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D-Index
69
Citations
14656
World Ranking
6311
National Ranking
138

Francesco Ricci 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 Ricci sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 189 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francesco Ricci 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 Ricci 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

Francesco Ricci is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions within Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. Other noted subfields include Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Computational Mechanics, and Biomaterials.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Francesco Ricci has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Sensors
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Dissipative DNA nanotechnology, 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • Enhancement of CRISPR/Cas12a trans-cleavage activity using hairpin DNA reporters, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Transient DNA-Based Nanostructures Controlled by Redox Inputs, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Dissipative Control over the Toehold-Mediated DNA Strand Displacement Reaction, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Orthogonal Enzyme-Driven Timers for DNA Strand Displacement Reactions, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Erica Del Grosso
  • Simona Ranallo
  • Leonard J. Prins
  • Serena Gentile
  • Kevin W. Plaxco

Best Publications

  • Sensor and biosensor preparation, optimisation and applications of Prussian Blue modified electrodes.

    F. Ricci;G. Palleschi

  • The Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Telluride

    Ian T. Witting;Thomas C. Chasapis;Francesco Ricci;Matthew Peters

  • A review on novel developments and applications of immunosensors in food analysis

    Francesco Ricci;Giulia Volpe;Laura Micheli;Giuseppe Palleschi

  • Prussian Blue based screen printed biosensors with improved characteristics of long-term lifetime and pH stability.

    F Ricci;A Amine;G Palleschi;D Moscone

  • Electrochemical biosensors based on nanomodified screen-printed electrodes: Recent applications in clinical analysis

    Fabiana Arduini;Laura Micheli;Danila Moscone;Giuseppe Palleschi

  • A review of experimental aspects of electrochemical immunosensors

    Francesco Ricci;Gianluca Adornetto;Giuseppe Palleschi

  • Effect of Molecular Crowding on the Response of an Electrochemical DNA Sensor

    Francesco Ricci;Rebecca Y. Lai;Alan J. Heeger;Kevin W. Plaxco

  • Programmable pH-triggered DNA nanoswitches.

    Andrea Idili;Alexis Vallée-Bélisle;Francesco Ricci

  • Triplex DNA Nanostructures: From Basic Properties to Applications.

    Yuwei Hu;Alessandro Cecconello;Andrea Idili;Francesco Ricci

  • Detection of carbamic and organophosphorous pesticides in water samples using a cholinesterase biosensor based on Prussian Blue-modified screen-printed electrode

    Fabiana Arduini;Francesco Ricci;Catalin S. Tuta;Danila Moscone

  • An ab initio electronic transport database for inorganic materials

    Francesco Ricci;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Umut Aydemir;G. Jeffrey Snyder

  • Effective mass and Fermi surface complexity factor from ab initio band structure calculations

    Zachary M. Gibbs;Francesco Ricci;Guodong Li;Hong Zhu

  • Selective control of reconfigurable chiral plasmonic metamolecules

    Anton Kuzyk;Anton Kuzyk;Maximilian J. Urban;Maximilian J. Urban;Andrea Idili;Francesco Ricci

  • A Highly Selective Electrochemical DNA-Based Sensor That Employs Steric Hindrance Effects to Detect Proteins Directly in Whole Blood.

    Sahar Sadat Mahshid;Sébastien Camiré;Francesco Ricci;Alexis Vallée-Bélisle

  • Current methods of analysis for the determination of trichothecene mycotoxins in food

    Julie Meneely;F. Ricci;H.P. Van Egmond;Christopher Elliott

  • Thermodynamic basis for the optimization of binding-induced biomolecular switches and structure-switching biosensors.

    Alexis Vallée-Bélisle;Francesco Ricci;Kevin W. Plaxco

  • An Electrochemical Sensor for the Detection of Protein–Small Molecule Interactions Directly in Serum and Other Complex Matrices

    Kevin J. Cash;Francesco Ricci;Kevin W. Plaxco

  • Self-Sensing Enzyme-Powered Micromotors Equipped with pH-Responsive DNA Nanoswitches.

    Tania Patino;Alessandro Porchetta;Anita Jannasch;Anna Lladó

  • Using Distal-Site Mutations and Allosteric Inhibition To Tune, Extend, and Narrow the Useful Dynamic Range of Aptamer-Based Sensors

    Alessandro Porchetta;Alexis Vallée-Bélisle;Kevin W. Plaxco;Francesco Ricci

  • Using Nature's "Tricks" To Rationally Tune the Binding Properties of Biomolecular Receptors.

    Francesco Ricci;Alexis Vallée-Bélisle;Anna J. Simon;Alessandro Porchetta

  • Prussian Blue and enzyme bulk-modified screen-printed electrodes for hydrogen peroxide and glucose determination with improved storage and operational stability

    Francesco Ricci;Aziz Amine;Catalin S. Tuta;Anton A. Ciucu

  • Acetylcholinesterase sensor based on screen-printed carbon electrode modified with prussian blue

    E. Suprun;G. Evtugyn;H. Budnikov;F. Ricci

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Palleschi
Giuseppe Palleschi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Kevin W. Plaxco
Kevin W. Plaxco University of California, Santa Barbara
Danila Moscone
Danila Moscone University of Rome Tor Vergata
Leonard J. Prins
Leonard J. Prins University of Padua
Fabiana Arduini
Fabiana Arduini University of Rome Tor Vergata
Aziz Amine
Aziz Amine University of Hassan II Casablanca
Na Liu
Na Liu University of Stuttgart
Michael J. Sailor
Michael J. Sailor University of California, San Diego
Christopher T. Elliott
Christopher T. Elliott Queen's University Belfast
Erkki Ruoslahti
Erkki Ruoslahti Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

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