| N | Rank | Academic | H-Index | Citations (MyCitations only) | Nation | Area | MacroArea | Italian Institution | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Andrea C Ferrari | 95 | 69585 | UK | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 | |
| 2 | 2 | Roberto Cingolani | 81 | 26050 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 3 | 2 | Aldo Boccaccini | 81 | 31666 | Germany | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 | |
| 4 | 3 | Adriano Piattelli | 73 | 24363 | Italy | nanotechnology - medicine | Material & Nano Sciences | Chieti | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 5 | 3 | Liberato Manna | 73 | 27603 | Italy | chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship winner, 2011 Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 6 | 4 | Giorgio Sberveglieri | 71 | 18906 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Brescia | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/04/2017 |
| 7 | 5 | Ezio Rizzardo | 69 | 27498 | Australia | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 | |
| 8 | 6 | Enrico Traversa | 68 | 15670 | China | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | e Roma 2 | Ross Coffin Purdy Award Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 9 | 7 | Corrado Di Natale | 61 | 11542 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Roma | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 10 | 8 | Ernesto Reverchon | 60 | 13686 | Italy | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Salerno | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 11 | 8 | Massimiliano Di Ventra | 60 | 16601 | USA | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 27/04/2017 | |
| 12 | 9 | Elisabetta Comini | 57 | 11880 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Brescia e CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/04/2017 |
| 13 | 10 | Massimo V. Fischetti | 55 | 14109 | USA | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 26/04/2017 | |
| 14 | 11 | Luigi Ambrosio | 53 | 9477 | Italy | chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 23/04/2017 |
| 15 | 11 | Fabio Biscarini | 53 | 8388 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Modena e Reggio Emilia | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 14/04/2017 |
| 16 | 12 | Alessandro Tredicucci | 51 | 11433 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Pisa | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/04/2017 |
| 17 | 13 | Matteo Pasquali | 50 | 8796 | USA | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 08/06/2017 | |
| 18 | 13 | Paolo Lugli | 50 | 13410 | Germany | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/06/2017 | |
| 19 | 13 | Federico Rosei | 50 | 8499 | Canada | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/06/2017 | |
| 20 | 13 | Francesco Stellacci | 50 | 11462 | Switzerland | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 13/06/2017 | |
| 21 | 14 | Paolo Netti | 49 | 9612 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT e Napoli | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/06/2017 |
| 22 | 14 | Giuseppe Gigli | 49 | 9117 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Salento - Lecce e CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 08/04/2017 |
| 23 | 15 | Guglielmo Lanzani | 48 | 9209 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico MI e IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/04/2017 |
| 24 | 15 | Pietro Ferraro | 48 | 8537 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 25 | 16 | Stefano Bellucci | 47 | 9510 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | INFN Frascati | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/04/2017 |
| 26 | 16 | Antonio Miotello | 47 | 11846 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trento | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/06/2017 |
| 27 | 17 | Plinio Innocenzi | 46 | 6576 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Sassari | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 05/04/2017 |
| 28 | 17 | Maurizio Ferrari | 46 | 10606 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | S. Raffaele Milano | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/04/2017 |
| 29 | 17 | Vincenzo Guidi | 46 | 6827 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Ferrara | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 10/04/2017 |
| 30 | 17 | Luisa Torsi | 46 | 9002 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Bari | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 13/06/2017 |
| 31 | 17 | Fiorenzo Vetrone | 46 | 8617 | Canada | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 08/06/2017 | |
| 32 | 17 | Guido Saracco | 46 | 7522 | Italy | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico TO | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 16/04/2017 |
| 33 | 17 | Claudio Migliaresi | 46 | 7423 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Trento | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 08/06/2017 |
| 34 | 18 | Paolo Colombo2 | 45 | 8086 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Padova | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 29/03/2017 |
| 35 | 18 | Fabrizio Scarpa | 45 | 6508 | UK | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/06/2017 | |
| 36 | 19 | Andrea Falqui | 43 | 5359 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Cagliari e IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 04/06/2017 |
| 37 | 19 | Massimiliano Cavallini | 43 | 5472 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 13/06/2017 |
| 38 | 19 | Ugo Valbusa | 43 | 7868 | Italy | nanotechnology - medicine | Material & Nano Sciences | Genova | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 16/06/2017 |
| 39 | 20 | B Scrosati | 42 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Roma | ||
| 40 | 21 | Luca Valentini | 41 | 6136 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Perugia | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 31/05/2017 |
| 41 | 21 | Teresa Pellegrino | 41 | 9829 | Italy | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 09/06/2017 |
| 42 | 21 | Maurizio Fermeglia | 41 | 5310 | Italy | engineering - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trieste | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 08/06/2017 |
| 43 | 21 | Alfonso Maffezzoli | 41 | 5143 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Salento - Lecce | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 15/06/2017 |
| 44 | 22 | Dario Pisignano | 40 | 6286 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Salento - Lecce | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 30/05/2017 |
| 45 | 22 | Pellegrino Musto | 40 | 4618 | Italy | physics - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 12/06/2017 |
| 46 | 23 | Stefano Cabrini | 39 | 5125 | USA | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 16/06/2017 | |
| 47 | 23 | Mario Pagliaro | 39 | 6929 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 05/06/2017 |
| 48 | 23 | Cinzia Casiraghi | 39 | 17038 | UK | nanotechnology - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 30/05/2017 | |
| 49 | 23 | Vittorio Pellegrini | 39 | 7186 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 30/05/2017 |
| 50 | 23 | Diego Mantovani | 39 | 5329 | Canada | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/06/2017 | |
| 51 | 23 | Alessandro Baraldi | 39 | 5819 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trieste | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 11/06/2017 |
| 52 | 24 | Paolo Scardi | 38 | 7786 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Trento | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 06/04/2017 |
| 53 | 25 | Andrea Li Bassi | 37 | 4278 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico MI | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 27/05/2017 |
| 54 | 25 | M. Lucia Curri | 37 | 5145 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 17/06/2017 |
| 55 | 25 | Giuseppe Battaglia 2 | 37 | 4895 | UK | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/06/2017 | |
| 56 | 25 | Nicola Tirelli | 37 | 5753 | UK | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 27/05/2017 | |
| 57 | 25 | JM Lenny | 37 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Perugia | ||
| 58 | 26 | Angela Agostiano | 36 | 5892 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Bari | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 25/05/2017 |
| 59 | 26 | Mauro Ferrari | 36 | USA | nanotechnology - cancer | Material & Nano Sciences | PorP | ||
| 60 | 26 | Marco Evangelisti | 36 | 4914 | Spain | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 11/05/2017 | |
| 61 | 26 | Alberto Vomiero | 36 | 4727 | Sweden | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/06/2017 | |
| 62 | 27 | Maurizio Passacantando | 35 | 4236 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | L'Aquila | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/06/2017 |
| 63 | 28 | Giovanna Della Porta | 34 | 3526 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Salerno | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 05/04/2017 |
| 64 | 29 | Enzo Di Fabrizio | 33 | Saudi Arabia/Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | e Catanzaro | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations | |
| 65 | 30 | Davide Donadio | 32 | 7158 | USA | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 29/03/2017 | |
| 66 | 30 | Gabriel Maria Ingo | 32 | 2983 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 17/04/2017 |
| 67 | 31 | Valter Sergo | 31 | 3610 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trieste | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 10/05/2017 |