Publications

Preprints

2026

1. Gravity-controlled non-equilibrium Casimir pressure in a binary liquid mixture

   M. P. Pruszczyk, R. Cerbino, A. Gambassi

   PreprintarXiv preprint

2. Quantitative dynamic microscopy through scattering media without image reconstruction: a tool for biomedical optics

   F. Giavazzi, M. Brizioli, R. Cerbino

   PreprintResearch Square preprint

2024

1. Multiscale dynamics in yield stress fluids during homogeneous and shear-banded yielding

   P. Edera, M. Brizioli, M. Madani, E. Ngouamba, P. Coussot, V. Trappe, G. Petekidis, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   PreprintarXiv preprint

2. Yielding under the microscope

   P. Edera, M. Brizioli, M. Madani, E. Ngouamba, P. Coussot, V. Trappe, G. Petekidis, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   PreprintarXiv:2402.00221

Journal articles

2026

1. Contact percolation governs collective motility via mechano-chemical feedback in heterogeneous breast cancer

   L. Barzaghi, C. Mazzella, C. Guidolin, J. Ackermann, E. Bellini, A. E. Massey, ..., R. Cerbino, ..., G. Scita

   ArticleNature Communications 17, 10622

   Research Square

2. De Novo Gene Transcription of Connexin Mediates Cytoplasmic Fluid Exchange and Flocking Transitions in Physiological and Cancerous Epithelial Systems

   H. Abdo, L. Barzaghi, Y. Shen, E. Bellini, E. Martini, S. Magni, ..., R. Cerbino, G. Scita

   ArticleAdvanced Science 13, e08648

   Cited 3Free PDF

3. Probing early-stage casein micelle aggregation during milk acidification with differential dynamic microscopy

   M. Brizioli, S. N. Beldring, V. Rondelli, R. Cerbino, V. Vojinovic, M. Corredig, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleJournal of Colloid and Interface Science 722, 140842Top 10% cited

   Cited 1SSRN

4. Restoring the tumour mechanophenotype of vocal fold cancer reverts its malignant properties

   J. Kaivola, K. Punovuori, M. R. Chastney, H. Abdo, G. Follain, M. Mathieu, ..., R. Cerbino, ..., J. Ivaska

   ArticleNature Materials 25, 868-882Top 10% cited

   Cited 9bioRxiv

5. ShearView: A compact stress- and strain-controlled linear rheometer for integrated rheomicroscopy

   N. Kalafatakis, R. Cerbino

   ArticleJournal of Rheology 70, 165-181

   Cited 4arXivFree PDF

2025

1. Enhanced ethanol retention and thermal stability in calcium chloride-stabilized ethyl cellulose gel fuels

   A. De Cataldo, M. Das, R. Cerbino, L. Gentile

   ArticleAcademia Materials Science 2

2. One- and two-particle microrheology of soft materials based on optical-flow image analysis

   M. Brizioli, M. A. Escobedo-Sánchez, P. M. McCall, Y. Roichman, V. Trappe, M. L. Gardel, S. U. Egelhaaf, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   ArticleSoft Matter 21, 1373-1381

   Cited 4

2024

1. Anomalous relaxation of coarsening foams with viscoelastic continuous phases

   C. Guidolin, E. Rio, R. Cerbino, A. Salonen, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleSoft Matter 20, 7021-7029

   Cited 2arXivFree PDF

2. Dynamics of anisotropic colloidal systems: What to choose, DLS, DDM or XPCS?

   M. A. Kamal, M. Brizioli, T. Zinn, T. Narayanan, R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi, A. Pal

   ArticleJournal of Colloid and Interface Science 660, 314-320

   Cited 15Free PDF

3. Matrix Viscoelasticity Decouples Bubble Growth and Mobility in Coarsening Foams

   C. Guidolin, E. Rio, R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi, A. Salonen

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 133, 088202

   Cited 6arXivFree PDF

2023

1. Protein Sizing with Differential Dynamic Microscopy

   C. Guidolin, C. Heim, N. B. P. Adams, P. Baaske, V. Rondelli, R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleMacromolecules 56, 8290-8297

