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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 85 2207 2132 18 16 241 14313

Luigi Ambrosio publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luigi Ambrosio between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luigi Ambrosio published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2024. 50 of the 497 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2024. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 7 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 9 publications
1967 2025

497 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luigi Ambrosio: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 7
1989 7
1990 8
1991 4
1992 4
1993 7
1994 4
1995 2
1996 9
1997 5
1998 8
1999 10
2000 11
2001 9
2002 10
2003 15
2004 14
2005 9
2006 11
2007 9
2008 18
2009 14
2010 19
2011 31
2012 15
2013 11
2014 23
2015 15
2016 8
2017 11
2018 13
2019 16
2020 3
2021 23
2022 18
2023 35
2024 41
2025 9
Total 497
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Luigi Ambrosio 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 Luigi Ambrosio sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 230–249 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 241 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766 241
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Luigi Ambrosio 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 Luigi Ambrosio sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195 85
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Polymer
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Quantum mechanics

Luigi Ambrosio mainly focuses on Mathematical analysis, Tissue engineering, Scaffold, Biomedical engineering and Pure mathematics. His work in Mathematical analysis addresses issues such as Vector field, which are connected to fields such as Convection–diffusion equation. He has researched Tissue engineering in several fields, including Porosity, Composite material, Polyester, Polymer and Regeneration.

His research integrates issues of Caprolactone, Nanotechnology, Biophysics, Composite number and Polycaprolactone in his study of Scaffold. His Biomedical engineering research includes themes of Matrix, Anatomy and Osteoblast. His Pure mathematics research incorporates elements of Bounded function, Ball and Counterexample.

His most cited work include:

  • Functions of Bounded Variation and Free Discontinuity Problems (3092 citations)
  • Gradient Flows: In Metric Spaces and in the Space of Probability Measures (1925 citations)
  • Approximation of functional depending on jumps by elliptic functional via t-convergence (957 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Biomedical engineering, Mathematical analysis, Composite material, Tissue engineering and Chemical engineering are his primary areas of study. His Biomedical engineering course of study focuses on Regeneration and Mesenchymal stem cell. His Mathematical analysis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Vector field and Pure mathematics.

His Tissue engineering research integrates issues from Nanotechnology and Scaffold. His Chemical engineering research focuses on Polymer and how it connects with Polymer chemistry. His Measure study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Metric and Sobolev space.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biomedical engineering (17.63%)
  • Mathematical analysis (15.88%)
  • Composite material (14.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (11.63%)
  • Tissue engineering (12.25%)
  • Nanotechnology (9.38%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Chemical engineering, Tissue engineering, Nanotechnology, Pure mathematics and Regeneration. His Tissue engineering study is concerned with the field of Biomedical engineering as a whole. His Nanotechnology research incorporates themes from Electrospinning and Polymer.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Embedding, Measure and Metric. The concepts of his Measure study are interwoven with issues in Combinatorics and Sobolev space. His studies deal with areas such as Biophysics, Bone tissue, Mesenchymal stem cell and In vivo as well as Regeneration.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A PDE approach to a 2-dimensional matching problem (51 citations)
  • Comparative facile methods for preparing graphene oxide–hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering (46 citations)
  • Atomic Force Microscopy: A Powerful Tool to Address Scaffold Design in Tissue Engineering. (43 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Polymer
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Mathematical analysis

Luigi Ambrosio mainly investigates Tissue engineering, Chemical engineering, Mesenchymal stem cell, Scaffold and Biomedical engineering. His Tissue engineering research includes elements of Oxide, Biodegradation, Myocyte, Myogenesis and Polycaprolactone. Luigi Ambrosio combines subjects such as Coating and Green chemistry with his study of Chemical engineering.

His work deals with themes such as Porosity, Nanotechnology, Surface modification, Bone tissue and Gelatin, which intersect with Scaffold. Luigi Ambrosio interconnects Magnetization and Polymer in the investigation of issues within Nanotechnology. His Biomedical engineering study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nanoparticle and Nanocomposite.

Best Publications

  • Functions of Bounded Variation and Free Discontinuity Problems

    Luigi Ambrosio;Diego Pallara;Nicola Fusco

  • Gradient Flows: In Metric Spaces and in the Space of Probability Measures

    Luigi Ambrosio;Nicola Gigli;Giuseppe Savaré

  • Structural impact

    Unknown

  • Approximation of functional depending on jumps by elliptic functional via t-convergence

    Luigi Ambrosio;Vincenzo Maria Tortorelli

  • ON THE APPROXIMATION OF FREE DISCONTINUITY PROBLEMS

    L Ambrosio;Vincenzo Maria Tortorelli

  • Metric measure spaces with Riemannian Ricci curvature bounded from below

    Luigi Ambrosio;Nicola Gigli;Giuseppe Savaré

  • Calculus and heat flow in metric measure spaces and applications to spaces with Ricci bounds from below

    Luigi Ambrosio;Nicola Gigli;Giuseppe Savaré

  • A User’s Guide to Optimal Transport

    Luigi Ambrosio;Nicola Gigli

  • Topics on analysis in metric spaces

    Luigi Ambrosio;Paolo Tilli

  • Currents in metric spaces

    Luigi Ambrosio;Bernd Kirchheim

  • Lecture Notes on Optimal Transport Problems

    Luigi Ambrosio

  • Fine Properties of Functions with Bounded Deformation

    Luigi Ambrosio;Alessandra Coscia;Gianni Dal Maso

  • Existence theory for a new class of variational problems

    Luigi Ambrosio

  • Un nuovo tipo di funzionale del calcolo delle variazioni

    Ennio De Giorgi;Luigi Ambrosio

  • A compactness theorem for a new class of functions of bounded variation.

    Luigi Ambrosio

  • Spanish Aerobiology Network (REA): management and quality manual

    Unknown

  • Rectifiable sets in metric and Banach spaces

    Luigi Ambrosio;Bernd Kirchheim

  • An optimal design problem with perimeter penalization

    Luigi Ambrosio;Giuseppe Buttazzo

  • Level set approach to mean curvature flow in arbitrary codimension

    Luigi Ambrosio;Halil Mete Soner

  • QT interval variability in body surface ECG: measurement, physiological basis, and clinical value: position statement and consensus guidance endorsed by the European Heart�…

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Frequent Co-Authors

Vincenzo Guarino
Vincenzo Guarino National Research Council (CNR)
Antonio Gloria
Antonio Gloria University of Naples Federico II
Luigi Nicolais
Luigi Nicolais University of Naples Federico II
Paolo A. Netti
Paolo A. Netti Italian Institute of Technology
Alessandro Sannino
Alessandro Sannino University of Salento
Giuseppe Savaré
Giuseppe Savaré Bocconi University
Marino Lavorgna
Marino Lavorgna National Research Council (CNR)
Milena Fini
Milena Fini University of Bologna
Nicola Gigli
Nicola Gigli International School for Advanced Studies

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