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Paola Fermo 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 Paola Fermo sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Paola Fermo 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 Paola Fermo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paola Fermo is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in fields intersecting arts, environmental science, and earth sciences. Their work spans diverse domains including conservation, environmental engineering, and the analysis of cultural heritage materials.

Their research encompasses several main fields of study:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their subfields of study include:
  • Conservation
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Archeology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering

The principal topics covered in their work are:
  • Conservation Techniques and Studies
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Fermo's recent notable publications include:

  • "Improving indoor air quality through an air purifier able to reduce aerosol particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs): Experimental results" (2021), published in Environmental Research
  • "A 1-year characterization of organic aerosol composition and sources using an extractive electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (EESI-TOF)" (2020), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "The environmental impact of air pollution on the built heritage of historic Cairo (Egypt)" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Pigments on Roman Wall Painting and Stucco Fragments from the Monte d'Oro Area (Rome): A Multi-Technique Approach" (2020), published in Applied Sciences
  • "The combined use of SEM-EDX, Raman, ATR-FTIR and visible reflectance techniques for the characterisation of Roman wall painting pigments from Monte d'Oro area (Rome): an insight into red, yellow and pink shades" (2021), published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Paola Fermo's frequent coauthors include:

  • Valeria Comite
  • Andrea Bergomi
  • Vittoria Guglielmi
  • Chiara Andrea Lombardi
  • Mattia Borelli

The scientist regularly publishes in several journals such as:

  • Applied Sciences
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Microchemical Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

The scope of their work frequently intersects environmental challenges related to air quality and the preservation of cultural heritage materials, combining methodologies from both environmental science and conservation disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The impact of fireworks on airborne particles

    Roberta Vecchi;Vera Bernardoni;Diana Cricchio;Alessandra D’Alessandro

  • Solar photoactivity of nano-N-TiO2 from tertiary amine: role of defects and paramagnetic species

    Francesca Spadavecchia;Giuseppe Cappelletti;Silvia Ardizzone;Claudia L. Bianchi

  • Spatial and seasonal variability of carbonaceous aerosol across Italy

    Silvia Sandrini;Sandro Fuzzi;Andrea Piazzalunga;Paolo Prati

  • Characterization and source apportionment of organic aerosol using offline aerosol mass spectrometry

    K. R. Daellenbach;C. Bozzetti;A. Křepelová;F. Canonaco

  • Multi-wavelength optical determination of black and brown carbon in atmospheric aerosols

    Dario Massabo;L. Caponi;V. Bernardoni;Maria Chiara Bove

  • PM10 source apportionment in Milan (Italy) using time-resolved data.

    Vera Bernardoni;Roberta Vecchi;Gianluigi Valli;Andrea Piazzalunga

  • Heterogeneous distribution of metal nanocrystals in glazes of historical pottery

    I Borgia;B Brunetti;I Mariani;A Sgamellotti

  • Characterization of atmospheric aerosols at Monte Cimone, Italy, during summer 2004: Source apportionment and transport mechanisms

    F. Marenco;P. Bonasoni;F. Calzolari;M. Ceriani

  • A mass closure and PMF source apportionment study on the sub-micron sized aerosol fraction at urban sites in Italy

    R. Vecchi;M. Chiari;A. D’Alessandro;P. Fermo

  • Long-term chemical analysis and organic aerosol source apportionment at nine sites in central Europe: source identification and uncertainty assessment

    Kaspar R. Daellenbach;Giulia Stefenelli;Carlo Bozzetti;Athanasia Vlachou

  • Sources for PM air pollution in the Po Plain, Italy: I. Critical comparison of methods for estimating biomass burning contributions to benzo(a)pyrene

    C.A. Belis;J. Cancelinha;M. Duane;V. Forcina

  • Yellow Pr-zircon pigments: The role of praseodymium and of the mineralizer

    Giulia Del Nero;Giuseppe Cappelletti;Silvia Ardizzone;Paola Fermo

  • Smart hybrid coatings for natural stones conservation

    G. Cappelletti;P. Fermo;M. Camiloni

  • ECOC comparison exercise with identical thermal protocols after temperature offset correction – instrument diagnostics by in-depth evaluation of operational parameters

    P. Panteliadis;T. Hafkenscheid;B. Cary;E. Diapouli

  • Organic and inorganic sampling artefacts assessment

    R. Vecchi;G. Valli;P. Fermo;A. D'Alessandro

  • Organic aerosol source apportionment by offline-AMS over a full year in Marseille

    Carlo Bozzetti;Imad El Haddad;Dalia Salameh;Kaspar Rudolf Daellenbach

  • Radiocarbon analysis of elemental and organic carbon in Switzerland during winter-smog episodes from 2008 to 2012 – Part 1: Source apportionment and spatial variability

    Peter Zotter;V.G. Ciobanu;V.G. Ciobanu;Y.L. Zhang;Imad El-Haddad

  • How the masters in Umbria, Italy, generated and used nanoparticles in art fabrication during the Renaissance period

    G. Padeletti;P. Fermo

  • Estimates of Wood Burning Contribution to PM by the Macro-Tracer Method Using Tailored Emission Factors

    A. Piazzalunga;C. Belis;V. Bernardoni;O. Cazzuli

  • Technical Note: On the effect of water-soluble compounds removal on EC quantification by TOT analysis in urban aerosol samples

    A. Piazzalunga;V. Bernardoni;P. Fermo;G. Valli

  • Improving indoor air quality through an air purifier able to reduce aerosol particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs): Experimental results.

    Paola Fermo;Begoña Artíñano;Gianluigi De Gennaro;Antonio Marco Pantaleo

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Piazzalunga
Andrea Piazzalunga University of Milan
Roberta Vecchi
Roberta Vecchi University of Milan
Gianluigi Valli
Gianluigi Valli University of Milan
Silvia Nava
Silvia Nava National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Silvia Becagli
Silvia Becagli University of Florence
Franco Lucarelli
Franco Lucarelli National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Corrado L. Galli
Corrado L. Galli University of Milan
Antonella Rossi
Antonella Rossi University of Cagliari
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute

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