Adolfo Speghini

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
339 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Adolfo Speghini is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Adolfo Speghini has authored 339 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 297 papers in Materials Chemistry, 169 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 150 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Adolfo Speghini's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (240 papers), Glass properties and applications (169 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (96 papers). Adolfo Speghini is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (240 papers), Glass properties and applications (169 papers) and Solid State Laser Technologies (96 papers). Adolfo Speghini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and Spain. Adolfo Speghini's co-authors include Marco Bettinelli, Fiorenzo Vetrone, John A. Capobianco, John‐Christopher Boyer, U. Caldiño, Fabio Piccinelli, Rafik Naccache, Marco Pedroni, Daniel Jaque and Enrico Cavalli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Adolfo Speghini

336 papers receiving 13.9k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Physical–Chemical Properties of Biogenic Selenium Nanostructures Produced by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SeITE02 and Ochrobactrum sp. MPV1

2018 855 citations Adolfo Speghini et al. profile →
Significance of Yb3+ concentration on the upconversion mechanisms in codoped Y2O3:Er3+, Yb3+ nanocrystals

2004 500 citations Fiorenzo Vetrone, Adolfo Speghini et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluation of Self-Regulating Doped Ferrite Nanoparticles with Glucose, Chitosan, and Poly-Ethylene Glycol Coatings for Hyperthermia and Dual Imaging 2025 ·International Journal of Nanomedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Giovanni Morana, Michele Gottardi, P. Matteazzi, Adolfo Speghini, André Bongers, Pasquina Marzola	1
2	Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic investigation of Nd3+,Y3+ codoped CaF2 nanoparticles as water colloids: Exploiting emission in the near infrared region for nanothermometry 2024 ·Journal of Luminescence ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carla Cannas, (unknown), Raffaella Signorini, Eros Radicchi, Adolfo Speghini	1
3	Blue and white light emissions and energy transfer in Tm3+ and Dy3+/Tm3+ doped lithium-aluminum-zinc phosphate glasses 2024 ·Ceramics International ·E.F. Huerta, (unknown), (unknown), A.N. Meza-Rocha, (unknown), Adolfo Speghini, U. Caldiño	2
4	Chirality in luminescent Cs₃Cu₂Br₅microcrystals producedvialigand-assisted reprecipitation 2023 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Michele Back, Adolfo Speghini, Yurii K. Gun’ko, A. Benedetti	3
5	Fabrication of Europium-Doped CaF2 Films via Sol-Gel Synthesis as Down-Shifting Layers for Solar Cell Applications 2023 ·Materials ·Anna Lucia Pellegrino, (unknown), Adolfo Speghini, Graziella Malandrino	2
6	ZnSnO3 or Zn2SnO4/SnO2 Hierarchical Material? Insight into the Formation of ZnSn(OH)6 Derived Oxides 2022 ·Inorganics ·(unknown), (unknown), Michele Back, Pietro Riello, Adolfo Speghini, Nicola Pinna, A. Benedetti	5
7	Chiral non-stoichiometric ternary silver indium sulfide quantum dots: investigation on the chirality transfer by cysteine 2022 ·Nanoscale ·(unknown), Finn Purcell‐Milton, (unknown), Michele Back, E. Cattaruzza, Adolfo Speghini, Yurii K. Gun’ko, A. Benedetti	16
8	Cubic versus hexagonal – phase, size and morphology effects on the photoluminescence quantum yield of NaGdF₄:Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ upconverting nanoparticles 2022 ·Nanoscale ·Marta Quintanilla, Eva Hemmer, José Marqués-Hueso, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Reza R. Zamani, Vladimir Roddatis, Adolfo Speghini, Bryce S. Richards, Fiorenzo Vetrone	42
