Alberto Salleo

45.3k total citations · 19 hit papers
351 papers, 38.6k citations indexed

About

Alberto Salleo is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Salleo has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 38.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 277 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 175 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 72 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alberto Salleo's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (188 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (169 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (67 papers). Alberto Salleo is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (188 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (169 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (67 papers). Alberto Salleo collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Alberto Salleo's co-authors include Jonathan Rivnay, Iain McCulloch, Michael F. Toney, Scott T. Keene, Koen Vandewal, R. A. Street, Rodrigo Noriega, Yoeri van de Burgt, George G. Malliaras and Michael L. Chabinyc and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Salleo

339 papers receiving 38.2k citations

Hit Papers

A general relationship between disorder, aggregation and ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2013 2010 2018 2017 2012 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. A general relationship between disorder, aggregation and charge transport in conjugated polymers
    2013 1.8k citations Koen Vandewal, Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  2. Materials and Applications for Large Area Electronics: Solution-Based Approaches
    2010 1.5k citations Iain McCulloch, Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  3. Organic electrochemical transistors
    2018 1.5k citations Alberto Salleo, Róisı́n M. Owens et al. profile →
  4. A non-volatile organic electrochemical device as a low-voltage artificial synapse for neuromorphic computing
    2017 1.5k citations Yoeri van de Burgt, Elliot J. Fuller et al. profile →
  5. Quantitative Determination of Organic Semiconductor Microstructure from the Molecular to Device Scale
    2012 1.2k citations Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld, Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  6. High-efficiency and air-stable P3HT-based polymer solar cells with a new non-fullerene acceptor
    2016 1.1k citations Alberto Salleo, Iain McCulloch et al. Nature Communications profile →
  7. Reducing the efficiency–stability–cost gap of organic photovoltaics with highly efficient and stable small molecule acceptor ternary solar cells
    2016 937 citations Alberto Salleo, Iain McCulloch et al. profile →
  8. Organic electronics for neuromorphic computing
    2018 893 citations Yoeri van de Burgt, Armantas Melianas et al. profile →
  9. Charge transport in high-mobility conjugated polymers and molecular semiconductors
    2020 662 citations Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  10. Efficient charge generation by relaxed charge-transfer states at organic interfaces
    2013 638 citations Koen Vandewal, Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  11. Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells for tandems with silicon and CIGS
    2014 636 citations Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  12. Parallel programming of an ionic floating-gate memory array for scalable neuromorphic computing
    2019 598 citations Elliot J. Fuller, Scott T. Keene et al. profile →
  13. Indacenodithiophene Semiconducting Polymers for High-Performance, Air-Stable Transistors
    2010 535 citations Alberto Salleo, Iain McCulloch et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  14. Molecularly selective nanoporous membrane-based wearable organic electrochemical device for noninvasive cortisol sensing
    2018 483 citations Scott T. Keene, Alberto Salleo et al. Science Advances profile →
  15. Microstructural Characterization and Charge Transport in Thin Films of Conjugated Polymers
    2010 456 citations Alberto Salleo et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  16. The role of the third component in ternary organic solar cells
    2019 436 citations Alberto Salleo, Iain McCulloch et al. profile →
  17. Large modulation of carrier transport by grain-boundary molecular packing and microstructure in organic thin films
    2009 404 citations Alberto Salleo et al. profile →
  18. Electrolyte-gated transistors for enhanced performance bioelectronics
    2021 305 citations Zhenan Bao, George G. Malliaras et al. profile →
  19. A biohybrid synapse with neurotransmitter-mediated plasticity
    2020 278 citations Scott T. Keene, Claudia Lubrano et al. 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 Salleo United States 101 32.5k 22.4k 7.7k 7.5k 2.9k 351 38.6k
Iain McCulloch United Kingdom 122 51.8k 1.6× 40.7k 1.8× 10.9k 1.4× 8.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.5× 588 59.4k
Paul W. M. Blom Netherlands 104 35.9k 1.1× 22.6k 1.0× 10.5k 1.4× 6.9k 0.9× 772 0.3× 453 42.3k
George G. Malliaras United States 104 26.4k 0.8× 22.3k 1.0× 5.8k 0.7× 13.5k 1.8× 7.1k 2.4× 423 39.9k
Olle Inganäs Sweden 108 37.9k 1.2× 34.1k 1.5× 7.6k 1.0× 9.3k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 566 48.9k
Jonathan Rivnay United States 75 18.5k 0.6× 18.1k 0.8× 3.0k 0.4× 7.6k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 172 24.4k
Henning Sirringhaus United Kingdom 102 45.2k 1.4× 24.9k 1.1× 13.3k 1.7× 9.5k 1.3× 813 0.3× 398 51.9k
Dago M. de Leeuw Netherlands 69 19.4k 0.6× 10.9k 0.5× 5.6k 0.7× 5.7k 0.7× 724 0.2× 210 23.7k
C. Daniel Frisbie United States 90 23.5k 0.7× 8.8k 0.4× 8.5k 1.1× 8.3k 1.1× 911 0.3× 287 30.5k
Tae‐Woo Lee South Korea 80 25.0k 0.8× 9.1k 0.4× 14.4k 1.9× 6.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 481 30.8k
Niyazi Serdar Sariçiftçi Austria 104 48.2k 1.5× 35.1k 1.6× 16.0k 2.1× 7.8k 1.0× 918 0.3× 638 59.1k

