2026 Giorgio Buonanno: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	61	2762	2638	36	36	207	14553

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

1388
Citations
Estimation of airborne viral emission: Quanta emission rate of SARS-CoV-2 for infection risk assessment.

Giorgio Buonanno;Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile;Lidia Morawska

859
Citations
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

780
Citations
Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment

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

493
Citations
Quantitative assessment of the risk of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Prospective and retrospective applications.

Giorgio Buonanno;Lidia Morawska;Luca Stabile

482
Citations
Particle emission factors during cooking activities

G Buonanno;Lidia Morawska;L Stabile

450
Citations
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

368
Citations
Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

JW Tang;WP Bahnfleth;PM Bluyssen;G Buonanno

355
Citations
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

338
Citations
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

307
Citations
A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

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

290
Citations
Particle emission factors during cooking activities

G. Buonanno;L. Stabile;L. Morawska

288
Citations
Children’s well-being at schools: Impact of climatic conditions and air pollution

Tunga Salthammer;Erik Uhde;Tobias Schripp;Alexandra Schieweck

212
Citations
Urban air quality comparison for bus, tram, subway and pedestrian commutes in Barcelona

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

198
Citations
Personal exposure to ultrafine particles: The influence of time-activity patterns

Giorgio Buonanno;Luca Stabile;Lidia Morawska

190
Citations
The effect of natural ventilation strategy on indoor air quality in schools

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

187
Citations
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

171
Citations
Aerosol deposition doses in the human respiratory tree of electronic cigarette smokers.

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

164
Citations
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

164
Citations
Tracing surface and airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA inside public buses and subway trains.

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

162
Citations
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

152
Citations
Indoor aerosols : from personal exposure to risk assessment

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

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Luca Stabile University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology

Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council

Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder

William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley

Teresa Moreno Spanish National Research Council

Linsey C. Marr Virginia Tech

Jarek Kurnitski Tallinn University of Technology

Tunga Salthammer Fraunhofer Society

Otto Hänninen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

External Links

Personal website of Giorgio Buonanno

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