Stefano Protti

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Stefano Protti is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Protti has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Organic Chemistry, 30 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 28 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Stefano Protti's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (113 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (64 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (46 papers). Stefano Protti is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (113 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (64 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (46 papers). Stefano Protti collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and China. Stefano Protti's co-authors include Maurizio Fagnoni, Davide Ravelli, Angelo Albini, Carlotta Raviola, Daniele Dondi, Andrea Basso, Daniele Merli, Silvia Garbarino, Eliana Quartarone and Antonella Profumo and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Protti

183 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Carbon–Carbon Bond Forming Reactions via Photogenerated Intermediates

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano Protti Italy	38	4.6k	784	616	543	519	193	6.1k
Grigory V. Zyryanov Russia	35	3.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	270 0.4×	325 0.6×	239 0.5×	380	5.5k
Ivari Kaljurand Estonia	27	2.4k 0.5×	604 0.8×	702 1.1×	327 0.6×	183 0.4×	48	4.2k
Agnes Kütt Estonia	24	2.1k 0.5×	530 0.7×	629 1.0×	282 0.5×	191 0.4×	42	3.6k
Оleg G. Sinyashin Russia	38	4.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	730 1.2×	502 0.9×	456 0.9×	566	7.0k
Massimo Bietti Italy	35	3.3k 0.7×	636 0.8×	357 0.6×	148 0.3×	149 0.3×	132	4.4k
Davide Ravelli Italy	48	9.3k 2.0×	1.9k 2.5×	2.0k 3.2×	415 0.8×	1.0k 1.9×	131	11.4k
Ping Lü China	44	2.9k 0.6×	2.4k 3.1×	1.4k 2.3×	1.3k 2.4×	172 0.3×	222	6.5k
Zheng Xu China	40	3.5k 0.8×	948 1.2×	143 0.2×	411 0.8×	156 0.3×	178	5.3k
José Alemán Spain	44	5.3k 1.1×	917 1.2×	473 0.8×	199 0.4×	419 0.8×	172	6.8k
Enrico Baciocchi Italy	35	3.1k 0.7×	838 1.1×	453 0.7×	235 0.4×	176 0.3×	195	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Protti

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Amin, Hawraz Ibrahim M., et al.. (2025). “On Water” Photochemistry: Visible‐Light‐Induced Synthesis of Diaryl Sulfides by Nitrogen Extrusion. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6).

Volpe, Carmine, Federica Santoro, Fabiana Quaglia, et al.. (2025). Arylazo Sulfones as 1,3-Dipole Acceptors in the (Photo)-Micellar van Leusen Triazole Synthesis. PubMed. 5(6). 539–547.

Gopalakrishnan, R., Géraldine Masson, Nicola Della Ca’, et al.. (2024). Metal-free photocatalytic cross-electrophile coupling enables C1 homologation and alkylation of carboxylic acids with aldehydes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1509–1509. 23 indexed citations

Rizzo, F., et al.. (2024). Organophotocatalyzed C−Si Bond Fragmentation Using Silyl Ethers as Radical Precursors. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366(19). 4132–4138. 2 indexed citations

Salum, María L., Stefano Protti, Mariella Mella, & Sergio M. Bonesi. (2024). Effect of Sustainable and Confined Media on the Photoinduced [6π]‐Electrocyclization Reaction of Diphenyl and N‐Methyldiphenylamines. ChemPhotoChem. 8(10). 2 indexed citations

Volpe, Carmine, Federica Santoro, Diego Brancaccio, et al.. (2024). Visible Light‐promoted C(sp³)‐H α‐Carbamoylation of Cyclic Ethers with Isocyanides. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(48). e202401997–e202401997. 6 indexed citations

Lopez, Renata Fonseca Vianna, et al.. (2024). Versatile Metal‐Free Arylation of BODIPY and Bis(BF₂) Chromophores by Using Arylazosulfones in a Sunflow System. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(61). e202402634–e202402634.

Protti, Stefano, et al.. (2023). Photovoltaic Materials as Heterogeneous Photocatalysts: A Golden Opportunity for Sustainable Organic Syntheses. Solar RRL. 7(5). 4 indexed citations

Protti, Stefano, et al.. (2023). Photoinduced One‐Electron Oxidation of Estrone Derivatives: A Combined Steady‐State and Time‐Resolved Spectroscopy Investigation. ChemPhotoChem. 7(10).

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Gao, Yu, Massimo Serra, Yaru Lu, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Aryl Thiocyanates and Aryl Selenocyanates via Visible‐Light Activation of Arylazo Sulfones. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 365(7). 1082–1087. 10 indexed citations

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Bonesi, Sergio M., Stefano Protti, Andrea Capucciati, & Maurizio Fagnoni. (2022). Photogenerated aryl mesylate and aryl diethyl phosphate radical cations: a time-resolved spectroscopy investigation. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(26). 12589–12599. 1 indexed citations

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Gong, Jinlong, Niall J. English, Deepak Pant, et al.. (2021). Power-to-X: Lighting the Path to a Net-Zero-Emission Future. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(21). 7179–7181. 53 indexed citations

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Salum, María L., et al.. (2021). The Photoinduced Electrocyclization Reaction of Triphenylamine (TPA) in Sustainable and Confined Micellar Solutions: A Steady‐State and Laser Flash Photolysis Approach. ChemPhotoChem. 6(4). 9 indexed citations

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Bonesi, Sergio M., Stefano Protti, & Maurizio Fagnoni. (2021). Photohomolysis and Photoheterolysis in Aryl Sulfonates and Aryl Phosphates. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(20). 6315–6323. 4 indexed citations

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Bonesi, Sergio M., Mariella Mella, Daniele Merli, & Stefano Protti. (2021). Photochemistry of Tris(2,4‐dibromophenyl)amine and its Application to Co‐oxidation on Sulfides and Phosphines^†. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 97(6). 1278–1288. 11 indexed citations

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Protti, Stefano, Mariella Mella, & Sergio M. Bonesi. (2021). Photochemistry of triphenylamine (TPA) in homogeneous solution and the role of transient N-phenyl-4a,4b-dihydrocarbazole. A steady-state and time-resolved investigation. New Journal of Chemistry. 45(36). 16581–16593. 9 indexed citations

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Lambert, Jean‐François, et al.. (2020). Fluorescent silica MCM-41 nanoparticles based on flavonoids: Direct post-doping encapsulation and spectral characterization. Dyes and Pigments. 185. 108870–108870. 4 indexed citations

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Loco, Daniele, Stefano Protti, Benedetta Mennucci, & Alberto Mezzetti. (2019). Critical assessment of solvent effects on absorption and fluorescence of 3HF in acetonitrile in the QM/PCM framework: A synergic computational and experimental study. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1182. 283–291. 11 indexed citations

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Lazzaroni, Simone, Daniele Dondi, Alberto Mezzetti, & Stefano Protti. (2018). Role of solute-solvent hydrogen bonds on the ground state and the excited state proton transfer in 3-hydroxyflavone. A systematic spectrophotometry study. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 17(7). 923–933. 32 indexed citations

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Protti, Stefano, et al.. (2016). Flow Metal‐Free ArC Bond Formation via Photogenerated Phenyl Cations. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 358(7). 1164–1172. 16 indexed citations

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