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Luca Valgimigli

Luca Valgimigli

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
11397
World Ranking
7508
National Ranking
184

Luca Valgimigli 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 Valgimigli sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 151 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luca Valgimigli 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 Valgimigli sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luca Valgimigli is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and focuses research within the intersecting domains of Chemistry and Medicine. Their work primarily contributes to the fields of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, with additional attention to Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The scientist's main topics of research include Free Radicals and Antioxidants, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities, as well as Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies. Other specific areas covered are Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity, melanin and skin pigmentation, and Bioactive natural compounds.

Frequent publication venues reflect these interests, with multiple contributions in:

  • Food Chemistry
  • Molecules
  • Preprints.org
  • Biomolecules
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Luca Valgimigli include:

  • "Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Protection," 2023, published in Biomolecules
  • "Hydrogen Atom Transfer from HOO. to ortho-Quinones Explains the Antioxidant Activity of Polydopamine," 2021, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Synergic antioxidant activity of γ-terpinene with phenols and polyphenols enabled by hydroperoxyl radicals," 2020, published in Food Chemistry
  • "Plant Essential Oils as Healthy Functional Ingredients of Nutraceuticals and Diet Supplements: A Review," 2023, published in Molecules
  • "Anti-tyrosinase and antioxidant activity of meroterpene bakuchiol from Psoralea corylifolia (L.)," 2022, published in Food Chemistry

Luca Valgimigli's most frequent collaborators include Riccardo Amorati, Yafang Guo, Andrea Baschieri, Alice Cariola, and Simone Gabbanini. These frequent co-authorship relationships suggest active engagement with a network of researchers specialized in related areas.

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant activity of essential oils.

    Riccardo Amorati;Mario C. Foti;Luca Valgimigli

  • Advantages and limitations of common testing methods for antioxidants

    Riccardo Amorati;Luca Valgimigli

  • Direct antioxidant activity of purified glucoerucin, the dietary secondary metabolite contained in rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) seeds and sprouts.

    Jessica Barillari;Donatella Canistro;Moreno Paolini;Fiammetta Ferroni

  • Multi-target-directed drug design strategy: from a dual binding site acetylcholinesterase inhibitor to a trifunctional compound against Alzheimer's disease.

    Maria Laura Bolognesi;Andrea Cavalli;Luca Valgimigli;Manuela Bartolini

  • Kinetic Solvent Effects on Hydroxylic Hydrogen Atom Abstractions Are Independent of the Nature of the Abstracting Radical. Two Extreme Tests Using Vitamin E and Phenol

    Luca Valgimigli;J. T. Banks;K.U. Ingold;J. Lusztyk

  • Critical re-evaluation of the O-H bond dissociation enthalpy in phenol.

    Peter Mulder;Hans-Gert Korth;Derek A Pratt;Gino A DiLabio

  • Antioxidant activity of nanomaterials

    Luca Valgimigli;Andrea Baschieri;Riccardo Amorati

  • Bond Dissociation Energies of the N−H Bond and Rate Constants for the Reaction with Alkyl, Alkoxyl, and Peroxyl Radicals of Phenothiazines and Related Compounds

    Marco Lucarini;Pamela Pedrielli;Gian Franco Pedulli;Luca Valgimigli

  • 5-Pyrimidinols: novel chain-breaking antioxidants more effective than phenols.

    Derek A. Pratt;Gino A. DiLabio;Giovanni Brigati;Gian Franco Pedulli

  • Modulation of the antioxidant activity of phenols by non-covalent interactions

    Riccardo Amorati;Luca Valgimigli

  • Cytotoxic and antioxidant activity of 4-methylthio-3-butenyl isothiocyanate from Raphanus sativus L. (Kaiware Daikon) sprouts.

    Alessio Papi;Marina Orlandi;Giovanna Bartolini;Jessica Barillari

  • 6-Amino-3-Pyridinols: Towards Diffusion-Controlled Chain-Breaking Antioxidants

    Maikel Wijtmans;Derek A. Pratt;Luca Valgimigli;Gino A. DiLabio

  • Methods To Measure the Antioxidant Activity of Phytochemicals and Plant Extracts

    Riccardo Amorati;Luca Valgimigli

  • Explaining the antioxidant activity of some common non-phenolic components of essential oils

    Andrea Baschieri;Majlinda Daci Ajvazi;Judith Laure Folifack Tonfack;Luca Valgimigli

  • Antimicrobial properties and analytical profile of traditional Eruca sativa seed oil: Comparison with various aerial and root plant extracts

    M. Khoobchandani;B.K. Ojeswi;N. Ganesh;M.M. Srivastava

  • The unusual reaction of semiquinone radicals with molecular oxygen

    Luca Valgimigli;Riccardo Amorati;Maria Grazia Fumo;Gino A. DiLabio

  • Substituent effects on the bond dissociation enthalpies of aromatic amines.

    Derek A. Pratt;Gino A. Dilabio;Luca Valgimigli;Gian Franco Pedulli

  • Induction of cytochrome P450 enzymes and over-generation of oxygen radicals in beta-carotene supplemented rats

    Moreno Paolini;Alessandra Antelli;Laura Pozzetti;Denisa Spetlova

  • Oxidative Stress EPR Measurement in Human Liver by Radical-probe Technique. Correlation with Etiology, Histology and Cell Proliferation

    Marco Valgimigli;Luca Valgimigli;Davide Trerè;Stefano Gaiani

  • Hydrogen Atom Transfer from HOO. to ortho-Quinones Explains the Antioxidant Activity of Polydopamine.

    Yafang Guo;Andrea Baschieri;Fabio Mollica;Luca Valgimigli

  • Modulation of the Antioxidant Activity of Phenols by Noncovalent Interactions.

    Riccardo Amorati;Luca Valgimigli

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Franco Pedulli
Gian Franco Pedulli University of Bologna
Derek A. Pratt
Derek A. Pratt University of Ottawa
Marco Lucarini
Marco Lucarini University of Bologna
Renato Iori
Renato Iori The Canadian Real Estate Association
Lars Engman
Lars Engman Uppsala University
Gino A. DiLabio
Gino A. DiLabio University of British Columbia
Marco d'Ischia
Marco d'Ischia University of Naples Federico II
Ned A. Porter
Ned A. Porter Vanderbilt University
Alessandra Napolitano
Alessandra Napolitano University of Naples Federico II
Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu
Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu National Research Council (CNR)

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