Metrics (F. Ricci):

152 articles + 5 patents + 5 book chapters
h-index = 61
Citations: 11.000 (source: Scopus, 6/2026: Scopus Author ID: 23966967800)

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2026

152. Programmable DNA-Based Dimerization Networks for Dynamic and Competitive Control of Transcription
Quattrociocchi M, Brannetti S, Del Grosso E, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2026, in press.  pdf (open access) 

151. Tune, extend and narrow the useful dynamic range of cell-free transcription biosensors through programmable DNA-based stem-loop hairpin reporters
Aguiar J, Ranallo S, Ricci F (corr. author)
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2026, 65, e8143908.  pdf (open access) 

150. Temporal Programming of Cell-Free Transcription Using Orthogonal Enzyme-Responsive DNA Blockers
Lerma-Escalera JA, Bucci J, Urošević A, Amador R, Ercolani G, Ricci F (corr. author)
ACS Synthetic Biology, 2026, 15, 6, 2524–2532.

2025

149. Immune-Induced Antibody–DNA Hybrid Condensates
Scalia S, Cappa M, Rovigatti L, Del Grosso E, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2025,  147, 44, 40816–40824. pdf 

148. An information ratchet improves selectivity in molecular recognition undernon-equilibrium conditions
Roberts BMW, Del Grosso E, Penocchio E, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Leonard J. Prins
Nature Nanotechnology, 2025, 20, 1449–1456. pdf 

147. MAIGRET: a CRISPR-based immunoassay that employs antibody-induced cell-free transcription of CRISPR guide RNA strands
Miceli F, Bracaglia S, Sorrentino D, Porchetta A, Ranallo S, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
Nucleic Acids Research, 2025, 53, gkaf238. pdf (open access)

146. Covalent Dynamic DNA Networks to Translate Multiple Inputs into Programmable Outputs
Brannetti S, Gentile S, Del Grosso E, Otto S, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2025, 147, 5755-5763. pdf 

145. Sustained, Reversible, and Adaptive Non-Equilibrium Steady States of a Dissipative DNA-Based System
Nicholas JD, Del Grosso E, deMello AJ, Puigmartí-Luis J, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Sorrenti A,
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64, e202512967, pdf
Highlighted as “Hot paper” in Angewandte Chemie

144. Bright and pH-sensitive Baby Spinach aptamer with RNA triplex fusion
Ueno K, Tsukakoshi K, Takeuchi N, Inaba S, Idili A, Porchetta A, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Ikebukuro K
Nucleic Acids Research, 2025,53(11), gkaf151. pdf 

2024

143. Enzyme-Responsive DNA Condensates
Bucci J, Malouf L, Tanase D A, Farag N, Lamb JR, Rubio-Sánchez R, Gentile S, Del Grosso E, Kaminski CF, Di Michele L, 
Ricci F (co-corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2024, 146, 31529-31537. pdf 

142. Developmental assembly of multi-component polymer systems through interconnected synthetic gene networks in vitro
Sorrentino D, Ranallo S, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Franco E
Nat Commun 2024, 15, 8561.  pdf (open access)

141. Synthetic DNA-based Swimmers Driven by Enzyme Catalysis
Patiño Padial T, Del Grosso E, Gentile S, Baranda Pellejero L, Mestre R
, Paffen L, Sánchez S, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2024, 146, 12664-12671. pdf 

140. Synthetic Genes For Dynamic Regulation Of DNA-Based Receptors
Sorrentino D, Ranallo S, Nakamura E, Franco E, Ricci F (corr. author)              Angew Chem Int Ed, 2024, e202319382. pdf
Highlighted as hot paper in Angewandte Chemie

 

139. Enzyme-Linked DNA Displacement (ELIDIS) Assay for Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Antibodies
Diaz-Fernandez A, Ranallo S, Ricci F (corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2024, e202314818. pdf

2023

138. Timed Pulses in DNA Strand Displacement Reactions
Bucci J, Irmisch P, Del Grosso E, Seidel R, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2023, 145, 20968-20974. pdf (open access)

137. Decorated DNA-Based Scaffolds as Lateral Flow Biosensors
Brannetti S, Gentile S, Chamorro-Garcia A, Barbero L, Del Grosso E, Ricci F (corr. author)
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, e202313243. pdf

136. Bispecific Antibody Detection Using Antigen-Conjugated Synthetic Nucleic Acid Strands
Mariottini D, Bracaglia S, Barbero L, Fuchs SW, Saal C, Moniot S, Knuehl C, Baranda L, Ranallo S, Ricci F (corr. author)
ACS Sensors 2023, 8, 4014-4019. pdf (open access)

135. Dynamic and Reversible Decoration of DNA-Based Scaffolds
Farag N, Đorđević M, Del Grosso E, Ricci F (corr. author)
Advanced Materials, 2023, 35, 18, 2211274. pdf

134. The harmony of form and function in DNA nanotechnology
Ricci F (co-corr. author), Dietz H
Nat Nanotech, 2023, 18, 541-542. pdf 

133. Electrochemical cell-free biosensors for antibody detection
Bracaglia S, Ranallo S, Ricci F (corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, e202216512. pdf

132. Thermo-programmed synthetic DNA-based receptors
Mariottini D, Idili A, Ercolani G, Ricci F (corr. author)

ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 1998-2006. pdf (open access)

131. Synthetic Antigen-Conjugated DNA Systems for Antibody Detection and Characterization
Ranallo S, Bracaglia S, Sorrentino D, Ricci F (corr. author)
ACS Sensors, 2023, 8, 2415-2426. pdf (open access).

