Massimo Baroncini

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Massimo Baroncini is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Baroncini has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Materials Chemistry, 44 papers in Organic Chemistry and 23 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Massimo Baroncini's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (36 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (19 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (19 papers). Massimo Baroncini is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (36 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (19 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (19 papers). Massimo Baroncini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Massimo Baroncini's co-authors include Alberto Credi, Serena Silvi, Margherita Venturi, Giacomo Bergamini, Paola Ceroni, Giulio Ragazzon, Jessica Groppi, Stefano Corrà, Matteo Amelia and Lorenzo Casimiro and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Baroncini

73 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

Photo- and Redox-Driven Artificial Molecular Motors

2019 415 citations Massimo Baroncini, Serena Silvi et al. profile →
Rigidification or interaction-induced phosphorescence of organic molecules

2017 335 citations Massimo Baroncini, Paola Ceroni et al. Chemical Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Massimo Baroncini Italy	29	2.1k	1.9k	986	828	620	75	3.5k
Sander J. Wezenberg Netherlands	38	2.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	967 1.0×	896 1.1×	755 1.2×	76	4.3k
Sündüs Erbaş-Çakmak Türkiye	18	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	498 0.6×	518 0.8×	27	3.8k
Qiaochun Wang China	29	2.3k 1.1×	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	376 0.5×	881 1.4×	88	3.8k
Rémi Métivier France	32	2.8k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	962 1.0×	512 0.6×	270 0.4×	133	3.9k
Paul R. McGonigal United Kingdom	30	2.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	276 0.3×	551 0.9×	59	4.2k
Chuyang Cheng United States	24	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	736 0.7×	374 0.5×	562 0.9×	36	2.6k
Edzard M. Geertsema Netherlands	22	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	547 0.6×	586 0.7×	334 0.5×	37	2.9k
Massimiliano Tomasulo United States	29	2.8k 1.3×	886 0.5×	808 0.8×	955 1.2×	227 0.4×	37	3.3k
Henry Dube Germany	34	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	547 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	385 0.6×	91	3.1k
Alexander D. Q. Li United States	33	3.4k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	520 0.5×	899 1.1×	860 1.4×	71	4.7k

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Zangoli, Mattia, Raffaello Mazzaro, Eugenio Lunedei, et al.. (2025). Pseudomorphic Transformation in Nanostructured Thiophene-Based Materials. ACS Nano. 19(2). 2245–2260.

Yerien, Damian E., et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic Perfluoroalkylation of Disulfides and Diselenides. Syntheses of Perfluoroalkyl Thio- and Seleno-ethers. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(15). 10867–10877. 3 indexed citations

Curcio, Massimiliano, Marcos D. García, Carlos Peinador, et al.. (2024). Light-driven ratcheted formation of diastereomeric host-guest systems. Chem. 11(4). 102375–102375. 7 indexed citations

Yerien, Damian E., Jessica Groppi, Al Postigo, et al.. (2023). Late‐Stage Photocatalytic Fluoroalkylation of Aromatic Crown Ethers in Aqueous Media. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(27). 2 indexed citations

Ventura, Barbara, Daniele Veclani, Alessandro Venturini, et al.. (2023). Elucidating the Excited State Behavior of Pyridyl Pyridinium Systems via Computational and Transient Absorption Studies of Tetrahedral Multichromophoric Arrays and their Model Compounds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(61). e202301853–e202301853. 1 indexed citations

Bystrenová, Eva, G. Ruani, Jessica Groppi, et al.. (2022). Multimodal sensing in rewritable, data matrix azobenzene-based devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(27). 10132–10138. 4 indexed citations

Curcio, Massimiliano, Ettore Fois, Gloria Tabacchi, et al.. (2021). Chemically Induced Mismatch of Rings and Stations in [3]Rotaxanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(21). 8046–8055. 21 indexed citations

Corrà, Stefano, et al.. (2021). Stereodynamics of E/Z isomerization in rotaxanes through mechanical shuttling and covalent bond rotation. Chem. 7(8). 2137–2150. 12 indexed citations

Groppi, Jessica, Lorenzo Casimiro, Stefano Corrà, et al.. (2020). Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading. Angewandte Chemie. 132(35). 14935–14944. 11 indexed citations

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Groppi, Jessica, Lorenzo Casimiro, Stefano Corrà, et al.. (2020). Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(35). 14825–14834. 47 indexed citations

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Vialetto, Jacopo, Jessica Groppi, Marcello La Rosa, et al.. (2019). Solution and solid state photochromism in a family of shape persistent azobenzene tetramers functionalized with alkyloxy substituents. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 18(9). 2281–2286. 3 indexed citations

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Groppi, Jessica, Massimo Baroncini, Margherita Venturi, Serena Silvi, & Alberto Credi. (2019). Design of photo-activated molecular machines: highlights from the past ten years. Chemical Communications. 55(84). 12595–12602. 31 indexed citations

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Shao, Baihao, Massimo Baroncini, Hai Qian, et al.. (2018). Solution and Solid-State Emission Toggling of a Photochromic Hydrazone. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(39). 12323–12327. 88 indexed citations

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Orlandini, Guido, Giulio Ragazzon, Lorenzo Degli Esposti, et al.. (2017). Plugging a Bipyridinium Axle into Multichromophoric Calix[6]arene Wheels Bearing Naphthyl Units at Different Rims. ChemistryOpen. 6(1). 64–72. 4 indexed citations

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Silvi, Serena, Massimo Baroncini, Marcello La Rosa, & Alberto Credi. (2016). Interfacing Luminescent Quantum Dots with Functional Molecules for Optical Sensing Applications. Topics in Current Chemistry. 374(5). 65–65. 13 indexed citations

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Maria, Francesca Di, Ilaria Elena Palamà, Massimo Baroncini, et al.. (2014). Live cell cytoplasm staining and selective labeling of intracellular proteins by non-toxic cell-permeant thiophene fluorophores. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 12(10). 1603–1603. 18 indexed citations

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Baroncini, Massimo, Chao Gao, Alberto Credi, et al.. (2014). Light Control of Stoichiometry and Motion in Pseudorotaxanes Comprising a Cucurbit[7]uril Wheel and an Azobenzene‐Bipyridinium Axle. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(34). 10737–10744. 40 indexed citations

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Zappacosta, Romina, Monica Semeraro, Massimo Baroncini, et al.. (2010). Liposome Destabilization by a 2,7‐Diazapyrenium Derivative Through Formation of Transient Pores in the Lipid Bilayer. Small. 6(8). 952–959. 14 indexed citations

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Semeraro, Monica, Arturo Arduini, Massimo Baroncini, et al.. (2010). Self‐Assembly of Calix[6]arene–Diazapyrenium Pseudorotaxanes: Interplay of Molecular Recognition and Ion‐Pairing Effects. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(11). 3467–3475. 22 indexed citations

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Ronconi, Célia M., J. Fraser Stoddart, Vincenzo Balzani, et al.. (2008). Polyviologen Dendrimers as Hosts and Charge‐Storing Devices. Chemistry - A European Journal. 14(27). 8365–8373. 49 indexed citations

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