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

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	71	4186	4054	46	43	409	22706
Chemistry	72	5169	4697	105	94	444	23881

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

4186

4054

409

22706

Chemistry

5169

4697

105

444

23881

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

22706

World Ranking

4186

National Ranking

Chemistry

D-Index

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

2999
Citations
Unidirectional rotation in a mechanically interlocked molecular rotor.

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

1027
Citations
Macroscopic transport by synthetic molecular machines.

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

796
Citations
Synthetische molekulare Motoren und mechanische Maschinen

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

751
Citations
Carbon nanotubes in electron donor-acceptor nanocomposites.

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

575
Citations
Quantum-chemical investigation of Franck-Condon and Jahn-Teller activity in the electronic spectra of Buckminsterfullerene

Fabrizia Negri;Giorgio Orlandi;Francesco Zerbetto

456
Citations
Interactions in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes/Pyrene/Porphyrin Nanohybrids

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

412
Citations
Theoretical analysis of spectra of short polyenes

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

400
Citations
Influencing intramolecular motion with an alternating electric field

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

264
Citations
Supramolecular self-assembled fullerene nanostructures

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

254
Citations
Pentagon adjacency as a determinant of fullerene stability

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

249
Citations
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

245
Citations
Remarkable Positional Discrimination in Bistable Light‐ and Heat‐Switchable Hydrogen‐Bonded Molecular Shuttles

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

245
Citations
Information Storage Using Supramolecular Surface Patterns

Massimiliano Cavallini;Fabio Biscarini;Salvador Léon;Francesco Zerbetto

232
Citations
A Generic Basis for Some Simple Light-Operated Mechanical Molecular Machines

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

229
Citations
Interpretation of the vibrational structure of the emission and absorption spectra of C60

Fabrizia Negri;Giorgio Orlandi;Francesco Zerbetto

224
Citations
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

221
Citations
Ordering fullerene materials at nanometer dimensions.

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

214
Citations
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

181
Citations
Graphene can wreak havoc with cell membranes.

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

180
Citations
Kinetics of Place-Exchange Reactions of Thiols on Gold Nanoparticles

Marco Montalti;Luca Prodi;Nelsi Zaccheroni;Richard Baxter

174
Citations