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Lucia Maini

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
43
Citations
9200
World Ranking
17072
National Ranking
669

Lucia Maini 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 Lucia Maini sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 133 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lucia Maini 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 Lucia Maini sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lucia Maini is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science.

Maini's primary research focus lies within Materials Chemistry, supported by a significant body of work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research topics encompass:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research

Maini's research output includes publications in various journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Molecules
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Maini are:

  • European Research in Focus: Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Industry (COST Action MechSustInd), 2020, European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Understanding crystal nucleation mechanisms: where do we stand? General discussion, 2022, Faraday Discussions
  • Structural Insights into the Vapochromic Behavior of Pt- and Pd-Based Compounds, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Multifunctional coordination polymers based on copper(i) and mercaptonicotinic ligands: synthesis, and structural, optical and electrical characterization, 2020, Dalton Transactions
  • Exploring the ancient chemistry of mercury, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist has collaborated most frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Chiara Cappuccino
  • Marianna Marchini
  • Francesco Marin
  • Caterina Zuffa
  • Elisa Bandini

Best Publications

  • Mechanochemistry: opportunities for new and cleaner synthesis

    Stuart L. James;Christopher J. Adams;Carsten Bolm;Dario Braga

  • Mechanochemical preparation of co-crystals

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Fabrizia Grepioni

  • Mechanochemical preparation of molecular and supramolecular organometallic materials and coordination networks.

    Dario Braga;Stefano L. Giaffreda;Fabrizia Grepioni;Anna Pettersen

  • The growing world of crystal forms

    Dario Braga;Fabrizia Grepioni;Lucia Maini

  • From unexpected reactions to a new family of ionic co-crystals: the case of barbituric acid with alkali bromides and caesium iodide.

    Dario Braga;Fabrizia Grepioni;Lucia Maini;Susanna Prosperi

  • Crystal Polymorphism and Multiple Crystal Forms

    Dario Braga;Fabrizia Grepioni;Lucia Maini;Marco Polito

  • Design of organometallic molecular and ionic materials

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Marco Polito;Laura Scaccianoce

  • Polymorph and isomer conversion of complexes based on CuI and PPh3 easily observed via luminescence.

    Lucia Maini;Dario Braga;Paolo P. Mazzeo;Barbara Ventura

  • Design of hydrogen bonded networks based on organometallic sandwich compounds

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Marco Polito;Emilio Tagliavini

  • The Richest Collection of Tautomeric Polymorphs: The Case of 2‐Thiobarbituric Acid

    Michele R. Chierotti;Luca Ferrero;Nadia Garino;Roberto Gobetto

  • Mechanochemical preparation of hydrogen-bonded adducts between the diamine 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane and dicarboxylic acids of variable chain length: An X-ray diffraction and solid-state NMR study

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Giorgiana de Sanctis;Katia Rubini

  • Reversible Interconversion between Luminescent Isomeric Metal–Organic Frameworks of [Cu4I4(DABCO)2] (DABCO=1,4‐Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Paolo Pio Mazzeo;Barbara Ventura

  • Ionic Co-crystals of Organic Molecules with Metal Halides: A New Prospect in the Solid Formulation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

    Dario Braga;Fabrizia Grepioni;Giulio I. Lampronti;Lucia Maini

  • Charge-assisted N–H(+)···O(−) and O–H···O(−) hydrogen bonds control the supramolecular aggregation of ferrocenedicarboxylic acid and bis-amidines

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Fabrizia Grepioni;André De Cian

  • Croconic acid and alkali metal croconate salts: some new insights into an old story.

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Fabrizia Grepioni

  • Crystal Engineering of Organometallic Compounds through Cooperative Strong and Weak Hydrogen Bonds: A Simple Route to Mixed-Metal Systems.

    Dario Braga;Lucia Maini;Fabrizia Grepioni

  • Design, synthesis, characterization and utilization of hydrogen bonded networks based on functionalized organometallic sandwich compounds and the occurrence of crystal polymorphism

    Dario Braga;Stefano L. Giaffreda;Fabrizia Grepioni;Lucia Maini

  • Simple and quantitative mechanochemical preparation of the first zinc and copper complexes of the neuroleptic drug gabapentin

    Dario Braga;Fabrizia Grepioni;Lucia Maini;Roberto Brescello

  • The Thermodynamically Stable Form of Solid Barbituric Acid: The Enol Tautomer

    Martin U. Schmidt;Jürgen Brüning;Jürgen Glinnemann;Maximilian W. Hützler

  • Combining piracetam and lithium salts: ionic co-crystals and co-drugs?

    Dario Braga;Fabrizia Grepioni;Lucia Maini;Davide Capucci

Frequent Co-Authors

Dario Braga
Dario Braga University of Bologna
Fabrizia Grepioni
Fabrizia Grepioni University of Bologna
Roberto Gobetto
Roberto Gobetto University of Turin
Massimiliano Cavallini
Massimiliano Cavallini National Research Council (CNR)
Massimo Gazzano
Massimo Gazzano National Research Council (CNR)
Michele Muccini
Michele Muccini National Research Council (CNR)
Roberta Sessoli
Roberta Sessoli University of Florence
Dario Pisignano
Dario Pisignano University of Pisa
Brian O. Patrick
Brian O. Patrick University of British Columbia
Andrea Caneschi
Andrea Caneschi University of Florence

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