Maurizio Prato

87.4k total citations · 21 hit papers
880 papers, 64.9k citations indexed

About

Maurizio Prato is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurizio Prato has authored 880 papers receiving a total of 64.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 564 papers in Materials Chemistry, 338 papers in Organic Chemistry and 236 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Maurizio Prato's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (265 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (252 papers) and Graphene research and applications (190 papers). Maurizio Prato is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (265 papers), Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (252 papers) and Graphene research and applications (190 papers). Maurizio Prato collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and France. Maurizio Prato's co-authors include Alberto Bianco, Kostas Kostarelos, Dirk M. Guldi, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Michele Maggini, Dimitrios Tasis, Tatiana Da Ros, Gianfranco Scorrano, Ester Vázquez and Davide Pantarotto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Maurizio Prato

864 papers receiving 63.5k citations

Hit Papers

Chemistry of Carbon Nanot... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2006 1993 2000 2002 2003 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
    2006 3.5k citations Alberto Bianco, Maurizio Prato et al. profile →
  2. Addition of azomethine ylides to C60: synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of fullerene pyrrolidines
    1993 1.1k citations Maurizio Prato et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Excited-State Properties of C60 Fullerene Derivatives
    2000 984 citations Dirk M. Guldi, Maurizio Prato profile →
  4. Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes
    2002 968 citations Vasilios Georgakilas, Maurizio Prato et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Translocation of bioactive peptides across cell membranes by carbon nanotubesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: details of the synthesis and characterization, cell culture, TEM, epifluorescence and confocal microscopy images of CNTs 1, 2 and fluorescein. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b3/b311254c/
    2003 818 citations Davide Pantarotto, Maurizio Prato et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  6. Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in Drug Design and Discovery
    2007 814 citations Maurizio Prato, Kostas Kostarelos et al. profile →
  7. Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes
    2004 809 citations Alberto Bianco, Kostas Kostarelos et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  8. Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites
    2002 801 citations Maurizio Prato, Dirk M. Guldi et al. profile →
  9. Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers
    2006 788 citations Ravi Singh, Davide Pantarotto et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  10. Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Plasmid DNA Gene Delivery
    2004 786 citations Davide Pantarotto, Ravi Singh et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  11. Fulleropyrrolidines:  A Family of Full-Fledged Fullerene Derivatives
    1998 735 citations Maurizio Prato et al. profile →
  12. A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications
    2022 732 citations Michele Cacioppo, Maurizio Prato et al. profile →
  13. [60]Fullerene chemistry for materials science applications
    1997 694 citations Maurizio Prato profile →
  14. Fullerene derivatives: an attractive tool for biological applications
    2003 662 citations Susanna Bosi, Maurizio Prato et al. profile →
  15. Nanocomposite Hydrogels: 3D Polymer–Nanoparticle Synergies for On-Demand Drug Delivery
    2015 659 citations Kostas Kostarelos, Maurizio Prato et al. profile →
  16. Promises, facts and challenges for carbon nanotubes in imaging and therapeutics
    2009 620 citations Kostas Kostarelos, Alberto Bianco et al. profile →
  17. Carbon nanotubes as nanomedicines: From toxicology to pharmacology☆
    2006 615 citations Maurizio Prato, Kostas Kostarelos et al. profile →
  18. Decorating carbon nanotubes with metal or semiconductor nanoparticles
    2007 576 citations Vasilios Georgakilas, Dimitrios Gournis et al. profile →
  19. Promises, facts and challenges for graphene in biomedical applications
    2017 566 citations Alejandro Criado, Ester Vázquez et al. profile →
  20. Binding and Condensation of Plasmid DNA onto Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes:  Toward the Construction of Nanotube-Based Gene Delivery Vectors
    2005 561 citations Ravi Singh, Davide Pantarotto et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  21. Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Are Non-Cytotoxic and Preserve the Functionality of Primary Immune Cells
    2006 541 citations Giorgia Pastorin, Maurizio Prato et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurizio Prato Italy 119 42.5k 21.3k 18.1k 12.5k 7.4k 880 64.9k
Bin Liu China 131 45.5k 1.1× 28.4k 1.3× 8.2k 0.5× 16.6k 1.3× 15.3k 2.1× 1.1k 72.7k
Katsuhiko Ariga Japan 118 26.7k 0.6× 11.5k 0.5× 10.2k 0.6× 15.4k 1.2× 9.2k 1.2× 967 54.8k
Yanli Zhao Singapore 126 34.6k 0.8× 16.4k 0.8× 10.2k 0.6× 11.2k 0.9× 7.5k 1.0× 777 57.6k
Jacky W. Y. Lam Hong Kong 146 81.4k 1.9× 24.9k 1.2× 25.8k 1.4× 26.4k 2.1× 13.1k 1.8× 825 98.9k
Helmuth Möhwald Germany 128 23.7k 0.6× 13.7k 0.6× 12.2k 0.7× 11.0k 0.9× 11.3k 1.5× 918 63.4k
Frank Caruso Australia 131 22.5k 0.5× 19.5k 0.9× 10.7k 0.6× 11.2k 0.9× 11.8k 1.6× 718 68.7k
Nicholas A. Kotov United States 129 27.1k 0.6× 21.3k 1.0× 4.8k 0.3× 13.5k 1.1× 8.1k 1.1× 523 58.1k
Daoben Zhu China 130 43.8k 1.0× 16.3k 0.8× 12.1k 0.7× 39.3k 3.2× 5.7k 0.8× 1.1k 83.8k
Takuzo Aida Japan 103 21.3k 0.5× 9.1k 0.4× 17.6k 1.0× 6.9k 0.6× 5.2k 0.7× 509 44.9k
Paras N. Prasad United States 118 37.8k 0.9× 26.6k 1.2× 5.0k 0.3× 12.9k 1.0× 8.2k 1.1× 937 62.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maurizio Prato

