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Luigi Casella

Luigi Casella

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 60 9808 8873 291 268 278 11486

Luigi Casella publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luigi Casella between 1964 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luigi Casella published across 63 years, from 1964 to 2026, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1991. 5 of the 298 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 1991. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 11 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1964 2026

298 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luigi Casella: publications per year, 1964 to 2026
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 2
1976 3
1977 1
1978 3
1979 3
1980 6
1981 4
1982 3
1983 9
1984 4
1985 3
1986 8
1987 4
1988 11
1989 5
1990 5
1991 15
1992 7
1993 7
1994 6
1995 1
1996 5
1997 7
1998 7
1999 3
2000 6
2001 1
2002 6
2003 11
2004 13
2005 4
2006 8
2007 15
2008 10
2009 4
2010 6
2011 5
2012 1
2013 9
2014 4
2015 6
2016 7
2017 7
2018 4
2019 5
2020 5
2021 6
2022 7
2023 6
2024 3
2025 4
2026 1
Total 298
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Luigi Casella 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 Luigi Casella sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 278 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979 278
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Luigi Casella 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 Luigi Casella sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

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

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882 60
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Luigi Casella is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and has a research profile focused primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, including cell biology, physiology, nutrition and dietetics, neurology, and materials chemistry.

Their academic output covers key topics such as:

  • Melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Trace elements in health
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms
  • Olfactory and sensory function studies
  • Electrochemical analysis and applications

Luigi Casella has contributed to research published in several venues, often appearing multiple times in:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Antioxidants
  • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Casella include:

  • Enrico Monzani (24 joint publications)
  • Fabio A. Zucca (12 joint publications)
  • Luigi Zecca (12 joint publications)
  • Simone Dell'Acqua (10 joint publications)
  • Andrea Capucciati (9 joint publications)

Recent notable papers authored by or coauthored with Casella include:

  • "Neuromelanins in brain aging and Parkinson's disease: synthesis, structure, neuroinflammatory, and neurodegenerative role," 2022, published in IUBMB Life
  • "Interaction of Neuromelanin with Xenobiotics and Consequences for Neurodegeneration; Promising Experimental Models," 2021, published in Antioxidants
  • "Metallotexaphyrins as MRI-Active Catalytic Antioxidants for Neurodegenerative Disease: A Study on Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, published in Chem
  • "The reactivity of copper complexes with neuronal peptides promoted by catecholamines and its impact on neurodegeneration," 2022, published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "DOPA pheomelanin is increased in nigral neuromelanin of Parkinson's disease," 2023, published in Progress in Neurobiology

Best Publications

  • Interactions of iron, dopamine and neuromelanin pathways in brain aging and Parkinson's disease.

    Fabio A. Zucca;Juan Segura-Aguilar;Emanuele Ferrari;Patricia Muñoz

  • Tyrosinase Models. Synthesis, Structure, Catechol Oxidase Activity, and Phenol Monooxygenase Activity of a Dinuclear Copper Complex Derived from a Triamino Pentabenzimidazole Ligand.

    Enrico Monzani;Luisa Quinti;Angelo Perotti;Luigi Casella

  • Metalloporphyrins Catalyzed Oxidations

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  • New melanic pigments in the human brain that accumulate in aging and block environmental toxic metals

    Luigi Zecca;Chiara Bellei;Patrizia Costi;Alberto Albertini

  • Neuromelanin can protect against iron-mediated oxidative damage in system modeling iron overload of brain aging and Parkinson’s disease

    Luigi Zecca;Luigi Casella;Alberto Albertini;Chiara Bellei

  • Dopamine, Oxidative Stress and Protein–Quinone Modifications in Parkinson's and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Enrico Monzani;Stefania Nicolis;Simone Dell'Acqua;Andrea Capucciati

  • Inhibition of the catecholase activity of biomimetic dinuclear copper complexes by kojic acid.

    G Battaini;E Monzani;L Casella;L Santagostini

  • Enantioselective oxidations of sulfides catalyzed by chloroperoxidase.

    Stefano Colonna;N. Gaggero;A. Manfredi;L. Casella

  • Chloroperoxidase and hydrogen peroxide: An efficient system for enzymatic enantioselective sulfoxidations.

    Stefano Colonna;Stefano Colonna;Nicoletta Gaggero;Nicoletta Gaggero;Luigi Casella;Luigi Casella;Giacomo Carrea;Giacomo Carrea

  • Mechanistic, Structural, and Spectroscopic Studies on the Catecholase Activity of a Dinuclear Copper Complex by Dioxygen

    Enrico Monzani;Giuseppe Battaini;Angelo Perotti;Luigi Casella

  • Reversible dioxygen binding and phenol oxygenation in a tyrosinase model system.

    Laura Santagostini;Michele Gullotti;Enrico Monzani;Luigi Casella

  • Coordination modes of histidine. 2. Stereochemistry of the reaction between histidine derivatives and pyridoxal analogs conformational properties of zinc(II) complexes of histidine Schiff bases

    Luigi Casella;Michele Gullotti

  • Hydroxylation of phenolic compounds by a peroxodicopper(II) complex: further insight into the mechanism of tyrosinase.

    Sara Palavicini;Alessandro Granata;Enrico Monzani;Luigi Casella

  • Synthesis, stereochemistry, and oxygenation of cobalt(II)-pyridoxal model complexes. A new family of chiral dioxygen carriers

    Luigi Casella;Michele Gullotti

  • SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, AND REACTIVITY OF MODEL COMPLEXES OF COPPER NITRITE REDUCTASE

    Luigi Casella;Oliviero Carugo;Michele Gullotti;Sergio Doldi

  • Functional Modeling of Tyrosinase. Mechanism of Phenol ortho-Hydroxylation by Dinuclear Copper Complexes

    Luigi Casella;Enrico Monzani;Michele Gullotti;Daniela Cavagnino

  • Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Halide and Nitrite Oxidation by Mammalian Heme Peroxidases

    Jürgen Arnhold;Enrico Monzani;Paul G. Furtmüller;Martina Zederbauer

  • Synthesis and reactivity of a family of copper monooxygenase model systems

    Luigi. Casella;Michele. Gullotti;Gianfranco. Pallanza;Luigi. Rigoni

  • Coordination modes of histidine. 10. Iron(III) tyrosinate models. Synthesis and spectroscopic and stereochemical studies of iron(III) complexes of N-salicylidene-L-amino acids

    L. Casella;M. Gullotti;A. Pintar;L. Messori

  • O2 Activation and Selective Phenolate ortho Hydroxylation by an Unsymmetric Dicopper μ-η1:η1-Peroxido Complex

    Isaac Garcia‐Bosch;Jonathan R. Frisch;Miquel Torrent‐Sucarrat

  • A tyrosinase model system. Phenol ortho-hydroxylation by a binuclear three-coordinate copper(I) complex and dioxygen

    Luigi Casella;Michele Gullotti;Roberto Radaelli;Patrizia Di Gennaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Monzani
Enrico Monzani University of Pavia
Renato Ugo
Renato Ugo University of Milan
Piero Zanello
Piero Zanello University of Siena
Stefano Colonna
Stefano Colonna University of Milan
Luca De Gioia
Luca De Gioia University of Milano-Bicocca
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin
Antal Rockenbauer
Antal Rockenbauer Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Luigi Bubacco
Luigi Bubacco University of Padua
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Michael B. Hursthouse
Michael B. Hursthouse University of Southampton

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