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Nadia Balucani

Nadia Balucani

University of Perugia
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
11724
World Ranking
7119
National Ranking
169

Nadia Balucani 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 Nadia Balucani sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 309 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nadia Balucani 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 Nadia Balucani sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nadia Balucani is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy and has contributed extensively to fields related to physics, astronomy, and chemistry. Their research output spans 178 publications within the broader scope of Physics and Astronomy and 84 focused on Chemistry. Their work intersects several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, and Catalysis.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Balucani's recent papers illustrate the diversity of their research interests and contributions. Selected publications include:

  • Quantum Mechanical Simulations of the Radical-Radical Chemistry on Icy Surfaces, 2022, published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Oxidation and nitridation of vitreous carbon at high temperatures, 2020, published in Carbon
  • H2 Formation on Interstellar Grains and the Fate of Reaction Energy, 2021, published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • Gas-phase formation of acetaldehyde: review and new theoretical computations, 2020, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • FAUST I. The hot corino at the heart of the prototypical Class I protostar L1551 IRS5, 2020, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

The frequent co-authors with whom Balucani has collaborated include:

  • C. Ceccarelli
  • Marzio Rosi
  • Piero Ugliengo
  • Albert Rimola
  • Piergiorgio Casavecchia

The scientist publishes notably in venues such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Formation of complex organic molecules in cold objects: the role of gas-phase reactions

    Nadia Balucani;Nadia Balucani;Nadia Balucani;Cecilia Ceccarelli;Cecilia Ceccarelli;Vianney Taquet

  • Gas-phase formation of the prebiotic molecule formamide: insights from new quantum computations

    V. Barone;C. Latouche;D. Skouteris;F. Vazart

  • Reactive scattering of atoms and radicals

    Michele Alagia;Nadia Balucani;Piergiorgio Casavecchia;Domenico Stranges

  • CRITICAL REVIEW OF N, N+, N+ 2, N++, And N++ 2 MAIN PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND REACTIONS OF RELEVANCE TO TITAN'S ATMOSPHERE

    Odile Dutuit;Nathalie Carrasco;Roland Thissen;Véronique Vuitton

  • Seeds Of Life In Space (SOLIS): The Organic Composition Diversity at 300–1000 au Scale in Solar-type Star-forming Regions*

    C. Ceccarelli;P. Caselli;F. Fontani;R. Neri

  • Crossed beam studies of four‐atom reactions: The dynamics of OH+CO

    Michele Alagia;Nadia Balucani;Piergiorgio Casavecchia;Domenico Stranges

  • Intersystem crossing and dynamics in O(3P) + C2H4 multichannel reaction: Experiment validates theory

    Bina Fu;Yong-Chang Han;Joel M Bowman;Luca Angelucci

  • The dynamics of the reaction OH + D2 → HOD + D: Crossed beam experiments and quantum mechanical scattering calculations on ab initio potential energy surfaces

    M. Alagia;N. Balucani;P. Casavecchia;D. Stranger

  • Comparative dynamics of Cl(2P) and O(3P) interactions with a hydrocarbon surface

    Donna J. Garton;Timothy K. Minton;Michele Alagia;Nadia Balucani

  • Formation of Nitriles in the Interstellar Medium via Reactions of Cyano Radicals, CN(X 2Σ+), with Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

    N. Balucani;O. Asvany;L. C. L. Huang;Y. T. Lee

  • The Genealogical Tree of Ethanol: Gas-phase Formation of Glycolaldehyde, Acetic Acid, and Formic Acid

    Dimitrios Skouteris;Nadia Balucani;Nadia Balucani;Nadia Balucani;Cecilia Ceccarelli;Fanny Vazart

  • Seeds of Life in Space (SOLIS) II. Formamide in protostellar shocks: Evidence for gas-phase formation

    C. Codella;C. Ceccarelli;C. Ceccarelli;P. Caselli;N. Balucani;N. Balucani

  • Infrared emission spectra of candidate interstellar aromatic molecules

    D J Cook;S Schlemmer;N Balucani;D R Wagner

  • A combined crossed molecular beam and ab initio investigation of C2 and C3 elementary reactions with unsaturated hydrocarbons--pathways to hydrogen deficient hydrocarbon radicals in combustion flames.

    Ralf I. Kaiser;Trung N. Le;Thanh L. Nguyen;Alexander M. Mebel

  • Elementary Reactions and Their Role in Gas-Phase Prebiotic Chemistry

    Nadia Balucani

  • Crossed beam reaction of cyano radicals with hydrocarbon molecules. I. Chemical dynamics of cyanobenzene (C6H5CN; X 1A1) and perdeutero cyanobenzene (C6D5CN; X 1A1) formation from reaction of CN(X 2Σ+) with benzene C6H6(X 1A1g), and d6-benzene C6D6(X 1A1g)

    N. Balucani;O. Asvany;A. H. H. Chang;S. H. Lin

  • Crossed molecular beams and quasiclassical trajectory studies of the reaction O(1D)+H2(D2)

    M. Alagia;N. Balucani;L. Cartechini;P. Casavecchia

  • Combined quantum chemical and modeling study of CO hydrogenation on water ice

    Albert Rimola;Vianney Taquet;Piero Ugliengo;Nadia Balucani

  • Exploring the reaction dynamics of nitrogen atoms: A combined crossed beam and theoretical study of N(2D)+D2→ND+D

    M. Alagia;N. Balucani;L. Cartechini;P. Casavecchia

  • Can Formamide Be Formed on Interstellar Ice? An Atomistic Perspective

    Albert Rimola;Dimitrios Skouteris;Nadia Balucani;Nadia Balucani;Nadia Balucani;Cecilia Ceccarelli

  • Dynamics of the Simplest Chlorine Atom Reaction: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

    M. Alagia;N. Balucani;L. Cartechini;P. Casavecchia

  • Crossed molecular beam reactive scattering: from simple triatomic to multichannel polyatomic reactions

    Nadia Balucani;Giovanni Capozza;Francesca Leonori;Enrico Segoloni

Frequent Co-Authors

Piergiorgio Casavecchia
Piergiorgio Casavecchia University of Perugia
Cecilia Ceccarelli
Cecilia Ceccarelli Grenoble Alpes University
Bertrand Lefloch
Bertrand Lefloch Grenoble Alpes University
Emmanuel Caux
Emmanuel Caux Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Piero Ugliengo
Piero Ugliengo University of Turin
Ralf I. Kaiser
Ralf I. Kaiser University of Hawaii at Manoa
Albert Rimola
Albert Rimola Autonomous University of Barcelona
Rafael Bachiller
Rafael Bachiller Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de España
Paola Caselli
Paola Caselli Max Planck Society
Fernando Pirani
Fernando Pirani University of Perugia

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