2026 Luigi Torre: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	70	4492	4346	52	49	278	15469

Overview

Luigi Torre is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant concentration in biomaterials and polymers.

Their main fields of study include:

Materials Science
Engineering

More specifically, Torre has contributed extensively to several subfields:

Biomaterials
Polymers and Plastics
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Plant Science

Torre's research topics encompass a range of subjects related to polymer science and sustainable materials. Notable areas of work include:

Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Nanocomposite films for food packaging
Natural fiber reinforced composites
Lignin and wood chemistry
Microplastics and plastic pollution
Carbon nanotubes in composites
Polymer crystallization and properties

Frequent publication venues for Torre's work include:

Polymers
Molecules
Nanomaterials
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Industrial Crops and Products

Torre has co-authored numerous papers with several collaborators. The most frequent co-authors are:

Débora Puglia
Franco Dominici
Francesca Luzi
Marco Rallini
Ilaria Armentano

Representative recent publications by Luigi Torre include:

The Opportunity of Valorizing Agricultural Waste, Through Its Conversion into Biostimulants, Biofertilizers, and Biopolymers (2021) published in Sustainability
UV Protective, Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Compostable Polylactic Acid Composites Containing Pristine and Chemically Modified Lignin Nanoparticles (2020) published in Molecules
Synergic Effect of Nanolignin and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles into Poly(l-lactide) Bionanocomposites: Material Properties, Antioxidant Activity, and Antibacterial Performance (2020) published in ACS Applied Bio Materials
PBS-Based Green Copolymer as an Efficient Compatibilizer in Thermoplastic Inedible Wheat Flour/Poly(butylene succinate) Blends (2020) published in Biomacromolecules
Hydroxytyrosol and Oleuropein-Enriched Extracts Obtained from Olive Oil Wastes and By-Products as Active Antioxidant Ingredients for Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)-Based Films (2021) published in Molecules

Best Publications

Effects of modified cellulose nanocrystals on the barrier and migration properties of PLA nano-biocomposites.

Elena Fortunati;M. Peltzer;Ilaria Armentano;Luigi Torre

546
Citations
Science and technology of polymeric ablative materials for thermal protection systems and propulsion devices: A review

Maurizio Natali;Jose Maria Kenny;Luigi Torre

540
Citations
Antioxidant and antibacterial lignin nanoparticles in polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan films for active packaging

W. Yang;J.S. Owczarek;E. Fortunati;M. Kozanecki

464
Citations
Valorization of acid isolated high yield lignin nanoparticles as innovative antioxidant/antimicrobial organic materials

Weijun Yang;Elena Fortunati;Daqian Gao;Giorgio Mariano Balestra

344
Citations
Polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan hydrogels with enhanced antioxidant and antibacterial properties induced by lignin nanoparticles

W Yang;E Fortunati;Federico Bertoglio;Federico Bertoglio;Js Owczarek

324
Citations
Processing of nanostructured polymers and advanced polymeric based nanocomposites

Laura Peponi;Debora Puglia;Luigi Torre;Luca Valentini

324
Citations
Design of biodegradable blends based on PLA and PCL: From morphological, thermal and mechanical studies to shape memory behavior

Iván Navarro-Baena;Valentina Sessini;Franco Dominici;Luigi Torre

313
Citations
Production and characterization of PLA_PBS biodegradable blends reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals extracted from hemp fibres

Francesca Luzi;Elena Fortunati;A. Jiménez;Debora Puglia

225
Citations
Binary PVA bio-nanocomposites containing cellulose nanocrystals extracted from different natural sources: Part I

E. Fortunati;D. Puglia;F. Luzi;C. Santulli

222
Citations
Processing of PLA nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystals extracted from Posidonia oceanica waste: Innovative reuse of coastal plant

Elena Fortunati;Francesca Luzi;Debora Puglia;Roberto Petrucci

217
Citations
Mechanical characterisation of hybrid composite laminates based on basalt fibres in combination with flax, hemp and glass fibres manufactured by vacuum infusion

Roberto Petrucci;C. Santulli;Debora Puglia;F. Sarasini

213
Citations
PLLA-grafted cellulose nanocrystals: Role of the CNC content and grafting on the PLA bionanocomposite film properties.

Erlantz Lizundia;Elena Fortunati;Franco Dominici;José Luis Vilas

204
Citations
Morphology and electrical properties of graphene-epoxy nanocomposites obtained by different solvent assisted processing methods

M. Monti;M. Rallini;D. Puglia;L. Peponi

203
Citations
Degradation behaviour of a composite material for thermal protection systems Part I–Experimental characterization

Luigi Torre;Jose Maria Kenny;A. Maffezzoli

195
Citations
Investigation of thermo-mechanical, chemical and degradative properties of PLA-limonene films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals extracted from Phormium tenax leaves

Elena Fortunati;Francesca Luzi;Debora Puglia;F. Dominici

194
Citations
Bio- and Fossil-Based Polymeric Blends and Nanocomposites for Packaging: Structure⁻Property Relationship.

Francesca Luzi;Luigi Torre;José Maria Kenny;Debora Puglia

182
Citations
A systematic investigation on the influence of the chemical treatment of natural fibers on the properties of their polymer matrix composites

Jerico Biagiotti;Debora Puglia;Luigi Torre;José M. Kenny

180
Citations
Impact and post-impact damage characterisation of hybrid composite laminates based on basalt fibres in combination with flax, hemp and glass fibres manufactured by vacuum infusion

R. Petrucci;C. Santulli;D. Puglia;E. Nisini

177
Citations
The alignment of single walled carbon nanotubes in an epoxy resin by applying a DC electric field

Marco Monti;Maurizio Natali;Luigi Torre;José M. Kenny;José M. Kenny

174
Citations
Impact testing and simulation of composite sandwich structures for civil transportation

L Torre;J.M Kenny

172
Citations
Ablative properties of carbon black and MWNT/phenolic composites: A comparative study

Maurizio Natali;Marco Monti;Debora Puglia;José Maria Kenny

158
Citations