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Nick Serpone

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
46524
World Ranking
989
National Ranking
20

Nick Serpone 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 Nick Serpone sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 514 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nick Serpone 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 Nick Serpone 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: 105 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2010 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Nick Serpone is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and specializes in Materials Science, with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Their research encompasses a variety of topics including Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, and Epoxy Resin Curing Processes.

Serpone has contributed to several scientific publications in notable venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Molecules
  • Journal of Oleo Science
  • RSC Advances
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Serpone are:

  • "Sunscreens and their usefulness: have we made any progress in the last two decades?", 2021, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Other notable recent works from Serpone's field of collaboration, though led by other authors, include:

  • "Photoluminescent Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthetic Approaches and Photophysical Properties", 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Application of Variable Frequency Microwaves in Microwave-Assisted Chemistry: Relevance and Suppression of Arc Discharges on Conductive Catalysts", 2020, Catalysts
  • "Luminescent monodispersed carbon quantum dots by a microwave solvothermal method toward bioimaging applications", 2021, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • "Revisiting the BaBiO3 semiconductor photocatalyst: synthesis, characterization, electronic structure, and photocatalytic activity", 2021, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Serpone include:

  • Satoshi Horikoshi
  • V. K. Ryabchuk
  • Aida V. Rudakova
  • D. S. Shtarev
  • Alexei V. Emeline

Nick Serpone was recognized with the distinction of Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Photocatalyzed destruction of water contaminants

    David F. Ollis;Ezio Pelizzetti;Nick Serpone

  • Size Effects on the Photophysical Properties of Colloidal Anatase TiO2 Particles: Size Quantization versus Direct Transitions in This Indirect Semiconductor?

    N. Serpone;D. Lawless;R. Khairutdinov

  • Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applications

    Ezio Pelizzetti;Nick Serpone

  • Is the Band Gap of Pristine TiO2 Narrowed by Anion- and Cation-Doping of Titanium Dioxide in Second-Generation Photocatalysts?

    Nick Serpone

  • Photoassisted Degradation of Dye Pollutants. V. Self-Photosensitized Oxidative Transformation of Rhodamine B under Visible Light Irradiation in Aqueous TiO2 Dispersions

    Taixing Wu;Guangming Liu;Jincai Zhao;Hisao Hidaka

  • Charge Carrier Trapping and Recombination Dynamics in Small Semiconductor Particles.

    G. Rothenberger;J. Moser;M. + Graetzel;N. Serpone

  • Kinetics studies in heterogeneous photocatalysis. I. Photocatalytic degradation of chlorinated phenols in aerated aqueous solutions over titania supported on a glass matrix

    Hussain Al-Ekabi;Nick Serpone

  • Semiconductor Photocatalysis - Past, Present, and Future Outlook.

    N. Serpone;A. V. Emeline

  • Inorganic and organic UV filters: Their role and efficacy in sunscreens and suncare products

    Nick Serpone;Daniele Dondi;Angelo Albini

  • Chemical oxidation and DNA damage catalysed by inorganic sunscreen ingredients.

    Rosemary Dunford;Angela Salinaro;Lezhen Cai;Nick Serpone

  • Exploiting the interparticle electron transfer process in the photocatalysed oxidation of phenol, 2-chlorophenol and pentachlorophenol: chemical evidence for electron and hole transfer between coupled semiconductors

    N. Serpone;P. Maruthamuthu;P. Maruthamuthu;P. Pichat;E. Pelizzetti

  • Photooxidative N-demethylation of methylene blue in aqueous TiO2 dispersions under UV irradiation

    Tianyong Zhang;Toshiyuki Oyama;Akio Aoshima;Hisao Hidaka

  • TiO2-assisted photodegradation of dye pollutants : II. Adsorption and degradation kinetics of eosin in TiO2 dispersions under visible light irradiation

    Fenglei Zhang;Jincai Zhao;Tao Shen;Hisao Hidaka

  • Subnanosecond Relaxation Dynamics in TiO2 Colloidal Sols (Particle Sizes Rp = 1.0-13.4 nm). Relevance to Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

    N. Serpone;D. Lawless;R. Khairutdinov;Ezio Pelizzetti

  • Spectroscopic, Photoconductivity, and Photocatalytic Studies of TiO2 Colloids: Naked and with the Lattice Doped with Cr3+, Fe3+, and V5+ Cations

    Nick Serpone;Darren Lawless;Jean Disdier;Jean-Marie Herrmann

  • Photoassisted Degradation of Dye Pollutants. 3. Degradation of the Cationic Dye Rhodamine B in Aqueous Anionic Surfactant/TiO2 Dispersions under Visible Light Irradiation: Evidence for the Need of Substrate Adsorption on TiO2 Particles

    Jincai Zhao;Taixing Wu;Kaiqun Wu;Kyoko Oikawa

  • Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)

    Silvia E. Braslavsky;André M. Braun;Alberto E. Cassano;Alexei V. Emeline

  • Role of hydroxyl radicals and trapped holes in photocatalysis. A pulse radiolysis study

    D. Lawless;N. Serpone;D. Meisel

  • Relative Photonic Efficiencies and Quantum Yields in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

    Nick Serpone

  • Photosensitized degradation of dyes in polyoxometalate solutions versus TiO2 dispersions under visible-light irradiation: mechanistic implications

    Chuncheng Chen;Wei Zhao;Pengxiang Lei;Jincai Zhao

  • Chemical degradation of chlorophenols with Fenton's reagent (Fe2+ + H2O2)

    Massimo Barbeni;Claudio Minero;Ezio Pelizzetti;Enrico Borgarello

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisao Hidaka
Hisao Hidaka Meisei University
Ezio Pelizzetti
Ezio Pelizzetti University of Turin
Alexei V. Emeline
Alexei V. Emeline Saint Petersburg State University
Jincai Zhao
Jincai Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Masahiko Abe
Masahiko Abe Tokyo University of Science
Claudio Minero
Claudio Minero University of Turin
Vincenzo Balzani
Vincenzo Balzani University of Bologna
Nicola Armaroli
Nicola Armaroli National Research Council (CNR)
Pierre Pichat
Pierre Pichat École Centrale de Lyon
Hideki Sakai
Hideki Sakai Tokyo University of Science

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