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D-Index
81
Citations
31668
World Ranking
3188
National Ranking
57

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Alberto Credi is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy, with a primary focus on chemistry and materials science. Their work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, spectroscopy, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biomaterials. The main areas of research concentration include supramolecular chemistry and complexes, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, molecular sensors and ion detection, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, luminescence and fluorescent materials, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

Frequent coauthors of Alberto Credi feature numerous collaborations, notably with Serena Silvi, Massimo Baroncini, Jessica Groppi, Stefano Corrà, and Lorenzo Casimiro. These collaborations have contributed to a significant number of joint publications and research outputs.

Credi's recent papers include:

  • "Photoactivated Artificial Molecular Machines that Can Perform Tasks", 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Kinetic and Energetic Insights into the Dissipative Non-Equilibrium Operation of an Autonomous Light-Powered Supramolecular Pump", 2022, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Ruthenium Tris(bipyridine) Complexes: Interchange Between Photons and Electrons in Molecular-Scale Devices and Machines", 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Improving Fatigue Resistance of Dihydropyrene by Encapsulation Within a Coordination Cage", 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Direct Synthetic Routes to Functionalised Crown Ethers", 2021, Organic Chemistry Frontiers

The most frequent publication venues for Credi include The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemistry - A European Journal, Chem, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Alberto Credi holds the distinction of being a Member of the European Academy of Sciences since 2017.

Best Publications

  • Artificial Molecular Machines.

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Françisco M. Raymo;J. Fraser Stoddart

  • Handbook of Photochemistry

    Marco Montalti;Alberto Credi;Luca Prodi;M Teresa Gandolfi

  • Molecular Devices and Machines– A Journey into the Nano World

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Margeritha Venturi

  • Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Margherita Venturi

  • A Molecular Elevator

    Jovica D. Badjić;Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Serena Silvi

  • Molecular Devices and Machines: Concepts and Perspectives for the Nanoworld

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Margherita Venturi

  • Artificial Molecular-Level Machines: Which Energy To Make Them Work?†

    Roberto Ballardini;Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;and Maria Teresa Gandolfi

  • Logic Operations at the Molecular Level. An XOR Gate Based on a Molecular Machine

    Alberto Credi;Vincenzo Balzani;and Steven J. Langford;J. Fraser Stoddart

  • Autonomous artificial nanomotor powered by sunlight

    Vincenzo Balzani;Miguel Clemente-León;Miguel Clemente-León;Alberto Credi;Belén Ferrer;Belén Ferrer

  • Light powered molecular machines

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Margherita Venturi

  • Molecular devices and machines

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Margherita Venturi

  • Photo- and Redox-Driven Artificial Molecular Motors

    Massimo Baroncini;Serena Silvi;Alberto Credi

  • Light-powered autonomous and directional molecular motion of a dissipative self-assembling system

    Giulio Ragazzon;Massimo Baroncini;Serena Silvi;Margherita Venturi

  • Künstliche molekulare Maschinen

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Françisco M. Raymo;J. Fraser Stoddart

  • Acid−Base Controllable Molecular Shuttles†

    Peter R. Ashton;Roberto Ballardini;Vincenzo Balzani;Ian Baxter

  • A photochemically driven molecular-level abacus

    Peter R. Ashton;Roberto Ballardini;Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi

  • A Chemically and Electrochemically Switchable [2]Catenane Incorporating a Tetrathiafulvalene Unit.

    Masumi Asakawa;Peter R. Ashton;Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi

  • Operating Molecular Elevators

    Jovica D. Badjic;Célia M. Ronconi;J. Fraser Stoddart;Vincenzo Balzani

  • Molecules That Make Decisions

    Alberto Credi

  • Molecular logic circuits.

    Vincenzo Balzani;Alberto Credi;Margherita Venturi

Frequent Co-Authors

Margherita Venturi
Margherita Venturi University of Bologna
Vincenzo Balzani
Vincenzo Balzani University of Bologna
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Françisco M. Raymo
Françisco M. Raymo University of Miami
Arturo Arduini
Arturo Arduini University of Parma
Luca Prodi
Luca Prodi University of Bologna
Marco Montalti
Marco Montalti University of Bologna
Peter R. Ashton
Peter R. Ashton University of Birmingham
Paola Ceroni
Paola Ceroni University of Bologna
Neil Spencer
Neil Spencer University of Birmingham

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