Francesco Pinna

7.6k total citations
168 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Francesco Pinna is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Pinna has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Materials Chemistry, 67 papers in Catalysis and 42 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francesco Pinna's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (74 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (51 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (40 papers). Francesco Pinna is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (74 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (51 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (40 papers). Francesco Pinna collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Finland and Brazil. Francesco Pinna's co-authors include Giorgio Strukul, Michela Signoretto, Federica Menegazzo, G. Cerrato, C. Morterra, G. Fagherazzi, Maela Manzoli, F. Boccuzzi, N. Pernicone and A. Benedetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry of Materials, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Pinna

164 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Pinna Italy 49 4.1k 2.5k 1.9k 1.6k 1.3k 168 6.3k
John N. Armor United States 41 5.3k 1.3× 3.9k 1.6× 865 0.5× 1.9k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 123 7.2k
Yanzhao Yang China 38 1.8k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 442 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 355 0.3× 234 4.4k
Wei Qi China 44 3.7k 0.9× 926 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 417 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 217 6.7k
Yijiao Jiang Australia 47 3.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 480 0.3× 805 0.5× 2.1k 1.6× 157 6.1k
M. V. Twigg United Kingdom 40 4.1k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 616 0.5× 176 7.0k
Ning Liu China 37 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 762 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 579 0.4× 214 5.3k
Kun Zhang China 46 3.6k 0.9× 445 0.2× 2.1k 1.1× 802 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 291 7.4k
Dezheng Wang China 33 1.7k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 236 0.1× 1.1k 0.7× 585 0.4× 148 4.0k
Yuxi Liu China 35 3.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 460 0.2× 732 0.5× 239 0.2× 130 4.1k
Zhenzhen Yang China 59 4.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.4× 3.1k 2.4× 224 10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Pinna

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garau, Chiara, Reza Askarizad, & Francesco Pinna. (2025). Urban governance to support adaptable solutions for conversion of residual street spaces into social spaces. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 32241–32241. 1 indexed citations
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Garau, Chiara, et al.. (2024). A Literature Review on Street Experiments: A Preliminary Step Towards Adaptive Planned Solutions from Bottom-Up Experiments. Lecture notes in computer science. 184–196. 2 indexed citations
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Carta, Mauro Giovanni, Maria Francesca Moro, Francesco Pinna, et al.. (2018). The impact of fibromyalgia syndrome and the role of comorbidity with mood and post-traumatic stress disorder in worsening the quality of life. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 64(7). 647–655. 37 indexed citations
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Pinna, Francesco, et al.. (2015). Thalassemia Major: Who Is Afraid of Serum Ferritin below 500 μg/l?. Acta Haematologica. 134(3). 183–184. 2 indexed citations
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Pinna, Francesco, et al.. (2014). Pedestrian Behaviour in Urban Area. UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari). 3 indexed citations
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Menegazzo, Federica, et al.. (2014). On the process for furfural and HMF oxidative esterification over Au/ZrO2. Journal of Catalysis. 319. 61–70. 85 indexed citations
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Paparo, Francesco, Arnoldo Piccardo, Francesco Pinna, et al.. (2014). Advantages of percutaneous abdominal biopsy under PET-CT/ultrasound fusion imaging guidance: a pictorial essay. Abdominal Imaging. 39(5). 1102–1113. 20 indexed citations
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Trevisan, Valentina, Michela Signoretto, Francesco Pinna, Giuseppe Cruciani, & G. Cerrato. (2012). Investigation on titania synthesis for photocatalytic NOx abatement. ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia). 30(3). 25–28. 6 indexed citations
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Ghedini, Elena, et al.. (2009). Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Silica Gel Carriers with Controlled Drug‐Delivery Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(44). 12043–12049. 23 indexed citations
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Melada, S., Michela Signoretto, Francesco Pinna, et al.. (2004). Gas- and Liquid-Phase Reactions on Sulphated Zirconia Prepared by Precipitation. Catalysis Letters. 94(3-4). 193–198. 22 indexed citations
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Pinna, Francesco, et al.. (2001). Thioacetalization of aldehydes and ketones in the presence of hydroxo complexes of platinum(II): An example of Lewis acid catalytic activity. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 79(5-6). 621–625. 3 indexed citations
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Canton, Patrizia, Roberta Olindo, Francesco Pinna, et al.. (2001). Alumina-Promoted Sulfated Zirconia System:  Structure and Microstructure Characterization. Chemistry of Materials. 13(5). 1634–1641. 51 indexed citations
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Gavagnin, Roberta, et al.. (1999). Hydroxy complexes of palladium(II) and platinum(II) as catalysts for the acetalization of aldehydes and ketones. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 142(3). 305–316. 44 indexed citations
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Morterra, C., G. Cerrato, & Francesco Pinna. (1998). Infrared spectroscopic study of surface species and of CO adsorption: a probe for the surface characterization of sulfated zirconia catalysts. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 55(1). 95–107. 19 indexed citations
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Strukul, Giorgio, et al.. (1997). New (old) hydroxo complexes of platinum(II) as catalysts for the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of ketones with hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 117(1-3). 413–423. 79 indexed citations
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Pinna, Francesco, et al.. (1997). TPR and XRD study of ammonia synthesis catalysts. Applied Catalysis A General. 149(2). 341–351. 19 indexed citations
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Benedetti, A., G. Fagherazzi, & Francesco Pinna. (1989). Preparation and Structural Characterization of Ultrafine Zirconia Powders. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 72(3). 467–469. 69 indexed citations
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Pinna, Francesco, et al.. (1984). Highly dispersed rhodium/polyphosphine metal catalysts: selective hydro-isomerisation of 1,5-cyclooctadiene. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 24(1). 79–82. 3 indexed citations
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Benedetti, A., G. Cocco, Stefano Enzo, Francesco Pinna, & L. Schiffini. (1981). The structure and activity of charcoal supported palladium catalysts Part II. Hydrides phase formation and activity of palladium charcoal catalysts in benzene hydrogenation. Journal de Chimie Physique. 78. 875–879. 5 indexed citations

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