2026 Francesco Corman: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	46	5246	5056	82	79	281	7068

Overview

Francesco Corman is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research activity spans a significant number of publications in engineering and social sciences, with a particular focus on transportation and related fields.

The primary fields of study for Francesco Corman include:

Engineering
Social Sciences

Subfields of study highlight specializations in:

Transportation
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Building and Construction
Automotive Engineering

The main research topics addressed in their work are:

Transportation Planning and Optimization
Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency
Railway Engineering and Dynamics
Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
Transportation and Mobility Innovations
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

Recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their research activity:

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on public transport usage and route choice: Evidences from a long-term tracking study in urban area, 2021, Transport Policy
Train trajectory optimization for improved on-time arrival under parametric uncertainty, 2020, Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
COVID-19 as a window of opportunity for cycling: Evidence from the first wave, 2021, Transport Policy
The multi-commodity network flow problem with soft transit time constraints: Application to liner shipping, 2021, Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review
The role of information availability to passengers in public transport disruptions: An agent-based simulation approach, 2020, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice

Francesco Corman has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

Alessio Trivella
Xiaojie Luan
Beda Büchel
Lingyun Meng
Thomas Spanninger

The publication venues frequently hosting their work reflect strong engagement with transportation and engineering scholarship, including:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management

Best Publications

A tabu search algorithm for rerouting trains during rail operations

Francesco Corman;Andrea D'Ariano;Andrea D'Ariano;Dario Pacciarelli;Marco Pranzo

430
Citations
Reordering and Local Rerouting Strategies to Manage Train Traffic in Real Time

Andrea D'Ariano;Francesco Corman;Dario Pacciarelli;Marco Pranzo

312
Citations
A Review of Online Dynamic Models and Algorithms for Railway Traffic Management

Francesco Corman;Lingyun Meng

307
Citations
Bi-objective conflict detection and resolution in railway traffic management

Francesco Corman;Andrea D'Ariano;Dario Pacciarelli;Marco Pranzo

248
Citations
Integrating train scheduling and delay management in real-time railway traffic control

Francesco Corman;Francesco Corman;Andrea D’Ariano;Alessio D. Marra;Dario Pacciarelli

239
Citations
Evaluation of green wave policy in real-time railway traffic management

Francesco Corman;Andrea D'Ariano;Andrea D'Ariano;Dario Pacciarelli;Marco Pranzo

170
Citations
A variable neighbourhood search for fast train scheduling and routing during disturbed railway traffic situations

Marcella Samà;Andrea D'Ariano;Francesco Corman;Dario Pacciarelli

169
Citations
Stochastic prediction of train delays in real-time using Bayesian networks

Francesco Corman;Pavle Kecman

159
Citations
Condition monitoring approaches for the detection of railway wheel defects

Alireza Alemi;Francesco Corman;Gabriel Lodewijks

152
Citations
Railway line capacity consumption of different railway signalling systems under scheduled and disturbed conditions

Rob M.P. Goverde;Francesco Corman;Francesco Corman;Andrea D’Ariano

151
Citations
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on public transport usage and route choice: Evidences from a long-term tracking study in urban area

Unknown

151
Citations
Dispatching and coordination in multi-area railway traffic management

F. Corman;F. Corman;A. D'ariano;D. Pacciarelli;M. Pranzo

150
Citations
An iterative optimization framework for delay management and train scheduling

Twan Dollevoet;Francesco Corman;Francesco Corman;Andrea D’Ariano;Dennis Huisman

133
Citations
Integrated stochastic optimization approaches for tactical scheduling of trains and railway infrastructure maintenance

Andrea D’Ariano;Lingyun Meng;Gabriele Centulio;Francesco Corman;Francesco Corman

132
Citations
Optimal multi-class rescheduling of railway traffic

Francesco Corman;Andrea D'Ariano;Ingo Arne Hansen;Dario Pacciarelli

125
Citations
Rescheduling models for railway traffic management in large-scale networks

Pavle Kecman;Francesco Corman;Andrea D’Ariano;Rob M. P. Goverde

120
Citations
Integrated optimization on train scheduling and preventive maintenance time slots planning

Xiaojie Luan;Jianrui Miao;Lingyun Meng;Francesco Corman

118
Citations
Evaluating Disturbance Robustness of Railway Schedules

Francesco Corman;Andrea D’Ariano;Ingo A. Hansen

112
Citations
COVID-19 as a window of opportunity for cycling: Evidence from the first wave

Unknown

111
Citations
Assessing partial observability in network sensor location problems

Francesco Viti;Marco Rinaldi;Francesco Corman;Chris M.J. Tampère

108
Citations
Optimal inter-area coordination of train rescheduling decisions

Francesco Corman;Francesco Corman;Andrea D'Ariano;Dario Pacciarelli;Marco Pranzo

101
Citations
Stochastic prediction of train delays in real-time using Bayesian networks

Pavle Kecman;Francesco Corman;Anders Peterson;Martin Joborn

7
Citations
Evaluation of green wave policy in real-time railway traffic management

Andrea D'Ariano;F Corman;D Pacciarelli;M. Pranzo

1
Citations