Articles

2023

Masselot, P; Mistry, M.; Vanoli, J,; Schneider, R.; Iungman, T.; Garcia-Leon, D.; Ciscar, JC.; Feyen, L.; Orru, H.; Urban, A.; Breitner, S.; Huber, V.; Schneider, A.; Samoli, E.; Stafoggia, M.; de’Donato, F.; Rao, S.; Armstrong, B.; Nieuwenhuijsen, M.; Vicedo-Cabrera, AM.; Gasparrini, A; …Holobaca, I-H. et al. Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe. Lancet Planet Health. 2023 Apr; 7(4):e271-e281.

Horvath, C.; Croitoru, AE. Analysis of precipitation extremes related to agriculture and water resources sectors based on gridded daily data in Romania. Theor Appl Climatol 151, 355–373 (2023).

Benedek, J. Spatial Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals, Public Finance Quarterly, Corvinus University of Budapest, 2023, vol. 69(1), pages 64-74.

Strapazan, C.; Irimuș, I.-A.; Șerban, G.; Man, T.C.; Sassebes, L. Determination of Runoff Curve Numbers for the Growing Season Based on the Rainfall–Runoff Relationship from Small Watersheds in the Middle Mountainous Area of RomaniaWater 202315, 1452.

Zsombor B-E Behind the first Habsburg map of Transylvania – comparative analysis of contemporary manuscript maps. International Journal of Cartography, (2023).

Bîrsănuc, E-M.; Man, T.C. Isn’t the glass ceiling thick enough? Mapping perceptions on women’s economic empowerment in North-West Region of Romania, Cogent Social Sciences, 9:1, 2023.


2022

Wu Y.,; Wen, B.; Li, S.; Gasparrini, A.; Tong, S.; Overcenco, A.; Urban, A.; Schneider, A.; Entezari, A.; Vicedo-Cabrera, A-M.; Zanobetti, A.; Analitis, A.; Zeka, A.; Tobias, A.; Alahmad, B.; Armstrong, B.; Forsberg, B.; Íñiguez, C.; Ameling, C.; César De la Cruz Valencia, Åström, C.; Houthuijs, D.; Do Van Dung, Royé, D.; Indermitte, E.; Lavigne, E.; Mayvaneh, F.; Acquaotta, F.; de’Donato, F.; Sera, F.; Carrasco-Escobar, G.; Kan, H.; Orru, H.; Kim, H.; Holobaca, I-H…..Fluctuating temperature modifies heat-mortality association around the globe, The Innovation, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2022,
100225, ISSN 2666-6758.

Wu, Y; Li, S.; Zhao, Q.; …Holobaca, I-H. et al. Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with short-term temperature variability from 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, Issue 5, 2022, e410 – e421.

Gavrilă, I.G.; Kholiavchuk, D.; Holobâcă, I.H. et al. Tree-ring records of snow-avalanche activity in the Rodna Mountains (Eastern Carpathians, Romania). Nat Hazards 114, 2041–2057 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05458-w

Holobâcă, I.-H.; Benedek, J.; Ursu, C.-D.; Alexe, M.; Temerdek-Ivan, K. Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate in the Major Metropolitan Areas of RomaniaRemote Sens. 202214, 6016.

Erős, N.; Török, Z.; Hossu, C.-A.; Olga Réti, K.; Maloș, C.; Kecskés, P.; Morariu, S.-D.; Benedek, J.; Hartel, T.  Assessing the sustainability related concepts of urban development plans in Eastern Europe: a case study of Romania. Sustain. Cities Soc., 85 (2022), Article 104070.

Cheval, S.; Bulai, A.; Croitoru, AE. et al. Climate change perception in Romania. Theor Appl Climatol 149, 253–272 (2022).

Scripcă, AS.; Acquaotta, F.; Croitoru, AE. et al. The impact of extreme temperatures on human mortality in the most populated cities of Romania. Int J Biometeorol 66, 189–199 (2022).

