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M. Francesca Ottaviani

M. Francesca Ottaviani

University of Urbino
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
7778
World Ranking
16401
National Ranking
621

M. Francesca Ottaviani 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 M. Francesca Ottaviani sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 225 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Francesca Ottaviani 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 M. Francesca Ottaviani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. Francesca Ottaviani is affiliated with the University of Urbino in Italy. Their research is primarily focused on the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with significant work in the subfields of Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics notably cover dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers, metal complexes synthesis and properties, surfactants and colloidal systems, ferrocene chemistry and applications, conducting polymers and applications, lipid membrane structure and behavior, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

Selected recent publications reflect a range of materials chemistry and biomedical applications:

  • Endohedrally Functionalized Metal-Organic Cage-Cross-Linked Polymer Gels as Modular Heterogeneous Catalysts, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Fine-Tuning the Interaction and Therapeutic Effect of Cu(II) Carbosilane Metallodendrimers in Cancer Cells: An In Vitro Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study, 2020, Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent PAMAM dendrimer modified with 1,8-naphthalimide units and its Cu(II) complex designed for specific biomedical application, 2021, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Characterization of a fluorescent 1,8-naphthalimide-functionalized PAMAM dendrimer and its Cu(ii) complexes as cytotoxic drugs: EPR and biological studies in myeloid tumor cells, 2021, Biological Chemistry
  • Rhamnolipid-SLES aqueous mixtures: From the molecular self-aggregation to the functional and ecotoxicological properties, 2022, Journal of Molecular Liquids

Frequent coauthors in Ottaviani's publications include:

  • Michela Cangiotti
  • Riccardo Carloni
  • Alberto Fattori
  • F. Javier de la Mata
  • Gerardino D'Errico

The scientist often publishes in journals such as Langmuir, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Molecular Pharmaceutics, Biological Chemistry, and the Journal of Molecular Liquids.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of Starburst Dendrimers by the EPR Technique. 1. Copper Complexes in Water Solution

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Stefan Bossmann;Nicholas J. Turro;Donald A. Tomalia

  • Redox-responsive branched-bottlebrush polymers for in vivo MRI and fluorescence imaging

    Molly A. Sowers;Jessica R. McCombs;Ying Wang;Joseph T. Paletta

  • Characterization of Starburst Dendrimers by the EPR Technique. Copper(II) Ions Binding Full-Generation Dendrimers

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Fabio Montalti;Nicholas J. Turro;Donald A. Tomalia

  • Consolvency of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in mixed water-methanol solutions: a look at spin-labeled polymers

    Francoise M. Winnik;M. Francesca Ottaviani;Stefan H. Bossmann;M. Garcia-Garibay

  • Nitroxide-Based Macromolecular Contrast Agents with Unprecedented Transverse Relaxivity and Stability for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumors

    Hung V.-T. Nguyen;Qixian Chen;Joseph T. Paletta;Peter Harvey

  • Formation of Supramolecular Structures between DNA and Starburst Dendrimers Studied by EPR, CD, UV, and Melting Profiles

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Farida Furini;Angela Casini;Nicholas J. Turro

  • Characterization of Starburst Dendrimers by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. 2. Positively Charged Nitroxide Radicals of Variable Chain Length Used as Spin Probes

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Eleonora Cossu;Nicholas J. Turro;Donald A. Tomalia

  • Kinetics of Formation of Micelle-Templated Silica Mesophases Monitored by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

    Anne Galarneau;Francesco Di Renzo;François Fajula;Laura Mollo

  • Magnetic‐Field‐Dependent Electronic Relaxation of Gd3+ in Aqueous Solutions of the Complexes [Gd(H2O)8]3+, [Gd(propane‐1,3‐diamine‐N,N,N′,N′‐tetraacetate)(H2O)2]−, and [Gd(N,N′‐bis[(N‐methylcarbamoyl)methyl]‐3‐azapentane‐1,5‐diamine‐3,N,N′‐triacetate)(H2O)] of interest in magnetic‐resonance imaging

    D. Hugh Powell;André E. Merbach;Gabriel González;Ernö Brücher

  • “Brush-First” Method for the Parallel Synthesis of Photocleavable, Nitroxide-Labeled Poly(ethylene glycol) Star Polymers

    Jenny Liu;Alan O. Burts;Yongjun Li;Aleksandr V. Zhukhovitskiy

  • Cononsolvency of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): a look at spin-labeled polymers in mixtures of water and tetrahydrofuran

    Francoise M. Winnik;M. Francesca Ottaviani;Stefan H. Bossmann;Wenseng Pan

  • Internal structure of silver-poly(amidoamine) dendrimer complexes and nanocomposites

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Regina Valluzzi;Lajos Balogh

  • Characterization of Starburst Dendrimers by EPR. 4. Mn(II) as a Probe of Interphase Properties

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Fabio Montalti;Maurizio Romanelli;and Nicholas J. Turro

  • An EPR Study of the Interactions between Starburst Dendrimers and Polynucleotides

    M. F. Ottaviani;B. Sacchi;N. J. Turro;W. Chen

  • EPR study of the interactions between dendrimers and peptides involved in Alzheimer's and prion diseases.

    Barbara Klajnert;Michela Cangiotti;Sara Calici;Jean Pierre Majoral

  • Synthesis of Micelle-Templated Silicas from Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide/1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene Micelles

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Alberto Moscatelli;Delphine Desplantier-Giscard;Francesco Di Renzo

  • Interactions between Starburst Dendrimers and Mixed DMPC/DMPA-Na Vesicles Studied by the Spin Label and the Spin Probe Techniques, Supported by Transmission Electron Microscopy

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Paolo Favuzza;Barbara Sacchi;Nicholas J. Turro

  • EPR study of spin labeled brush polymers in organic solvents.

    Yan Xia;Yongjun Li;Alan O. Burts;M. Francesca Ottaviani

  • A TEM and EPR Investigation of the Competitive Binding of Uranyl Ions to Starburst Dendrimers and Liposomes: Potential Use of Dendrimers as Uranyl Ion Sponges

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Paolo Favuzza;Massimo Bigazzi;Nicholas J. Turro

  • Structural modifications of DMPC vesicles upon interaction with poly(amidoamine) dendrimers studied by CW-electron paramagnetic resonance and electron spin-echo techniques

    M. Francesca Ottaviani;Roberto Daddi;Marina Brustolon;Nicholas J. Turro

  • Nitroxide-Based Macromolecular Contrast Agents with Unprecedented Transverse Relaxivity and Stability for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumors

    Joseph T. Paletta;Hui Zhang;Michael D. Boska;M. Francesca Ottaviani

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. Turro
Nicholas J. Turro Columbia University
Steffen Jockusch
Steffen Jockusch Bowling Green State University
Donald A. Tomalia
Donald A. Tomalia Michigan State University
Jeremiah A. Johnson
Jeremiah A. Johnson MIT
Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay
Miguel A. Garcia-Garibay University of California, Los Angeles
Rafael Gómez
Rafael Gómez University of Alcalá
Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy
Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy University of Miami
Andrzej Rajca
Andrzej Rajca University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Françoise M. Winnik
Françoise M. Winnik University of Helsinki
Piero Baglioni
Piero Baglioni University of Florence

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