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Alessandro Aiuppa

Alessandro Aiuppa

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Earth Science
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
70
Citations
14597
World Ranking
1012
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Alessandro Aiuppa is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Geophysics. This specialization includes research areas such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology. Their body of work reflects broad engagement in geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials science.

Aiuppa's research covers specific topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

The scientist has published extensively in several key venues related to volcanology, geochemistry, and earth sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Aiuppa has contributed to multiple influential papers, such as:

  • "Hydrothermal pressure-temperature control on CO2 emissions and seismicity at Campi Flegrei (Italy)" (2021), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • "Rapid shifting of a deep magmatic source at Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland" (2022), Nature
  • "Volcanic CO2 seep geochemistry and use in understanding ocean acidification" (2020), Biogeochemistry
  • "AGU Centennial Grand Challenge: Volcanoes and Deep Carbon Global CO2 Emissions From Subaerial Volcanism-Recent Progress and Future Challenges" (2020), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Aerial strategies advance volcanic gas measurements at inaccessible, strongly degassing volcanoes" (2020), Science Advances

Their collaborative work commonly involves a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Marcello Bitetto
  • Andrea Luca Rizzo
  • João Lages
  • Giovanni Chiodini
  • Giancarlo Tamburello

Best Publications

  • Halogens in volcanic systems

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;D.R. Baker;D.R. Baker;J.D. Webster

  • Forecasting Etna eruptions by real-time observation of volcanic gas composition

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Roberto Moretti;Cinzia Federico;Gaetano Giudice

  • Mobility and fluxes of major, minor and trace metals during basalt weathering and groundwater transport at Mt. Etna volcano (Sicily)

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Patrick Allard;Walter D’Alessandro;Agnes Michel

  • Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Kristín Jónsdóttir;Andrew Hooper;Eoghan P. Holohan

  • Chemical mapping of a fumarolic field: La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

    A. Aiuppa;C. Federico;G. Giudice;S. Gurrieri

  • Unmanned aerial vehicle measurements of volcanic carbon dioxide fluxes

    A. J. S. McGonigle;A. Aiuppa;G. Giudice;G. Tamburello

  • The emissions of CO2 and other volatiles from the world's subaerial volcanoes.

    Tobias P. Fischer;Santiago Arellano;Simon Carn;Alessandro Aiuppa

  • The 2007 eruption of Stromboli volcano: Insights from real-time measurement of the volcanic gas plume CO2/SO2 ratio

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Cinzia Federico;Gaetano Giudice;Giovanni Giuffrida

  • Reactive halogen chemistry in volcanic plumes

    N. Bobrowski;R. von Glasow;A. Aiuppa;S. Inguaggiato

  • Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting groundwater quality of an active volcano (Mt. Etna, Italy)

    A Aiuppa;S Bellomo;L Brusca;W D'Alessandro

  • Along-arc, inter-arc and arc-to-arc variations in volcanic gas CO2/ST ratios reveal dual source of carbon in arc volcanism

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Tobias P. Fischer;Terry Plank;Philippe Robidoux

  • Acid gas and metal emission rates during long‐lived basalt degassing at Stromboli Volcano

    Patrick Allard;Alessandro Aiuppa;Henri Loyer;Francine Carrot

  • Magmas near the critical degassing pressure drive volcanic unrest towards a critical state

    Giovanni Chiodini;Antonio Paonita;Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Antonio Costa

  • A model of degassing for Stromboli volcano

    A. Aiuppa;A. Bertagnini;N. Métrich;R. Moretti

  • H2S fluxes from Mt. Etna, Stromboli, and Vulcano (Italy) and implications for the sulfur budget at volcanoes

    A. Aiuppa;S. Inguaggiato;A.J.S. McGonigle;M. O’Dwyer

  • Total volatile flux from Mount Etna

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;G. Giudice;S. Gurrieri;M. Liuzzo

  • Emission of bromine and iodine from Mount Etna volcano

    A. Aiuppa;C. Federico;A. Franco;G. Giudice

  • Halogens and trace metal emissions from the ongoing 2008 summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawai`i

    T.A. Mather;M.L.I. Witt;D.M. Pyle;B.M. Quayle

  • Degassing of halogens from basaltic volcanism: Insights from volcanic gas observations

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa

  • The aquatic geochemistry of arsenic in volcanic groundwaters from southern Italy

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Walter D'Alessandro;Cinzia Federico;Barbara Palumbo

  • Chlorine partitioning between a basaltic melt and H2O-CO2 fluids at Mount Etna

    Marina Alletti;Marina Alletti;Don R. Baker;Bruno Scaillet;A. Aiuppa

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaetano Giudice
Gaetano Giudice National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Giancarlo Tamburello
Giancarlo Tamburello National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Andrew J. S. McGonigle
Andrew J. S. McGonigle University of Sheffield
Mariano Valenza
Mariano Valenza University of Palermo
Francesco Parello
Francesco Parello University of Palermo
Walter D'Alessandro
Walter D'Alessandro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Giovanni Chiodini
Giovanni Chiodini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Cinzia Federico
Cinzia Federico University of Palermo
Bo Galle
Bo Galle Chalmers University of Technology
Tamsin A. Mather
Tamsin A. Mather University of Oxford

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