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Maria Cristina Paganini

Maria Cristina Paganini

University of Turin
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
8613
World Ranking
16337
National Ranking
615

Maria Cristina Paganini 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 Maria Cristina Paganini sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 145 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Cristina Paganini 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 Maria Cristina Paganini sits on this spectrum.

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 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

Maria Cristina Paganini is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Energy, with notable subfields including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work covers several main research topics, such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Maria Cristina Paganini has contributed to a variety of publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Catalysis Today
  • Catalysts
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • "The role of Cerium, Europium and Erbium doped TiO2 photocatalysts in water treatment: A mini-review" (2022) in Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
  • "Location and activity of VOx species on TiO2 particles for NH3-SCR catalysis" (2020) in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Photoactivity under visible light of defective ZnO investigated by EPR spectroscopy and photoluminescence" (2020) in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • "Nitrogen-doped semiconducting oxides. Implications on photochemical, photocatalytic and electronic properties derived from EPR spectroscopy" (2020) in Chemical Science
  • "Comparison of the Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/CeO2 and ZnO/Yb2O3 Mixed Systems in the Phenol Removal from Water: A Mechanicistic Approach" (2020) in Catalysts

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Erik Cerrato
  • Paola Calza
  • Mario Chiesa
  • Valeria Lagostina
  • Giuliana Magnacca

Best Publications

  • N-doped TiO2: Theory and experiment

    Cristiana Di Valentin;Emanuele Finazzi;Gianfranco Pacchioni;Annabella Selloni

  • Origin of photoactivity of nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide under visible light.

    Stefano Livraghi;Maria Cristina Paganini;Elio Giamello;Annabella Selloni

  • Generation of superoxide ions at oxide surfaces

    Masakazu Anpo;Michel Che;Bice Fubini;Edoardo Garrone

  • Charge trapping in TiO2 polymorphs as seen by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy

    Mario Chiesa;Maria Cristina Paganini;Stefano Livraghi;Elio Giamello

  • Paramagnetic Defects in Polycrystalline Zirconia: An EPR and DFT Study

    Chiara Gionco;Maria Cristina Paganini;Elio Giamello;Robertson Burgess

  • Density Functional Theory and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study on the Effect of N−F Codoping of TiO2

    C. Di Valentin;E. Finazzi;G. Pacchioni;Annabella Selloni

  • Mechanism of the Photoactivity under Visible Light of N-Doped Titanium Dioxide. Charge Carriers Migration in Irradiated N-TiO2 Investigated by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.

    Giacomo Barolo;Stefano Livraghi;Mario Chiesa;Maria Cristina Paganini

  • The nature of paramagnetic species in nitrogen doped TiO2 active in visible light photocatalysis

    Stefano Livraghi;Annamaria Votta;Maria Cristina Paganini;Elio Giamello

  • Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Active in Photocatalytic Reactions with Visible Light: A Multi-Technique Characterization of Differently Prepared Materials

    Stefano Livraghi;Michele Remo Chierotti;Elio Giamello;Giuliana Magnacca

  • Excess electrons stabilized on ionic oxide surfaces.

    Mario Chiesa;Maria Cristina Paganini;Elio Giamello;Damien Martin Murphy

  • On the Nature of Reduced States in Titanium Dioxide As Monitored by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. I: The Anatase Case

    Stefano Livraghi;Mario Chiesa;Maria Cristina Paganini;Elio Giamello

  • A Combined EPR and Quantum Chemical Approach to the Structure of Surface Fs+(H) Centers on MgO

    Elio Giamello;Maria Cristina Paganini;Damien M. Murphy;Anna Maria Ferrari

  • An EPR Study of the Surface Chemistry of the V2O5–WO3/TiO2Catalyst: Redox Behaviour and State of V(IV)

    Maria Cristina Paganini;Lorenzo Dall'Acqua;Elio Giamello;Luca Lietti

  • TiO2@CeOx Core–Shell Nanoparticles as Artificial Enzymes with Peroxidase-Like Activity

    Luca Artiglia;Stefano Agnoli;Maria Cristina Paganini;Mattia Cattelan

  • Continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance investigation of the hyperfine structure of 17O2− adsorbed on the MgO surface

    Mario Chiesa;Elio Giamello;M. Cristina Paganini;Zbigniew Sojka

  • Preparation and spectroscopic characterization of visible light sensitized N doped TiO2 (rutile)

    S. Livraghi;A.M. Czoska;M.C. Paganini;E. Giamello

  • Single electron traps at the surface of polycrystalline MgO: assignment of the main trapping sites.

    Mario Chiesa;Maria Cristina Paganini;Giuseppe Spoto;Elio Giamello

  • Cerium-Doped Zirconium Dioxide, a Visible-Light-Sensitive Photoactive Material of Third Generation

    Chiara Gionco;Maria C. Paganini;Elio Giamello;Robertson Burgess

  • Colour centres at the surface of alkali-earth oxides. A new hypothesis on the location of surface electron traps

    M.C. Paganini;M. Chiesa;E. Giamello;S. Coluccia

  • Rare earth oxides in zirconium dioxide: How to turn a wide band gap metal oxide into a visible light active photocatalyst

    Chiara Gionco;Maria C. Paganini;Elio Giamello;Olga Sacco

  • Nitrogen-doped and nitrogen-fluorine-codoped titanium dioxide. Nature and concentration of the photoactive species and their role in determining the photocatalytic activity under visible light”

    S. Livraghi;K. Elghniji;A.M. Czoska;M.C. Paganini

Frequent Co-Authors

Elio Giamello
Elio Giamello University of Turin
Paola Calza
Paola Calza University of Turin
Gianfranco Pacchioni
Gianfranco Pacchioni University of Milano-Bicocca
Damien Martin Murphy
Damien Martin Murphy Cardiff University
Cristiana Di Valentin
Cristiana Di Valentin University of Milano-Bicocca
Luigi Costa
Luigi Costa University of Turin
Stefano Agnoli
Stefano Agnoli University of Padua
Giuseppe Marcì
Giuseppe Marcì University of Palermo
Bice Fubini
Bice Fubini University of Turin
Leonardo Palmisano
Leonardo Palmisano University of Palermo

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