   Cited 18arXivFree PDF

2. Tissue fluidification promotes a cGAS–STING cytosolic DNA response in invasive breast cancer

   E. Frittoli, A. Palamidessi, F. Iannelli, F. Zanardi, S. Villa, L. Barzaghi, ..., R. Cerbino, ..., G. Scita

   ArticleNature Materials 22, 644-655Top 10% cited

   Cited 113Research SquareFree PDF

2022

1. Bistability of Dielectrically Anisotropic Nematic Crystals and the Adaptation of Endothelial Collectives to Stress Fields

   G. Stefopoulos, T. Lendenmann, T. M. Schutzius, C. Giampietro, T. Roy, N. Chala, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino, D. Poulikakos, A. Ferrari

   ArticleAdvanced Science 9, 2102148

   Cited 3Free PDF

2. Echo speckle imaging of dynamic processes in soft materials

   S. Zhang, J. Peuser, C. Zhang, F. Cardinaux, P. Zakharov, S. E. Skipetrov, R. Cerbino, F. Scheffold

   ArticleOptics Express 30, 30991

   Cited 1

3. Multiscale heterogeneous dynamics in two-dimensional glassy colloids

   R. Pastore, F. Giavazzi, F. Greco, R. Cerbino

   ArticleThe Journal of Chemical Physics 156, 164906

   Cited 10

4. Non-invasive measurement of nuclear relative stiffness from quantitative analysis of microscopy data

   S. Villa, A. Palamidessi, E. Frittoli, G. Scita, R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 45, 50

   Cited 5arXivFree PDF

5. Performance indicators in higher education quality management of learning and teaching: lessons from a benchlearning exercise of six European universities

   G. Barbato, J. Bugaj, D. F. Campbell, R. Cerbino, P. Ciesielski, A. Feliks-Długosz, M. Milani, A. Pausits

   ArticleQuality in Higher Education 28, 82-105Top 10% cited

   Cited 34Free PDF

6. Quantitative rheo-microscopy of soft matter

   S. Villa, P. Edera, M. Brizioli, V. Trappe, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   ArticleFrontiers in Physics 10, 1013805

   Cited 23Free PDF

7. Reciprocal Space Study of Brownian Yet Non-Gaussian Diffusion of Small Tracers in a Hard-Sphere Glass

   M. Brizioli, T. Sentjabrskaja, S. U. Egelhaaf, M. Laurati, R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleFrontiers in Physics 10, 893777

   Cited 20

2021

1. Deformation profiles and microscopic dynamics of complex fluids during oscillatory shear experiments

   P. Edera, M. Brizioli, G. Zanchetta, G. Petekidis, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   ArticleSoft Matter 17, 8553-8566

   Cited 37arXivFree PDF

2. Disentangling collective motion and local rearrangements in 2D and 3D cell assemblies

   R. Cerbino, S. Villa, A. Palamidessi, E. Frittoli, G. Scita, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleSoft Matter 17, 3550-3559

   Cited 30

3. Hecw controls oogenesis and neuronal homeostasis by promoting the liquid state of ribonucleoprotein particles

   V. Fajner, F. Giavazzi, S. Sala, A. Oldani, E. Martini, F. Napoletano, D. Parazzoli, G. Cesare, R. Cerbino, E. Maspero, T. Vaccari, S. Polo

   ArticleNature Communications 12, 5488

   Cited 20bioRxiv

4. Multiple dynamic regimes in a coarsening foam

   F. Giavazzi, V. Trappe, R. Cerbino

   ArticleJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter 33, 024002

   Cited 29arXivFree PDF

5. Probing roto-translational diffusion of small anisotropic colloidal particles with a bright-field microscope

   F. Giavazzi, A. Pal, R. Cerbino

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 44, 61

   Cited 10arXivFree PDF

2020

1. Emergence of Multiscale Dynamics in Colloidal Gels

   J. H. Cho, R. Cerbino, I. Bischofberger

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 124, 088005Top 10% cited

   Cited 59arXivFree PDF

2. Giant Fluctuations Induced by Thermal Diffusion in Complex Liquids

   A. Vailati, P. Baaske, H. Bataller, S. Bolis, M. Braibanti, M. Carpineti, R. Cerbino, ..., D. Zapf

   ArticleMicrogravity Science and Technology 32, 873-887

   Cited 29Free PDF

2019

1. European Space Agency experiments on thermodiffusion of fluid mixtures in space

   M. Braibanti, P. A. Artola, P. Baaske, H. Bataller, J. P. Bazile, M. M. Bou-Ali, ..., R. Cerbino, ..., K. Zhang

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 42, 86

   Cited 58Free PDF

2. Functional transcription promoters at DNA double-strand breaks mediate RNA-driven phase separation of damage-response factors