130. Autonomous and Programmable Reorganization of DNA-Based Polymers Using Redox Chemistry
Gentile S, Del Grosso E, Prins LJ, Ricci F (corr. author)
Chemistry Eur J, 2023, 29, e202300394. pdf 

129. Protein-Templated Reactions Using DNA-Antibody Conjugates
Baranda L P, Nijenhuis M A D , Ricci F (co-corr. author), Gothelf K
Small 2023, 19, 2200971

128. On the Rational Design of Cooperative Receptors
Ortega G, Chamorro-Garcia A, Ricci F, Plaxco KW
Annual Review of Biophysics 2023, 52, 319-337. 

127. Controlling DNA nanodevices with light-switchable buffers
Périllat VJ, Del Grosso E, Berton C, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Pezzato C

Chem Commun, 2023, 59, 2146-2149. pdf (open access) 

2022

126. Orthogonal Enzyme-Driven Timers for DNA Strand Displacement Reactions
Bucci J, Irmisch P, Del Grosso E, Seidel R, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2022, 144, 19791-19798. pdf (open access)

125. Dissipative DNA Nanotechnology
Del Grosso E, Franco E, Prins LJ, Ricci F (co-corr. author)
Nature Chemistry 2022, 14, 600-613. pdf 

124. Programmable Cell-Free Transcriptional Switches for Antibody Detection
Patino-Diaz A, Bracaglia S, Ranallo S, Patino T, Porchetta A, Ricci F (corr. author)

J Am Chem Soc 2022, 144, 5820-5826. pdf (open access)

123. DNA Tile Self-Assembly Guided by Base Excision Repair Enzymes
Farag N, Ercolani G, Del Grosso E, Ricci F (corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61, e202208367. 

122. Dissipative Control over the Toehold-Mediated DNA Strand Displacement Reaction
Del Grosso E, Irmish P, Gentile S, Prins LJ, Seidel R, Ricci F (co-corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61, e202201929. pdf (open access) 

121. Protein-Protein Communication Mediated by an Antibody-Responsive DNA Nanodevice
Ranallo S, Sorrentino D, Ercolani G, Plaxco KW, Ricci F (corr. author) 

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2022, 61, e202115680. pdf (open access) 

120. Enhancement of CRISPR/Cas12a trans-cleavage activity using hairpin DNA reporters
Rossetti M, Merlo R, Bagheri N, Moscone D, Valenti A, Saha A, Arantes P, Ippodrino R, Ricci F, Treglia I, Delibato E, Van Der Oost J, Porchetta A
Nucleic Acids Research, 2022, 50, 8377 - 83961, e202115680. pdf (open access) 

2021

119. Spontaneous Reorganization of DNA-Based Polymers in Higher Ordered Structures Fueled by RNA
Gentile S, Del Grosso E, Pungchai PE, Franco E, Prins LJ,  Ricci F (co-corr. author)

J Am Chem Soc 2021, 143, 20296-20301. pdf (open access)

118. Dissipative operation of pH-responsive DNA-based nanodevices
Mariottini, D, Del Giudice D, Ercolani G, Di Stefano S, Ricci F (co-corr. author)

Chem. Sci., 2021,12, 11735-11739. pdf (open access) 

117. DNA-Based Nanoswitches: Insights into Electrochemiluminescence Signal Enhancement
Zanut A, Rossetti M, Marcaccio M, Ricci F, Porchetta A, Valenti G

Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 93(30), 10397-10402. pdf

116. Programmable, Multiplexed DNA Circuits Supporting Clinically Relevant, Electrochemical Antibody Detection
Bracaglia S, Ranallo S, Plaxco KW, Ricci F (co-corr. author)
ACS Sensors 2021, 6, 2442-2448. pdf (open access) 

115. Reorganization of Self‐Assembled DNA‐Based Polymers using Orthogonally Addressable Building Blocks
Gentile S, Del Grosso E, Prins L,  Ricci F (co-corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed 2021, 60, 12911-12917. pdf 

114. Folding‐upon‐Repair DNA Nanoswitches for Monitoring the Activity of DNA Repair Enzymes
Farag N, Mattossovich R, Merlo R, Nierzwicki L, Palermo G, Porchetta A, Perugino G, Ricci F (co-corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed 2021, 60, 7283-7289. pdf 

113. Single antibody detection in a DNA origami nanoantenna
Pfeiffer M, Trofymchuk K, Ranallo S, Ricci F, Steiner F, Cole F, Glembockyte V, Tinnefeld P
iScience 2021,  24, 103072.

