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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 56 Citations 10,596 179 World Ranking 8084 National Ranking 249

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Molecule
  • Organic chemistry

Roberto Improta focuses on Excited state, Polarizable continuum model, Molecular physics, Soft matter and Photochemistry. The concepts of his Excited state study are interwoven with issues in Chemical physics, Thymine, Solvent effects and Dimer. His Polarizable continuum model research incorporates elements of Non-equilibrium thermodynamics, Computational chemistry, Density functional theory and Conical intersection.

His Molecular physics research includes themes of Stacking, Excitation, Aqueous solution and Delocalized electron. Roberto Improta combines subjects such as Self-assembly, Spectral line, Molecule, Electron and Absorption spectroscopy with his study of Soft matter. His study in Photochemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Base pair, Nucleic acid and Radical.

His most cited work include:

  • A state-specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory method for excited state calculations in solution. (514 citations)
  • Effective method to compute Franck-Condon integrals for optical spectra of large molecules in solution. (371 citations)
  • Toward effective and reliable fluorescence energies in solution by a new state specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory approach (337 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Roberto Improta mostly deals with Excited state, Solvent effects, Polarizable continuum model, Molecular physics and Atomic physics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical physics, Fluorescence, Photochemistry, Ground state and Density functional theory in addition to Excited state. His Solvent effects study also includes

  • Solvation which is related to area like Thermodynamics,
  • Aqueous solution which connect with Crystallography.

His Polarizable continuum model study incorporates themes from Computational chemistry, Stereochemistry, Dimer and Physical chemistry. His Molecular physics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Absorption, Spectral line, Stacking and Absorption spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry. Roberto Improta interconnects Adiabatic process, Exciton and Charge in the investigation of issues within Atomic physics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Excited state (42.77%)
  • Solvent effects (24.10%)
  • Polarizable continuum model (22.89%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Excited state (42.77%)
  • Photochemistry (18.07%)
  • Solvent effects (24.10%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Excited state, Photochemistry, Solvent effects, DNA and Quantum yield. His Excited state research incorporates themes from Chemical physics, Molecular physics, Fluorescence spectroscopy and Density functional theory. His research in Molecular physics intersects with topics in Potential energy, Absorption and Absorption spectroscopy.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Organic semiconductor, Radical, Triplet state and Ground state. Roberto Improta studies Solvent effects, namely Polarizable continuum model. His study on Polarizable continuum model is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Computational chemistry.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Quantum Mechanical Studies on the Photophysics and the Photochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Nucleobases (208 citations)
  • Absorption of Low-Energy UV Radiation by Human Telomere G-Quadruplexes Generates Long-Lived Guanine Radical Cations (27 citations)
  • Resolving Ultrafast Photoinduced Deactivations in Water-Solvated Pyrimidine Nucleosides (26 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Molecule
  • Organic chemistry

Roberto Improta mostly deals with DNA, Photochemistry, Excited state, Radical and Quantum yield. In DNA, Roberto Improta works on issues like Pyrimidine, which are connected to Solvation, Molecular physics and Potential energy. His studies in Photochemistry integrate themes in fields like Ground state and Absorption spectroscopy.

His Excited state study deals with the bigger picture of Atomic physics. Roberto Improta has researched Radical in several fields, including Telomere, Ionization and Molecule, Hydrogen bond. His work carried out in the field of Quantum yield brings together such families of science as Stereochemistry and Tautomer.

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Best Publications

A state-specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory method for excited state calculations in solution.

Roberto Improta;Vincenzo Barone;Giovanni Scalmani;Michael J. Frisch.
Journal of Chemical Physics (2006)

717 Citations

Effective method to compute Franck-Condon integrals for optical spectra of large molecules in solution.

Fabrizio Santoro;Roberto Improta;Alessandro Lami;Julien Bloino.
Journal of Chemical Physics (2007)

521 Citations

Effective method for the computation of optical spectra of large molecules at finite temperature including the Duschinsky and Herzberg–Teller effect: The Qx band of porphyrin as a case study

Fabrizio Santoro;Alessandro Lami;Roberto Improta;Julien Bloino.
Journal of Chemical Physics (2008)

458 Citations

Toward effective and reliable fluorescence energies in solution by a new state specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory approach

Roberto Improta;Giovanni Scalmani;Michael J. Frisch;Vincenzo Barone.
Journal of Chemical Physics (2007)

451 Citations

Singlet Excited-State Behavior of Uracil and Thymine in Aqueous Solution: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of 11 Uracil Derivatives

Thomas Gustavsson;Akos Bányász;Elodie Lazzarotto;Dimitra Markovitsi.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2006)

407 Citations

Quantum Mechanical Studies on the Photophysics and the Photochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Nucleobases

Roberto Improta;Fabrizio Santoro;Lluís Blancafort.
Chemical Reviews (2016)

348 Citations

Interplay of electronic, environmental, and vibrational effects in determining the hyperfine coupling constants of organic free radicals.

Roberto Improta;Vincenzo Barone.
Chemical Reviews (2004)

347 Citations

Effective method to compute vibrationally resolved optical spectra of large molecules at finite temperature in the gas phase and in solution

Fabrizio Santoro;Alessandro Lami;Roberto Improta;Vincenzo Barone.
Journal of Chemical Physics (2007)

337 Citations

Absolute pKa determination for carboxylic acids using density functional theory and the polarizable continuum model

Gloria A.A. Saracino;Roberto Improta;Vincenzo Barone.
Chemical Physics Letters (2003)

201 Citations

Absorption and fluorescence spectra of uracil in the gas phase and in aqueous solution: a TD-DFT quantum mechanical study.

Roberto Improta;Vincenzo Barone.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2004)

200 Citations

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