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Maria Perla Colombini

Maria Perla Colombini

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11448
World Ranking
10225
National Ranking
311

Maria Perla Colombini 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 Perla Colombini sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 301 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maria Perla Colombini 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 Perla Colombini sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maria Perla Colombini is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy. Their primary research interests focus on the analysis and conservation of cultural heritage materials, with significant contributions in the fields of archeology, conservation, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist has a substantial publication record in Arts and Humanities, producing 63 works, primarily addressing topics such as Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Conservation Techniques and Studies, Building materials and conservation, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Wood Treatment and Properties, Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction, and Lignin and Wood Chemistry.

Frequent publication venues for Maria Perla Colombini include:

  • Heritage Science
  • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • Microchemical Journal
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Journal of Cultural Heritage

The scientist has collaborated often with colleagues such as Jacopo La Nasa, Ilaria Degano, Francesca Modugno, Erika Ribechini, and Jeannette Jacqueline Łucejko.

Representative recent papers exemplify the range of their research interests and publication activity:

  • "Oak wood degradation processes induced by the burial environment in the archaeological site of Biskupin (Poland)", 2020, Heritage Science
  • "60 years of street art: A comparative study of the artists' materials through spectroscopic and mass spectrometric approaches", 2020, Journal of Cultural Heritage
  • "Characterization of textile fibers by means of EGA-MS and Py-GC/MS", 2022, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
  • "Analytical Pyrolysis and Mass Spectrometry to Characterise Lignin in Archaeological Wood", 2020, Applied Sciences
  • "Plastics in Heritage Science: Analytical Pyrolysis Techniques Applied to Objects of Design", 2020, Molecules

In addition to journal articles, Maria Perla Colombini has contributed to book publications, including the title Analytical Chemistry for the Study of Paintings and the Detection of Forgeries (2022) published by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Organic mass spectrometry in art and archaeology

    Maria Perla Colombini;Francesca Modugno

  • Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Organic Dyes in Artworks and in Historical Textiles

    Ilaria Degano;Erika Ribechini;Francesca Modugno;Maria Perla Colombini

  • Combined GC/MS Analytical Procedure for the Characterization of Glycerolipid, Waxy, Resinous, and Proteinaceous Materials in a Unique Paint Microsample

    Alessia Andreotti;Ilaria Bonaduce;Maria Perla Colombini;Gwénaëlle Gautier

  • Analytical strategies for characterizing organic paint media using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

    Maria Perla Colombini;Alessia Andreotti;Ilaria Bonaduce;Francesca Modugno

  • Colour fading in textiles: A model study on the decomposition of natural dyes

    Maria Perla Colombini;Alessia Andreotti;Cecilia Baraldi;Ilaria Degano

  • Characterisation of organic residues in pottery vessels of the Roman age from Antinoe (Egypt)

    Maria Perla Colombini;G. Giachi;Francesca Modugno;Erika Ribechini

  • GC/MS Analytical Procedure for the Characterization of Glycerolipids, Natural Waxes, Terpenoid Resins, Proteinaceous and Polysaccharide Materials in the Same Paint Microsample Avoiding Interferences from Inorganic Media

    Anna Lluveras;Ilaria Bonaduce;Alessia Andreotti;Maria Perla Colombini

  • Biotechnology applied to cultural heritage: biorestoration of frescoes using viable bacterial cells and enzymes.

    Giancarlo Ranalli;G. Alfano;C. Belli;Giuseppe Lustrato

  • Analytical investigation of calcium oxalate films on marble monuments.

    L Rampazzi;A Andreotti;Ilaria Bonaduce;Maria Perla Colombini

  • Characterisation of beeswax in works of art by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry procedures

    Ilaria Bonaduce;Maria Perla Colombini

  • Characterization of the Balm of an Egyptian Mummy from the Seventh Century B.C.

    Maria Perla Colombini;Francesca Modugno;Flora Silvano;Massimo Onor

  • Characterisation of proteinaceous binders and drying oils in wall painting samples by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

    Maria Perla Colombini;Francesca Modugno;Marina Giacomelli;Sandro Francesconi

  • Direct exposure electron ionization mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques to study organic coatings on archaeological amphorae.

    Maria Perla Colombini;Francesca Modugno;Erika Ribechini

  • From giant reed to levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone: A high yield catalytic route to valeric biofuels

    Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti;Claudia Antonetti;Erika Ribechini;Maria Perla Colombini

  • Chemical study of triterpenoid resinous materials in archaeological findings by means of direct exposure electron ionisation mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

    Francesca Modugno;Erika Ribechini;Maria Perla Colombini

  • Characterisation of proteinaceous binders in artistic paintings by chromatographic techniques

    Maria Perla Colombini;Francesca Modugno

  • Improved upper limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background from 2009-2010 LIGO and Virgo data

    J. Aasi;B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. Abbott

  • New insights into the ageing of linseed oil paint binder: a qualitative and quantitative analytical study.

    Ilaria Bonaduce;Leslie Carlyle;Maria Perla Colombini;Celia Duce

  • A GC-MS study on the deterioration of lipidic paint binders

    Maria Perla Colombini;Francesca Modugno;Roger Fuoco;Antonio Tognazzi

  • Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric characterisation of plant gums in samples from painted works of art.

    Ilaria Bonaduce;Hariclia Brecoulaki;Maria Perla Colombini;Anna Lluveras

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco d'Errico
Francesco d'Errico University of Bergen
Johannes van der Plicht
Johannes van der Plicht University of Groningen
Marine Cotte
Marine Cotte European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Costanza Miliani
Costanza Miliani National Research Council (CNR)
Piero Baglioni
Piero Baglioni University of Florence
Marion K. Bamford
Marion K. Bamford University of the Witwatersrand
Carlo Ferrari
Carlo Ferrari University of Parma
Enrico Bonari
Enrico Bonari Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Stephen A. Hackney
Stephen A. Hackney Michigan Technological University
Andrew D. Bond
Andrew D. Bond University of Cambridge

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