2026 Silvia Giordani: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	54	8915	8611	21	20	135	10312

Overview

Silvia Giordani is affiliated with Dublin City University in Ireland and has an extensive research profile primarily focused on materials science and engineering. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, organic chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics of Silvia Giordani's research include:

Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Graphene Research and Applications
Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics

Silvia has published numerous papers in notable scientific journals. Some of the recent publications include:

Banning carbon nanotubes would be scientifically unjustified and damaging to innovation (2020) - Nature Nanotechnology
CARBON DOTS: Bioimaging and Anticancer Drug Delivery (2024) - Chemistry - A European Journal
Spiropyran-Based Drug Delivery Systems (2021) - Frontiers in Chemistry
Supramolecular chemistry of carbon nano-onions (2020) - Nanoscale
Supramolecular functionalization of carbon nano-onions with hyaluronic acid-phospholipid conjugates for selective targeting of cancer cells (2020) - Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

The frequent publication venues for Silvia Giordani include:

Frontiers in Chemistry
Nanomaterials
Nanoscale
SSRN Electronic Journal
Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

Collaborations form an important part of Silvia's research. Regular co-authors who have contributed to multiple publications include:

Michał Bartkowski
Adalberto Camisasca
Marta d'Amora
Silvia Arpicco
Hugh Mohan

Silvia Giordani's work spans the development and application of advanced nanomaterials, focusing particularly on the synthesis and functionalization of carbon-based nanostructures. Their research integrates chemical methodologies with biomedical applications, including drug delivery systems and cancer theranostics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach bridging materials science and biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

Organic functionalisation and characterisation of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Prabhpreet Singh;Stéphane Campidelli;Silvia Giordani;Silvia Giordani;Davide Bonifazi;Davide Bonifazi

646
Citations
Carbon nanotubes might improve neuronal performance by favouring electrical shortcuts

Giada Cellot;Emanuele Cilia;Emanuele Cilia;Sara Cipollone;Vladimir Rancic

588
Citations
Recent developments in carbon nanomaterial sensors

Frederico R. Baptista;Samir A. Belhout;Silvia Giordani;Susan J. Quinn

546
Citations
Molecular switches as photocontrollable “smart” receptors

Manuel Natali;Silvia Giordani

540
Citations
Signal processing at the molecular level.

Françisco M. Raymo;Silvia Giordani

477
Citations
Towards Solutions of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Common Solvents

Shane D. Bergin;Valeria Nicolosi;Philip V. Streich;Silvia Giordani

446
Citations
Debundling of Single-Walled Nanotubes by Dilution: Observation of Large Populations of Individual Nanotubes in Amide Solvent Dispersions

Silvia Giordani;Shane D. Bergin;Valeria Nicolosi;Sergei Lebedkin

439
Citations
Carbon nano-onions (multi-layer fullerenes): chemistry and applications.

Juergen Bartelmess;Silvia Giordani

310
Citations
Carbon nanomaterials: multi-functional agents for biomedical fluorescence and Raman imaging.

J. Bartelmess;S. J. Quinn;S. Giordani

261
Citations
Digital processing with a three-state molecular switch.

Francisco M. Raymo;Silvia Giordani;Andrew J. P. White;David J. Williams

245
Citations
All-optical processing with molecular switches

Françisco M. Raymo;Silvia Giordani

231
Citations
Memory Effects Based on Intermolecular Photoinduced Proton Transfer

Françisco M. Raymo;Robert J. Alvarado;Silvia Giordani;Mabel A. Cejas

218
Citations
Multichannel digital transmission in an optical network of communicating molecules.

Françisco M. Raymo;Silvia Giordani

199
Citations
Reversible Microwave-Assisted Cycloaddition of Aziridines to Carbon Nanotubes

Fulvio G. Brunetti;M. Antonia Herrero;Juan De M. Munoz;Silvia Giordani

148
Citations
Functionalization of carbon nanoparticles modulates inflammatory cell recruitment and NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

Marie Yang;Kevin Flavin;Ilona Kopf;Gabor Radics

146
Citations
Signal communication between molecular switches.

Françisco M. Raymo;Silvia Giordani

143
Citations
Digital communication through intermolecular fluorescence modulation.

Françisco M. Raymo;Silvia Giordani

121
Citations
Immunoasssay based on the antibody-conjugated PAMAM-dendrimer–gold quantum dot complex

Robert C. Triulzi;Miodrag Micic;Silvia Giordani;Michael Serry

112
Citations
Carbon Nanomaterials Interfacing with Neurons: An In vivo Perspective.

Michele Baldrighi;Massimo Trusel;Raffaella Tonini;Silvia Giordani

102
Citations
Functionalization of multilayer fullerenes (carbon nano-onions) using diazonium compounds and "click" chemistry.

Kevin Flavin;Manuel N. Chaur;Luis Echegoyen;Silvia Giordani

99
Citations
Banning carbon nanotubes would be scientifically unjustified and damaging to innovation

Daniel A. Heller;Daniel A. Heller;Prakrit V. Jena;Matteo Pasquali;Kostas Kostarelos

98
Citations
A switch in a cage with a memory.

Silvia Giordani;Françisco M. Raymo

91
Citations