2020

112. Using antibodies to control DNA-templated chemical reactions
Baranda L P, Mahdifar M, Ercolani G, Watson J, Brown Jr T, Ricci F (corr. author)

Nat Commun 2020, 11, 6242. pdf
Featured in the following news media: Chemeurope, Bioengineer, etc

111. Transient DNA‐based nanostructures controlled by redox inputs
Del Grosso E, Prins L, Ricci F (corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed 2020, 59, 13238-13245. pdf
Featured in the front cover of Angew Chem Int Ed
Angewandte Chemie "Very Important Paper".

110. Protein‐Controlled Actuation of Dynamic Nucleic Acid Networks by Using Synthetic DNA Translators
Bertucci A, Porchetta A, Del Grosso E, Patiño T, Idili A, Ricci F (corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed 2020, 59, 20577-20581.  pdf
Angewandte Chemie "Very Important Paper".

109. Disulfide‐Linked Allosteric Modulators for Multi‐cycle Kinetic Control of DNA‐Based Nanodevices
Del Grosso E, Ponzo I, Ragazzon G, Prins L, Ricci F (corr. author)

Angew Chem Int Ed 2020, 59, 21058-21063. pdf

108. Rational Control of the Activity of a Cu2+-Dependent DNAzyme by Re-engineering Purely Entropic Intrinsically Disordered Domains
Sorrentino D, Ranallo S, Ricci F (corr. author)

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020, in press. pdf

107. Rapid, Cost-Effective Peptide/Nucleic Acid-Based Platform for Therapeutic Antibody Monitoring in Clinical Samples
Mocenigo M, Porchetta A, Rossetti M, Brass E, Tonini L, ..., Marini B, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Ippodrino R

ACS Sensors 2020, 5, 10, 3109-3115. pdf

106. Optimizing the Specificity Window of Biomolecular Receptors Using Structure-Switching and Allostery
Bissonnette S, Del Grosso E, Simon A J, Plaxco K W, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Vallée-Bélisle A
ACS Sensors 2020, 5, 1937-1942. pdf
Featured in the supplementary cover of ACS Sensors

105. Rational design to control the trade-off between receptor affinity and cooperativity
Ortega G, Mariottini D, Troina A, Dahlquist FW, Ricci F, Plaxco KW

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020, . pdf

104. Programmable Bivalent Peptide-DNA Locks for pH-Based Control of Antibody Activity
Engelen W, Zhu K, Subedi N, Idili A, Ricci F, Tel J, Merkx M

ACS Central Science 2020, 6, 22-31. pdf

103. Hybrid polymer/porous silicon nanofibers for loading and sustained release of synthetic DNA
Zuidema JM, Bertucci A, Kang J, Sailor MJ, Ricci F (co-corr. author)

Nanoscale 2020, 12, 2333-2339. pdf
This article has been included in the themed collection: 2020 Nanoscale HOT Article Collection
 

2019

102. Orthogonal regulation of DNA nanostructure self-assembly and disassembly using antibodies
Ranallo S, Sorrentino D, Ricci F (corr. author)

Nature Commun 2019, 10, 5509. pdf
Featured in the following news media (Nanowerk, Phys.org, etc.)

101. Entropy-Based Rational Modulation of the pKa of a Synthetic pH-Dependent Nanoswitch
Mariottini D,Idili A, Nijenhuis M A D, Ercolani G,, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2019, 141, 11367-11371. pdf 

100. Fuel‐responsive allosteric DNA‐based aptamers for the transient release of ATP and cocaine
Del Grosso E, Ragazzon G, Prins L, Ricci F (co-corr. author)
Angew Chem Int Ed 2019, 58, 5582-5586. pdf
Featured in the back cover of Angew Chem Int Ed

99. Self-Sensing Enzyme-Powered Micromotors Equipped with pH-Responsive DNA Nanoswitches
Patino T, Porchetta A, Jannasch A, Lladó A, Stumpp T, Schäffer E, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Sánchez S
Nano Lett 2019, 19, 3440-3447. pdf 

98. DNA-Based Scaffolds for Sensing Applications
Ranallo S, Porchetta A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal Chem 2019, 1, 44-59. pdf
Featured in the supplementary cover of Analytical Chemistry
Among “most read articles” of Analytical Chemistry (January 2019)

97. Tumor-Targeting, MicroRNA-Silencing Porous Silicon Nanoparticles for Ovarian Cancer Therapy
Bertucci A, Kim K-H, Kang J, Zuidema J M, Lee S H, Kwon E J, Kim D, Howell S B, Ricci F, Ruoslahti E, Jang H J, Sailor M J

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019, 11, 23926-23937. pdf

96.  Printing Life‐Inspired Subcellular Scale Compartments with Autonomous Molecularly Crowded Confinement
Arrabito G,  Cavaleri F, Porchetta A, Ricci F, Vetri V, Leone M, Pignataro B
Adv Biosystems 2019, 1900023. pdf
Featured in the inside front cover of Advanced Biosystems

