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D-Index
49
Citations
13130
World Ranking
14643
National Ranking
820

Roberto Rinaldi 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 Roberto Rinaldi sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 113 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roberto Rinaldi 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 Roberto Rinaldi 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

Roberto Rinaldi is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering with a specific emphasis on several subfields including biomedical engineering, plant science, mechanical engineering, food science, and materials chemistry.

Their scholarly output spans topics such as lignin and wood chemistry, catalysis for biomass conversion, biofuel production and bioconversion, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, and mesoporous materials and catalysis.

Rinaldi has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers including:

  • Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of a biorefinery utilizing reductive catalytic fractionation (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Guaiacol hydrotreatment in an integrated APR-HDO process: Exploring the promoting effect of platinum on Ni-Pt catalysts and assessing methanol and glycerol as hydrogen sources (2023, Renewable Energy)
  • Kinetic Energy Dose as a Unified Metric for Comparing Ball Mills in the Mechanocatalytic Depolymerization of Lignocellulose (2022, Frontiers in Chemistry)
  • Lignin Stabilization and Carbohydrate Nature in H-transfer Reductive Catalytic Fractionation: The Role of Solvent Fractionation of Lignin Oil in Structural Profiling (2022, ChemSusChem)

Their frequent publication venues further illustrate their focus areas, including:

  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • Renewable Energy
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • ChemSusChem
  • Catalysis Communications

Throughout their work, Roberto Rinaldi has collaborated often with several coauthors, such as Gregg T. Beckham, Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Yuriy Román-Leshkov, Joseph S. M. Samec, and Bert F. Sels.

Best Publications

  • Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis.

    Roberto Rinaldi;Robin Jastrzebski;Matthew T. Clough;John Ralph

  • Design of solid catalysts for the conversion of biomass

    Roberto Rinaldi;Ferdi Schüth

  • Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining

    Mahdi M. Abu-Omar;Katalin Barta;Gregg T. Beckham;Gregg T. Beckham;Jeremy S. Luterbacher

  • Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose as the Entry Point into Biorefinery Schemes

    Roberto Rinaldi;Ferdi Schüth

  • Depolymerization of Cellulose Using Solid Catalysts in Ionic Liquids

    Roberto Rinaldi;Regina Palkovits;Ferdi Schüth

  • Catalytic biorefining of plant biomass to non-pyrolytic lignin bio-oil and carbohydrates through hydrogen transfer reactions.

    Paola Ferrini;Roberto Rinaldi

  • Solvent Effects on the Hydrogenolysis of Diphenyl Ether with Raney Nickel and their Implications for the Conversion of Lignin

    Xingyu Wang;Roberto Rinaldi

  • Instantaneous dissolution of cellulose in organic electrolyte solutions

    Roberto Rinaldi

  • Hydrogenolysis of cellulose combining mineral acids and hydrogenation catalysts

    Regina Palkovits;Kameh Tajvidi;Joanna Procelewska;Roberto Rinaldi

  • A Route for Lignin and Bio-Oil Conversion: Dehydroxylation of Phenols into Arenes by Catalytic Tandem Reactions

    Xingyu Wang;Roberto Rinaldi

  • Exploiting H-transfer reactions with RANEY® Ni for upgrade of phenolic and aromatic biorefinery feeds under unusual, low-severity conditions

    Xingyu Wang;Roberto Rinaldi

  • Solvent-Free Catalytic Depolymerization of Cellulose to Water-Soluble Oligosaccharides

    Niklas Meine;Roberto Rinaldi;Ferdi Schüth

  • Which controls the depolymerization of cellulose in ionic liquids: the solid acid catalyst or cellulose?

    Roberto Rinaldi;Niklas Meine;Julia vom Stein;Regina Palkovits

  • Thermal stability of ionic liquids assessed by potentiometric titration

    Niklas Meine;Flavio Benedito;Roberto Rinaldi

  • Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of a biorefinery utilizing reductive catalytic fractionation

    Andrew W. Bartling;Andrew W. Bartling;Michael L. Stone;Rebecca J. Hanes;Rebecca J. Hanes;Arpit Bhatt

  • A Convergent Approach for a Deep Converting Lignin-First Biorefinery Rendering High-Energy-Density Drop-in Fuels.

    Zhengwen Cao;Michael Dierks;Matthew Thomas Clough;Ilton Barros Daltro de Castro

  • Nitrogen‐Doped Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Supported Bimetallic PtCo Nanoparticles for Upgrading of Biophenolics

    Guang-Hui Wang;Zhengwen Cao;Dong Gu;Norbert Pfänder

  • Mechanocatalytic depolymerization of cellulose combined with hydrogenolysis as a highly efficient pathway to sugar alcohols

    Jakob Hilgert;Niklas Meine;Roberto Rinaldi;Ferdi Schüth

  • Síntese de biodiesel: uma proposta contextualizada de experimento para laboratório de química geral

    Roberto Rinaldi;Roberto Rinaldi;Camila Garcia;Letícia Ledo Marciniuk;Adriana Vitorino Rossi

  • Wege zur Verwertung von Lignin: Fortschritte in der Biotechnik, der Bioraffination und der Katalyse

    Roberto Rinaldi;Robin Jastrzebski;Matthew T. Clough;John Ralph

  • Mechanocatalytic Depolymerization of Dry (Ligno)cellulose As an Entry Process for High-Yield Production of Furfurals

    Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores;Roberto Rinaldi;Mats Käldström;Ferdi Schüth

Frequent Co-Authors

Ferdi Schüth
Ferdi Schüth Max Planck Society
Ulf Schuchardt
Ulf Schuchardt State University of Campinas
Regina Palkovits
Regina Palkovits RWTH Aachen University
Jochen Büchs
Jochen Büchs RWTH Aachen University
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx
Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx Utrecht University
Karen Wilson
Karen Wilson Griffith University
Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt Max Planck Society
Gregg T. Beckham
Gregg T. Beckham National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Rainer Fischer
Rainer Fischer Purdue University West Lafayette

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