| N | Rank | Academic | H-Index | Citations (MyCitations only) | Nation | Area | MacroArea | Italian Institution | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Andrea C Ferrari | 97 | 76465 | UK | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/10/2017 | |
| 2 | 2 | Aldo Boccaccini | 85 | 34793 | Germany | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/10/2017 | |
| 3 | 3 | Roberto Cingolani | 83 | 27329 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/10/2017 |
| 4 | 4 | Liberato Manna | 76 | 29513 | Italy | chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship winner, 2011 Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 23/10/2017 |
| 5 | 5 | Adriano Piattelli | 75 | 26162 | Italy | nanotechnology - medicine | Material & Nano Sciences | Chieti | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 23/10/2017 |
| 6 | 6 | Giorgio Sberveglieri | 73 | 19315 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Brescia | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 21/07/2017 |
| 7 | 7 | Ezio Rizzardo | 72 | 28839 | Australia | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 23/10/2017 | |
| 8 | 8 | Enrico Traversa | 69 | 16024 | China | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | e Roma 2 | Ross Coffin Purdy Award Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 04/08/2017 |
| 9 | 9 | Ernesto Reverchon | 61 | 14124 | Italy | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Salerno | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/10/2017 |
| 10 | 9 | Massimiliano Di Ventra | 61 | 17049 | USA | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 26/07/2017 | |
| 11 | 9 | Corrado Di Natale | 61 | 12070 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Roma | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 23/10/2017 |
| 12 | 10 | Paolo Samorì | 60 | 11324 | France | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 24/08/2017 | |
| 13 | 11 | Elisabetta Comini | 58 | 12560 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Brescia e CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 21/10/2017 |
| 14 | 12 | Massimo V. Fischetti | 56 | 14275 | USA | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 25/07/2017 | |
| 15 | 13 | Fabio Biscarini | 55 | 8768 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Modena e Reggio Emilia | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 16/10/2017 |
| 16 | 13 | Luigi Ambrosio | 55 | 9853 | Italy | chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 22/07/2017 |
| 17 | 14 | Alessandro Tredicucci | 54 | 12138 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Pisa | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/10/2017 |
| 18 | 14 | Pietro Siciliano | 54 | 8668 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 09/09/2017 |
| 19 | 15 | Francesco Stellacci | 53 | 11903 | Switzerland | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 15/09/2017 | |
| 20 | 16 | Matteo Pasquali | 51 | 9189 | USA | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 10/09/2017 | |
| 21 | 16 | Federico Rosei | 51 | 8801 | Canada | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 21/09/2017 | |
| 22 | 16 | Giuseppe Gigli | 51 | 9877 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Salento - Lecce e CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 08/10/2017 |
| 23 | 17 | Paolo Netti | 50 | 10041 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT e Napoli | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/09/2017 |
| 24 | 17 | Paolo Lugli | 50 | 13564 | Germany | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/09/2017 | |
| 25 | 18 | Guglielmo Lanzani | 49 | 9753 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico MI e IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 23/10/2017 |
| 26 | 18 | Paolo Colombo2 | 49 | 9074 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Padova | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 28/09/2017 |
| 27 | 18 | Pietro Ferraro | 49 | 8852 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 31/07/2017 |
| 28 | 19 | Guido Saracco | 48 | 8029 | Italy | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico TO | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/10/2017 |
| 29 | 19 | Stefano Bellucci | 48 | 10035 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | INFN Frascati | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 21/10/2017 |
| 30 | 20 | Antonio Miotello | 47 | 11812 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trento | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 24/09/2017 |
| 31 | 20 | Maurizio Ferrari | 47 | 11349 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | S. Raffaele Milano | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/10/2017 |
| 32 | 20 | Vincenzo Guidi | 47 | 7286 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Ferrara | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 11/10/2017 |
| 33 | 21 | Plinio Innocenzi | 46 | 6829 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Sassari | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 06/10/2017 |
| 34 | 21 | Luisa Torsi | 46 | 9197 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Bari | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 14/09/2017 |
| 35 | 21 | Claudio Migliaresi | 46 | 7675 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Trento | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 10/09/2017 |