2018

95. DNA-Based Nanodevices Controlled by Purely Entropic Linker Domains
Mariottini D, Idili A, Nijenhuis M A D , de Greef T F A, Ricci F (co-corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2018, 140, 14725-14734. pdf 

94. Engineering a responsive DNA triple helix into an octahedral DNA nanostructure for a reversible opening/closing switching mechanism: a computational and experimental integrated study  
Ottaviani A, Iacovelli, F, Idili A, Falconi M, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Desideri A
Nucleic Acids Research 2018, 46, 9951-9959. pdf

93. Dissipative synthetic DNA-based receptors for the transient load and release of molecular cargo
Del Grosso E, Amodio A, Ragazzon G, Prins L, Ricci F (co-corr. author)
Angew Chem Int Ed 2018, 57, 10489-10493. pdf
Featured in the back cover of Angew Chem Int Ed 

92. Remote electronic control of DNA-based reactions and nanostructures assembly
Amodio A, Del Grosso E, Troina A, Placidi E, Ricci F (corr. author)

Nano Lett 2018, 18, 2918-2923. pdf

91. Programmable Nucleic Acid Nanoswitches for the Rapid, Single-Step Detection of Antibodies in Bodily Fluids
Porchetta A, Ippodrino R, Marini B, Caruso A, Caccuri F, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2018, 140, 947-953. pdf
Featured in the following news media (Nanowerk, Forbes Italia, Nova Il Sole24Ore, etc.)
Check out the video that depicts our nanoswitches in action! (link)

90. Antibody-templated assembly of an RNA mimic of Green Fluorescent Protein
Bertucci A, Porchetta A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal Chem 2018, 90, 1049-1053. pdf
Among "most read articles" of Analytical Chemistry (December 2017)
Featured in the Front Cover of Analytical Chemistry

89. Experimental Measurement of Surface Charge Effects on the Stability of a SurfaceBound Biopolymer
Langmuir 2018, 34, 14993-14999. pdf

88. Probing transcription factor binding activity and downstream gene silencing in living cells with a DNA nanoswitch

Nanoscale 2018, 10, 2034-2044. pdf

2017

87. Antibody-powered nucleic acid release using a DNA-based nanomachine
Ranallo S, Prévost-Tremblay C, Idili A, Vallée-Bélisle A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Nature Commun 2017, 8, 15150. pdf
Featured in the following news media (C&EN, E&T Magazine, The Engineer, GEN, etc.)
Featured in the following Italian media (SkyTg24, Focus, ADNKronos, Galileo, etc.).
N°1 most read article of Nature Communications (May 2017).

86. pH-driven reversible self-assembly of micron-scale DNA scaffold
Green L, Amodio A, Subramanian HKK, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Franco E
Nano Lett 2017, 17, 7283-7288. pdf

85.Triplex DNA Nanostructures: from basic properties to applications
Hu Y, Cecconello A, Idili A, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Willner I
Angew Chem 2017, 56, 15210-15233.pdf

84. Selective control of reconfigurable chiral plasmonic metamolecules
Kuzyk A, Urban M, Idili A, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Liu N
Science Advances 2017, 3, e1602803. pdf
Featured in the following news media (AzoNano,  ScienceDaily, PhysOrg, etc.).

83. A DNA Nanodevice that loads and releases a cargo with hemoglobin-like allosteric control and cooperativity
Mariottini D, Idili A, Vallée-Bélisle A, Plaxco KW, Ricci F (corr. author)
Nano Lett 2017, 17, 3225-3230. pdf

82. Simulative and experimental characterization of a pH-dependent clamp-like DNA triple-helix nanoswitch
Iacovelli F, Idili A, Benincasa A, Mariottini D, Ottaviani A, Falconi M, Ricci F (co- corr. author), Desideri A
J Am Chem Soc 2017, 139, 5321-5329. pdf 

81. Determining the folding and binding free energy of DNA-based nanodevices and nanoswitches using urea titration curves
Idili A, Ricci F (co-corr. author), 
Nucleic Acids Research 2017, 27, 7571-7580. pdf

80. Porous Silicon Nanoparticle Delivery of Tandem Peptide Anti-Infectives for the Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infections
Kwon E J, Skalak M, Bertucci A, Braun G, Ricci F, Ruoslahti E, Sailor M J, Bhatia S N
Adv Materials 2017, 
29, 1701527  pdf
Featured in the following news media (EurekAlert,  ScienceNewsLine, PhysOrg, etc.).
Featured in Science Translational Medicine (Editor's choice: "Resistance is futile")

79. Allosteric DNA nanoswitches for controlled release of a molecular cargo triggered by biological inputs
Rossetti M, Ranallo S, Idili A, Palleschi G, Porchetta A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Chem Science 2017, 8, 914-920. pdf
Featured in the Front Cover of Chemical Science

78. Electrochemical DNA-Based immunoassay that employs steric hindrance to detect small molecules directly in whole blood
, , ,
ACS Sensors 2017, 2, 718-723. pdf

 