Tomasi, S.; Szávics, P.; Aleffi, C.; Ferrara, C.; Márton, A.; Urbančíková, N.; dos Santos, P.; Ribeiro, A.; Cavicchi, A.; Hudec, O. Drivers and challenges of RIS3-related universityengagement: Insights from five European regions. Regional Science Policy & Practice,1–21, 2022.

2021

Benedek, J.; Ivan, K.; Török, I.; Temerdek, A.; Holobâcă, I.-H. Indicator‐based assessment of local and regional progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An integrated approach from Romania. Sustainable Development 2021, 1-16.

Holobâcă I-H; Tielidze LG; Ivan K; Elizbarashvili M; Alexe M; Germain D;
Petrescu SH; Pop OT; Gaprindashvili G. Multi-sensor remote sensing to map glacier debris cover in the Greater Caucasus, Georgia. Journal of Glaciology 2021 67(264), 685–696.

Sidău, M. R.; Croitoru A-E; Alexandru D-E. Comparative Analysis between Daily Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Values Derived from Observations and Gridded Datasets in North-Western Romania. Atmosphere 2021, 12(3), 361.

Bartok, B.; Telcian, A-S.; Săcărea, C.; Horvath, Cs.; Croitoru, A-E.; Stoian, V. (2021) Regional Climate Models Validation for Agroclimatology in Romania. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 978.

Török, I.; Croitoru, A-E; Man, T-C. Assessing the Impact of Extreme Temperature Conditions on Social Vulnerability. Sustainability 2021 13, 8510.

2020

Ivan, K.; Holobâcă, I.-H.; Benedek, J.; Török, I. VIIRS Nighttime Light Data for Income Estimation at Local Level. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 2950.

Ivan, K.; Holobâcă, I.-H.; Benedek, J.; Török, I. Potential of Night-Time Lights to Measure Regional Inequality. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 33.

Acree, A.; Weindorf, D.C.; Paulette, L.; Van Gestle, N.; Chakraborty, S.; Man, T.; Jordan, C.; Prieto, J.L. Soil classification in Romanian catenas via advanced proximal sensors. Geoderma, 2020 377, 114587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114587.

Baricz, A.; Chiriac, C.M.; Andrei, A-S.; Bulzu, P-A.; Levei, E.A.; Cadar, O.; Battes, K.P.; Cimpean, M.; Senila, M.; Cristea, A.; Muntean V.; Alexe, M.; Coman, C. et al. Spatio‐temporal insights into microbiology of the freshwater‐to‐hypersaline, oxic‐hypoxic‐euxinic waters of Ursu Lake. Environmental Microbiology 2020.

Croitoru, A.-E.; Man, T.C.; Vâtcă, S.D.; Kobulniczky, B.; Stoian, V. Refining the Spatial Scale for Maize Crop Agro-Climatological Suitability Conditions in a Region with Complex Topography towards a Smart and Sustainable Agriculture. Case Study: Central Romania (Cluj County). Sustainability 2020, 12, 2783.

Sebestyén, T.; Pavičević, M.; Dorotić, H. et al. The establishment of a micro-scale heat market using a biomass-fired district heating system. Energ Sustain Soc 2020, 10, 25.

Banc, Ș.; Croitoru, A.-E.; David, N.A.; Scripcă, A.-S. Changes Detected in Five Bioclimatic Indices in Large Romanian Cities over the Period 1961–2016. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 819.


2019

Harpa, G.V.; Croitoru, A.E.; Djurdjevic, V.; Horvath, C. Future Changes in Five Extreme Precipitation Indices in the Lowlands of Romania. Int. J. Climatol. 2019, 39, 5720–5740.

Ivan, K.; Benedek, J.; Ciobanu, S.M. School-Aged Pedestrian–Vehicle Crash Vulnerability. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1214.

Holobâcă, I.H.; Ivan, K.; Alexe, M. Extracting built-up areas from Sentinel-1 imagery using land-cover classification and texture analysis. Int. J. Remote Sens. 2019, 40, 8054–8069.

Drăgan, M.; Mureşan, G-A.; Benedek, J. Mountain wood-pastures and forest cover loss in Romania. Journal of Land Use Science 2019, 14, 4-6, 397-409.