   F. Pessina, F. Giavazzi, Y. Yin, U. Gioia, V. Vitelli, A. Galbiati, S. Barozzi, M. Garre, A. Oldani, A. Flaus, R. Cerbino, D. Parazzoli, E. Rothenberg, F. d’Adda di Fagagna

   ArticleNature Cell Biology 21, 1286-1299Top 1% cited

   Cited 443Free PDF

3. Unjamming overcomes kinetic and proliferation arrest in terminally differentiated cells and promotes collective motility of carcinoma

   A. Palamidessi, C. Malinverno, E. Frittoli, S. Corallino, E. Barbieri, S. Sigismund, ..., R. Cerbino, G. Scita

   ArticleNature Materials 18, 1252-1263Top 10% cited

   Cited 225bioRxivFree PDF

2018

1. Dark field differential dynamic microscopy enables accurate characterization of the roto-translational dynamics of bacteria and colloidal clusters

   R. Cerbino, D. Piotti, M. Buscaglia, F. Giavazzi

   ArticleJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter 30, 025901

   Cited 43arXivFree PDF

2. Flocking transitions in confluent tissues

   F. Giavazzi, M. Paoluzzi, M. Macchi, D. Bi, G. Scita, M. L. Manning, R. Cerbino, M. C. Marchetti

   ArticleSoft Matter 14, 3471-3477Top 10% cited

   Cited 221arXivFree PDF

3. Tracking-Free Determination of Single-Cell Displacements and Division Rates in Confluent Monolayers

   F. Giavazzi, C. Malinverno, G. Scita, R. Cerbino

   ArticleFrontiers in Physics 6, 120

   Cited 53Free PDF

2017

1. Active diffusion and advection in Drosophila oocytes result from the interplay of actin and microtubules

   M. Drechsler, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino, I. M. Palacios

   ArticleNature Communications 8, 1520

   Cited 74bioRxivFree PDF

2. Differential dynamic microscopy microrheology of soft materials: A tracking-free determination of the frequency-dependent loss and storage moduli

   P. Edera, D. Bergamini, V. Trappe, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   ArticlePhysical Review Materials 1, 073804

   Cited 94arXivFree PDF

3. Endocytic reawakening of motility in jammed epithelia

   C. Malinverno, S. Corallino, F. Giavazzi, M. Bergert, Q. Li, M. Leoni, ..., R. Cerbino, G. Scita

   ArticleNature Materials 16, 587-596Top 1% cited

   Cited 367Free PDF

4. Giant fluctuations and structural effects in a flocking epithelium

   F. Giavazzi, C. Malinverno, S. Corallino, F. Ginelli, G. Scita, R. Cerbino

   ArticleJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics 50, 384003

   Cited 65arXivFree PDF

5. Image windowing mitigates edge effects in Differential Dynamic Microscopy

   F. Giavazzi, P. Edera, P. J. Lu, R. Cerbino

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 40, 97

   Cited 48arXivFree PDF

2016

1. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium concentration fluctuations in a critical binary mixture

   F. Giavazzi, A. Fornasieri, A. Vailati, R. Cerbino

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 39, 103

   Cited 32arXivFree PDF

2. Re-entrant DNA gels

   F. Bomboi, F. Romano, M. Leo, J. Fernandez-Castanon, R. Cerbino, T. Bellini, F. Bordi, P. Filetici, F. Sciortino

   ArticleNature Communications 7, 13191Top 10% cited

   Cited 93Free PDF

3. Shadowgraph Analysis of Non-equilibrium Fluctuations for Measuring Transport Properties in Microgravity in the GRADFLEX Experiment