77. Rapid micromotor-based naked-eye immunoassay
de Ávila BE, Zhao M, Campuzano S, Ricci F, Pingarrón JM, Mascini M, Wang J.
Talanta. 2017, 167, 651-657. pdf

 

2016

76. pH-controlled assembly of DNA tiles
Amodio A, Adedeji A F, Castronovo M, Franco E, Ricci F (corr. author)

J Am Chem Soc 2016, 138, 12735-12738. pdf 

 

75. A modular clamp-like mechanism to regulate the activity of nucleic-acid target-responsive nanoswitches with external activators
Del Grosso E, Idili A, Porchetta A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Nanoscale 2016, 8, 18057-18061. pdf
Featured in the Front Cover of Nanoscale

74. Dual-reporter drift correction to enhance the performance of electrochemical aptamer-based sensors in whole blood
Li H, Arroyo-Currás N, Kang D, Ricci F, Plaxco KW

J Am Chem Soc 2016, 138, 15809-15812. pdf

 

73. Using Nature’s “Tricks” To Rationally Tune the Binding Properties of Biomolecular Receptors
Ricci F,Vallée-Bélisle A, Simon A J, Porchetta A, Plaxco KW
Acc Chem Res 2016, 49, 1884-1892. pdf 

 

72. Electronic Activation of a DNA Nanodevice Using a Multilayer Nanofilm
Jeong H, Ranallo S, Rossetti M, Heo J, Shin J, Park K, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Hong J 
Small 2016,12, 40, 5572-5578. pdf
Featured in the Front Cover of Small 

71. Reversible Electrochemical Modulation of a Catalytic Nanosystem
Della Sala F, Chen J, Ranallo S, Badocco D, Pastore P, 
Ricci F (co-corr. author), Prins L J
Angew Chem Int Ed 2016, 55 , 10737-10740. pdf 

 

70. Electronic control of DNA-based nanoswitches and nanodevices
Ranallo S, Amodio A, Idili A, Porchetta A,  Ricci F (corr. author)
Chem Science 2016, 7, 66-71. pdf (open access)
Featured in the Front Cover of Chemical Science

69. Survey of Redox-Active Moieties for Application in Multiplexed Electrochemical Biosensors
,, ,  Anal Chem 2016, 88, 10452-10458. pdf   

 

2015

68. Enzyme-Operated DNA-Based Nanodevices
Del Grosso E, Dallaire A M,Vallée-Bélisle A,  Ricci F (corr. author)
Nano Lett 2015, 15, 8407-8411. pdf
  

 

67. A Modular, DNA‐Based Beacon for Single‐Step Fluorescence Detection of Antibodies and Other Proteins
Ranallo S, Rossetti M, Plaxco KW, Vallée-Bélisle A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Angew Chem Int Ed 2015, 54, 13214-13218. pdf
Featured in the following news media (NDTV,  ScienceDaily, RAI-Radio3, etc.).
  
66. A highly selective electrochemical DNA-based sensor that employs steric hindrance effects to detect proteins directly in whole blood
Mahshid SS
, Camiré S, Ricci F, Vallée-Bélisle A
J Am Chem Soc 2015, 137, 15596-15599. pdf
Featured in the following news media (CBC News,  ScienceDaily, etc.).
65. Controlling Hybridization Chain Reactions with pH
Idili
 A,  Porchetta A, Amodio A, Vallée-Bélisle A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Nano Lett 2015, 15, 5539-5544. pdf
64. A general strategy to introduce pH-induced allostery in DNA-based receptors to achieve controlled release of ligands
Porchetta A,   Idili A,  Vallée-Bélisle A, Ricci F (corr. author)
Nano Lett 2015, 15, 4467-4471. pdf (open access)
63. A general approach to the design of allosteric, transcription-factor-regulated DNAzymes
Adornetto G,   Porchetta A,   Palleschi G,  Plaxco KW, Ricci F (corr. author)
Chem Science 2015, 6, 3692-3696. pdf
Featured in the Front Cover of Chemical Science  

  

62. pH-Responsive and Switchable Triplex-Based DNA Hydrogels
Ren J, Hu Y, Lu C-H, Guo W, García MA, Ricci F, Willner I
Chem Science 2015, 6, 4190-4195. pdf

 

2014

61. Rational Design of pH-Controlled DNA Strand Displacement
Amodio A, Bin Z, Porchetta A, Idili A, Castronovo M, Fan C, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2014, 136, 16469-16472. pdf
 

60. Intrinsic disorder as a generalizable strategy for the rational design of highly responsive, allosterically cooperative receptors
Simon AJ,  Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F,  Plaxco KW
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014, 111, 15048-15053.pdf
Featured in Science (Editor's choice: "
Disorder enhances binding cooperativity")

59. Programmable pH-triggered DNA nanoswitches
Idili A, Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2014, 136, 5836-5839. pdf
Featured in the following news media (sciencedaily,  sciencenewsline, etc.).

