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Piero Ugliengo

Piero Ugliengo

University of Turin
Italy

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
17074
World Ranking
4792
National Ranking
97

Piero Ugliengo 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 Piero Ugliengo sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 383 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Piero Ugliengo 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 Piero Ugliengo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

Overview

Piero Ugliengo is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry. Their research spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's publication record reflects diverse interests, highlighted by work in prominent journals and open research platforms. Frequent publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), arXiv (Cornell University), ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, The Astrophysical Journal, and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Ugliengo's main research topics cover:

  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Origins and Evolution of Life

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Thermal desorption of interstellar ices: a review on the controlling parameters and their implications from snowlines to chemical complexity," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Nearly free surface silanols are the critical molecular moieties that initiate the toxicity of silica particles," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Quantum Mechanical Simulations of the Radical-Radical Chemistry on Icy Surfaces," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Exfoliation Energy of Layered Materials by DFT-D: Beware of Dispersion!," 2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "H2 Formation on Interstellar Grains and the Fate of Reaction Energy," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

The contributions include collaborations with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Albert Rimola
  • C. Ceccarelli
  • Stefano Pantaleone
  • Nadia Balucani
  • Stefano Ferrero

The breadth of subjects covered by Ugliengo's work encompasses theoretical and computational studies, chemical physics, and astrophysical phenomena. Their research has interfaced with molecular-level investigations relevant to interstellar chemistry, the behavior of ices and dust grains in space, as well as broader atmospheric and planetary studies.

Best Publications

  • B3LYP augmented with an empirical dispersion term (B3LYP-D*) as applied to molecular crystals

    Bartolomeo Civalleri;Claudio M. Zicovich-Wilson;Loredana Valenzano;Piero Ugliengo

  • Theoretical Study of van der Waals Complexes at Surface Sites in Comparison with the Experiment

    J. Sauer;Piero Ugliengo;E. Garrone;V. R. Saunders

  • Silica Surface Features and Their Role in the Adsorption of Biomolecules: Computational Modeling and Experiments

    Albert Rimola;Dominique Costa;Mariona Sodupe;Jean-François Lambert

  • MOLDRAW. Molecular graphics on a personal computer

    Piero Ugliengo;D. Viterbo;G. Chiari

  • Intermolecular interaction energies in molecular crystals: comparison and agreement of localized Møller-Plesset 2, dispersion-corrected density functional, and classical empirical two-body calculations.

    Lorenzo Maschio;Bartolomeo Civalleri;Piero Ugliengo;Angelo Gavezzotti

  • Realistic Models of Hydroxylated Amorphous Silica Surfaces and MCM‐41 Mesoporous Material Simulated by Large‐scale Periodic B3LYP Calculations

    Piero Ugliengo;M. Sodupe;F. Musso;I. J. Bush

  • Periodic ab initio study of structural and vibrational features of hexagonal hydroxyapatite Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2

    Marta Corno;Claudia Busco;Bartolomeo Civalleri;Piero Ugliengo

  • Hydroxyls nests in defective silicalites and strained structures derived upon dehydroxylation: vibrational properties and theoretical modelling

    Silvia Bordiga;Piero Ugliengo;Alessandro Ali Damin;Carlo Lamberti

  • Experimental and Quantum Chemical Studies on the Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide on Alkali-Metal-Exchanged ZSM-5 Zeolites

    B. Bonelli;Bartolomeo Civalleri;Bice Fubini;Piero Ugliengo

  • Performance of six functionals (LDA, PBE, PBESOL, B3LYP, PBE0, and WC1LYP) in the simulation of vibrational and dielectric properties of crystalline compounds. The case of forsterite Mg2SiO4

    M. De La Pierre;R. Orlando;L. Maschio;K. Doll;K. Doll

  • Vibrational spectrum of brucite, Mg(OH)2: a periodic ab initio quantum mechanical calculation including OH anharmonicity

    Fabien Pascale;Sergio Tosoni;Claudio Zicovich-Wilson;Piero Ugliengo

  • Vibration Frequencies of Mg3Al2Si3O12 Pyrope. An ab initio study with the CRYSTAL code.

    Fabien Pascale;Claudio M. Zicovich-Wilson;Roberto Orlando;Carla Roetti

  • 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

  • Hydroxyapatite as a key biomaterial: quantum-mechanical simulation of its surfaces in interaction with biomolecules

    Marta Corno;Albert Rimola;Vera Bolis;Piero Ugliengo

  • Thermodynamic study of water adsorption in high-silica zeolites.

    Vera Bolis;Claudia Busco;Piero Ugliengo

  • 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

  • Affinity Scale for the Interaction of Amino Acids with Silica Surfaces

    Albert Rimola;Mariona Sodupe;Piero Ugliengo

  • Ab initio study of the adducts of carbon monoxide with alkaline cations

    Anna Maria Ferrari;Piero Ugliengo;E. Garrone

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

    Albert Rimola;Vianney Taquet;Piero Ugliengo;Nadia Balucani

  • Characterisation of defective silicalites

    Silvia Bordiga;Irene Roggero;Piero Ugliengo;Adriano Zecchina

  • Silanol as a model for the free hydroxyl of amorphous silica: ab-initio calculations of the interaction with water

    P. Ugliengo;V. R. Saunders;E. Garrone

  • Structural and induced heterogeneity at the surface of some silica polymorphs from the enthalpy of adsorption of various molecules

    Bice Fubini;Vera Bolis;Alberto Cavenago;Edoardo Garrone

  • Ab initio modeling of protein/biomaterial interactions: glycine adsorption at hydroxyapatite surfaces.

    Albert Rimola;Marta Corno;Claudio Marcelo Zicovich-Wilson;Piero Ugliengo

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Rimola
Albert Rimola Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bartolomeo Civalleri
Bartolomeo Civalleri University of Turin
Mariona Sodupe
Mariona Sodupe Autonomous University of Barcelona
Nadia Balucani
Nadia Balucani University of Perugia
Roberto Dovesi
Roberto Dovesi University of Turin
Vera Bolis
Vera Bolis University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Cecilia Ceccarelli
Cecilia Ceccarelli Grenoble Alpes University
Edoardo Garrone
Edoardo Garrone Polytechnic University of Turin
Claudio M. Zicovich-Wilson
Claudio M. Zicovich-Wilson Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
Emmanuel Caux
Emmanuel Caux Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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