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Valeria Castelletto 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 Valeria Castelletto sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 243 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Valeria Castelletto 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 Valeria Castelletto sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Valeria Castelletto is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Materials Science, and Chemistry.

The main subfields of their work include Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, and Materials Chemistry. Their scientific focus extends into key topics such as Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques, and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Valeria Castelletto has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed publications. Their recent papers include:

  • "Peptide-Based Gel in Environmental Remediation: Removal of Toxic Organic Dyes and Hazardous Pb2+ and Cd2+ Ions from Wastewater and Oil Spill Recovery" (2020, Langmuir)
  • "Selective Antibacterial Activity and Lipid Membrane Interactions of Arginine-Rich Amphiphilic Peptides" (2020, ACS Applied Bio Materials)
  • "Amyloid and Hydrogel Formation of a Peptide Sequence from a Coronavirus Spike Protein" (2022, ACS Nano)
  • "Magnetic Field-Induced Alignment of Nanofibrous Supramolecular Membranes: A Molecular Design Approach to Create Tissue-like Biomaterials" (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • "Self-Assembly of Minimal Peptoid Sequences" (2020, ACS Macro Letters)

Frequent publication venues for Valeria Castelletto include:

  • Langmuir
  • Biomacromolecules
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Soft Matter
  • ACS Applied Bio Materials

Their collaborative network involves several co-authors with whom they have published multiple times. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Ian W. Hamley
  • Jani Seitsonen
  • Lucas R. de Mello
  • Janne Ruokolainen
  • Charlotte J. C. Edwards-Gayle

Best Publications

  • Low-Molecular-Weight Gelators: Elucidating the Principles of Gelation Based on Gelator Solubility and a Cooperative Self-Assembly Model

    Andrew R. Hirst;Ian A. Coates;Thomas R. Boucheteau;Juan F. Miravet

  • Self-assembling amphiphilic peptides.

    Ashkan Dehsorkhi;Valeria Castelletto;Ian W. Hamley

  • Self-assembly and hydrogelation of an amyloid peptide fragment.

    Marta J. Krysmann;Valeria Castelletto;Antonios Kelarakis;Ian William Hamley

  • Crystallization in Poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(∊-caprolactone) Double Crystalline Diblock Copolymers: A Study Using X-ray Scattering, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and Polarized Optical Microscopy

    I. W. Hamley;V. Castelletto;R. V. Castillo;A. J. Müller

  • Small-angle scattering of block copolymers: in the melt, solution and crystal states

    Ian W. Hamley;Valeria Castelletto

  • Nucleation and Crystallization in Double Crystalline Poly(p-dioxanone)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) Diblock Copolymers

    J. Albuerne;L. Marquez;A. J. Müller;J. M. Raquez

  • Water-Soluble, Unimolecular Containers Based on Amphiphilic Multiarm Star Block Copolymers

    Georg Kreutzer;Céline Ternat;Tuan Q. Nguyen;Christopher J G Plummer

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Biocompatible, Thermoresponsive ABC and ABA Triblock Copolymer Gelators

    Chengming Li;Niklaas J. Buurma;Ihtshamul Haq;Colin Turner

  • Melt Structure and its Transformation by Sequential Crystallization of the Two Blocks within Poly(L‐lactide)‐block‐Poly(ε‐caprolactone) Double Crystalline Diblock Copolymers

    I. W. Hamley;P. Parras;V. Castelletto;R. V. Castillo

  • Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobically modified polyacrylamides and some observations on rheological properties

    Wei Xue;Ian W Hamley;Valeria Castelletto;Peter D Olmsted

  • Self-assembly of Peptide nanotubes in an organic solvent.

    M. J. Krysmann;V. Castelletto;J. E. McKendrick;L. A. Clifton

  • Nanoscale structure of poly(ethylene glycol) hybrid block copolymers containing amphiphilic β-strand peptide sequences

    Annette Rösler;Harm-Anton Klok;Ian W. Hamley;Valeria Castelletto

  • Hydrogelation and self-assembly of Fmoc-tripeptides: unexpected influence of sequence on self-assembled fibril structure, and hydrogel modulus and anisotropy

    G. Cheng;V. Castelletto;C. M. Moulton;G. E. Newby

  • Solution self-assembly of hybrid block copolymers containing poly(ethylene glycol) and amphiphilic β-strand peptide sequences

    I.W. Hamley;I.A. Ansari;V. Castelletto;H. Nuhn

  • Interplay between Smectic Ordering and Microphase Separation in a Series of Side-Group Liquid-Crystal Block Copolymers

    I. W. Hamley;V. Castelletto;Z. B. Lu;C. T. Imrie

  • Hydrogelation of self-assembling RGD-based peptides

    Ge Cheng;Valeria Castelletto;R. R. Jones;Che J Connon

  • Self-Assembly and Anti-Amyloid Cytotoxicity Activity of Amyloid beta Peptide Derivatives

    V. Castelletto;P. Ryumin;R. Cramer;Ian Hamley

  • Direct Observation of Time‐Resolved Polymorphic States in the Self‐Assembly of End‐Capped Heptapeptides

    Jozef Adamcik;Valeria Castelletto;Sreenath Bolisetty;Ian W. Hamley

  • Biological Soft Materials

    Ian W. Hamley;Valeria Castelletto

  • Peptide based hydrogels for cancer drug release: modulation of stiffness, drug release and proteolytic stability of hydrogels by incorporating D-amino acid residue(s)

    Kingshuk Basu;Abhishek Baral;Shibaji Basak;Ashkan Dehsorkhi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian W. Hamley
Ian W. Hamley University of Reading
Janne Ruokolainen
Janne Ruokolainen Aalto University
Colin Booth
Colin Booth University of Manchester
Harm-Anton Klok
Harm-Anton Klok École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jozef Adamcik
Jozef Adamcik ETH Zurich
Ulf Olsson
Ulf Olsson Lund University
Beatriu Escuder
Beatriu Escuder Jaume I University
Corrie T. Imrie
Corrie T. Imrie University of Aberdeen
Alejandro J. Müller
Alejandro J. Müller University of the Basque Country

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