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54
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3226
National Ranking
81

Nicola Vitiello 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 Nicola Vitiello sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 265 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicola Vitiello 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 Nicola Vitiello sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Nicola Vitiello is affiliated with the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and medicine, particularly focusing on biomedical engineering and rehabilitation. Their research spans a wide range of topics including muscle activation and electromyography studies, prosthetics and rehabilitation robotics, and stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

The scientist has published numerous papers in reputable venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Wearable Technologies
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics
  • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Nicola Vitiello include:

  • Performance Evaluation of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Systematic Review, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Occupational exoskeletons: A roadmap toward large-scale adoption. Methodology and challenges of bringing exoskeletons to workplaces, 2021, Wearable Technologies
  • An Experimental Evaluation of the Proto-MATE: A Novel Ergonomic Upper-Limb Exoskeleton to Reduce Workers' Physical Strain, 2020, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Semi-Passive Upper-Limb Exoskeleton for Workers With Motorized Tuning of Assistance, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Pressure-Sensitive Insoles for Real-Time Gait-Related Applications, 2020, Sensors

Nicola Vitiello's frequent co-authors include:

  • Simona Crea
  • Emilio Trigili
  • Francesco Giovacchini
  • Filippo Dell'Agnello
  • Emanuele Gruppioni

The scientist's work covers several subfields of study:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

In addition to journal articles, Nicola Vitiello has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Springer International Publishing entitled Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends (2021).

Main topics of research encompass:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Best Publications

  • Review of assistive strategies in powered lower-limb orthoses and exoskeletons

    Tingfang Yan;Marco Cempini;Calogero Maria Oddo;Nicola Vitiello

  • Intention-Based EMG Control for Powered Exoskeletons

    T. Lenzi;S. M. M. De Rossi;N. Vitiello;M. C. Carrozza

  • NEUROExos: A Powered Elbow Exoskeleton for Physical Rehabilitation

    N. Vitiello;T. Lenzi;S. Roccella;S. M. M. De Rossi

  • Mechatronic Design and Characterization of the Index Finger Module of a Hand Exoskeleton for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

    Azzurra Chiri;Nicola Vitiello;Francesco Giovacchini;Stefano Roccella

  • A light-weight active orthosis for hip movement assistance

    Francesco Giovacchini;Federica Vannetti;Matteo Fantozzi;Marco Cempini

  • A wireless flexible sensorized insole for gait analysis.

    Simona Crea;Marco Donati;Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi;Calogero Maria Oddo

  • Hybrid EEG/EOG-based brain/neural hand exoskeleton restores fully independent daily living activities after quadriplegia

    S. R. Soekadar;M. Witkowski;C. Gómez;E. Opisso

  • Oscillator-based assistance of cyclical movements: model-based and model-free approaches

    Renaud Ronsse;Renaud Ronsse;Tommaso Lenzi;Nicola Vitiello;Bram Koopman

  • A Powered Finger–Thumb Wearable Hand Exoskeleton With Self-Aligning Joint Axes

    Marco Cempini;Mario Cortese;Nicola Vitiello

  • Performance Evaluation of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: A Systematic Review

    David Pinto-Fernandez;Diego Torricelli;Maria del Carmen Sanchez-Villamanan;Felix Aller

  • Human–Robot Synchrony: Flexible Assistance Using Adaptive Oscillators

    Renaud Ronsse;Nicola Vitiello;Tommaso Lenzi;Jesse van den Kieboom

  • Occupational exoskeletons: A roadmap toward large-scale adoption. Methodology and challenges of bringing exoskeletons to workplaces

    Simona Crea;Philipp Beckerle;Michiel De Looze;Kevin De Pauw

  • Self-Alignment Mechanisms for Assistive Wearable Robots: A Kinetostatic Compatibility Method

    M. Cempini;S. M. M. De Rossi;T. Lenzi;N. Vitiello

  • Synthetic and Bio-Artificial Tactile Sensing: A Review

    Chiara Lucarotti;Calogero Maria Oddo;Nicola Vitiello;Maria Chiara Carrozza

  • HANDEXOS: Towards an exoskeleton device for the rehabilitation of the hand

    A. Chiri;F. Giovacchini;N. Vitiello;E. Cattin

  • Online Phase Detection Using Wearable Sensors for Walking with a Robotic Prosthesis

    Maja Goršič;Roman Kamnik;Luka Ambrožič;Nicola Vitiello

  • Automated detection of gait initiation and termination using wearable sensors

    Domen Novak;Peter Reberšek;Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi;Marco Donati

  • An oscillator-based smooth real-time estimate of gait phase for wearable robotics

    Tingfang Yan;Andrea Parri;Virginia Ruiz Garate;Marco Cempini

  • Detection of movement onset using EMG signals for upper-limb exoskeletons in reaching tasks

    Emilio Trigili;Lorenzo Grazi;Simona Crea;Alessandro Accogli

  • Sensing Pressure Distribution on a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Physical Human-Machine Interface

    Stefano Marco Maria De Rossi;Nicola Vitiello;Tommaso Lenzi;Renaud Ronsse

  • An ecologically-controlled exoskeleton can improve balance recovery after slippage.

    V. Monaco;P. Tropea;Federica Aprigliano;Dario Martelli;Dario Martelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Chiara Carrozza
Maria Chiara Carrozza Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Dirk Lefeber
Dirk Lefeber Radboud University
Marko Munih
Marko Munih University of Ljubljana
Auke Jan Ijspeert
Auke Jan Ijspeert École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Surjo R. Soekadar
Surjo R. Soekadar Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Herman van der Kooij
Herman van der Kooij University of Twente
Bram Vanderborght
Bram Vanderborght Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Loredana Zollo
Loredana Zollo Università Campus Bio-Medico

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