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Antonio Ficarella

Antonio Ficarella

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 32 9579 9206 383 378 237 4130

Antonio Ficarella publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Antonio Ficarella between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Antonio Ficarella published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 40 of the 296 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 18 publications
1988 2025

296 publications in total across all disciplines

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Antonio Ficarella: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 3
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 4
2003 6
2004 4
2005 10
2006 6
2007 4
2008 4
2009 5
2010 5
2011 10
2012 4
2013 4
2014 13
2015 22
2016 13
2017 25
2018 16
2019 20
2020 13
2021 16
2022 19
2023 20
2024 22
2025 18
Total 296
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Antonio Ficarella publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antonio Ficarella sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 228–237 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 237 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321 237
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Antonio Ficarella D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Antonio Ficarella sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129 32
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Antonio Ficarella is affiliated with the University of Salento in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio within the field of Engineering, with a total of 138 publications. Their work spans key subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Aerospace Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies, and Advanced Battery Technologies Research. Additional topics include Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Combustion and Flame Dynamics, and Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Antonio Ficarella have been:

  • Maria Grazia De Giorgi
  • Teresa Donateo
  • Antonella Longo
  • Luciano Strafella
  • Ali Aghazadeh Ardebili

The following publication venues are among those where Antonio Ficarella has published multiple works:

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Energies
  • Aerospace
  • Preprints.org

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Antonio Ficarella include:

  • Off-line and on-line optimization of the energy management strategy in a Hybrid Electric Helicopter for urban air-mobility, 2021, Aerospace Science and Technology
  • Neural Nonlinear Autoregressive Model with Exogenous Input (NARX) for Turboshaft Aeroengine Fuel Control Unit Model, 2021, Aerospace
  • A Modeling Approach for the Effect of Battery Aging on the Performance of a Hybrid Electric Rotorcraft for Urban Air-Mobility, 2020, Aerospace
  • A Methodology for the Comparative Analysis of Hybrid Electric and All-Electric Power Systems for Urban Air Mobility, 2022, Energies
  • Digital Twins of smart energy systems: a systematic literature review on enablers, design, management and computational challenges, 2024, Energy Informatics

Best Publications

  • Error analysis of short term wind power prediction models

    Maria Grazia De Giorgi;Antonio Ficarella;Marco Tarantino

  • Assessment of the benefits of numerical weather predictions in wind power forecasting based on statistical methods

    Maria Grazia De Giorgi;Antonio Ficarella;Marco Tarantino

  • A new approach to calculating endurance in electric flight and comparing fuel cells and batteries

    Teresa Donateo;Antonio Ficarella;Luigi Spedicato;Alessandro Arista

  • Comparison Between Wind Power Prediction Models Based on Wavelet Decomposition with Least-Squares Support Vector Machine (LS-SVM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN)

    Maria Grazia De Giorgi;Stefano Campilongo;Antonio Ficarella;Paolo Maria Congedo

  • Comparison between synthetic jets and continuous jets for active flow control: Application on a NACA 0015 and a compressor stator cascade

    M.G. De Giorgi;C.G. De Luca;A. Ficarella;F. Marra

  • Evaluating cavitation regimes in an internal orifice at different temperatures using frequency analysis and visualization

    M.G. De Giorgi;A. Ficarella;M. Tarantino

  • Effects of Pilot Injection Parameters on Combustion for Common Rail Diesel Engines

    Paolo Carlucci;Antonio Ficarella;Domenico Laforgia

  • Numerical analysis of a cross-flow compact heat exchanger for vehicle applications

    E. Carluccio;G. Starace;A. Ficarella;D. Laforgia

  • Automotive application of sol–gel TiO2 thin film-based sensor for lambda measurement

    L. Francioso;D.S. Presicce;A.M. Taurino;R. Rella

  • Effects on combustion and emissions of early and pilot fuel injections in diesel engines

    P Carlucci;A Ficarella;D Laforgia

  • Supercharging system behavior for high altitude operation of an aircraft 2-stroke Diesel engine

    Antonio Paolo Carlucci;Antonio Ficarella;Domenico Laforgia;Alessandro Renna

  • Control of the combustion behaviour in a diesel engine using early injection and gas addition

    A.P. Carlucci;A. Ficarella;D. Laforgia

  • Influence of convective heat transfer modeling on the estimation of thermal effects in cryogenic cavitating flows

    M.G. Rodio;M.G. De Giorgi;A. Ficarella

  • Combustion conditions discrimination properties of Pt-doped TiO2 thin film oxygen sensor

    L. Francioso;D.S. Presicce;P. Siciliano;A. Ficarella

  • Off-line and on-line optimization of the energy management strategy in a Hybrid Electric Helicopter for urban air-mobility

    Teresa Donateo;Claudia Lucia De Pascalis;Luciano Strafella;Antonio Ficarella

  • Image processing for the characterization of flame stability in a non-premixed liquid fuel burner near lean blowout

    Maria Grazia De Giorgi;Aldebara Sciolti;Stefano Campilongo;Antonio Ficarella

  • A diagnostics tool for aero-engines health monitoring using machine learning technique

    Maria Grazia De Giorgi;Stefano Campilongo;Antonio Ficarella

  • Characterization of unsteady cavitating flow regimes around a hydrofoil, based on an extended Schnerr–Sauer model coupled with a nucleation model

    M.G. De Giorgi;D. Fontanarosa;A. Ficarella

  • Investigation of the boundary layer characteristics for assessing the DBD plasma actuator control of the separated flow at low Reynolds numbers

    E. Pescini;F. Marra;M.G. De Giorgi;L. Francioso

  • Improvement of dual-fuel biodiesel-producer gas engine performance acting on biodiesel injection parameters and strategy

    A.P. Carlucci;A. Ficarella;D. Laforgia;L. Strafella

  • Improvement of lean flame stability of inverse methane/air diffusion flame by using coaxial dielectric plasma discharge actuators

    Maria Grazia De Giorgi;Antonio Ficarella;Aldebara Sciolti;Elisa Pescini

  • Optimization of micro single dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator models based on experimental velocity and body force fields

    E. Pescini;D.S. Martínez;M.G. De Giorgi;A. Ficarella

Frequent Co-Authors

Domenico Laforgia
Domenico Laforgia University of Salento
Pietro Siciliano
Pietro Siciliano National Research Council (CNR)
Roberto Rella
Roberto Rella National Research Council (CNR)
Barat Ghobadian
Barat Ghobadian Tarbiat Modares University
Paolo Maria Congedo
Paolo Maria Congedo University of Salento
Gholamhassan Najafi
Gholamhassan Najafi Tarbiat Modares University
Marcello Mastrorilli
Marcello Mastrorilli The Canadian Real Estate Association
Alessandro Sannino
Alessandro Sannino University of Salento
Alfonso Maffezzoli
Alfonso Maffezzoli University of Salento
Mauro Coltelli
Mauro Coltelli National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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