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Stefano Polesello

Stefano Polesello

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
5831
World Ranking
7209
National Ranking
7

Stefano Polesello 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 Stefano Polesello sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 113 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefano Polesello 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 Stefano Polesello sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stefano Polesello is affiliated with IRSA in Poland and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on areas such as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis; environmental chemistry; atmospheric science; infectious diseases; and biomedical engineering.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Biosensors and analytical detection
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Stefano Polesello's work has appeared frequently in several publication venues, demonstrating an ongoing engagement with peer-reviewed scientific discourse. Common venues for their research include:

  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Stefano Polesello include:

  • Presence and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewaters and rivers (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • What's in the water? - Target and suspect screening of contaminants of emerging concern in raw water and drinking water from Europe and Asia (2021), published in Water Research
  • Presence and vitality of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewaters and rivers (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The NORMAN Association and the European Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC): let's cooperate! (2020), published in Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Fish from European Lakes: Current Contamination Status, Sources, and Perspectives for Monitoring (2020), published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Collaborative work is also an important aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Sara Valsecchi, Claudia Ferrario, Francesca Cappelli, Claudio Roscioli, and Roberta Bettinetti.

Best Publications

  • Presence and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewaters and rivers.

    Sara Giordana Rimoldi;Fabrizio Stefani;Anna Gigantiello;Stefano Polesello

  • COMMON IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (2000/60/EC). Guidance Document No. 32 ON BIOTA MONITORING (THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQSBIOTA) UNDER THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

    Karin Deutsch;Delphine Leroy;Claude Belpaire;Klaas den Haan

  • The European technical report on aquatic effect-based monitoring tools under the water framework directive

    Ann-Sofie Wernersson;Mario Carere;Chiara Maggi;Petr Tusil

  • Occurrence of priority hazardous PAHs in water, suspended particulate matter, sediment and common eels (Anguilla anguilla) in the urban stretch of the River Tiber (Italy)

    Luisa Patrolecco;Nicoletta Ademollo;Silvio Capri;Romano Pagnotta

  • Sources and fate of perfluorinated compounds in the aqueous environment and in drinking water of a highly urbanized and industrialized area in Italy

    Sara Castiglioni;Sara Valsecchi;Stefano Polesello;Marianna Rusconi

  • Occurrence and sources of perfluoroalkyl acids in Italian river basins

    Sara Valsecchi;Marianna Rusconi;Michela Mazzoni;Gaetano Viviano

  • Effect-based and chemical analytical methods to monitor estrogens under the European Water Framework Directive

    Sarah Könemann;Sarah Könemann;Robert Kase;Eszter Simon;Kees Swart

  • Presence and vitality of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewaters and rivers

    Sara Giordana Rimoldi;Fabrizio Stefani;Anna Gigantiello;Stefano Polesello

  • Partition of Nonylphenol and Related Compounds Among Different Aquatic Compartments in Tiber River (Central Italy)

    Luisa Patrolecco;Silvio Capri;Silvia De Angelis;Romano Pagnotta

  • Deriving environmental quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and related short chain perfluorinated alkyl acids.

    Sara Valsecchi;Daniela Conti;Riccardo Crebelli;Stefano Polesello

  • What's in the water? - Target and suspect screening of contaminants of emerging concern in raw water and drinking water from Europe and Asia.

    Rikard Tröger;Hanwei Ren;Daqiang Yin;Cristina Postigo

  • Screening and risk management solutions for steroidal estrogens in surface and wastewater

    Robert Kase;Barbora Javurkova;Eszter Simon;Kees Swart

  • Determination of perfluorinated compounds in aquatic organisms: a review.

    Sara Valsecchi;Marianna Rusconi;Stefano Polesello

  • THE MIRAGE TOOLBOX: AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR TEMPORARY STREAMS

    N. Prat;F. Gallart;D. Von Schiller;S. Polesello

  • The NORMAN Association and the European Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC): let’s cooperate!

    Valeria Dulio;Jan Koschorreck;Bert van Bavel;Paul van den Brink

  • Uptake and translocation of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) in red chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) under various treatments with pre-contaminated soil and irrigation water.

    Andrea Gredelj;Carlo Nicoletto;Sara Valsecchi;Claudia Ferrario

  • Surrogate measures for providing high frequency estimates of total phosphorus concentrations in urban watersheds.

    Gaetano Viviano;Franco Salerno;Emanuela Chiara Manfredi;Stefano Polesello

  • Suspect screening of wastewaters to trace anti-COVID-19 drugs: Potential adverse effects on aquatic environment

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  • Determination of acrylamide in drinking water by large-volume direct injection and ion-exclusion chromatography-mass spectrometry.

    S Cavalli;S Polesello;G Saccani

  • Chemical composition of freshsnow samples from the southern slope of Mt. Everest region (Khumbu-Himal region, Nepal)

    A. Marinoni;S. Polesello;C. Smiraglia;S. Valsecchi

  • Biomarkers of exposure and effect in flounder (Platichthys flesus) exposed to sediments of the Adriatic sea.

    L. Vigano;Attilio Arillo;Carla Falugi;Federico Melodia

  • Determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals in environmental solid matrices by extraction with a non-ionic surfactant (Tween 80).

    L Patrolecco;S Capri;S De Angelis;S Polesello

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerio Matozzo
Valerio Matozzo University of Padua
Maria Gabriella Marin
Maria Gabriella Marin University of Padua
Georg Hanke
Georg Hanke European Commission Joint Research Centre
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt
Claudio Smiraglia
Claudio Smiraglia University of Milan
Klára Hilscherová
Klára Hilscherová Masaryk University
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Giovanni Bidoglio
Giovanni Bidoglio European Union
Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Mira Petrovic
Mira Petrovic Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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