Alessandro Pezzella

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
153 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Alessandro Pezzella is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandro Pezzella has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Cell Biology, 38 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 29 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Alessandro Pezzella's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (80 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (38 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (26 papers). Alessandro Pezzella is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (80 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (38 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (26 papers). Alessandro Pezzella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and United Kingdom. Alessandro Pezzella's co-authors include Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano, Paul Meredith, Giuseppe Prota, Tadeusz Sarna, Lucia Panzella, Villy Sundström, Clara Santato, Giuseppina Luciani and Orlando Crescenzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alessandro Pezzella

151 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Chemical and Structural Diversity in Eumelanins: Unexplored Bio‐Optoelectronic Materials

2009 525 citations Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

2013 374 citations Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano et al. profile →
Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications

2015 364 citations Marco d’Ischia, Paul Meredith et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In Vitro Osteogenic Stimulation of Human Adipose-Derived MSCs on Biofunctional 3D-Printed Scaffolds 2025 ·Biomedicines ·(unknown), Ugo D’Amora, (unknown), Alfredo Ronca, Paola Manini, Alessandro Pezzella, Maria Grazia Raucci, (unknown), Giovanna Calabrese	1
2	Biosustainable Hybrid Nanoplatforms as Photoacoustic Agents 2024 ·Macromolecular Bioscience ·Giulio Pota, Paolo Armanetti, Brigida Silvestri, Bruno de Gennaro, Anna Zanfardino, Michela Di Napoli, Mario Varcamonti, Gianluca Landi, Alessandro Pezzella, A. Costantini, Giuseppina Luciani, Luca Menichetti	0
3	Enhanced Photoacoustic Response by Synergistic Ag–Melanin Interplay at the Core of Ternary Biocompatible Hybrid Silica-Based Nanoparticles 2023 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Brigida Silvestri, Paolo Armanetti, Giulio Pota, Giuseppe Vitiello, Alessandro Pezzella, Luca Menichetti, Vincenzo Giannini, Giuseppina Luciani	4
4	Bioactive Composite Methacrylated Gellan Gum for 3D-Printed Bone Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds 2023 ·Nanomaterials ·Ugo D’Amora, Alfredo Ronca, Stefania Scialla, Alessandra Soriente, Paola Manini, (unknown), Christoph Ottenheim, Alessandro Pezzella, Giovanna Calabrese, Maria Grazia Raucci, Luigi Ambrosio	23
5	Eumelanin from the Black Soldier Fly as Sustainable Biomaterial: Characterisation and Functional Benefits in Tissue-Engineered Composite Scaffolds 2022 ·Biomedicines ·Ugo D’Amora, Alessandra Soriente, Alfredo Ronca, Stefania Scialla, (unknown), Paola Manini, (unknown), Christoph Ottenheim, Rocco Di Girolamo, Alessandro Pezzella, Maria Grazia Raucci, Luigi Ambrosio	17
6	Eumelanin pigment precursor 2-carboxy-5,6-dihydroxyindole and 2-amino-6-methylbenzothiazole chromophore integration towards melanin inspired chemoresponsive materials: the case of the Zn²⁺ ion 2022 ·RSC Advances ·(unknown), Alessandro Pezzella, Ugo Caruso	2
7	Locating the bandgap edges of eumelanin thin films for applications in organic electronics 2021 ·Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Abdelaziz Gouda, (unknown), (unknown), Alessandro Pezzella, Ian G. Hill, Clara Santato	7
8	Promelanogenic Effects by an Annurca Apple-Based Natural Formulation in Human Primary Melanocytes 2021 ·Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ·Maria Grazia Ferraro, Marialuisa Piccolo, Alessandro Pezzella, (unknown), Francesco Μaione, Gian Carlo Tenore, Rita Santamaria, Carlo Irace, Ettore Novellino	10
9	Eumelanin: From Molecular State to Film 2021 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian Pellerin, Alessandro Pezzella, Clara Santato	9
10	Melanin and Melanin-Like Hybrid Materials in Regenerative Medicine 2020 ·Nanomaterials ·Chiara Cavallini, Giuseppe Vitiello, Barbara Adinolfi, Brigida Silvestri, Paolo Armanetti, Paola Manini, Alessandro Pezzella, Marco d’Ischia, Giuseppina Luciani, Luca Menichetti	53
11	Melanin Biopolymers: Tailoring Chemical Complexity for Materials Design 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano, Alessandro Pezzella, Paul Meredith, Markus J. Buehler	159
12	Self-assembly of 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid: polymorphism of a eumelanin building block on Au(111) 2019 ·Nanoscale ·F. De Marchi, Gianluca Galeotti, Mantas Šimėnas, Penghui Ji, Lifeng Chi, E. E. Tornau, Alessandro Pezzella, Jennifer MacLeod, Maryam Ebrahimi, Federico Rosei	12
13	Melanin Biopolymers: Tailoring Chemical Complexity for Materials Design 2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Marco d’Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano, Alessandro Pezzella, Paul Meredith, Markus J. Buehler	12
14	Impact of Eumelanin–PEDOT Blending: Increased PEDOT Crystalline Order and Packing–Conductivity Relationship in Ternary PEDOT:PSS:Eumelanin Thin Films 2019 ·Advanced Electronic Materials ·Ludovico Migliaccio, Davide Altamura, Francesco Scattarella, Cinzia Giannini, Paola Manini, Felice Gesuele, Maria Grazia Maglione, (unknown), Alessandro Pezzella	12
15	Room-temperature surface-assisted reactivity of a melanin precursor: silver metal–organic coordinationversuscovalent dimerization on gold 2018 ·Nanoscale ·F. De Marchi, Gianluca Galeotti, Mantas Šimėnas, E. E. Tornau, Alessandro Pezzella, Jennifer MacLeod, Maryam Ebrahimi, Federico Rosei	24
16	Eumelanin Coating of Silica Aerogel by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Deposition of a 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Thin Film 2018 ·Materials ·Giuseppe Caputo, Irene Bonadies, Ludovico Migliaccio, (unknown), Alessandro Pezzella	1
17	Bioinspired hybrid eumelanin–TiO₂antimicrobial nanostructures: the key role of organo–inorganic frameworks in tuning eumelanin's biocide action mechanism through membrane interaction 2018 ·RSC Advances ·Giuseppe Vitiello, Anna Zanfardino, (unknown), Michela Di Napoli, (unknown), Alessandro Pezzella, Mario Varcamonti, Brigida Silvestri, Gerardino D’Errico, A. Costantini, Giuseppina Luciani	38
18	Sequential Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Mediates Excited-State Deactivation of a Eumelanin Building Block 2017 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Juan J. Nogueira, Alice Corani, Amal El Nahhas, Alessandro Pezzella, Marco d’Ischia, Leticia González, Villy Sundström	29
19	Probing the Eumelanin–Silica Interface in Chemically Engineered Bulk Hybrid Nanoparticles for Targeted Subcellular Antioxidant Protection 2017 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Brigida Silvestri, Giuseppe Vitiello, Giuseppina Luciani, Vincenzo Calcagno, A. Costantini, Maria Gallo, Silvia Parisi, Simona Paladino, (unknown), Gerardino D’Errico, (unknown), Alessandro Pezzella, Marco d’Ischia	42
20	Eumelanin Coated PLA Electrospun Micro Fibers as Bioinspired Cradle for SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells Growth and Maturation 2017 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Ines Fasolino, Irene Bonadies, Luigi Ambrosio, Maria Grazia Raucci, Cosimo Carfagna, (unknown), Francesca Cimino, Alessandro Pezzella	22

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