Alberto Credi

25.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
275 papers, 21.3k citations indexed

About

Alberto Credi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Credi has authored 275 papers receiving a total of 21.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Organic Chemistry, 159 papers in Materials Chemistry and 95 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Alberto Credi's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (150 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (87 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (68 papers). Alberto Credi is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (150 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (87 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (68 papers). Alberto Credi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Alberto Credi's co-authors include Vincenzo Balzani, Margherita Venturi, Serena Silvi, J. Fraser Stoddart, Maria Teresa Gandolfi, Luca Prodi, Massimo Baroncini, Marco Montalti, M. Venturi and Françisco M. Raymo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Credi

273 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of Photochemistry 1997 2026 2006 2016 2006 2003 2007 2004 2008 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Handbook of Photochemistry
    2006 1.8k citations Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  2. Molecular Devices and Machines – A Journey into the Nano World
    2003 1.1k citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  3. Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy
    2007 971 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  4. A Molecular Elevator
    2004 895 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  5. Molecular Devices and Machines
    2008 628 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  6. Künstliche molekulare Maschinen
    2000 521 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. Angewandte Chemie profile →
  7. Logic Operations at the Molecular Level. An XOR Gate Based on a Molecular Machine
    1997 425 citations Alberto Credi, Vincenzo Balzani et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. Photo- and Redox-Driven Artificial Molecular Motors
    2019 415 citations Massimo Baroncini, Serena Silvi et al. profile →
  9. Autonomous artificial nanomotor powered by sunlight
    2006 410 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
  10. Acid−Base Controllable Molecular Shuttles
    1998 284 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. A Chemically and Electrochemically Switchable [2]Catenane Incorporating a Tetrathiafulvalene Unit
    1998 268 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  12. Operating Molecular Elevators
    2006 247 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Serena Silvi et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alberto Credi Italy 70 11.4k 11.4k 6.2k 4.0k 3.8k 275 21.3k
Françisco M. Raymo United States 68 11.5k 1.0× 9.0k 0.8× 5.4k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 3.2k 0.8× 257 19.8k
Margherita Venturi Italy 59 7.8k 0.7× 8.3k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 172 15.6k
Jean‐Pierre Sauvage France 78 9.5k 0.8× 13.1k 1.2× 5.8k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 4.0k 1.1× 327 21.4k
Amar H. Flood United States 58 5.6k 0.5× 7.2k 0.6× 4.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.7× 193 12.4k
Vivian Wing‐Wah Yam Hong Kong 98 22.4k 2.0× 17.3k 1.5× 5.2k 0.8× 10.2k 2.6× 2.4k 0.6× 657 37.7k
Angel E. Kaifer United States 68 6.2k 0.5× 10.4k 0.9× 6.1k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 236 17.3k
Vincent M. Lynch United States 88 13.7k 1.2× 12.4k 1.1× 10.3k 1.7× 1.6k 0.4× 4.4k 1.2× 564 26.4k
Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson Ireland 81 20.0k 1.7× 6.3k 0.6× 18.9k 3.0× 2.1k 0.5× 6.6k 1.7× 307 30.2k
Raymond Ziessel France 91 21.3k 1.9× 8.5k 0.7× 7.2k 1.2× 7.4k 1.9× 2.2k 0.6× 500 30.9k
Fritz Vögtle Germany 75 9.2k 0.8× 15.3k 1.3× 7.1k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 7.1k 1.9× 703 25.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cera, Gianpiero, et al.. (2023). A Multiresponsive Calix[6]arene Pseudorotaxane Empowered by Fluorophoric Dansyl Groups. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(22). e202203472–e202203472. 1 indexed citations
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Groppi, Jessica, Davide Balestri, Gianpiero Cera, et al.. (2023). Selective enhancement of organic dye properties through encapsulation in rotaxane orientational isomers. Chemical Communications. 59(33). 4970–4973. 5 indexed citations
