Roberto Piazza

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Roberto Piazza is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Piazza has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Materials Chemistry, 38 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Roberto Piazza's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (53 papers), Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (25 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (24 papers). Roberto Piazza is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (53 papers), Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (25 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (24 papers). Roberto Piazza collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Luxembourg and United States. Roberto Piazza's co-authors include Vittorio Degiorgio, Roberto Rusconi, Alberto Parola, Stefano Buzzaccaro, Emanuele Vignati, Daniele Vigolo, Thomas P. Lockhart, Sara Iacopini, Tommaso Bellini and Andrea Guarino and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Piazza

144 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Pickering Emulsions:  Interfacial Tension, Colloidal Laye... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Pickering Emulsions:  Interfacial Tension, Colloidal Layer Morphology, and Trapped-Particle Motion
    2003 530 citations Roberto Piazza 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
Roberto Piazza Italy 38 2.0k 1.8k 1.8k 1.4k 1.0k 146 5.6k
Jan K. G. Dhont Germany 44 3.1k 1.6× 810 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 974 0.7× 477 0.5× 173 5.4k
Fernando Bresme United Kingdom 39 1.7k 0.9× 575 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 658 0.5× 574 0.6× 161 4.9k
Roland G. Winkler Germany 50 2.8k 1.4× 730 0.4× 2.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 743 0.7× 200 7.3k
Patrick B. Warren United Kingdom 38 5.9k 3.0× 1.5k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 1.2k 0.9× 554 0.6× 102 10.6k
D. M. Heyes United Kingdom 41 3.7k 1.9× 1.2k 0.7× 2.9k 1.6× 502 0.4× 798 0.8× 314 7.1k
G. Marrucci Italy 45 5.1k 2.6× 1.4k 0.8× 3.6k 2.0× 690 0.5× 512 0.5× 172 15.7k
Akira Ōnuki Japan 44 4.6k 2.3× 1.3k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 474 0.3× 869 0.9× 222 8.0k
W. J. Briels Netherlands 44 2.8k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 458 0.3× 203 0.2× 179 6.7k
M. E. Cates United Kingdom 36 2.7k 1.4× 705 0.4× 921 0.5× 620 0.4× 352 0.3× 87 6.6k
A. Vrij Netherlands 44 4.9k 2.5× 1.1k 0.6× 2.9k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 272 0.3× 106 8.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto Piazza

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Piazza

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All Works

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Buzzaccaro, Stefano, et al.. (2024). Short-time self-diffusion in binary colloidal suspensions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 161(12). 1 indexed citations
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Cagnacci, Angelo, et al.. (2024). Short and long-term effect of polycarbophil vaginal gel on vaginal atrophy of peri- and post-menopausal women. The TRIPLE study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 299. 303–308. 1 indexed citations
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Buzzaccaro, Stefano, Quentin Galand, Dominique Maes, et al.. (2024). An advanced light scattering apparatus for investigating soft matter onboard the International Space Station. npj Microgravity. 10(1). 115–115. 2 indexed citations
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Bertoglio, Federico, Francesco Briatico Vangosa, Stefano Buzzaccaro, et al.. (2023). Heterogeneity Governs 3D‐Cultures of Clinically Relevant Microbial Communities. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(50). 3 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and burden of nausea and vomiting in pregnant women: Interim analysis of the PURITY survey. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 290. 135–142. 3 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto, Marco Campello, Stefano Buzzaccaro, & Francesco Sciortino. (2021). Phase Behavior and Microscopic Dynamics of a Thermosensitive Gel-Forming Polymer. Macromolecules. 54(8). 3897–3906. 6 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto, Bhavani Shankar, & Björn Ottersten. (2014). Carrier Rate Optimization on the Return Link of Interactive Mobile Satellite Networks. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg). 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Dessı̀-Fulgheri, Francesco, L. Beani, & Roberto Piazza. (2013). VOCALIZATION OF THE GREY PARTRIDGE, PERDIX PERDIX (L.): A SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS. Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology. 20(4). 441–458.
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Piazza, Roberto. (2012). Polymer Physics: Applications to Molecular Association and Thermoreversible Gelation. Physics Today. 65(3). 56–57. 2 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto. (2010). L'universitŕ e i servizi di career guidance. 165–184. 1 indexed citations
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Braibanti, Marco, Daniele Vigolo, & Roberto Piazza. (2008). Does Thermophoretic Mobility Depend on Particle Size?. Physical Review Letters. 100(10). 108303–108303. 217 indexed citations
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Buzzaccaro, Stefano, Roberto Rusconi, & Roberto Piazza. (2007). “Sticky” Hard Spheres: Equation of State, Phase Diagram, and Metastable Gels. Physical Review Letters. 99(9). 98301–98301. 102 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto. (2006). Cradles for life: Self-organization of biological colloids. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 11(1). 30–34. 3 indexed citations
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Pierno, Matteo, Carlo S. Casari, Roberto Piazza, & C. E. Bottani. (2003). Structural evolution of crystalline polymer latex films: Propagating and confined acoustic modes. Applied Physics Letters. 82(10). 1532–1534. 3 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto & Andrea Guarino. (2002). Soret Effect in Interacting Micellar Solutions. Physical Review Letters. 88(20). 208302–208302. 182 indexed citations
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Piazza, Roberto, Véronique Peyre, & Vittorio Degiorgio. (1998). Sticky hard spheres model of proteins near to crystallization. A test based on the osmotic compressibility of lysozyme. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 58. 1 indexed citations
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Palberg, Thomas, Wolfgang Mönch, P. Leǐderer, et al.. (1994). Charge dependent freezing line of Yukawa suspensions. Helvetica physica acta. 67. 225–226. 6 indexed citations
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Mantegazza, Francesco, Mario Giardini, Roberto Piazza, & Vittorio Degiorgio. (1992). The Kerr effect in aqueous dispersions of anisotropic and electrically charged latex particles. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 4(45). 8683–8696. 9 indexed citations

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