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Giorgio Buonanno 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 Giorgio Buonanno sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 207 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Giorgio Buonanno 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 Giorgio Buonanno sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Giorgio Buonanno is affiliated with the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and medicine, encompassing a range of subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, modeling and simulation, speech and hearing, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics such as infection control and ventilation, air quality and health impacts, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, noise effects and management, climate change and health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, and building energy and comfort optimization.

Among recent publications, Giorgio Buonanno has contributed notable papers including:

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised? (2020, Environment International)
  • Estimation of airborne viral emission: Quanta emission rate of SARS-CoV-2 for infection risk assessment (2020, Environment International)
  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event (2020, Indoor Air)
  • Quantitative assessment of the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Prospective and retrospective applications (2020, Environment International)
  • Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) (2021, Journal of Hospital Infection)

Frequent co-authors in Giorgio Buonanno's research include:

  • Luca Stabile
  • Lídia Morawska
  • J. L. Jiménez
  • Alex Mikszewski
  • Linsey C. Marr

The scientist publishes often in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Building and Environment
  • Environment International
  • Indoor Air

The scope of their research spans the quantification and assessment of airborne transmission risks, especially focusing on SARS-CoV-2, examining viral emission factors and infection risk modeling within indoor environments. These investigations contribute to understanding mechanisms for minimizing airborne infectious diseases, ventilation strategies, and environmental health impacts.

Best Publications

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

    Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Estimation of airborne viral emission: Quanta emission rate of SARS-CoV-2 for infection risk assessment.

    Giorgio Buonanno;Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile;Lidia Morawska

  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event.

    Shelly L Miller;William W Nazaroff;Jose L Jimenez;Atze Boerstra

  • Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment

    L. Morawska;A. Afshari;G. N. Bae;G. Buonanno;G. Buonanno

  • Quantitative assessment of the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Prospective and retrospective applications.

    Giorgio Buonanno;Lidia Morawska;Luca Stabile

  • Particle emission factors during cooking activities

    G Buonanno;Lidia Morawska;L Stabile

  • Airborne particles in indoor environment of homes, schools, offices and aged care facilities: The main routes of exposure

    Lidia Morawska;Godwin Ayoko;G.N. Bae;Giorgio Buonanno

  • Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

    JW Tang;WP Bahnfleth;PM Bluyssen;G Buonanno

  • Effects of air pollution on health: A mapping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

    Fábio Hech Dominski;Joaquim Henrique Lorenzetti Branco;Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile

  • Influential parameters on particle concentration and size distribution in the mainstream of e-cigarettes.

    Fernanda Carmen Fuoco;Giorgio Buonanno;Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile;Paolo Vigo

  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

    Lidia Morawska;Joseph Allen;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Particle emission factors during cooking activities

    G. Buonanno;L. Stabile;L. Morawska

  • Children’s well-being at schools: Impact of climatic conditions and air pollution

    Tunga Salthammer;Erik Uhde;Tobias Schripp;Alexandra Schieweck

  • Urban air quality comparison for bus, tram, subway and pedestrian commutes in Barcelona

    Teresa Moreno;Cristina Reche;Ioar Rivas;Maria Cruz Minguillón

  • Personal exposure to ultrafine particles: The influence of time-activity patterns

    Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile;Lidia Morawska

  • The effect of natural ventilation strategy on indoor air quality in schools

    Luca Stabile;Marco Dell'Isola;Aldo Giovanni Giuliano Russi;Angelamaria Massimo

  • Airborne particle emission of a commercial 3D printer: the effect of filament material and printing temperature.

    Luca Stabile;Mauro Scungio;Giorgio Buonanno;Giorgio Buonanno;Fausto Arpino

  • Aerosol deposition doses in the human respiratory tree of electronic cigarette smokers.

    Maurizio Manigrasso;Giorgio Buonanno;Giorgio Buonanno;Fernanda Carmen Fuoco;Luca Stabile

  • Health effects of daily airborne particle dose in children: direct association between personal dose and respiratory health effects.

    Giorgio Buonanno;Guy B. Marks;Lidia Morawska

  • Tracing surface and airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA inside public buses and subway trains.

    Teresa Moreno;Rosa María Pintó;Albert Bosch;Natalia Moreno

  • Children exposure assessment to ultrafine particles and black carbon: The role of transport and cooking activities

    Giorgio Buonanno;Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile;Lidia Morawska;A. Russi

  • Indoor aerosols : from personal exposure to risk assessment

    L. Morawska;A. Afshari;G.N. Bae;G. Buonanno

Frequent Co-Authors

Luca Stabile
Luca Stabile University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
William W. Nazaroff
William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley
Teresa Moreno
Teresa Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Linsey C. Marr
Linsey C. Marr Virginia Tech
Jarek Kurnitski
Jarek Kurnitski Tallinn University of Technology
Tunga Salthammer
Tunga Salthammer Fraunhofer Society
Otto Hänninen
Otto Hänninen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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