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Fabrizio Cavani

Fabrizio Cavani

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
25804
World Ranking
6076
National Ranking
131

Fabrizio Cavani 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 Fabrizio Cavani sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 516 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fabrizio Cavani 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 Fabrizio Cavani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Fabrizio Cavani is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis, and Organic Chemistry.

Their scholarly contributions cover a range of topics related to catalytic processes, with particular emphasis on biomass conversion and hydrodesulfurization studies. Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions

Cavani's research is published in several recurrent venues, indicating sustained engagement with the catalysis and sustainable chemistry community. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Catalysis Today
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Catalysis A General
  • Catalysts

Their notable recent papers are:

  • "The role of biotechnology in the transition from plastics to bioplastics: an opportunity to reconnect global growth with sustainability," 2021, FEBS Open Bio
  • "Glycerol Carbonate as a Versatile Alkylating Agent for the Synthesis of β-Aryloxy Alcohols," 2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Continuous Liquid-Phase Upgrading of Dihydroxyacetone to Lactic Acid over Metal Phosphate Catalysts," 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • "Strategies to improve hydrogen activation on gold catalysts," 2024, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • "Boosting the guerbet reaction: A cooperative catalytic system for the efficient bio-ethanol refinery to second-generation biofuels," 2021, Journal of Catalysis

In their collaborative work, Cavani frequently coauthors with several researchers, including:

  • Tommaso Tabanelli
  • Jacopo De Maron
  • Stefania Albonetti
  • Nikolaos Dimitratos
  • Anna Gagliardi

Overall, Fabrizio Cavani's academic output reflects a sustained focus on catalysis with applications in sustainable chemistry and materials science, with a strong record of collaboration and publication across leading journals in the field.

Best Publications

  • Hydrotalcite-type anionic clays: Preparation, properties and applications.

    Fabrizio Cavani;Ferruccio Trifirò;Angelo Vaccari

  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane and propane : How far from commercial implementation?

    Fabrizio Cavani;Nicola Ballarini;Antonio Cericola

  • Sustainability in Catalytic Oxidation: An Alternative Approach or a Structural Evolution?

    Fabrizio Cavani;Joaquim Henrique Teles

  • The oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane and propane as an alternative way for the production of light olefins

    F. Cavani;F. Trifirò

  • Key Aspects of Catalyst Design for the Selective Oxidation of Paraffins

    Stefania Albonetti;Fabrizio Cavani;Ferruccio Trifirò

  • Alternative processes for the production of styrene

    F. Cavani;F. Trifirò

  • Chemical and Physical Characterization of Alumina-Supported Chromia-Based Catalysts and Their Activity in Dehydrogenation of Isobutane

    F. Cavani;M. Koutyrev;F. Trifirò;A. Bartolini

  • Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural using supported gold–copper nanoparticles

    Thomas Pasini;Marco Piccinini;Magda Blosi;Rosa Bonelli

  • Selective oxidation of light alkanes: interaction between the catalyst and the gas phase on different classes of catalytic materials

    F Cavani;F Trifirò

  • Heteropolycompound-based catalysts:: A blend of acid and oxidizing properties

    Fabrizio Cavani

  • Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over Au-based catalysts: Optimization of active phase and metal–support interaction

    Stefania Albonetti;Alice Lolli;Vittorio Morandi;Andrea Migliori

  • On the chemistry of ethanol on basic oxides: revising mechanisms and intermediates in the Lebedev and Guerbet reactions.

    Alessandro Chieregato;Juliana Velasquez Ochoa;Claudia Bandinelli;Giuseppe Fornasari

  • The effect of doping CeO2 with zirconium in the oxidation of isobutane

    Carla de Leitenburg;Alessandro Trovarelli;Jordi Llorca;Fabrizio Cavani

  • Catalysis for the synthesis of methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate

    Mohammad Jaber Darabi Mahboub;Jean-Luc Dubois;Fabrizio Cavani;Mohammad Rostamizadeh

  • Butadiene from biomass, a life cycle perspective to address sustainability in the chemical industry

    D. Cespi;F. Passarini;I. Vassura;F. Cavani

  • Sustainable Industrial Chemistry. Principles, Tools and Industrial Examples.

    Fabrizio Cavani;G. Centi;S. Perathoner;Ferruccio Trifiro

  • Nature and mechanism of formation of vanadyl pyrophosphate: Active phase in n-butane selective oxidation

    Guido Busca;Fabrizio Cavani;Gabriele Centi;Ferruccio Trifirò

  • Recent developments in maleic acid synthesis from bio-based chemicals

    Robert Wojcieszak;Francesco Santarelli;Francesco Santarelli;Francesco Santarelli;Sébastien Paul;Sébastien Paul;Franck Dumeignil;Franck Dumeignil

  • A Comparison of the Reactivity of “Nonequilibrated” and “Equilibrated” V–P–O Catalysts: Structural Evolution, Surface Characterization, and Reactivity in the Selective Oxidation ofn-Butane andn-Pentane

    S. Albonetti;F. Cavani;F. Trifirò;P. Venturoli

  • Tungsten-Vanadium mixed oxides for the oxidehydration of glycerol into acrylic acid

    M. Dolores Soriano;P. Concepción;J. M. López Nieto;F. Cavani

  • Phenol methylation over nanoparticulate CoFe2O4 inverse spinel catalysts: The effect of morphology on catalytic performance

    Nicola Ballarini;Fabrizio Cavani;Sauro Passeri;Lucilla Pesaresi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferruccio Trifiro
Ferruccio Trifiro University of Bologna
Gabriele Centi
Gabriele Centi University of Messina
Ilenia Rossetti
Ilenia Rossetti University of Milan
Nikolaos Dimitratos
Nikolaos Dimitratos University of Bologna
Fabrizio Passarini
Fabrizio Passarini University of Bologna
Guido Busca
Guido Busca University of Genoa
Patricia Concepción
Patricia Concepción Universitat Politècnica de València
Claudio Morterra
Claudio Morterra University of Turin
Giuliana Magnacca
Giuliana Magnacca University of Turin
Giuseppina Cerrato
Giuseppina Cerrato University of Turin

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