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Luca De Stefano publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luca De Stefano sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 250 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Luca De Stefano D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luca De Stefano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luca De Stefano is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research spans several interconnected areas within the broader domains of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, materials science, and engineering. The scientist's work lies primarily at the intersection of molecular biology and biomedical engineering, with considerable contributions also to materials chemistry, biomaterials, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The research topics frequently addressed by Luca De Stefano include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Biosensors and analytical detection
  • Nanoparticle-based drug delivery
  • Silicon nanostructures and photoluminescence
  • Diatoms and algae research
  • RNA interference and gene delivery

Among the recent publications connected with this scientist are:

  • Porous Silicon Optical Devices: Recent Advances in Biosensing Applications, 2021, Sensors
  • One-Shot Fabrication of Polymeric Hollow Microneedles by Standard Photolithography, 2021, Polymers
  • Nanostructured Biosilica of Diatoms: From Water World to Biomedical Applications, 2020, Applied Sciences
  • Recent Advances in the Fabrication and Functionalization of Flexible Optical Biosensors: Toward Smart Life-Sciences Applications, 2021, Biosensors
  • F-doped ZnO nano- and meso-crystals with enhanced photocatalytic activity in diclofenac degradation, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as:

  • Ilaria Rea
  • Principia Dardano
  • Monica Terracciano
  • Bruno Miranda
  • Chiara Tramontano

Preferred venues for publishing their work include:

  • EPJ Web of Conferences
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nanomaterials
  • Small
  • Advanced Materials Technologies

Best Publications

  • Marine diatoms as optical chemical sensors

    Luca De Stefano;Ivo Rendina;Mario De Stefano;Alfredo Bismuto

  • DNA Optical Detection Based on Porous Silicon Technology: from Biosensors to Biochips

    Luca De Stefano;Paolo Arcari;Annalisa Lamberti;Carmen Sanges

  • The Gas-Detection Properties of Light-Emitting Diatoms

    Stefano Lettieri;Antonio Setaro;Luca De Stefano;Mario De Stefano

  • Diatomite biosilica nanocarriers for siRNA transport inside cancer cells

    Ilaria Rea;Nicola M. Martucci;Luca De Stefano;Immacolata Ruggiero

  • Diatomite silica nanoparticles for drug delivery

    Immacolata Ruggiero;Monica Terracciano;Nicola M Martucci;Luca De Stefano

  • Treatment and recycling of asbestos-cement containing waste

    F. Colangelo;R. Cioffi;M. Lavorgna;L. Verdolotti

  • Diatoms Green Nanotechnology for Biosilica-Based Drug Delivery Systems.

    Monica Terracciano;Luca De Stefano;Ilaria Rea

  • Porous Silicon Optical Devices: Recent Advances in Biosensing Applications

    Rosalba Moretta;Luca De Stefano;Monica Terracciano;Ilaria Rea

  • Optical properties of diatom nanostructured biosilica in Arachnoidiscus sp: micro-optics from mother nature.

    Maria Antonietta Ferrara;Principia Dardano;Luca De Stefano;Ilaria Rea

  • Surface bioengineering of diatomite based nanovectors for efficient intracellular uptake and drug delivery

    Monica Terracciano;Monica Terracciano;Monica Terracciano;Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi;Alexandra Correia;Ilaria Rea

  • Smart optical sensors for chemical substances based on porous silicon technology.

    Luca De Stefano;Ivo Rendina;Luigi Moretti;Stefania Tundo

  • Nanostructures in diatom frustules: functional morphology of valvocopulae in Cocconeidacean monoraphid taxa.

    Mario De Stefano;Luca De Stefano

  • A Mechanochemical Approach to Porous Silicon Nanoparticles Fabrication

    Luigi Russo;Francesco Colangelo;Raffaele Cioffi;Ilaria Rea

  • A Photolithographic Approach to Polymeric Microneedles Array Fabrication

    Principia Dardano;Alessandro Caliò;Vincenza Di Palma;Maria Fortuna Bevilacqua

  • Photonic band gaps analysis of Thue-Morse multilayers made of porous silicon.

    Luigi Moretti;Ilaria Rea;Lucia Rotiroti;Ivo Rendina

  • Periodic versus aperiodic: Enhancing the sensitivity of porous silicon based optical sensors

    Luigi Moretti;Ilaria Rea;Luca De Stefano;Ivo Rendina

  • Colorimetric Immunosensor by Aggregation of Photochemically Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles.

    Marzia Iarossi;Chiara Schiattarella;Ilaria Rea;Luca De Stefano

  • Optical sensing of flammable substances using porous silicon microcavities

    Luca De Stefano;Ivo Rendina;Luigi Moretti;Andrea Mario Rossi

  • Porous silicon-based optical microsensor for the detection of L-glutamine.

    Luca De Stefano;Lucia Rotiroti;Ivo Rendina;Luigi Moretti

  • Aminosilane functionalizations of mesoporous oxidized silicon for oligonucleotide synthesis and detection

    Luca De Stefano;Giorgia Oliviero;Jussara Amato;Nicola Borbone

Frequent Co-Authors

Mosè Rossi
Mosè Rossi National Research Council (CNR)
Antonella Rossi
Antonella Rossi University of Cagliari
Gerardino D'Errico
Gerardino D'Errico University of Naples Federico II
Raffaele Cioffi
Raffaele Cioffi Parthenope University of Naples
Francesco Colangelo
Francesco Colangelo Parthenope University of Naples
Mario di Bernardo
Mario di Bernardo University of Naples Federico II
Giovanna Barbarella
Giovanna Barbarella National Research Council (CNR)
Nicolas H. Voelcker
Nicolas H. Voelcker Monash University
Hélder A. Santos
Hélder A. Santos University Medical Center Groningen
Giancarlo C. Righini
Giancarlo C. Righini National Research Council (CNR)

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