Roberto Di Leonardo

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
118 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Roberto Di Leonardo is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Di Leonardo has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 59 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Roberto Di Leonardo's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (48 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (47 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (40 papers). Roberto Di Leonardo is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (48 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (47 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (40 papers). Roberto Di Leonardo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and France. Roberto Di Leonardo's co-authors include Giancarlo Ruocco, Luca Angelani, Giorgio Volpe, C. Reichhardt, Hartmut Löwen, Giovanni Volpe, Clemens Bechinger, Claudio Maggi, S. Bianchi and Miles J. Padgett 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

Roberto Di Leonardo

114 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Active Particles in Complex and Crowded Envir... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2016 2010 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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. Active Particles in Complex and Crowded Environments
    2016 2.0k citations Roberto Di Leonardo et al. profile →
  2. Bacterial ratchet motors
    2010 480 citations Roberto Di Leonardo, Luca Angelani et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Computer generation of optimal holograms for optical trap arrays
    2007 392 citations Roberto Di Leonardo, Giancarlo Ruocco et al. Optics Express profile →

Peers

Roberto Di Leonardo
C. Reichhardt United States
Ramin Golestanian United Kingdom
Holger Stark Germany
Clemens Bechinger Germany
Igor S. Aranson United States
M. Cristina Marchetti United States
Giorgio Volpe United Kingdom
Sriraṁ Ramaswamy India
Francesc Sagués Spain
Jörn Dunkel United States
C. Reichhardt United States
Roberto Di Leonardo
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Di Leonardo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roberto Di Leonardo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roberto Di Leonardo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roberto Di Leonardo. Roberto Di Leonardo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leonardo, Roberto Di, et al.. (2025). Active billiards: Engineering boundaries for the spatial control of confined active particles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(38). e2426715122–e2426715122.
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Bianchi, S., et al.. (2023). Light-Driven Flagella Elucidate the Role of Hook and Cell Body Kinematics in Bundle Formation. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 1(1). 2 indexed citations
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Caprini, Lorenzo, Claudio Maggi, Alessandra Zizzari, et al.. (2023). A microfluidic method for passive trapping of sperms in microstructures. Lab on a Chip. 23(4). 773–784. 8 indexed citations
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Vizsnyiczai, Gaszton, Giacomo Frangipane, S. Bianchi, et al.. (2020). A transition to stable one-dimensional swimming enhances E. coli motility through narrow channels. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2340–2340. 31 indexed citations
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Bianchi, S., et al.. (2020). Brownian fluctuations and hydrodynamics of a microhelix near a solid wall. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4609–4609. 12 indexed citations
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Bianchi, S., Gaszton Vizsnyiczai, Stefano Ferretti, Claudio Maggi, & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2018). An optical reaction micro-turbine. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4476–4476. 26 indexed citations
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Marconi, Umberto Marini Bettolo, Nicoletta Gnan, Matteo Paoluzzi, Claudio Maggi, & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2016). Velocity distribution in active particles systems. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23297–23297. 48 indexed citations
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Maggi, Claudio, Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi, Nicoletta Gnan, & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2015). Stationary Probability in The Multidimensional Unified Colored Noise Approximation and its Application to Active Matter. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Maggi, Claudio, Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi, Nicoletta Gnan, & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2015). Multidimensional stationary probability distribution for interacting active particles. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10742–10742. 153 indexed citations
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Maggi, Claudio, Filippo Saglimbeni, Michele Dipalo, Francesco De Angelis, & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2015). Micromotors with asymmetric shape that efficiently convert light into work by thermocapillary effects. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7855–7855. 234 indexed citations
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Paoluzzi, Matteo, Roberto Di Leonardo, & Luca Angelani. (2014). Run-and-tumble particles in speckle fields. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 26(37). 375101–375101. 17 indexed citations
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Maggi, Claudio, Matteo Paoluzzi, Nicola Pellicciotta, et al.. (2014). Generalized Energy Equipartition in Harmonic Oscillators Driven by Active Baths. Physical Review Letters. 113(23). 238303–238303. 146 indexed citations
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Leonardo, Roberto Di, et al.. (2012). Transport of self-propelling bacteria in micro-channel flow. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 24(6). 65101–65101. 61 indexed citations
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Bianchi, S. & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2011). A multi-mode fiber probe for holographic micromanipulation and microscopy. Lab on a Chip. 12(3). 635–639. 147 indexed citations
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Bolognesi, Guido, S. Bianchi, & Roberto Di Leonardo. (2011). Digital holographic tracking of microprobes for multipoint viscosity measurements. Optics Express. 19(20). 19245–19245. 14 indexed citations
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Keen, Stephen, Alison M. Yao, Jonathan Leach, et al.. (2009). Multipoint viscosity measurements in microfluidic channels using optical tweezers. Lab on a Chip. 9(14). 2059–2059. 31 indexed citations
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Leonardo, Roberto Di, Giancarlo Ruocco, Jonathan Leach, et al.. (2007). Parametric Resonance of Optically Trapped Aerosols. Physical Review Letters. 99(1). 10601–10601. 50 indexed citations
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Leonardo, Roberto Di, Stephen Keen, Jonathan Leach, et al.. (2007). Eigenmodes of a hydrodynamically coupled micron-size multiple-particle ring. Physical Review E. 76(6). 61402–61402. 34 indexed citations
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Scopigno, T., Roberto Di Leonardo, Giancarlo Ruocco, et al.. (2004). High Frequency Dynamics in a Monatomic Glass. Physical Review Letters. 92(2). 25503–25503. 38 indexed citations
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Ruocco, Giancarlo, F. Sette, Roberto Di Leonardo, et al.. (2000). Relaxation Processes in Harmonic Glasses?. Physical Review Letters. 84(25). 5788–5791. 89 indexed citations

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