   F. Croccolo, C. Giraudet, H. Bataller, R. Cerbino, A. Vailati

   ArticleMicrogravity Science and Technology 28, 467-475Top 10% cited

   Cited 51Free PDF

4. Simultaneous characterization of rotational and translational diffusion of optically anisotropic particles by optical microscopy

   F. Giavazzi, C. Haro-Pérez, R. Cerbino

   ArticleJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter 28, 195201

   Cited 42Free PDF

5. Structure and dynamics of concentration fluctuations in a non-equilibrium dense colloidal suspension

   F. Giavazzi, G. Savorana, A. Vailati, R. Cerbino

   ArticleSoft Matter 12, 6588-6600

   Cited 45Free PDF

6. The NEUF-DIX space project - Non-EquilibriUm Fluctuations during DIffusion in compleX liquids

   P. Baaske, H. Bataller, M. Braibanti, M. Carpineti, R. Cerbino, F. Croccolo, A. Donev, W. Köhler, J. M. Ortiz de Zárate, A. Vailati

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 39, 119

   Cited 39Free PDF

2015

1. Correction: Equilibrium gels of low-valence DNA nanostars: a colloidal model for strong glass formers

   S. Biffi, R. Cerbino, G. Nava, F. Bomboi, F. Sciortino, T. Bellini

   ArticleSoft Matter 11, 3734-3734

   Cited 84Free PDF

2. Dynamic scaling for the growth of non-equilibrium fluctuations during thermophoretic diffusion in microgravity

   R. Cerbino, Y. Sun, A. Donev, A. Vailati

   ArticleScientific Reports 5, 14486

   Cited 47arXivFree PDF

3. Equilibrium gels of low-valence DNA nanostars: a colloidal model for strong glass formers

   S. Biffi, R. Cerbino, G. Nava, F. Bomboi, F. Sciortino, T. Bellini

   ArticleSoft Matter 11, 3132-3138Top 10% cited

   Cited 84Free PDF

4. Equilibrium gels of trivalent DNA-nanostars: Effect of the ionic strength on the dynamics

   F. Bomboi, S. Biffi, R. Cerbino, T. Bellini, F. Bordi, F. Sciortino

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 38, 64

   Cited 44

5. Multi-spot, label-free immunoassay on reflectionless glass

   M. Salina, F. Giavazzi, R. Lanfranco, E. Ceccarello, L. Sola, M. Chiari, B. Chini, R. Cerbino, T. Bellini, M. Buscaglia

   ArticleBiosensors and Bioelectronics 74, 539-545

   Cited 28

2014

1. A fast and simple label-free immunoassay based on a smartphone

   F. Giavazzi, M. Salina, E. Ceccarello, A. Ilacqua, F. Damin, L. Sola, M. Chiari, B. Chini, R. Cerbino, T. Bellini, M. Buscaglia

   ArticleBiosensors and Bioelectronics 58, 395-402Top 10% cited

   Cited 103

2. Viscoelasticity of nematic liquid crystals at a glance

   F. Giavazzi, S. Crotti, A. Speciale, F. Serra, G. Zanchetta, V. Trappe, M. Buscaglia, T. Bellini, R. Cerbino

   ArticleSoft Matter 10, 3938-3949

   Cited 74Free PDF

2013

1. Multispot, label-free biodetection at a phantom plastic–water interface

   F. Giavazzi, M. Salina, R. Cerbino, M. Bassi, D. Prosperi, E. Ceccarello, F. Damin, L. Sola, M. Rusnati, M. Chiari, B. Chini, T. Bellini, M. Buscaglia

   ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, 9350-9355

   Cited 40Free PDF

2. Nematic Liquid Crystals Embedded in Cubic Microlattices: Memory Effects and Bistable Pixels

   F. Serra, S. M. Eaton, R. Cerbino, M. Buscaglia, G. Cerullo, R. Osellame, T. Bellini

   ArticleAdvanced Functional Materials 23, 3990-3994

   Cited 36

3. Phase behavior and critical activated dynamics of limited-valence DNA nanostars

   S. Biffi, R. Cerbino, F. Bomboi, E. M. Paraboschi, R. Asselta, F. Sciortino, T. Bellini

   ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, 15633-15637Top 10% cited

   Cited 301Free PDF

2012

1. Characterizing Concentrated, Multiply Scattering, and Actively Driven Fluorescent Systems with Confocal Differential Dynamic Microscopy

