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D-Index
54
Citations
9430
World Ranking
12706
National Ranking
423

Elza Bontempi 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 Elza Bontempi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 272 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elza Bontempi 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 Elza Bontempi 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: 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

Elza Bontempi is affiliated with the University of Brescia in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research spans various specialized areas including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Building and Construction, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The researcher has a significant focus on topics such as Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Extraction and Separation Processes, Advancements in Battery Materials, Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Phosphorus and nutrient management, and COVID-19 impact on air quality.

Publications by Elza Bontempi include work on environmental and biomedical applications, with notable papers such as:

  • Medicinal plants: Treasure trove for green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications (2020) published in Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
  • First data analysis about possible COVID-19 virus airborne diffusion due to air particulate matter (PM): The case of Lombardy (Italy) (2020) published in Environmental Research
  • Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review (2023) published in Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • The europe second wave of COVID-19 infection and the Italy "strange" situation (2020) published in Environmental Research
  • Current Scenario and Future Prospects of Endophytic Microbes: Promising Candidates for Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management for Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability (2023) published in Microbial Ecology

The venues where Bontempi frequently publishes include:

  • Environmental Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Applied Sciences
  • Environmental Chemistry Letters
  • Materials

Frequent collaborators in their research are Alessandra Zanoletti, Laura E. Depero, Uttpal Anand, Antonella Cornelio, and Stefania Federici.

Best Publications

  • Technologies for the management of MSW incineration ashes from gas cleaning: New perspectives on recovery of secondary raw materials and circular economy

    Margarida J. Quina;Elza Bontempi;Anna Bogush;Stefan Schlumberger

  • Review of fly ash inertisation treatments and recycling

    Annalisa Zacco;Laura Borgese;Alessandra Gianoncelli;Rudolf P. W. J. Struis;Rudolf P. W. J. Struis

  • TREMOR, OLFACTORY AND MOTOR CHANGES IN ITALIAN ADOLESCENTS EXPOSED TO HISTORICAL FERRO-MANGANESE EMISSION

    Roberto G Lucchini;Stefano Guazzetti;Silvia Zoni;Filippo Donna

  • Synthesis and photocatalytic application of visible-light active β-Fe2O3/g-C3N4 hybrid nanocomposites

    Konstantinos C. Christoforidis;Tiziano Montini;Elza Bontempi;Spyridon Zafeiratos

  • A sustainable bioplastic obtained from rice straw

    Fabjola Bilo;Stefano Pandini;Luciana Sartore;Laura E. Depero

  • Medicinal plants: Treasure trove for green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications

    Harish Chandra;Pragati Kumari;Elza Bontempi;Saurabh Yadav

  • Biotechnological methods to remove microplastics: a review

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  • Occurrence, transformation, bioaccumulation, risk and analysis of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater: a review

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  • Characterization of A Polymeric Adsorbed Coating for DNA Microarray Glass Slides

    Giovanna Pirri;Francesco Damin;Marcella Chiari;Elza Bontempi

  • Two-way reversible shape memory behaviour of crosslinked poly(ε-caprolactone)

    Stefano Pandini;Simone Passera;Massimo Messori;Katia Paderni

  • A new approach for evaluating the sustainability of raw materials substitution based on embodied energy and the CO2 footprint

    Elza Bontempi

  • Inverse association of intellectual function with very low blood lead but not with manganese exposure in Italian adolescents.

    Roberto G Lucchini;Silvia Zoni;Stefano Guazzetti;Elza Bontempi

  • One-way and two-way shape memory behaviour of semi-crystalline networks based on sol-gel cross-linked poly(ε-caprolactone)

    Stefano Pandini;Francesco Baldi;K. Paderni;M. Messori

  • Fe2O3-TiO2 Nano-heterostructure Photoanodes for Highly Efficient Solar Water Oxidation

    Davide Barreca;Giorgio Carraro;Alberto Gasparotto;Chiara Maccato

  • Metal fractionation in soils and assessment of environmental contamination in Vallecamonica, Italy

    Laura Borgese;Stefania Federici;Annalisa Zacco;Alessandra Gianoncelli

  • Thermomechanical behavior of surface acoustic waves in ordered arrays of nanodisks studied by near-infrared pump-probe diffraction experiments

    C. Giannetti;B. Revaz;F. Banfi;M. Montagnese

  • Flexible dye sensitized solar cells using TiO2 nanotubes

    Alberto Vomiero;Vardan Galstyan;Antonio Braga;Isabella Concina

  • Miniaturized Near-Infrared (MicroNIR) Spectrometer in Plastic Waste Sorting.

    Monika Rani;Claudio Marchesi;Stefania Federici;Gianluca Rovelli

  • A sustainable technology for Pb and Zn stabilization based on the use of only waste materials: A green chemistry approach to avoid chemicals and promote CO2 sequestration

    A. Bosio;Annalisa Zacco;Laura Borgese;Nicola Rodella

  • Evaluation of the sustainability of technologies to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries, based on embodied energy and carbon footprint

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  • Vertically aligned TiO2 nanotubes on plastic substrates for flexible solar cells.

    Vardan Galstyan;Alberto Vomiero;Isabella Concina;Antonio Braga

  • Vapor Phase Processing of α-Fe2O3 Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting: An Insight into the Structure/Property Interplay

    Michael E. A Warwick;Kimmo Kaunisto;Davide Barreca;Giorgio Carraro

  • Waste silica sources as heavy metal stabilizers for municipal solid waste incineration fly ash

    N. Rodella;A. Bosio;R. Dalipi;A. Zacco

  • Niobium-titanium oxide powders obtained by laser-induced synthesis: Microstructure and structure evolution from diffraction data

    Laura E. Depero;Luigi Sangaletti;Brigida Allieri;Elza Bontempi

  • Polymer-grafted QCM chemical sensor and application to heavy metalions real time detection

    Luciana Sartore;Marzia Barbaglio;Laura Borgese;Elza Bontempi

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura E. Depero
Laura E. Depero University of Brescia
Giorgio Sberveglieri
Giorgio Sberveglieri University of Brescia
Davide Barreca
Davide Barreca University of Padua
Chiara Maccato
Chiara Maccato University of Padua
Elisabetta Comini
Elisabetta Comini University of Brescia
Alberto Gasparotto
Alberto Gasparotto University of Padua
Roberto Lucchini
Roberto Lucchini Florida International University
Guido Faglia
Guido Faglia University of Brescia
Cinzia Sada
Cinzia Sada University of Padua
Matteo Ferroni
Matteo Ferroni University of Brescia

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