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Riccardo Zanasi

Riccardo Zanasi

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7495
World Ranking
14946
National Ranking
528

Riccardo Zanasi 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 Zanasi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 236 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Riccardo Zanasi 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 Zanasi sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Riccardo Zanasi is affiliated with the University of Salerno in Italy and has made significant contributions in the fields of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans a variety of specialized areas, predominantly within Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications focused on advanced chemical physics studies, synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, molecular spectroscopy and chirality, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, advanced NMR techniques and applications, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and fullerene chemistry and applications.

Riccardo Zanasi has published in several prominent scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues associated with their work are:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Molecules
  • ChemPhysChem
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Program Package for the Calculation of Origin-Independent Electron Current Density and Derived Magnetic Properties in Molecular Systems, 2020, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • Methylene-Bridged [6]-, [8]-, and [10]Cycloparaphenylenes: Size-Dependent Properties and Paratropic Belt Currents, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Magnetic Characterization of the Infinitene Molecule, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Assessment of the performance of DFT functionals in the fulfillment of off-diagonal hypervirial relationships, 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Atomic size adjusted calculation of the magnetically induced current density, 2020, Chemical Physics Letters

Riccardo Zanasi frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Guglielmo Monaco
  • Francesco F. Summa
  • Paolo Lazzeretti
  • Lawrence T. Scott
  • Raphael J. F. Berger

Best Publications

  • Computational approach to molecular magnetic properties by continuous transformation of the origin of the current density

    Paolo Lazzeretti;Massimo Malagoli;Riccardo Zanasi

  • Chiral Triazole Fungicide Difenoconazole: Absolute Stereochemistry, Stereoselective Bioactivity, Aquatic Toxicity, and Environmental Behavior in Vegetables and Soil

    Fengshou Dong;Jing Li;Bezhan Chankvetadze;Yongpu Cheng

  • On CHF calculations of second-order magnetic properties using the method of continuous transformation of origin of the current density

    S. Coriani;P. Lazzeretti;M. Malagoli;R. Zanasi

  • Coupled Hartree–Fock calculations of molecular magnetic properties annihilating the transverse paramagnetic current density

    Riccardo Zanasi

  • Structure and properties of C70

    J. Baker;P.W. Fowler;P. Lazzeretti;M. Malagoli

  • Local aromaticity of the six-membered rings in pyracylene. A difficult case for the NICS indicator of aromaticity.

    Jordi Poater;Miquel Sola;Rosario G. Viglione;Riccardo Zanasi

  • Ab initio calculation of optical rotatory dispersion (ORD) curves: a simple and reliable approach to the assignment of the molecular absolute configuration.

    Egidio Giorgio;Rosario G Viglione;Riccardo Zanasi;Carlo Rosini

  • Are ring currents still useful to rationalize the benzene proton magnetic shielding

    Rosario G. Viglione;Riccardo Zanasi;Paolo Lazzeretti

  • Theoretical determination of the magnetic properties of HCl, H2S, PH3, and SiH4 molecules

    Paolo Lazzeretti;Riccardo Zanasi

  • The importance of molecular vibrations: the sign change of the optical rotation of methyloxirane.

    Kenneth Ruud;Riccardo Zanasi

  • Relative Weights of σ and π Ring Currents in a Few Simple Monocycles.

    Guglielmo Monaco;Riccardo Zanasi;Stefano Pelloni;Paolo Lazzeretti

  • Assessment of σ-Diatropicity of the Cyclopropane Molecule

    Stefano Pelloni;Paolo Lazzeretti;Riccardo Zanasi

  • Program Package for the Calculation of Origin-Independent Electron Current Density and Derived Magnetic Properties in Molecular Systems.

    Guglielmo Monaco;Francesco F. Summa;Riccardo Zanasi

  • ON THE CALCULATION OF PARITY-VIOLATING ENERGIES IN HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND HYDROGEN DISULPHIDE MOLECULES WITHIN THE RANDOM-PHASE APPROXIMATION

    P. Lazzeretti;R. Zanasi

  • Ring currents and magnetisability in C60

    R. Zanasi;P.W. Fowler

  • Current Density Maps, Magnetizability, and Nuclear Magnetic Shielding Tensors for Anthracene, Phenanthrene, and Triphenylene

    Andrea Ligabue;Ugo Pincelli;Paolo Lazzeretti;Riccardo Zanasi

  • Why Downfield Proton Chemical Shifts Are Not Reliable Aromaticity Indicators

    F. Faglioni;A. Ligabue;Stefano Pelloni;A. Soncini

  • Magnetic properties of C60 and C70

    P.W. Fowler;P. Lazzeretti;M. Malagoli;R. Zanasi

  • Downfield Proton Chemical Shifts Are Not Reliable Aromaticity Indicators

    Chaitanya S. Wannere;Clemence Corminboeuf;Wesley D. Allen;Henry F. Schaefer

  • Topology of magnetic-field-induced current-density field in diatropic monocyclic molecules

    Stefano Pelloni;Francesco Faglioni;Riccardo Zanasi;Paolo Lazzeretti

  • Theoretical studies of the benzene molecule: Magnetic susceptibility and nuclear shielding constants

    Paolo Lazzeretti;Riccardo Zanasi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Lazzeretti
Paolo Lazzeretti University of Salerno
Philip J. Stephens
Philip J. Stephens University of Southern California
Patrick W. Fowler
Patrick W. Fowler University of Sheffield
Lawrence T. Scott
Lawrence T. Scott Boston College
Bezhan Chankvetadze
Bezhan Chankvetadze Tbilisi State University
Wouter A. Herrebout
Wouter A. Herrebout University of Antwerp
Manoel Odorico de Moraes
Manoel Odorico de Moraes Universidade Federal do Ceará
Cláudia Pessoa
Cláudia Pessoa Universidade Federal do Ceará
Jairo Kenupp Bastos
Jairo Kenupp Bastos Universidade de São Paulo
Petra Rudolf
Petra Rudolf University of Groningen

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