   P. J. Lu, F. Giavazzi, T. E. Angelini, E. Zaccarelli, F. Jargstorff, A. B. Schofield, J. N. Wilking, M. B. Romanowsky, D. A. Weitz, R. Cerbino

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 108, 218103

   Cited 137Free PDF

2. Giant thermophoresis of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles

   S. Wongsuwarn, D. Vigolo, R. Cerbino, A. M. Howe, A. Vailati, R. Piazza, P. Cicuta

   ArticleSoft Matter 8, 5857

   Cited 55

3. Gradient-driven fluctuations in microgravity

   A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, M. Giglio, C. J. Takacs, D. S. Cannell

   ArticleJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter 24, 284134

   Cited 14

4. How Archer Fish Achieve a Powerful Impact: Hydrodynamic Instability of a Pulsed Jet in Toxotes jaculatrix

   A. Vailati, L. Zinnato, R. Cerbino

   ArticlePLoS ONE 7, e47867Top 10% cited

   Cited 42Free PDF

5. Liquid crystal self-assembly of random-sequence DNA oligomers

   T. Bellini, G. Zanchetta, T. P. Fraccia, R. Cerbino, E. Tsai, G. P. Smith, M. J. Moran, D. M. Walba, N. A. Clark

   ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109, 1110-1115

   Cited 105Free PDF

6. Two-Dimensional X-Ray Beam Phase Sensing

   S. Bérujon, E. Ziegler, R. Cerbino, L. Peverini

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 108, 158102Top 10% cited

   Cited 260Free PDF

2011

1. Fractal fronts of diffusion in microgravity

   A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, C. J. Takacs, D. S. Cannell, M. Giglio

   ArticleNature Communications 2, 290Top 10% cited

   Cited 143Free PDF

2. Kinetics of colloidal fractal aggregation by differential dynamic microscopy

   F. Ferri, A. D’Angelo, M. Lee, A. Lotti, M. C. Pigazzini, K. Singh, R. Cerbino

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal Special Topics 199, 139-148

   Cited 54

3. Non-equilibrium fluctuations on earth and in micro-gravity. The GRADFLEX experiment

   A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, M. Giglio, C. J. Takacs, D. S. Cannell

   ArticleJournal of Physics: Conference Series 327, 012023

   Free PDF

4. Thermal Fluctuations in a Layer of LiquidCS2Subjected to Temperature Gradients with and without the Influence of Gravity

   C. J. Takacs, A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, M. Giglio, D. S. Cannell

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 106, 244502

   Cited 53Free PDF

5. Topological defects of nematic liquid crystals confined in porous networks

   F. Serra, K. C. Vishnubhatla, M. Buscaglia, R. Cerbino, R. Osellame, G. Cerullo, T. Bellini

   ArticleSoft Matter 7, 10945Cover

   Cited 48Free PDF

2010

1. Noise in laser speckle correlation and imaging techniques

   S. E. Skipetrov, J. Peuser, R. Cerbino, P. Zakharov, B. Weber, F. Scheffold

   ArticleOptics Express 18, 14519

   Cited 80arXiv

2. Right-handed double-helix ultrashort DNA yields chiral nematic phases with both right- and left-handed director twist

   G. Zanchetta, F. Giavazzi, M. Nakata, M. Buscaglia, R. Cerbino, N. A. Clark, T. Bellini

   ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107, 17497-17502Top 10% cited

   Cited 136Free PDF

2009

1. Bistable Heat Transfer in a Nanofluid

   G. Donzelli, R. Cerbino, A. Vailati

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 102, 104503Top 10% cited

   Cited 157

2. Scattering information obtained by optical microscopy: Differential dynamic microscopy and beyond

   F. Giavazzi, D. Brogioli, V. Trappe, T. Bellini, R. Cerbino

   ArticlePhysical Review E 80, 031403

   Cited 233Free PDF

2008

1. Differential Dynamic Microscopy: Probing Wave Vector Dependent Dynamics with a Microscope

   R. Cerbino, V. Trappe

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 100, 188102Editors' Suggestion

