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Walther Caminati

Walther Caminati

University of Bologna
Italy

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
10913
World Ranking
14679
National Ranking
516

Walther Caminati 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 Walther Caminati sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 536 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walther Caminati 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 Walther Caminati sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walther Caminati is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy. Their research spans the fields of chemistry as well as physics and astronomy, with a focus on molecular spectroscopy and advanced chemical physics studies.

The scientist's primary research fields include:

  • Chemistry
  • Physics and Astronomy

Subfields of study covered in Caminati's work feature:

  • Spectroscopy
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Key topics addressed comprise:

  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Switching Hydrogen Bonding to π-Stacking: The Thiophenol Dimer and Trimer," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Chlorine "Equatorial Belt" Activation of CF3Cl by CO2: The C···Cl Tetrel Bond Dominance in CF3Cl-CO2," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "Interaction Types in C6H5(CH2)nOH-CO2 (n = 0-4) Determined by the Length of the Side Alkyl Chain," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • "The LAM of the Rings: Large Amplitude Motions in Aromatic Molecules Studied by Microwave Spectroscopy," 2022, Molecules
  • "Hydrogen versus tetrel bonds in complexes of 3-oxetanone with water and formaldehyde," 2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Caminati has frequently published in these venues:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (6 publications)
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (3 publications)
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the 2022 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy (3 publications)
  • Molecules (2 publications)

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Qian Gou (9 joint works)
  • Jens-Uwe Grabow (8 joint works)
  • Luca Evangelisti (6 joint works)
  • Alberto Lesarri (5 joint works)
  • Hao Wang (5 joint works)

Best Publications

  • The C‐F⋅⋅⋅H‐C “Anti‐Hydrogen Bond” in the Gas Phase: Microwave Structure of the Difluoromethane Dimer

    Walther Caminati;Sonia Melandri;Paolo Moreschini;Paolo G. Favero

  • Gas-phase tautomeric equilibrium of 2-pyridinone and 2-hydroxypyridine by microwave spectroscopy

    L. D. Hatherley;R. D. Brown;P. D. Godfrey;A. P. Pierlot

  • A microwave free jet absorption spectrometer and its first applications

    Sonia Melandri;Walther Caminati;Laura B. Favero;Aldo Millemaggi

  • Observation of the rotational spectra of van der Waals complexes by free jet absorption millimeter wave spectroscopy: pyridine-argon

    Sonia Melandri;Gianni Maccaferri;Assimo Maris;Aldo Millemaggi

  • Weak C-H...O and C-H...F-C hydrogen bonds in the oxirane-trifluoromethane dimer.

    José L. Alonso;Sonia Antolinez;Susana Blanco;Alberto Lesarri

  • Molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectrum of the dimethylether–xenon complex: tunnelling splitting and 131Xe quadrupole coupling constants

    Walther Caminati;Aldo Millemaggi;José L Alonso;Alberto Lesarri

  • Weak, improper, C-O...H-C hydrogen bonds in the dimethyl ether dimer.

    Yoshio Tatamitani;Bingxin Liu;Jun Shimada;Teruhiko Ogata

  • GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE AND PSEUDOROTATIONAL POTENTIAL OF PYRROLIDINE. AN AB INITIO AND ELECTRON DIFFRACTION STUDY

    G. Pfafferott;H. Oberhammer;J. E. Boggs;W. Caminati

  • Geometric structure and pseudorotational potential of pyrrolidine an ab initio and electron diffraction study

    Gregor Pfafferott;Heinz Oberhammer;James E. Boggs;Walther Caminati

  • The Hydrogen Bond and Beyond: Perspectives for Rotational Investigations of Non-Covalent Interactions.

    Marcos Juanes;Rizalina T. Saragi;Walther Caminati;Alberto Lesarri

  • The C2v Structure of Enolic Acetylacetone

    Walther Caminati;Jens-Uwe Grabow

  • Conformation of ethylene glycol from the rotational spectra of the nontunneling O-monodeuterated species

    Walther Caminati;Giorgio Corbelli

  • Microwave spectrum and amino hydrogen location in indole

    Walther Caminati;Salvatore Di Bernardo

  • The hydrogen bond between water and aromatic bases of biological interest: An experimental and theoretical study of the 1 : 1 complex of pyrimidine with water

    S Melandri;Maria Sanz;W Caminati;PG Favero

  • Relative strengths of the O-H...Cl and O-H...F hydrogen bonds.

    Walther Caminati;Sonia Melandri;Assimo Maris;Paolo Ottaviani

  • Rotational spectrum and ab initio calculations of N-methylformamide

    A. C. Fantoni;Walther Caminati

  • All five forms of cytosine revealed in the gas phase.

    José L. Alonso;Vanesa Vaquero;Isabel Peña;Juan C. López

  • The C−F···H−O Hydrogen Bond in the Gas Phase. Rotational Spectrum and ab Initio Calculations of Difluoromethane-Water

    Walther Caminati;Sonia Melandri;Ivan Rossi;Paolo G. Favero

  • Investigation of the molecular structure of catechol by combined microwave spectroscopy and AB initio calculations

    Walther Caminati;Salvatore Di Bernardo;Lothar Schäfer;Susan Q. Kulp-Newton

  • Isotopomeric Conformational Change in Anisole–Water†

    Barbara M. Giuliano;Walther Caminati

  • The CH⋅⋅⋅π Hydrogen Bond in the Benzene–Trifluoromethane Adduct: A Rotational Study

    Juan C. López;Walther Caminati;José L. Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

José L. Alonso
José L. Alonso University of Valladolid
Juan C. López
Juan C. López University of Valladolid
Lothar Schäfer
Lothar Schäfer University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Francesco Zerbetto
Francesco Zerbetto University of Bologna
Kevin C. Prince
Kevin C. Prince Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Laura Gagliardi
Laura Gagliardi University of Chicago
Marcello Coreno
Marcello Coreno AREA Science Park
James E. Boggs
James E. Boggs The University of Texas at Austin
Giorgio Orlandi
Giorgio Orlandi University of Bologna
Fernando Pirani
Fernando Pirani University of Perugia

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