 

58. Folding-Upon-Binding and Signal-On Electrochemical DNA Sensor with High Affinity and Specificity
Idili A, Amodio A, Vidonis M, Feinberg-Somerson J, Castronovo M, Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal Chem 2014, 86,  9013-9019. pdf
Featured in thecover page of Analytical Chemistry
 Among "most read articles" of Analytical Chemistry (August 2014)

57. A modular electrochemical peptide-based sensor for antibody detection 
Puiu M, Idili A, Moscone D, Ricci F (co-corr. author), Bala C
Chem Comm 2014, 50, 8962-8965. pdf

56. Using the Population-Shift Mechanism to Rationally Introduce “Hill-type” Cooperativity into a Normally Non-Cooperative Receptor
Simon A, Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F, Watkins HM, Plaxco KW
Angew Chem Int Ed 2014, 53, 9471-9475. pdf 

55. Effects of Crowding on the Stability of a Surface-Tethered Biopolymer: An Experimental Study of Folding in a Highly Crowded Regime
Watkins HM, Simon A, Ricci F, Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2014, 136, 5836-5839. pdf

 

2013

54. Thermodynamic Basis for Engineering High-Affinity, High-Specificity Binding-Induced DNA Clamp Nanoswitches
Idili A, Plaxco KW, Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
ACS Nano 2013, 7, 10863-10869. pdf
Featured in several news media (sciencedaily, montreal gazzette, gizmag, kuwaittimes, sciencenewsline, etc.).

53. Allosterically Tunable, DNA-Based Switches Triggered by Heavy Metals
Porchetta A, Vallée-Bélisle A, Plaxco KW, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2013, 135, 13238-13241. pdf

 

52. Determinants of the Detection Limit and Specificity of Surface-Based Biosensors
Esteban Fernández de Ávila B, Watkins HM, Pingarrón JM, Plaxco KW, Palleschi G, Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal Chem 2013, 85, 6593-6597. pdf

2012

51. Using distal-site mutations and allosteric inhibition to tune, extend, and narrow the useful dynamic range of aptamer-based sensors.
Porchetta A, Vallée-Bélisle A, Plaxco KW, Ricci F (corr. author)
J Am Chem Soc 2012, 134, 20601-4. pdf
Featured in  JACS Spotlight article and in many scientific news media (sciencedaily, biosciencetechnology, etc.).

50. Engineering biosensors with extended, narrowed, or arbitrarily edited dynamic range
Vallée-Bélisle A, Ricci F (co-first author), Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2012, 134, 2876-9. pdf
Featured by Chemical & Engineering News, in JACS Spotlights (publications from JACS highlighted by the Editors), R&D magazine and in many scientific news media (sciencedaily, sciencenewsline, etc.). Versions of this story were also printed in: The Daily Nexsus, The bottom line, Asknature.com, Bio-medicine.org.

49. Bioelectrochemical switches for the quantitative detection of antibodies directly in whole blood
Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F (co-first author), Uzawa T, Xia F, Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2012, 134, 15197-200. pdf
Featured in ACS Chemical Biology Spotlight Articles 
Featured in many scientific news media (sciencedaily, sciencenewsline, etc.).

48. Rational design of allosteric inhibitors and activators using the population-shift model: In vitro validation and application to an artificial biosensor
Ricci F
, Vallée-Bélisle A, Porchetta A, Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2012, 134, 15177-80. pdf

47. Re-engineering electrochemical biosensors to narrow or extend their useful dynamic range
Kang D, Vallée-Bélisle A, Porchetta A, Plaxco KW, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
Angew Chemie Int Ed 2012, 51, 6717-21. pdf

46. Quantification of transcription factor binding in cell extracts using an electrochemical, structure-switching biosensor
Bonham AJ, Hsieh K, Ferguson BS, Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F, Soh HT, Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2012, 134, 3346-8. pdf

45. A review of experimental aspects of electrochemical immunosensors
Ricci F, Adornetto G, Palleschi G
Electrochim Acta 2012, 84, 74-83. pdf

44. Entropic and electrostatic effects on the folding free energy of a surface-attached biomolecule: An experimental and theoretical study
Watkins HM, Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F, Makarov DE, Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2012, 134, 2120-6. pdf

43. Employing the metabolic "branch point effect" to generate an all-or-none, digital-like response in enzymatic outputs and enzyme-based sensors
Rafael SP, Vallée-Bélisle A, Fabregas E, Plaxco K, Palleschi G, Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal Chem 2012, 84, 1076-82. pdf

42. Probe accessibility effects on the performance of electrochemical biosensors employing DNA monolayers
Biagiotti V, Porchetta A, Desiderati S, Plaxco KW, Palleschi G, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal  Bioanal Chem 2012, 402, 413-21. pdf

2011

41. High-precision, in vitro validation of the sequestration mechanism for generating ultrasensitive dose-response curves in regulatory networks
Ricci F, Vallée-Bélisle A, Plaxco KW
PLoS Comp Biol 2011, 7(10). pdf

40. Transcription factor beacons for the quantitative detection of DNA binding activity
Vallée-Bélisle A, Bonham AJ, Reich NO,
 Ricci F (corr. author), Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2011, 133, 13836-9. pdf
Featured by ACS PressPac (ACS PressPac contains reports of research selected from ACS journals and provides leads on the latest advances in science). Also featured in BioPhotonics (Photonics Media – Nov/Dec 2011, p.10) and in many scientific news media (sciencedaily, sciencenewsline, etc.).