   Cited 485arXivFree PDF

2. Mutual Voronoi Tessellation in Spoke Pattern Convection

   S. Mazzoni, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino, M. Giglio, A. Vailati

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 100, 188104

   Cited 16

3. Non-Equilibrium Fluctuations in Microgravity: Initial Results of GRADFLEX Aboard FOTON-M3

   A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, C. J. Takacs, M. Giglio, D. S. Cannell

   ArticleJournal of The Japan Society of Microgravity Application

   Cited 1

4. Optical generation of Voronoi diagram

   F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, M. Giglio, A. Vailati

   ArticleOptics Express 16, 4819

   Cited 3

5. X-ray-scattering information obtained from near-field speckle

   R. Cerbino, L. Peverini, M. A. C. Potenza, A. Robert, P. Bösecke, M. Giglio

   ArticleNature Physics 4, 238-243Top 10% cited

   Cited 150

2007

1. Correlations of light in the deep Fresnel region: An extended Van Cittert and Zernike theorem

   R. Cerbino

   ArticlePhysical Review A 75, 053815

   Cited 77

2. X-ray near-field speckles: a new approach to small-angle scattering

   R. Cerbino, L. Peverini, M.A.C. Potenza, A. Robert, P. Bösecke, M. Giglio

   ArticleESRF Highlights 2007

2006

1. Fluctuations in Diffusion Processes in Microgravity

   S. MAZZONI, R. CERBINO, A. VAILATI, M. GIGLIO

   ArticleAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1077, 351-364

   Cited 14

2. Gradient-driven fluctuations experiment: fluid fluctuations in microgravity

   A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, M. Giglio, G. Nikolaenko, C. J. Takacs, D. S. Cannell, W. V. Meyer, A. E. Smart

   ArticleApplied Optics 45, 2155Cover

   Cited 49

2005

1. Scaling Behavior for the Onset of Convection in a Colloidal Suspension

   R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, A. Vailati, M. Giglio

   ArticlePhysical Review Letters 94, 064501Top 10% cited

   Cited 61

2004

1. Transient oscillations in Soret-driven convection in a colloidal suspension

   S. Mazzoni, R. Cerbino, D. Brogioli, A. Vailati, M. Giglio

   ArticleThe European Physical Journal E 15, 305-309

   Cited 28

2003

1. Fast-onset Soret-driven convection in a colloidal suspension heated from above

   R. Cerbino, A. Vailati, M. Giglio

   ArticlePhilosophical Magazine 83, 2023-2031

   Cited 26

2002

1. Soret driven convection in a colloidal solution heated from above at very large solutal Rayleigh number

   R. Cerbino, A. Vailati, M. Giglio

   ArticlePhysical Review E 66, 055301Top 10% cited

   Cited 70arXivFree PDF

Reviews, perspectives and tutorials

2025

1. Myxococcus xanthus for active matter studies: a tutorial for its growth and potential applications

   J. M. Antúnez Domínguez, L. Pérez García, N. Rivera-Yoshida, J. Di Franco, D. Steiner, A. V. Arzola, M. Benítez, C. H. Blomqvist, R. Cerbino, C. B. Adiels, G. Volpe

   ReviewSoft Matter 21, 8602-8623

   Cited 2arXiv

2. The Hitchhiker’s guide to differential dynamic microscopy

   E. Lattuada, F. Krautgasser, M. Lavaud, F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   ReviewThe Journal of Chemical Physics 163, 161501

   Cited 18arXivFree PDF

2024

1. Soft matter roadmap *

   J.-L. Barrat, E. Del Gado, S. U. Egelhaaf, X. Mao, M. Dijkstra, D. J. Pine, ..., R. Cerbino, ..., J. Kwon

