2026 Antonio Apicella: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	64	1690	1607	41	41	365	12608

Overview

Antonio Apicella is affiliated with the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" in Italy. Their research encompasses key areas in engineering and medicine, with particular focus on biomedical engineering and surgery. The scientist has published extensively on topics related to bone tissue engineering materials, dental implant techniques and outcomes, and orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Among the main fields of study covered in Antonio Apicella's work are:

Engineering
Medicine

The subfields of study include:

Biomedical Engineering
Surgery
Oral Surgery
Civil and Structural Engineering
Materials Chemistry

The primary research topics addressed are:

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Concrete and Cement Materials Research
Hip disorders and treatments
Building materials and conservation
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

Raffaella Aversa
Valeria Perrotta
Chao Wang
Relly Victoria Petrescu
Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu

Antonio Apicella's publications are often found in these venues:

Independent Journal of Management & Production
Polymers
Applied Sciences
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
Materials & Design

Representative recent papers include:

Effect of Porous Microstructures on the Biomechanical Characteristics of a Root Analogue Implant: An Animal Study and a Finite Element Analysis, 2020, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Geopolymer Materials for Extrusion-Based 3D-Printing: A Review, 2023, Polymers
Geopolymer Materials for Bone Tissue Applications: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives, 2023, Polymers
The effect of bone defect size on the 3D accuracy of alveolar bone augmentation performed with additively manufactured patient-specific titanium mesh, 2022, BMC Oral Health
Biomechanically Tunable Nano-Silica/P-HEMA Structural Hydrogels for Bone Scaffolding, 2021, Bioengineering

Best Publications

Effect of adhesive layer properties on stress distribution in composite restorations—a 3D finite element analysis

Pietro Ausiello;Antonio Apicella;Carel.L Davidson

488
Citations
3D FEA of cemented steel, glass and carbon posts in a maxillary incisor

Alessandro Lanza;Raffaella Aversa;Sandro Rengo;Davide Apicella

471
Citations
Evaluation of the biomechanical behavior of maxillary central incisors restored by means of endocrowns compared to a natural tooth: A 3D static linear finite elements analysis

Fernando Zarone;Roberto Sorrentino;Davide Apicella;Bartolomeo Valentino

362
Citations
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and different molecular weight PEO blends monolithic devices for drug release

A. Apicella;B. Cappello;M.A. Del Nobile;M.I. La Rotonda

336
Citations
3D-finite element analyses of cusp movements in a human upper premolar, restored with adhesive resin-based composites.

P. Ausiello;A. Apicella;C.L. Davidson;S. Rengo

283
Citations
Effect of thermal history on water sorption, elastic properties and the glass transition of epoxy resins

Antonio Apicella;Luigi Nicolais;Gianni Astarita;Enrico Drioli

200
Citations
The water ageing of unsaturated polyester-based composites: influence of resin chemical structure

A. Apicella;C. Migliaresi;L. Nicolais;L. Iaccarino

191
Citations
Three-dimensional finite element analysis of strain and stress distributions in endodontically treated maxillary central incisors restored with diferent post, core and crown materials

Roberto Sorrentino;Raffaella Aversa;Valeria Ferro;Tommaso Auriemma

179
Citations
Biomechanically Inspired Shape Memory Effect Machines Driven by Muscle like Acting NiTi Alloys

Raffaella Aversa;Francesco Tamburrino;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Florian Ion T. Petrescu

168
Citations
Influence of tooth preparation design on the stress distribution in maxillary central incisors restored by means of alumina porcelain veneers: A 3D-finite element analysis

Fernando Zarone;Davide Apicella;Roberto Sorrentino;Valeria Ferro

162
Citations
Nano-Diamond Hybrid Materials for Structural Biomedical Application

Raffaella Aversa;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Antonio Apicella;Florian Ion T. Petrescu

159
Citations
Evaluation of structural changes in epoxy systems by moisture sorption‐desorption and dynamic mechanical studies

W. J. Mikols;J. C. Seferis;A. Apicella;L. Nicolais

156
Citations
Smart-factory: Optimization and process control of composite centrifuged pipes

Raffaella Aversa;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Florian Ion T. Petrescu;Antonio Apicella

156
Citations
Environmental Protection through Nuclear Energy

Florian Ion T. Petrescu;Antonio Apicella;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Samuel P. Kozaitis

155
Citations
Biomimetic Finite Element Analysis Bone Modeling for Customized Hybrid Biological Prostheses Development

Aversa Raffaella;Florian Ion T. Petrescu;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Apicella Antonio

154
Citations
Sorption modes of water in glassy epoxies

A. Apicella;R. Tessieri;C. de Cataldis

152
Citations
Identification of impact force for smart composite stiffened panels

M Ghajari;Z Sharif-Khodaei;M H Aliabadi;A Apicella

148
Citations
Mandibular flexure and stress build-up in mandibular full-arch fixed prostheses supported by osseointegrated implants.

Fernando Zarone;Antonio Apicella;Luigi Nicolais;Raffaella Aversa

146
Citations
Non-linear elastic three-dimensional finite element analysis on the effect of endocrown material rigidity on alveolar bone remodeling process.

Raffaella Aversa;Davide Apicella;Davide Apicella;Letizia Perillo;Roberto Sorrentino

140
Citations
Glassy Amorphous Metal Injection Molded Induced Morphological Defects

Raffaella Aversa;Daniela Parcesepe;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Guanying Chen

139
Citations
Water sorption and mechanical properties of a glass-reinforced polyester resin

A. Apicella;C. Migliaresi;L. Nicodemo;L. Nicolais

132
Citations
Biomimetic and Evolutionary Design Driven Innovation in Sustainable Products Development

Raffaella Aversa;Relly Victoria V. Petrescu;Florian Ion T. Petrescu;Antonio Apicella

128
Citations
A model for the thermal and chemorheological behavior of thermosets. I: Processing of epoxy‐based composites

J. M. Kenny;A. Apicella;L. Nicolais

127
Citations