2026 Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	33	12406	12044	56	56	148	8328

Overview

Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specialized focus on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Additionally, their work covers interdisciplinary areas including Cognitive Neuroscience, Economics and Econometrics, Modeling and Simulation, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to multiple research topics. Key areas of interest include:

Complex Network Analysis Techniques
Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
Mental Health Research Topics
Neural Dynamics and Brain Function

Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues has been published frequently across several prominent venues. These include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review E
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Chaos Solitons & Fractals

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Rodrigues are:

"Complex systems in the spotlight: next steps after the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics," 2023, Journal of Physics Complexity
"EEG functional connectivity and deep learning for automatic diagnosis of brain disorders: Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia," 2022, Journal of Physics Complexity
"Complex systems: features, similarity and connectivity," 2020, Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
"Disease and information spreading at different speeds in multiplex networks," 2020, Physical Review E
"Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder based on functional brain networks and machine learning," 2023, Scientific Reports

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

Caroline L. Alves
Christiane Thielemann
Colm Connaughton
Kirstin Roster
Thaise G. L. de O. Toutain

Best Publications

Characterization of complex networks: A survey of measurements

L. da F. Costa;F. A. Rodrigues;G. Travieso;P. R. Villas Boas

2945
Citations
Characterization of complex networks: A survey of measurements

Luciano da F. Costa;Francisco A. Rodrigues;Gonzalo Travieso;P. R. Villas Boas

2041
Citations
The Kuramoto model in complex networks

Francisco A. Rodrigues;Thomas K. D. M. Peron;Thomas K. D. M. Peron;Peng Ji;Peng Ji;Juergen Kurths

1028
Citations
Analyzing and modeling real-world phenomena with complex networks: a survey of applications

Luciano da Fontoura Costa;Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr.;Gonzalo Travieso;Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

901
Citations
Clustering algorithms: A comparative approach

Mayra Z Rodriguez;Cesar Henrique Comin;Dalcimar Casanova;Odemir Martinez Bruno

629
Citations
The Kuramoto model in complex networks

Francisco A. Rodrigues;Thomas K. Dm. Peron;Thomas K. Dm. Peron;Peng Ji;Peng Ji;Jürgen Kurths

463
Citations
Fundamentals of spreading processes in single and multilayer complex networks

Guilherme Ferraz de Arruda;Guilherme Ferraz de Arruda;Francisco A. Rodrigues;Francisco A. Rodrigues;Yamir Moreno;Yamir Moreno

369
Citations
A systematic comparison of supervised classifiers.

Diego Raphael Amancio;Cesar Henrique Comin;Dalcimar Casanova;Gonzalo Travieso

273
Citations
Crime prediction through urban metrics and statistical learning

Luiz G.A. Alves;Haroldo V. Ribeiro;Francisco A. Rodrigues

207
Citations
Network Centrality: An Introduction

Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

188
Citations
Role of centrality for the identification of influential spreaders in complex networks

Guilherme Ferraz de Arruda;André Luiz Barbieri;Pablo Martín Rodríguez;Francisco A. Rodrigues

185
Citations
Cluster Explosive Synchronization in Complex Networks

Peng Ji;Peng Ji;Thomas K. Dm. Peron;Peter J. Menck;Peter J. Menck;Francisco A. Rodrigues

185
Citations
The structure and resilience of financial market networks

Thomas Kauê Dal’Maso Peron;Luciano da Fontoura Costa;Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

134
Citations
Complex networks: the key to systems biology

Luciano da F. Costa;Francisco A. Rodrigues;Alexandre S. Cristino

112
Citations
A survey on symbolic data-based music genre classification

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111
Citations
Explosive synchronization enhanced by time-delayed coupling

Thomas Kauê Dal'Maso Peron;Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

109
Citations
Insights into the assembly rules of a continent-wide multilayer network.

Marco A. R. Mello;Gabriel M. Felix;Rafael B. P. Pinheiro;Renata L. Muylaert

93
Citations
An entropy-based approach to automatic image segmentation of satellite images

Andre L. Barbieri;G.F. de Arruda;Francisco A. Rodrigues;Odemir M. Bruno

89
Citations
Collective behavior in financial markets

T. K. Dal'Maso Peron;F. A. Rodrigues

80
Citations
Epidemic spreading with awareness and different timescales in multiplex networks

Paulo Cesar Ventura da Silva;Fátima Velásquez-Rojas;Colm Connaughton;Federico Vazquez;Federico Vazquez

78
Citations
EEG functional connectivity and deep learning for automatic diagnosis of brain disorders: Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

Caroline L. Alves;Aruane M. Pineda;Kirstin Roster;Christiane Thielemann

73
Citations
Entropy of weighted recurrence plots.

Deniz Eroglu;Deniz Eroglu;Thomas K. D. M. Peron;Nobert Marwan;Francisco A. Rodrigues

50
Citations
Multiplex Networks

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50
Citations
Quantifying the interdisciplinarity of scientific journals and fields

Filipi Nascimento Silva;Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues;Osvaldo Novais de Oliveira Junior;Luciano da Fontoura Costa

26
Citations
The nested structural organization of the worldwide trade multi-layer network

Luiz G. A. Alves;Giuseppe Mangioni;Isabella Cingolani;Francisco A. Rodrigues;Francisco A. Rodrigues

21
Citations
The role of centrality for the identification of influential spreaders in complex networks

Guilherme Ferraz de Arruda;André Luiz Barbieri;Pablo Martín Rodriguez;Yamir Moreno

11
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciano da Fontoura Costa Universidade de São Paulo

Yamir Moreno University of Zaragoza

Jürgen Kurths Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Diego R. Amancio Universidade de São Paulo

Edwin R. Hancock University of York

Richard C. Wilson University of York

Marcus Kaiser University of Nottingham

Claus C. Hilgetag University of Hamburg

Osvaldo N. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo

Fabrizio De Vico Fallani French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA

External Links

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