   ReviewJournal of Physics: Materials 7, 012501Top 10% cited

   Cited 73Free PDF

2023

1. Diffusion in liquid mixtures

   A. Vailati, H. Bataller, M. M. Bou-Ali, M. Carpineti, R. Cerbino, F. Croccolo, ..., A. De Wit

   Reviewnpj Microgravity 9, 1

   Cited 38Free PDF

2. Editorial: Probing out-of-equilibrium soft matter

   I. Bischofberger, R. Castañeda-Priego, R. Cerbino, L. Cipelletti, E. D. Gado, A. Fernandez-Nieves

   ReviewFrontiers in Physics 11, 1173632

   Cited 3Free PDF

3. Introduction to viscoelasticity and plasticity, and their relation to the underlying microscopic dynamics in soft matter systems

   C. Roberto, T. Véronique

   ReviewPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 631, 128653

   Cited 24

2022

1. Differential dynamic microscopy for the characterization of polymer systems

   R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi, M. E. Helgeson

   ReviewJournal of Polymer Science 60, 1079-1089

   Cited 67arXivFree PDF

2020

1. MicroMotility: State of the art, recent accomplishments and perspectives on the mathematical modeling of bio-motility at microscopic scales

   D. Agostinelli, 1 SISSA–International School for Advanced Studies, 34136 Trieste, Italy, R. Cerbino, J. C. Del Alamo, A. DeSimone, S. Höhn, ..., 7 The Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, UK

   ReviewMathematics in Engineering 2, 230-252

   Cited 7

2018

1. Quantitative optical microscopy of colloids: The legacy of Jean Perrin

   R. Cerbino

   ReviewCurrent Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 34, 47-58

   Cited 25Free PDF

2017

1. Perspective: Differential dynamic microscopy extracts multi-scale activity in complex fluids and biological systems

   R. Cerbino, P. Cicuta

   ReviewThe Journal of Chemical Physics 147, 110901Top 10% cited

   Cited 104Free PDF

2. The expanding applications and untapped potential of differential dynamic microscopy

   L. Cockbill

   ReviewScilight 2017, 130001

2014

1. Digital Fourier microscopy for soft matter dynamics

   F. Giavazzi, R. Cerbino

   ReviewJournal of Optics 16, 083001Top 10% cited

   Cited 146Free PDF

2010

1. Exploring soft matter with x-rays: from the discovery of the DNA structure to the challenges of free electron lasers

   G. Zanchetta, R. Cerbino

   ReviewJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22, 323102

   Cited 11Free PDF

2009

1. Near-field scattering techniques: Novel instrumentation and results from time and spatially resolved investigations of soft matter systems

   R. Cerbino, A. Vailati

   ReviewCurrent Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 14, 416-425

   Cited 75

2007

1. New trends in light scattering

   F. SCHEFFOLD, R. CERBINO

   ReviewCurrent Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 12, 50-57Top 10% cited

   Cited 115

Book chapters

2025

1. From Real to Reciprocal Space: Scattering Information From Real Space Images

   R. Cerbino

   Book chapterNeutrons, X-rays, and Light: Scattering Methods Applied to Soft Condensed Matter, ed. by Peter Lindner, Julian Oberdisse (2024) 615-647Top 10% cited

   Cited 1

2024

1. Quantitative Microscopy of Active Colloids

   R. Cerbino, F. Giavazzi

   Book chapterActive Colloids 32-63Top 10% cited

   Cited 1

2018

1. Le sfide di una didattica moderna: nuovi approcci e motodologie presso la Statale di Milano

   M.Milani, I.Pinelli, G. De Luca, R. Cerbino

   Book chapterLa formazione nell'era delle Smart City, Ed. Cisalpino, ISBN: 8820511045

2015

1. Portable, Multispot, Label-Free Immunoassay on a Phantom Perfluorinated Plastic

   F. Giavazzi, M. Salina, E. Ceccarello, M. Bassi, F. Damin, L. Sola, M. Chiari, B. Chini, R. Cerbino, T. Bellini, M. Buscaglia

   Book chapterLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 13-17

2011

1. DNA-Based Soft Phases

   T. Bellini, R. Cerbino, G. Zanchetta

   Book chapterTopics in Current Chemistry 225-279

   Cited 49

2008

1. Non-equilibrium fluctuations in diffusion experiments

   F. Croccolo, R. Cerbino, A. Vailati and M. Giglio

   Book chapterAnomalous Fluctuation Phenomena in Complex Systems: Plasmas, Fluids, and Financial Markets, ed. by C. Riccardi and H. E. Roman, ISBN: 978-81-308-0255-8, pages 185-210 (2008).

