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Vincenzo Vaiano

Vincenzo Vaiano

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9113
World Ranking
12325
National Ranking
408

Vincenzo Vaiano 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 Vincenzo Vaiano sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 281 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vincenzo Vaiano 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 Vincenzo Vaiano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Vincenzo Vaiano is affiliated with the University of Salerno in Italy and specializes in research within the fields of Energy and Materials Science. Their work primarily focuses on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Materials Chemistry. The scope of their research extends into subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, and the development of Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis. Additional areas of interest cover Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Nanomaterials for Catalytic Reactions.

Vincenzo Vaiano has collaborated frequently with several researchers in the field. Their most common co-authors are:

  • Olga Sacco
  • Diana Sannino
  • Antonietta Mancuso
  • Vincenzo Venditto
  • Giuseppina Iervolino

The scientist has published multiple papers in well-known venues, with a notable number of publications appearing in:

  • Catalysts
  • Nanomaterials
  • Catalysis Today
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Recent papers by Vincenzo Vaiano include the following:

  • "Removal of Azo Dyes from Wastewater through Heterogeneous Photocatalysis and Supercritical Water Oxidation", 2023, published in Separations
  • "Main parameters influencing the design of photocatalytic reactors for wastewater treatment: a mini review", 2020, published in Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • Enhanced photocatalytic removal of phenol from aqueous solutions using ZnO modified with Ag

    V. Vaiano;M. Matarangolo;J. J. Murcia;H. Rojas

  • Nanostructured N-doped TiO2 coated on glass spheres for the photocatalytic removal of organic dyes under UV or visible light irradiation

    V. Vaiano;O. Sacco;D. Sannino;P. Ciambelli

  • Cu-doped ZnO as efficient photocatalyst for the oxidation of arsenite to arsenate under visible light

    V. Vaiano;G. Iervolino;L. Rizzo

  • Effect of solar simulated N-doped TiO2 photocatalysis on the inactivation and antibiotic resistance of an E. coli strain in biologically treated urban wastewater

    Luigi Rizzo;Diana Sannino;Vincenzo Vaiano;Olga Sacco

  • Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes under visible light on n-doped TiO2 photocatalysts

    Olga Sacco;Marco Stoller;Vincenzo Vaiano;Paolo Ciambelli

  • Photocatalytic treatment of aqueous solutions at high dye concentration using praseodymium-doped ZnO catalysts

    Vincenzo Vaiano;Mariantonietta Matarangolo;Olga Sacco;Diana Sannino

  • Photocatalytic removal of patent blue V dye on Au-TiO2 and Pt-TiO2 catalysts

    Vincenzo Vaiano;Giuseppina Iervolino;Diana Sannino;Julie J. Murcia

  • Photocatalytic removal of spiramycin from wastewater under visible light with N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts

    Vincenzo Vaiano;Olga Sacco;Diana Sannino;Paolo Ciambelli

  • Photocatalytic removal of atrazine using N-doped TiO2 supported on phosphors

    Olga Sacco;Olga Sacco;Vincenzo Vaiano;Changseok Han;Diana Sannino

  • Limitations and Prospects for Wastewater Treatment by UV and Visible-Light-Active Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: A Critical Review

    Giuseppina Iervolino;Ian Zammit;Vincenzo Vaiano;Luigi Rizzo

  • Photocatalytic activity of a visible light active structured photocatalyst developed for municipal wastewater treatment

    Olga Sacco;Vincenzo Vaiano;Luigi Rizzo;Diana Sannino

  • Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production from glucose aqueous matrices on Ru-doped LaFeO3

    Giuseppina Iervolino;Vincenzo Vaiano;Diana Sannino;Luigi Rizzo

  • Enhanced removal of water pollutants by dielectric barrier discharge non-thermal plasma reactor

    Giuseppina Iervolino;Vincenzo Vaiano;Vincenzo Palma

  • UV and visible-light driven photocatalytic removal of caffeine using ZnO modified with different noble metals (Pt, Ag and Au)

    Vincenzo Vaiano;Cesar Augusto Jaramillo-Paez;Cesar Augusto Jaramillo-Paez;Mariantonietta Matarangolo;José Antonio Navío

  • Mathematical modelling of photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation

    Diana Sannino;Vincenzo Vaiano;Olga Sacco;Paolo Ciambelli

  • ZnO supported on zeolite pellets as efficient catalytic system for the removal of caffeine by adsorption and photocatalysis

    Olga Sacco;Vincenzo Vaiano;Mariantonietta Matarangolo

  • From the design to the development of a continuous fixed bed photoreactor for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater

    Vincenzo Vaiano;Olga Sacco;Domenico Pisano;Diana Sannino

  • N-doped TiO2/s-PS aerogels for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes in wastewater under visible light irradiation

    Vincenzo Vaiano;Olga Sacco;Diana Sannino;Paolo Ciambelli

  • Rare earth oxides in zirconium dioxide: How to turn a wide band gap metal oxide into a visible light active photocatalyst

    Chiara Gionco;Maria C. Paganini;Elio Giamello;Olga Sacco

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production from degradation of glucose over fluorinated and platinized TiO2 catalysts

    Giuseppina Iervolino;Vincenzo Vaiano;J. J. Murcia;Luigi Rizzo

  • Solar driven photocatalysis using iron and chromium doped TiO2 coupled to moving bed biofilm process for olive mill wastewater treatment

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  • Cyclohexane photocatalytic oxidation on Pt/TiO2 catalysts

    J. J. Murcia;M. C. Hidalgo;J. A. Navío;Vincenzo Vaiano

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana Sannino
Diana Sannino University of Salerno
Paolo Ciambelli
Paolo Ciambelli University of Salerno
Vincenzo Palma
Vincenzo Palma University of Salerno
Luigi Rizzo
Luigi Rizzo University of Salerno
María Hidalgo
María Hidalgo Spanish National Research Council
José Antonio Navío
José Antonio Navío Spanish National Research Council
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Dionysios D. Dionysiou University of Cincinnati
Paola Russo
Paola Russo Sapienza University of Rome
Pietro Campiglia
Pietro Campiglia University of Salerno
Giovanni Libralato
Giovanni Libralato University of Naples Federico II

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