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Cristiano Zuccaccia

Cristiano Zuccaccia

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 45 16504 14898 632 577 168 6903

Cristiano Zuccaccia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cristiano Zuccaccia between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cristiano Zuccaccia published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2007. 13 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2007. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications
1998 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cristiano Zuccaccia: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 3
2000 7
2001 7
2002 8
2003 6
2004 6
2005 12
2006 12
2007 18
2008 10
2009 8
2010 7
2011 6
2012 8
2013 8
2014 9
2015 7
2016 6
2017 9
2018 8
2019 10
2020 14
2021 10
2022 7
2023 18
2024 8
2025 5
Total 239
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Cristiano Zuccaccia 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 Cristiano Zuccaccia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 168 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 168
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Cristiano Zuccaccia 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 Cristiano Zuccaccia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808 45
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Cristiano Zuccaccia is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy. Their research activity spans interdisciplinary fields primarily within chemistry and materials science. Zuccaccia has contributed extensively to the understanding of materials chemistry and organic chemistry, alongside specialized work in inorganic chemistry, process chemistry and technology, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their research focuses on several main topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics

Zuccaccia's publication record includes frequent contributions to key scientific journals. The most common venues where their work appears are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database with 21 publications
  • Inorganic Chemistry with 6 publications
  • Chemistry - A European Journal with 6 publications
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry with 5 publications
  • ACS Catalysis with 4 publications

Notable recent papers by Zuccaccia include:

  • "Reactivity Trends of Lewis Acidic Sites in Methylaluminoxane and Some of Its Modifications," 2020, published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Methylaluminoxane's Molecular Cousin: A Well-defined and 'Complete' Al-Activator for Molecular Olefin Polymerization Catalysts," 2021, published in ACS Catalysis
  • "Single-Site Iridium Picolinamide Catalyst Immobilized onto Silica for the Hydrogenation of CO2 and the Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid," 2022, published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Efficient Hydrogenation of N-Heterocycles Catalyzed by NNP-Manganese(I) Pincer Complexes at Ambient Temperature," 2022, published in Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Understanding the Deactivation Pathways of Iridium(III) Pyridine-Carboxiamide Catalysts for Formic Acid Dehydrogenation," 2020, published in Chemistry - A European Journal

Their frequent coauthors include Alceo Macchioni, Leonardo Tensi, Francesco Zaccaria, Roberta Cipullo, and Vincenzo Busico, reflecting ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Determining accurate molecular sizes in solution through NMR diffusion spectroscopy

    Alceo Macchioni;Gianluca Ciancaleoni;Cristiano Zuccaccia;Daniele Zuccaccia

  • Ultralarge Hyperpolarizability Twisted π-Electron System Electro-Optic Chromophores: Synthesis, Solid-State and Solution-Phase Structural Characteristics, Electronic Structures, Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties, and Computational Studies

    Hu Kang;Antonio Facchetti;Hua Jiang;Elena Cariati

  • Cobalt electrolyte/dye interactions in dye-sensitized solar cells: a combined computational and experimental study.

    Edoardo Mosconi;Jun-Ho Yum;Florian Kessler;Carlos J Gómez García

  • NOE and PGSE NMR Spectroscopic Studies of Solution Structure and Aggregation in Metallocenium Ion-Pairs

    Cristiano Zuccaccia;Cristiano Zuccaccia;Nicholas G. Stahl;Alceo Macchioni;Ming Chou Chen

  • Iridium(III) molecular catalysts for water oxidation: the simpler the faster.

    Arianna Savini;Gianfranco Bellachioma;Gianluca Ciancaleoni;Cristiano Zuccaccia

  • Activity and degradation pathways of pentamethyl-cyclopentadienyl-iridium catalysts for water oxidation

    Arianna Savini;Paola Belanzoni;Gianfranco Bellachioma;Cristiano Zuccaccia

  • Exceptional Molecular Hyperpolarizabilities in Twisted π‐Electron System Chromophores

    Hu Kang;Antonio Facchetti;Peiwang Zhu;Hua Jiang

  • Suppression of β-Hydride Chain Transfer in Nickel(II)-Catalyzed Ethylene Polymerization via Weak Fluorocarbon Ligand–Product Interactions

