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Simona Scollo publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simona Scollo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 171 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Simona Scollo D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simona Scollo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Simona Scollo is affiliated with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with an emphasis on Environmental Science. Their scholarly work spans several interconnected subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research topics incorporate a range of geological and atmospheric phenomena. These include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Landslides and Related Hazards, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Simona Scollo has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • The Independent Volcanic Eruption Source Parameter Archive (IVESPA, version 1.0): A new observational database to support explosive eruptive column model validation and development (2021, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research)
  • Near Real-Time Monitoring of the Christmas 2018 Etna Eruption Using SEVIRI and Products Validation (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Investigation of Volcanic Emissions in the Mediterranean: "The Etna-Antikythera Connection" (2020, Atmosphere)
  • Examples of Multi-Sensor Determination of Eruptive Source Parameters of Explosive Events at Mount Etna (2021, Remote Sensing)
  • Small-scale volcanic aerosols variability, processes and direct radiative impact at Mount Etna during the EPL-RADIO campaigns (2020, Scientific Reports)

The venues where Simona Scollo most frequently publishes include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent collaborators in their work comprise:

  • Luigi Mereu
  • Costanza Bonadonna
  • Michele Prestifilippo
  • Frank S. Marzano
  • Samantha Engwell

Best Publications

  • Tephra fallout of 2001 Etna flank eruption: Analysis of the deposit and plume dispersion

    Simona Scollo;Paola Del Carlo;Mauro Coltelli

  • The 4–5 September 2007 lava fountain at South-East Crater of Mt Etna, Italy

    Daniele Andronico;Antonio Cristaldi;Simona Scollo

  • Monitoring and forecasting Etna volcanic plumes

    S. Scollo;M. Prestifilippo;G. Spata;M. D'Agostino

  • The 2002–03 Etna explosive activity: Tephra dispersal and features of the deposits

    Daniele Andronico;Simona Scollo;Simona Caruso;Antonio Cristaldi

  • Eruption column height estimation of the 2011-2013 Etna lava fountains

    Simona Scollo;Michele Prestifilippo;Emilio Pecora;Stefano Corradini

  • Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty estimation for tephra dispersal models

    Simona Scollo;Stefano Tarantola;Costanza Bonadonna;Mauro Coltelli

  • Determination of the largest clast sizes of tephra deposits for the characterization of explosive eruptions: a study of the IAVCEI commission on tephra hazard modelling

    Costanza Bonadonna;Raffaello Cioni;Marco Pistolesi;Charles B. Connor

  • A parametric and comparative study of different tephra fallout models

    S. Scollo;A. Folch;A. Costa

  • Monitoring the December 2015 summit eruptions of Mt. Etna (Italy): Implications on eruptive dynamics

    R.A. Corsaro;D. Andronico;B. Behncke;S. Branca

  • A Multi-Sensor Approach for Volcanic Ash Cloud Retrieval and Eruption Characterization: The 23 November 2013 Etna Lava Fountain

    Stefano Corradini;Mario Montopoli;Lorenzo Guerrieri;Matteo Ricci

  • Monitoring ash emission episodes at Mt. Etna : The 16 November 2006 case study

    Daniele Andronico;Simona Scollo;Antonio Cristaldi;Ferruccio Ferrari

  • The Independent Volcanic Eruption Source Parameter Archive (IVESPA, version 1.0): A new observational database to support explosive eruptive column model validation and development

    Thomas J. Aubry;Samantha Engwell;Costanza Bonadonna;Guillaume Carazzo

  • Near-Real-Time Tephra Fallout Assessment at Mt. Etna, Italy

    Simona Scollo;Michele Prestifilippo;Costanza Bonadonna;Raffaello Cioni

  • Unexpected hazards from tephra fallouts at Mt Etna: The 23 November 2013 lava fountain

    Daniele Andronico;Simona Scollo;Antonio Cristaldi

  • Representivity of incompletely sampled fall deposits in estimating eruption source parameters: a test using the 12–13 January 2011 lava fountain deposit from Mt. Etna volcano, Italy

    Daniele Andronico;Simona Scollo;Antonio Cristaldi;Maria Deborah Lo Castro

  • MISR observations of Etna volcanic plumes

    S. Scollo;R. A. Kahn;D. L. Nelson;M. Coltelli

  • Investigation of Volcanic Emissions in the Mediterranean: "The Etna─Antikythera Connection"

    Anna Kampouri;Vassilis Amiridis;Stavros Solomos;Anna Gialitaki

  • Tephra hazard assessment at Mt. Etna (Italy)

    S. Scollo;M. Coltelli;Costanza Bonadonna;P. Del Carlo

  • Near Real-Time Monitoring of the Christmas 2018 Etna Eruption Using SEVIRI and Products Validation

    Stefano Corradini;Lorenzo Guerrieri;Dario Stelitano;Giuseppe Salerno

  • Near-source Doppler radar monitoring of tephra plumes at Etna

    F. Donnadieu;P. Freville;C. Hervier;M. Coltelli

  • Characterization of shape and terminal velocity of tephra particles erupted during the 2002 eruption of Etna volcano, Italy

    M. Coltelli;L. Miraglia;S. Scollo

  • Eruption dynamics and tephra dispersal from the 24 November 2006 paroxysm at South-East Crater, Mt Etna, Italy

    Daniele Andronico;Simona Scollo;Maria Deborah Lo Castro;Antonio Cristaldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro Coltelli
Mauro Coltelli National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Daniele Andronico
Daniele Andronico National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Costanza Bonadonna
Costanza Bonadonna University of Geneva
Antonio Costa
Antonio Costa National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Raffaello Cioni
Raffaello Cioni University of Florence
Frank S. Marzano
Frank S. Marzano Sapienza University of Rome
Giuseppe Salerno
Giuseppe Salerno National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Tommaso Caltabiano
Tommaso Caltabiano National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Jacopo Taddeucci
Jacopo Taddeucci National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Augusto Neri
Augusto Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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