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Francesco Casu publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Casu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 223 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Francesco Casu D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francesco Casu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francesco Casu is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on geophysical phenomena and remote sensing applications.

The scientist has published extensively on several interconnected subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Mechanics of Materials

The main topics covered in Casu's work include:

  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Recent publications emphasize the use of InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) for monitoring Earth surface deformations and volcanic activity. Among these are:

  • "Nation-wide mapping and classification of ground deformation phenomena through the spatial clustering of P-SBAS InSAR measurements: Italy case study" (2022), published in ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • "Automatic Generation of Sentinel-1 Continental Scale DInSAR Deformation Time Series through an Extended P-SBAS Processing Pipeline in a Cloud Computing Environment" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Pre- and Co-Eruptive Analysis of the September 2021 Eruption at Cumbre Vieja Volcano (La Palma, Canary Islands) Through DInSAR Measurements and Analytical Modeling" (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Joint exploitation of space-borne and ground-based multitemporal InSAR measurements for volcano monitoring: The Stromboli volcano case study" (2021), published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Comment on "Pre-Collapse Space Geodetic Observations of Critical Infrastructure: The Morandi Bridge, Genoa, Italy" by Milillo et al. (2019)" (2020), published in Remote Sensing

Frequent publication venues for Casu's work include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Collaborative efforts feature recurring coauthors such as:

  • Riccardo Lanari (32 joint publications)
  • Claudio De Luca (26 joint publications)
  • Michele Manunta (16 joint publications)
  • Manuela Bonano (12 joint publications)
  • Fernando Monterroso (12 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • A quantitative assessment of the SBAS algorithm performance for surface deformation retrieval from DInSAR data

    F. Casu;F. Casu;M. Manzo;M. Manzo;R. Lanari

  • An Overview of the Small BAseline Subset Algorithm: a DInSAR Technique for Surface Deformation Analysis

    Riccardo Lanari;Francesco Casu;Francesco Casu;Mariarosaria Manzo;Mariarosaria Manzo;Giovanni Zeni;Giovanni Zeni

  • Satellite radar interferometry time series analysis of surface deformation for Los Angeles, California

    Riccardo Lanari;Paul Lundgren;Mariarosaria Manzo;Francesco Casu

  • Surface deformation of Long Valley caldera and Mono Basin, California, investigated with the SBAS-InSAR approach

    P. Tizzani;P. Berardino;F. Casu;F. Casu;P. Euillades;P. Euillades

  • Surface deformation analysis in the Ischia Island (Italy) based on spaceborne radar interferometry

    M. Manzo;G.P. Ricciardi;F. Casu;G. Ventura

  • SBAS-DInSAR Parallel Processing for Deformation Time-Series Computation

    Francesco Casu;Stefano Elefante;Pasquale Imperatore;Ivana Zinno

  • Gravity and magma induced spreading of Mount Etna volcano revealed by satellite radar interferometry

    P. Lundgren;F. Casu;M. Manzo;A. Pepe

  • Deformation Time-Series Generation in Areas Characterized by Large Displacement Dynamics: The SAR Amplitude Pixel-Offset SBAS Technique

    F. Casu;A. Manconi;A. Pepe;R. Lanari

  • Geodetic model of the 2016 Central Italy earthquake sequence inferred from InSAR and GPS data

    D. Cheloni;V. De Novellis;M. Albano;A. Antonioli

  • The Parallel SBAS Approach for Sentinel-1 Interferometric Wide Swath Deformation Time-Series Generation: Algorithm Description and Products Quality Assessment

    Michele Manunta;Claudio De Luca;Ivana Zinno;Francesco Casu

  • Magma injection beneath the urban area of Naples: a new mechanism for the 2012-2013 volcanic unrest at Campi Flegrei caldera

    Luca D’Auria;Susi Pepe;Raffaele Castaldo;Flora Giudicepietro

  • Application of the SBAS-DInSAR technique to fault creep: A case study of the Hayward fault, California

    Riccardo Lanari;Francesco Casu;Mariarosaria Manzo;Paul Lundgren

  • Ground deformation and source geometry of the 24 August 2016 Amatrice earthquake (Central Italy) investigated through analytical and numerical modeling of DInSAR measurements and structural-geological data

    G. Lavecchia;R. Castaldo;R. de Nardis;V. De Novellis

  • Mining-related ground deformation in Crescent Valley, Nevada: Implications for sparse GPS networks

    Noel Gourmelen;Falk Amelung;Francesco Casu;Mariarosaria Manzo

  • Deformation and eruptions at Mt. Etna (Italy) : A lesson from 15 years of observations

    Marco Neri;Francesco Casu;Valerio Acocella;Giuseppe Solaro

  • Space-borne radar interferometry techniques for the generation of deformation time series: An advanced tool for Earth's surface displacement analysis

    E. Sansosti;F. Casu;M. Manzo;R. Lanari

  • Surface displacements associated with the L'Aquila 2009 Mw 6.3 earthquake (central Italy): New evidence from SBAS‐DInSAR time series analysis

    R. Lanari;P. Berardino;M. Bonano;F. Casu

  • Magma storage and migration associated with the 2011–2012 El Hierro eruption: Implications for crustal magmatic systems at oceanic island volcanoes

    Pablo J. González;Sergey V. Samsonov;Susi Pepe;Kristy F. Tiampo

  • Volcanic spreading of Vesuvius, a new paradigm for interpreting its volcanic activity

    A. Borgia;P. Tizzani;G. Solaro;M. Manzo

  • An On-Demand Web Tool for the Unsupervised Retrieval of Earth’s Surface Deformation from SAR Data: The P-SBAS Service within the ESA G-POD Environment

    Claudio De Luca;Roberto Cuccu;Stefano Elefante;Ivana Zinno

  • DInSAR Analysis and Analytical Modeling of Mount Etna Displacements: The December 2018 Volcano-Tectonic Crisis

    V. De Novellis;S. Atzori;C. De Luca;M. Manzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Riccardo Lanari
Riccardo Lanari National Research Council (CNR)
Michele Manunta
Michele Manunta National Research Council (CNR)
Antonio Pepe
Antonio Pepe National Research Council (CNR)
Eugenio Sansosti
Eugenio Sansosti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Andrea Manconi
Andrea Manconi ETH Zurich
Valerio Acocella
Valerio Acocella Roma Tre University
Paul Lundgren
Paul Lundgren California Institute of Technology
Marco Neri
Marco Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Gianfranco Fornaro
Gianfranco Fornaro National Research Council (CNR)
Giuseppe Puglisi
Giuseppe Puglisi National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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