The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cristiano Ballabio sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 91 publications — 9th percentile
9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cristiano Ballabio sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile
59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Cristiano Ballabio is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on soil science as a subfield. Their work spans related areas including ecology, water science and technology, earth-surface processes, and pollution.
The main topics addressed in their research include soil erosion and sediment transport, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, aeolian processes and effects, hydrology and sediment transport processes, soil and water nutrient dynamics, as well as the presence of heavy metals in the environment.
Ballabio has contributed to several recent scientific papers. Notable publications include:
The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors. The most frequent co-authors in their work are:
Ballabio's research has been featured repeatedly in key publication venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Nature Communications, European Journal of Soil Science, Journal of Hydrology, and Environmental Research. These venues reflect their focus on interdisciplinary environmental and soil science studies.
In addition to articles, Ballabio has contributed to book publications. One identified title is The state of soils in Europe: Fully evidenced, spatially organised assessment of the pressures driving soil degradation, published by KU Leuven in 2024.
Pasquale Borrelli;David A. Robinson;Larissa R. Fleischer;Emanuele Lugato
Panos Panagos;Pasquale Borrelli;Jean Poesen;Cristiano Ballabio
Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;David A. Robinson;Panos Panagos;Emanuele Lugato
Panos Panagos;Christiano Ballabio;Pasquale Borrelli;Katrin Meusburger
Christine Alewell;Bruno Ringeval;Cristiano Ballabio;David A. Robinson
A. Orgiazzi;C. Ballabio;P. Panagos;A. Jones
Panos Panagos;Pasquale Borrelli;Katrin Meusburger;Bofu Yu
Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell;Pablo Alvarez;Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache
Panos Panagos;Katrin Meusburger;Cristiano Ballabio;Pasqualle Borrelli
Cristiano Ballabio;Panos Panagos;Luca Monatanarella
Cristiano Ballabio;Panos Panagos;Emanuele Lugato;Jen-How Huang
Cristiano Ballabio;Emanuele Lugato;Oihane Fernández-Ugalde;Alberto Orgiazzi
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Cristiano Ballabio;Simone Sterlacchini
D. de Brogniez;C. Ballabio;A. Stevens;R. J. A. Jones
Panos Panagos;Cristiano Ballabio;Mihaly Himics;Simone Scarpa
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Cristiano Ballabio;Pasquale Borrelli;Jonathan Spinoni;Katrin Meusburger
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Panos Panagos;Cristiano Ballabio;Jean Poesen;Emanuele Lugato
Panos Panagos;Cristiano Ballabio;Katrin Meusburger;Jonathan Spinoni
Panos Panagos;Cristiano Ballabio;Pasquale Borrelli;Katrin Meusburger
Dominique Arrouays;Johan G. B. Leenaars;Anne C. Richer-de-Forges;Kabindra Adhikari
Pasquale Borrelli;Panos Panagos;Cristiano Ballabio;Emanuale Lugato
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INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
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