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Massimo Iovino

Massimo Iovino

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
4318
World Ranking
8471
National Ranking
184

Overview

Massimo Iovino is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy, contributing to research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science, Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, and areas related to Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

Their research covers a variety of topics, with a focus on Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, Irrigation Practices and Water Management, Landslides and Related Hazards, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, and Landfill Environmental Impact Studies.

Massimo Iovino has published extensively in several scientific journals. Notable venues where their work has appeared frequently include the Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, Vadose Zone Journal, Water, and Heliyon.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on the interactions between soil properties and environmental factors. Examples of such papers include:

  • "Polyester microplastic fibers in soil increase nitrogen loss via leaching and decrease plant biomass production and N uptake," 2022, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Polyester microplastic fibers affect soil physical properties and erosion as a function of soil type," 2022, SOIL
  • "Estimating the macroscopic capillary length from Beerkan infiltration experiments and its impact on saturated soil hydraulic conductivity predictions," 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Impact of climate, soil properties and grassland cover on soil water repellency," 2020, Geoderma
  • "Compost Amendment Impact on Soil Physical Quality Estimated from Hysteretic Water Retention Curve," 2022, Water

Collaboration is a significant element in their research activity. Frequent coauthors include Vincenzo Bagarello, Mirko Castellini, Gaetano Caltabellotta, Dario Autovino, and Vincenzo Alagna.

Best Publications

  • A simplified falling-head technique for rapid determination of field-saturated hydraulic conductivity

    V. Bagarello;M. Iovino;D. Elrick

  • Influence of Salinity and Sodicity on Soil Structural and Hydraulic Characteristics

    Giuseppina Crescimanno;Massimo Iovino;Giuseppe Provenzano

  • Isoerosivity and erosion risk map for Sicily

    V. Ferro;G. Giordano;M. Iovino

  • Infiltration Measurements for Soil Hydraulic Characterization

    Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo;Vincenzo Bagarello;Massimo Iovino;Laurent Lassabatere

  • Estimation of actual evapotranspiration of Mediterranean perennial crops by means of remote-sensing based surface energy balance models

    M. Minacapilli;C. Agnese;F. Blanda;C. Cammalleri

  • Polyester microplastic fibers in soil increase nitrogen loss via leaching and decrease plant biomass production and N uptake

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  • Field and laboratory approaches for determining sodicity effects on saturated soil hydraulic conductivity

    V. Bagarello;M. Iovino;E. Palazzolo;M. Panno

  • Testing a new automated single ring infiltrometer for Beerkan infiltration experiments

    S. Di Prima;L. Lassabatere;V. Bagarello;M. Iovino

  • High resolution remote estimation of soil surface water content by a thermal inertia approach

    M. Minacapilli;M. Iovino;F. Blanda

  • Comparing Alternative Algorithms to Analyze the Beerkan Infiltration Experiment

    V. Bagarello;S. Di Prima;M. Iovino

  • Wastewater Reuse Effects on Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

    Gaspare Viviani;Massimo Iovino

  • Estimating the USLE soil erodibility factor in Sicily, South Italy

    V. Bagarello;C. Di Stefano;V. Ferro;G. Giordano

  • Thermal Inertia Modeling for Soil Surface Water Content Estimation: A Laboratory Experiment

    M. Minacapilli;C. Cammalleri;G. Ciraolo;F. D'Asaro

  • Soil Physical Quality of Citrus Orchards Under Tillage, Herbicide, and Organic Managements

    Simone Di Prima;Jesús Rodrigo-Comino;Agata Novara;Massimo Iovino

  • Estimating field-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity by a simplified Beerkan infiltration experiment

    V. Bagarello;S. Di Prima;M. Iovino;G. Provenzano

  • MEASURING HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY IN A CRACKING CLAY SOIL USING THE GUELPH PERMEAMETER

    V. Bagarello;M. Iovino;W. D. Reynolds

  • Beerkan Estimation of Soil Transfer parameters (BEST) across soils and scales

    R. Angulo-Jaramillo;V. Bagarello;S. Di Prima;A. Gosset

  • Soil hydraulic properties determined by infiltration experiments and different heights of water pouring

    V. Bagarello;M. Castellini;S. Di Prima;M. Iovino

  • USING STATIC AND DYNAMIC INDICATORS TO EVALUATE SOIL PHYSICAL QUALITY IN A SICILIAN AREA

    Massimo Iovino;Mirko Castellini;Vincenzo Bagarello;Giuseppe Giordano

  • Factors Affecting Measurement of the Near-Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

    Vincenzo Bagarello;Massimo Iovino;Giuseppa Tusa

  • Comparing Physical Quality of Forest and Pasture Soils in a Sicilian Watershed

    C. Agnese;V. Bagarello;G. Baiamonte;M. Iovino

  • Estimating saturated soil hydraulic conductivity by the near steady-state phase of a Beerkan infiltration test

    V. Bagarello;S. Di Prima;M. Iovino

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincenzo Bagarello
Vincenzo Bagarello University of Palermo
Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo
Rafael Angulo-Jaramillo University of Lyon System
Vito Ferro
Vito Ferro University of Palermo
Saskia Keesstra
Saskia Keesstra Wageningen University & Research
Artemi Cerdà
Artemi Cerdà University of Valencia
Jorge Mataix-Solera
Jorge Mataix-Solera Miguel Hernandez University
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino University of Granada
Attilio Toscano
Attilio Toscano University of Bologna
Agata Novara
Agata Novara University of Palermo
Gaspare Viviani
Gaspare Viviani University of Palermo

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