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85
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Maria Cristina Facchini 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 Maria Cristina Facchini sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 242 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Cristina Facchini 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 Maria Cristina Facchini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Maria Cristina Facchini is affiliated with the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant number of publications in the subfields of Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Clinical Psychology, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work are centered on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Vehicle emissions and performance, Climate Change and Health Impacts, and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting.

Frequent publication venues include Atmosphere, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, and Scientific Reports.

Key recent papers by Maria Cristina Facchini include:

  • The impact of biomass burning and aqueous-phase processing on air quality: a multi-year source apportionment study in the Po Valley, Italy (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • Shipborne measurements of Antarctic submicron organic aerosols: an NMR perspective linking multiple sources and bioregions (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • A comparison of new particle formation events in the boundary layer at three different sites in Europe (2024, Helda (University of Helsinki))
  • The SALTENA Experiment: Comprehensive Observations of Aerosol Sources, Formation, and Processes in the South American Andes (2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)
  • Linking Marine Biological Activity to Aerosol Chemical Composition and Cloud-Relevant Properties Over the North Atlantic Ocean (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Maria Cristina Facchini include Stefano Decesari, Marco Paglione, Matteo Rinaldi, Stefania Gilardoni, and Silvia Sandrini.

Best Publications

  • Organic aerosol and global climate modelling: a review

    M. Kanakidou;J. H. Seinfeld;S. N. Pandis;I. Barnes

  • Biogenically driven organic contribution to marine aerosol.

    Colin D. O'Dowd;Maria Cristina Facchini;Fabrizia Cavalli;Darius Ceburnis

  • A European aerosol phenomenology—1: physical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe

    Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jean-P Putaud;Urs Baltensperger

  • Particulate matter, air quality and climate: Lessons learned and future needs

    S. Fuzzi;U. Baltensperger;K. Carslaw;S. Decesari

  • Cloud albedo enhancement by surface-active organic solutes in growing droplets

    Maria Cristina Facchini;Mihaela Mircea;Sandro Fuzzi;Robert J. Charlson

  • Atmospheric composition change: Ecosystems–Atmosphere interactions

    D. Fowler;Kim Pilegaard;M.A. Sutton;Per Ambus

  • The effect of physical and chemical aerosol properties on warm cloud droplet activation

    G. Mcfiggans;P. Artaxo;Urs Baltensperger;H. Coe

  • Inorganic, organic and macromolecular components of fine aerosol in different areas of Europe in relation to their water solubility

    S. Zappoli;A. Andracchio;S. Fuzzi;M.C. Facchini

  • Primary submicron marine aerosol dominated by insoluble organic colloids and aggregates

    Maria Cristina Facchini;Matteo Rinaldi;Stefano Decesari;Claudio Carbone

  • Characterization of water-soluble organic compounds in atmospheric aerosol: A new approach

    Stefano Decesari;Maria Cristina Facchini;Sandro Fuzzi;Emilio Tagliavini

  • Water-soluble organic compounds in biomass burning aerosols over Amazonia 2. Apportionment of the chemical composition and importance of the polyacidic fraction

    O. L. Mayol-Bracero;P. Guyon;B. Graham;G. Roberts

  • Advances in characterization of size-resolved organic matter in marine aerosol over the North Atlantic

    F. Cavalli;M.C. Facchini;S. Decesari;Mihaela Mircea

  • Important source of marine secondary organic aerosol from biogenic amines.

    Maria Cristina Facchini;Stefano Decesari;Matteo Rinaldi;Claudio Carbone

  • Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions.

    Stefania Gilardoni;Paola Massoli;Marco Paglione;Lara Giulianelli

  • Hygroscopic growth and critical supersaturations for mixed aerosol particles of inorganic and organic compounds of atmospheric relevance

    B. Svenningsson;J. Rissler;E. Swietlicki;M. Mircea

  • Surface tension of atmospheric wet aerosol and cloud/fog droplets in relation to their organic carbon content and chemical composition

    Maria Cristina Facchini;Stefano Decesari;Mihaela Mircea;Sandro Fuzzi

  • General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) - integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales

    M. Kulmala;A. Asmi;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;U. Baltensperger

  • Chemical features and seasonal variation of fine aerosol water-soluble organic compounds in the Po Valley, Italy

    S. Decesari;M.C. Facchini;E. Matta;F. Lettini

  • Surface tension prevails over solute effect in organic-influenced cloud droplet activation

    Jurgita Ovadnevaite;Andreas Zuend;Ari Laaksonen;Ari Laaksonen;Kevin J. Sanchez

  • Atmospheric Brown Clouds in the Himalayas: first two years of continuous observations at the Nepal Climate Observatory-Pyramid (5079 m)

    P. Bonasoni;Paolo Laj;A. Marinoni;M. Sprenger

  • On the roles of sulphuric acid and low-volatility organic vapours in the initial steps of atmospheric new particle formation

    P. Paasonen;T. Nieminen;E. Asmi;H. E. Manninen

  • Water-soluble organic compounds in biomass burning aerosols over Amazonia: 1. Characterization by NMR and GC-MS : Large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in Amazonia (LBA)

    Bim Graham;Olga L. Mayol-Bracero;Pascal Guyon;Gregory C. Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandro Fuzzi
Sandro Fuzzi Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Stefano Decesari
Stefano Decesari Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Matteo Rinaldi
Matteo Rinaldi Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway
Darius Ceburnis
Darius Ceburnis University of Galway
Mihaela Mircea
Mihaela Mircea National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Axel Berner
Axel Berner University of Vienna
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research

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