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Franco Scandola

Franco Scandola

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
12046
World Ranking
7491
National Ranking
183

Franco Scandola 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 Franco Scandola sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 207 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franco Scandola 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 Franco Scandola sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Franco Scandola is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their academic profile reflects an active engagement in research and higher education within this institution.

The available data does not list specific research papers or publication venues related to their work, nor does it provide information on frequent co-authors or collaborations. Additionally, there is no detailed record of research fields, subfields, or main topics typically explored by this scientist.

No book publications or awards have been documented in the available information. This absence means there is limited insight into any contributions to academic publishing beyond journal articles or to honorary recognitions.

The profile is characterized by the lack of detailed bibliometric or thematic data, which limits the ability to outline areas of specialization, research impact, or networks of collaboration. Despite this, the association with the University of Ferrara suggests an academic role possibly involving teaching, mentoring, or participation in scientific projects within the Italian academic context.

Best Publications

  • Design of antenna-sensitizer polynuclear complexes. Sensitization of titanium dioxide with [Ru(bpy)2(CN)2]2Ru(bpy(COO)2)22-

    R. Amadelli;R. Argazzi;C. A. Bignozzi;F. Scandola

  • Phosphorescent 8-quinolinol metal chelates. Excited-state properties and redox behavior

    Roberto Ballardini;Graziano Varani;Maria Teresa Indelli;Franco Scandola

  • Tetrametallic molecular catalysts for photochemical water oxidation

    Andrea Sartorel;Marcella Bonchio;Sebastiano Campagna;Franco Scandola

  • "Second-sphere" photochemistry and photophysics of coordination compounds

    Vincenzo Balzani;Nanda Sabbatini;Franco Scandola

  • Vertical and "nonvertical" energy transfer processes. A general classical treatment

    Vincenzo Balzani;Fabrizio Bolletta;Franco Scandola

  • Photocatalytic water oxidation: tuning light-induced electron transfer by molecular Co4O4 cores.

    Serena Berardi;Giuseppina La Ganga;Mirco Natali;Irene Bazzan

  • Photoinduced electron transfer across molecular bridges: electron- and hole-transfer superexchange pathways.

    Mirco Natali;Sebastiano Campagna;Franco Scandola

  • Free energy correlation of rate constants for electron transfer quenching of excited transition metal complexes

    R. Ballardini;G. Varani;M. T. Indelli;F. Scandola

  • Wavelength-dependent electron and energy transfer pathways in a side-to-face ruthenium porphyrin/perylene bisimide assembly.

    Anna Prodi;Claudio Chiorboli;Franco Scandola;Elisabetta Iengo

  • Photochemical hydrogen generation with porphyrin-based systems

    Kalliopi Ladomenou;Mirco Natali;Elisabetta Iengo;Georgios Charalampidis

  • Toward fluorescent memories with nondestructive readout: photoswitching of fluorescence by intramolecular electron transfer in a diaryl ethene-perylene bisimide photochromic system.

    Martin Berberich;Ana-Maria Krause;Michele Orlandi;Franco Scandola

  • Ultrafast processes in bimetallic dyads with extended aromatic bridges. Energy and electron transfer pathways in tetrapyridophenazine-bridged complexes.

    Claudio Chiorboli;Michael A J Rodgers;Franco Scandola

  • Electronic coupling in cyano-bridged ruthenium polypyridine complexes and role of electronic effects on cyanide stretching frequencies

    Carlo Alberto Bignozzi;Roberto Argazzi;Jon R. Schoonover;Keith C. Gordon

  • Photocatalytic water oxidation by a mixed-valent Mn(III)₃Mn(IV)O₃ manganese oxo core that mimics the natural oxygen-evolving center.

    Rami Al-Oweini;Andrea Sartorel;Bassem S. Bassil;Mirco Natali

  • Ruthenium polyoxometalate water splitting catalyst: very fast hole scavenging from photogenerated oxidants

    Michele Orlandi;Roberto Argazzi;Andrea Sartorel;Mauro Carraro

  • Photophysical properties of metal-mediated assemblies of porphyrins

    Franco Scandola;Claudio Chiorboli;Anna Prodi;Elisabetta Iengo

  • Simple poly(pyridine)ruthenium(II) photosensitizer: (2,2'-bipyridine)tetracyanoruthenate(II)

    C A Bignozzi;C Chiorboli;M T Indelli;M A Rampi Scandola

  • Triplet pathways in diarylethene photochromism: photophysical and computational study of dyads containing ruthenium(II) polypyridine and 1,2-bis(2-methylbenzothiophene-3-yl)maleimide units.

    Maria Teresa Indelli;Stefano Carli;Marco Ghirotti;Claudio Chiorboli

  • Oligomeric dicyanobis(polypyridine)ruthenium(II) complexes. Synthesis, spectroscopic, and photophysical properties

    C. A. Bignozzi;S. Roffia;C. Chiorboli;J. Davila

  • Iridium cyclometalated complexes with axial symmetry. Synthesis and photophysical properties of a trans-biscyclometalated complex containing the terdentate ligand 2,6-diphenylpyridine.

    Matthew Polson;Sandro Fracasso;Valerio Bertolasi;Marcella Ravaglia

  • Towards a Supramolecular Photochemistry: Assembly of Molecular Components to Obtain Photochemical Molecular Devices

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Alberto Bignozzi
Carlo Alberto Bignozzi University of Ferrara
Sebastiano Campagna
Sebastiano Campagna University of Messina
Andrea Sartorel
Andrea Sartorel University of Padua
Marcella Bonchio
Marcella Bonchio University of Padua
Vincenzo Balzani
Vincenzo Balzani University of Bologna
Enzo Alessio
Enzo Alessio University of Trieste
Roberto Argazzi
Roberto Argazzi University of Ferrara
Frank Würthner
Frank Würthner University of Würzburg
Ennio Zangrando
Ennio Zangrando University of Trieste
Jon R. Schoonover
Jon R. Schoonover Los Alamos National Laboratory

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