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Silvana Castano

Silvana Castano

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
37
Citations
7092
World Ranking
10602
National Ranking
326

Silvana Castano 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 Silvana Castano sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 207 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Silvana Castano 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 Silvana Castano sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Silvana Castano is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. The primary focus of their research lies within the broad area of computer science, with significant contributions to artificial intelligence and social sciences. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including artificial intelligence, political science and international relations, molecular biology, information systems, and industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Their research topics are centered on:

  • Artificial Intelligence in Law
  • Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
  • Topic Modeling
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  • Digital and Cyber Forensics
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Digital Humanities and Scholarship

Silvana Castano has published in various venues, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Information Systems
  • Computer Law & Security Review
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SN Computer Science

Key recent papers include:

  • "A knowledge-centered framework for exploration and retrieval of legal documents," 2021, Information Systems
  • "Enforcing legal information extraction through context-aware techniques: The ASKE approach," 2023, Computer Law & Security Review
  • "Incremental Affinity Propagation based on Cluster Consolidation and Stratification," 2024, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "From Digital to Computational Humanities: The VAST Project Vision," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "A Computational History Approach to Interpretation and Analysis of Moral European Values: the VAST Research Project," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent collaborators in Castano's research network include:

  • Stefano Montanelli
  • Alfio Ferrara
  • Francesco Periti
  • Davide Riva
  • Valerio Bellandi

Best Publications

  • Database Security

    Silvana Castano;Maria Grazia Fugini;Giancarlo Martella;Pierangela Samarati

  • Semantic integration of semistructured and structured data sources

    S. Bergamaschi;S. Castano;M. Vincini

  • Semantic integration of heterogeneous information sources

    Sonia Bergamaschi;Silvana Castano;Maurizio Vincini;Domenico Beneventano

  • Global viewing of heterogeneous data sources

    S. Castano;V. De Antonellis

  • Securing XML documents with Author-X

    E. Bertino;S. Castano;E. Ferrari

  • Specifying and enforcing access control policies for XML document sources

    Elisa Bertino;Silvana Castano;Elena Ferrari;Marco Mesiti

  • Matching ontologies in open networked systems: techniques and applications

    Silvana Castano;Alfio Ferrara;Stefano Montanelli

  • Conceptual schema analysis: techniques and applications

    S. Castano;V. De Antonellis;M. G. Fugini;B. Pernici

  • H-match: an algorithm for dynamically matching ontologies in peer-based systems

    S. Castano;A. Ferrara;S. Montanelli

  • On specifying security policies for web documents with an XML-based language

    Elisa Bertino;Silvana Castano;Elena Ferrari

  • Information Integration: The MOMIS Project Demonstration

    Domenico Beneventano;Sonia Bergamaschi;Silvana Castano;Alberto Corni

  • An intelligent approach to information integration

    Sonia Bergamaschi;Silvana Castano;S. De Capitani Di Vimercati;S. Montanari

  • Dynamic task assignment in workflows

    Fabio Casati;Silvana Castano;Mariagrazia Fugini

  • Controlled access and dissemination of XML documents

    Elisa Bertino;Silvana Castano;Elena Ferrari;Marco Mesiti

  • Conceptual Modeling - ER 2009

    Alberto H. F. Laender;Silvana Castano;Umeshwar Dayal;Fabio Casati

  • Using patterns to design rules in workflows

    F. Casati;S. Castano;M. Fugini;I. Mirbel

  • A schema analysis and reconciliation tool environment for heterogeneous databases

    S. Castano;V. De Antonellis

  • Managing Workflow Authorization Constraints through Active Database Technology

    Fabio Casati;Silvana Castano;Mariagrazia Fugini

  • Author-X: A Java-Based System for XML Data Protection

    Elisa Bertino;M. Braun;Silvana Castano;Elena Ferrari

  • Semantic dictionary design for database interoperability

    S. Castano;V. De Antonellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Pernici
Barbara Pernici Polytechnic University of Milan
Fabio Casati
Fabio Casati University of Trento
Elena Ferrari
Elena Ferrari University of Insubria
Elisa Bertino
Elisa Bertino Purdue University West Lafayette
Pierangela Samarati
Pierangela Samarati University of Milan
Umeshwar Dayal
Umeshwar Dayal Hitachi (Japan)
Alberto H. F. Laender
Alberto H. F. Laender Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mong Li Lee
Mong Li Lee National University of Singapore
Tiziana Catarci
Tiziana Catarci Sapienza University of Rome
Luciano Baresi
Luciano Baresi Polytechnic University of Milan

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