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Paolo Colombo

Paolo Colombo

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Materials Science
Italy
2023

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Materials Science

D-Index
89
Citations
30470
World Ranking
1772
National Ranking
14

Paolo Colombo publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paolo Colombo sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 494 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Paolo Colombo D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paolo Colombo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Paolo Colombo is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans several areas within engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on ceramics and additive manufacturing technologies. The scientist has published extensively in topics that include additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, concrete and cement materials research, and advanced ceramic materials synthesis.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics: Materials, technologies, properties and potential applications" (2022) published in Progress in Materials Science
  • "Porous geopolymer composites: A review" (2021) published in Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "Additive manufacturing of ceramic materials for energy applications: Road map and opportunities" (2022) published in Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • "Preparation, properties and applications of fly ash-based porous geopolymers: A review" (2022) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Novel foods in the European Union: Scientific requirements and challenges of the risk assessment process by the European Food Safety Authority" (2020) published in Food Research International

Their frequent coauthors include Giorgia Franchin, Chengying Bai, Hamada Elsayed, Dechang Jia, and Xinyu Li. These collaborations suggest active engagement in multidisciplinary projects and a network within ceramic and materials research communities.

Paolo Colombo regularly publishes in specialized academic venues, with notable recurring contributions to:

  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Ceramics International
  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Open Ceramics
  • Additive Manufacturing

The scientist's main fields of study are engineering and materials science. Within these, the subfields covered extensively include automotive engineering, biomedical engineering, building and construction, civil and structural engineering, and materials chemistry.

Main topics of Paolo Colombo's research work encompass:

  • Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies
  • Concrete and cement materials research
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Bone tissue engineering materials
  • Innovations in concrete and construction materials
  • Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
  • Advanced materials and composites

Best Publications

  • Polymer-Derived Ceramics: 40 Years of Research and Innovation in Advanced Ceramics

    Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Gabriela Mera;Ralf Riedel;Gian Domenico Sorarù

  • Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics: Issues, Potentialities, and Opportunities

    Andrea Zocca;Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Cynthia M. Gomes;Jens Günster

  • Cellular Ceramics: Structure, Manufacturing, Properties and Applications

    Michael Scheffler;Paolo Colombo

  • Swellable matrices for controlled drug delivery: gel-layer behaviour, mechanisms and optimal performance.

    Paolo Colombo;Ruggero Bettini;Patrizia Santi;Nikolaos A. Peppas

  • Conventional and novel processing methods for cellular ceramics

    Paolo Colombo

  • Folate-conjugated iron oxide nanoparticles for solid tumor targeting as potential specific magnetic hyperthermia mediators: synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and in vitro experiments.

    Fabio Sonvico;Stéphane Mornet;Sébastien Vasseur;Catherine Dubernet

  • Stereolithography of SiOC Ceramic Microcomponents

    Erika Zanchetta;Marco Cattaldo;Giorgia Franchin;Martin Schwentenwein

  • Drug/Polymer Matrix Swelling and Dissolution

    Ronald S. Harland;Andrea Gazzaniga;M. Edvige Sangalli;Paolo Colombo

  • Processing, properties and applications of highly porous geopolymers: A review

    Chengying Bai;Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo

  • Inertization and reuse of waste materials by vitrification and fabrication of glass-based products

    P. Colombo;P. Colombo;G. Brusatin;E. Bernardo;G. Scarinci

  • Analysis of the swelling and release mechanisms from drug delivery systems with emphasis on drug solubility and water transport

    P. Colombo;R. Bettini;P. Santi;A. De Ascentiis

  • Chemical Durability of Silicon Oxycarbide Glasses

    Gian Domenico Sorarù;Stefano Modena;Emanuel Guadagnino;Paolo Colombo

  • Engineering porosity in polymer-derived ceramics

    Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo

  • Fabrication of ceramic components with hierarchical porosity

    Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu;Stefano Costacurta

  • Porous polymer derived ceramics

    Cekdar Vakifahmetoglu;Damla Zeydanli;Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo

  • Ceramic foams from preceramic polymers

    Paolo Colombo;John R. Hellmann

  • Characterization of the morphology of cellular ceramics by 3D image processing of X-ray tomography

    Eric Maire;Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Jerome Adrien;Laurent Babout

  • Macro- and micro-cellular porous ceramics from preceramic polymers

    Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Enrico Bernardo

  • Additive Manufacturing of ceramic components by Digital Light Processing: A comparison between the “bottom-up” and the “top-down” approaches

    Oscar Santoliquido;Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Alberto Ortona

  • Silicon Oxycarbide Ceramic Foams from a Preceramic Polymer

    Paolo Colombo;Michele Modesti

  • Metallic colloid nanotechnology, applications in diagnosis and therapeutics.

    Fabio Sonvico;Catherine Dubernet;Paolo Colombo;Patrick Couvreur

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Bernardo
Enrico Bernardo University of Padua
Giovanni Meneghetti
Giovanni Meneghetti University of Padua
Massimo Guglielmi
Massimo Guglielmi University of Padua
Eckhard Pippel
Eckhard Pippel Max Planck Society
Mohan Edirisinghe
Mohan Edirisinghe University College London
Gian Domenico Sorarù
Gian Domenico Sorarù University of Trento
Giancarlo Battaglin
Giancarlo Battaglin Ca Foscari University of Venice
Christos G. Aneziris
Christos G. Aneziris TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Eleanor Stride
Eleanor Stride University of Oxford
Carlo G. Pantano
Carlo G. Pantano Pennsylvania State University

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