Serena Silvi

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
121 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Serena Silvi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Serena Silvi has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Organic Chemistry, 69 papers in Materials Chemistry and 48 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Serena Silvi's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (83 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (43 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (30 papers). Serena Silvi is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (83 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (43 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (30 papers). Serena Silvi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Serena Silvi's co-authors include Alberto Credi, Margherita Venturi, Massimo Baroncini, Vincenzo Balzani, J. Fraser Stoddart, Jovica D. Badjić, Giulio Ragazzon, Andrea Secchi, Arturo Arduini and Jessica Groppi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Serena Silvi

118 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Molecular Elevator

2004 895 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Alberto Credi et al. profile →
Photo- and Redox-Driven Artificial Molecular Motors

2019 415 citations Massimo Baroncini, Serena Silvi et al. profile →
Operating Molecular Elevators

2006 247 citations Vincenzo Balzani, Serena Silvi et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Serena Silvi Italy	42	4.3k	3.6k	2.3k	1.2k	1.2k	121	6.8k
Ivan Aprahamian United States	46	3.4k 0.8×	4.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	834 0.7×	108	6.9k
Nicolas Giuseppone France	45	4.2k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	719 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	117	6.6k
Stephen M. Goldup United Kingdom	46	5.9k 1.4×	2.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	382 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	98	7.3k
Nagatoshi Koumura Japan	35	3.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	605 0.5×	90	8.3k
Michiya Fujiki Japan	58	8.3k 1.9×	5.8k 1.6×	1.9k 0.8×	588 0.5×	935 0.8×	351	11.5k
Joakim Andréasson Sweden	43	1.3k 0.3×	4.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	100	5.8k
Jan O. Jeppesen Denmark	47	3.7k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	495 0.4×	800 0.7×	130	7.9k
Amar H. Flood United States	58	7.2k 1.7×	5.6k 1.5×	4.5k 2.0×	672 0.6×	2.7k 2.3×	193	12.4k
Paola Ceroni Italy	53	3.7k 0.9×	6.2k 1.7×	1.7k 0.8×	325 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	255	9.6k
Sündüs Erbaş-Çakmak Türkiye	18	1.7k 0.4×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	498 0.4×	814 0.7×	27	3.8k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Silvi, Serena, et al.. (2025). Photoresponsive Slide‐Ring Gels Enable Modulation of Sliding Dynamics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(36). e202507073–e202507073. 1 indexed citations

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Cattani, Silvia, et al.. (2024). Selenoureido Calix[6]arenes: A Novel Platform for Pseudorotaxane Synthesis. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(27). 2 indexed citations

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Franchi, Paola, et al.. (2024). Rotaxane-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols. Communications Chemistry. 7(1). 278–278.

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Cera, Gianpiero, et al.. (2023). A Multiresponsive Calix[6]arene Pseudorotaxane Empowered by Fluorophoric Dansyl Groups. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(22). e202203472–e202203472. 1 indexed citations

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Groppi, Jessica, Davide Balestri, Gianpiero Cera, et al.. (2023). Selective enhancement of organic dye properties through encapsulation in rotaxane orientational isomers. Chemical Communications. 59(33). 4970–4973. 5 indexed citations

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Ragazzon, Giulio, Marco Malferrari, Arturo Arduini, et al.. (2022). Autonomous Non‐Equilibrium Self‐Assembly and Molecular Movements Powered by Electrical Energy**. Angewandte Chemie. 135(5). 3 indexed citations

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Ragazzon, Giulio, Marco Malferrari, Arturo Arduini, et al.. (2022). Autonomous Non‐Equilibrium Self‐Assembly and Molecular Movements Powered by Electrical Energy**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(5). e202214265–e202214265. 29 indexed citations

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Curcio, Massimiliano, Ettore Fois, Gloria Tabacchi, et al.. (2021). Chemically Induced Mismatch of Rings and Stations in [3]Rotaxanes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(21). 8046–8055. 21 indexed citations

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Silvi, Serena, et al.. (2021). Selective access to constitutionally identical, orientationally isomeric calix[6]arene-based [3]rotaxanes by an active template approach. Chemical Science. 12(18). 6419–6428. 11 indexed citations

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Groppi, Jessica, Lorenzo Casimiro, Stefano Corrà, et al.. (2020). Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading. Angewandte Chemie. 132(35). 14935–14944. 11 indexed citations

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Groppi, Jessica, Lorenzo Casimiro, Stefano Corrà, et al.. (2020). Precision Molecular Threading/Dethreading. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(35). 14825–14834. 47 indexed citations

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Orlandini, Guido, Lorenzo Casimiro, Alberto Credi, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and properties of a redox-switchable calix[6]arene-based molecular lasso. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(4). 648–659. 11 indexed citations

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Casimiro, Lorenzo, Chiara Massera, Alberto Credi, et al.. (2019). New Geometries for Calix[6]arene‐Based Rotaxanes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2019(21). 3513–3524. 10 indexed citations

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Arduini, Arturo, et al.. (2018). Electrochemically Triggered Co-Conformational Switching in a [2]catenane Comprising a Non-Symmetric Calix[6]arene Wheel and a Two-Station Oriented Macrocycle. Molecules. 23(5). 1156–1156. 11 indexed citations

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Arduini, Arturo, Paola Franchi, Marco Lucarini, et al.. (2018). Redox‐Switchable Calix[6]arene‐Based Isomeric Rotaxanes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(47). 12370–12382. 17 indexed citations

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Ragazzon, Giulio, Guido Orlandini, Margherita Venturi, et al.. (2017). Efficient active-template synthesis of calix[6]arene-based oriented pseudorotaxanes and rotaxanes. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 15(32). 6753–6763. 15 indexed citations

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Orlandini, Guido, Giulio Ragazzon, Lorenzo Degli Esposti, et al.. (2017). Plugging a Bipyridinium Axle into Multichromophoric Calix[6]arene Wheels Bearing Naphthyl Units at Different Rims. ChemistryOpen. 6(1). 64–72. 4 indexed citations

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Orlandini, Guido, Giulio Ragazzon, Andrea Secchi, et al.. (2017). Covalent capture of oriented calix[6]arene rotaxanes by a metal-free active template approach. Chemical Communications. 53(45). 6172–6174. 16 indexed citations

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Credi, Alberto, Monica Semeraro, Serena Silvi, & Margherita Venturi. (2010). Redox Control of Molecular Motion in Switchable Artificial Nanoscale Devices. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 14(6). 1119–1165. 18 indexed citations

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Balzani, Vincenzo, Alberto Credi, Belén Ferrer, Serena Silvi, & Margherita Venturi. (2005). Artifcial molecular motors and machines: design, principles, and prototype systems. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 262. 1–27. 48 indexed citations

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