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Chemistry
Italy
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 90 Citations 25,814 403 World Ranking 1179 National Ranking 24

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Electron

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Thermodynamics, Chemical physics, Phase diagram, Colloid and Supercooling. His Thermodynamics research integrates issues from Spinodal and Glass transition. Francesco Sciortino has researched Chemical physics in several fields, including Phase, Physical chemistry, Valence, Cluster and Molecule.

His work in Molecule addresses issues such as Molecular dynamics, which are connected to fields such as Statistical physics, Dynamics, Plane and Thermal diffusivity. His study focuses on the intersection of Colloid and fields such as Nanotechnology with connections in the field of Crystallization. His research in Supercooling intersects with topics in Properties of water, Potential energy landscape, Fick's laws of diffusion and Configuration space.

His most cited work include:

  • Phase behaviour of metastable water (1240 citations)
  • Long-range correlations in nucleotide sequences (1110 citations)
  • Gelation of particles with short-range attraction (631 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Chemical physics, Statistical physics, Thermodynamics, Supercooling and Molecular dynamics. Francesco Sciortino studied Chemical physics and Colloid that intersect with Condensed matter physics, Nanotechnology and Valence. His work in the fields of Statistical physics, such as Potential energy landscape, intersects with other areas such as Simple.

His Thermodynamics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Spinodal, Glass transition and Phase diagram. The concepts of his Phase diagram study are interwoven with issues in Amorphous solid and Metastability. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Molecule, Plane and Relaxation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chemical physics (28.23%)
  • Statistical physics (26.32%)
  • Thermodynamics (25.68%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Chemical physics (28.23%)
  • Tokamak (2.87%)
  • Statistical physics (26.32%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Francesco Sciortino focuses on Chemical physics, Tokamak, Statistical physics, Supercooling and DNA. His Chemical physics research incorporates elements of Range, Crystallization, Molecular dynamics, Phase and Colloid. Francesco Sciortino has included themes like Particle, Metastability, Space, Vitrimers and Viscoelasticity in his Statistical physics study.

His Supercooling research is classified as research in Thermodynamics. His work carried out in the field of Thermodynamics brings together such families of science as Spinodal and Binodal. His DNA study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Supramolecular chemistry, Biological system, Nanotechnology and Dynamic light scattering.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Anomalous dynamics of intruders in a crowded environment of mobile obstacles (78 citations)
  • Advances in Computational Studies of the Liquid–Liquid Transition in Water and Water-Like Models (75 citations)
  • Supercooled and glassy water: Metastable liquid(s), amorphous solid(s), and a no-man's land. (51 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Electron

Statistical physics, Supercooling, Chemical physics, Thermodynamics and Tokamak are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Dynamics, Molecular dynamics, Wave vector, Vitrimers and Viscoelasticity as well as Statistical physics. The Supercooling study combines topics in areas such as Critical point, Metastability and Amorphous ice.

His Chemical physics study combines topics in areas such as Matrix, Form factor, Valence, Colloid and Small-angle neutron scattering. His Colloid research incorporates themes from Crystallography, Crystal structure and Crystallization. His Thermodynamics research focuses on subjects like Spinodal, which are linked to Plane and Compressibility.

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Best Publications

Phase behaviour of metastable water

Peter H. Poole;Francesco Sciortino;Ulrich Essmann;H. Eugene Stanley.
Nature (1992)

1992 Citations

Long-range correlations in nucleotide sequences

C.-K. Peng;S. V. Buldyrev;A. L. Goldberger;S. Havlin;S. Havlin.
Nature (1992)

1747 Citations

Gelation of particles with short-range attraction

Peter J. Lu;Emanuela Zaccarelli;Fabio Ciulla;Andrew B. Schofield.
Nature (2008)

959 Citations

Relation between the Widom line and the dynamic crossover in systems with a liquid–liquid phase transition

Limei Xu;Pradeep Kumar;S. V. Buldyrev;S.-H. Chen.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2005)

746 Citations

SINGULARITY-FREE INTERPRETATION OF THE THERMODYNAMICS OF SUPERCOOLED WATER

Srikanth Sastry;Pablo G. Debenedetti;Francesco Sciortino;H. E. Stanley.
Physical Review E (1996)

662 Citations

Phase Diagram of Patchy Colloids: Towards Empty Liquids

Emanuela Bianchi;Julio Largo;Piero Tartaglia;Emanuela Zaccarelli.
Physical Review Letters (2006)

569 Citations

Equilibrium cluster phases and low-density arrested disordered states: the role of short-range attraction and long-range repulsion.

Francesco Sciortino;Stefano Mossa;Emanuela Zaccarelli;Piero Tartaglia.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

540 Citations

Effect of hydrogen bonds on the thermodynamic behavior of liquid water.

Peter H. Poole;Francesco Sciortino;Tor Grande;H. Eugene Stanley.
Physical Review Letters (1994)

535 Citations

Inherent Structure Entropy of Supercooled Liquids

F. Sciortino;W. Kob;P. Tartaglia.
Physical Review Letters (1999)

504 Citations

Higher-order glass-transition singularities in colloidal systems with attractive interactions

Kenneth A. Dawson;Giuseppe Foffi;Matthias Fuchs;Wolfgang Götze.
Physical Review E (2000)

474 Citations

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