Spatial analysis and GIS
The topic gathers works in which location matters. Geographic information systems, satellite remote sensing, spatial econometrics and multi-criteria analysis are used to map ecosystem services, land use, environmental sensitivity, biomass and the distribution of farms. These tools often become decision support systems for land planning. Recent research uses satellite images to estimate crop yields and condition, studies the territorial effects of geographical indications and applies spatial analysis to the location of olive mills, organic waste management and transport.
Description written by AI from the keywords, journals, most-cited works and recent works of the topic.
The last share tells how far the topic passes through few hands: in the field it ranges from 12% to 39%. 21% means that the topic has some reference groups but remains widespread. Signatures are counted, not papers: an article with four authors on the topic weighs four times, because the question is how much of the work passes through few people.
Trend over time and quality of outlets
Documents and citations per year
Journal quartiles (SJR · SCImago)
Attention in the last three years
The topic is declining: citations received by its papers went from 1,972 (2020–2022) to 2,373 (2023–2025), while those of the whole field grew 1.55 times. Citations received in those years by all papers on the topic are counted, including older ones.
Who leads the topic in the last three years
- Iacopo Bernetti · FIRENZE · 224 citations received 2023–2025 from papers on the topic
- Alessandra La Notte · Enti stranieri · 184 citations received 2023–2025 from papers on the topic
- Gianluca Brunori · PISA · 146 citations received 2023–2025 from papers on the topic
- Flavio Lupia · CREA-PB · 142 citations received 2023–2025 from papers on the topic
- Antonio Boggia · PERUGIA · 141 citations received 2023–2025 from papers on the topic
Most active researchers on the topic
By papers on the topic. The last column still shows specialisation, to tell apart those who work on it a lot in absolute terms from those who work on it above all.
Who is most specialised in this topic
Not those who published the most on it, but those who devote the largest share of their output to it compared with the field average. Above 1 there is specialisation; the tick marks parity. Researchers with fewer than three papers on the topic are excluded.
| Name | Institution | Papers on the topic | Specialisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flavio Lupia | CREA – Centro di ricerca Politiche e Bioeconomia | 13 | 12.49 |
| Mauro Viccaro | Università degli Studi della Basilicata | 13 | 11.42 |
| Claudio Fagarazzi | Università degli Studi di Firenze | 11 | 11.24 |
| Marta Debolini | Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici | 12 | 10.66 |
| Giuseppe Pulighe | CREA – Centro di ricerca Politiche e Bioeconomia | 11 | 10.66 |
| Mario Cozzi | Università degli Studi della Basilicata | 14 | 10.35 |
| Sandro Sacchelli | Università degli Studi di Firenze | 18 | 9.73 |
| Severino Romano | Università degli Studi della Basilicata | 14 | 9.59 |
| Francesco Riccioli | Università di Pisa | 13 | 8.12 |
| Iacopo Bernetti | Università degli Studi di Firenze | 16 | 7.66 |
Most active institutions
The number tells how much work on the topic comes from each institution; specialisation tells how much the topic weighs within the institution compared with the field average. A small, focused institution can be more specialised than a large one that does everything.
| Institution | Papers on the topic | Specialisation |
|---|---|---|
| Università degli Studi di Firenze | 86 | 3.29 |
| CREA – Centro di ricerca Politiche e Bioeconomia | 59 | 1.91 |
| Università degli Studi della Basilicata | 57 | 4.34 |
| Università degli Studi di Catania | 51 | 1.08 |
| Università degli Studi di Perugia | 33 | 1.90 |
| Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna | 30 | 0.67 |
| Università degli Studi di Padova | 30 | 0.96 |
| Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro | 26 | 1.55 |
| Università di Pisa | 24 | 1.80 |
| Università degli Studi del Molise | 21 | 2.12 |
Institutions in Italy
- CREA-PB (Roma)46
- Firenze44
- Catania25
- Basilicata (Potenza)24
- Pisa23
- Bologna19
- Padova (Legnaro)19
- Molise (Campobasso)15
International collaboration
Related topics
The topics that most often appear in the same papers. The number is the papers in common.
Recurring keywords
Main journals
- Land Use Policy · 23 papers
- Aestimum · 12 papers
- Land · 8 papers
- Sustainability (Switzerland) · 8 papers
- Ecosystem Services · 6 papers
- Italian Journal of Agronomy · 6 papers
- Journal of Cleaner Production · 6 papers
- Forest Policy and Economics · 5 papers
- IForest · 5 papers
- Italian Review of Agricultural Economics · 5 papers
- Journal of Environmental Management · 5 papers
- Journal of Rural Studies · 5 papers
Most cited publications on the topic
- Mapping ecosystem services for policy support and decision making in the European Union2012 · 848 citations
- Evaluating environmental sensitivity at the basin scale through the use of geographic information systems and remotely sensed data: An example covering the Agri basin (Southern Italy)2000 · 259 citations
- Species distribution modelling to support forest management. A literature review2019 · 235 citations
- Machine learning for ecosystem services2018 · 164 citations
- Assessing, valuing, and mapping ecosystem services in Alpine forests2015 · 164 citations
- Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture2018 · 152 citations
- Linking protection of geographical indications to the environment: Evidence from the European Union olive-oil sector2015 · 133 citations
- Insights and opportunities from mapping ecosystem services of urban green spaces and potentials in planning2016 · 132 citations
- Territorial agrifood systems: A Franco-Italian contribution to the debates over alternative food networks in rural areas2019 · 127 citations
- Spatial multicriteria analysis for sustainability assessment: A new model for decision making2018 · 105 citations