2005

1. GRADFLEX: The Microgravity Experiment for Gradient...

   B. Hirtz, F. Molster, A. Verga, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, A. Vailati, M. Giglio, C. J. Takacs, D. S. Cannell, R. Greger, C. Pereira

   Book chapter56th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law

2004

1. Introduction to nonextensive statistical mechanics and thermodynamics

   C. Tsallis, F. Baldovin, R. Cerbino, P. Pierobon

   Book chapterThe Physics of Complex Systems - New Advances and Perspectives, ed. F. Mallamace and H. E. Stanley (IOS Press)

   Cited 74arXiv

Books

2025

1. Fisica: Semestre Filtro Medicina

   G. Bellini, C. Altucci, R. Cerbino, A. Duggento, G. Manuzio, F. Marzari, V. Monaco, M. Quarto, L. Repetto, M. Tamisari, G. Zanchetta, L. Zennaro

   BookPiccin (textbook). ISBN 978-88-299-3603-8

2023

1. Probing Out-of-Equilibrium Soft Matter

   R. Cerbino, A. Fernandez-Nieves, E. Del Gado, I. Bischofberger, R. Castañeda-Priego, L. Cipelletti

   BookFrontiers Research Topics

   Cited 3

2019

1. Fisica per medicina: con applicazioni fisiologiche, diagnostiche e terapeutiche

   G. Bellini, R. Cerbino, G. Manuzio, F. Marzari, L. Repetto, L. Zennaro

   BookPiccin (textbook). ISBN 978-88-299-2958-0

2. Problemi di Fisica Biomedica

   R. Cerbino

   BookEdiSES (textbook). ISBN 978-88-331-9039-6

Conference proceedings

2012

1. Bistability of nematic liquid crystals confined in 3D scaffold produced by two-photon polymerization

   F. Serra, S. M. Eaton, E. Borlini, R. Cerbino, M. Buscaglia, G. Cerullo, R. Osellame, T. Bellini

   ProceedingsConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2012 CTU1J.4

2. Effect of configuration of the microchannels fabricated by femtosecond laser micromachining on topological defects in confined liquid crystals

   K. C. Vishnubhatla, R. Osellame, G. Cerullo, F. Serra, R. Cerbino, M. Buscaglia, T. Bellini

   ProceedingsSPIE Proceedings 8249, 82490B

   Cited 2

2007

1. Soft X-ray Fresnel-like diffraction from thin films edges by an ultrafast laser plasma source

   S. Stagira, F. Calegari, J. Cabanillas-Gonzalez, S. Gasilov, G. Valentini, C. Vozzi, M. Nisoli, S. De Silvestri, A. Faenov, T. Pikuz, R. Cerbino, L. Poletto, P. Villoresi

   Proceedings2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference 1-1

Other writing

2012

1. X-ray speckle tracking: a new phase-sensitive imaging technique

   S. Berujon, E. Ziegler, R. Cerbino, L. Peverini

   OtherESRF Spotlight on Science (June 2012)

2008

1. Static and dynamic scattering with near field speckle

   R. Cerbino, L. Peverini, M.A.C. Potenza, A. Robert, P. Bösecke, M. Giglio

   OtherESRF Spotlight on Science (April 2008)

2006

1. Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena: Drops, Bubbles, Pearls, Waves

   R. Cerbino

   OtherBook review

   Cited 2

2004

1. GRADFLEX, Fluctuations in Microgravity

   A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, M. Giglio, G. Nikolaenko, D. S. Cannell, W. V. Meyer, and A. E Smart

   OtherProceedings of the 2004 Photon Correlation and Scattering Conference, NASA Center for Aerospace Information, Hanover (USA), NASA/CP-2004-213207, 50

   Cited 1

2. Shadowgraphic Study of Convection Onset in a Colloidal Suspension

   R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, A. Vailati and M. Giglio

   OtherProceedings of the 2004 Photon Correlation and Scattering Conference, NASA Center for Aerospace Information, Hanover (USA), NASA/CP-2004-213207, 9

   Cited 4