Elisa Molinari

13.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
315 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Elisa Molinari is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Elisa Molinari has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 193 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 145 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 121 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Elisa Molinari's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (119 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (82 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (53 papers). Elisa Molinari is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (119 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (82 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (53 papers). Elisa Molinari collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Elisa Molinari's co-authors include Alice Ruini, Fausto Rossi, Rosa Di Felice, Ulrich Hohenester, Deborah Prezzi, A. Fasolino, Paolo Lugli, Guido Goldoni, F. Manghi and Stefano Baroni and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Elisa Molinari

306 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

Coherent ultrafast charge... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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. Coherent ultrafast charge transfer in an organic photovoltaic blend
    2014 454 citations Sarah M. Falke, Carlo Andrea Rozzi et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Elisa Molinari 6.3k 4.8k 4.5k 1.7k 565 315 10.4k
I. Stensgaard 7.2k 1.1× 7.7k 1.6× 5.2k 1.1× 3.9k 2.4× 659 1.2× 183 14.7k
Satoshi Watanabe 3.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 713 1.3× 441 7.7k
N. D. Lang 10.2k 1.6× 4.5k 0.9× 6.1k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 894 1.6× 84 14.1k
G. Andrew D. Briggs 3.4k 0.5× 4.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 465 0.8× 230 8.8k
Xavier Blase 3.9k 0.6× 8.0k 1.7× 3.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 863 1.5× 135 12.4k
W. G. Schmidt 5.2k 0.8× 4.8k 1.0× 4.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 3.0× 399 10.9k
Masaru Tsukada 5.7k 0.9× 3.9k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 948 0.6× 1.3k 2.3× 283 9.4k
Marco Bernasconi 2.3k 0.4× 5.4k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 534 0.9× 213 8.0k
Talat S. Rahman 3.9k 0.6× 4.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 834 1.5× 314 8.6k
Michael Rohlfing 4.3k 0.7× 5.2k 1.1× 4.4k 1.0× 924 0.6× 716 1.3× 144 8.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elisa Molinari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elisa Molinari

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elisa Molinari. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elisa Molinari based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Elisa Molinari. Elisa Molinari is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Hao, Zijie Qiu, Antoine Hinaut, et al.. (2025). Laterally π-Extended Polyhelicenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(47). 43842–43849.
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Rodt, Sven, D. Reuter, Arne Ludwig, et al.. (2025). Magnetic tuning of the tunnel coupling in an optically active quantum dot molecule. Physical review. B.. 112(6). 1 indexed citations
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Qiao, Junfeng, Nicola Spallanzani, Antimo Marrazzo, et al.. (2023). Towards high-throughput many-body perturbation theory: efficient algorithms and automated workflows. npj Computational Materials. 9(1). 12 indexed citations
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Stenger, Ingrid, Frédéric Fossard, Lorenzo Sponza, et al.. (2023). Distinguishing Different Stackings in Layered Materials via Luminescence Spectroscopy. Physical Review Letters. 131(20). 206902–206902. 7 indexed citations
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Ferretti, Andrea, et al.. (2023). Efficient full frequency GW for metals using a multipole approach for the dielectric screening. Physical review. B.. 107(15). 12 indexed citations
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Varsano, Daniele, et al.. (2022). Anomalous screening in narrow-gap carbon nanotubes. Iris Unimore (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoye, Alice Ruini, Wenhao Zheng, et al.. (2022). Band structure modulation by methoxy-functionalization of graphene nanoribbons. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(11). 4173–4181. 9 indexed citations
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Ruini, Alice, Deborah Prezzi, Elisa Molinari, et al.. (2020). Vibrational signature of the graphene nanoribbon edge structure from high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Nanoscale. 12(38). 19681–19688. 3 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Peter, Deborah Prezzi, Dongdong Liu, et al.. (2020). Adsorption and Motion of Single Molecular Motors on TiO2(110). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(45). 24776–24785. 5 indexed citations
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Daraio, Cinzia, et al.. (2019). A comparison of three individual multidisciplinarity indices based on the diversity of the Scopus subject areas, of the bibliography and of the citing papers.. ISSI. 1226–1231. 1 indexed citations
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Varsano, Daniele, Maurizia Palummo, Elisa Molinari, & Massimo Rontani. (2019). A monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide as a topological excitonic insulator. arXiv (Cornell University). 76 indexed citations
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Hu, Yunbin, Peng Xie, Alice Ruini, et al.. (2018). Bandgap Engineering of Graphene Nanoribbons by Control over Structural Distortion. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(25). 7803–7809. 66 indexed citations
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Zhang, Runmin, Luca Bursi, Joel D. Cox, et al.. (2017). How To Identify Plasmons from the Optical Response of Nanostructures. ACS Nano. 11(7). 7321–7335. 72 indexed citations
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Rozzi, Carlo Andrea, Sarah M. Falke, Nicola Spallanzani, et al.. (2013). Quantum coherence controls the charge separation in a prototypical artificial light-harvesting system. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1602–1602. 225 indexed citations
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Molinari, Elisa. (2011). Designing All-Graphene Nanojunctions by Covalent Functionalization. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 32 indexed citations
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Molinari, Elisa & M. Tomellini. (2010). Evidence for Vibrational Excitation of the Adlayer in Exoergic Processes at Metal Surfaces: H-atom Abstraction and Recombination and Adsorption-stimulated Desorption of CO. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 224(5). 761–779. 2 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, R., R. Cingolani, Rosa Di Felice, et al.. (2002). Biomolecular Electronic Devices Based on Self‐Organized Deoxyguanosine Nanocrystals. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 960(1). 184–192. 10 indexed citations
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Caldas, Marília, et al.. (1996). Optical absorption of small hydrogenated Si particles. Brazilian Journal of Physics. 26(3). 631–636. 1 indexed citations
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Baroni, Stefano, Paolo Giannozzi, & Elisa Molinari. (1990). Phonon spectra of ultrathin GaAs/AlAs superlattices: Anab initiocalculation. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 41(6). 3870–3873. 96 indexed citations
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D’Agostino, Rocco, et al.. (1972). 流体力学を明確にした反応装置を用いた溶液中の〔lr(CO)(dp) 2 〕Clの脱カルボニル反応の速度論的研究. Gazzetta chimica italiana. 102(11). 974–993. 1 indexed citations

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