Mario Urso

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Mario Urso is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario Urso has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mario Urso's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (20 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (12 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (7 papers). Mario Urso is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (20 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (12 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (7 papers). Mario Urso collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Czechia and Taiwan. Mario Urso's co-authors include Martin Pumera, Martina Ussia, Peng Xia, S. Mirabella, Filip Novotný, F. Priolo, Kristyna Dolezelikova, Çağatay M. Oral, José Muñoz and Hana Michalkova and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mario Urso

44 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Trapping and detecting nanoplastics by MXene-derived oxide microrobots

2022 183 citations Mario Urso, Martina Ussia et al. Nature Communications profile →
Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification

2023 141 citations Mario Urso, Martina Ussia et al. Nature Reviews Bioengineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mario Urso Italy	24	740	637	365	282	275	46	1.5k
Heng Ye China	14	339 0.5×	391 0.6×	176 0.5×	214 0.8×	167 0.6×	30	851
Hyoungwon Park South Korea	15	164 0.2×	272 0.4×	27 0.1×	284 1.0×	292 1.1×	46	759
Yining Feng United States	15	75 0.1×	221 0.3×	105 0.3×	518 1.8×	369 1.3×	45	1.1k
Hua Pang China	16	33 0.0×	350 0.5×	150 0.4×	497 1.8×	298 1.1×	50	976
Xinyue Xia China	10	28 0.0×	554 0.9×	98 0.3×	461 1.6×	188 0.7×	22	1.4k
Lun Yang China	22	53 0.1×	211 0.3×	263 0.7×	844 3.0×	665 2.4×	88	1.8k
Solène Gentil France	19	85 0.1×	299 0.5×	78 0.2×	372 1.3×	767 2.8×	45	1.3k
Xiaoli He China	21	92 0.1×	193 0.3×	68 0.2×	308 1.1×	616 2.2×	47	1.2k
Yin Yao Australia	27	66 0.1×	395 0.6×	95 0.3×	865 3.1×	638 2.3×	84	1.8k
Yongyang Song China	18	64 0.1×	598 0.9×	99 0.3×	581 2.1×	222 0.8×	36	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mario Urso

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario Urso

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20 of 20 papers shown

Urso, Mario, et al.. (2025). Optimized ball milling synthesis of efficient NiMo bimetallic electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline conditions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 162. 150722–150722.

Graziani, Salvatore, S. Mirabella, Carlo Trigona, et al.. (2024). Implementing the RTD Fluxgate Magnetometer for Measurements of Kinematic Viscosity. 1–5.

Urso, Mario, et al.. (2024). The Residence Times Difference (RTD) Ring Fluxgate Magnetometer. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

Ussia, Martina, Mario Urso, Jiří Navrátil, et al.. (2023). Magnetically Driven Self‐Degrading Zinc‐Containing Cystine Microrobots for Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Small. 19(17). e2208259–e2208259. 26 indexed citations

Urso, Mario, Martina Ussia, Peng Xia, Çağatay M. Oral, & Martin Pumera. (2023). Reconfigurable self-assembly of photocatalytic magnetic microrobots for water purification. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6969–6969. 50 indexed citations

Urso, Mario, Martina Ussia, & Martin Pumera. (2023). Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 1(4). 236–251. 141 indexed citations breakdown →

Xia, Peng, Mario Urso, Martina Koláčková, Dalibor Húska, & Martin Pumera. (2023). Biohybrid Magnetically Driven Microrobots for Sustainable Removal of Micro/Nanoplastics from the Aquatic Environment. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(3). 45 indexed citations

Urso, Mario, et al.. (2023). Band Engineering versus Catalysis: Enhancing the Self-Propulsion of Light-Powered MXene-Derived Metal–TiO₂ Micromotors To Degrade Polymer Chains. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(1). 1293–1307. 13 indexed citations

Urso, Mario, Martina Ussia, Filip Novotný, & Martin Pumera. (2022). Trapping and detecting nanoplastics by MXene-derived oxide microrobots. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3573–3573. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

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Urso, Mario & Martin Pumera. (2022). Nano/Microplastics Capture and Degradation by Autonomous Nano/Microrobots: A Perspective. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(20). 74 indexed citations

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Muñoz, José, Mario Urso, & Martin Pumera. (2022). Self‐Propelled Multifunctional Microrobots Harboring Chiral Supramolecular Selectors for “Enantiorecognition‐on‐the‐Fly”. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(14). e202116090–e202116090. 42 indexed citations

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Xia, Peng, Mario Urso, & Martin Pumera. (2021). Photo‐Fenton Degradation of Nitroaromatic Explosives by Light‐Powered Hematite Microrobots: When Higher Speed Is Not What We Go For. Small Methods. 5(10). e2100617–e2100617. 34 indexed citations

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Roszkowska, Anna Maria, et al.. (2021). Severe Corneal Morphological Alterations after Excimer Laser Surface Ablation for a High Astigmatism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(2). 492–496. 1 indexed citations

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Urso, Mario, F. Priolo, & S. Mirabella. (2020). Investigating the charge-discharge behaviour of Ni(OH)2 nanowalls. Applied Surface Science. 534. 147585–147585. 27 indexed citations

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Urso, Mario, Salvatore Gianluca Leonardi, G. Neri, et al.. (2019). Acetone sensing and modelling by low-cost NiO nanowalls. Materials Letters. 262. 127043–127043. 11 indexed citations

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Urso, Mario, Giovanna Pellegrino, Vincenzina Strano, et al.. (2018). Enhanced sensitivity in non-enzymatic glucose detection by improved growth kinetics of Ni-based nanostructures. Nanotechnology. 29(16). 165601–165601. 13 indexed citations

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Roszkowska, Anna Maria, et al.. (2018). Photorefractive keratectomy after cataract surgery in uncommon cases: long-term results. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 11(4). 612–615. 8 indexed citations

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Meduri, Alessandro, et al.. (2017). Cataract surgery on post radial keratotomy patients. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 10(7). 1168–1170. 32 indexed citations

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Roszkowska, Anna Maria, et al.. (2017). Post photorefractive keratectomy corneal ectasia. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 10(2). 315–317. 6 indexed citations

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Zanghì, Antonio, A Cavallaro, Maria Di Vita, et al.. (2014). The safety of the Harmonic® FOCUS in open thyroidectomy: A prospective, randomized study comparing the Harmonic® FOCUS and traditional suture ligation (knot and tie) technique. International Journal of Surgery. 12. S132–S135. 17 indexed citations

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