2026 Francesco Stellacci: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	77	3070	2966	53	50	314	28130

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28130

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
2017 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Francesco Stellacci is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry.

Their scholarly work addresses significant topics such as respiratory viral infections research, lipid membrane structure and behavior, influenza virus research studies, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, immune response and inflammation, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Recent publications include:

Toward Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches against the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, ACS Nano
Nanotechnology-based disinfectants and sensors for SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
Modified cyclodextrins as broad-spectrum antivirals, 2020, Science Advances
Chemical sensing with Au and Ag nanoparticles, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
An antiviral trap made of protein nanofibrils and iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticles, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology

Frequent co-authors in their work include Paulo Jacob Silva, Caroline Tapparel, Matteo Gasbarri, Valeria Cagno, and Quy K. Ong.

Their work has appeared in a range of publication venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nanoscale, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), ACS Nano, and Advanced Materials.

In addition to research articles, Francesco Stellacci has contributed to book publications. A notable book is "Digital Health Technology for Better Aging," published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Awards conferred to Francesco Stellacci include membership in the Academia Europaea since 2019 and the European Academy of Sciences since 2017.

Best Publications

Effect of Surface Properties on Nanoparticle–Cell Interactions

Ayush Verma;Francesco Stellacci

3106
Citations
Surface-structure-regulated cell-membrane penetration by monolayer-protected nanoparticles

Ayush Verma;Oktay Uzun;Yuhua Hu;Ying Hu

1487
Citations
Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles: A surface science insight

Benjamin Le Ouay;Francesco Stellacci

1461
Citations
Superwetting nanowire membranes for selective absorption

Jikang Yuan;Xiaogang Liu;Xiaogang Liu;Ozge Akbulut;Junqing Hu

1159
Citations
Low-voltage organic transistors with an amorphous molecular gate dielectric

Marcus Halik;Hagen Klauk;Ute Zschieschang;Günter Schmid

980
Citations
A Study of the Surface Plasmon Resonance of Silver Nanoparticles by the Discrete Dipole Approximation Method: Effect of Shape, Size, Structure, and Assembly

Vincenzo Amendola;Osman M. Bakr;Osman M. Bakr;Francesco Stellacci

795
Citations
Divalent Metal Nanoparticles

Gretchen A. DeVries;Markus Brunnbauer;Ying Hu;Alicia M. Jackson

727
Citations
Spontaneous assembly of subnanometre-ordered domains in the ligand shell of monolayer-protected nanoparticles

Alicia M. Jackson;Jacob W. Myerson;Francesco Stellacci

678
Citations
Conductivity in organic semiconductors hybridized with the vacuum field

E. Orgiu;J. George;J. A. Hutchison;E. Devaux

668
Citations
Identifying champion nanostructures for solar water-splitting

Scott C. Warren;Scott C. Warren;Kislon Voïtchovsky;Hen Dotan;Celine M. Leroy

615
Citations
Toward Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Carsten Weiss;Marie Carriere;Laura Fusco;Laura Fusco;Ilaria Capua

582
Citations
Integration of Photosynthetic Protein Molecular Complexes in Solid-State Electronic Devices

Rupa Das;Patrick J. Kiley;Michael Segal;Julie Norville

505
Citations
A general mechanism for intracellular toxicity of metal-containing nanoparticles

Stefania Sabella;Randy P. Carney;Virgilio Brunetti;Maria Ada Malvindi

489
Citations
Broad-spectrum non-toxic antiviral nanoparticles with a virucidal inhibition mechanism

Valeria Cagno;Patrizia Andreozzi;Marco D'Alicarnasso;Paulo Jacob Silva

435
Citations
Silver Nanoparticles with Broad Multiband Linear Optical Absorption

Osman M. Bakr;Osman M. Bakr;Vincenzo Amendola;Christine M. Aikens;Wim Wenseleers

329
Citations
Nanotechnology-based disinfectants and sensors for SARS-CoV-2.

Sepehr Talebian;Gordon G. Wallace;Avi Schroeder;Francesco Stellacci

327
Citations
From Nano- to Micrometer Scale: The Role of Antisolvent Treatment on High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

S. Paek;P. Schouwink;E. Nefeli Athanasopoulou;K. T. Cho

311
Citations
High-Yield Synthesis of Multi-Branched Urchin-Like Gold Nanoparticles

Osman M. Bakr;Benjamin H. Wunsch;Francesco Stellacci

301
Citations
Entropy-Mediated Patterning of Surfactant-Coated Nanoparticles and Surfaces

Chetana Singh;Pradip K. Ghorai;Mark A. Horsch;Alicia M. Jackson

290
Citations
Effect of Particle Diameter and Surface Composition on the Spontaneous Fusion of Monolayer-Protected Gold Nanoparticles with Lipid Bilayers

Reid C. Van Lehn;Prabhani U. Atukorale;Randy P. Carney;Yu Sang Yang

285
Citations
Laser and Electron‐Beam Induced Growth of Nanoparticles for 2D and 3D Metal Patterning

Francesco Stellacci;Christina A. Bauer;Timo Meyer-Friedrichsen;Wim Wenseleers

275
Citations