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Francesco Ortuso

Francesco Ortuso

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 45 16582 14969 639 583 173 6275

Francesco Ortuso publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesco Ortuso between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesco Ortuso published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2013. 13 of the 188 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2013. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 9 publications
2001 2025

188 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesco Ortuso: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 6
2005 9
2006 8
2007 9
2008 6
2009 11
2010 13
2011 11
2012 8
2013 17
2014 7
2015 5
2016 9
2017 7
2018 8
2019 10
2020 10
2021 5
2022 6
2023 1
2024 4
2025 9
Total 188
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Francesco Ortuso 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 Ortuso sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 173 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 173
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Francesco Ortuso 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 Ortuso sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808 45
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Francesco Ortuso is affiliated with Magna Graecia University in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research covers a range of topics with a particular emphasis on molecular biology and organic chemistry, alongside pharmacology and infectious diseases.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Enzyme function and inhibition
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Ortuso's publication record features articles in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Molecules
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Francesco Ortuso include:

  • Structural genetics of circulating variants affecting the SARS-CoV-2 spike/human ACE2 complex, 2021, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
  • Structural Genetics of circulating variants affecting the SARS-CoV-2 Spike / human ACE2 complex, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Stefano Alcaro
  • Giosuè Costa
  • Roberta Rocca
  • Francesca Procopio
  • Fernanda Borges

Best Publications

  • Chalcones: a valid scaffold for monoamine oxidases inhibitors.

    Franco Chimenti;Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis, Molecular Modeling, and Selective Inhibitory Activity against Human Monoamine Oxidases of 3-Carboxamido-7-Substituted Coumarins†

    Franco Chimenti;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-substituted-3,5-diphenyl-2-pyrazoline derivatives as cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitors

    Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Fedele Manna;Francesca Rossi

  • Synthesis, molecular modeling studies, and selective inhibitory activity against monoamine oxidase of 1-thiocarbamoyl-3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-(1H)- pyrazole derivatives.

    Franco Chimenti;Elias Maccioni;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco

  • Quercetin as the active principle of Hypericum hircinum exerts a selective inhibitory activity against MAO-A: Extraction, biological analysis, and computational study

    Franco Chimenti;Filippo Cottiglia;Leonardo Bonsignore;Laura Casu

  • Chromone, a privileged scaffold for the development of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

    Alexandra Gaspar;Tiago Silva;Matilde Yáñez;Dolores Vina

  • Inhibition of monoamine oxidases by coumarin-3-acyl derivatives: biological activity and computational study

    Franco Chimenti;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling of Oleuropein and Its Semisynthetic Derivatives as Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

    Antonio Procopio;Stefano Alcaro;Monica Nardi;Manuela Oliverio

  • A new series of flavones, thioflavones, and flavanones as selective monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors.

    Franco Chimenti;Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Selective inhibitory activity against MAO and molecular modeling studies of 2-thiazolylhydrazone derivatives.

    Franco Chimenti;Elias Maccioni;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco

  • GBPM: GRID-based pharmacophore model: concept and application studies to protein--protein recognition

    Francesco Ortuso;Thierry Langer;Stefano Alcaro

  • Ligand binding to telomeric G-quadruplex DNA investigated by funnel-metadynamics simulations

    Federica Moraca;Jussara Amato;Francesco Ortuso;Anna Artese

  • Synthesis and selective human monoamine oxidase inhibition of 3-carbonyl, 3-acyl, and 3-carboxyhydrazido coumarin derivatives

    Daniela Secci;Simone Carradori;Adriana Bolasco;Paola Chimenti

  • Synthesis, stereochemical identification, and selective inhibitory activity against human monoamine oxidase-B of 2-methylcyclohexylidene-(4-arylthiazol-2-yl)hydrazones.

    Franco Chimenti;Elias Maccioni;Daniela Secci;Adriana Bolasco

  • Homoisoflavonoids: natural scaffolds with potent and selective monoamine oxidase-B inhibition properties.

    Nicoletta Desideri;Adriana Bolasco;Rossella Fioravanti;Luca Proietti Monaco

  • Modeling and biological evaluation of 3,3′-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-thiazolidin-4-one], a new synthetic cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor

    Rosaria Ottaná;Emanuela Mazzon;Laura Dugo;Francesca Monforte

  • Investigations on the 2-thiazolylhydrazyne scaffold: Synthesis and molecular modeling of selective human monoamine oxidase inhibitors

    Franco Chimenti;Adriana Bolasco;Daniela Secci;Paola Chimenti

  • Discovery of New Chemical Entities for Old Targets: Insights on the Lead Optimization of Chromone-Based Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO-B) Inhibitors

    Joana Reis;Fernando Cagide;Daniel Chavarria;Tiago Silva

  • Monoamine Oxidase Isoform-Dependent Tautomeric Influence in the Recognition of 3,5-Diaryl Pyrazole Inhibitors

    Franco Chimenti;Rossella Fioravanti;Adriana Bolasco;Fedele Manna

  • Further studies on the interaction of the 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptor with arylpiperazine ligands. development of a new 5-HT3 receptor ligand showing potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitory properties.

    Andrea Cappelli;Andrea Gallelli;Monica Manini;Maurizio Anzini

  • SGK1, the New Player in the Game of Resistance: Chemo-Radio Molecular Target and Strategy for Inhibition

    Cristina Talarico;Vincenzo Dattilo;Lucia D'Antona;Miranda Menniti

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Alcaro
Stefano Alcaro Magna Graecia University
Daniela Secci
Daniela Secci Sapienza University of Rome
Simone Carradori
Simone Carradori University of Chieti-Pescara
Fernanda Borges
Fernanda Borges University of Porto
Ettore Novellino
Ettore Novellino University of Naples Federico II
Silvia Schenone
Silvia Schenone University of Genoa
Eugenio Uriarte
Eugenio Uriarte University of Santiago de Compostela
Claudiu T. Supuran
Claudiu T. Supuran University of Florence
Maurizio Botta
Maurizio Botta University of Siena
Carlo Federico Perno
Carlo Federico Perno University of Milan

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