Marcelo Motta

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Marcelo Motta is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcelo Motta has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in Marcelo Motta's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (8 papers), Advanced materials and composites (6 papers) and Graphene research and applications (5 papers). Marcelo Motta is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (8 papers), Advanced materials and composites (6 papers) and Graphene research and applications (5 papers). Marcelo Motta collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and United States. Marcelo Motta's co-authors include Alan H. Windle, Anna Moisala, Juan J. Vilatela, Krzysztof Kozioł, M. Sennett, Eduardo de Albuquerque Brocchi, P.K. Jena, Ian A. Kinloch, Yali Li and I.G. Solórzano and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nano Letters and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Marcelo Motta

19 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

High-Performance Carbon Nanotube Fiber 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750
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.

  1. High-Performance Carbon Nanotube Fiber
    2007 858 citations Krzysztof Kozioł, Juan J. Vilatela et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marcelo Motta United Kingdom 14 1.1k 575 448 221 215 19 1.6k
Chi Xu China 12 1.0k 0.9× 372 0.6× 358 0.8× 204 0.9× 275 1.3× 38 1.5k
Liliana Licea‐Jiménez Mexico 15 598 0.5× 372 0.6× 238 0.5× 124 0.6× 144 0.7× 44 1.0k
Lisa M. Viculis United States 8 1.2k 1.1× 190 0.3× 427 1.0× 268 1.2× 292 1.4× 9 1.5k
Hailong Hu China 24 698 0.6× 352 0.6× 570 1.3× 217 1.0× 304 1.4× 66 1.5k
Cheng Peng China 19 1.0k 0.9× 251 0.4× 464 1.0× 151 0.7× 112 0.5× 37 1.5k
Phan Ngoc Minh Vietnam 18 474 0.4× 412 0.7× 385 0.9× 74 0.3× 123 0.6× 93 1.1k
Guoan Cheng China 24 1.3k 1.2× 246 0.4× 502 1.1× 114 0.5× 263 1.2× 127 1.9k
Chan Bin Mo South Korea 17 808 0.7× 526 0.9× 164 0.4× 99 0.4× 182 0.8× 35 1.3k
Yi Feng China 22 722 0.6× 593 1.0× 163 0.4× 183 0.8× 304 1.4× 73 1.5k
Matat Buzaglo Israel 17 1.2k 1.1× 240 0.4× 473 1.1× 294 1.3× 144 0.7× 21 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marcelo Motta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marcelo Motta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marcelo Motta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marcelo Motta 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 Marcelo Motta. Marcelo Motta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Geng, Junfeng, et al.. (2016). Temperature Threshold and Water Role in CVD Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Frontiers in Materials. 3. 5 indexed citations
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Brocchi, Eduardo de Albuquerque, et al.. (2013). Reduction reactions applied for synthesizing different nano-structured materials. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 140(1). 273–283. 13 indexed citations
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Brocchi, Eduardo de Albuquerque, et al.. (2013). Hydrogen Reduction of Zinc and Iron Oxides Containing Mixtures. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 45(1). 66–75. 13 indexed citations
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Motta, Marcelo, et al.. (2010). Continuous production of flexible carbon nanotube-based transparent conductive films. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 11(4). 45004–45004. 13 indexed citations
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Eder, Dominik, Marcelo Motta, & Alan H. Windle. (2010). Nanoengineering with residual catalyst from CNT templates. Acta Materialia. 58(13). 4406–4413. 18 indexed citations
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Eder, Dominik, Marcelo Motta, & Alan H. Windle. (2009). Iron-doped Pt–TiO2nanotubes for photo-catalytic water splitting. Nanotechnology. 20(5). 55602–55602. 45 indexed citations
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Busato, Stephan, et al.. (2009). Electromechanical actuation of macroscopic carbon nanotube structures: mats and aligned ribbons. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(25). 5180–5180. 10 indexed citations
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Motta, Marcelo, Anna Moisala, Ian A. Kinloch, & A. H. Windle. (2008). The Role of Sulphur in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Vapour Deposition at High Temperatures. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 8(5). 2442–2449. 79 indexed citations
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Stano, Kelly L., Krzysztof Kozioł, Martin Pick, et al.. (2008). Direct spinning of carbon nanotube fibres from liquid feedstock. International Journal of Material Forming. 1(2). 59–62. 33 indexed citations
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Kozioł, Krzysztof, Juan J. Vilatela, Anna Moisala, et al.. (2007). High-Performance Carbon Nanotube Fiber. Science. 318(5858). 1892–1895. 858 indexed citations breakdown →
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Motta, Marcelo, Ian A. Kinloch, Anna Moisala, et al.. (2006). The parameter space for the direct spinning of fibres and films of carbon nanotubes. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 37(1-2). 40–43. 38 indexed citations
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Eder, Dominik, Marcelo Motta, Ian A. Kinloch, & Alan H. Windle. (2006). Anatase nanotubes as support for platinum nanocrystals. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 37(1-2). 245–249. 22 indexed citations
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Motta, Marcelo, Yali Li, Ian A. Kinloch, & Alan H. Windle. (2005). Mechanical Properties of Continuously Spun Fibers of Carbon Nanotubes. Nano Letters. 5(8). 1529–1533. 150 indexed citations
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Jena, P.K., Eduardo de Albuquerque Brocchi, & Marcelo Motta. (2004). Preparation of Cu-Ni alloys through a new chemical route. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 35(6). 1107–1112. 12 indexed citations
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Brocchi, Eduardo de Albuquerque, Marcelo Motta, I.G. Solórzano, P.K. Jena, & F. Moura. (2004). Alternative chemical-based synthesis routes and characterization of nano-scale particles. Materials Science and Engineering B. 112(2-3). 200–205. 22 indexed citations
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Brocchi, Eduardo de Albuquerque, et al.. (2004). Chemical Route Processing and Structural Characterization of Cu-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Ni-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Nano-Composites. Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials. 22. 77–82. 4 indexed citations
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Jena, P.K., Eduardo de Albuquerque Brocchi, I.G. Solórzano, & Marcelo Motta. (2004). Identification of a third phase in Cu–Al2O3 nanocomposites prepared by chemical routes. Materials Science and Engineering A. 371(1-2). 72–78. 51 indexed citations
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Jena, P.K., Eduardo de Albuquerque Brocchi, & Marcelo Motta. (2001). In-situ formation of Cu–Al2O3 nano-scale composites by chemical routes and studies on their microstructures. Materials Science and Engineering A. 313(1-2). 180–186. 96 indexed citations
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Motta, Marcelo, P.K. Jena, Eduardo de Albuquerque Brocchi, & I.G. Solórzano. (2001). Characterization of Cu–Al2O3 nano-scale composites synthesized by in situ reduction. Materials Science and Engineering C. 15(1-2). 175–177. 68 indexed citations

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