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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 54 12742 11468 424 385 206 9185

Luca De Gioia publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luca De Gioia between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luca De Gioia published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2011. 13 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2011. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1991 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luca De Gioia: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 6
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 0
2002 4
2003 4
2004 5
2005 10
2006 8
2007 15
2008 12
2009 10
2010 15
2011 17
2012 12
2013 9
2014 16
2015 5
2016 10
2017 8
2018 10
2019 7
2020 3
2021 7
2022 12
2023 9
2024 6
2025 7
Total 241
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Luca De Gioia 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 Luca De Gioia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 201–220 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 206 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.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281 206
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Luca De Gioia 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 Luca De Gioia sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933 54
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Luca De Gioia is affiliated with the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on energy-related topics, with a substantial concentration in renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. The subfields of study connected to their work also include materials chemistry, molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover several specialized areas, notably:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms
  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts
  • Free radicals and antioxidants
  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography

The recent papers published by Luca De Gioia and their collaborators illustrate the diverse themes explored. These include:

  • Proton Shuttle Mediated by (SCH2)2PO Moiety in [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Mimics: Electrochemical and DFT Studies, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Adaptation of the Endemic Coronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-229E to the Human Host, 2021, Virus Evolution
  • A De Novo-Designed Type 3 Copper Protein Tunes Catechol Substrate Recognition and Reactivity, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • First-Principles Calculations on Ni,Fe-Containing Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenases Reveal Key Stereoelectronic Features for Binding and Release of CO2 to/from the C-Cluster, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Recent Theoretical Insights into the Oxidative Degradation of Biopolymers and Plastics by Metalloenzymes, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Throughout their career, Luca De Gioia has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Federica Arrigoni
  • Luca Bertini
  • Giuseppe Zampella
  • Claudio Greco
  • Philippe Schollhammer

Their publications are commonly featured in notable venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganics
  • Virus Evolution
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Best Publications

  • Free-energy landscape, principal component analysis, and structural clustering to identify representative conformations from molecular dynamics simulations: The myoglobin case

    Elena Papaleo;Paolo Mereghetti;Paolo Mereghetti;Piercarlo Fantucci;Rita Grandori

  • Multimer Formation and Ligand Recognition by the Long Pentraxin PTX3 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES WITH THE SHORT PENTRAXINS C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND SERUM AMYLOID P COMPONENT

    Barbara Bottazzi;Valérie Vouret-Craviari;Antonio Bastone;Luca De Gioia

  • Tetracycline affects abnormal properties of synthetic PrP peptides and PrP(Sc) in vitro.

    Fabrizio Tagliavini;Gianluigi Forloni;Laura Colombo;Giacomina Rossi

  • Chelate Control of Diiron(I) Dithiolates Relevant to the [Fe–Fe]-Hydrogenase Active Site

    Aaron K. Justice;Giuseppe Zampella;Luca De Gioia;Thomas B. Rauchfuss

  • The cold-active lipase of Pseudomonas fragi. Heterologous expression, biochemical characterization and molecular modeling.

    Claudia Alquati;Luca De Gioia;Gianluca Santarossa;Lilia Alberghina

  • A new nerve growth factor-mimetic peptide active on neuropathic pain in rats.

    Anna Maria Colangelo;Maria Rosaria Bianco;Luigi Vitagliano;Carlo Cavaliere

  • Ligand versus metal protonation of an iron hydrogenase active site mimic

    Gerriet Eilers;Lennart Schwartz;Matthias Stein;Giuseppe Zampella

  • Terminal vs bridging hydrides of diiron dithiolates: protonation of Fe2(dithiolate)(CO)2(PMe3)4.

    Riccardo Zaffaroni;Thomas B. Rauchfuss;Danielle L. Gray;Luca De Gioia

  • A QM/MM investigation of the activation and catalytic mechanism of Fe-only hydrogenases

    Claudio Greco;Maurizio Bruschi;Luca De Gioia;Ulf Ryde

  • Influence of the [2Fe]H Subcluster Environment on the Properties of Key Intermediates in the Catalytic Cycle of [FeFe] Hydrogenases: Hints for the Rational Design of Synthetic Catalysts

    Maurizio Bruschi;Claudio Greco;Markus Kaukonen;Piercarlo Fantucci

  • Reactivity of peroxo forms of the vanadium haloperoxidase cofactor. A DFT investigation.

    Giuseppe Zampella;Piercarlo Fantucci;Vincent L. Pecoraro;Luca De Gioia

  • Purification, cDNA Cloning, and Tissue Distribution of Bovine Liver Aldehyde Oxidase

    Marco Li-Calzi;Carlo Raviolo;Elena Ghibaudi;Luca De Gioia

  • Redox and structural properties of mixed-valence models for the active site of the [FeFe]-hydrogenase: progress and challenges.

    Aaron K. Justice;Luca De Gioia;Mark J. Nilges;Thomas B. Rauchfuss

  • Insights into the Mechanism of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Mediated by Fe2(S2C3H6)(CO)6: The Simplest Functional Model of the Fe-Hydrogenase Active Site

    Claudio Greco;Giuseppe Zampella;Luca Bertini;Maurizio Bruschi

  • Density functional theory investigation of the active site of [Fe]-hydrogenases: effects of redox state and ligand characteristics on structural, electronic, and reactivity properties of complexes related to the [2Fe]H subcluster.

    Maurizio Bruschi;Piercarlo Fantucci;Luca De Gioia

  • The oxidative inactivation of FeFe hydrogenase reveals the flexibility of the H-cluster

    Vincent Fourmond;Claudio Greco;Kateryna Sybirna;Carole Baffert

  • Lactate production yield from engineered yeasts is dependent from the host background, the lactate dehydrogenase source and the lactate export

    Paola Branduardi;Michael Sauer;Luca De Gioia;Giuseppe Zampella

  • DFT Investigation of Structural, Electronic, and Catalytic Properties of Diiron Complexes Related to the [2Fe]H Subcluster of Fe-Only Hydrogenases

    Maurizio Bruschi;Piercarlo Fantucci;Luca De Gioia

  • Catalytic Mechanism of Fungal Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases Investigated by First-Principles Calculations

    Luca Bertini;Raffaella Breglia;Matteo Lambrughi;Piercarlo Fantucci

  • The yeast cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor Sic1 and mammalian p27Kip1 are functional homologues with a structurally conserved inhibitory domain.

    Matteo Barberis;Luca De Gioia;Maria Ruzzene;Stefania Sarno

  • Isomerization of the hydride complexes (HFe2(SR)2(PR3)x(CO)6-x) + (x = 2, 3, 4) relevant to the active site models for the (FeFe)- hydrogenases †

    Bryan E. Barton;Giuseppe Zampella;Aaron K. Justice;Luca De Gioia

Frequent Co-Authors

Piercarlo Fantucci
Piercarlo Fantucci University of Milano-Bicocca
Mario Clerici
Mario Clerici University of Milan
Manuela Sironi
Manuela Sironi University of Turin
Christophe Léger
Christophe Léger Aix-Marseille University
Ulf Ryde
Ulf Ryde Lund University
Enrico Monzani
Enrico Monzani University of Pavia
Thomas B. Rauchfuss
Thomas B. Rauchfuss University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lilia Alberghina
Lilia Alberghina University of Milano-Bicocca
Philippe Soucaille
Philippe Soucaille Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Francesco Nicotra
Francesco Nicotra University of Milano-Bicocca

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