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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 48 15031 13545 535 489 175 58094

Sandro Scandolo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sandro Scandolo between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sandro Scandolo published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2000. 5 of the 219 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2000. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 8 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

219 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sandro Scandolo: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 4
1993 4
1994 1
1995 4
1996 9
1997 5
1998 11
1999 5
2000 16
2001 5
2002 11
2003 6
2004 8
2005 15
2006 10
2007 10
2008 7
2009 14
2010 9
2011 7
2012 6
2013 4
2014 7
2015 2
2016 2
2017 6
2018 5
2019 2
2020 3
2021 4
2022 2
2023 1
2024 8
2025 4
2026 1
Total 219
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Sandro Scandolo 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 Sandro Scandolo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 175 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 175
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Sandro Scandolo 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 Sandro Scandolo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835 48
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For tireless promotion of young scientists, research in Africa and less developed countries, and decisive knowledge of the physics of high pressure systems and of solid surfaces

Overview

Sandro Scandolo is affiliated with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Geophysics. Additional areas of study include Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientific topics addressed in Scandolo's work encompass:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Frequent collaborators include Zhi Li, Victor Naden Robinson, Graeme J. Ackland, Hongxiang Zong, and Andreas Hermann. Their publications have appeared mainly in venues such as Physical Review B, Geophysical Research Letters, arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Physics, and Physical Review Letters.

Notable recent publications by Sandro Scandolo include:

  • Free electron to electride transition in dense liquid potassium (2021), Nature Physics
  • Ab initio Determination of the Phase Diagram of CO2 at High Pressures and Temperatures (2020), Physical Review Letters
  • Squeezing Oil into Water under Pressure: Inverting the Hydrophobic Effect (2020), The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • High-pressure transformations in liquid rubidium (2020), Physical Review Materials
  • Elasticity and Viscosity of hcp Iron at Earth's Inner Core Conditions From Machine Learning-Based Large-Scale Atomistic Simulations (2022), Geophysical Research Letters

In 2016, Scandolo was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for contributions to the promotion of young scientists, research in Africa and less developed countries, and knowledge in the physics of high pressure systems and solid surfaces.

Best Publications

  • QUANTUM ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials

    Paolo Giannozzi;Stefano Baroni;Stefano Baroni;Nicola Bonini;Matteo Calandra

  • Quantum ESPRESSO: a modular and open-source software project for quantum simulations of materials

    P. Giannozzi;S. Baroni;N. Bonini;M. Calandra

  • Synthesis of novel transition metal nitrides IrN2 and OsN2.

    Andrea F. Young;Andrea F. Young;Chrystele Sanloup;Eugene Gregoryanz;Eugene Gregoryanz;Sandro Scandolo;Sandro Scandolo

  • Superionic and Metallic States of Water and Ammonia at Giant Planet Conditions

    C. Cavazzoni;G. L. Chiarotti;S. Scandolo;E. Tosatti

  • Nonparabolicity and a sum rule associated with bound-to-bound and bound-to-continuum intersubband transitions in quantum wells

    Carlo Sirtori;Federico Capasso;Jérôme Faist;Sandro Scandolo

  • Physics of iron at Earth's core conditions

    A. Laio;S. Bernard;G. L. Chiarotti;S. Scandolo;S. Scandolo

  • X-ray Diffraction and Computation Yield the Structure of Alkanethiols on Gold(111)

    A. Cossaro;R. Mazzarello;R. Rousseau;L. Casalis

  • Structure of a CH3S monolayer on Au(111) solved by the interplay between molecular dynamics calculations and diffraction measurements.

    Riccardo Mazzarello;Riccardo Mazzarello;Albano Cossaro;Alberto Verdini;R Rousseau

  • First-principles codes for computational crystallography in the Quantum-ESPRESSO package

    Sandro Scandolo;Paolo Giannozzi;Carlo Cavazzoni;Stefano de Gironcoli

  • An ab initio parametrized interatomic force field for silica

    P. Tangney;S. Scandolo

  • Metal Work-Function Changes Induced by Organic Adsorbates: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

    V. De Renzi;R. Rousseau;D. Marchetto;R. Biagi

  • Pressure-Induced Transformation Path of Graphite to Diamond.

    S. Scandolo;M. Bernasconi;G. L. Chiarotti;P. Focher

  • Liquid-liquid phase transition in compressed hydrogen from first-principles simulations

    Sandro Scandolo

  • Dissociation of Methane into Hydrocarbons at Extreme (Planetary) Pressure and Temperature

    F. Ancilotto;G. L. Chiarotti;S. Scandolo;E. Tosatti

  • Amorphous silica-like carbon dioxide.

    Mario Santoro;Mario Santoro;Federico A. Gorelli;Federico A. Gorelli;Roberto Bini;Roberto Bini;Giancarlo Ruocco

  • FIRST-PRINCIPLE-CONSTANT PRESSURE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS

    M. Bernasconi;G.L. Chiarotti;P. Focher;S. Scandolo

  • Carbon phase diagram from ab initio molecular dynamics.

    Xiaofei Wang;Sandro Scandolo;Roberto Car

  • Thermal conductivity of solid argon from molecular dynamics simulations.

    Konstantin V. Tretiakov;Sandro Scandolo

  • Interstitial dinitrogen makes PtN 2 an insulating hard solid

    Andrea F. Young;Javier A. Montoya;Javier A. Montoya;Chrystele Sanloup;Michele Lazzeri

  • Pressure-induced solid carbonates from molecular CO2 by computer simulation

    S. Serra;C. Cavazzoni;G. L. Chiarotti;S. Scandolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Erio Tosatti
Erio Tosatti International School for Advanced Studies
Roberto Bini
Roberto Bini University of Florence
Roger Rousseau
Roger Rousseau Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Roberto Car
Roberto Car Princeton University
Giacinto Scoles
Giacinto Scoles University of Udine
Eugene Gregoryanz
Eugene Gregoryanz University of Edinburgh
Marco Bernasconi
Marco Bernasconi University of Milano-Bicocca
Alfredo Pasquarello
Alfredo Pasquarello École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michele Lazzeri
Michele Lazzeri Sorbonne University

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