Nicola Cioffi

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
199 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Nicola Cioffi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Cioffi has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Materials Chemistry, 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nicola Cioffi's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (38 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (33 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (25 papers). Nicola Cioffi is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (38 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (33 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (25 papers). Nicola Cioffi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and Germany. Nicola Cioffi's co-authors include Luisa Torsi, Luigia Sabbatini, Nicoletta Ditaranto, Rosaria Anna Picca, Maria Chiara Sportelli, P. G. Zambonin, T. Bleve‐Zacheo, Antonio Monopoli, Angelo Nacci and Giuseppina Tantillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Cioffi

197 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Copper Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites with Antifungal and Bacteriostatic Properties

2005 621 citations Nicola Cioffi, Luisa Torsi et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicola Cioffi Italy	47	2.7k	2.2k	2.1k	1.2k	1.2k	199	7.2k
Seong‐Geun Oh South Korea	40	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	187	6.5k
Nan Li China	48	3.6k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	907 0.8×	261	7.9k
Mohamed A. Shenashen Japan	56	2.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	691 0.6×	977 0.8×	171	8.9k
Farid A. Harraz Saudi Arabia	49	3.7k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	3.5k 1.7×	622 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	298	8.4k
Qingsheng Wu China	49	4.0k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	3.4k 1.6×	874 0.7×	926 0.8×	274	9.5k
Fatih Şen Türkiye	52	3.6k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	683 0.6×	166	8.2k
Medhat Ibrahim Egypt	40	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	803 0.7×	886 0.8×	319	5.8k
Xiaowei Cheng China	45	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	476 0.4×	595 0.5×	190	6.4k
A. Stephen India	41	4.8k 1.7×	1.5k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	1.7k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	179	9.6k
Kurt E. Geckeler South Korea	48	3.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.9×	1.6k 1.3×	244	8.6k

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Difonzo, Graziana, et al.. (2025). Application of salts to maintain the storability, quality, and safety of horticultural products. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 231. 113940–113940.

Sportelli, Maria Chiara, et al.. (2025). Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide and zinc salts in cellulose-based colloidal systems enhance fruit shelf life. Food Chemistry. 484. 144494–144494. 1 indexed citations

Izzi, Margherita, et al.. (2024). Alginate Films Embedding Electrosynthesized ZnO Nanostructures for Food Packaging Applications. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro). 283–286. 1 indexed citations

Izzi, Margherita, Maria Chiara Sportelli, Luisa Torsi, Rosaria Anna Picca, & Nicola Cioffi. (2023). Synthesis and Antimicrobial Applications of ZnO Nanostructures: A Review. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(13). 10881–10902. 47 indexed citations

Sportelli, Maria Chiara, Rosaria Anna Picca, Margherita Izzi, & Nicola Cioffi. (2023). Green Synthesis and Analytical Characterization of Core‐Shell Copper Sub‐Microparticles. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(20). e202203510–e202203510. 6 indexed citations

Hossain, Syed Imdadul, Maria Chiara Sportelli, Rosaria Anna Picca, et al.. (2023). Preparation of Laser-Ablated Ag Nanoparticle–MMT Clay-Based Beeswax Antibiofilm Coating. Antibiotics. 12(2). 194–194. 11 indexed citations

Sportelli, Maria Chiara, Margherita Izzi, Daniela Loconsole, et al.. (2022). On the Efficacy of ZnO Nanostructures against SARS-CoV-2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(6). 3040–3040. 37 indexed citations

Sportelli, Maria Chiara, Caterina Gaudiuso, Annalisa Volpe, et al.. (2022). Biogenic Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles and Their Application as Bioactive Agents: A Critical Overview. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 423–441. 18 indexed citations

Trapani, Adriana, Filomena Corbo, Gennaro Agrimi, et al.. (2021). Oxidized Alginate Dopamine Conjugate: In Vitro Characterization for Nose-to-Brain Delivery Application. Materials. 14(13). 3495–3495. 26 indexed citations

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Gentile, Luigi, Helena Mateos, Antonia Mallardi, et al.. (2021). Gold nanoparticles obtained by ns-pulsed laser ablation in liquids (ns-PLAL) are arranged in the form of fractal clusters. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 23(2). 17 indexed citations

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Hossain, Syed Imdadul, et al.. (2021). Ag-Based Synergistic Antimicrobial Composites. A Critical Review. Nanomaterials. 11(7). 1687–1687. 56 indexed citations

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Izzi, Margherita, et al.. (2020). Gold Nanoparticles Synthesis Using Stainless Steel as Solid Reductant: A Critical Overview. Nanomaterials. 10(4). 622–622. 5 indexed citations

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Macchia, Eleonora, Rosaria Anna Picca, Kyriaki Manoli, et al.. (2020). About the amplification factors in organic bioelectronic sensors. Materials Horizons. 7(4). 999–1013. 96 indexed citations

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Giaccherini, Andrea, Walter Giurlani, Maurizio Passaponti, et al.. (2019). Successes and Issues in the Growth of Moad and MoSe2 on Ag(111) by the E-ALD Method. Metals. 9(2). 122–122. 6 indexed citations

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Macchia, Eleonora, Kyriaki Manoli, Brigitte Holzer, et al.. (2019). Label-Free and Selective Single-Molecule Bioelectronic Sensing with a Millimeter-Wide Self-Assembled Monolayer of Anti-Immunoglobulins. Chemistry of Materials. 31(17). 6476–6483. 66 indexed citations

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Valentini, Alessandra, Serafim Bakalis, Konstantinos Gkatzionis, et al.. (2019). Combined Use of Streaming Potential and UV/Vis To Assess Surface Modification of Fabrics via Soil Release Polymers. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58(32). 14839–14847. 9 indexed citations

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Sportelli, Maria Chiara, Margherita Izzi, Annalisa Volpe, et al.. (2018). Exceptionally stable silver nanoparticles synthesized by laser ablation in alcoholic organic solvent. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 559. 148–158. 35 indexed citations

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Picca, Rosaria Anna, Kyriaki Manoli, Antonio Luciano, et al.. (2018). Enhanced stability of organic field-effect transistor biosensors bearing electrosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 274. 210–217. 23 indexed citations

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Calvano, Cosima Damiana, Rosaria Anna Picca, Elisabetta Bonerba, et al.. (2016). MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry analysis of proteins and lipids in Escherichia coli exposed to copper ions and nanoparticles. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 51(9). 828–840. 22 indexed citations

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Cioffi, Nicola, et al.. (2012). Nano-antimicrobials : progress and prospects. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 97 indexed citations

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