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Francesco Fioranelli

Francesco Fioranelli

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 44 5856 5648 115 110 251 6913
Rising Stars 44 548 548 8 8 200 5309

Francesco Fioranelli publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Francesco Fioranelli between 2012 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Francesco Fioranelli published across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025, averaging 19.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2019. 61 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2012 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2019. 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 29 publications
2012 2025

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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Francesco Fioranelli: publications per year, 2012 to 2025
Year Publications
2012 1
2013 1
2014 3
2015 12
2016 10
2017 13
2018 17
2019 40
2020 19
2021 34
2022 23
2023 38
2024 32
2025 29
Total 272
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Francesco Fioranelli publications per year - data summary

  • Francesco Fioranelli, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Delft University of Technology, has 272 publications recorded across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2012 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2012 and 2013, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 19.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.4 per year counting only the 14 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 156 publications, 57% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2012-2016: 27 publications (5.4 per year); 2017-2021: 123 publications (24.6 per year); 2022-2025: 122 publications (30.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Francesco Fioranelli 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 Francesco Fioranelli 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, 248–257 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: 251 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
238–247 260
248–257 280 251
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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Francesco Fioranelli publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Francesco Fioranelli, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Delft University of Technology, records 251 publications - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Francesco Fioranelli, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Francesco Fioranelli ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Francesco Fioranelli 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 Francesco Fioranelli 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310 44
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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Francesco Fioranelli D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Francesco Fioranelli, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Delft University of Technology, records 44 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Francesco Fioranelli, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Francesco Fioranelli ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Rising Stars Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Francesco Fioranelli is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Signal Processing, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques
  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Radar Systems and Signal Processing
  • Gait Recognition and Analysis
  • Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks

Francesco Fioranelli has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems
  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • IET Radar Sonar & Navigation
  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
  • IET conference proceedings.

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Francesco Fioranelli are:

  • "Suppression of Mainbeam Deceptive Jammer With FDA-MIMO Radar," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • "Continuous Human Activity Classification From FMCW Radar With Bi-LSTM Networks," 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Semisupervised Human Activity Recognition With Radar Micro-Doppler Signatures," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Sequential Human Gait Classification With Distributed Radar Sensor Fusion," 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Continuous Human Activity Recognition With Distributed Radar Sensor Networks and CNN-RNN Architectures," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Francesco Fioranelli include:

  • Julien Le Kernec
  • Alexander Yarovoy
  • Olivier Romain
  • Ronny G. Guendel

In addition to journal articles, Francesco Fioranelli has contributed to book publications, including a book titled "Sensing Technology," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Suppression of Mainbeam Deceptive Jammer With FDA-MIMO Radar

    Lan Lan;Jingwei Xu;Guisheng Liao;Yuhong Zhang

  • Radar and RGB-Depth Sensors for Fall Detection: A Review

    Enea Cippitelli;Francesco Fioranelli;Ennio Gambi;Susanna Spinsante

  • Continuous Human Activity Classification From FMCW Radar With Bi-LSTM Networks

    Aman Shrestha;Haobo Li;Julien Le Kernec;Francesco Fioranelli

  • Micro-Doppler based detection and tracking of UAVs with multistatic radar

    Folker Hoffmann;Matthew Ritchie;Francesco Fioranelli;Alexander Charlish

  • Review of radar classification and RCS characterisation techniques for small UAVs or drones

    Jarez S. Patel;Francesco Fioranelli;David Anderson

  • Classification of Unarmed/Armed Personnel Using the NetRAD Multistatic Radar for Micro-Doppler and Singular Value Decomposition Features

    Francesco Fioranelli;Matthew Ritchie;Hugh Griffiths

  • Micro-drone RCS analysis

    Matthew Ritchie;Francesco Fioranelli;Hugh Griffiths;Borge Torvik

  • RF Sensing Technologies for Assisted Daily Living in Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review

    Syed Aziz Shah;Francesco Fioranelli

  • Multistatic micro-Doppler radar feature extraction for classification of unloaded/loaded micro-drones

    Matthew Ritchie;Francesco Fioranelli;Hervé Borrion;Hugh Griffiths

  • Personnel Recognition and Gait Classification Based on Multistatic Micro-Doppler Signatures Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

    Zhaoxi Chen;Gang Li;Francesco Fioranelli;Hugh Griffiths

  • Continuous Human Motion Recognition With a Dynamic Range-Doppler Trajectory Method Based on FMCW Radar

    Chuanwei Ding;Hong Hong;Yu Zou;Hui Chu

  • Classification of loaded/unloaded micro-drones using multistatic radar

    F. Fioranelli;M. Ritchie;H. Griffiths;H. Borrion

  • Radar Signal Processing for Sensing in Assisted Living: The challenges associated with real-time implementation of emerging algorithms

    Julien Le Kernec;Francesco Fioranelli;Chuanwei Ding;Heng Zhao

  • Practical classification of different moving targets using automotive radar and deep neural networks

    Aleksandar Angelov;Andrew Robertson;Roderick Murray-Smith;Francesco Fioranelli

  • Monostatic and bistatic radar measurements of birds and micro-drone

    Matthew Ritchie;Francesco Fioranelli;Hugh Griffiths;Borge Torvik

  • Continuous Human Activity Recognition With Distributed Radar Sensor Networks and CNN–RNN Architectures

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  • Semisupervised Human Activity Recognition With Radar Micro-Doppler Signatures

    Xinyu Li;Yuan He;Francesco Fioranelli;Xiaojun Jing

  • Radar for Health Care: Recognizing Human Activities and Monitoring Vital Signs

    Francesco Fioranelli;Julien Le Kernec;Syed Aziz Shah

  • Radar sensing for healthcare

    Francesco Fioranelli;Syed Aziz Shah;Haobo Li;Aman Shrestha

  • Suppression Approach to Main-Beam Deceptive Jamming in FDA-MIMO Radar Using Nonhomogeneous Sample Detection

    Lan Lan;Guisheng Liao;Jingwei Xu;Yuhong Zhang

  • Feature Diversity for Optimized Human Micro-Doppler Classification Using Multistatic Radar

    Francesco Fioranelli;Matthew Ritchie;Sevgi Zubeyde Gurbuz;Hugh Griffiths

  • Multistatic human micro-Doppler classification of armed/unarmed personnel

    Francesco Fioranelli;Matthew Ritchie;Hugh Griffiths

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh Griffiths
Hugh Griffiths University College London
Alexander Yarovoy
Alexander Yarovoy Delft University of Technology
Nicholas N. Jonsson
Nicholas N. Jonsson University of Glasgow
Roderick Murray-Smith
Roderick Murray-Smith University of Glasgow
Karl Woodbridge
Karl Woodbridge University College London
Sana Salous
Sana Salous Durham University
Qammer H. Abbasi
Qammer H. Abbasi University of Glasgow
Daniele Faccio
Daniele Faccio University of Glasgow
Guisheng Liao
Guisheng Liao Xidian University
Silvano Donati
Silvano Donati University of Pavia

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