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Marco Franchini

Marco Franchini

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
43
Citations
6484
World Ranking
6253
National Ranking
201

Marco Franchini 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 Marco Franchini sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 161 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Marco Franchini 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 Marco Franchini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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

  • Physical interpretation and sensitivity analysis of the TOPMODEL

    Marco Franchini;Jacques Wendling;Charles Obled;Ezio Todini

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

    Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini;Alberto Marinelli

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

    Marco Franchini

  • Battle of the Water Calibration Networks

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

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

    Stefano Orlandini;Giovanni Moretti;Marco Franchini;Barbara Aldighieri

  • Water level forecasting through fuzzy logic and artificial neural network approaches

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

  • Battle of the Water Networks II

    Angela Marchi;Elad Salomons;Avi Ostfeld;Zoran Kapelan

  • Fuzzy neural networks for water level and discharge forecasting with uncertainty

    Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini

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

    Marco Franchini;Giorgio Galeati;Saverio Berra

  • A stochastic model for representing drinking water demand at residential level

    Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini;Alberto Marinelli

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

    Enrico Creaco;Marco Franchini;Stefano Alvisi

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

    S. Alvisi;M. Franchini

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

    Marco Franchini;Giorgio Galeati

  • 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

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

    Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini

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

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

  • An analysis of the dynamic component of the geomorphologic instantaneous unit hydrograph

    Marco Franchini;P.Enda O'Connell

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

    Enrico Creaco;Marco Franchini;Ezio Todini

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

    Anna Malagò;Liliana Pagliero;Faycal Bouraoui;Marco Franchini

  • Fuzzy Neural Networks for water level and discharge forecasting

    Stefano Alvisi;Marco Franchini

Frequent Co-Authors

Tommaso Moramarco
Tommaso Moramarco National Research Council (CNR)
Zoran Kapelan
Zoran Kapelan Delft University of Technology
Bruno Brunone
Bruno Brunone University of Perugia
Dragan Savic
Dragan Savic University of Exeter
Luca Brocca
Luca Brocca National Research Council (CNR)
Fayçal Bouraoui
Fayçal Bouraoui Texas A&M University
András Bárdossy
András Bárdossy University of Stuttgart
Angelica Tarpanelli
Angelica Tarpanelli National Research Council (CNR)
Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh Texas A&M University
Guangtao Fu
Guangtao Fu University of Exeter

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