Gianfranco Pacchioni

44.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
641 papers, 37.2k citations indexed

About

Gianfranco Pacchioni is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gianfranco Pacchioni has authored 641 papers receiving a total of 37.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 460 papers in Materials Chemistry, 270 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 151 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gianfranco Pacchioni's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (241 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (234 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (100 papers). Gianfranco Pacchioni is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (241 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (234 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (100 papers). Gianfranco Pacchioni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Gianfranco Pacchioni's co-authors include Cristiana Di Valentin, Annabella Selloni, Livia Giordano, Francesc Illas, Sergio Tosoni, Elio Giamello, Paul S. Bagus, Hans‐Joachim Freund, Giovanni Di Liberto and Anna Maria Ferrari and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Gianfranco Pacchioni

633 papers receiving 36.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

N-doped TiO2: Theory and experiment

2007 853 citations Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. profile →
Origin of Photoactivity of Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide under Visible Light

2006 797 citations Stefano Livraghi, Elio Giamello et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Increasing Oxide Reducibility: The Role of Metal/Oxide Interfaces in the Formation of Oxygen Vacancies

2017 710 citations Antonio Ruiz Puigdollers, Sergio Tosoni et al. ACS Catalysis profile →
Reduced and n-Type Doped TiO₂: Nature of Ti³⁺ Species

2009 650 citations Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C profile →
Theory of Carbon Doping of Titanium Dioxide

2005 631 citations Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. profile →
Electronic Structure of Defect States in Hydroxylated and Reduced RutileTiO2(110)Surfaces

2006 572 citations Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity

2019 512 citations Joaquin Resasco, Sheng Dai et al. Nature Materials profile →
Defects in SiO2 and Related Dielectrics: Science and Technology

2000 404 citations Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	An Adaptive Palladium Single-Atom Catalyst Enabling Reactivity Switching between Borylation and C–C Coupling 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Vitthal B. Saptal, (unknown), (unknown), Martin Sterrer, Ik Seon Kwon, Andrea Lucotti, Matteo Tommasini, Ondřej Tomanec, Aristides Bakandritsos, Giovanni Di Liberto, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Gianvito Vilé	8
2	N‐Heterocyclic Olefins on a Metallic Surface – Adsorption, Orientation, and Electronic Influence 2024 ·Advanced Materials Interfaces ·(unknown), Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, Juan J. Navarro, Ankita Das, Maximilian Koy, Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Frank Glorius, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya	2
3	Single-atom electrocatalysis from first principles: Current status and open challenges 2023 ·Current Opinion in Electrochemistry ·Giovanni Di Liberto, Ilaria Barlocco, Livia Giordano, Sergio Tosoni, Gianfranco Pacchioni	16
4	Mixed Germania‐Silica Films on Ru(0001): A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study 2023 ·Israel Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Joachim Paier, Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), (unknown), Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Hans‐Joachim Freund	2
5	Promoted Thermal Reduction of Copper Oxide Surfaces by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Juan J. Navarro, Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Frank Glorius, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya	12
6	Growth of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Assemblies on Cu(100) and Cu(111): From Single Molecules to Magic‐Number Islands 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Juan J. Navarro, Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), Maximilian Koy, Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Frank Glorius, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya	29
7	Wachstum von N‐heterocyclischen Carbenen auf Cu(100) und Cu(111): von einzelnen Molekülen bis hin zu Inseln mit magischen Zahlen 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Juan J. Navarro, Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), Maximilian Koy, Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Frank Glorius, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya	2
8	Prediction of 2D ferromagnetism and monovalent europium ions in EuBr/graphene heterojunctions 2021 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·(unknown), Guangcun Shan, Gianfranco Pacchioni	9
9	Cluster Catalysis with Lattice Oxygen: Tracing Oxygen Transport from a Magnetite (001) Support onto Small Pt Clusters 2021 ·ACS Catalysis ·Sebastian Kaiser, Farahnaz Maleki, Ke Zhang, W. Harbich, Ueli Heiz, Sergio Tosoni, Barbara A. J. Lechner, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Friedrich Esch	24
10	Continuous network structure of two-dimensional silica across a supporting metal step edge: An atomic scale study 2021 ·Physical Review Materials ·(unknown), Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), (unknown), Zechao Yang, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Hans‐Joachim Freund	6
11	Structure of a Silica Thin Film on Oxidized Cu(111): Conservation of the Honeycomb Lattice and Role of the Interlayer 2020 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Juan J. Navarro, Sergio Tosoni, Jared P. Bruce, (unknown), Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Beatriz Roldán Cuenya	10
12	Interface Oxygen Induced Internal Structures of Ultrathin MgO Islands Grown on Ag(100) 2020 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Letizia Savio, Marco Smerieri, L. Vattuone, Sergio Tosoni, Gianfranco Pacchioni, M. Rocca	5
13	Theoretical treatment of semiconductor heterojunctions for photocatalysis: the WO ₃ /BiVO ₄ interface 2019 ·Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Giovanni Di Liberto, Sergio Tosoni, Gianfranco Pacchioni	24
14	Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity breakdown → 2019 ·Nature Materials ·(unknown), Joaquin Resasco, Sheng Dai, Alexey Boubnov, Ho Viet Thang, Adam S. Hoffman, Insoo Ro, George W. Graham, Simon R. Bare, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Xiaoqing Pan, Phillip Christopher	512
15	Growth and characterization of Ca—Mo mixed oxide films on Mo(001) 2019 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·(unknown), (unknown), Sergio Tosoni, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Niklas Nilius	3
16	Structural, electronic and photochemical properties of cerium-doped zirconium titanate 2018 ·Catalysis Today ·(unknown), Elisa Albanese, Stefano Livraghi, Stefano Agnoli, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Elio Giamello	14
17	CO Oxidation on Au Nanoparticles Supported on ZrO₂: Role of Metal/Oxide Interface and Oxide Reducibility 2016 ·ChemCatChem ·Antonio Ruiz Puigdollers, Gianfranco Pacchioni	55
18	MgO(100)表面の欠陥サイトでのPd二量体の核形成 2004 ·Physical Review Letters ·Livia Giordano, (unknown), Jacek Goniakowski, Gianfranco Pacchioni	19
19	Origin of the different photoactivity of N-doped anatase and rutile TiO2 2004 ·APS March Meeting Abstracts ·Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Annabella Selloni	11
20	Elemental and molecular clusters : proceedings of the 13th International School, Erice, Italy, July 1-15, 1987 1988 ·Springer eBooks ·G. Benedek, (unknown), Gianfranco Pacchioni	2

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