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Valentina Alice Cauda

Valentina Alice Cauda

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Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
9865
World Ranking
9253
National Ranking
176

Valentina Alice Cauda publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valentina Alice Cauda sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 174 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Valentina Alice Cauda D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valentina Alice Cauda sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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

  • 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

  • Flexible Tactile Sensing Based on Piezoresistive Composites: A Review

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

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

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

  • 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

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

    Valentina Alice Cauda;Christian Argyo;Thomas Bein

  • 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

  • Multiple Core−Shell Functionalized Colloidal Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

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

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

    Marco Carofiglio;Sugata Barui;Valentina Cauda;Marco Laurenti

  • 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

  • Nanoconfinement: an effective way to enhance PVDF piezoelectric properties

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

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

    Bernhard Illes;Patrick Hirschle;Sabine Barnert;Valentina Cauda

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • ZnO Nanostructures for Tissue Engineering Applications

    Marco Laurenti;Valentina Alice Cauda

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Furio Cauda;Valentina Cauda;Cristian Fiori;Barbara Onida

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

    Valentina Cauda;Lea Mühlstein;Barbara Onida;Thomas Bein

  • Piezoresistive flexible composite for robotic tactile applications

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Candido Pirri
Candido Pirri Polytechnic University of Turin
Angelica Chiodoni
Angelica Chiodoni Italian Institute of Technology
Thomas Bein
Thomas Bein Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Andrea Lamberti
Andrea Lamberti Polytechnic University of Turin
Federico Bella
Federico Bella Polytechnic University of Turin
Simelys Hernández
Simelys Hernández Polytechnic University of Turin
Adriano Sacco
Adriano Sacco Italian Institute of Technology
Elena Maria Tresso
Elena Maria Tresso Polytechnic University of Turin
Gianni Ciofani
Gianni Ciofani Italian Institute of Technology
Stefano Bianco
Stefano Bianco Polytechnic University of Turin

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