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D-Index
49
Citations
7026
World Ranking
14989
National Ranking
637

Françoise Quignard 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 Françoise Quignard sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 144 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Françoise Quignard 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 Françoise Quignard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Françoise Quignard is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering, chemistry, and materials science, with a significant focus on subfields such as biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including catalysis for biomass conversion, mesoporous materials and catalysis, oxidative organic chemistry reactions, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, luminescence and fluorescent materials, metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications, as well as aerogels and thermal insulation.

Recent publications by Françoise Quignard include:

  • 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid on Noble Metal-Free Nanocrystalline Mixed Oxide Catalysts, 2022, Catalysts
  • Composites based on nitroprusside cyano-bridged coordination polymer particles and chitosan for NO delivery, 2022, New Journal of Chemistry
  • Editorial on Special Issues "Aerogels" and "Aerogels 2018", 2020, Gels

Frequent coauthors in their research work include Nathalie Tanchoux, Atıf Emre Demet, Olinda Gimello, Rossella Arletti, and Moulay Tahar Sougrati. Their publications have appeared predominantly in journals such as Catalysts, New Journal of Chemistry, and Gels.

The combination of engineering approaches with chemistry and materials science enables this scientist to engage deeply in multidisciplinary research, particularly in catalysis and advanced materials. This work has implications in biomass conversion processes, development of functional nanomaterials, and biomedical applications involving nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Best Publications

  • Polymer-supported metals and metal oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and applications

    Sudipta Sarkar;Sudipta Sarkar;Eric Guibal;Françoise Quignard;A. K. Sengupta

  • Catalytic Cleavage of the C-H and C-C Bonds of Alkanes by Surface Organometallic Chemistry: An EXAFS and IR Characterization of a Zr-H Catalyst

    Judith Corker;Frédéric Lefebvre;Christine Lécuyer;Véronique Dufaud

  • Functionalized chitosan as a green, recyclable, biopolymer-supported catalyst for the [3+2] Huisgen cycloaddition.

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  • Structure of alginate gels: interaction of diuronate units with divalent cations from density functional calculations.

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  • Chitosan: A Natural Polymeric Support of Catalysts for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals

    Françoise Quignard;Agnès Choplin, ,† and;Alain Domard

  • From supported homogeneous catalysts to heterogeneous molecular catalysts

    Agnès Choplin;Françoise Quignard

  • Surface organometallic chemistry : molecular approaches to surface catalysis

    Jean-Marie Basset;Bruce C. Gates;Jean-Pierre Candy;Agnès Choplin

  • Boronic acid-modified alginate enables direct formation of injectable, self-healing and multistimuli-responsive hydrogels

    Asja Pettignano;Asja Pettignano;Santiago Grijalvo;Marleen Häring;Ramon Eritja

  • Surface Organometallic Chemistry on Oxides: Selective Catalytic Low‐Temperature Hydrogenolysis of Alkanes by a Highly Electrophilic Zirconium Hydride Complex Supported on Silica

    Christine Lecuyer;Francoise Quignard;Agnès Choplin;Danielle Olivier

  • Chitosan aerogel: a recyclable, heterogeneous organocatalyst for the asymmetric direct aldol reaction in water.

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  • Structural Regime Identification in Ionotropic Alginate Gels: Influence of the Cation Nature and Alginate Structure

    Pierre Agulhon;Mike Robitzer;Laurent David;Françoise Quignard

  • Chitosan as efficient porous support for dispersion of highly active gold nanoparticles: design of hybrid catalyst for carbon-carbon bond formation.

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  • New synthesis of nanosized Cu–Mn spinels as efficient oxidation catalysts

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  • Surface organometallic chemistry: synthesis and characterization of a tris(neopentyl)zirconium(IV) complex grafted to the surface of a partially dehydroxylated silica

    Francoise Quignard;Christine Lecuyer;Catherine Bougault;Frederic Lefebvre

  • Nanostructure of calcium alginate aerogels obtained from multistep solvent exchange route.

    Mike Robitzer;Laurent David;Cyrille Rochas;Francesco Di Renzo

  • Natural materials with high surface area. Physisorption methods for the characterization of the texture and surface of polysaccharide aerogels

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  • ACCESSIBILITY OF THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS OF CHITOSAN AEROGEL PROBED BY FT-IR-MONITORED DEUTERATION

    Romain Valentin;Barbara Bonelli;Edoardo Garrone;Francesco Di Renzo

  • Surface organometallic chemistry of zirconium: Application to the stoichiometric activation of the CH bonds of alkanes and to the low-temperature catalytic hydrogenolysis of alkanes

    Françoise Quignard;Christine Le´cuyer;Agne`s Choplin;Danie`le Olivier

  • Reactive Organosolv Lignin Extraction from Wheat Straw: Influence of Lewis Acid Catalysts on Structural and Chemical Properties of Lignins

    Sandra Constant;Charlie Basset;Claire Dumas;Francesco Di Renzo

  • Palladium Coordination Biopolymer: A Versatile Access to Highly Porous Dispersed Catalyst for Suzuki Reaction

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  • Self-healing alginate–gelatin biohydrogels based on dynamic covalent chemistry: elucidation of key parameters

    Asja Pettignano;Asja Pettignano;Asja Pettignano;Marleen Häring;Luca Bernardi;Nathalie Tanchoux

  • Evaluation of the nitroaldol reaction in the presence of metal ion-crosslinked alginates

    Dennis Kühbeck;Judith Mayr;Marleen Häring;Martin Hofmann

  • Aryloxide ligands in metathesis of olefins and olefinic esters: catalytic behaviour of W(OAr)2Cl4 complexes associated with alkyl-tin or alkyl-lead cocatalysts; alkylation of W(OAr)2Cl4 by SnMe4, Sn(n-Bu)4, Pb(n-Bu)4, MgNp2: synthesis of W(OAr)2Cl2(CHCMe3)(OR2) and W(OAr)2Cl(CHCMe3)(CH2CMe3)(OR2)

    Francoise Quignard;Michel Leconte;Jean Marie Basset

  • Aryloxide ligands in the metathesis of olefins: syntheses of W(OAr)xCl6-x complexes with x = 2, 3, and 4. Crystal structures of trichlorotris(2,6-diisopropylphenolato)tungsten and tetrachlorobis(2,6-diphenylphenolato)tungsten

    Francoise Quignard;Michel Leconte;Jean Marie Basset;Leh Yeh Hsu

  • From Natural Polysaccharides to Materials for Catalysis, Adsorption, and Remediation

    Françoise Quignard;Francesco Di Renzo;Eric Guibal

  • Cellulose: a new bio-support for aqueous phase catalysts

    Françoise Quignard;Agnès Choplin

  • Alkane activation by a highly electrophilic zirconium hydride complex supported on silica

    Francoise Quignard;Agnés Choplin;Jean-Marie Basset

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Marie Basset
Jean-Marie Basset King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Luís D. Carlos
Luís D. Carlos University of Aveiro
Eric Guibal
Eric Guibal Institut Mines-Télécom
Bruce C. Gates
Bruce C. Gates University of California, Davis
Sheldon G. Shore
Sheldon G. Shore The Ohio State University
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
Fabrizio Cavani
Fabrizio Cavani University of Bologna
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Rute A. S. Ferreira
Rute A. S. Ferreira University of Aveiro
Edoardo Garrone
Edoardo Garrone Polytechnic University of Turin

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