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Alfonso Castiñeiras

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
12994
World Ranking
8869
National Ranking
289

Alfonso Castiñeiras publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfonso Castiñeiras sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 479 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Alfonso Castiñeiras D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfonso Castiñeiras sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfonso Castiñeiras is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Oncology.

Their work covers extensive topics related to crystallization and molecular interactions. Key areas of study include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes

The scientist has contributed to a variety of recent publications, illustrating ongoing investigations in coordination chemistry and supramolecular structures. Some selected papers include:

  • "N'-isonicotinoylpicolinohydrazonamide: Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT and ADMET studies, and in silico inhibition properties toward a series of COVID-19 proteins" (2023, Polyhedron)
  • "Recurrent motifs in pharmaceutical cocrystals involving glycolic acid: X-ray characterization, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT calculations" (2020, CrystEngComm)
  • "Supramolecular aggregation of lead(II) perchlorate and a thiosemicarbazide derivative linked by a myriad of non-covalent interactions" (2022, Inorganica Chimica Acta)
  • "On the pivotal role of tetrel bonding in the supramolecular architectures of PbII-NCS complexes with chelating thiosemicarbazide derivatives" (2024, CrystEngComm)
  • "Lead(ii) supramolecular structures formed through a cooperative influence of the hydrazinecarbothioamide derived and ancillary ligands" (2021, CrystEngComm)

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include:

  • Isabel García-Santos
  • Antonio Frontera
  • J. Niclós-Gutiérrez
  • Ghodrat Mahmoudi
  • Damir A. Safin

The publication venues reflect their focus on structural chemistry and crystallography, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • CrystEngComm
  • Crystals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Molecular Structure

Best Publications

  • Spectral and structural studies of iron(III), cobalt(II,III) and nickel(II) complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone

    Douglas X West;John K Swearingen;Jesús Valdés-Martı́nez;Simon Hernández-Ortega

  • Countercomplementarity and strong ferromagnetic coupling in a linear mixed mu-acetato, mu-hydroxo trinuclear copper(II) complex. Synthesis, structure, magnetic properties, EPR, and theoretical studies.

    Gutierrez L;Alzuet G;Real Ja;Cano J

  • Electronic and steric effects in manganese Schiff-base complexes as models for the water oxidation complex in photosystem II. The isolation of manganese-(II) and -(III) complexes of 3- and 3,5-substituted N,N′-bis(salicylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine (H2salen) ligands

    Manuel R. Bermejo;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Juan C. Garcia-Monteagudo;Manuel Rey

  • Complexes of Ni(II) and Cu(II) with ofloxacin. Crystal structure of a new Cu(II) ofloxacin complex.

    Benigno Macı́as;Marı́a V. Villa;Inmaculada Rubio;Alfonso Castiñeiras

  • Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of [Cu(cinoxacinate)2] · 2H2O complex: A square-planar CuO4 chromophore. Antibacterial studies

    M Ruiz;L Perelló;R Ortiz;A Castiñeiras

  • Bonding trends of thiosemicarbazones in mononuclear and dinuclear copper(I) complexes: syntheses, structures, and theoretical aspects.

    Tarlok S Lobana;Rekha Rekha;R J Butcher;A Castineiras

  • Oxidative Cleavage of DNA by a New Ferromagnetic Linear Trinuclear Copper(II) Complex in the Presence of H2O2/Sodium Ascorbate

    González-Alvarez M;Alzuet G;Borrás J;Macías B

  • Symmetrisation, isomerism and structural studies on novel phenylmercury( II ) thiosemicarbazonates: correlation of the energy barrier to rotation of the amino group with the bonding parameters of the thioamide group

    Tarlok S. Lobana;Agustín Sánchez;José S. Casas;Alfonso Castiñeiras

  • Synthesis, characterization and antifungal activity of group 12 metal complexes of 2-acetylpyridine-4N-ethylthiosemicarbazone (H4EL) and 2-acetylpyridine-N-oxide-4N-ethylthiosemicarbazone (H4ELO)

    Elena Bermejo;Rosa Carballo;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Ricardo Domı́nguez

