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Francesco Zerbetto

Francesco Zerbetto

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
71
Citations
22706
World Ranking
4186
National Ranking
46

Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
23881
World Ranking
5169
National Ranking
105

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Francesco Zerbetto is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and specializes in Materials Science with a particular focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Francesco Zerbetto has contributed to multiple publications across notable journals. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chem
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Some recent papers demonstrate a range of interdisciplinary approaches and applications. Examples include:

  • Neuromorphic Organic Devices that Specifically Discriminate Dopamine from Its Metabolites by Nonspecific Interactions (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Incorporation of Molecular Nanoparticles Inside Proteins: The Trojan Horse Approach in Theranostics (2021, Accounts of Materials Research)
  • A Bio-Conjugated Fullerene as a Subcellular-Targeted and Multifaceted Phototheranostic Agent (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Complex Nanoparticle Diffusional Motion in Liquid-Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • Inhibition of α-chymotrypsin by pristine single-wall carbon nanotubes: Clogging up the active site (2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science)

The scientist collaborates frequently, with notable coauthors including:

  • Matteo Calvaresi
  • Evangelos Bakalis
  • Tainah Dorina Marforio
  • Edoardo Jun Mattioli
  • Matteo Di Giosia

Best Publications

  • Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines.

    Euan R. Kay;David A. Leigh;Francesco Zerbetto

  • Unidirectional rotation in a mechanically interlocked molecular rotor.

    David A. Leigh;Jenny K. Y. Wong;François Dehez;Francesco Zerbetto

  • Macroscopic transport by synthetic molecular machines.

    José Berná;David A. Leigh;Monika Lubomska;Sandra M. Mendoza

  • Synthetische molekulare Motoren und mechanische Maschinen

    Euan R. Kay;David A. Leigh;Francesco Zerbetto

  • Carbon nanotubes in electron donor-acceptor nanocomposites.

    Dirk M. Guldi;G. M. A. Rahman;Francesco Zerbetto;Maurizio Prato

  • Quantum-chemical investigation of Franck-Condon and Jahn-Teller activity in the electronic spectra of Buckminsterfullerene

    Fabrizia Negri;Giorgio Orlandi;Francesco Zerbetto

  • Interactions in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes/Pyrene/Porphyrin Nanohybrids

    Christian Ehli;G. M. Aminur Rahman;Norbert Jux;Domenico Balbinot

  • Theoretical analysis of spectra of short polyenes

    Giorgio. Orlandi;Francesco. Zerbetto;Marek Z. Zgierski

  • Influencing intramolecular motion with an alternating electric field

    Veronica Bermudez;Nathalie Capron;Torsten Gase;Francesco G. Gatti

  • Supramolecular self-assembled fullerene nanostructures

    Vasilios Georgakilas;Federica Pellarini;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi

  • Pentagon adjacency as a determinant of fullerene stability

    E Albertazzi;C Domene;P W. Fowler;T Heine

  • Patterning through Controlled Submolecular Motion: Rotaxane‐Based Switches and Logic Gates that Function in Solution and Polymer Films

    David A. Leigh;M. Ángeles F. Morales;Emilio M. Pérez;Jenny K. Y. Wong

  • Remarkable Positional Discrimination in Bistable Light‐ and Heat‐Switchable Hydrogen‐Bonded Molecular Shuttles

    Andrea Altieri;Giovanni Bottari;Francois Dehez;David A. Leigh

  • Information Storage Using Supramolecular Surface Patterns

    Massimiliano Cavallini;Fabio Biscarini;Salvador Léon;Francesco Zerbetto

  • A Generic Basis for Some Simple Light-Operated Mechanical Molecular Machines

    Emilio M. Perez;David T. F. Dryden;David A. Leigh;Gilberto Teobaldi

  • Interpretation of the vibrational structure of the emission and absorption spectra of C60

    Fabrizia Negri;Giorgio Orlandi;Francesco Zerbetto

  • Parallel (face-to-face) versus perpendicular (edge-to-face) alignment of electron donors and acceptors in fullerene porphyrin dyads: the importance of orientation in electron transfer.

    Dirk M. Guldi;Chuping Luo;Maurizio Prato;Alessandro Troisi

  • Ordering fullerene materials at nanometer dimensions.

    Dirk M Guldi;Francesco Zerbetto;Vasilios Georgakilas;Maurizio Prato

  • Dual-Gate Organic Field-Effect Transistors as Potentiometric Sensors in Aqueous Solution

    Mark-Jan Spijkman;Mark-Jan Spijkman;Jakob J. Brondijk;Tom C. T. Geuns;Edsger C. P. Smits

  • Graphene can wreak havoc with cell membranes.

    Marco Dallavalle;Matteo Calvaresi;Andrea Bottoni;Manuel Melle-Franco

  • Kinetics of Place-Exchange Reactions of Thiols on Gold Nanoparticles

    Marco Montalti;Luca Prodi;Nelsi Zaccheroni;Richard Baxter

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Orlandi
Giorgio Orlandi University of Bologna
David A. Leigh
David A. Leigh University of Manchester
Marek Z. Zgierski
Marek Z. Zgierski National Research Council Canada
Fabrizia Negri
Fabrizia Negri University of Bologna
Fabio Biscarini
Fabio Biscarini University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste
Patrick W. Fowler
Patrick W. Fowler University of Sheffield
Petra Rudolf
Petra Rudolf University of Groningen
Giuseppe Falini
Giuseppe Falini University of Bologna
Francesco Paolucci
Francesco Paolucci University of Bologna

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