Dalin, C.; Konar, M.; Hanasaki, N.; Rinaldo, A.; Rodriguez-Iturbe, I. (2012) — Evolution of the global virtual water trade network (PNAS). Cited by: 691.
Italian author: Andrea Rinaldo.

D’Odorico, P. et al. (2019) — Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts (Environmental Research Letters). Cited by: 257.
Italian author: Paolo D’Odorico (Italian-born; also commonly listed with Italian affiliations in repositories).

Tamea, S.; Carr, J.A.; Laio, F.; Ridolfi, L. (2014) — Drivers of the virtual water trade (Water Resources Research). Cited by: 191.
Italian authors: Stefania Tamea, Francesco Laio, Luca Ridolfi.

Carr, J.A.; D’Odorico, P.; Laio, F.; Ridolfi, L. (2013) — Recent History and Geography of Virtual Water Trade (PLOS ONE). Cited by: 172 (as reported by Semantic Scholar).
Italian authors: D’Odorico, Laio, Ridolfi.

D’Odorico, P.; Laio, F.; Ridolfi, L. (2010) — Does globalization of water reduce societal resilience to drought? (Geophysical Research Letters). Cited by: 148 (ADS).
Italian authors: Laio, Ridolfi (and D’Odorico).

Suweis, S. et al. (2011) — Structure and controls of the global virtual water trade network (Geophysical Research Letters). Cited by: 144.
Italian authors: Samir Suweis, Andrea Rinaldo (and often co-authors linked to Italian institutions).

Carr, J.A.; D’Odorico, P.; Laio, F.; Ridolfi, L. (2012) — On the temporal variability of the virtual water network (Geophysical Research Letters). Cited by: 118.
Italian authors: D’Odorico, Laio, Ridolfi.

D’Odorico, P.; Carr, J.; Laio, F.; Ridolfi, L. (2012) — Spatial organization and drivers of the virtual water trade: a community-structure analysis (Environmental Research Letters). Cited by: 82 (ADS).
Italian authors: D’Odorico, Laio, Ridolfi.

Niccolucci, V. et al. (2011) — The real water consumption behind drinking water (journal page shows virtual-water framing). Cited by: 52.
Italian authors: Niccolucci (and co-authors, per article).

Vallino, E.; Ridolfi, L.; Laio, F. (2021) — Trade of economically and physically scarce virtual water in the global food network (Scientific Reports). Cited by: 42 (Nature metrics page) and 53 (an institutional repository record).
Italian authors: Vallino, Ridolfi, Laio.