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All Works

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Güsken, Nicholas A., Gerwin Dijk, Peter Suzuki, et al.. (2026). Soft photonic skins with dynamic texture and colour control. Nature. 649(8096). 345–352.
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Roh, Heejung, Tyler J. Quill, Gan Chen, et al.. (2025). Copper-Based Two-Dimensional Conductive Metal–Organic Framework Thin Films for Ultrasensitive Detection of Perfluoroalkyls in Drinking Water. ACS Nano. 19(6). 6332–6341. 16 indexed citations
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Jin, Amy, Gerwin Dijk, Juhwan Lim, et al.. (2025). Thermal Processing Creates Water‐Stable PEDOT:PSS Films for Bioelectronics. Advanced Materials. 37(13). e2415827–e2415827. 15 indexed citations
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Salleo, Alberto, et al.. (2025). Electrodiffusion through Pores in Supported Lipid Bilayers on PEDOT:PSS Electrodes: Bridging Equivalent Circuits and FEM Simulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129(49). 12715–12722.
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Iyer, M.K., et al.. (2025). The Importance of Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductor (OMIEC)–Water Interactions: A Perspective. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(45). 41193–41203.
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Kallitsis, Konstantinos, Ju An Park, Clemens F. Kaminski, et al.. (2025). Automated Label‐Free Assay for Viral Detection and Inhibitor Screening via Biomembrane‐Functionalized Microelectrode Arrays. Advanced Materials. 37(51). e01985–e01985.
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LeCroy, Garrett, Tyler J. Quill, Gerwin Dijk, et al.. (2025). Electron–ion coupling breaks energy symmetry in bistable organic electrochemical transistors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Gielen, Sam, Adam Marks, Alberto Salleo, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and photovoltaic performance of regioisomeric D18 – Impact of cross-conjugation on electronic structure and solar cell efficiency. Organic Electronics. 145. 107309–107309.
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Bustillo, Karen C., Benjamin H. Savitzky, Adam Marks, et al.. (2024). Charge-Induced Structural Rearrangements in Organic Mixed Ionic Electronic Conductors: A Cryogenic 4D-STEM Study. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 30(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Kallitsis, Konstantinos, Anna‐Maria Pappa, Alberto Álvarez‐Fernández, et al.. (2023). Tailoring the Surface Chemistry of PEDOT:PSS to Promote Supported Lipid Bilayer Formation. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 308(9). 7 indexed citations
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Keene, Scott T., Wesley Michaels, Armantas Melianas, et al.. (2022). Efficient Electronic Tunneling Governs Transport in Conducting Polymer-Insulator Blends. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(23). 10368–10376. 46 indexed citations
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Shin, Nara, Karl Sebastian Schellhammer, Min Ho Lee, et al.. (2021). Electronic Doping and Enhancement of n‐Channel Polycrystalline OFET Performance through Gate Oxide Modifications with Aminosilanes. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 8(16). 10 indexed citations
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Risi, Maria De, Michele Tufano, Filomena Grazia Alvino, et al.. (2021). Altered heparan sulfate metabolism during development triggers dopamine-dependent autistic-behaviours in models of lysosomal storage disorders. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3495–3495. 25 indexed citations
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Keene, Scott T., Tom P. A. van der Pol, Dante Zakhidov, et al.. (2020). Enhancement‐Mode PEDOT:PSS Organic Electrochemical Transistors Using Molecular De‐Doping. Advanced Materials. 32(19). e2000270–e2000270. 174 indexed citations
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Melianas, Armantas, Tyler J. Quill, Garrett LeCroy, et al.. (2020). Temperature-resilient solid-state organic artificial synapses for neuromorphic computing. Science Advances. 6(27). 180 indexed citations
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Zakhidov, Dante, Daniel A. Rehn, Evan J. Reed, & Alberto Salleo. (2020). Reversible Electrochemical Phase Change in Monolayer to Bulk-like MoTe2 by Ionic Liquid Gating. ACS Nano. 14(3). 2894–2903. 48 indexed citations
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Chen, Yihang, Nicholas J. Rommelfanger, Xiang Wu, et al.. (2020). How is flexible electronics advancing neuroscience research?. Biomaterials. 268. 120559–120559. 34 indexed citations
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Qarony, Wayesh, Mohammad Ismail Hossain, Alberto Salleo, Dietmar Knipp, & Yuen Hong Tsang. (2018). Rough versus planar interfaces: How to maximize the short circuit current of perovskite single and tandem solar cells. Materials Today Energy. 11. 106–113. 30 indexed citations
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Wong, William S. & Alberto Salleo. (2009). Flexible Electronics: Materials and Applications. Springer eBooks. 302 indexed citations
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Génin, François Y., Alberto Salleo, Thomas V. Pistor, & L. L. Chase. (2001). Role of light intensification by cracks in optical breakdown on surfaces. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 18(10). 2607–2607. 166 indexed citations

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