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Maria Letizia Focarete

Maria Letizia Focarete

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
43
Citations
6747
World Ranking
12351
National Ranking
284

Maria Letizia Focarete publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maria Letizia Focarete sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 222 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Maria Letizia Focarete D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maria Letizia Focarete sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Electrospun nanofibers for enhancing structural performance of composite materials

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • High-performance Sn@carbon nanocomposite anode for lithium batteries

    Ida Meschini;Francesco Nobili;Marilena Mancini;Roberto Marassi

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

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

  • 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

  • Carboxylate-Induced Degradation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)s

    Michal Kawalec;Grazyna Adamus;Piotr Kurcok;Marek Kowalczuk

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Mariastella Scandola;Maria Letizia Focarete;Giovanna Frisoni

  • Crystal structure of poly(ω‐pentadecalactone)

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariastella Scandola
Mariastella Scandola University of Bologna
Luca Cristofolini
Luca Cristofolini University of Bologna
Nadia Lotti
Nadia Lotti University of Bologna
Livia Visai
Livia Visai University of Pavia
Laura Calzà
Laura Calzà University of Bologna
Adriana Bigi
Adriana Bigi University of Bologna
Marek Kowalczuk
Marek Kowalczuk Polish Academy of Sciences
Richard A. Gross
Richard A. Gross Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Massimo Gazzano
Massimo Gazzano National Research Council (CNR)

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