Bartók, B.;  Tobin, I.;  Vautard, R. et al. A climate projection dataset tailored for the European energy sector. Climate Services 2019, 16, 100138.

Croitoru, A.E.; Dogaru, G.; Man, T.M.; Mălăescu, S.; Motricală, M.; Scripcă, A.S. Perceived influence of weather conditions on rheumatic pain in Romania. Advances in Meteorology 2019.

Buta, M.; Paulette, L.; Man, T.; Bartha, I.; Negruşier, C.; Bordea, C. Spatial assessment of soil salinity by Electromagnetic induction survey. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2019, 18, 2073-2081.

Benedek, J.; Varvari, S.; Litan, C. Urban Growth Pole Policy and Regional Development: Old Wine in New Bottles? In Regional and Local Development in Times of Polarization. Re-Thinking Spatial Policies in Europe; Lang, T., Görmar, F., Eds.; Palgrave/MacMillan: Basingstoke, UK, 2019; pp. 173–196.


2018

Benedek, J.; Sebestyén, T-T.; Bartók, B. Evaluation of renewable energy sources in peripheral areas and renewable energy-based rural development. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 2018, 90, 516–535.

Piticar, A.; Croitoru, A.E.; Ciupertea, F.A.; Harpa, G.V. Recent changes in heatwaves and cold waves detected based on excess heat factor and excess cold factor in Romania. Int. J. Climatol. 2018, 38, 1777–1793.

Alexe,M.; Serban, G.; Baricz, A.; Andrei, A.S.; Cristea, A.; Battes, K.P.; Cimpean, M.; Momeu, L.; Munteanu, V.; Porav, S.; Banciu, H.L.  Limnology and plankton diversity of salt lakes from Transylvanian Basin (Romania): A review. Journal of Limnology 2018, 77, 1, 17–34.

Nagy, J.; Benedek, J.; Ivan, K. Measuring Sustainable Development Goals at a Local Level: A Case of a Metropolitan Area in Romania. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3962.

Török, I. Qualitative Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Flood Hazards in Romania. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3780.

Herbel, I.; Croitoru, A.; Rus, A.V.; Rosca, C.F.; Harpa, G.V.; Ciupertea, A.; Rus, I.M. The impact of heat waves on surface urban heat island and local economy in Cluj-Napoca city, Romania. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 2018, 133, 681–695.

Ceglar, A.; Croitoru, A.E.; Cuxart, J.; Djurdjevic, V.; Güttler, I.; Ivancan-Picek, B.; Jug, D.; Lakatos, M.; Weidinger, T. PannEx: The Pannonian Basin Experiment. Clim. Serv. 2018, 11, 78–85.

Lakatos, A.L.; Nagy, E. Pipelines for Energy, Interests for Companies and Great Powers. Transylvanian Review 2018, 27, 34-55.

Kocziszky G.; Benedek, J.; Szendi, D. The impact of the 2008 financial crisis on household income and wealth in Visegrad countries. Regional Statistics 2018, 8, 1, 141–167.


2017

Bartók, B.; Wild, M.; Folini, D.; Lüthi, D.; Kotlarski, S.; Schär, C.; Vautard, R.; Jerez, S.; Imecs, Z. Projected changes in surface solar radiation in CMIP5 global climate models and in EURO-CORDEX regional climate models for Europe. Clim. Dyn. 2017, 49, 2665–2683.

Bartók, B. Aerosol radiative effects under clear skies over Europe and their changes in the period of 2001–2012. Int. J. Clim. 2016, 37, 1901–1909.

Chakraborty, S.; Man, T.; Paulette, L.; Deb, S.; Li, B.; Weindorf, D.C.; Frazier, M. Rapid assessment of smelter/mining soil contamination via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and indicator kriging. Geoderma 2017, 306,108–119.

Duda, B.M.; Weindorf, D.C.; Chakraborty, S.; Li, B.; Man, T.; Paulette, L.; Deb, S. Soil characterization across catenas via advanced proximal sensors. Geoderma 2017, 298, 78-91.

