Alessandro Casnati

12.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Casnati is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Casnati has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Organic Chemistry, 97 papers in Spectroscopy and 90 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Casnati's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (123 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (88 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (35 papers). Alessandro Casnati is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (123 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (88 papers) and Radioactive element chemistry and processing (35 papers). Alessandro Casnati collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and France. Alessandro Casnati's co-authors include Rocco Ungaro, Francesco Sansone, Andrea Pochini, Laura Baldini, Franco Ugozzoli, David N. Reinhoudt, R. Ungaro, Roberta Cacciapaglia, Domenico Sciotto and Jean‐François Dozol and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Casnati

219 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Synthesis, Complexation, and Membrane Transport Studies of 1,3-Alternate Calix[4]arene-crown-6 Conformers: A New Class of Cesium Selective Ionophores
    1995 548 citations Alessandro Casnati, Andrea Pochini 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
Alessandro Casnati Italy 59 6.1k 4.7k 3.1k 3.1k 1.7k 221 10.1k
Rocco Ungaro Italy 66 8.2k 1.3× 6.6k 1.4× 2.9k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 179 11.8k
Javier de Mendoza Spain 47 4.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 176 7.1k
Kay Severin Switzerland 67 9.0k 1.5× 2.5k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 3.7k 1.2× 4.0k 2.4× 331 14.0k
Antonio Bianchi Italy 47 2.9k 0.5× 4.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 3.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 292 8.9k
C. David Gutsche United States 44 7.2k 1.2× 4.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 3.5k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 148 9.6k
Mir Wais Hosseini France 55 5.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 4.9k 1.6× 5.1k 3.1× 330 12.1k
Leonard F. Lindoy Australia 47 4.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 703 0.2× 3.5k 1.1× 4.1k 2.5× 433 10.2k
Luca Prodi Italy 64 3.8k 0.6× 4.9k 1.0× 3.5k 1.1× 7.9k 2.5× 1.1k 0.7× 251 13.9k
J.-M. Lehn France 8 4.6k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 3.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.5× 10 8.9k
Amar H. Flood United States 58 7.2k 1.2× 4.5k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 5.6k 1.8× 932 0.6× 193 12.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alessandro Casnati

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All Works

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Ciaramelli, Carlotta, Luciano Marchiò, Laura Baldini, et al.. (2025). Clustering Zwitterionic Amino Acids at the Upper Rim of Cone Calix[4]arene Triggers the Selective Recognition of Gram‐Negative Bacterial Envelope. Small Structures. 6(6). 1 indexed citations
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Falanga, Andrea Patrizia, Alessio Bartocci, Monica Terracciano, et al.. (2025). Calixarenes meet (TG4T)4 G-quadruplex: Exploring reciprocal interactions to develop innovative biotechnological applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 305(Pt 2). 141331–141331.
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Casnati, Alessandro, et al.. (2024). Enzyme Mimics Based on Guanidinocalix[4]arene/ Nanodiamond Hybrid Systems with Phosphodiesterase Activity. ChemCatChem. 16(6). 5 indexed citations
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Maggi, Raimondo, Raffaella Mancuso, Bartolo Gabriele, et al.. (2023). Palladium‐Catalyzed Carbonylation of Multifunctionalized Substituted Alkynes to Quinolinone Derivatives under Mild Conditions†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(23). 3223–3228. 4 indexed citations
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Baldini, Laura, Davide Balestri, Luciano Marchiò, & Alessandro Casnati. (2023). A Combined Solution and Solid-State Study on the Tautomerism of an Azocalix[4]arene Chromoionophore. Molecules. 28(12). 4704–4704. 2 indexed citations
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Palmioli, Alessandro, Laura Legnani, Paola Sperandeo, et al.. (2023). Multivalent calix[4]arene-based mannosylated dendrons as new FimH ligands and inhibitors. Bioorganic Chemistry. 138. 106613–106613. 6 indexed citations
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Loconte, Valentina, Alessandro Casnati, L. Cervoni, et al.. (2023). 3-O-Methyltolcapone and Its Lipophilic Analogues Are Potent Inhibitors of Transthyretin Amyloidogenesis with High Permeability and Low Toxicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 479–479. 3 indexed citations
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Gasparello, Jessica, Chiara Papi, Roberto Gambari, et al.. (2023). Cationic Calix[4]arene Vectors to Efficiently Deliver AntimiRNA Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) and miRNA Mimics. Pharmaceutics. 15(8). 2121–2121. 4 indexed citations
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Bonardi, Alessandro, Silvia Bua, Andrea Angeli, et al.. (2021). Calixarenes Incorporating Sulfonamide Moieties: Versatile Ligands for Carbonic Anhydrases Inhibition. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(6). e202103527–e202103527. 5 indexed citations
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Marie, Cécile, Peter Kaufholz, Laura Baldini, et al.. (2019). Development of a Selective Americium Separation Process Using H4TPAEN as Water-Soluble Stripping Agent. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange. 37(5). 313–327. 23 indexed citations
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Gallego‐Yerga, Laura, Inmaculada Posadas, Francesco Sansone, et al.. (2017). Docetaxel-Loaded Nanoparticles Assembled from β-Cyclodextrin/Calixarene Giant Surfactants: Physicochemical Properties and Cytotoxic Effect in Prostate Cancer and Glioblastoma Cells. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 8. 249–249. 37 indexed citations
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Bagnacani, Valentina, Valentina Franceschi, Michele Bassi, et al.. (2013). Arginine clustering on calix[4]arene macrocycles for improved cell penetration and DNA delivery. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1721–1721. 132 indexed citations
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Baldini, Laura, Francesco Sansone, Franco Ugozzoli, et al.. (2010). Calix[6]arene-picolinamide extractants for radioactive waste: effect of modification of the basicity of the pyridine N atom on the extraction efficiency and An/Ln separation. Dalton Transactions. 39(10). 2546–2546. 26 indexed citations
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Casnati, Alessandro, et al.. (2002). A novel self-assembled supramolecular architecture involving cation, anion and a calix[4]arene heteroditopic receptor. Tetrahedron Letters. 43(41). 7311–7314. 30 indexed citations
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Casnati, Alessandro, et al.. (2000). Strontium complexes of calixarene amides in the solid state: structural dependence on the ligand size and on the counter ions. Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions. 3411–3415. 23 indexed citations
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Casnati, Alessandro. (1998). ChemInform Abstract: Calixarenes: From Chemical Curiosity to a Rich Source for Molecular Receptors. ChemInform. 29(31). 4 indexed citations
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Casnati, Alessandro, et al.. (1996). Upper-rim urea-derivatized calix[4]arenes as neutral receptors for monocarboxylate anions. Gazzetta chimica italiana. 126. 99–106. 72 indexed citations
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Cacciapaglia, Roberta, et al.. (1993). Barium(II)-ion assisted monodeacetylation of partial-cone calix[4]arene-crown-5 diacetate. A convenient preparation of partial-cone calix[4]arene-crown-5 monoacetate. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 369–369. 3 indexed citations

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