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Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
25873
World Ranking
5157
National Ranking
104

Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli 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 Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 185 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli 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 Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli 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: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli is affiliated with Marche Polytechnic University in Italy. Their academic profile currently highlights this institution as the primary affiliation, indicating a strong connection to research and education within this university setting.

Details about Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli's recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main and subfields of study, as well as specific topics of work are not presently available. There is no record of recent publications or collaborations that can be referenced for a more detailed understanding of their research contributions.

Information regarding awards or honors received by Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli is also not documented. There are no listed recognitions or distinctions associated with their academic career at this time.

Though specific scholarly outputs and thematic focuses are not provided, the existing data confirms that Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli remains active, with no indications of being deceased. This suggests ongoing potential for future contributions to their field.

Best Publications

  • Chitosan chemistry and pharmaceutical perspectives.

    M N V Ravi Kumar;R A A Muzzarelli;C Muzzarelli;H Sashiwa

  • Chitins and chitosans for the repair of wounded skin, nerve, cartilage and bone

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

  • Chitin in nature and technology

    Chitosan;Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli;Charles Jeuniaux

  • Current views on fungal chitin/chitosan, human chitinases, food preservation, glucans, pectins and inulin: A tribute to Henri Braconnot, precursor of the carbohydrate polymers science, on the chitin bicentennial

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli;Joseph Boudrant;Diederick Meyer;Nicola Manno

  • Genipin-crosslinked chitosan hydrogels as biomedical and pharmaceutical aids

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

  • Biological activity of chitosan: ultrastructural study

    R. Muzzarelli;V. Baldassarre;F. Conti;P. Ferrara

  • Antimicrobial properties of N-carboxybutyl chitosan.

    R Muzzarelli;R Tarsi;O Filippini;E Giovanetti

  • Chitins and chitosans as immunoadjuvants and non-allergenic drug carriers.

    Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

  • Chitosan, hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate in tissue engineering for cartilage regeneration: A review

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli;Francesco Greco;Alberto Busilacchi;Vincenzo Sollazzo

  • N-(carboxymethylidene)chitosans and N-(carboxymethyl)chitosans: Novel chelating polyampholytes obtained from chitosan glyoxylate

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli;Fabio Tanfani;Monica Emanuelli;Sabina Mariotti

  • Chitin and chitinases.

    Pierre Jollès;Riccardo A. A. Muzzarelli

  • Carboxymethylated chitins and chitosans

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

  • Chitosan-based dietary foods

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

  • Determination of the degree of acetylation of chitosans by first-derivative ultraviolet spectrophotometry

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli;Roberto Rocchetti

  • Biochemical significance of exogenous chitins and chitosans in animals and patients

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

  • STIMULATORY EFFECT ON BONE FORMATION EXERTED BY A MODIFIED CHITOSAN

    R.A.A. Muzzarelli;M. Mattioli-Belmonte;C. Tietz;R. Biagini

  • Chitosan conjugated DNA nanoparticles in gene therapy

    R. Jayakumar;K.P. Chennazhi;R.A.A. Muzzarelli;H. Tamura

  • Chitosan composites with inorganics, morphogenetic proteins and stem cells, for bone regeneration

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli

  • Chitin Deacetylases: Properties and Applications

    Unknown

  • Chitin nanofibrils/chitosan glycolate composites as wound medicaments

    Riccardo A.A. Muzzarelli;Pierfrancesco Morganti;Gianluca Morganti;Paolo Palombo

  • Biochemistry, histology and clinical uses of chitins and chitosans in wound healing.

    R A Muzzarelli;M Mattioli-Belmonte;A Pugnaloni;G Biagini

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Giardino
Roberto Giardino University of Bologna
Milena Fini
Milena Fini University of Bologna
Alain Domard
Alain Domard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Fiorenzo Conti
Fiorenzo Conti Marche Polytechnic University
Pietro E. Varaldo
Pietro E. Varaldo Marche Polytechnic University
Rangasamy Jayakumar
Rangasamy Jayakumar Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Adriana Bigi
Adriana Bigi University of Bologna
Da-Ming Wang
Da-Ming Wang National Taiwan University
Carlo Prati
Carlo Prati University of Bologna
Norberto Roveri
Norberto Roveri University of Bologna

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