Matteo Ciccotti

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Matteo Ciccotti is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Matteo Ciccotti has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Matteo Ciccotti's work include Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers) and Structural Analysis of Composite Materials (7 papers). Matteo Ciccotti is often cited by papers focused on Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers) and Structural Analysis of Composite Materials (7 papers). Matteo Ciccotti collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Matteo Ciccotti's co-authors include Costantino Creton, Francesco Mulargia, M. Barquins, Periklis Papadopoulos, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Ciro Semprebon, Doris Vollmer, Martin Brinkmann, C. Marlière and Matthieu George and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Matteo Ciccotti

59 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Fracture and adhesion of soft materials: a review 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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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. Fracture and adhesion of soft materials: a review
    2016 620 citations Costantino Creton, Matteo Ciccotti Reports on Progress in Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matteo Ciccotti France 27 973 604 465 394 371 62 2.3k
Kyung–Suk Kim United States 33 1.5k 1.5× 745 1.2× 894 1.9× 219 0.6× 534 1.4× 116 3.2k
Beverley J. Inkson United Kingdom 26 474 0.5× 580 1.0× 629 1.4× 427 1.1× 481 1.3× 128 2.6k
Chun Li China 35 569 0.6× 839 1.4× 709 1.5× 210 0.5× 934 2.5× 236 5.0k
Charanjit S. Bhatia Singapore 31 1.9k 2.0× 463 0.8× 949 2.0× 346 0.9× 781 2.1× 170 4.0k
Nan Huang China 32 531 0.5× 813 1.3× 316 0.7× 377 1.0× 547 1.5× 258 4.1k
Zhi Li China 25 773 0.8× 991 1.6× 558 1.2× 157 0.4× 403 1.1× 96 2.3k
Timothy L. Burnett United Kingdom 30 599 0.6× 535 0.9× 1.1k 2.4× 199 0.5× 305 0.8× 116 3.0k
Samuel McDonald United Kingdom 31 616 0.6× 430 0.7× 976 2.1× 79 0.2× 72 0.2× 96 2.6k
Jennifer R. Lukes United States 23 414 0.4× 525 0.9× 342 0.7× 165 0.4× 210 0.6× 65 2.5k
C. Leone Italy 31 1.0k 1.0× 599 1.0× 1.5k 3.2× 107 0.3× 558 1.5× 145 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matteo Ciccotti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hui, Chung‐Yuen, et al.. (2025). A rate dependent interface model for stick-slip fracture in adhesives and polymer glasses. Soft Matter. 21(26). 5323–5336. 1 indexed citations
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Barthel, Étienne, et al.. (2025). Indentation of axisymmetric rigid punch: Model implementation by a Python Algorithm. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 177. 106259–106259.
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Elzière, Paul, et al.. (2024). Interfacial fracture in soft solids — How geometry and viscoplasticity make crack fronts unstable. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 196. 105979–105979. 1 indexed citations
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Ju, Jianzhu, Gabriel E. Sanoja, Luca Cipelletti, et al.. (2023). Real-Time Early Detection of Crack Propagation Precursors in Delayed Fracture of Soft Elastomers. Physical Review X. 13(2). 11 indexed citations
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Ciccotti, Matteo, et al.. (2023). Understanding the role of crosslink density and linear viscoelasticity on the shear failure of pressure-sensitive-adhesives. Soft Matter. 19(32). 6088–6096. 11 indexed citations
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George, Matthieu, et al.. (2021). Bridging steady-state and stick-slip fracture propagation in glassy polymers. Soft Matter. 18(4). 793–806. 6 indexed citations
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Heuillet, P., et al.. (2021). Cyclic fatigue failure of TPU using a crack propagation approach. Polymer Testing. 97. 107140–107140. 41 indexed citations
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Ju, Jianzhu, et al.. (2021). Self-Organization at the Crack Tip of Fatigue-Resistant Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers. Macromolecules. 54(18). 8726–8737. 30 indexed citations
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Bresson, Bruno, Yong Chen, Matteo Ciccotti, et al.. (2017). Anisotropic Superattenuation of Capillary Waves on Driven Glass Interfaces. Physical Review Letters. 119(23). 235501–235501. 11 indexed citations
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Elzière, Paul, Cécile Dalle-Ferrier, Costantino Creton, Étienne Barthel, & Matteo Ciccotti. (2017). Large strain viscoelastic dissipation during interfacial rupture in laminated glass. Soft Matter. 13(8). 1624–1633. 30 indexed citations
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Creton, Costantino & Matteo Ciccotti. (2016). Fracture and adhesion of soft materials: a review. Reports on Progress in Physics. 79(4). 46601–46601. 620 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ciccotti, Matteo, et al.. (2015). Influence of large strain rheology on the peeling performances of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Pallares, Gaël, et al.. (2015). Multiscale investigation of stress-corrosion crack propagation mechanisms in oxide glasses. Corrosion Reviews. 33(6). 501–514. 5 indexed citations
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Cortet, Pierre-Philippe, et al.. (2015). Multiscale Stick-Slip Dynamics of Adhesive Tape Peeling. Physical Review Letters. 115(12). 128301–128301. 24 indexed citations
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Cortet, Pierre-Philippe, et al.. (2013). Intermittent stick-slip dynamics during the peeling of an adhesive tape from a roller. Physical Review E. 87(2). 22601–22601. 18 indexed citations
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Pallares, Gaël, et al.. (2011). Quantitative Analysis of Crack Closure Driven by Laplace Pressure in Silica Glass. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 94(8). 2613–2618. 15 indexed citations
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Lechenault, Frédéric, Gaël Pallares, Matthieu George, et al.. (2010). Effects of Finite Probe Size on Self-Affine Roughness Measurements. Physical Review Letters. 104(2). 25502–25502. 35 indexed citations
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Kumar, Jagadish, Matteo Ciccotti, & G. Ananthakrishna. (2008). Hidden order in crackling noise during peeling of an adhesive tape. Physical Review E. 77(4). 45202–45202. 13 indexed citations
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Ciccotti, Matteo & Francesco Mulargia. (2002). Pernicious effect of physical cutoffs in fractal analysis. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(3). 37201–37201. 15 indexed citations
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Ciccotti, Matteo. (2000). Realistic Finite‐Element Model for the Double‐Torsion Loading Configuration. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 83(11). 2737–2744. 32 indexed citations

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