2026 Maria Letizia Focarete: 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	43	12355	11949	284	276	222	6747

Overview

Maria Letizia Focarete is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research work spans across the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Surgery

The main topics covered in their research include:

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Conducting polymers and applications
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
3D Printing in Biomedical Research
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Maria Letizia Focarete include:

"Hierarchical fibrous structures for muscle-inspired soft-actuators: A review" (2020), published in Applied Materials Today
"Preparation of gum acacia-poly(acrylamide-IPN-acrylic acid) based nanocomposite hydrogels via polymerization methods for antimicrobial applications" (2020), Journal of Molecular Structure
"Antibacterial composite membranes of polycaprolactone/gelatin loaded with zinc oxide nanoparticles for guided tissue regeneration" (2020), Biomedical Materials
"Biomimetic Hierarchically Arranged Nanofibrous Structures Resembling the Architecture and the Passive Mechanical Properties of Skeletal Muscles: A Step Forward Toward Artificial Muscle" (2020), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
"Nanodecoration of electrospun polymeric fibers with nanostructured silver coatings by ionized jet deposition for antibacterial tissues" (2020), Materials Science and Engineering C

Maria Letizia Focarete frequently publishes in the following venues:

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Biomedical Materials
Materials & Design
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

The scientist has collaborated regularly with the following co-authors:

Chiara Gualandi
Andrea Zucchelli
Anna Liguori
Carlo Gotti
Alberto Sensini

Best Publications

Effect of Electrospun Fiber Diameter and Alignment on Macrophage Activation and Secretion of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines

Enrica Saino;Maria Letizia Focarete;Chiara Gualandi;Enzo Emanuele

343
Citations
Electrospun gelatin nanofibers: optimization of genipin cross-linking to preserve fiber morphology after exposure to water.

Silvia Panzavolta;Michela Gioffrè;Maria Letizia Focarete;Chiara Gualandi

304
Citations
A safe, high-rate and high-energy polymer lithium-ion battery based on gelled membranes prepared by electrospinning

Fausto Croce;Maria Letizia Focarete;Jusef Hassoun;Ida Meschini

277
Citations
Electrospun nanofibers for enhancing structural performance of composite materials

Andrea Zucchelli;Maria Letizia Focarete;Chiara Gualandi;Seeram Ramakrishna

267
Citations
Polymer Blends of Natural Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and a Synthetic Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Characterization and Biodegradation Studies

Mariastella Scandola;Maria Letizia Focarete;Grażyna Adamus;Wanda Sikorska

198
Citations
A New Type of Thermoalkalophilic Hydrolase of Paucimonas lemoignei with High Specificity for Amorphous Polyesters of Short Chain-length Hydroxyalkanoic Acids

René Handrick;Simone Reinhardt;Maria Letizia Focarete;Mariastella Scandola

171
Citations
Physical characterization of poly(ω‐pentadecalactone) synthesized by lipase‐catalyzed ring‐opening polymerization

Maria Letizia Focarete;Mariastella Scandola;Ajay Kumar;Richard A. Gross

169
Citations
Influence of electrospun Nylon 6,6 nanofibrous mats on the interlaminar properties of Gr–epoxy composite laminates

Roberto Palazzetti;Andrea Zucchelli;Chiara Gualandi;Maria Letizia Focarete

161
Citations
Further Evidence of Crystallinity-Induced Biodegradation of Synthetic Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by PHB-Depolymerase A from Pseudomonas lemoignei. Blends of Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with Crystalline Polyesters

Maria Letizia Focarete;Giuseppina Ceccorulli;Mariastella Scandola;Marek Kowalczuk

154
Citations
Miscibility and Mechanical Properties of Blends of (l)-Lactide Copolymers with Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Maria Letizia Focarete;Mariastella Scandola;Piotr Dobrzynski;Marek Kowalczuk

149
Citations
Highly Sensitive, Anisotropic, and Reversible Stress/Strain‐Sensors from Mechanochromic Nanofiber Composites

Maximilian Raisch;Damiano Genovese;Nelsi Zaccheroni;Simon B. Schmidt

147
Citations
High-performance Sn@carbon nanocomposite anode for lithium batteries

Ida Meschini;Francesco Nobili;Marilena Mancini;Roberto Marassi

121
Citations
Bio-composite of bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) reinforced with vegetable fibers

Elisa Zini;Maria Letizia Focarete;Isao Noda;Mariastella Scandola

121
Citations
Mutifunctional Electrospun Nonwoven Mats with Two-Way Shape Memory Behavior Prepared from Sol–Gel Crosslinked Poly(ε-Caprolactone)

Stefano Pandini;Silvia Agnelli;Andrea Merlettini;Federica Chiellini

116
Citations
Carboxylate-Induced Degradation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)s

Michal Kawalec;Grazyna Adamus;Piotr Kurcok;Marek Kowalczuk

111
Citations
Lipase-Catalyzed Copolymerization of ω-Pentadecalactone with p-Dioxanone and Characterization of Copolymer Thermal and Crystalline Properties

Zhaozhong Jiang;Himanshu Azim;Richard A. Gross;Maria Letizia Focarete

109
Citations
Co-electrospun gelatin-poly(l-lactic acid) scaffolds: Modulation of mechanical properties and chondrocyte response as a function of composition

Paola Torricelli;Michela Gioffrè;Andrea Fiorani;Silvia Panzavolta

103
Citations
Simple Kinetic Model for the Heterogeneous Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Natural Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Mariastella Scandola;Maria Letizia Focarete;Giovanna Frisoni

101
Citations
Crystal structure of poly(ω‐pentadecalactone)

Massimo Gazzano;Viscardo Malta;Maria Letizia Focarete;Mariastella Scandola

100
Citations
Structural reinforcement and failure analysis in composite nanofibers of graphene oxide and gelatin

Silvia Panzavolta;Barbara Bracci;Chiara Gualandi;Maria Letizia Focarete

100
Citations