Cebotari, S.; Cristea, M.; Moldovan, C.; Zubascu, F. Renewable energy’s impact on rural development in northwestern Romania. Energy for Sustainable Development 2017, 37, 110-123.

Cosciug, A.; Ciobanu, S.M.; Benedek, J. The safety of transnational imported second-hand cars: A case study on vehicle-to-vehicle crashes in Romania. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2380.

Cebotari, S.; Benedek, J. Renewable Energy Project as a Source of Innovation in Rural Communities: Lessons from the Periphery. Sustainability 2017, 9, 509.

Rosca, C.F.; Harpa, G.V.; Croitoru, A.-E.; Herbel, I.; Imbroane, A.M.; Burada, D.C. The impact of climatic and non-climatic factors on land surface temperature in southwestern Romania. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 2017, 130, 775–790.

Koch, J.; Chakraborty, S.; Li, B.; Kucera, J.M.; Van Deventer, P.; Daniell, A.; Faul, C.; Man, T.; Pearson, D.; Duda, B.; et al. Proximal sensor analysis of mine tailings in South Africa: An exploratory study. J. Geochem. Explor. 2017, 181, 45–57.

Sfîca, L.; Croitoru, A.E.; Iordache, I.; Ciupertea, A.F. Synoptic Conditions Generating Heat Waves and Warm Spells in Romania. Atmosphere 2017, 8, 50.


2016

Voigt, S.; Giulio-Tonolo, F.; Lyons, J.; Kucera, J.; Jones, B.; Schneiderhan, T.; Platzeck, G.; Kaku, K.; Hazanika, M.K.; Czaran, L. et al. Global trends in satellite-based emergency mapping. Science 2016, 353, 247–252.

Benedek, J.; Ciobanu, S.M.; Man, T.C. Hotspots and social background of urban traffic crashes: A case study in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Accid. Anal. Prev. 2016, 87, 117–126.

Croitoru, A.-E.; Piticar, A.; Ciupertea, A.F.; Rosca, C.F. Changes in heat waves indices in Romania over the period 1961–2015. Glob. Planet. Change 2016, 146, 109–121.

Bartók, B. Aerosol radiative effects under clear skies over Europe and their changes in the period of 2001–2012. Int. J. Clim. 2016, 37, 1901–1909.

Bai, A.; Durkó, E.; Tar, K.; Tóth, J.B.; Lázár, I.; Kapocska, L.; Kircsi, A.; Bartók, B.; Vass, R.; Pénzes, J. Social and economic possibilities for the energy utilization of fitomass in the valley of the river Hernád. Renew. Energy 2016, 85, 777–789.

Holobâcă, I.-H. Recent retreat of the Elbrus glacier system. J. Glaciol. 2016, 62, 94–102.

Holobâcă, I.‐H.; Pop, O.; Petrea, D. Dendroclimatic reconstruction of late summer temperatures from upper treeline sites in Greater Caucasus, Russia. Quaternary International 2016, 415, 67–73.

Croitoru, A.E.; Drignei. D.; Burada, D.C.; Dragota, C.S.; Imecs, Z. Altitudinal changes of summer air temperature trends in the Romanian Carpathians based on serially correlated models. Quaternary International 2016, 415, 336–343.

Croitoru, A.E.; Piticar, A.; Burada, D.C. Changes in precipitation extremes in Romania. Quat. Int. 2016, 415,325–335.

Benedek, J. The role of urban growth poles in regional policy: The Romanian case. Procedia 2016, 223, 285–290.

Furtună, P., Haidu, I., Alexe, M., Holobâcă, I. Change detection in district forest Cluj using remote sensing and GIS application. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 2016,  15 (6), 1361-1367.


2015

Jerez, S.; Tobin, I.; Vautard, R.; Montávez, J.P.; López-Romero, J.M.; Thais, F.; Bartok, B.; Christensen, O.B.; Colette, A.; Déqué, M.; et al. The impact of climate change on photovoltaic power generation in Europe. Nat. Commun. 2015, 6.

