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Gianluigi Ferrari

Gianluigi Ferrari

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
56
Citations
10652
World Ranking
4130
National Ranking
85

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
46
Citations
8636
World Ranking
3379
National Ranking
98

Gianluigi Ferrari 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 Gianluigi Ferrari sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 391 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gianluigi Ferrari 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 Gianluigi Ferrari sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gianluigi Ferrari is affiliated with the University of Parma in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Engineering and Computer Science. Their scholarly work encompasses a range of subfields, particularly in Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science.

The main topics explored in Gianluigi Ferrari's research include:

  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • IoT Networks and Protocols
  • Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies
  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
  • Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Gianluigi Ferrari are:

  • Luca Davoli
  • Laura Belli
  • R. Raheli
  • Antonio Cilfone
  • Marco Martalò

Their recent publications reflect a sustained engagement with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and industrial applications. Selected papers include:

  • "IoT-Enabled Smart Sustainable Cities: Challenges and Approaches" (2020) published in Smart Cities
  • "LoRaFarM: A LoRaWAN-Based Smart Farming Modular IoT Architecture" (2020) published in Sensors
  • "Improved UWB TDoA-Based Positioning Using a Single Hotspot for Industrial IoT Applications" (2021) published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • "On Driver Behavior Recognition for Increased Safety: A Roadmap" (2020) published in Safety
  • "Hybrid LoRa-IEEE 802.11s Opportunistic Mesh Networking for Flexible UAV Swarming" (2021) published in Drones

Gianluigi Ferrari's research outputs have appeared frequently in certain scientific journals, including:

  • Sensors
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Best Publications

  • Wireless Sensor Networks

    Chiara Buratti;Marco Martalò;Roberto Verdone;Gianluigi Ferrari

  • IoT-OAS: An OAuth-Based Authorization Service Architecture for Secure Services in IoT Scenarios

    Simone Cirani;Marco Picone;Pietro Gonizzi;Luca Veltri

  • A Scalable and Self-Configuring Architecture for Service Discovery in the Internet of Things

    Simone Cirani;Luca Davoli;Gianluigi Ferrari;Remy Leone

  • IoTChain: A blockchain security architecture for the Internet of Things

    Olivier Alphand;Michele Amoretti;Timothy Claeys;Simone Dall'Asta

  • IoT-Enabled Smart Sustainable Cities: Challenges and Approaches

    Laura Belli;Antonio Cilfone;Luca Davoli;Gianluigi Ferrari

  • Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: A Communication-Theoretic Perspective

    Ozan K. Tonguz;Gianluigi Ferrari

  • Optimal Transmit Power in Wireless Sensor Networks

    S. Panichpapiboon;G. Ferrari;O.K. Tonguz

  • LoRaFarM: A LoRaWAN-Based Smart Farming Modular IoT Architecture.

    Gaia Codeluppi;Antonio Cilfone;Luca Davoli;Gianluigi Ferrari

  • Reduced-state BCJR-type algorithms

    G. Colavolpe;G. Ferrari;R. Raheli

  • The Klaim project: Theory and practice

    Lorenzo Bettini;Viviana Bono;Rocco De Nicola;Gian Luigi Ferrari

  • Noncoherent iterative (turbo) decoding

    G. Colavolpe;G. Ferrari;R. Raheli

  • Enforcing Security Mechanisms in the IP-Based Internet of Things: An Algorithmic Overview

    Simone Cirani;Gianluigi Ferrari;Luca Veltri

  • Wireless sensor networks: performance analysis in indoor scenarios

    G. Ferrari;P. Medagliani;S. Di Piazza;M. Martalò

  • A novel batch-based group key management protocol applied to the Internet of Things

    Luca Veltri;Simone Cirani;Stefano Busanelli;Gianluigi Ferrari

  • Fundamental performance limits of communications systems impaired by impulse noise

    R. Pighi;M. Franceschini;G. Ferrari;R. Raheli

  • Extrinsic information in iterative decoding: a unified view

    G. Colavolpe;G. Ferrari;R. Raheli

  • Wireless Mesh Networking: An IoT-Oriented Perspective Survey on Relevant Technologies

    Antonio Cilfone;Luca Davoli;Laura Belli;Gianluigi Ferrari

  • Does the Performance of LDPC Codes Depend on the Channel

    M. Franceschini;G. Ferrari;R. Raheli

  • A Survey on Infrastructure-Based Vehicular Networks

    Cristiano M. Silva;Barbara M. Masini;Gianluigi Ferrari;Ilaria Thibault

  • A Language-Based Approach to Autonomic Computing

    Rocco De Nicola;Gian Luigi Ferrari;Michele Loreti;Rosario Pugliese

  • A model-checking verification environment for mobile processes

    Gian-Luigi Ferrari;Stefania Gnesi;Ugo Montanari;Marco Pistore

  • Internet of Things Applications - From Research and Innovation to Market Deployment

    P. Medagliani;J. Leguay;Andrzej Duda;Franck Rousseau

Frequent Co-Authors

Ozan K. Tonguz
Ozan K. Tonguz Carnegie Mellon University
Giulio Colavolpe
Giulio Colavolpe University of Parma
Jeremie Leguay
Jeremie Leguay Huawei Technologies (China)
Ugo Montanari
Ugo Montanari University of Pisa
Keith M. Chugg
Keith M. Chugg University of Southern California
Rosario Pugliese
Rosario Pugliese University of Florence
Mauro Barni
Mauro Barni University of Siena
Corrado Priami
Corrado Priami University of Pisa
Giovanni Emanuele Corazza
Giovanni Emanuele Corazza University of Bologna
Barbara M. Masini
Barbara M. Masini National Research Council (CNR)

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