2026 Valentina Alice Cauda: 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	53	9255	8937	176	171	174	9865

Overview

Valentina Alice Cauda is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a notable focus on Biomedical Engineering and related subfields.

The scientist's major areas of study include Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Biomaterials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Key topics within their research portfolio are:

Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
Extracellular vesicles in disease
RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications

Frequent collaborators in Cauda's research include:

Marco Carofiglio
Veronica Vighetto
Marco Laurenti
Marzia Conte
Luisa Racca

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several scientific journals and venues, notably:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Nanomaterials
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Pharmaceutics
ACS Applied Nano Materials

Among their recent papers are:

Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Use in Nanomedicine, 2020, Applied Sciences
Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles Induce Pyroptosis in Cells Controlled by the Extracellular pH, 2020, Advanced Materials
The urgent need for integrated science to fight COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, 2020, Journal of Translational Medicine
COVID-19 and Its Global Economic Impact, 2021, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
EVs and Bioengineering: From Cellular Products to Engineered Nanomachines, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

Studies on MCM-41 mesoporous silica for drug delivery: Effect of particle morphology and amine functionalization

M. Manzano;V. Aina;C. Arean;F. Balas

533
Citations
Sonophotocatalytic degradation mechanisms of Rhodamine B dye via radicals generation by micro- and nano-particles of ZnO

Carmine Lops;Andrea Ancona;Katia Di Cesare;Bianca Dumontel

524
Citations
Flexible Tactile Sensing Based on Piezoresistive Composites: A Review

Stefano Stassi;Valentina Cauda;Giancarlo Canavese;Candido Fabrizio Pirri

477
Citations
Nanoparticle-assisted ultrasound: A special focus on sonodynamic therapy against cancer

Giancarlo Canavese;Giancarlo Canavese;Andrea Ancona;Luisa Racca;Marta Canta

449
Citations
Comparison of photocatalytic and transport properties of TiO2 and ZnO nanostructures for solar-driven water splitting.

Simelys Hernández;Simelys Hernández;Diana Hidalgo;Diana Hidalgo;Adriano Sacco;Angelica Chiodoni

309
Citations
Impact of different PEGylation patterns on the long-term bio-stability of colloidal mesoporous silica nanoparticles

Valentina Alice Cauda;Christian Argyo;Thomas Bein

297
Citations
Bio-degradation study of colloidal mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Effect of surface functionalization with organo-silanes and poly(ethylene glycol)

Valentina Alice Cauda;Axel Schlossbauer;Thomas Bein

276
Citations
Multiple Core−Shell Functionalized Colloidal Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Valentina Alice Cauda;Axel Schlossbauer;Johann Kecht;Andreas Zürner

273
Citations
Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Use in Nanomedicine.

Marco Carofiglio;Sugata Barui;Valentina Cauda;Marco Laurenti

229
Citations
Optimization of 1D ZnO@TiO2 core-shell nanostructures for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting under solar light illumination.

Simelys Hernández;Valentina Cauda;Angelica Chiodoni;Stefano Dallorto;Stefano Dallorto

221
Citations
Nanoconfinement: an effective way to enhance PVDF piezoelectric properties

Valentina Alice Cauda;Stefano Stassi;Stefano Stassi;Katarzyna Bejtka;Giancarlo Canavese

211
Citations
Exosome-Coated Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles: An Efficient Drug Delivery Platform

Bernhard Illes;Patrick Hirschle;Sabine Barnert;Valentina Cauda

210
Citations
Colchicine-Loaded Lipid Bilayer-Coated 50 nm Mesoporous Nanoparticles Efficiently Induce Microtubule Depolymerization upon Cell Uptake

Valentina Alice Cauda;Hanna Engelke;Anna Sauer;Delphine Arcizet

203
Citations
Role of endosomal escape for disulfide-based drug delivery from colloidal mesoporous silica evaluated by live-cell imaging.

Anna M. Sauer;Axel Schlossbauer;Nadia Ruthardt;Valentina Alice Cauda

194
Citations
Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles Induce Pyroptosis in Cells Controlled by the Extracellular pH.

Evelyn Ploetz;Evelyn Ploetz;Evelyn Ploetz;Andreas Zimpel;Valentina Cauda;David Bauer

187
Citations
ZnO Nanostructures for Tissue Engineering Applications

Marco Laurenti;Valentina Alice Cauda

187
Citations
The urgent need for integrated science to fight COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Negar Moradian;Hans D. Ochs;Hans D. Ochs;Constantine Sedikies;Constantine Sedikies;Michael R. Hamblin;Michael R. Hamblin;Michael R. Hamblin

158
Citations
Lipid-Coated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as Innovative ROS-Generators for Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Cells

Andrea Ancona;Bianca Dumontel;Nadia Garino;Nadia Garino;Benjamin Demarco

144
Citations
Heparin coating on ureteral Double J stents prevents encrustations: an in vivo case study.

Furio Cauda;Valentina Cauda;Cristian Fiori;Barbara Onida

132
Citations
Tuning drug uptake and release rates through different morphologies and pore diameters of confined mesoporous silica

Valentina Cauda;Lea Mühlstein;Barbara Onida;Thomas Bein

129
Citations
Piezoresistive flexible composite for robotic tactile applications

Giancarlo Canavese;Stefano Stassi;Stefano Stassi;Carmelo Fallauto;Simone Corbellini

127
Citations