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Materials Science
Italy
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
91
Citations
31385
World Ranking
1606
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Enrico Traversa is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the areas of materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, environmental sciences, biomedical engineering, and catalysis.

The scientist's body of work covers several specialized research topics. Key topics include:

  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Recent publications by Enrico Traversa demonstrate a concentration on solid oxide fuel cells, catalysis, and materials chemistry. Notable papers include:

  • "Tailoring cobalt-free La0.5Sr0.5FeO3-δ cathode with a nonmetal cation-doping strategy for high-performance proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells" (2022, SusMat)
  • "Biofabrication of Hepatic Constructs by 3D Bioprinting of a Cell-Laden Thermogel: An Effective Tool to Assess Drug-Induced Hepatotoxic Response" (2020, Advanced Healthcare Materials)
  • "Electrospun zirconia nanofibers for enhancing the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia by artificial nitrogen fixation" (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • "A defective iron-based perovskite cathode for high-performance IT-SOFCs: Tailoring the oxygen vacancies using Nb/Ta co-doping" (2023, Journal of Energy Chemistry)
  • "2D Vanadium Carbide (MXene) for Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia Under Ambient Conditions" (2021, Catalysis Letters)

Enrico Traversa has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, reflecting interdisciplinary research efforts. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Haoran Guo
  • Tingshuai Li
  • Jiaojiao Xia
  • Yonglan Luo
  • Qian Liu

The scientist publishes regularly in venues that cover applied materials and chemical research. Prominent publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • SusMat
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

These publications and collaborations indicate an active involvement in materials chemistry with applications in energy generation and biomedical engineering, particularly involving nanomaterials and catalytic processes. The work on solid oxide fuel cells, proton-conducting materials, and ammonia synthesis reflects an integration of advanced materials design with energy and sustainability challenges.

Best Publications

  • Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs): a review of an environmentally clean and efficient source of energy

    A.Boudghene Stambouli;E Traversa

  • Pharmacological potential of cerium oxide nanoparticles

    Ivana Celardo;Jens Z. Pedersen;Enrico Traversa;Lina Ghibelli

  • Materials challenges toward proton-conducting oxide fuel cells: a critical review

    Emiliana Fabbri;Daniele Pergolesi;Enrico Traversa

  • Ceramic sensors for humidity detection: the state-of-the-art and future developments

    Enrico Traversa

  • Copper Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites with Antifungal and Bacteriostatic Properties

    Nicola Cioffi;Luisa Torsi;Nicoletta Ditaranto;Giuseppina Tantillo

  • High proton conduction in grain-boundary-free yttrium-doped barium zirconate films grown by pulsed laser deposition

    Daniele Pergolesi;Emiliana Fabbri;Alessandra D'Epifanio;Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo

  • Towards the next generation of solid oxide fuel cells operating below 600 °c with chemically stable proton-conducting electrolytes.

    Emiliana Fabbri;Lei Bi;Daniele Pergolesi;Enrico Traversa

  • Fuel cells, an alternative to standard sources of energy

    A Boudghene Stambouli;E Traversa

  • Tailoring the chemical stability of Ba(Ce0.8 - xZrx)Y0.2O3 - δ protonic conductors for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs)

    Emiliana Fabbri;Alessandra D'Epifanio;Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo;Silvia Licoccia

  • Steam electrolysis by solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) with proton-conducting oxides

    Lei Bi;Samir Boulfrad;Enrico Traversa

  • Catalytic Properties and Biomedical Applications of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

    Carl D. Walkey;Soumen C. Das;Sudipta Seal;Joseph S. Erlichman

  • Ce3+ Ions Determine Redox-Dependent Anti-apoptotic Effect of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

    Ivana Celardo;Milena De Nicola;Corrado Mandoli;Jens Z. Pedersen

  • Engineering materials and biology to boost performance of microbial fuel cells: a critical review

    Antonio Rinaldi;Barbara Mecheri;Virgilio Garavaglia;Silvia Licoccia

  • Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Protect Cardiac Progenitor Cells from Oxidative Stress

    Francesca Pagliari;Corrado Mandoli;Giancarlo Forte;Eugenio Magnani

  • Controlling the porosity of fibrous scaffolds by modulating the fiber diameter and packing density.

    Sherif Soliman;Sherif Soliman;Sherif Soliman;Shilpa Sant;Shilpa Sant;Jason W. Nichol;Jason W. Nichol;Masoud Khabiry;Masoud Khabiry

  • Screen-printed perovskite-type thick films as gas sensors for environmental monitoring

    Giuliano Martinelli;Maria Cristina Carotta;Matteo Ferroni;Yoshihiko Sadaoka

  • Nafion–TiO2 composite DMFC membranes: physico-chemical properties of the filler versus electrochemical performance

    V. Baglio;A.S. Aricò;A. Di Blasi;V. Antonucci

  • Water adsorption on the stoichiometric and reduced CeO2(111) surface: a first-principles investigation

    Marco Fronzi;Marco Fronzi;Simone Piccinin;Bernard Delley;Enrico Traversa

  • Multiscale three-dimensional scaffolds for soft tissue engineering via multimodal electrospinning

    Sherif Soliman;Stefania Pagliari;Antonio Rinaldi;Giancarlo Forte

  • Design of Electroceramics for Solid Oxides Fuel Cell Applications: Playing with Ceria

    Vincenzo Esposito;Enrico Traversa

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvia Licoccia
Silvia Licoccia University of Rome Tor Vergata
Emiliana Fabbri
Emiliana Fabbri Paul Scherrer Institute
Lei Bi
Lei Bi University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yoshihiko Sadaoka
Yoshihiko Sadaoka Ehime University
Alessandra D'Epifanio
Alessandra D'Epifanio University of Rome Tor Vergata
Masaru Miyayama
Masaru Miyayama University of Tokyo
Giuliano Martinelli
Giuliano Martinelli University of Ferrara
Eric D. Wachsman
Eric D. Wachsman University of Maryland, College Park
Ziqi Sun
Ziqi Sun Queensland University of Technology
Federico Rosei
Federico Rosei Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique

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