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116
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Guido Busca 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 Guido Busca sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 587 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guido Busca 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 Guido Busca sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Guido Busca is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy. Their research primarily covers the fields of Engineering, Materials Science, and Chemical Engineering, with specific focus areas in Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several main topics including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Guido Busca's frequent co-authors include Gabriella Garbarino, Paola Riani, Elena Spennati, Giovanni Pampararo, and Alessandro Alberto Casazza.

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on catalysis and environmental chemical engineering topics, such as:

  • Production of Gasolines and Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: From Fossil Raw Materials to Green Processes, 2021, Energies
  • Ni/Al2O3 catalysts for CO2 methanation: Effect of silica and nickel loading, 2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Ni/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts for CO2 methanation: Effect of La2O3 addition, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Nickel Catalyst: From Material Characterization to Efficient Ethanol Electrooxidation, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • (Bio)Propylene production processes: A critical review, 2021, Journal of environmental chemical engineering

The majority of their publications appear in journals such as Energies, Catalysis Today, Catalysts, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, and Journal of environmental chemical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Chemical and mechanistic aspects of the selective catalytic reduction of NOx by ammonia over oxide catalysts: A review

    Guido Busca;Luca Lietti;Gianguido Ramis;Francesco Berti

  • Technologies for the removal of phenol from fluid streams: a short review of recent developments.

    Guido Busca;Silvia Berardinelli;Carlo Resini;Laura Arrighi

  • Acid catalysts in industrial hydrocarbon chemistry.

    Guido Busca

  • Infrared spectroscopic identification of species arising from reactive adsorption of carbon oxides on metal oxide surfaces

    G. Busca;V. Lorenzelli

  • The surface acidity of solid oxides and its characterization by IR spectroscopic methods. An attempt at systematization

    G Busca

  • Spectroscopic characterization of the acid properties of metal oxide catalysts

    Guido Busca

  • FT-IR study of the adsorption and transformation of formaldehyde on oxide surfaces

    Guido Busca;Jean Lamotte;Jean Claude Lavalley;Vincenzo Lorenzelli

  • Fourier transform-infrared study of the adsorption and coadsorption of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and ammonia on vanadia-titania and mechanism of selective catalytic reduction

    Gianguido Ramis;G. Busca;F. Bregani;P. Forzatti

  • Exploring, tuning, and exploiting the basicity of hydrotalcites for applications in heterogeneous catalysis.

    Damien P. Debecker;Eric M. Gaigneaux;Guido Busca

  • Ammonia activation over catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx and the selective catalytic oxidation of NH3. An FT-IR study

    G. Ramis;Li Yi;G. Busca

  • Adsorption, Activation, and Oxidation of Ammonia over SCR Catalysts

    G. Ramis;Li Yi;G. Busca;M. Turco

  • Reactivity and Physicochemical Characterization of V2O5-WO3/TiO2 De-NOx Catalysts

    L.J. Alemany;L. Lietti;N. Ferlazzo;P. Forzatti

  • The surface of transitional aluminas: A critical review

    Guido Busca

  • Infrared studies of the reactive adsorption of organic molecules over metal oxides and of the mechanisms of their heterogeneously-catalyzed oxidation

    Guido Busca

  • Catalytic combustion of C3 hydrocarbons and oxygenates over Mn3O4

    Marco Baldi;Elisabetta Finocchio;Fabio Milella;Guido Busca

  • An FT-IR study of ammonia adsorption and oxidation over anatase-supported metal oxides

    JosèManuel Gallardo Amores;Vicente Sanchez Escribano;Gianguido Ramis;Guido Busca

  • Characterization and Reactivity of V2O5–MoO3/TiO2 De-NOx SCR Catalysts

    Luca Lietti;Isabella Nova;Gianguido Ramis;Lorenzo Dall'Acqua

  • FT-IR characterization of the surface acidity of different titanium dioxide anatase preparations

    Guido Busca;Guido Busca;Helene Saussey;Odette Saur;Jean Claude Lavalley

  • Production of hydrogen from oxidative steam reforming of methanol: I. Preparation and characterization of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts from a hydrotalcite-like LDH precursor

    M Turco;G Bagnasco;U Costantino;F Marmottini

  • A study of the methanation of carbon dioxide on Ni/Al2O3 catalysts at atmospheric pressure

    Gabriella Garbarino;Paola Riani;Loredana Magistri;Guido Busca

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabetta Finocchio
Elisabetta Finocchio University of Genoa
Gianguido Ramis
Gianguido Ramis University of Genoa
Luca Lietti
Luca Lietti Polytechnic University of Milan
Pio Forzatti
Pio Forzatti Polytechnic University of Milan
Jorge Ramírez
Jorge Ramírez National Autonomous University of Mexico
Ferruccio Trifiro
Ferruccio Trifiro University of Bologna
Umberto Costantino
Umberto Costantino University of Perugia
Marco Daturi
Marco Daturi Université de Caen Normandie
Angelo Vaccari
Angelo Vaccari University of Bologna
Gabriele Centi
Gabriele Centi University of Messina

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