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Benedetta Mennucci

Benedetta Mennucci

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
73574
World Ranking
1833
National Ranking
29

Benedetta Mennucci 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 Benedetta Mennucci sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 407 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Benedetta Mennucci 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 Benedetta Mennucci sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Benedetta Mennucci is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy and has a research focus largely situated at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and physics and astronomy. Their work encompasses both broad and detailed study of molecular and atomic processes in biological systems, particularly through the application of physical and theoretical chemistry approaches.

The main fields of study for Mennucci include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these fields, their subfields of study are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Plant Science
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

The research topics frequently explored by Mennucci are:

  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Light Effects on Plants
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Mennucci has contributed to multiple scientific publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Polarizable embedding QM/MM: the future gold standard for complex (bio)systems?" (2020), published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Charge transfer from the carotenoid can quench chlorophyll excitation in antenna complexes of plants" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Newton-X Platform: New Software Developments for Surface Hopping and Nuclear Ensembles" (2022), published in Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "The atomistic modeling of light-harvesting complexes from the physical models to the computational protocol" (2022), published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Simple Protocol for Capturing Both Linear-Response and State-Specific Effects in Excited-State Calculations with Continuum Solvation Models" (2021), published in Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Mennucci has published extensively in several recurring scientific venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators associated with Mennucci's research include:

  • Lorenzo Cupellini
  • Filippo Lipparini
  • Mattia Bondanza
  • Edoardo Cignoni
  • Michele Nottoli

Best Publications

  • Quantum mechanical continuum solvation models.

    Jacopo Tomasi;Benedetta Mennucci;Roberto Cammi

  • A new integral equation formalism for the polarizable continuum model: Theoretical background and applications to isotropic and anisotropic dielectrics

    E. Cancès;B. Mennucci;J. Tomasi

  • Gaussian 09W, revision A. 02

    M.J. Frisch;G.W. Trucks;H.B. Schlegel;G.E. Scuseria

  • Continuum solvation models: A new approach to the problem of solute’s charge distribution and cavity boundaries

    Benedetta Mennucci;Jacopo Tomasi

  • Evaluation of Solvent Effects in Isotropic and Anisotropic Dielectrics and in Ionic Solutions with a Unified Integral Equation Method: Theoretical Bases, Computational Implementation, and Numerical Applications

    B. Mennucci;and E. Cancès;J. Tomasi

  • The IEF version of the PCM solvation method: an overview of a new method addressed to study molecular solutes at the QM ab initio level

    J. Tomasi;B. Mennucci;E. Cancès

  • Definition of the hydrogen bond (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)

    Elangannan Arunan;Gautam R. Desiraju;Roger A. Klein;Joanna Sadlej

  • Ab initio study of ionic solutions by a polarizable continuum dielectric model

    Maurizio Cossi;Vincenzo Barone;Benedetta Mennucci;Jacopo Tomasi

  • Geometries and properties of excited states in the gas phase and in solution: theory and application of a time-dependent density functional theory polarizable continuum model.

    Giovanni Scalmani;Michael J. Frisch;Benedetta Mennucci;Jacopo Tomasi

  • Defining the hydrogen bond: An account (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Elangannan Arunan;Gautam R. Desiraju;Roger A. Klein;Joanna Sadlej

  • Polarizable continuum model

    Benedetta Mennucci

  • Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM) Calculations of Solvent Effects on Optical Rotations of Chiral Molecules

    B. Mennucci;J. Tomasi;R. Cammi;J. R. Cheeseman

  • Fast Evaluation of Geometries and Properties of Excited Molecules in Solution: A Tamm-Dancoff Model with Application to 4-Dimethylaminobenzonitrile

    Roberto Cammi;Benedetta Mennucci;Jacopo Tomasi

  • Formation and relaxation of excited states in solution: a new time dependent polarizable continuum model based on time dependent density functional theory.

    Marco Caricato;Benedetta Mennucci;Jacopo Tomasi;Francesca Ingrosso

  • What is solvatochromism

    Alberto Marini;Aurora Muñoz-Losa;Alessandro Biancardi;Benedetta Mennucci

  • Excited states and solvatochromic shifts within a nonequilibrium solvation approach: A new formulation of the integral equation formalism method at the self-consistent field, configuration interaction, and multiconfiguration self-consistent field level

    Benedetta Mennucci;Roberto Cammi;Jacopo Tomasi

  • New applications of integral equations methods for solvation continuum models: ionic solutions and liquid crystals

    Eric Cancès;Benedetta Mennucci

  • Recent Advances in the Description of Solvent Effects with the Polarizable Continuum Model

    Claudio Amovilli;Vincenzo Barone;Roberto Cammi;Eric Cancès

  • TD-DFT Assessment of Functionals for Optical 0–0 Transitions in Solvated Dyes

    Denis Jacquemin;Aurélien Planchat;Carlo Adamo;Carlo Adamo;Benedetta Mennucci

  • On the Metric of Charge Transfer Molecular Excitations: A Simple Chemical Descriptor.

    Ciro A. Guido;Pietro Cortona;Benedetta Mennucci;Carlo Adamo;Carlo Adamo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacopo Tomasi
Jacopo Tomasi University of Pisa
Roberto Cammi
Roberto Cammi University of Parma
Chiara Cappelli
Chiara Cappelli University of Granada
Denis Jacquemin
Denis Jacquemin University of Nantes
Gregory D. Scholes
Gregory D. Scholes Princeton University
Giovanni Scalmani
Giovanni Scalmani Gaussian Inc.
Eric Cancès
Eric Cancès École des Ponts ParisTech
Maurizio Cossi
Maurizio Cossi University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Jean-Philip Piquemal
Jean-Philip Piquemal Sorbonne University
George C. Schatz
George C. Schatz Northwestern University

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