Pasquale Borrelli is a Professor in the Department of Science at the University of Roma Tre (Italy) where he has been a faculty member since July 2022. Since 2016 he is Senior Scientist at the Department of Environmental Sciences, of the University of Basel (Switzerland). He is the Head of the BorrelliLAB - Environmental Modeling and Global Change Lab.

He was granted by Clarivate the recognition of Highly Cited Researcher 2022 and 2023 by in the field of Environment and Ecology, Distinguished Research Award 2019 of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), and included in Stanford-Elsevier list of 2% most impactful scientists since 2020.

Pasquale Borrelli mainly engaged in research on soil erosion mechanics, modeling and monitoring. During the last sixteen years he gained a holistic expertise on human-environment interactions seeking to unravel the past, present and future role of land use and climate change at multiple spatial scales. His scientific career path reflects his great interest and familiarity to work in international and multidisciplinary environments. His continental and global scale models are used in official reports of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), United Nations (IPCC, UNEP, FAO, IPBES), European Commission, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).