  • Spectral and structural studies of metal complexes of isatin 3-hexamethyleneiminylthiosemicarbazone prepared electrochemically

    Elena Labisbal;Antonio Sousa;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Jose A Garcı́a-Vázquez

  • Magnetic, spectroscopic, structural and biological properties of mixed-ligand complexes of copper(II) with N, N, N', N , N -pentamethyldiethylenetriamine and polypyridine ligands

    R.N Patel;Nripendra Singh;K.K Shukla;U.K Chauhan

  • Synthesis, crystal structures and spectroscopy of meclofenamic acid and its metal complexes with manganese(II), copper(II), zinc(II) and cadmium(II). Antiproliferative and superoxide dismutase activity

    Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi;Malgorzata Staninska;Isabel Garcia-Santos;Alfonso Castineiras

  • Intramolecular “Aryl−Metal Chelate Ring” π,π-Interactions as Structural Evidence for Metalloaromaticity in (Aromatic α,α‘-Diimine)−Copper(II) Chelates: Molecular and Crystal Structure of Aqua(1,10-phenanthroline)(2-benzylmalonato)copper(II) Three-hydrate

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  • A Dinuclear Copper(II) Complex with Adeninate Bridge Ligands and Prominent DNA Cleavage Activity. Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization and Magnetic Properties

    José Luis García-Giménez;Gloria Alzuet;Marta Gonzalez-Alvarez;Alfonso Castiñeiras

  • 'Solid state coordination chemistry of mononuclear mixed-ligand complexes of Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) with α-hydroxycarboxylic acids and imidazole'

    R. Carballo;A. Castiñeiras;B. Covelo;E. Garcı́a-Martı́nez

  • Zinc(II) complexes of 2-acetyl pyridine 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-piperazinyl thiosemicarbazone: Synthesis, spectroscopic study and crystal structures - potential anticancer drugs

    Tatjana P. Stanojkovic;Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi;Alexandra Primikyri;Isabel Garcia-Santos

  • Structural and spectral characterization of transition metal complexes of 2-pyridineformamide N(4)-dimethylthiosemicarbazone

    Larissa M Fostiak;Isabel Garcı́a;John K Swearingen;Elena Bermejo

  • Ni(II) and Zn(II) complexes with cinoxacin. Synthesis and characterization of M(Cx)2(DMSO)n(H2O)m (n=0, 2; m=2,4). Crystal structures of [M(Cx)2(DMSO)2].4H2O (M=Ni(II), Zn(II))

    M. Ruiz;M. Ruiz;M. Ruiz;R. Ortiz;R. Ortiz;R. Ortiz;L. Perello;L. Perello;L. Perello;A. Castiñeiras;A. Castiñeiras;A. Castiñeiras

  • Interligand interactions controlling the mu-N7,N9-metal bonding of adenine (AdeH) to the N-benzyliminodiacetato(2-) copper(II) chelate and promoting the N9 versus N3 tautomeric proton transfer: molecular and crystal structure of [Cu2(NBzIDA)(2)(H2O)(2)(mu-N7,N9-Ade(N3)H)].(3)H2O.

    Perla X. Rojas-Gonzalez;Alfonso Castineiras;Josefa M. Gonzalez-Perez;Duane Choquesillo-Lazarte

  • Coordination behaviour of sulfanilamide derivatives.

    Ángel Garcı́a-Raso;Juan J Fiol;Santiago Rigo;Antonio López-López

  • The crystal structure and hydrolysis equilibrium of triphenyl(2-mercapto-1-methylimidazolato)tin(IV)

    Jose S. Casas;Alfonso Castiñeiras;Emilia Garcia Martinez;Angeles Sánchez González

Frequent Co-Authors

José Sordo
José Sordo University of Oviedo
Douglas X. West
Douglas X. West University of Washington
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Antonio Frontera
Antonio Frontera University of the Balearic Islands
Heloisa Beraldo
Heloisa Beraldo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi
Dimitra Kovala-Demertzi University of Ioannina
Luis Lezama
Luis Lezama University of the Basque Country
José Antonio Real
José Antonio Real University of Valencia
Francesc Lloret
Francesc Lloret University of Valencia
David E. Fenton
David E. Fenton University of Sheffield

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