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Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
33
Citations
8328
World Ranking
12404
National Ranking
56

Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 148 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

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

  • Characterization of complex networks: A survey of measurements

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Clustering algorithms: A comparative approach

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

  • The Kuramoto model in complex networks

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

  • 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

  • A systematic comparison of supervised classifiers.

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

  • Crime prediction through urban metrics and statistical learning

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

  • Network Centrality: An Introduction

    Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

  • 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

  • Cluster Explosive Synchronization in Complex Networks

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

  • The structure and resilience of financial market networks

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

  • Complex networks: the key to systems biology

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

  • A survey on symbolic data-based music genre classification

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  • Explosive synchronization enhanced by time-delayed coupling

    Thomas Kauê Dal'Maso Peron;Francisco Aparecido Rodrigues

  • 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

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

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

  • Collective behavior in financial markets

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

  • Epidemic spreading with awareness and different timescales in multiplex networks

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

  • 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

  • Entropy of weighted recurrence plots.

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

  • Multiplex Networks

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  • Quantifying the interdisciplinarity of scientific journals and fields

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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciano da Fontoura Costa
Luciano da Fontoura Costa Universidade de São Paulo
Yamir Moreno
Yamir Moreno University of Zaragoza
Jürgen Kurths
Jürgen Kurths Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Francisco Louzada
Francisco Louzada Universidade de São Paulo
Diego R. Amancio
Diego R. Amancio Universidade de São Paulo
Richard C. Wilson
Richard C. Wilson University of York
Edwin R. Hancock
Edwin R. Hancock University of York
Marcus Kaiser
Marcus Kaiser University of Nottingham
Claus C. Hilgetag
Claus C. Hilgetag University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Osvaldo N. Oliveira
Osvaldo N. Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo

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