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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 41 4299 4126 146 144 368 6828
Computer Science 41 8872 8621 249 247 363 6784

F. Cugini publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by F. Cugini between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. F. Cugini published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 17 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2017. 35 of the 407 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2017. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications
2002 2025

407 publications in total across all disciplines

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F. Cugini: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 10
2006 11
2007 15
2008 16
2009 19
2010 14
2011 19
2012 15
2013 19
2014 24
2015 32
2016 20
2017 37
2018 21
2019 15
2020 15
2021 20
2022 15
2023 29
2024 19
2025 16
Total 407
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F. Cugini publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where F. Cugini sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 354–373 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 368 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214 368
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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F. Cugini D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187 41
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

F. Cugini is affiliated with the Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per Le Telecomunicazioni in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and computer science, with a significant focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as computer networks and communications.

The scientist's recent research outputs include work published in several notable venues. Among these are:

  • Machine-Learning-Enabled DDoS Attacks Detection in P4 Programmable Networks, 2021, Journal of Network and Systems Management
  • Enhancing 5G SDN/NFV Edge with P4 Data Plane Programmability, 2021, IEEE Network
  • End-to-End Intent-Based Networking, 2021, IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Latency-Sensitive Edge/Cloud Serverless Dynamic Deployment Over Telemetry-Based Packet-Optical Network, 2021, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • OpenConfig and OpenROADM Automation of Operational Modes in Disaggregated Optical Networks, 2020, IEEE Access

F. Cugini collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Andrea Sgambelluri
  • Francesco Paolucci
  • A. Giorgetti
  • P. Castoldi
  • Nicola Sambo

The scientist has contributed extensively to publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Access
  • Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2022

Their main research fields cover:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Within these domains, the subfields include:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Hardware and Architecture

F. Cugini's work addresses topics such as:

  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management

Best Publications

  • Push-Pull Defragmentation Without Traffic Disruption in Flexible Grid Optical Networks

    F. Cugini;F. Paolucci;G. Meloni;G. Berrettini

  • OpenFlow-based segment protection in Ethernet networks

    Andrea Sgambelluri;Alessio Giorgetti;Filippo Cugini;Francesco Paolucci

  • Spectrally and spatially flexible optical network planning and operations

    Dimitrios Klonidis;Filippo Cugini;Ori Gerstel;Masahiko Jinno

  • Challenges and requirements for introducing impairment-awareness into the management and control planes of ASON/GMPLS WDM networks

    R. Martinez;C. Pinart;F. Cugini;N. Andriolli

  • A Survey on the Path Computation Element (PCE) Architecture

    Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini;Alessio Giorgetti;Nicola Sambo

  • BER Degradation Detection and Failure Identification in Elastic Optical Networks

    Alba P. Vela;Marc Ruiz;Francesco Fresi;Nicola Sambo

  • A Tutorial on Machine Learning for Failure Management in Optical Networks

    Francesco Musumeci;Cristina Rottondi;Giorgio Corani;Shahin Shahkarami

  • Machine-Learning-Based Soft-Failure Detection and Identification in Optical Networks

    Shahin Shahkarami;Francesco Musumeci;Filippo Cugini;Massimo Tornatore

  • Soft failure localization during commissioning testing and lightpath operation

    A. P. Vela;B. Shariati;M. Ruiz;F. Cugini

  • Network Telemetry Streaming Services in SDN-Based Disaggregated Optical Networks

    Francesco Paolucci;Andrea Sgambelluri;Filippo Cugini;Piero Castoldi

  • Modeling and Distributed Provisioning in 10–40–100-Gb/s Multirate Wavelength Switched Optical Networks

    N Sambo;M Secondini;F Cugini;G Bottari

  • TelcoFog: A Unified Flexible Fog and Cloud Computing Architecture for 5G Networks

    Ricard Vilalta;Victor Lopez;Alessio Giorgetti;Shuping Peng

  • Software defined and virtualized wireless access in future wireless networks: scenarios and standards

    Fabrizio Granelli;Anteneh A. Gebremariam;Muhammad Usman;Filippo Cugini

  • Machine-Learning-Enabled DDoS Attacks Detection in P4 Programmable Networks

    Francesco Musumeci;Ali Can Fidanci;Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini

  • Demonstration of Flexible Optical Network Based on Path Computation Element

    F. Cugini;G. Meloni;F. Paolucci;N. Sambo

  • Toward high-rate and flexible optical networks

    N. Sambo;P. Castoldi;F. Cugini;G. Bottari

  • Enhancing 5G SDN/NFV Edge with P4 Data Plane Programmability

    Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini;Piero Castoldi;Tomasz Osinski

  • An Architecture to Support Autonomic Slice Networking

    Luis Velasco;Lluis Gifre;Jose-Luis Izquierdo-Zaragoza;Francesco Paolucci

  • Programmable Transponder, Code and Differentiated Filter Configuration in Elastic Optical Networks

    Nicola Sambo;Gianluca Meloni;Francesco Paolucci;Filippo Cugini

  • Sliceable Transponder Architecture Including Multiwavelength Source

    Nicola Sambo;Antonio D’Errico;Claudio Porzi;Valeria Vercesi

  • P4 Edge node enabling stateful traffic engineering and cyber security

    F. Paolucci;F. Civerchia;A. Sgambelluri;A. Giorgetti

  • Enhancing GMPLS Signaling Protocol for Encompassing Quality of Transmission (QoT) in All-Optical Networks

    F. Cugini;N. Sambo;N. Andriolli;A. Giorgetti

  • Performance evaluation of recovery techniques in a grid oriented Metrocore/VESPER field trial

    D. Adami;P. Castoldi;F. Cugini;S. Giordano

Frequent Co-Authors

Piero Castoldi
Piero Castoldi Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Francesco Paolucci
Francesco Paolucci Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Luis Velasco
Luis Velasco Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Antonella Bogoni
Antonella Bogoni Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Ramon Casellas
Ramon Casellas Centre Tecnològic Telecomunicacions Catalunya
Victor Lopez
Victor Lopez Nokia (Finland)
Dimitra Simeonidou
Dimitra Simeonidou University of Bristol
Ricardo Martinez
Ricardo Martinez Huawei Technologies (China)
Antonio Napoli
Antonio Napoli Infinera (United States)
Reza Nejabati
Reza Nejabati University of Bristol

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