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D-Index
54
Citations
7946
World Ranking
12845
National Ranking
3400

Donatella Capitani 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 Donatella Capitani sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 215 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donatella Capitani 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 Donatella Capitani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donatella Capitani is affiliated with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Chemistry, with notable work spanning organic chemistry, pharmacology, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, and archeology.

The scientist's main topics of work cover a diverse range including cannabis and cannabinoid research, polyamine metabolism and applications, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, cultural heritage materials analysis, Pacific and Southeast Asian studies, Morinda citrifolia extract uses, and surfactants and colloidal systems.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Anatoly P. Sobolev, Luisa Mannina, Noemi Proietti, Cinzia Ingallina, and Simone Circi.

Representative recent publications by Donatella Capitani include:

  • Cannabis sativa L. Inflorescences from Monoecious Cultivars Grown in Central Italy: An Untargeted Chemical Characterization from Early Flowering to Ripening (2020, Molecules)
  • NMR spectroscopy and micro-analytical techniques for studying the constitutive materials and the state of conservation of an ancient Tapa barkcloth from Polynesia, is. Wallis (2020, Journal of Cultural Heritage)
  • Non-ideal mixing behavior in dibutyl phosphate-propylamine binary liquids: Dielectric and nuclear magnetic resonance investigations (2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids)
  • Cationic Amphiphiles Bearing a Diacetylenic Function in the Headgroup: Aggregative Properties and Polymerization (2020, Langmuir)
  • Corrigendum to "Insights into sucrose pathway of chicory stems by integrative transcriptomic and metabolic analyses" [Phytochemistry Vol. 167 (November 2019) 112086] (2020, Phytochemistry)

The scientist's work has been published in multiple venues, which include:

  • Molecules
  • Journal of Cultural Heritage
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Langmuir
  • Phytochemistry

Best Publications

  • Diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy: A versatile tool for the molecular weight determination of uncharged polysaccharides

    Stéphane Viel;Donatella Capitani;Luisa Mannina;Annalaura Segre

  • A multitechnique approach to assess the effect of ball milling on cellulose.

    R. Avolio;I. Bonadies;D. Capitani;M.E. Errico

  • Novel Nafion–zirconium phosphate nanocomposite membranes with enhanced stability of proton conductivity at medium temperature and high relative humidity

    G. Alberti;M. Casciola;D. Capitani;A. Donnadio

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance to characterize and monitor Cultural Heritage.

    Donatella Capitani;Valeria Di Tullio;Noemi Proietti

  • NMR metabolic profiling of organic and aqueous sea bass extracts: Implications in the discrimination of wild and cultured sea bass

    L Mannina;Ap Sobolev;D Capitani;N Iaffaldano

  • Synthesis and partial characterization of hydrogels obtained via glutaraldehyde crosslinking of acetylated chitosan and of hyaluronan derivatives.

    Vittorio Crescenzi;Andrea Francescangeli;Anna Taglienti;Donatella Capitani

  • NMR and statistical study of olive oils from Lazio: A geographical, ecological and agronomic characterization

    Marco D’Imperio;Luisa Mannina;Donatella Capitani;Olivier Bidet

  • Use of NMR applications to tackle future food fraud issues

    Anatoly P. Sobolev;Freddy Thomas;James Donarski;Cinzia Ingallina

  • Ionic Polysaccharide Hydrogels via the Passerini and Ugi Multicomponent Condensations: Synthesis, Behavior and Solid-State NMR Characterization

    A E de Nooy;D Capitani;G Masci;V Crescenzi

  • Water in Hydrogels. An NMR Study of Water/Polymer Interactions in Weakly Cross-Linked Chitosan Networks

    D Capitani;V Crescenzi;A A De Angelis;A L Segre

  • Truffles decontamination treatment by ionizing radiation

    M. Adamo;D. Capitani;L. Mannina;M. Cristinzio

  • NMR and chemometrics in tracing European olive oils: the case study of Ligurian samples.

    L. Mannina;F. Marini;M. Gobbino;A.P. Sobolev

  • 1H NMR-based protocol for the detection of adulterations of refined olive oil with refined hazelnut oil.

    Luisa Mannina;Marco D'Imperio;Donatella Capitani;Serge Rezzi

  • Preparation of Lignin Nanoparticles from Wood Waste for Wood Surface Treatment.

    Florian Zikeli;Vittorio Vinciguerra;Alessandro D’Annibale;Donatella Capitani

  • Physical-chemical characterisation of acrylic polymers grafted on cellulose

    Simona Margutti;Silvia Vicini;Noemi Proietti;Donatella Capitani

  • Probing the degree of crosslinking of a cellulose based superabsorbing hydrogel through traditional and NMR techniques

    F. Lenzi;A. Sannino;A. Borriello;F. Porro

  • Synthesis and 13C CP-MAS NMR Characterization of a New Chitosan-Based Polymeric Network

    A. A. De Angelis;D. Capitani;V. Crescenzi

  • Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Potassium 3-Sulfopropyl Methacrylate: Direct Synthesis of Amphiphilic Block Copolymers with Methyl Methacrylate

    Giancarlo Masci;Debora Bontempo;Nicola Tiso;Marco Diociaiuti

  • Nafion–Zirconium Phosphate Nanocomposite Membranes with High Filler Loadings: Conductivity and Mechanical Properties

    M. Casciola;D. Capitani;A. Comite;A. Donnadio

  • The use of IRMS, 1H NMR and chemical analysis to characterise Italian and imported Tunisian olive oils

    Federica Camin;Anita Pavone;Luana Bontempo;Ron Wehrens

  • High field NMR analysis of the degree of substitution in carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt

    D. Capitani;F. Porro;A.L. Segre

  • Analytical, Nutritional and Clinical Methods NMR and statistical study of olive oils from Lazio: A geographical, ecological and agronomic characterization

    Luisa Mannina;Donatella Capitani;Olivier Bidet;Enrico Rossi

Frequent Co-Authors

Luisa Mannina
Luisa Mannina Sapienza University of Rome
Mario Casciola
Mario Casciola University of Perugia
Claudio Villani
Claudio Villani Sapienza University of Rome
Federico Marini
Federico Marini Sapienza University of Rome
Pietro Matricardi
Pietro Matricardi Sapienza University of Rome
Simone Carradori
Simone Carradori University of Chieti-Pescara
Francesco Gasparrini
Francesco Gasparrini Sapienza University of Rome
Tommasina Coviello
Tommasina Coviello Sapienza University of Rome
Claudio De Rosa
Claudio De Rosa University of Naples Federico II

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