| 36 | 21 | Fiorenzo Vetrone | 46 | 8926 | Canada | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 09/09/2017 | |
| 37 | 21 | Fabrizio Scarpa | 46 | 6849 | UK | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/09/2017 | |
| 38 | 22 | Andrea Falqui | 44 | 5534 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Cagliari e IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 06/09/2017 |
| 39 | 22 | Massimiliano Cavallini | 44 | 5608 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 15/09/2017 |
| 40 | 23 | Teresa Pellegrino | 43 | 10213 | Italy | nanotechnology - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 10/09/2017 |
| 41 | 24 | Alfonso Maffezzoli | 42 | 5342 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Salento - Lecce | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 17/09/2017 |
| 42 | 24 | Ugo Valbusa | 42 | 7921 | Italy | nanotechnology - medicine | Material & Nano Sciences | Genova | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/09/2017 |
| 43 | 24 | B Scrosati | 42 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Roma | ||
| 44 | 25 | Pellegrino Musto | 41 | 4710 | Italy | physics - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 14/09/2017 |
| 45 | 25 | Luca Valentini | 41 | 6284 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Perugia | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations |
| 46 | 25 | Dario Pisignano | 41 | 6570 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Salento - Lecce | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 31/08/2017 |
| 47 | 25 | Maurizio Fermeglia | 41 | 5533 | Italy | engineering - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trieste | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 09/09/2017 |
| 48 | 26 | Stefano Cabrini | 40 | 5238 | USA | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 18/09/2017 | |
| 49 | 26 | Mario Pagliaro | 40 | 7321 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 07/09/2017 |
| 50 | 26 | Diego Mantovani | 40 | 5612 | Canada | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 25/09/2017 | |
| 51 | 27 | Giuseppe Battaglia 2 | 39 | 5214 | UK | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 25/09/2017 | |
| 52 | 27 | Alessandro Baraldi | 39 | 5819 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trieste | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 11/06/2017 |
| 53 | 27 | Michele Muccini | 39 | 6438 | Italy | materials science | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 10/10/2017 |
| 54 | 27 | Cinzia Casiraghi | 39 | 17775 | UK | nanotechnology - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 31/08/2017 | |
| 55 | 27 | Vittorio Pellegrini | 39 | 7569 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | IIT | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 02/09/2017 |
| 56 | 27 | Paolo Scardi | 39 | 8245 | Italy | material sciences - engineering | Material & Nano Sciences | Trento | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 06/10/2017 |
| 57 | 28 | Andrea Li Bassi | 38 | 4425 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico MI | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 28/08/2017 |
| 58 | 28 | Marco Evangelisti | 38 | 5143 | Spain | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 11/08/2017 | |
| 59 | 28 | Nicola Tirelli | 38 | 5913 | UK | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 28/08/2017 | |
| 60 | 29 | Alberto Vomiero | 37 | 4906 | Sweden | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/09/2017 | |
| 61 | 29 | M. Lucia Curri | 37 | 5281 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/09/2017 |
| 62 | 29 | Angela Agostiano | 37 | 6019 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Bari | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 26/08/2017 |
| 63 | 29 | JM Lenny | 37 | Italy | chemistry - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Perugia | ||
| 64 | 30 | Mauro Ferrari | 36 | USA | nanotechnology - cancer | Material & Nano Sciences | PorP | ||
| 65 | 30 | Davide Donadio | 36 | 8161 | USA | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 29/09/2017 | |
| 66 | 31 | Giovanna Della Porta | 35 | 3720 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Salerno | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 06/10/2017 |
| 67 | 31 | Maurizio Passacantando | 35 | 4363 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | L'Aquila | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 20/09/2017 |
| 68 | 32 | Gabriel Maria Ingo | 33 | 3144 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 19/10/2017 |
| 69 | 32 | Enzo Di Fabrizio | 33 | Saudi Arabia/Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | e Catanzaro | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations | |
| 70 | 33 | Valter Sergo | 32 | 3809 | Italy | nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Trieste | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 09/10/2017 |
| 71 | 34 | Luciano Feo | 31 | 2367 | Italy | materials science | Material & Nano Sciences | Salerno | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 15/10/2017 |
| 72 | 34 | Saulius Kaciulis | 31 | 2815 | Italy | physics - chemistry | Material & Nano Sciences | CNR | di origine lituana, lavora nella ricerca in Italia dal 1991. Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 06/10/2017 |
| 73 | 35 | Carlo S. Casari | 30 | 2756 | Italy | physics - nanotechnology | Material & Nano Sciences | Politecnico MI | Verified Google Scholar MyCitations Last Update: 07/09/2017 |