2026 Alberto Bianco: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	99	1076	1029	11	10	367	53847

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in France Leader Award
2020 - Member of Academia Europaea
2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Alberto Bianco is affiliated with the University of Strasbourg in France and focuses their research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions to Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. Their work encompasses diverse subfields such as Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, and Organic Chemistry.

Their research topics primarily involve:

Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Graphene research and applications
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Recent notable publications by Bianco include:

"Production and processing of graphene and related materials," 2020, published in 2D Materials
"Controlling covalent chemistry on graphene oxide," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Physics
"Two-Dimensional Material-Based Biosensors for Virus Detection," 2020, published in ACS Sensors
"Growth of ZIF-8 Nanoparticles In Situ on Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: A Multifunctional Nanoplatform for Combined Ion-Interference and Photothermal Therapy," 2022, published in ACS Nano
"Degradation-by-design: how chemical functionalization enhances the biodegradability and safety of 2D materials," 2020, published in Chemical Society Reviews

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

Small
Carbon
SSRN Electronic Journal
ACS Nano
Advanced Materials

Their collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, among them:

Cécilia Ménard-Moyon
Yuta Nishina
Giacomo Reina
Baojin Ma
Maurizio Prato

Alberto Bianco has been recognized as a member of the Academia Europaea since 2020 and the European Academy of Sciences since 2017.

Best Publications

Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes

Dimitrios Tasis;Nikos Tagmatarchis;and Alberto Bianco;Maurizio Prato

5080
Citations
Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

Andrea C. Ferrari;Francesco Bonaccorso;Francesco Bonaccorso;Vladimir Fal'ko;Konstantin S. Novoselov

3380
Citations
Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery

Alberto Bianco;Kostas Kostarelos;Maurizio Prato

2430
Citations
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Plasmid DNA Gene Delivery

Davide Pantarotto;Davide Pantarotto;Ravi Singh;David McCarthy;Mathieu Erhardt

1369
Citations
Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes

Davide Pantarotto;Davide Pantarotto;Jean-Paul Briand;Maurizio Prato;Alberto Bianco

1359
Citations
Cellular uptake of functionalized carbon nanotubes is independent of functional group and cell type.

Kostas Kostarelos;Lara Lacerda;Giorgia Pastorin;Wei Wu

1327
Citations
Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes

Alberto Bianco;Kostas Kostarelos;Charalambos D. Partidos;Maurizio Prato

1308
Citations
Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers

Ravi Singh;Davide Pantarotto;Lara Lacerda;Giorgia Pastorin

1300
Citations
Functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug design and discovery.

Maurizio Prato;Kostas Kostarelos;Alberto Bianco

1294
Citations
Carbon nanotubes as nanomedicines: from toxicology to pharmacology.

Lara Lacerda;Alberto Bianco;Maurizio Prato;Kostas Kostarelos

1219
Citations
All in the graphene family - A recommended nomenclature for two-dimensional carbon materials

Alberto Bianco;Hui Ming Cheng;Toshiaki Enoki;Yury Gogotsi

1182
Citations
Binding and condensation of plasmid DNA onto functionalized carbon nanotubes: toward the construction of nanotube-based gene delivery vectors.

Ravi Singh;Davide Pantarotto;David McCarthy;Olivier Chaloin

932
Citations
Promises, facts and challenges for carbon nanotubes in imaging and therapeutics

K. Kostarelos;A. Bianco;M. Prato

870
Citations
Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Are Non-Cytotoxic and Preserve the Functionality of Primary Immune Cells

Hélène Dumortier;Stéphanie Lacotte;Giorgia Pastorin;Riccardo Marega

864
Citations
Targeted delivery of amphotericin B to cells by using functionalized carbon nanotubes.

Wei Wu;Sébastien Wieckowski;Giorgia Pastorin;Monica Benincasa

809
Citations
Immunization with peptide-functionalized carbon nanotubes enhances virus-specific neutralizing antibody responses.

Davide Pantarotto;Charalambos D. Partidos;Johan Hoebeke;Fred Brown

742
Citations
Synthesis, structural characterization, and immunological properties of carbon nanotubes functionalized with peptides.

Davide Pantarotto;Charalambos D Partidos;Roland Graff;Johan Hoebeke

741
Citations
Promises, facts and challenges for graphene in biomedical applications

Giacomo Reina;José Miguel González-Domínguez;Alejandro Criado;Ester Vázquez

722
Citations
Functionalized carbon nanotubes as emerging nanovectors for the delivery of therapeutics

Cédric Klumpp;Kostas Kostarelos;Maurizio Prato;Alberto Bianco

714
Citations
Organic functionalisation and characterisation of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Prabhpreet Singh;Stéphane Campidelli;Silvia Giordani;Silvia Giordani;Davide Bonifazi;Davide Bonifazi

646
Citations