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Maurizio Prato

Maurizio Prato

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Chemistry
Italy
2026
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Materials Science
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
151
Citations
100253
World Ranking
151
National Ranking
1

Chemistry

D-Index
150
Citations
100299
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2014 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Maurizio Prato is affiliated with the University of Trieste in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with specific contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions

Recent publications by Maurizio Prato feature studies related to carbon dots and nanomaterials. Examples include:

  • A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications (2022), published in Nature Nanotechnology
  • Carbon Dots as Nano-Organocatalysts for Synthetic Applications (2020), published in ACS Catalysis
  • Snapshots into carbon dots formation through a combined spectroscopic approach (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Metal-Free Photocatalysis: Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Connection toward Advanced Organic Synthesis (2021), published in ACS Nano
  • Optical processes in carbon nanocolloids (2020), published in Chem

Maurizio Prato often collaborates with a core group of co-authors. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Giacomo Filippini (41 joint publications)
  • Alejandro Criado (34 joint publications)
  • Beatrice Bartolomei (24 joint publications)
  • Michele Melchionna (22 joint publications)
  • Paolo Fornasiero (21 joint publications)

They publish extensively in several scientific venues, prominently including:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (12 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (12 publications)
  • Nanoscale (11 publications)
  • Small (10 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (8 publications)

Maurizio Prato has been recognized by their peers through membership in prestigious scientific bodies such as the Academia Europaea (2015) and the European Academy of Sciences (2014).

Best Publications

  • Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes

    Dimitrios Tasis;Nikos Tagmatarchis;and Alberto Bianco;Maurizio Prato

  • 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

  • Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery

    Alberto Bianco;Kostas Kostarelos;Maurizio Prato

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

    Michele Maggini;Gianfranco Scorrano;Maurizio Prato

  • Organic functionalization of carbon nanotubes

    Vasilios Georgakilas;Konstantinos Kordatos;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi

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

    Dirk M. Guldi;Maurizio Prato

  • Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Plasmid DNA Gene Delivery

    Davide Pantarotto;Davide Pantarotto;Ravi Singh;David McCarthy;Mathieu Erhardt

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubes

    Davide Pantarotto;Davide Pantarotto;Jean-Paul Briand;Maurizio Prato;Alberto Bianco

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

    Kostas Kostarelos;Lara Lacerda;Giorgia Pastorin;Wei Wu

  • Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes

    Alberto Bianco;Kostas Kostarelos;Charalambos D. Partidos;Maurizio Prato

  • Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers

    Ravi Singh;Davide Pantarotto;Lara Lacerda;Giorgia Pastorin

  • Functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug design and discovery.

    Maurizio Prato;Kostas Kostarelos;Alberto Bianco

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

    Arif A. Mamedov;Nicholas A. Kotov;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi

  • Carbon nanotubes as nanomedicines: from toxicology to pharmacology.

    Lara Lacerda;Alberto Bianco;Maurizio Prato;Kostas Kostarelos

  • Fullerene derivatives: an attractive tool for biological applications

    Susanna Bosi;Tatiana Da Ros;Giampiero Spalluto;Maurizio Prato

  • [60]Fullerene chemistry for materials science applications

    Maurizio Prato

  • Fulleropyrrolidines: A Family of Full-Fledged Fullerene Derivatives

    Maurizio Prato;Michele Maggini

  • Binding and condensation of plasmid DNA onto functionalized carbon nanotubes: toward the construction of nanotube-based gene delivery vectors.

    Ravi Singh;Davide Pantarotto;David McCarthy;Olivier Chaloin

  • Promises, facts and challenges for carbon nanotubes in imaging and therapeutics

    K. Kostarelos;A. Bianco;M. Prato

  • Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes

    Dimitrios Tasis;Nikos Tagmatarchis;Vasilios Georgakilas;Davide Pantarotto

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk M. Guldi
Dirk M. Guldi University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Alberto Bianco
Alberto Bianco University of Strasbourg
Kostas Kostarelos
Kostas Kostarelos University of Manchester
Michele Maggini
Michele Maggini University of Padua
Gianfranco Scorrano
Gianfranco Scorrano University of Padua
Ester Vázquez
Ester Vázquez University of Castilla-La Mancha
Laura Ballerini
Laura Ballerini University of Trieste
Francesco Paolucci
Francesco Paolucci University of Bologna
Davide Bonifazi
Davide Bonifazi University of Vienna
Nikos Tagmatarchis
Nikos Tagmatarchis Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute

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