39. Current methods of analysis for the determination of trichothecene mycotoxins in food
Meneely JP, 
Ricci F, van Egmond HP, Elliott CT
TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry 2011, 30, 192-203. pdf

2010

38 Using triplex-forming oligonucleotide probes for the reagentless, electrochemical detection of double-stranded DNA
Patterson A, Caprio F, Vallée-Bélisle A, Moscone D, Plaxco KW, Palleschi G, 
Ricci F (corr. author)
Anal Chem 2010, 82, 9109-15. pdf

37. Development of a recombinant fab-fragment based electrochemical immunosensor for deoxynivalenol detection in food samples
Romanazzo D, 
Ricci F (corr. author), Volpe G, Elliott CT, Vesco S, Kroeger K, et al.
Biosens Bioelectron 2010, 25, 2615-21. pdf

36. Quantitative, reagentless, single-step electrochemical detection of anti-DNA antibodies directly in blood serum
Ricci F, Adornetto G, Moscone D, Plaxco KW, Palleschi G
Chem Comm 2010, 46, 1742-4. pdf
Featured by RSC Highlights

2009

35. Direct electrochemical detection of trichothecenes in wheat samples using a 96-well electrochemical plate coupled with microwave hydrolysis
Ricci F, Pino F, Abagnale M, Messia MC, Marconi E, Volpe G, et al.
World Mycotoxin Journal 2009, 2, 239-45. pdf

34. A general electrochemical method for label-free screening of protein-small molecule interactions
Cash KJ, 
Ricci F, Plaxco KW.
Chem Comm 2009, 41, 6222-4. pdf

33. ELIME (enzyme linked immuno magnetic electrochemical) method for mycotoxin detection
Romanazzo D, Ricci F (corr. author), Vesco S, Piermarini S, Volpe G, Moscone D, et al.
J Visualized Experiments 2009(32). pdf

32. Surface chemistry effects on the performance of an electrochemical DNA sensor
Ricci F  (corr. author), Zari N, Caprio F, Recine S, Amine A, Moscone D, et al.
Bioelectrochem 2009, 76, 208-13. pdf

31. Thermodynamic basis for the optimization of binding-induced biomolecular switches and structure-switching biosensors
Vallée-Bélisle A, 
Ricci F, Plaxco KW
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009, 106(33), 13802-7. pdf

30.  An electrochemical sensor for the detection of protein-small molecule interactions directly in serum and other complex matrices
Cash KJ, 
Ricci F, Plaxco KW
J Am Chem Soc 2009, 131(20), 6955-7. pdf

29. Reagentless, electrochemical approach for the specific detection of double- and single-stranded DNA binding proteins
Ricci F, Bonham AJ, Mason AC, Reich NO, Plaxco KW
Anal Chem 2009, 81(4), 1608-14. pdf

2008

27. E-DNA sensors for convenient, label-free electrochemical detection of hybridization
Ricci F, Plaxco KW
Microchimica Acta 2008, 163(3-4), 149-55. pdf

26. Ex vivo continuous glucose monitoring with microdialysis technique: The example of GlucoDay
Ricci F, Moscone D, Palleschi G
IEEE Sensors Journal 2008, 8(1), 63-70. pdf

2007

25. A review on novel developments and applications of immunosensors in food analysis
Ricci F, Volpe G, Micheli L, Palleschi G
Anal Chim Acta 2007, 605(2), 111-29. pdf
ISI Highly Cited Paper. In the top-ten most downloaded from Anal. Chim Acta in the period October-December 2007. Top-ten most cited paper in Anal. Chim. Acta in the period 2007-present.

24. Procedure 17 preparation of prussian blue-modified screen-printed electrodes via a chemical deposition for mass production of stable hydrogen peroxide sensors 
Ricci F
, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry 2007, 49, e119-e124. Series edited by D- Barcelò (Elsevier) pdf

23. Chapter 24 mediated enzyme screen-printed electrode probes for clinical, environmental and food analysis
Ricci F
, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry  2007, 49, 559-584. Series edited by D. Barceló (Elsevier) pdf

22. Linear, redox modified DNA probes as electrochemical DNA sensors
Ricci F, Lai RY, Plaxco KW
Chem Comm 2007(36), 3768-70. pdf

21. Fast, sensitive and cost-effective detection of nerve agents in the gas phase using a portable instrument and an electrochemical biosensor
Arduini F, Amine A, Moscone D, 
Ricci F, Palleschi G
Anal  Bioanal Chem 2007, 388(5-6), 1049-57. pdf

20. Effect of molecular crowding on the response of an electrochemical DNA sensor
Ricci F, Lai RY, Heeger AJ, Plaxco KW, Sumner JJ
Langmuir 2007, 23(12), 6827-34. pdf

