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Cosimino Malitesta

Cosimino Malitesta

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
7458
World Ranking
17160
National Ranking
674

Cosimino Malitesta 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 Cosimino Malitesta sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 199 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cosimino Malitesta 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 Cosimino Malitesta sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Cosimino Malitesta is affiliated with the University of Salento in Italy, where they have developed extensive research contributions primarily in the fields of Chemistry, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses a variety of subfields such as Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrochemistry, and Pollution.

The research focus of Malitesta covers key topics including Analytical chemistry methods development, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Analytical Chemistry and Sensors, and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Among their recent publications are several papers spanning from 2020 to 2024 in respected journals:

  • Humic acid coated magnetic particles as highly efficient heterogeneous photo-Fenton materials for wastewater treatments, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Magnetic MWCNTs-dendrimer: A potential modifier for electrochemical evaluation of As (III) ions in real water samples, 2021, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemical sensing of macromolecules based on molecularly imprinted polymers: challenges, successful strategies, and opportunities, 2022, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Molecularly Imprinted Polyscopoletin for the Electrochemical Detection of the Chronic Disease Marker Lysozyme, 2020, Biosensors
  • Microplastics and nanoplastics size distribution in farmed mussel tissues, 2024, Communications Earth & Environment

Malitesta frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors including Elisabetta Mazzotta, Giuseppe Egidio De Benedetto, Tiziano Di Giulio, Sabrina Di Masi, and Silvia Fraissinet. These collaborations are reflected in a robust publication record that features a concentration in specific journals.

The most common venues for Malitesta's publications include:

  • Nanomaterials
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Biosensors
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Glucose fast-response amperometric sensor based on glucose oxidase immobilized in an electropolymerized poly(o-phenylenediamine) film

    Cosimino. Malitesta;Francesco. Palmisano;Luisa. Torsi;Pier Giorgio. Zambonin

  • Molecularly imprinted electrosynthesized polymers: new materials for biomimetic sensors.

    Cosimino Malitesta;Ilario Losito;Pier Giorgio Zambonin

  • MIP sensors – the electrochemical approach

    Cosimino Malitesta;Elisabetta Mazzotta;Rosaria A. Picca;Alessandro Poma

  • An x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of some chromium–oxygen systems

    E. Desimoni;C. Malitesta;P. G. Zambonin;J. C. Rivière

  • New findings on polypyrrole chemical structure by XPS coupled to chemical derivatization labelling

    C Malitesta;Ilario Losito;Luigia Sabbatini;Pg Zambonin

  • A new amperometric nanostructured sensor for the analytical determination of hydrogen peroxide

    M.R. Guascito;E. Filippo;C. Malitesta;D. Manno

  • A rapid and simple method for the determination of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in mouse brain homogenate by HPLC with fluorimetric detection.

    Giuseppe Egidio De Benedetto;Daniela Fico;Antonio Pennetta;Cosimino Malitesta

  • Correlation between permselectivity and chemical structure of overoxidized polypyrrole membranes used in electroproduced enzyme biosensors

    F. Palmisano;C. Malitesta;D. Centonze;P. G. Zambonin

  • A magnetic and highly reusable macroporous superhydrophobic/superoleophilic PDMS/MWNT nanocomposite for oil sorption from water

    A. Turco;C. Malitesta;G. Barillaro;A. Greco

  • Development of a sensor prepared by entrapment of MIP particles in electrosynthesised polymer films for electrochemical detection of ephedrine.

    E. Mazzotta;R.A. Picca;C. Malitesta;S.A. Piletsky

  • Inhibitive determination of metal ions by an amperometric glucose oxidase biosensor: Study of the effect of hydrogen peroxide decomposition

    Maria Rachele Guascito;Cosimino Malitesta;Elisabetta Mazzotta;Antonio Turco

  • Heavy metal determination by biosensors based on enzyme immobilised by electropolymerisation.

    C. Malitesta;M.R. Guascito

  • Investigation of polydopamine coatings by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as an effective tool for improving biomolecule conjugation

    Simona Rella;Elisabetta Mazzotta;Antonio Caroli;Maria De Luca

  • Interference-free glucose sensor based on glucose-oxidase immobilized in an overoxidized non-conducting polypyrrole film

    D. Centonze;A. Guerrieri;C. Malitesta;F. Palmisano

  • XPS in development of chemical sensors

    Elisabetta Mazzotta;Simona Rella;Antonio Turco;Cosimino Malitesta

  • A novel nonenzymatic amperometric hydrogen peroxide sensor based on CuO@Cu2O nanowires embedded into poly(vinyl alcohol)

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  • Direct electrochemical detection of bisphenol A at PEDOT-modified glassy carbon electrodes.

    Elisabetta Mazzotta;Cosimino Malitesta;Eleonora Margapoti

  • Spectroscopic investigation on polymer films obtained by oxidation of o-phenylenediamine on platinum electrodes at different pHs

    Ilario Losito;Elvira De Giglio;Nicola Cioffi;Cosimino Malitesta

  • TRMC, XPS, and EPR characterizations of polycrystalline TiO2 porphyrin impregnated powders and their catalytic activity for 4-nitrophenol photodegradation in aqueous suspension.

    Giuseppe Mele;Roberta Del Sole;Giuseppe Vasapollo;Giuseppe Marci

  • Preparation and characterization of molecularly imprinted mussel inspired film as antifouling and selective layer for electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole

    Antonio Turco;Stefania Corvaglia;Elisabetta Mazzotta;Pier Paolo Pompa

  • Solid-phase synthesis of electroactive nanoparticles of molecularly imprinted polymers. A novel platform for indirect electrochemical sensing applications

    Elisabetta Mazzotta;Antonio Turco;Iva Chianella;Antonio Guerreiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigia Sabbatini
Luigia Sabbatini University of Bari Aldo Moro
Pier Giorgio Zambonin
Pier Giorgio Zambonin University of Bari Aldo Moro
Luisa Torsi
Luisa Torsi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giuseppe Gigli
Giuseppe Gigli University of Salento
Giuseppe Vasapollo
Giuseppe Vasapollo University of Salento
Francesco Palmisano
Francesco Palmisano University of Bari Aldo Moro
Carola Esposito Corcione
Carola Esposito Corcione University of Salento
Aurora Rizzo
Aurora Rizzo National Research Council (CNR)
Pier Paolo Pompa
Pier Paolo Pompa Italian Institute of Technology
Sergey A. Piletsky
Sergey A. Piletsky University of Leicester

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