Prof. George Szabo | Environmental Science | Best Research Article Award
Debrecen University, Hungary
Prof. Dr. George Szabo is a distinguished Hungarian scholar specializing in environmental geography, landscape protection, and sustainable development, with over three decades of academic and research contributions. He obtained his higher education at Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, where he completed his studies in biology and geography, later earning his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences. His professional experience spans from teaching biology and geography at the Grammar School of the Reformed College of Debrecen to holding progressively senior roles at the University of Debrecen, where he has served as university lecturer, associate professor, and full professor, and since 2016 as Head of the Department of Landscape Protection and Environmental Geography. Additionally, he has played a key administrative role as Secretary of the Doctoral School of Earth Sciences since 2002, overseeing Ph.D. student affairs and contributing to academic program development. His research interests include soil and water monitoring, hydrological and landscape load studies, contamination impact assessments, renewable energy integration, and sustainability in environmental systems, with significant contributions through OTKA-funded projects, EU tenders, Erasmus collaborations, and institutional excellence programs. He is skilled in Microsoft Office, SPSS, Surfer, ArcView, QGIS, and advanced statistical and geospatial analysis tools, which he effectively applies to research and teaching. Prof. Szabó has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, several textbooks, monographs, and over 40 conference presentations, earning more than 480 citations with an h-index of 14 in Scopus. His academic excellence has been recognized with the prestigious János Bolyai Research Fellowship, the Pro Geographia Award of the Hungarian Geographical Society, and a Rector’s Certificate of Recognition. A member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and various professional committees, he is widely respected for his leadership, scholarly contributions, and mentorship. In conclusion, Prof. Dr. Szabó stands out as a leading researcher and academic whose pioneering work continues to advance environmental geography and sustainable landscape management both nationally and internationally.
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Featured Publications
Mester, T., Szabó, G., Kiss, E., & Balla, D. (2025). Establishment of an automatized groundwater monitoring network for assessing the impacts of human activity and meteorological factors on municipal environment in the Great Hungarian Plain. In Sustainable groundwater management (pp. 229–245). Springer.
Aqdas, M., Usmani, T. M., Benhizia, R., & Szabó, G. (2025). Urban expansion and thermal stress: A remote sensing analysis of LULC and urban heat islands in Ghaziabad, India. Land, 14(9), 1893.
Benkhard, B., Kiss, E., Csorba, P., Balla, D., Szabó, G., Mester, T., Vass, R., Fazekas, I., Babka, B., Balázs, D., et al. (2025). Recreational and landscape preferences of anglers in the case of Lake Tisza. Land, 14(3), 600.
Mester, T., Szabó, G., Kiss, E., & Balla, D. (2025). Towards environmental sustainability: Wastewater management and sewer networks for protecting groundwater in rural settlements. Urban Science, 9(3), 80.
Mester, T., Szabó, G., Kiss, E., & Balla, D. (2024). Long-term spatiotemporal changes in nitrate contamination of municipal groundwater resources after sewerage network construction in the Hungarian Great Plain. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(3), 45678–45692.