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Luca Monticelli

Luca Monticelli

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
12813
World Ranking
14647
National Ranking
617

Luca Monticelli 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 Monticelli sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 102 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Monticelli 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 Monticelli sits on this spectrum.

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 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

Luca Monticelli is affiliated with Inserm in France and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans a range of subfields, with a focus on molecular biology, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research interests include several key topics:

  • Lipid membrane structure and behavior
  • Protein structure and dynamics
  • Nanopore and nanochannel transport studies
  • Force microscopy techniques and applications
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Their recent publications include:

  • Martini 3: a general purpose force field for coarse-grained molecular dynamics (2021) in Nature Methods
  • Two decades of Martini: Better beads, broader scope (2022) in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science
  • Polyply; a python suite for facilitating simulations of macromolecules and nanomaterials (2022) in Nature Communications
  • Triacylglycerols sequester monotopic membrane proteins to lipid droplets (2020) in Nature Communications
  • Pragmatic Coarse-Graining of Proteins: Models and Applications (2023) in Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Frequent co-authors contributing to their body of work include:

  • Paulo C. T. Souza
  • Siewert J. Marrink
  • Vincent Nieto
  • Jad Eid
  • Hafez Razmazma

The most common venues for Luca Monticelli's publications are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Best Publications

  • The MARTINI Coarse-Grained Force Field: Extension to Proteins

    Luca Monticelli;Senthil K. Kandasamy;Xavier Periole;Ronald G. Larson

  • Martini 3 : A general purpose force field for coarse-grained molecular dynamics

    Paulo C. T. Souza;Paulo C. T. Souza;Riccardo Alessandri;Jonathan Barnoud;Jonathan Barnoud;Sebastian Thallmair;Sebastian Thallmair

  • Effect of lipid peroxidation on the properties of lipid bilayers: a molecular dynamics study.

    Jirasak Wong-ekkabut;Jirasak Wong-ekkabut;Zhitao Xu;Wannapong Triampo;I-Ming Tang

  • Computer simulation study of fullerene translocation through lipid membranes.

    Jirasak Wong-Ekkabut;Svetlana Baoukina;Wannapong Triampo;I-Ming Tang

  • Polystyrene Nanoparticles Perturb Lipid Membranes.

    Giulia Rossi;Giulia Rossi;Jonathan Barnoud;Jonathan Barnoud;Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli

  • The molecular mechanism of lipid monolayer collapse.

    Svetlana Baoukina;Luca Monticelli;H. Jelger Risselada;Siewert J. Marrink

  • Coarse-graining polymers with the MARTINI force-field: polystyrene as a benchmark case

    Giulia Rossi;Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli;Sakari R. Puisto;Ilpo Vattulainen;Ilpo Vattulainen;Ilpo Vattulainen

  • Two decades of Martini: Better beads, broader scope

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  • Molecular dynamics simulation of a palmitoyl-oleoyl phosphatidylserine bilayer with Na+ counterions and NaCl.

    Parag Mukhopadhyay;Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli;D. Peter Tieleman

  • Anomalous and normal diffusion of proteins and lipids in crowded lipid membranes

    Matti Javanainen;Henrik Hammaren;Luca Monticelli;Jae-Hyung Jeon

  • Membrane protein simulations with a united-atom lipid and all-atom protein model: lipid-protein interactions, side chain transfer free energies and model proteins.

    D Peter Tieleman;Justin L MacCallum;Walter L Ash;Christian Kandt

  • Membrane proteins diffuse as dynamic complexes with lipids.

    Perttu S. Niemelä;Markus S. Miettinen;Luca Monticelli;Henrik Hammaren

  • Pressure−Area Isotherm of a Lipid Monolayer from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Svetlana Baoukina;Luca Monticelli;Siewert J. Marrink;D. Peter Tieleman

  • Force fields for classical molecular dynamics.

    Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli;D. Peter Tieleman

  • On Atomistic and Coarse-Grained Models for C60 Fullerene

    Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli

  • Transferable MARTINI Model of Poly(ethylene Oxide).

    Fabian Grunewald;Giulia Rossi;Alex H. de Vries;Siewert J. Marrink

  • Membrane Asymmetry Imposes Directionality on Lipid Droplet Emergence from the ER

    Aymeric Chorlay;Luca Monticelli;Joana Veríssimo Ferreira;Kalthoum Ben M’barek

  • Free energy of WALP23 dimer association in DMPC, DPPC, and DOPC bilayers.

    Norberto Castillo;Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli;Jonathan Barnoud;Jonathan Barnoud;D. Peter Tieleman

  • Toward Atomistic Resolution Structure of Phosphatidylcholine Headgroup and Glycerol Backbone at Different Ambient Conditions

    Alexandru Botan;Fernando Favela-Rosales;Patrick F. J. Fuchs;Matti Javanainen

  • Effects of carbon nanoparticles on lipid membranes: a molecular simulation perspective

    Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli;Luca Monticelli;Emppu Salonen;Pu Chun Ke;Ilpo Vattulainen;Ilpo Vattulainen;Ilpo Vattulainen

  • Biomolecular simulations : methods and protocols

    Luca Monticelli;Emppu Salonen

  • A Coarse-Grained MARTINI Model of Polyethylene Glycol and of Polyoxyethylene Alkyl Ether Surfactants

    G. Rossi;G. Rossi;P. F. J. Fuchs;P. F. J. Fuchs;J. Barnoud;J. Barnoud;L. Monticelli;L. Monticelli

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Peter Tieleman
D. Peter Tieleman University of Calgary
Siewert J. Marrink
Siewert J. Marrink University of Groningen
Tapio Ala-Nissila
Tapio Ala-Nissila Aalto University
Dale F. Mierke
Dale F. Mierke Dartmouth College
Norbert Kučerka
Norbert Kučerka Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Ralf Metzler
Ralf Metzler University of Potsdam
Tomasz Róg
Tomasz Róg University of Helsinki
John Katsaras
John Katsaras Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Riccardo Ferrando
Riccardo Ferrando University of Genoa
Ambrose C. Taylor
Ambrose C. Taylor Imperial College London

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