19. Toward continuous glucose monitoring with planar modified biosensors and microdialysis. study of temperature, oxygen dependence and in vivo experiment.
Ricci F (corr. author)
, Caprio F, Poscia A, Valgimigli F, Messeri D, Lepori E, et al.
Biosens Bioelectron 2007, 22(9-10), 2032-9. pdf

18. A probe for NADH and H2O2 amperometric detection at low applied potential for oxidase and dehydrogenase based biosensor applications
Ricci F (corr author), Amine A, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Biosens Bioelectron 2007, 22(6), 854-62. pdf

17. Rapid screening electrochemical methods for aflatoxin B1 and type-A trichothecenes: A preliminary study
Piermarini S, Volpe G, 
Ricci F, Micheli L, Moscone D, Palleschi G, et al.
Anal Lett 2007, 40(7), 1333-46. pdf

2006

16. Detection of carbamic and organophosphorous pesticides in water samples using a cholinesterase biosensor based on prussian blue-modified screen-printed electrode.
Arduini F, 
Ricci F (corr. author), Tuta CS, Moscone D, Amine A, Palleschi G
Anal Chim Acta 2006, 580(2), 155-62. pdf

15. Glutathione amperometric detection based on a thiol-disulfide exchange reaction
Ricci F (corr. author), Arduini F, Tuta CS, Sozzo U, Moscone D, Amine A, et al.
Anal Chim Acta 2006, 558(1-2), 164-70. pdf

2005

14. Extraction and detection of pesticides by cholinesterase inhibition in a two-phase system: A strategy to avoid heavy metal interference
Arduini F, 
Ricci F, Bourais I, Amine A, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Anal Lett 2005, 38(11), 1703-19. pdf

13. Acetylcholinesterase sensor based on screen-printed carbon electrode modified with prussian blue
Suprun E, Evtugyn G, Budnikov H, 
Ricci F, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Anal  Bioanal Chem 2005, 383(4), 597-604. pdf

12. Sensor and biosensor preparation, optimisation and applications of prussian blue modified electrodes
Ricci F (corr. author), Palleschi G
Biosens Bioelectron 2005, 21(3), 389-407. pdf
ISI Highly Cited Paper (Highly cited papers are papers that receive large amount of citations even long time after publication. The fraction is set to retrieve about 1% of top papers).  3rd most cited paper from Biosens. Bioelectron. in the period 2005-2010 and 7th  most cited paper in the last decade.  1st most downloaded in the period July-September 2005.

11. A novel continuous subcutaneous lactate monitoring system
Poscia A, Messeri D, Moscone D, 
Ricci F, Valgimigli F.
Biosens Bioelectron 2005, 20(11), 2244-50. pdf

10. Novel planar glucose biosensors for continuous monitoring use
Ricci F, Moscone D, Tuta CS, Palleschi G, Amine A, Poscia A, et al.
Biosens Bioelectron 2005, 20, 1993-2000. pdf

9. Modified Screen Printed Electrodes for glutathione detection
Arduini F, Ricci F, Palleschi G, Moscone D.
Sensors and Microsystems, Proceedings of the 9th Italian Conferences (2004), 61-66.

2003

8. Report on the 3rd workshop of the european union concerted action-Evaluation/Validation of novel biosensors in real environmental and food samples, maó, menorca (balearic island), spain, november 2-4, 2003.
Ricci F, Palleschi G.
Anal Lett 2004, 37(7), 1259-67.

7. Characterisation of prussian blue modified screen-printed electrodes for thiol detection
Ricci F (corr. author), Arduini F, Amine A, Moscone D, Palleschi G
J Electroanal Chem 2004, 563(2), 229-37. pdf

6. Cholinesterase sensors based on screen-printed electrodes for detection of organophosphorus and carbamic pesticides
Ivanov A, Evtugyn G, Budnikov H, Ricci F, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Anal  Bioanal Chem 2003, 377(4), 624-31. pdf

5. Prussian blue modified carbon nanotube paste electrodes: A comparative study and a biochemical application
Ricci F (corr. author), Amine A, Moscone D, Palleschi G
Anal Lett 2003, 36(9), 1921-38. pdf

4. Electroanalytical study of prussian blue modified glassy carbon paste electrodes
Ricci F, Gonçalves C, Amine A, Gorton L, Palleschi G, Moscone D
Electroanalysis 2003, 15(14), 1204-11. pdf

3. Prussian blue and enzyme bulk-modified screen-printed electrodes for hydrogen peroxide and glucose determination with improved storage and operational stability
Ricci F, Amine A, Tuta CS, Ciucu AA, Lucarelli F, Palleschi G, et al.
Anal Chim Acta 2003, 485(1), 111-20. pdf

2. Investigation of the effect of different glassy carbon materials on the performance of prussian blue based sensors for hydrogen peroxide
Ricci F, Palleschi G, Yigzaw Y, Gorton L, Ruzgas T, Karyakin A
Electroanalysis 2003, 15(3), 175-82. pdf

1. Prussian blue based screen printed biosensors with improved characteristics of long-term lifetime and pH stability
Ricci F, Amine A, Palleschi G, Moscone D
Biosens Bioelectron 2003, 18(2-3), 165-74. pdf