Ivan, K.; Haidu, I.; Benedek, J.; Ciobanu, S.M. Identification of traffic accident risk-prone areas under low-light conditions. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 2015, 15, 2059–2068.

Paulette, L.; Man, T.; Weindorf, D.C.; Person, T. Rapid assessment of soil and contaminant variability via portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy: Copsa Mică, Romania. Geoderma 2015, 243–244, 130–140.

Croitoru, A.E.; Minea, I. The impact of climate changes on rivers discharge in Eastern Romania. Theor. Appl. Clim. 2015, 120, 563–573.

Sanchez-Lorenzo, A.; Wild, M.; Brunetti, M.; Guijarro, J.A.; Hakuba, M.Z.; Calbõ, J.; Mystakidis, S.; Bartok, B. Reassessment and update of long-term trends in downward surface shortwave radiation over Europe (1939–2012). J. Geophys. Res: Atmos. 2015, 120, 9555–9569.

Weindorf, D.C.; Chakraborty, S.; Abdalsatar, A.; Aldabaa, A.; Paulette, L.; Corti, G.; Cocco, S.; Michéli, E.; Wang, D.; Li, B.; Man, T.; Sharma, A.; Person, T. Lithologic discontinuity assessment in soils via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and visible near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2015, 79, 1704–1716.

Ciobanu, S.M.; Benedek, J. Spatial characteristics and public health consequences of road traffic injuries in Romania. Environ. Eng. Manag. J. 2015, 14, 2689–2702.

Benedek, J.; Moldovan, A. Economic convergence and polarisation: Towards a multi-dimensional approach. Hung. Geogr. Bul. 2015, 64, 187–203.

Benedek, J. Spatial differentiation and core-periphery structures in Romania. East. J. Eur. Stud. 2015, 6, 49–61.


2014

Croitoru, A.E.; Drignei, D.; Dragotă, C.S.; Imecs, Z.; Burada, D.C. Sharper detection of winter temperature changes in the Romanian higher-elevations. Glob. Planet. Chang. 2014, 122, 122–129.

Sharma, A.; Weindorf, D.C.; Man, T.; Aldabaa, A.A.A.; Chakraborty, S. Characterizing soils via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer: 3. Soil reaction (pH). Geoderma 2014, 232, 141–147.

Benedek, J; Török, I.  County-Level Demographic Disparities in Romania. Transylvanian review 2014, 23 (2).


2013

Croitoru, A.E.; Piticar, A. Changes in daily extreme temperatures in the extra-Carpathians regions of Romania. Int. J. Climatol. 2013, 33, 1987–2001.

Croitoru, A.E.; Piticar, A.; Dragotă, C.S.; Burada, D.C. Recent changes in reference evapotranspiration in Romania. Glob. Planet. Chang. 2013, 111, 127–137.

Croitoru, A.E.; Chiotoroiu, B.C.; Todorova, V.I.; Torică, V. Changes in precipitation extremes on the Black Sea Western Coast. Glob. Planet. Chang. 2013, 102, 10–19.

Weindorf, D.C.; Paulette, L.; Man, T. In-situ assessment of metal contamination via portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy: Zlatna, Romania. Environ. Pollut. 2013, 182, 92–100.

Holobâcă, I.H. Glacier Mapper – a new method designed to assess change in mountain glaciers. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2013, 34, 23, 8475-8490.

Croitoru, A.E.; Piticar, A.; Imbroane, A.M.; Burada, D.C. Spatio-temporal distribution of aridity indices based on temperature and precipitation in the extra-Carpathian regions of Romania. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 2013, 112, 597–607.

Fara L., Bartok B., Moraru A.G. New results in forecasting of photovoltaic systems output based on solar radiation forecasting. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 2013, 5: 284-296.

Benedek, J.; Cristea, M.; Bartok, B. Regional development and Establishment of Renewable Energy Clousters in Northwestern Region of Romania. Environ. Eng. Manag. J. 2013, 12, 237–244.

Benedek, J; Veress, N.  Economic Disparities and Changes in the Convergence of the Romanian NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 Regions. Romanian Review of Regional Studies 2013, 9 (1), 85-90.