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cacioppo, Michele, Francesco Paolucci, Marcella Bonchio, et al.. (2025). Exploiting the Functionality of Cerium Oxide‐Modified Carbon Nanohorns Catalysts Toward Enhanced CO 2 Reduction Performance. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(21).
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Rodriguez, L., Matías L. Picchio, Micaela A. Macchione, et al.. (2025). Dual-conductive polymeric deep eutectic solvent scaffolds containing carbon nanotubes for spinal cord reconnection. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(45). 22799–22810. 1 indexed citations
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Carniel, Fabio Candotto, Emmanuel Flahaut, Viviana Jehová González, et al.. (2025). Applicability of the OECD Test Guideline 201 to graphene-related materials: Dispersion stability matters. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 292. 117888–117888.
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Prato, Maurizio, et al.. (2024). Molybdenum Disulfide‐Based Catalysts in Organic Synthesis: State of the Art, Open Issues, and Future Perspectives. Small. 20(52). e2406697–e2406697. 2 indexed citations
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Rosso, Cristian, et al.. (2023). Tailoring the Chemical Structure of Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Dots for Nano‐Aminocatalysis in Aqueous Media. ChemSusChem. 16(7). 24 indexed citations
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Bartolomei, Beatrice, Vasco Corti, & Maurizio Prato. (2023). Chiral Carbon Nanodots Can Act as Molecular Catalysts in Chemical and Photochemical Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(32). e202305460–e202305460. 20 indexed citations
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Silvestri, Alessandro, Alejandro Criado, & Maurizio Prato. (2021). Concluding remarks: Chemistry of 2-dimensional materials: beyond graphene. Faraday Discussions. 227. 383–395. 7 indexed citations
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Barrejón, Myriam, Silvia Marchesan, Núria Alegret, & Maurizio Prato. (2021). Carbon nanotubes for cardiac tissue regeneration: State of the art and perspectives. Carbon. 184. 641–650. 28 indexed citations
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Rebeccani, Sara, et al.. (2021). Electrochemiluminescent immunoassay enhancement driven by carbon nanotubes. Chemical Communications. 57(76). 9672–9675. 25 indexed citations
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Mazzaccaro, Daniela, Sarah D’Alessandro, Serena Delbue, et al.. (2020). Effect of Antibiotic-Loaded Chitosan Nanodroplets on Enterococci Isolated from Chronic Ulcers of the Lower Limbs. Future Microbiology. 15(13). 1227–1236. 7 indexed citations
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D’Alessandro, Sarah, Andrea Magnavacca, Marco Fumagalli, et al.. (2019). Effect of Hypoxia on Gene Expression in Cell Populations Involved in Wound Healing. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–20. 30 indexed citations
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Barrejón, Myriam, Zois Syrgiannis, Max Burian, et al.. (2019). Cross-Linked Carbon Nanotube Adsorbents for Water Treatment: Tuning the Sorption Capacity through Chemical Functionalization. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(13). 12920–12930. 48 indexed citations
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Barrejón, Myriam, Zois Syrgiannis, & Maurizio Prato. (2018). Ionic liquids plus microwave irradiation: a general methodology for the retro-functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Nanoscale. 10(33). 15782–15787. 7 indexed citations
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Carniel, Fabio Candotto, Emmanuel Flahaut, Cecilia Del Casino, et al.. (2018). Graphene oxide impairs the pollen performance of Nicotiana tabacum and Corylus avellana suggesting potential negative effects on the sexual reproduction of seed plants. Environmental Science Nano. 5(7). 1608–1617. 14 indexed citations
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Khadjavi, Amina, Alice Panariti, Monica Argenziano, et al.. (2015). Chitosan-shelled oxygen-loaded nanodroplets abrogate hypoxia dysregulation of human keratinocyte gelatinases and inhibitors: New insights for chronic wound healing. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 286(3). 198–206. 29 indexed citations
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Mandili, Giorgia, Franco Carta, Cristina Zanini, et al.. (2011). Identification of Phosphoproteins as Possible Differentiation Markers in All-Trans-Retinoic Acid-Treated Neuroblastoma Cells. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e18254–e18254. 21 indexed citations
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Podesta, Jennifer E., Khuloud T. Al‐Jamal, M. Antonia Herrero, et al.. (2009). Antitumor Activity and Prolonged Survival by Carbon‐Nanotube‐Mediated Therapeutic siRNA Silencing in a Human Lung Xenograft Model. Small. 5(10). 1176–1185. 183 indexed citations
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Gournis, Dimitrios, Ľuboš Jankovič, Enrico Maccallini, et al.. (2006). Clay−Fulleropyrrolidine Nanocomposites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(18). 6154–6163. 43 indexed citations
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Singh, Ravi, Davide Pantarotto, Lara Lacerda, et al.. (2006). Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(9). 3357–3362. 788 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bianco, Alberto, Kostas Kostarelos, Charalambos D. Partidos, & Maurizio Prato. (2004). Biomedical applications of functionalised carbon nanotubes. Chemical Communications. 571–571. 809 indexed citations breakdown →

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