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

N-doped TiO2: Theory and experiment 2000 2026 2008 2017 2007 2006 2017 2009 2005 250 500 750
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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.

  1. N-doped TiO2: Theory and experiment
    2007 853 citations Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. profile →
  2. 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 →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. Theory of Carbon Doping of Titanium Dioxide
    2005 631 citations Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. profile →
  6. 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 →
  7. Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity
    2019 512 citations Joaquin Resasco, Sheng Dai et al. Nature Materials profile →
  8. Defects in SiO2 and Related Dielectrics: Science and Technology
    2000 404 citations Gianfranco Pacchioni et al. profile →

Peers

Gianfranco Pacchioni
Francesc Illas Spain
Bjørk Hammer Denmark
R. Jürgen Behm Germany
John T. Yates United States
Manos Mavrikakis United States
Charles T. Campbell United States
B. Delley Switzerland
Philippe Sautet France
Francisco Zaera United States
José A. Rodríguez United States
Francesc Illas Spain
Gianfranco Pacchioni
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Countries citing papers authored by Gianfranco Pacchioni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gianfranco Pacchioni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gianfranco Pacchioni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gianfranco Pacchioni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gianfranco Pacchioni 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 Gianfranco Pacchioni. Gianfranco Pacchioni 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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Saptal, Vitthal B., Martin Sterrer, Ik Seon Kwon, et al.. (2025). An Adaptive Palladium Single-Atom Catalyst Enabling Reactivity Switching between Borylation and C–C Coupling. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(22). 18524–18540. 8 indexed citations
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Das, Mowpriya, Sergio Tosoni, Juan J. Navarro, et al.. (2024). N‐Heterocyclic Olefins on a Metallic Surface – Adsorption, Orientation, and Electronic Influence. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 11(31). 2 indexed citations
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Liberto, Giovanni Di, Ilaria Barlocco, Livia Giordano, Sergio Tosoni, & Gianfranco Pacchioni. (2023). Single-atom electrocatalysis from first principles: Current status and open challenges. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 40. 101343–101343. 16 indexed citations
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Paier, Joachim, et al.. (2023). Mixed Germania‐Silica Films on Ru(0001): A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 63(7-8). 2 indexed citations
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Navarro, Juan J., Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, et al.. (2022). Promoted Thermal Reduction of Copper Oxide Surfaces by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126(41). 17528–17535. 12 indexed citations
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Navarro, Juan J., Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, et al.. (2022). Growth of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Assemblies on Cu(100) and Cu(111): From Single Molecules to Magic‐Number Islands. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(30). e202202127–e202202127. 29 indexed citations
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Navarro, Juan J., Mowpriya Das, Sergio Tosoni, et al.. (2022). Wachstum von N‐heterocyclischen Carbenen auf Cu(100) und Cu(111): von einzelnen Molekülen bis hin zu Inseln mit magischen Zahlen. Angewandte Chemie. 134(30). 2 indexed citations
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Shan, Guangcun, et al.. (2021). Prediction of 2D ferromagnetism and monovalent europium ions in EuBr/graphene heterojunctions. arXiv (Cornell University). 9 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Sebastian, Farahnaz Maleki, Ke Zhang, et al.. (2021). Cluster Catalysis with Lattice Oxygen: Tracing Oxygen Transport from a Magnetite (001) Support onto Small Pt Clusters. ACS Catalysis. 11(15). 9519–9529. 24 indexed citations
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Tosoni, Sergio, Zechao Yang, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, et al.. (2021). Continuous network structure of two-dimensional silica across a supporting metal step edge: An atomic scale study. Physical Review Materials. 5(7). 6 indexed citations
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Navarro, Juan J., Sergio Tosoni, Jared P. Bruce, et al.. (2020). Structure of a Silica Thin Film on Oxidized Cu(111): Conservation of the Honeycomb Lattice and Role of the Interlayer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(38). 20942–20949. 10 indexed citations
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Savio, Letizia, Marco Smerieri, L. Vattuone, et al.. (2020). Interface Oxygen Induced Internal Structures of Ultrathin MgO Islands Grown on Ag(100). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(16). 8834–8842. 5 indexed citations
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Liberto, Giovanni Di, Sergio Tosoni, & Gianfranco Pacchioni. (2019). Theoretical treatment of semiconductor heterojunctions for photocatalysis: the WO 3 /BiVO 4 interface. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(43). 434001–434001. 24 indexed citations
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Resasco, Joaquin, Sheng Dai, Alexey Boubnov, et al.. (2019). Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity. Nature Materials. 18(7). 746–751. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tosoni, Sergio, et al.. (2019). Growth and characterization of Ca—Mo mixed oxide films on Mo(001). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 151(23). 234708–234708. 3 indexed citations
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Albanese, Elisa, et al.. (2018). Structural, electronic and photochemical properties of cerium-doped zirconium titanate. Catalysis Today. 340. 49–57. 14 indexed citations
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Puigdollers, Antonio Ruiz & Gianfranco Pacchioni. (2016). CO Oxidation on Au Nanoparticles Supported on ZrO2: Role of Metal/Oxide Interface and Oxide Reducibility. ChemCatChem. 9(6). 1119–1127. 55 indexed citations
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Giordano, Livia, et al.. (2004). MgO(100)表面の欠陥サイトでのPd二量体の核形成. Physical Review Letters. 92(9). 1–96105. 19 indexed citations
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Valentin, Cristiana Di, Gianfranco Pacchioni, & Annabella Selloni. (2004). Origin of the different photoactivity of N-doped anatase and rutile TiO2. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 11 indexed citations
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Benedek, G., et al.. (1988). Elemental and molecular clusters : proceedings of the 13th International School, Erice, Italy, July 1-15, 1987. Springer eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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