2026 Marco Franchini: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	43	6251	6034	201	198	161	6484

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Engineering and Technology

6251

6034

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6484

Engineering and Technology

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6484

World Ranking

6251

National Ranking

201

Overview

Marco Franchini is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy and has conducted research primarily in the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their work spans a variety of subfields, including civil and structural engineering, ocean engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, and environmental engineering.

The main topics explored in Marco Franchini's research include:

Water Systems and Optimization
Water resources management and optimization
Water Treatment and Disinfection
Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
Smart Grid Energy Management
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Franchini include:

Stefano Alvisi
Valentina Marsili
Filippo Mazzoni
Bruno Brunone
Silvia Meniconi

Franchini has published frequently in several venues, with notable contributions to:

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Water
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Water Resources and Industry
Water Resources Management

Selected recent publications highlight the themes and impact of their research:

Investigating the characteristics of residential end uses of water: A worldwide review, 2022, Water Research
Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Water Consumptions: Northern Italy Case Study, 2021, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Leakage Detection and Localization in a Water Distribution Network through Comparison of Observed and Simulated Pressure Data, 2021, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Battle of Postdisaster Response and Restoration, 2020, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Analysis of MNF and FAVAD Model for Leakage Characterization by Exploiting Smart-Metered Data: The Case of the Gorino Ferrarese (FE-Italy) District, 2021, Water

Best Publications

Comparative analysis of several conceptual rainfall-runoff models

Marco Franchini;Michele Pacciani

532
Citations
Physical interpretation and sensitivity analysis of the TOPMODEL

Marco Franchini;Jacques Wendling;Charles Obled;Ezio Todini

336
Citations
A short-term, pattern-based model for water-demand forecasting

Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini;Alberto Marinelli

247
Citations
Use of a genetic algorithm combined with a local search method for the automatic calibration of conceptual rainfall-runoff models

Marco Franchini

246
Citations
Battle of the Water Calibration Networks

Avi Ostfeld;Elad Salomons;Lindell Ormsbee;James G. Uber

229
Citations
Path‐based methods for the determination of nondispersive drainage directions in grid‐based digital elevation models

Stefano Orlandini;Giovanni Moretti;Marco Franchini;Barbara Aldighieri

205
Citations
Water level forecasting through fuzzy logic and artificial neural network approaches

S. Alvisi;G. Mascellani;M. Franchini;A. Bárdossy

189
Citations
Battle of the Water Networks II

Angela Marchi;Elad Salomons;Avi Ostfeld;Zoran Kapelan

155
Citations
Fuzzy neural networks for water level and discharge forecasting with uncertainty

Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini

150
Citations
Global optimization techniques for the calibration of conceptual rainfall-runoff models

Marco Franchini;Giorgio Galeati;Saverio Berra

147
Citations
A stochastic model for representing drinking water demand at residential level

Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini;Alberto Marinelli

132
Citations
Optimal Placement of Isolation Valves in Water Distribution Systems Based on Valve Cost and Weighted Average Demand Shortfall

Enrico Creaco;Marco Franchini;Stefano Alvisi

132
Citations
A heuristic procedure for the automatic creation of district metered areas in water distribution systems

S. Alvisi;M. Franchini

128
Citations
Comparing several genetic algorithm schemes for the calibration of conceptual rainfall-runoff models

Marco Franchini;Giorgio Galeati

125
Citations
Regional scale hydrologic modeling of a karst-dominant geomorphology: The case study of the Island of Crete

Anna Malagò;Dionissios Efstathiou;Fayçal Bouraoui;Nikolaos P. Nikolaidis

120
Citations
Multiobjective Optimization of Rehabilitation and Leakage Detection Scheduling in Water Distribution Systems

Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini

108
Citations
Conceptual design of a generic, real-time, near-optimal control system for water-distribution networks

Derek G Jamieson;Uri Shamir;Fernando Martinez;Marco Franchini

108
Citations
An analysis of the dynamic component of the geomorphologic instantaneous unit hydrograph

Marco Franchini;P.Enda O'Connell

105
Citations
Generalized Resilience and Failure Indices for Use with Pressure-Driven Modeling and Leakage

Enrico Creaco;Marco Franchini;Ezio Todini

93
Citations
Comparing calibrated parameter sets of the SWAT model for the Scandinavian and Iberian peninsulas

Anna Malagò;Liliana Pagliero;Faycal Bouraoui;Marco Franchini

91
Citations
Fuzzy Neural Networks for water level and discharge forecasting

Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini

0
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