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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4084 3750 91 86 315 6902

Franco Tassi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Franco Tassi between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Franco Tassi published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2015. 44 of the 389 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2015. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 25 publications
1994 2025

389 publications in total across all disciplines

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Franco Tassi: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 5
2003 8
2004 6
2005 5
2006 11
2007 13
2008 9
2009 15
2010 10
2011 13
2012 18
2013 26
2014 23
2015 30
2016 18
2017 27
2018 14
2019 19
2020 21
2021 16
2022 10
2023 18
2024 19
2025 25
Total 389
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Franco Tassi 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 Franco Tassi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 308–317 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 315 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107 315
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Franco Tassi 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 Franco Tassi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Franco Tassi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research spans multiple areas within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing particularly on geochemistry, geophysics, and global planetary change. The scientist has contributed extensively to understanding geochemical processes in natural environments, particularly thermal waters and volcanic systems.

Their recent publications include the following peer-reviewed papers:

  • "Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in solid waste landfill cover soil: Chemical and isotopic composition vs. degradation processes," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "High concentrations of dissolved biogenic methane associated with cyanobacterial blooms in East African lake surface water," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Dissolved organic matter in a tropical saline-alkaline lake of the East African Rift Valley," 2020, Water Research
  • "Insights into the Porretta Terme (northern Apennines, Italy) hydrothermal system revealed by geochemical data on presently discharging thermal waters and paleofluids," 2020, Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • "Nitrogen, helium, and argon reveal the magmatic signature of fumarole gases and episodes of outgassing from upper-crustal magma reservoirs: The case of the Nisyros caldera (Aegean Arc, Greece)," 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Frequent co-authors in Tassi's publications include:

  • Orlando Vaselli
  • Stefanía Venturi
  • Francesco Capecchiacci
  • Jacopo Cabassi
  • Antonio Randazzo

Key publication venues for this scientist's work are:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Geothermics

Their main academic fields of study include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Subfields frequently addressed in their research are:

  • Geophysics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Ecology

Research topics explored by Franco Tassi encompass:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

This scientist's contributions include a considerable body of work focusing on the geochemical characterization of volcanic and hydrothermal systems, as well as investigations into environmental gas dynamics and isotope geochemistry. Their publications cover a range of environments, including landfill cover soils, tropical saline-alkaline lakes, and volcanic calderas.

Best Publications

  • Geochemistry of Quaternary travertines in the region north of Rome (Italy): structural, hydrologic and paleoclimatic implications

    A. Minissale;D.M. Kerrick;G. Magro;M.T. Murrell

  • Fluid geochemistry of hydrothermal systems in the Arica-Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta regions (northern Chile)

    F. Tassi;F. Aguilera;F. Aguilera;T. Darrah;T. Darrah;O. Vaselli

  • Geochemical modeling of CO2 storage in deep reservoirs: The Weyburn Project (Canada) case study

    Barbara Cantucci;Giordano Montegrossi;Orlando Vaselli;Franco Tassi

  • January 2002 volcano‐tectonic eruption of Nyiragongo volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Dario Tedesco;Orlando Vaselli;Paolo Papale;Simon A Carn

  • Sulfur species in volcanic gases.

    Giordano Montegrossi;Franco Tassi;Orlando Vaselli;and Antonella Buccianti

  • Origin and evolution of ‘intracratonic’ thermal fluids from central-western peninsular India

    A. Minissale;O. Vaselli;D. Chandrasekharam;G. Magro

  • Water and gas chemistry at Lake Kivu (DRC): Geochemical evidence of vertical and horizontal heterogeneities in a multibasin structure

    Franco Tassi;Orlando Vaselli;D. Tedesco;D. Tedesco;G. Montegrossi

  • A geochemical traverse across the Eastern Carpathians (Romania): constraints on the origin and evolution of the mineral water and gas discharges

    O Vaselli;A Minissale;F Tassi;G Magro

  • Past, present and future of volcanic lake monitoring

    Dmitri Rouwet;Franco Tassi;Franco Tassi;Raúl Mora-Amador;Laura Sandri

  • Hydrogeochemistry and strontium isotopes in the Arno River Basin (Tuscany, Italy): Constraints on natural controls by statistical modeling

    B. Nisi;A. Buccianti;O. Vaselli;G. Perini

  • Source conditions and degradation processes of light hydrocarbons in volcanic gases: an example from El ChichÓn volcano (Chiapas State, Mexico)

    Bruno Capaccioni;Yuri Taran;Franco Tassi;Orlando Vaselli

  • Evolution of fluid geochemistry at the Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) from 1998 to 2008

    O. Vaselli;Franco Tassi;E. Duarte;E. Fernandez

  • Origins of methane discharging from volcanic-hydrothermal, geothermal and cold emissions in Italy

    F. Tassi;J. Fiebig;O. Vaselli;M. Nocentini

  • Gas geochemistry of the magmatic-hydrothermal fluid reservoir in the Copahue–Caviahue Volcanic Complex (Argentina)

    M. Agusto;F. Tassi;F. Tassi;A.T. Caselli;O. Vaselli;O. Vaselli

  • Submarine gas burst at Panarea Island (southern Italy) on 3 November 2002: A magmatic versus hydrothermal episode

    Bruno Capaccioni;Franco Tassi;Orlando Vaselli;Orlando Vaselli;Dario Tedesco

  • The magmatic- and hydrothermal-dominated fumarolic system at the Active Crater of Lascar volcano, northern Chile

    F. Tassi;F. Aguilera;O. Vaselli;E. Medina

  • Gas chemistry of the Dallol region of the Danakil Depression in the Afar region of the northern-most East African Rift

    Thomas H. Darrah;Dario Tedesco;Franco Tassi;Orlando Vaselli

  • Fluid geochemistry and geothermometry in the western sector of the Sabatini Volcanic District and the Tolfa Mountains (Central Italy)

    D. Cinti;M. Procesi;F. Tassi;G. Montegrossi

  • Chemical composition of fumarolic gases and spring discharges from El Chichòn volcano, Mexico: causes and implications of the changes detected over the period 1998-2000

    F. Tassi;O. Vaselli;B. Capaccioni;J.L. Macias

  • Gas isotopic signatures (He, C, and Ar) in the Lake Kivu region (western branch of the East African rift system): Geodynamic and volcanological implications

    D. Tedesco;F. Tassi;O. Vaselli;O. Vaselli;R. J. Poreda

Frequent Co-Authors

Orlando Vaselli
Orlando Vaselli University of Florence
Bruno Capaccioni
Bruno Capaccioni University of Bologna
Angelo Minissale
Angelo Minissale National Research Council (CNR)
Walter D'Alessandro
Walter D'Alessandro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Giovanni Chiodini
Giovanni Chiodini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Dario Tedesco
Dario Tedesco University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Robert J. Poreda
Robert J. Poreda University of Rochester
Jens Fiebig
Jens Fiebig Goethe University Frankfurt
Stefano Caliro
Stefano Caliro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Thomas H. Darrah
Thomas H. Darrah The Ohio State University

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