    Michael P. Weberski;Changle Chen;Massimiliano Delferro;Cristiano Zuccaccia

  • Synthesis, Ion Aggregation, Alkyl Bonding Modes, and Dynamics of 14-Electron Metallocenium Ion Pairs [(SBI)MCH2SiMe3+···X-] (M = Zr, Hf): Inner-Sphere (X = MeB(C6F5)3) versus Outer-Sphere (X = B(C6F5)4) Structures and the Implications for “Continuous” or “Intermittent” Alkene Polymerization Mechanisms

    Fuquan Song;Simon J. Lancaster;Roderick D. Cannon;Mark Schormann

  • Counterion effect on CO/styrene copolymerization catalyzed by cationic palladium(II) organometallic complexes: an interionic structural and dynamic investigation based on NMR spectroscopy

    Alceo Macchioni;Gianfranco Bellachioma;Giuseppe Cardaci;Monia Travaglia

  • Probing the association of frustrated phosphine-borane Lewis pairs in solution by NMR spectroscopy.

    Luca Rocchigiani;Gianluca Ciancaleoni;Cristiano Zuccaccia;Alceo Macchioni

  • Intra- and Intermolecular NMR Studies on the Activation of Arylcyclometallated Hafnium Pyridyl-Amido Olefin Polymerization Precatalysts

    Cristiano Zuccaccia;Alceo Macchioni;Vincenzo Busico;Roberta Cipullo

  • On the First Insertion of α-Olefins in Hafnium Pyridyl-Amido Polymerization Catalysts

    Cristiano Zuccaccia;Vincenzo Busico;Roberta Cipullo;Giovanni Talarico

  • NMR investigation of non-covalent aggregation of coordination compounds ranging from dimers and ion pairs up to nano-aggregates

    Gianfranco Bellachioma;Gianluca Ciancaleoni;Cristiano Zuccaccia;Daniele Zuccaccia

  • Organometallic Iridium Catalysts Based on Pyridinecarboxylate Ligands for the Oxidative Splitting of Water

    Alberto Bucci;Arianna Savini;Luca Rocchigiani;Cristiano Zuccaccia

  • 19F, (1)H-HOESY and PGSE NMR studies of neutral trinuclear complexes of Au(I) and Hg(II): evidence for acid-base stacking in solution.

    Alfredo Burini;John P. Fackler;Rossana Galassi;Alceo Macchioni

  • Diverse stereocontrol effects induced by weakly coordinating anions. stereospecific olefin polymerization pathways at archetypal Cs-and C1-symmetric metallocenium catalysts using mono-and polynuclear halo-perfluoroarylmetalates as cocatalysts

    John A. S. Roberts;Ming-Chou Chen;Afif M. Seyam;Liting Li

  • Selective Ion Pairing in [Ir(bipy)H2(PRPh2)2]A (A = PF6, BF4, CF3SO3, BPh4, R = Me, Ph): Experimental Identification and Theoretical Understanding

    Alceo Macchioni;Cristiano Zuccaccia;Eric Clot;and Karin Gruet

  • Self-Diffusion Coefficients of Transition-Metal Complex Ions, Ion Pairs, and Higher Aggregates by Pulsed Field Gradient Spin−Echo NMR Measurements

    Cristiano Zuccaccia;Gianfranco Bellachioma;and Giuseppe Cardaci;Alceo Macchioni

  • An NMR study of the oxidative degradation of Cp *ir catalysts for water oxidation: Evidence for a preliminary attack on the quaternary carbon atom of the -C-CH3 moiety

    Cristiano Zuccaccia;Gianfranco Bellachioma;Sandra Bolaño;Luca Rocchigiani

  • Metallocene polymerization catalyst ion-pair aggregation by cryoscopy and pulsed field gradient spin-echo NMR diffusion measurements.

    Nicholas G. Stahl;Cristiano Zuccaccia;Tryg R. Jensen;Tobin Jay Marks

Frequent Co-Authors

Alceo Macchioni
Alceo Macchioni University of Perugia
Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Roberta Cipullo
Roberta Cipullo University of Naples Federico II
Vincenzo Busico
Vincenzo Busico University of Naples Federico II
Peter H. M. Budzelaar
Peter H. M. Budzelaar University of Naples Federico II
Antonio Facchetti
Antonio Facchetti Northwestern University
Charlotte L. Stern
Charlotte L. Stern Northwestern University
John Roberts
John Roberts Rice University
Claudio Pellecchia
Claudio Pellecchia University of Salerno
Mark A. Ratner
Mark A. Ratner Northwestern University

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