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Gaetano Guerra

Gaetano Guerra

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

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Materials Science

D-Index
81
Citations
18048
World Ranking
2643
National Ranking
23

Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
18022
World Ranking
3341
National Ranking
59

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Gaetano Guerra is affiliated with the University of Salerno in Italy, focusing on research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work predominantly explores polymers and plastics, along with associated subfields such as mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The research topics covered by Guerra include:

  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Membrane separation and gas transport
  • Polymer nanocomposites and properties
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Metal-organic framework synthesis and applications
  • Covalent organic framework applications
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials

Guerra has published several papers in notable journals. Some recent works include:

  • High diffusivity dense films of a nanoporous-crystalline polymer, 2021, Polymer
  • Polymorphism of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) oxide (PPO): Co-crystalline and nanoporous-crystalline phases, 2022, Polymer
  • Fast uptake of organic pollutants from dilute aqueous solutions by nanoporous-crystalline PPO films with c-perpendicular orientation, 2021, European Polymer Journal
  • High Surface Area Nanoporous-Crystalline Polymer Films, 2022, Macromolecules
  • Green Oxidation of Carbon Black by Dry Ball Milling, 2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

The scientist regularly publishes in journals that include Polymer, European Polymer Journal, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Polymers, and Macromolecules. The distribution of publications shows a concentration in journals related to polymer science and applied polymer materials.

Frequent collaborators in Guerra's research include:

  • Paola Rizzo
  • Christophe Daniel
  • Baku Nagendra
  • Antonietta Cozzolino
  • Manohar Golla

Guerra's work integrates various aspects of polymer science, with a particular focus on nanoporous-crystalline polymers and their applications in membrane technology and pollutant uptake. These research directions reflect interdisciplinary engagement across materials chemistry, engineering principles, and applied polymer science.

Best Publications

  • Polymorphism in melt crystallized syndiotactic polystyrene samples

    Gaetano Guerra;Vincenzo M. Vitagliano;Claudio De Rosa;Vittorio Petraccone

  • Crystal Structure of the Emptied Clathrate Form (δe Form) of Syndiotactic Polystyrene

    Claudio de Rosa;Gaetano Guerra;Vittorio Petraccone;Beniamino Pirozzi

  • On the crystal structure of the orthorhombic form of syndiotactic polystyrene

    C De Rosa;M Rapacciuolo;G Guerra;V Petraccone

  • Do new century catalysts unravel the mechanism of stereocontrol of old Ziegler-Natta catalysts?

    Paolo Corradini;Gaetano Guerra;Luigi Cavallo

  • Aerogels with a Microporous Crystalline Host Phase

    Christophe Daniel;Davide Alfano;Vincenzo Venditto;Stefano Cardea

  • Crystal Structure of the α-Form of Syndiotactic Polystyrene

    C De Rosa;G Guerra;V Petraccone;P Corradini

  • Crystal structure of the clathrate δ form of syndiotactic polystyrene containing 1,2-dichloroethane

    Claudio De Rosa;Paola Rizzo;OddaRuiz de Ballesteros;Vittorio Petraccone

  • On the structure of the quenched mesomorphic phase of isotactic polypropylene

    P. Corradini;V. Petraccone;C. De Rosa;G. Guerra

  • Shape and volume of cavities in thermoplastic molecular sieves based on syndiotactic polystyrene

    Giuseppe Milano;Vincenzo Venditto;Gaetano Guerra;Luigi Cavallo

  • A possible model for the stereospecificity in the syndiospecific polymerization of propene with group 4a metallocenes

    Luigi Cavallo;Gaetano Guerra;Michele Vacatello;Paolo Corradini

  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of some miscible polybenzimidazole/polyimide blends

    Gaetano Guerra;Soonja Choe;David J. Williams;Frank E. Karasz

  • Geometry and stability of titanium chloride species adsorbed on the (100) and (110) cuts of the MgCl2 support of the heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts

    Guglielmo Monaco;Massimiliano Toto;Gaetano Guerra;Paolo Corradini

  • Nanoporous Polymer Crystals with Cavities and Channels

    Vittorio Petraccone;Odda Ruiz de Ballesteros;Oreste Tarallo;Paola Rizzo

  • Analysis of models for the Ziegler-Natta stereospecific polymerization on the basis of non-bonded interactions at the catalytic site—I. The Cossee model

    P. Corradini;V. Barone;R. Fusco;G. Guerra

  • Structural changes induced by thermal treatments on emptied and filled clathrates of syndiotactic polystyrene

    Carla Manfredi;Claudio De Rosa;Gaetano Guerra;Mariateresa Rapacciuolo

  • Vapor sorption in emptied clathrate samples of syndiotactic polystyrene

    C. Manfredi;M. A. Del Nobile;G. Mensitieri;G. Guerra

  • Crystalline orientation in syndiotactic polystyrene cast films

    Paola Rizzo;Marina Lamberti;Alexandra R. Albunia;Odda Ruiz De Ballesteros

  • Mechanisms of propagation and termination reactions in classical heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalytic systems: A nonlocal density functional study

    Luigi Cavallo;Gaetano Guerra;Paolo Corradini

  • Detection and memory of nonracemic molecules by a racemic host polymer film.

    Anna Maria Buono;Ivano Immediata;Paola Rizzo;Gaetano Guerra

  • Polymorphism in polymers

    Paolo Corradini;Gaetano Guerra

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Corradini
Paolo Corradini University of Milan
Luigi Cavallo
Luigi Cavallo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Giuseppe Mensitieri
Giuseppe Mensitieri University of Naples Federico II
Pasquale Longo
Pasquale Longo University of Salerno
Claudio De Rosa
Claudio De Rosa University of Naples Federico II
Finizia Auriemma
Finizia Auriemma University of Naples Federico II
Luigi Resconi
Luigi Resconi University of Milan
Ernesto Reverchon
Ernesto Reverchon University of Salerno
Frank E. Karasz
Frank E. Karasz University of Massachusetts Amherst
William J. MacKnight
William J. MacKnight University of Massachusetts Amherst

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