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Bystrenová, Eva, G. Ruani, Jessica Groppi, et al.. (2022). Multimodal sensing in rewritable, data matrix azobenzene-based devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(27). 10132–10138. 4 indexed citations
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Ragazzon, Giulio, Marco Malferrari, Arturo Arduini, et al.. (2022). Autonomous Non‐Equilibrium Self‐Assembly and Molecular Movements Powered by Electrical Energy**. Angewandte Chemie. 135(5). 3 indexed citations
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Ragazzon, Giulio, Marco Malferrari, Arturo Arduini, et al.. (2022). Autonomous Non‐Equilibrium Self‐Assembly and Molecular Movements Powered by Electrical Energy**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(5). e202214265–e202214265. 29 indexed citations
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Curcio, Massimiliano, Ettore Fois, Gloria Tabacchi, et al.. (2021). Chemically Induced Mismatch of Rings and Stations in [3]Rotaxanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(21). 8046–8055. 21 indexed citations
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Silvi, Serena, et al.. (2021). Selective access to constitutionally identical, orientationally isomeric calix[6]arene-based [3]rotaxanes by an active template approach. Chemical Science. 12(18). 6419–6428. 11 indexed citations
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Groppi, Jessica, Lorenzo Casimiro, Stefano Corrà, et al.. (2020). Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading. Angewandte Chemie. 132(35). 14935–14944. 11 indexed citations
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Zuccaccia, Daniele, Roberta Pinalli, Rita De Zorzi, et al.. (2020). Hierarchical self-assembly and controlled disassembly of a cavitand-based host–guest supramolecular polymer. Polymer Chemistry. 12(3). 389–401. 3 indexed citations
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Groppi, Jessica, Lorenzo Casimiro, Stefano Corrà, et al.. (2020). Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(35). 14825–14834. 47 indexed citations
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Orlandini, Guido, Lorenzo Casimiro, Alberto Credi, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and properties of a redox-switchable calix[6]arene-based molecular lasso. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(4). 648–659. 11 indexed citations
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Casimiro, Lorenzo, Chiara Massera, Alberto Credi, et al.. (2019). New Geometries for Calix[6]arene‐Based Rotaxanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2019(21). 3513–3524. 10 indexed citations
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Shao, Baihao, Massimo Baroncini, Hai Qian, et al.. (2018). Solution and Solid-State Emission Toggling of a Photochromic Hydrazone. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(39). 12323–12327. 88 indexed citations
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Ragazzon, Giulio, Guido Orlandini, Margherita Venturi, et al.. (2017). Efficient active-template synthesis of calix[6]arene-based oriented pseudorotaxanes and rotaxanes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 15(32). 6753–6763. 15 indexed citations
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Orlandini, Guido, Giulio Ragazzon, Lorenzo Degli Esposti, et al.. (2017). Plugging a Bipyridinium Axle into Multichromophoric Calix[6]arene Wheels Bearing Naphthyl Units at Different Rims. ChemistryOpen. 6(1). 64–72. 4 indexed citations
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Orlandini, Guido, Giulio Ragazzon, Andrea Secchi, et al.. (2017). Covalent capture of oriented calix[6]arene rotaxanes by a metal-free active template approach. Chemical Communications. 53(45). 6172–6174. 16 indexed citations
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Credi, Alberto. (2007). Moleküle, die Entscheidungen treffen. Angewandte Chemie. 119(29). 5568–5572. 63 indexed citations
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Balzani, Vincenzo, Alberto Credi, Belén Ferrer, Serena Silvi, & Margherita Venturi. (2005). Artifcial molecular motors and machines: design, principles, and prototype systems. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 262. 1–27. 48 indexed citations
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Hasenknopf, Bernold, et al.. (1996). Linear tris-terpyridines and their trinuclear Ru(II) complexes: Synthesis, absorption spectra, and excited state properties. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 1 indexed citations

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