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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

In progress & under review articles

  1. Prăvălie R., Panagos P., Borrelli P., Patriche C., Niculiță M., Necula N., Bandoc G., Sîrodoev I., 2026. Modelling the statistical relationships between land degradation and crop productivity across Europe. Agricultural Systems (in the process of submission), Impact factor 6.2, AIS 1.3, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  2. Borrelli P., Panagos P., Prăvălie R., Robinson D.A., Modugno S., Alewell C., 2026. MEDALUS-R: A revised framework for large-scale spatiotemporal assessment of desertification susceptibility. International Soil and Water Conservation Research (under review), Impact factor 8.3, AIS 1.5, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  3. Patriche C., Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Panagos P., Matthews F., Săvulescu I., Diaconu I., Olariu B., Ovreiu A.B., Vîrghileanu M., Necula N., Mirea A., Bizdadea C., Nica M.A., Pastor I., Jipa A., Tișcovschi A., Bandoc G., Mănoiu V., Iordache Ș., 2026. Recent spatio-temporal trends of soil erosion by water in Romania under climate and land-cover dynamics. Pedosphere (under review), Impact factor 7, AIS 1, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

Published articles

  1. Nica M.A., Prăvălie R., Necula N., 2026. Modelling the spatial patterns and recent trends of multiple air pollutants in Romania based on long-term gridded EMEP data. Environmental Pollution 407, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128632. Impact factor 7.2, AIS 1.4, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  2. Ovreiu A.B., Niculiţă M., Prăvălie R., Săvulescu I., Olariu B., Andra-Topârceanu A., Necula N., Birsan M.V., Oprea C.R., Petre F.B., Diaconu I., Bizdadea C., Mirea A., 2026. Spatial modelling of potential rockfall occurrence in Romania using the Weight of Evidence method. Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-58784-5. Impact factor 4.9, AIS 1, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  3. Prăvălie R., Necula N., Borrelli P., Panagos P., Lugato E., Ballabio C., Hassani A., Koppa A., Patriche C., Tișcovschi A., Bandoc G., Roșca B., 2025. A pan-European spatial inventory of agricultural land degradation. International Soil and Water Conservation Research 14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2026.100613. Impact factor 8.3, AIS 1.5, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  4. Shokri N., Robinson D.A., Afshar M., Alewell C., Aminzadeh M., Arthur E., Broothaerts N., Campbell G.A., Eklund L., Gupta S., Harper R., Hassani A., Hohenegger C., Keller T., Kiener M., Lebron I., Madani K., Marwala T., Matthews F., Moldrup P., Nemes A., Panagos P., Prăvălie R., Rillig M.C., Saggau P., Shokri‐Kuehni S.M., Smith P., Thomas A., Wollesen de Jonge L., Or, D., 2025. Rethinking global soil degradation: Drivers, impacts, and solutions. Reviews of Geophysics 63, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025RG000883. Impact factor 38.5, AIS 12.4, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  5. Borrelli P., Matthews F., Saggau P., Manzaneda A.J., Panagos P., Kaffas K., Alewell C., 2025. Unsustainably losing ground. Nature Sustainability 8, 986–989. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01628-3. Impact factor 32.1, AIS 9.8, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  6. Borrelli P., Matthews F., Alewell C., Kaffas K., Poesen J., Saggau P., Prăvălie R., Vanmaercke M., Panagos P., 2025. A hybrid in situ and on-screen survey to monitor gully erosion across the European Union. Scientific Data 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05074-w. Impact factor 7.2, AIS 2.6, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

  7. Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Panagos P., Ballabio C., Lugato E., Chappell A., Miguez-Macho G., Maggi F., Peng J., Niculiță M., Roșca B., Patriche C., Dumitrașcu M., Bandoc G., Nita I.A., Birsan M.V., 2024. A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe. Nature Communications 15, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48252-x. Impact factor 15.7, AIS 5.6, red zone (Q1 category in Web of Science).

Presentations at international conferences

Abroad
  1. Borrelli P., 2026. Mapping gully erosion across the European Union. 23rd World Congress of Soil Science, June 7–12, Nanjing, China.
  2. Borrelli P., Panagos P., Prăvălie R., Alewell C., 2026. Pan-European monitoring of gully erosion: Spatial patterns, land-use controls and implications for soil security. European Geosciences Union (EGU), May 3–8, Vienna, Austria.
  3. Borrelli P., 2025. Advances in soil erosion modelling and monitoring in Europe. Soil challenges and solutions in the Mediterranean, 5th EUSO Stakeholders Forum, EU Soil Observatory (EUSO), October 9, Rome, Italy.
  4. Borrelli P., 2025. Advancing global soil erosion assessment: Modelling, mapping, hotspots, and resilience strategies. 6th WASWAC World Conference Resilient Landscapes, September 15–17, Rabat, Morocco.
  5. Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Necula N., Bandoc G., Patriche C., 2025. An integrated multi-process evaluation of land degradation in Europe. TERRAenVISION 2025 – Nature-based solutions to facilitate the transitions for living within the planetary boundaries, July 8–11, Granada, Spain.
  6. Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Panagos P., Bandoc G., 2024. A global examination of arable land multi-degradation. Centennial Celebration and Congress of the International Union of Soil Sciences, May 19–21, Florence, Italy.
  7. Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Panagos P., Niculiță M., Bandoc G., Patriche C., Roșca B., 2024. Towards a unifying approach of land degradation in Europe. European Geosciences Union (EGU), April 14–19, Vienna, Austria.
In Romania
  1. Prăvălie R., Necula N., Borrelli P., Patriche C., Roșca B., 2025. A pan-European multi-process and multi-scale assessment of agricultural land degradation: Towards an integrated geographical approach for sustainable development in Europe. International Conference “Dimitrie Cantemir”, 45th Edition, October 24–26, Iași, Romania.
  2. Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Niculiță M., Necula N., Bandoc G., 2024. Exploring the multidimensional land degradation crisis in Europe and Romania. The 3rd International Conference on Re-shaping Territories, Environment and Societies: New Challenges for Geography, November 15–16, Bucharest, Romania.
  3. Prăvălie R., Borrelli P., Niculiță M., Roșca B., Patriche C., Bandoc G., 2023. Geospatial modelling of land multi-degradation at global and European levels. Environment at CrossrOads: SMART approaches for a sustainable future – ECOSMART, November 17–18, Bucharest, Romania.