Francesco Picchioni

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
172 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Francesco Picchioni is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Picchioni has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 52 papers in Organic Chemistry and 42 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Francesco Picchioni's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (38 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (35 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (34 papers). Francesco Picchioni is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (38 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (35 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (34 papers). Francesco Picchioni collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and Kenya. Francesco Picchioni's co-authors include Antonius A. Broekhuis, Patrizio Raffa, L. P. B. M. Janssen, Paolo P. Pescarmona, Aeilke J. Kamphuis, Sameer P. Nalawade, Pablo Druetta, D.A.Z. Wever, A.A. Broekhuis and Youchun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Progress in Polymer Science.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Picchioni

172 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CO₂-fixation into cyclic and polymeric carbonates: principles and applications

2019 674 citations Francesco Picchioni et al. Green Chemistry profile →
Supercritical carbon dioxide as a green solvent for processing polymer melts: Processing aspects and applications

2005 514 citations Francesco Picchioni et al. profile →
Polymeric surfactants for enhanced oil recovery: A review

2016 341 citations Patrizio Raffa, Antonius A. Broekhuis et al. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Picchioni Netherlands	40	2.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	172	6.8k
Ling Zhao China	43	4.0k 1.5×	974 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	373	7.4k
Xiaoyu Gu China	50	6.1k 2.3×	612 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	2.0k 1.7×	327	9.0k
A.M. Al-Sabagh Egypt	47	605 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	716 0.5×	805 0.6×	2.8k 2.4×	202	6.7k
Alejandro J. Müller Spain	66	10.4k 3.9×	2.9k 1.8×	2.1k 1.4×	8.4k 6.0×	3.5k 2.9×	528	16.9k
Sevim Z. Erhan United States	45	1.5k 0.5×	930 0.6×	2.7k 1.8×	1.0k 0.7×	678 0.6×	119	6.4k
Sheng Han China	51	852 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	2.7k 1.8×	426 0.3×	3.4k 2.9×	358	10.5k
Xingmei Lü China	56	926 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	3.5k 2.3×	2.4k 1.7×	2.0k 1.7×	220	10.6k
Marina Galià Spain	46	4.1k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	157	6.3k
Zhong Xin China	42	2.6k 0.9×	481 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	258	6.7k
Juntao Tang China	45	607 0.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	3.7k 3.1×	139	8.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Picchioni

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Wang, Lin, Hamoon Hemmatpour, Petra Rudolf, et al.. (2025). Swollen hydrogels with strong mechanical characteristics: A superior adsorbent for the sustainable removal of diclofenac sodium. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 686. 754–763. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Jingying, Danny Chan, Tao Yang, et al.. (2025). Bio-degradable, fully bio-based, thermally cross-linked superabsorbent polymers from citric acid and glycerol. Green Chemistry. 27(12). 3234–3247. 6 indexed citations

Druetta, Pablo, et al.. (2024). Modelling supercritical CO2 flow in a co-rotating twin screw extruder using the level-set method. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 205. 569–577. 4 indexed citations

Parisi, Daniele, et al.. (2024). A NOVEL SBS COMPOUND VIA BLENDING WITH PS-B-PMBL DIBLOCK COPOLYMER FOR ENHANCED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 97(2). 162–189. 4 indexed citations

Picchioni, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Phase inversion detection in immiscible binary polymer blends via zero‐shear viscosity measurements. Polymer Engineering and Science. 64(7). 3160–3172. 2 indexed citations

Picchioni, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Designing End‐of‐Life Recyclable Polymers via Diels–Alder Chemistry: A Review on the Kinetics of Reversible Reactions. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 43(13). e2200023–e2200023. 29 indexed citations

Parlanti, Paola, Mauro Gemmi, Virgilio Mattoli, et al.. (2022). Functionalized aliphatic polyketones with germicide activity. RSC Advances. 12(54). 35358–35366. 3 indexed citations

Genuino, Homer C., Jelle Brinksma, Francesco Picchioni, et al.. (2021). Iron Tetrasulfonatophthalocyanine-Catalyzed Starch Oxidation Using H₂O₂: Interplay between Catalyst Activity, Selectivity, and Stability. ACS Omega. 6(21). 13847–13857. 6 indexed citations

Druetta, Pablo & Francesco Picchioni. (2019). Polymer and nanoparticles flooding as a new method for Enhanced Oil Recovery. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 177. 479–495. 79 indexed citations

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Li, Jing, Bo Sundman, J.G.M. Winkelman, Antonis I. Vakis, & Francesco Picchioni. (2019). Implementation of the UNIQUAC model in the OpenCalphad software. Fluid Phase Equilibria. 507. 112398–112398. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Yifei, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of Zwitterionic Copolymers via Copper-Mediated Aqueous Living Radical Grafting Polymerization on Starch. Polymers. 11(2). 192–192. 22 indexed citations

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Franchi, Daniele, Alessandro Mordini, Gianna Reginato, et al.. (2018). Green/Yellow‐Emitting Conjugated Heterocyclic Fluorophores for Luminescent Solar Concentrators. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2018(20-21). 2657–2666. 33 indexed citations

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Fan, Yifei, et al.. (2018). Copper-mediated homogeneous living radical polymerization of acrylamide with waxy potato starch-based macroinitiator. Carbohydrate Polymers. 192. 61–68. 10 indexed citations

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Polgar, Lorenzo Massimo, Patrizio Raffa, Michele Mauri, et al.. (2017). Effect of Rubber Polarity on Cluster Formation in Rubbers Cross-Linked with Diels–Alder Chemistry. Macromolecules. 50(22). 8955–8964. 37 indexed citations

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Polgar, Lorenzo Massimo, Martin van Duin, & Francesco Picchioni. (2016). The Preparation and Properties of Thermo-reversibly Cross-linked Rubber Via Diels-Alder Chemistry. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Qiuyan, et al.. (2013). A novel method of preparing metallic Janus silica particles using supercritical carbon dioxide. Nanoscale. 5(21). 10420–10420. 35 indexed citations

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Wever, D.A.Z., Lorenzo Massimo Polgar, Marc C. A. Stuart, Francesco Picchioni, & Antonius A. Broekhuis. (2013). Polymer Molecular Architecture As a Tool for Controlling the Rheological Properties of Aqueous Polyacrylamide Solutions for Enhanced Oil Recovery. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 52(47). 16993–17005. 39 indexed citations

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Zhang, Youchun, Antonius A. Broekhuis, & Francesco Picchioni. (2009). Thermally Self-Healing Polymeric Materials: The Next Step to Recycling Thermoset Polymers?. Macromolecules. 42(6). 1906–1912. 386 indexed citations

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Malvaldi, Marco, Samantha Bruzzone, & Francesco Picchioni. (2006). Confinement Effect in Diffusion-Controlled Stepwise Polymerization by Monte Carlo Simulation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(25). 12281–12288. 16 indexed citations

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Picchioni, Francesco, et al.. (2002). Blends of styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer with random styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 203(10-11). 1396–1402. 6 indexed citations

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