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Luigi Cavallo
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Chemistry
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
119
Citations
51370
World Ranking
515
National Ranking
6

Luigi Cavallo 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 Cavallo sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 764 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luigi Cavallo 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 Cavallo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Luigi Cavallo is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily spans materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, inorganic chemistry, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main research topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Luigi Cavallo has published extensively in a range of scientific journals and repositories. Frequent publication venues include:

  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Among recent papers by Luigi Cavallo, notable examples include:

  • "High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3d metal oxidation cycle energetics," 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • "Efficient and simultaneous capture of iodine and methyl iodide achieved by a covalent organic framework," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Molecular Engineering of Covalent Organic Framework Cathodes for Enhanced Zinc-Ion Batteries," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Solution processable metal-organic frameworks for mixed matrix membranes using porous liquids," 2020, Nature Materials
  • "Phenanthroline Covalent Organic Framework Electrodes for High-Performance Zinc-Ion Supercapattery," 2020, ACS Energy Letters

Frequent collaborators in Luigi Cavallo's research include:

  • Laura Falivene
  • Steven P. Nolan
  • Kristof Van Hecke
  • Zhen Cao
  • Catherine S. J. Cazin

Luigi Cavallo's body of work reflects a consistent focus on the intersection of chemistry and materials science, particularly in relation to catalytic processes, crystallographic methods, and battery technology. The publications demonstrate active involvement in both experimental and applied research areas, contributing to advancements in the understanding and development of novel materials and chemical methods.

Best Publications

  • Selectivity in propene polymerization with metallocene catalysts.

    Luigi Resconi;Luigi Cavallo;and Anna Fait;Fabrizio Piemontesi

  • Towards the online computer-aided design of catalytic pockets

    Laura Falivene;Zhen Cao;Andrea Petta;Luigi Serra

  • SambVca 2. A Web Tool for Analyzing Catalytic Pockets with Topographic Steric Maps

    Laura Falivene;Raffaele Credendino;Albert Poater;Andrea Petta

  • Understanding the M(NHC) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) bond

    Heiko Jacobsen;Andrea Correa;Albert Poater;Chiara Costabile

  • Communication: An improved linear scaling perturbative triples correction for the domain based local pair-natural orbital based singles and doubles coupled cluster method [DLPNO-CCSD(T)]

    Yang Guo;Christoph Riplinger;Ute Becker;Dimitrios G. Liakos

  • SambVca: A Web Application for the Calculation of the Buried Volume of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

    Albert Poater;Biagio Cosenza;Andrea Correa;Simona Giudice

  • Steric and electronic properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) : A detailed study on their interaction with Ni(CO)4

    Reto Dorta;Edwin D. Stevens;Natalie M. Scott;Chiara Costabile

  • High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3d metal oxidation cycle energetics

    Bo Zhang;Lie Wang;Zhen Cao;Sergey M. Kozlov

  • Determination of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Steric and Electronic Parameters using the [(NHC)Ir(CO)2Cl] System

    Roy A. Kelly;Hervé Clavier;Simona Giudice;Natalie M. Scott

  • Steric and electronic effects in the bonding of N-heterocyclic ligands to transition metals

    Luigi Cavallo;Andrea Correa;Chiara Costabile;Heiko Jacobsen

  • A highly selective copper-indium bimetallic electrocatalyst for the electrochemical reduction of aqueous CO2 to CO.

    Shahid Rasul;Dalaver H. Anjum;Abdesslem Jedidi;Yury Minenkov

  • 2D Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

    Priyanka Ganguly;Moussab Harb;Zhen Cao;Luigi Cavallo

  • Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage in MoS2 by Tuning the Intercalation Energy

    Hanfeng Liang;Zhen Cao;Fangwang Ming;Wenli Zhang

  • Cu–Sn Bimetallic Catalyst for Selective Aqueous Electroreduction of CO2 to CO

    Saad Sarfraz;Angel T. Garcia-Esparza;Abdesslem Jedidi;Luigi Cavallo

  • (NHC)Copper(I)‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloaddition of Azides and Mono‐ or Disubstituted Alkynes

    Silvia Díez‐González;Andrea Correa;Luigi Cavallo;Steven P. Nolan

  • The Role of Bulky Substituents in Brookhart-Type Ni(II) Diimine Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization: A Combined Density Functional Theory and Molecular Mechanics Study

    Liqun Deng;Tom K. Woo;Luigi Cavallo;and Peter M. Margl

  • A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study Examining the Binding of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) to the Cp*RuCl (Cp* = η5-C5Me5) Moiety: Insight into Stereoelectronic Differences between Unsaturated and Saturated NHC Ligands

    Anna C. Hillier;William J. Sommer;Ben S. Yong;Jeffrey L. Petersen

  • Efficient and simultaneous capture of iodine and methyl iodide achieved by a covalent organic framework

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  • Synthetic and Structural Studies of (NHC)Pd(allyl)Cl Complexes (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene)

    Mihai S. Viciu;Oscar Navarro;Romain F. Germaneau;Roy A. Kelly

  • Interaction of a Bulky N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand with Rh(I) and Ir(I). Double C−H Activation and Isolation of Bare 14-Electron Rh(III) and Ir(III) Complexes

    Natalie M. Scott;Reto Dorta;Edwin D. Stevens;Andrea Correa

  • Golden Carousel in Catalysis: The Cationic Gold/Propargylic Ester Cycle

    Andrea Correa;Nicolas Marion;Louis Fensterbank;Max Malacria

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Poater
Albert Poater University of Girona
Laura Falivene
Laura Falivene University of Salerno
Steven P. Nolan
Steven P. Nolan Ghent University
Gaetano Guerra
Gaetano Guerra University of Salerno
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews
Jean-Marie Basset
Jean-Marie Basset King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Stefan Mecking
Stefan Mecking University of Konstanz
Magnus Rueping
Magnus Rueping King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Catherine S. J. Cazin
Catherine S. J. Cazin Ghent University
Paolo Corradini
Paolo Corradini University of Milan

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