Michela Alfè

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Michela Alfè is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Michela Alfè has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 19 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in Michela Alfè's work include Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (19 papers), Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (11 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (11 papers). Michela Alfè is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies (19 papers), Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (11 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (11 papers). Michela Alfè collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Kazakhstan. Michela Alfè's co-authors include Valentina Gargiulo, A. Ciajolo, A. Tregrossi, B. Apicella, Paola Ammendola, Federica Raganati, Riccardo Chirone, Marco d’Ischia, Jean‐Noël Rouzaud and R. Barbella and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Michela Alfè

98 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Building‐Block Diversity in Polydopamine Underpins a Multifunctional Eumelanin‐Type Platform Tunable Through a Quinone Control Point

2012 516 citations Nicola F. Della Vecchia, Roberto Avolio et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michela Alfè Italy	37	1.3k	1.1k	831	676	390	100	3.9k
Jozua Lavèn Netherlands	26	1.2k 0.9×	946 0.8×	283 0.3×	235 0.3×	109 0.3×	95	3.2k
Anuvat Sirivat Thailand	40	1.1k 0.8×	2.9k 2.5×	245 0.3×	514 0.8×	53 0.1×	270	6.6k
S. Karthikeyan India	40	1.6k 1.2×	2.3k 2.0×	775 0.9×	1.5k 2.2×	55 0.1×	195	4.7k
George V. Franks Australia	46	2.3k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	180 0.2×	1.2k 1.8×	33 0.1×	173	6.7k
Terry A. Ring United States	28	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	81 0.1×	425 0.6×	164 0.4×	105	3.4k
R.J. Pugh Sweden	37	2.3k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	109 0.1×	976 1.4×	100 0.3×	103	5.8k
Sen Wang China	55	5.1k 3.8×	2.3k 2.0×	257 0.3×	1.2k 1.8×	113 0.3×	255	11.2k
Quan Shi China	45	2.4k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	138 0.2×	1.6k 2.4×	47 0.1×	254	6.3k
Tony McNally United Kingdom	48	2.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.7×	83 0.1×	818 1.2×	284 0.7×	189	7.3k
Rossen Sedev Australia	43	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	72 0.1×	830 1.2×	108 0.3×	108	5.6k

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Alfè, Michela, Valentina Gargiulo, Giovanna Ruoppolo, et al.. (2025). Microstructural modifications in bitumens rejuvenated by oil from pyrolysis of waste tires. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1512905–1512905. 1 indexed citations

Montagnaro, Fabio, G. Ausanio, Valentina Gargiulo, et al.. (2024). Production and characterization of nano-magnetic material through different red mud reduction processes. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 328. 129950–129950. 2 indexed citations

Russo, Teresa, et al.. (2024). An integrated design strategy coupling additive manufacturing and matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) towards the development of a new concept 3D scaffold with improved properties for tissue regeneration. Nanoscale Advances. 6(12). 3064–3072. 3 indexed citations

Alfè, Michela, et al.. (2024). Biocompatible Hybrid Graphenic Thin Coatings on Flexible Substrates through Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(30). 38956–38967. 3 indexed citations

Caputo, Paolino, Pietro Calandra, Valeria Loise, et al.. (2023). Physical Chemistry Supports Circular Economy: Toward a Viable Use of Products from the Pyrolysis of a Refuse-Derived Fuel and Granulated Scrap Tire Rubber as Bitumen Additives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25(3). 173–181. 1 indexed citations

Bernardeschi, Margherita, Patrizia Guidi, Michela Alfè, et al.. (2021). Suitability of Nanoparticles to Face Benzo(a)pyrene-Induced Genetic and Chromosomal Damage in M. galloprovincialis. An In Vitro Approach. Nanomaterials. 11(5). 1309–1309. 6 indexed citations

Napolitano, Pierpaolo, Michela Alfè, Chiara Guido, et al.. (2020). Particle emissions from a HD SI gas engine fueled with LPG and CNG. Fuel. 269. 117439–117439. 44 indexed citations

Lettieri, S., Valentina Gargiulo, Michela Alfè, et al.. (2020). Simple Ethanol Refluxing Method for Production of Blue-Colored Titanium Dioxide with Oxygen Vacancies and Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Properties. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(6). 3564–3576. 21 indexed citations

Natale, Francesco Di, Valentina Gargiulo, & Michela Alfè. (2020). Adsorption of heavy metals on silica-supported hydrophilic carbonaceous nanoparticles (SHNPs). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 393. 122374–122374. 61 indexed citations

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Alfè, Michela, et al.. (2019). SORPTION ABILITY OF MODIFIED NANO-CARBON MATERIALS. 3(435). 63–70.

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Capua, R. Di, Valentina Gargiulo, Michela Alfè, et al.. (2019). Eumelanin Graphene-Like Integration: The Impact on Physical Properties and Electrical Conductivity. Frontiers in Chemistry. 7. 121–121. 15 indexed citations

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Gargiulo, Valentina, Paola Giudicianni, Michela Alfè, et al.. (2018). Experimental Investigation on the Effect of K + Ions on the Slow Pyrolysis of Xylan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 65. 553–558. 7 indexed citations

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Tommasini, Matteo, Andrea Lucotti, Michela Alfè, A. Ciajolo, & G. Zerbi. (2015). Fingerprints of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in infrared absorption spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 152. 134–148. 53 indexed citations

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Gargiulo, Valentina, Michela Alfè, A. Ciajolo, et al.. (2015). Characterization of Different Types of Diesel (EGR Cooler) Soot Samples. SAE International Journal of Engines. 8(4). 1804–1814. 9 indexed citations

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Alfè, Michela, Valentina Gargiulo, L. Lisi, & R. Di Capua. (2014). Synthesis and characterization of conductive copper-based metal-organic framework/graphene-like composites. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 147(3). 744–750. 53 indexed citations

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Alfè, Michela, Paola Ammendola, Valentina Gargiulo, Federica Raganati, & Riccardo Chirone. (2014). Magnetite loaded carbon fine particles as low-cost CO2 adsorbent in a sound assisted fluidized bed. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 35(3). 2801–2809. 41 indexed citations

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Vecchia, Nicola F. Della, Roberto Avolio, Michela Alfè, et al.. (2012). Building‐Block Diversity in Polydopamine Underpins a Multifunctional Eumelanin‐Type Platform Tunable Through a Quinone Control Point. Advanced Functional Materials. 23(10). 1331–1340. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Apicella, B., Michela Alfè, & A. Ciajolo. (2010). Mass Spectrometric Advances in the Analysis of Large Aromatic Fractions of Heavy Fuel Oils and Carbon Particulates. Combustion Science and Technology. 182(4-6). 640–652. 14 indexed citations

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Ciajolo, A., Michela Alfè, B. Apicella, R. Barbella, & A. Tregrossi. (2009). CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON PARTICULATE MATTER RELEVANT IN COMBUSTION. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Apicella, B., Michela Alfè, R. Barbella, A. Tregrossi, & A. Ciajolo. (2004). Aromatic structures of carbonaceous materials and soot inferred by spectroscopic analysis. Carbon. 42(8-9). 1583–1589. 68 indexed citations

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