Federica Sebastiani

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 887 citations indexed

About

Federica Sebastiani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Federica Sebastiani has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 887 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Federica Sebastiani's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (5 papers). Federica Sebastiani is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (12 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (5 papers). Federica Sebastiani collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and France. Federica Sebastiani's co-authors include Richard A. Campbell, Marité Cárdenas, Marianna Yanez Arteta, Christian Pfrang, Lennart Lindfors, Robert A. Russell, Michael Haertlein, Tamim A. Darwish, Martine Moulin and Sarah Waldie and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Federica Sebastiani

30 papers receiving 878 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.

Apolipoprotein E Binding Drives Structural and Compositional Rearrangement of mRNA-Containing Lipid Nanoparticles

2021 264 citations Federica Sebastiani, Marianna Yanez Arteta et al. ACS Nano profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Federica Sebastiani United Kingdom	17	567	104	88	77	75	31	887
Antonio Cruz Spain	30	887 1.6×	151 1.5×	80 0.9×	189 2.5×	144 1.9×	79	2.6k
Haichuan Liu China	22	595 1.0×	55 0.5×	24 0.3×	104 1.4×	194 2.6×	79	1.5k
Mingjun Yang United States	20	444 0.8×	90 0.9×	188 2.1×	96 1.2×	104 1.4×	41	1.0k
R. Seoane Spain	16	262 0.5×	42 0.4×	40 0.5×	149 1.9×	105 1.4×	48	665
Hanna Wacklin France	19	789 1.4×	201 1.9×	97 1.1×	191 2.5×	292 3.9×	25	1.1k
Olga Cañadas Spain	18	244 0.4×	86 0.8×	100 1.1×	47 0.6×	27 0.4×	28	938
Jakub Barbasz Poland	21	380 0.7×	268 2.6×	114 1.3×	102 1.3×	86 1.1×	53	1.2k
Kevin Spiekermann United States	10	188 0.3×	264 2.5×	120 1.4×	46 0.6×	37 0.5×	13	658
O. Conde Spain	15	596 1.1×	63 0.6×	42 0.5×	156 2.0×	252 3.4×	40	780
Andrey Gruzinov Russia	11	568 1.0×	85 0.8×	66 0.8×	66 0.9×	38 0.5×	26	983

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Federica Sebastiani

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Tombolini, Francesca, Federica Sebastiani, Andrea Gordiani, et al.. (2025). Scaling up the graphene production from R&D to the pilot plant stage: Implications for workers' exposure to airborne nano-objects. NanoImpact. 38. 100555–100555. 2 indexed citations

Larsen, Andreas Haahr, J. Jacobsen, Melissa A. Graewert, et al.. (2025). SAStutorials.org – online tutorials on small-angle scattering data analysis. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 58(2). 603–608.

Bono, Nina, Federica Sebastiani, Antonio Chaves-Sanjuán, et al.. (2025). A fluorinated Janus-type dendrimer as an ionizable one-component nanocarrier for nucleic acids. Nanoscale. 17(43). 25266–25280. 1 indexed citations

Caselli, Lucrezia, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic Degradation of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides by Peptide-Coated TiO ₂ Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(44). 60056–60069. 4 indexed citations

Caselli, Lucrezia, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial Peptide Coating of TiO ₂ Nanoparticles for Boosted Antimicrobial Effects. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(39). 24 indexed citations

Sebastiani, Federica, Marianna Yanez Arteta, Ann E. Terry, et al.. (2024). Evolution of the structure of lipid nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery: From in situ studies of formulation to colloidal stability. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 660. 66–76. 35 indexed citations

Lokras, Abhijeet, S. Schmidt, Henrik Franzyk, et al.. (2024). Lipid nanoparticles for local delivery of mRNA to the respiratory tract: Effect of PEG-lipid content and administration route. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 198. 114266–114266. 30 indexed citations

Felice, Francesca De, Carmine Antropoli, Antonio Brillantino, et al.. (2023). Mapping the landscape of immunonutrition and cancer research: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis on behalf of NutriOnc Research Group. International Journal of Surgery. 110(1). 395–405. 13 indexed citations

Cárdenas, Marité, Richard A. Campbell, Marianna Yanez Arteta, M. Jayne Lawrence, & Federica Sebastiani. (2023). Review of structural design guiding the development of lipid nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 66. 101705–101705. 58 indexed citations

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Sebastiani, Federica, Richard A. Campbell, & Christian Pfrang. (2022). Night-time oxidation at the air–water interface: co-surfactant effects in binary mixtures. Environmental Science Atmospheres. 2(6). 1324–1337. 3 indexed citations

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Somaschini, Alberto, Michela Perrone, Federica Sebastiani, et al.. (2022). Preterm birth and metabolic implications on later life: A narrative review focused on body composition. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 978271–978271. 23 indexed citations

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Sebastiani, Federica, Marianna Yanez Arteta, Michael Lerche, et al.. (2021). Apolipoprotein E Binding Drives Structural and Compositional Rearrangement of mRNA-Containing Lipid Nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 15(4). 6709–6722. 264 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sebastiani, Federica, Marianna Yanez Arteta, Lennart Lindfors, & Marité Cárdenas. (2021). Screening of the binding affinity of serum proteins to lipid nanoparticles in a cell free environment. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 610. 766–774. 25 indexed citations

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Waldie, Sarah, Federica Sebastiani, Kathryn L. Browning, et al.. (2020). Lipoprotein ability to exchange and remove lipids from model membranes as a function of fatty acid saturation and presence of cholesterol. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1865(10). 158769–158769. 19 indexed citations

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Clifton, Luke A., Richard A. Campbell, Federica Sebastiani, et al.. (2020). Design and use of model membranes to study biomolecular interactions using complementary surface-sensitive techniques. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 277. 102118–102118. 74 indexed citations

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Sebastiani, Federica, et al.. (2018). Nighttime oxidation of surfactants at the air–water interface: effects of chain length, head group and saturation. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(5). 3249–3268. 26 indexed citations

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Sebastiani, Federica, et al.. (2018). Effects of Aggregate Charge and Subphase Ionic Strength on the Properties of Spread Polyelectrolyte/Surfactant Films at the Air/Water Interface under Static and Dynamic Conditions. Langmuir. 34(6). 2312–2323. 45 indexed citations

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Bobone, Sara, Yuri Gerelli, Marta De Zotti, et al.. (2012). Membrane thickness and the mechanism of action of the short peptaibol trichogin GA IV. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1828(3). 1013–1024. 56 indexed citations

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Casieri, C., et al.. (2002). Dipolar and chemical shift anisotropy relaxation in a solid polymer measured by the NMR coherence time in the rotating frame. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 307-310. 744–749. 3 indexed citations

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Casieri, C., et al.. (2001). Water confinement in paper. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 19(3-4). 573–573. 2 indexed citations

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