledge on applying an indicator‐based methodology for minimizing flood vulnerability. Hydrological Processes. 23(20). 2983–2986. 37 indexed citations

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