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Fabrizio Passarini

Fabrizio Passarini

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
44
Citations
6580
World Ranking
6837
National Ranking
135

Fabrizio Passarini publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Fabrizio Passarini sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 215 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Fabrizio Passarini D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Fabrizio Passarini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fabrizio Passarini is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has a research focus primarily in the domain of Environmental Science. Their work is particularly situated within several subfields including Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Modeling and Simulation.

The main research topics Fabrizio Passarini addresses include Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, COVID-19 impact on air quality, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Extraction and Separation Processes, and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Luca Ciacci
  • Daniele Cespi
  • Francesco Arfelli
  • Ivano Vassura
  • Leonardo Setti

Passarini has contributed to multiple publication venues. The most frequent include:

  • Environmental Research
  • Energies
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among recent papers, notable works are:

  • "Airborne Transmission Route of COVID-19: Why 2 Meters/6 Feet of Inter-Personal Distance Could Not Be Enough" (2020) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "SARS-Cov-2RNA found on particulate matter of Bergamo in Northern Italy: First evidence" (2020) published in Environmental Research
  • "Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion" (2020) published in BMJ Open
  • "Searching for SARS-COV-2 on Particulate Matter: A Possible Early Indicator of COVID-19 Epidemic Recurrence" (2020) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "The Potential role of Particulate Matter in the Spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: First Evidence-based Research Hypotheses" (2020) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Airborne Transmission Route of COVID-19: Why 2 Meters/6 Feet of Inter-Personal Distance Could Not Be Enough.

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • SARS-Cov-2RNA found on particulate matter of Bergamo in Northern Italy: First evidence.

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

    Shin-ichi Sakai;Hideto Yoshida;Jiro Hiratsuka;Carlo Vandecasteele

  • Soluble and insoluble fractions of heavy metals in wet and dry atmospheric depositions in Bologna, Italy

    Luciano Morselli;Piera Olivieri;Barbara Brusori;Fabrizio Passarini

  • Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • Butadiene from biomass, a life cycle perspective to address sustainability in the chemical industry

    D. Cespi;F. Passarini;I. Vassura;F. Cavani

  • End-of-Life Vehicles management: Italian material and energy recovery efficiency.

    Alessandro Santini;Luciano Morselli;Fabrizio Passarini;Ivano Vassura

  • Automotive shredder residue (ASR) characterization for a valuable management.

    Luciano Morselli;Alessandro Santini;Fabrizio Passarini;Ivano Vassura

  • The European PVC cycle: In-use stock and flows

    L. Ciacci;F. Passarini;I. Vassura

  • Indicators of waste management efficiency related to different territorial conditions

    Fabrizio Passarini;Ivano Vassura;Francesco Monti;Luciano Morselli

  • Searching for SARS-COV-2 on Particulate Matter: A Possible Early Indicator of COVID-19 Epidemic Recurrence.

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • Life cycle inventory improvement in the pharmaceutical sector: assessment of the sustainability combining PMI and LCA tools

    Daniele Cespi;Daniele Cespi;Evan S. Beach;Thomas E. Swarr;Fabrizio Passarini

  • Terephthalic acid from renewable sources: early-stage sustainability analysis of a bio-PET precursor

    M. Volanti;D. Cespi;D. Cespi;F. Passarini;E. Neri

  • A comparison among different automotive shredder residue treatment processes

    Luca Ciacci;Luciano Morselli;Fabrizio Passarini;Alessandro Santini

  • Environmental impacts of waste incineration in a regional system (Emilia Romagna, Italy) evaluated from a life cycle perspective.

    Luciano Morselli;Claudia De Robertis;Joseph Luzi;Fabrizio Passarini

  • A simplified early stage assessment of process intensification: glycidol as a value-added product from epichlorohydrin industry wastes

    D. Cespi;Raffaele Cucciniello;M. Ricciardi;Carmine Capacchione

  • The Potential role of Particulate Matter in the Spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: First Evidence-based Research Hypotheses

    Leonardo Setti;Fabrizio Passarini;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Pierluigi Barbieri

  • Glycerol as feedstock in the synthesis of chemicals: a life cycle analysis for acrolein production

    Daniele Cespi;Fabrizio Passarini;G. Mastragostino;Ivano Vassura

  • Exploring future copper demand, recycling and associated greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-28

    L. Ciacci;T. Fishman;A. Elshkaki;A. Elshkaki;T.E. Graedel

  • The characterization of Sn‐based corrosion products in ancient bronzes: a Raman approach

    Francesca Ospitali;Cristina Chiavari;Carla Martini;Elena Bernardi

  • Auto shredder residue recycling: Mechanical separation and pyrolysis

    Alessandro Santini;Fabrizio Passarini;Ivano Vassura;David Serrano;David Serrano

  • Auto shredder residue LCA: implications of ASR composition evolution

    Fabrizio Passarini;Luca Ciacci;Alessandro Santini;Ivano Vassura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivano Vassura
Ivano Vassura University of Bologna
Fabrizio Cavani
Fabrizio Cavani University of Bologna
Andrea Piazzalunga
Andrea Piazzalunga University of Milan
Isabella Lancellotti
Isabella Lancellotti University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Antonio Proto
Antonio Proto University of Salerno
David Serrano
David Serrano IMDEA Energy Institute
Javier Dufour
Javier Dufour King Juan Carlos University
Bruno Pavoni
Bruno Pavoni Ca Foscari University of Venice
Christoph Herrmann
Christoph Herrmann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Manuel Morcillo
Manuel Morcillo Spanish National Research Council

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