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Francesco Arena

Francesco Arena

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9670
World Ranking
13504
National Ranking
454

Francesco Arena 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 Francesco Arena sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 192 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesco Arena 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 Francesco Arena 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: 776 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 647 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: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francesco Arena is affiliated with the University of Messina in Italy and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Chemical Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Physiology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research covers a wide range of scientific topics, focusing notably on catalytic processes and oxidation reactions. Main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

Frequent venues for Francesco Arena's publications include Catalysis Today, Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Inorganica Chimica Acta, and Molecular Catalysis. These journals reflect a focus on catalysis, materials chemistry, and health sciences.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • DFT and kinetic evidences of the preferential CO oxidation pattern of manganese dioxide catalysts in hydrogen stream (PROX), 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Effective low-temperature catalytic methane oxidation over MnCeOx catalytic compositions, 2020, Catalysis Today
  • DFT insights into the oxygen-assisted selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol on manganese dioxide catalysts, 2020, Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • A Systematic Review of the Literature and Perspectives on the Role of Biomarkers in the Management of Malnutrition After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde oxidation on MnOx clusters: Unraveling atomistic features, 2021, Molecular Catalysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francesco Arena include:

  • Francesco Ferrante
  • Dario Duca
  • Laura Gueci
  • Roberto Di Chio
  • Antonio Prestianni

Best Publications

  • Synthesis, characterization and activity pattern of Cu–ZnO/ZrO2 catalysts in the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol

    Francesco Arena;Katia Barbera;Giuseppe Italiano;Giuseppe Bonura

  • Solid-state interactions, adsorption sites and functionality of Cu-ZnO/ZrO2 catalysts in the CO2 hydrogenation to CH3OH

    Francesco Arena;Giuseppe Italiano;Katia Barbera;Silvia Bordiga

  • Promoting Effect of CeO2 in Combustion Synthesized Pt/CeO2 Catalyst for CO Oxidation

    Parthasarathi Bera;Arup Gayen;M. S. Hegde;N. P. Lalla

  • Carbon dioxide fixation: bifunctional complexes containing acidic and basic sites working as reversible carriers

    Sandro Gambarotta;Francesco Arena;Carlo Floriani;Pier Francesco Zanazzi

  • The changing nature of the active site of Cu-Zn-Zr catalysts for the CO2 hydrogenation reaction to methanol

    G. Bonura;M. Cordaro;C. Cannilla;F. Arena

  • Catalytic etherification of glycerol by tert-butyl alcohol to produce oxygenated additives for diesel fuel

    F. Frusteri;F. Arena;G. Bonura;C. Cannilla

  • A characterization study of the surface acidity of solid catalysts by temperature programmed methods

    Francesco Arena;Roberto Dario;Adolfo Parmaliana

  • Effects of oxide carriers on surface functionality and process performance of the Cu–ZnO system in the synthesis of methanol via CO2 hydrogenation

    Francesco Arena;Giovanni Mezzatesta;Giovanni Zafarana;Giuseppe Trunfio

  • Temperature-programmed reduction study of NiO–MgO interactions in magnesia-supported Ni catalysts and NiO–MgO physical mixture

    A. Parmaliana;F. Arena;F. Frusteri;N. Giordano

  • Highly active screen-printed electrocatalysts for water oxidation based on β-manganese oxide

    Monika Fekete;Monika Fekete;Rosalie K. Hocking;Rosalie K. Hocking;Shery L. Y. Chang;Cristina Italiano

  • Basic Evidence of the Molecular Dispersion of MnCeOx Catalysts Synthesized via a Novel “Redox-Precipitation” Route

    Francesco Arena;Giuseppe Trunfio;Jacopo Negro;and Barbara Fazio

  • Basic evidences for methanol-synthesis catalyst design

    F. Arena;G. Italiano;K. Barbera;G. Bonura

  • Hybrid Cu–ZnO–ZrO2/H-ZSM5 system for the direct synthesis of DME by CO2 hydrogenation

    G. Bonura;M. Cordaro;L. Spadaro;C. Cannilla

  • Structure and redox properties of bulk and supported manganese oxide catalysts

    Francesco Arena;Teresa Torre;Carmelo Raimondo;Adolfo Parmaliana

  • Structure and dispersion of supported-vanadia catalysts. Influence of the oxide carrier

    F. Arena;F. Frusteri;A. Parmaliana

  • Potassium-enhanced stability of Ni/MgO catalysts in the dry-reforming of methane

    F. Frusteri;F. Arena;G. Calogero;T. Torre

  • Catalytic behaviour of a bifunctional system for the one step synthesis of DME by CO2 hydrogenation

    G. Bonura;M. Cordaro;C. Cannilla;A. Mezzapica

  • Working Mechanism of Oxide Catalysts in the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Formaldehyde. II. Redox Properties and Reactivity of SiO2, MoO3 /SiO2, V2O5 /SiO2, TiO2, and V2O5 /TiO2Systems☆

    Francesco Arena;Nicola Giordano;Adolfo Parmaliana

  • How oxide carriers control the catalytic functionality of the Cu–ZnO system in the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol

    F. Arena;G. Mezzatesta;G. Zafarana;G. Trunfio

  • Metal–support interactions and reactivity of Co/CeO2 catalysts in the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis reaction

    L. Spadaro;F. Arena;M.L. Granados;M. Ojeda

  • Magnesia-Supported Nickel Catalysts: II. Surface Properties and Reactivity in Methane Steam Reforming

    A. Parmaliana;F. Arena;F. Frusteri;S. Coluccia

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Frusteri
Francesco Frusteri University of Messina
Gianmario Martra
Gianmario Martra University of Turin
Giuseppe Bonura
Giuseppe Bonura National Research Council (CNR)
Salvatore Coluccia
Salvatore Coluccia University of Turin
Leone Spiccia
Leone Spiccia Monash University
Giuseppe Anastasi
Giuseppe Anastasi University of Pisa
Angiola Chiesi-Villa
Angiola Chiesi-Villa University of Parma
José Luis García Fierro
José Luis García Fierro Spanish National Research Council
Leonardo Marchese
Leonardo Marchese University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Michael S. Scurrell
Michael S. Scurrell University of South Africa

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