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Italy
2023
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2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 132 Citations 83,439 729 World Ranking 157 National Ranking 1
Chemistry D-index 132 Citations 84,309 762 World Ranking 141 National Ranking 2

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

2015 - Member of Academia Europaea

2014 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Catalysis

His scientific interests lie mostly in Nanotechnology, Carbon nanotube, Fullerene, Carbon nanotubes in medicine and Surface modification. His research in Graphene, Nanomedicine, Drug delivery, Nanoparticle and Nanomaterials are components of Nanotechnology. Maurizio Prato combines subjects such as Photochemistry, Porphyrin, Carbon and Electron donor with his study of Carbon nanotube.

He has included themes like Electrochemistry and Catalysis in his Carbon study. His Fullerene research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Combinatorial chemistry and Stereochemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Covalent bond, Nanobiotechnology, Biophysics and Biochemistry as well as Carbon nanotubes in medicine.

His most cited work include:

  • Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes (3277 citations)
  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems (1776 citations)
  • Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery (1391 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Nanotechnology, Carbon nanotube, Fullerene, Photochemistry and Organic chemistry. His studies examine the connections between Nanotechnology and genetics, as well as such issues in Carbon, with regards to Catalysis. His work carried out in the field of Carbon nanotube brings together such families of science as Covalent bond and Surface modification.

His Fullerene research integrates issues from Combinatorial chemistry, Crystallography, Supramolecular chemistry and Cycloaddition. The concepts of his Photochemistry study are interwoven with issues in Excited state and Perylene. His Graphene study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Graphite.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (42.97%)
  • Carbon nanotube (37.95%)
  • Fullerene (26.36%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Nanotechnology (42.97%)
  • Graphene (14.67%)
  • Photochemistry (19.49%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Nanotechnology, Graphene, Photochemistry, Carbon nanotube and Carbon are his primary areas of study. His work deals with themes such as Fullerene, Surface modification and Solid-state chemistry, which intersect with Nanotechnology. Maurizio Prato has researched Graphene in several fields, including Combinatorial chemistry, Oxide and Electrochemistry.

His Photochemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Photocatalysis, Photocurrent, Radical and Perylene. His Carbon nanotube study improves the overall literature in Chemical engineering. His work in Carbon addresses subjects such as Nanoparticle, which are connected to disciplines such as Doping.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Production and processing of graphene and related materials (98 citations)
  • Production and processing of graphene and related materials (98 citations)
  • Biocompatibility and biodegradability of 2D materials: graphene and beyond. (58 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme
  • Catalysis

Maurizio Prato mainly investigates Nanotechnology, Carbon, Carbon nanotube, Nanomaterials and Photochemistry. His Nanotechnology research focuses on Graphene in particular. Maurizio Prato studied Carbon and Chemical engineering that intersect with Yield, Faraday efficiency and Hydrogen peroxide.

Maurizio Prato integrates Carbon nanotube with Vapor phase in his research. His Nanomaterials research incorporates themes from Carbon nanomaterials, Characterization, Electrode material, Biosensor and Electrochemiluminescence. His Photochemistry research includes elements of Supramolecular chemistry, Ruthenium, Perylene and Polyoxometalate.

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Best Publications

Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes

Dimitrios Tasis;Nikos Tagmatarchis;and Alberto Bianco;Maurizio Prato.
Chemical Reviews (2006)

4716 Citations

Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

Andrea C. Ferrari;Francesco Bonaccorso;Francesco Bonaccorso;Vladimir Fal'ko;Konstantin S. Novoselov.
Nanoscale (2015)

2827 Citations

Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery

Alberto Bianco;Kostas Kostarelos;Maurizio Prato.
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology (2005)

2184 Citations

Addition of azomethine ylides to C60: synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of fullerene pyrrolidines

Michele Maggini;Gianfranco Scorrano;Maurizio Prato.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (1993)

1675 Citations

Organic functionalization of carbon nanotubes

Vasilios Georgakilas;Konstantinos Kordatos;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2002)

1575 Citations

Excited-state properties of C(60) fullerene derivatives.

Dirk M. Guldi;Maurizio Prato.
Accounts of Chemical Research (2000)

1517 Citations

Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes

Davide Pantarotto;Davide Pantarotto;Jean-Paul Briand;Maurizio Prato;Alberto Bianco.
Chemical Communications (2004)

1294 Citations

Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Plasmid DNA Gene Delivery

Davide Pantarotto;Davide Pantarotto;Ravi Singh;David McCarthy;Mathieu Erhardt.
Angewandte Chemie (2004)

1285 Citations

Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites

Arif A. Mamedov;Nicholas A. Kotov;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi.
Nature Materials (2002)

1256 Citations

Cellular uptake of functionalized carbon nanotubes is independent of functional group and cell type.

Kostas Kostarelos;Lara Lacerda;Giorgia Pastorin;Wei Wu.
Nature Nanotechnology (2007)

1238 Citations

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