Roberto Solaro

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Roberto Solaro is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Solaro has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Organic Chemistry, 65 papers in Biomaterials and 48 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Roberto Solaro's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (48 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (29 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (28 papers). Roberto Solaro is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (48 papers), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (29 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (28 papers). Roberto Solaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Roberto Solaro's co-authors include Emo Chiellini, Andrea Corti, Salvatore D’Antone, Angelina Altomare, Francesco Ciardelli, Antonella Battisti, Maria Rosaria Tinè, Celia Duce, Carlo Carlini and Anthony Ledwith and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Solaro

186 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Biodegradation of poly (vinyl alcohol) based materials 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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. Biodegradation of poly (vinyl alcohol) based materials
    2003 775 citations Emo Chiellini, Andrea Corti 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 Solaro Italy 32 1.9k 1.3k 950 893 759 187 4.4k
Gao Li China 37 1.9k 1.0× 678 0.5× 844 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 163 4.4k
Przemysław Kubisa Poland 39 2.2k 1.1× 3.1k 2.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.7k 1.9× 841 1.1× 140 6.3k
Iliya Rashkov Bulgaria 43 4.5k 2.3× 1.6k 1.2× 811 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 2.1k 2.8× 225 6.7k
Nathaniel A. Lynd United States 43 1.6k 0.8× 2.4k 1.9× 1.8k 1.9× 1.3k 1.4× 921 1.2× 125 6.2k
Ulrica Edlund Sweden 39 2.5k 1.3× 926 0.7× 514 0.5× 742 0.8× 1.3k 1.8× 121 4.5k
Daniel López Spain 33 1.8k 0.9× 713 0.6× 604 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.4× 153 3.9k
Ema Žagar Slovenia 37 1.1k 0.5× 913 0.7× 787 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 689 0.9× 130 3.8k
Jordi Puiggalı́ Spain 42 5.0k 2.6× 1.4k 1.1× 978 1.0× 3.1k 3.5× 2.0k 2.6× 336 7.9k
Mosto Bousmina Canada 51 2.7k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 2.1k 2.2× 4.8k 5.4× 1.2k 1.6× 196 8.8k
François Schué France 24 833 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 473 0.5× 652 0.7× 558 0.7× 189 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Roberto Solaro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto Solaro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Solaro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roberto Solaro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roberto Solaro 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 Solaro. Roberto Solaro 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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Felice, Francesca, Anna Maria Piras, Silvia Rocchiccioli, et al.. (2018). Endothelial progenitor cell secretome delivered by novel polymeric nanoparticles in ischemic hindlimb. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 542(1-2). 82–89. 20 indexed citations
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Bertinetto‬, ‪Carlo, Celia Duce, Roberto Solaro, et al.. (2013). Modeling of the Acute Toxicity of Benzene Derivatives by Complementary QSAR Methods. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 70(3). 1005–1021. 6 indexed citations
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Balbarini, Alberto, M Barsotti, Hossein Hosseinkhani, et al.. (2010). SELF ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE AMPHIPHILE NANOFIBERS AS A SCAFFOLD FOR ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A176.E1652–A176.E1652. 1 indexed citations
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Bertinetto‬, ‪Carlo, Celia Duce, Alessio Micheli, Roberto Solaro, & Maria Rosaria Tinè. (2010). QSPR Analysis of Copolymers by Recursive Neural Networks: Prediction of the Glass Transition Temperature of (Meth)acrylic Random Copolymers. Molecular Informatics. 29(8-9). 635–643. 7 indexed citations
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Barsotti, M, R. Di Stefano, Michele Alderighi, et al.. (2009). A biological self assembling amphiphilic peptide with pro-angiogenic function. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 1 indexed citations
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Stefano, R. Di, M Barsotti, Hossein Hosseinkhani, et al.. (2009). A biological self assembling amphiphilic peptide enhances Endothelial Progenitor Cells growth and paracrine releaser. European Heart Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Alderighi, Michele, et al.. (2009). Size effects in nanoindentation of hard and soft surfaces. Nanotechnology. 20(23). 235703–235703. 21 indexed citations
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Solaro, Roberto, et al.. (2008). Synthesis and characterization of functional polyesters tailored for biomedical applications. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 46(7). 2459–2476. 18 indexed citations
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Bertinetto‬, ‪Carlo, Celia Duce, Alessio Micheli, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of hierarchical structured representations for QSPR studies of small molecules and polymers by recursive neural networks. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 27(7). 797–802. 11 indexed citations
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Niccolini, Alberto, et al.. (2008). AFM characterization of rabbit spermatozoa. Microscopy Research and Technique. 71(7). 529–535. 10 indexed citations
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Duce, Celia, Alessio Micheli, Antonina Starita, Maria Rosaria Tinè, & Roberto Solaro. (2006). Prediction of Polymer Properties from their Structure by Recursive Neural Networks. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 27(9). 711–715. 32 indexed citations
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Altomare, Angelina, et al.. (2005). Polymeric dispersions of model azobenzene dyes. Polymer. 46(7). 2086–2096. 9 indexed citations
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Signori, Francesca, et al.. (2004). Micelles from New Biodegradable Amphiphilic Block Copolymers Containing PEG and PCL. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 101(1-3). 379–81. 1 indexed citations
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Chiellini, Emo & Roberto Solaro. (2003). Biodegrable polymers and plastics. 1 indexed citations
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Solaro, Roberto, et al.. (2003). Nanoparticle systems for the targeted release of active principles of proteic nature. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 14(8). 705–711. 14 indexed citations
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Signori, Francesca, et al.. (2002). Nanospheres from amphiphilic graft copolymers for targeted protein release. Journal of Controlled Release. 87. 247–250. 3 indexed citations
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Tirelli, Nicola, Angelina Altomare, Roberto Solaro, et al.. (2000). Structure–activity relationship of new NLO organic materials based on push–pull azodyes: 4. Side chain polymers. Polymer. 41(2). 415–421. 23 indexed citations
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Chiellini, Emo, et al.. (2000). Environmentally sound blends and composites based on water‐soluble polymer matrices. Macromolecular Symposia. 152(1). 83–94. 23 indexed citations
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Miertuš, Stanislav, et al.. (1997). Modelling of the 3-D structure of IFN-α-k and characterization of its surface molecular properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 20(2). 85–95. 3 indexed citations
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Corti, Andrea, et al.. (1995). Biodegradation of nonionic surfactants. I. Biotransformation of 4-(1-nonyl)phenol by a Candida maltosa isolate. Environmental Pollution. 90(1). 83–87. 41 indexed citations

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