9	Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of nanostructured lanthanide doped β-NaYF4/TiO2 composite films 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Anna Lucia Pellegrino, Nadia Licciardello, (unknown), Massimo Sgarzi, Adolfo Speghini, Graziella Malandrino, Gianaurelio Cuniberti	6
10	The formation mechanism and chirality evolution of chiral carbon dots prepared via radical assisted synthesis at room temperature 2021 ·Nanoscale ·(unknown), (unknown), E. Cattaruzza, Nicola Pinna, A. Benedetti, Adolfo Speghini	21
11	Sodium niobate based hierarchical 3D perovskite nanoparticle clusters 2020 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown), Michele Back, (unknown), Nicola Pinna, A. Benedetti, Adolfo Speghini	4
12	Tuning the sensitivity of lanthanide-activated NIR nanothermometers in the biological windows 2017 ·Nanoscale ·(unknown), Artiom Skripka, (unknown), Monica Pedroni, Gianvito Caputo, Nicola Pinna, Marta Quintanilla, Antonio Benayas, Fiorenzo Vetrone, Adolfo Speghini	74
13	Upconverting Er³⁺,Yb³⁺ activated β-NaYF₄ thin films: a solution route using a novel sodium β-diketonate polyether adduct 2017 ·New Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Anna Lucia Pellegrino, Patrizia Rossi, Paola Paoli, (unknown), Marco Pedroni, Adolfo Speghini, Graziella Malandrino	18
14	White light upconversion in Yb-sensitized (Tm, Ho)-doped KLu(WO₄)₂nanocrystals: the effect of Eu incorporation 2013 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), María Cinta Pujol, Joan J. Carvajal, Xavier Mateos, Rosa Maria Solé, J. Massons, Adolfo Speghini, Marco Bettinelli, C. Cascales, Magdalena Aguiló, Francesc Dı́az	15
15	PEG-capped, lanthanide doped GdF3 nanoparticles: luminescent and T2 contrast agents for optical and MRI multimodal imaging 2012 ·Nanoscale ·(unknown), Marco Pedroni, Fabio Piccinelli, Stefano Polizzi, Pasquina Marzola, Stefano Tambalo, Giamaica Conti, Donatella Benati, Fiorenzo Vetrone, Marco Bettinelli, Adolfo Speghini	71
16	Eu-Doped Titania Nanofibers: Processing, Thermal Behaviour and Luminescent Properties 2010 ·Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ·Alessandra Bianco, Ilaria Cacciotti, Maria Elena Fragalà, Francesca Romana Lamastra, Adolfo Speghini, Fabio Piccinelli, Graziella Malandrino, G. Gusmano	37
17	Nanocrystalline lanthanide-doped Lu₃Ga₅O₁₂garnets: interesting materials for light-emitting devices 2010 ·Nanotechnology ·V. Venkatramu, Marco Giarola, G. Mariotto, Stefano Enzo, Stefano Polizzi, C.K. Jayasankar, Fabio Piccinelli, Marco Bettinelli, Adolfo Speghini	68
18	The f–f Emission of Pr<SUP>3+</SUP> Ion as an Optical Probe for the Structural Properties of YAG Nanoceramics 2009 ·Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ·D. Hreniak, Marco Bettinelli, Adolfo Speghini, Anna Łukowiak, Paweł Głuchowski, Rafał J. Wiglusz	15
19	Optical and spectroscopic properties of a new erbium-doped soda-lime-alumino-silicate glass for integrated optical amplifiers 2006 ·Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Simone Berneschi, Marco Bettinelli, M. Brenci, (unknown), Alessandro Chiasera, Maurizio Ferrari, (unknown), M. Montagna, Gualtiero Nunzi Conti, S. Pelli, (unknown), (unknown), Adolfo Speghini, Giancarlo C. Righini	2
20	Downregulation of the Petunia hybrida α-Expansin Gene PhEXP1 Reduces the Amount of Crystalline Cellulose in Cell Walls and Leads to Phenotypic Changes in Petal Limbs 2004 ·The Plant Cell ·Sara Zenoni, Lara Reale, Giovanni Battista Tornielli, Luisa Lanfaloni, Andrea Porceddu, Alberto Ferrarini, Chiaraluce Moretti, Anita Zamboni, Adolfo Speghini, Francesco Ferranti, Mario Pezzotti	121

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