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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 84 1378 1251 53 50 626 29810
Engineering and Technology 84 411 388 4 4 616 29347

Silvestro Micera publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Silvestro Micera between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Silvestro Micera published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 25.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2019. 72 of the 749 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2019. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 39 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 35 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 47 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 34 publications
1997 2025

749 publications in total across all disciplines

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Silvestro Micera: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 2
1999 5
2000 3
2001 4
2002 10
2003 11
2004 5
2005 18
2006 22
2007 17
2008 31
2009 24
2010 31
2011 39
2012 29
2013 31
2014 28
2015 35
2016 30
2017 40
2018 42
2019 51
2020 48
2021 43
2022 30
2023 47
2024 38
2025 34
Total 749
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Silvestro Micera publications per year - data summary

  • Silvestro Micera, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, has 749 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 51 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1997, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 25.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 25.8 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 192 publications, 26% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 81 publications (8.1 per year); 2007-2016: 295 publications (29.5 per year); 2017-2025: 373 publications (41.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Silvestro Micera 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 Silvestro Micera sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 608–617 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 616 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15 616
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Silvestro Micera publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Silvestro Micera, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, records 616 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Silvestro Micera, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Silvestro Micera ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Silvestro Micera 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 Silvestro Micera sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36 84
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Silvestro Micera D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Silvestro Micera, a Engineering and Technology scholar from Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, records 84 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Silvestro Micera, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Silvestro Micera ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Silvestro Micera is affiliated with the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields related to neuroscience, engineering, and medicine, with a notable focus on neural engineering and rehabilitation technologies.

Micera's recent published work includes:

  • Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use, 2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Restoration of sensory information via bionic hands, 2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Advanced Neurotechnologies for the Restoration of Motor Function, 2020, Neuron
  • Deep learning-based BCI for gait decoding from EEG with LSTM recurrent neural network, 2020, Journal of Neural Engineering

The scientist's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • iScience

Among the frequent coauthors that collaborate with Micera are:

  • Alberto Mazzoni
  • Solaiman Shokur
  • Ivo Strauss
  • Simone Romeni
  • Thomas Stieglitz

The main fields of study associated with Micera include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Engineering
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, significant subfields of study are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Rehabilitation

Key topics covered in their research focus on:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research

Best Publications

  • Restoring Natural Sensory Feedback in Real-Time Bidirectional Hand Prostheses

    Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Marco Capogrosso;Marco Capogrosso;Francesco Maria Petrini;Marco Bonizzato

  • Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces

    Ivan R. Minev;Pavel Musienko;Arthur Hirsch;Quentin Barraud

  • A critical review of interfaces with the peripheral nervous system for the control of neuroprostheses and hybrid bionic systems

    Xavier Navarro;Thilo B. Krueger;Thilo B. Krueger;Natalia Lago;Silvestro Micera

  • Control of Multifunctional Prosthetic Hands by Processing the Electromyographic Signal

    Massimiliano Zecca;S Micera;MC Carrozza;P Dario

  • Restoring Voluntary Control of Locomotion after Paralyzing Spinal Cord Injury

    Rubia van den Brand;Janine Heutschi;Janine Heutschi;Quentin Barraud;Quentin Barraud;Jack DiGiovanna

  • A brain–spine interface alleviating gait deficits after spinal cord injury in primates

    Marco Capogrosso;Tomislav Milekovic;David Borton;David Borton;Fabien Wagner

  • Control of multifunctional prosthetic hands by processing the electromyographic signal.

    Unknown

  • On the Shared Control of an EMG-Controlled Prosthetic Hand: Analysis of User–Prosthesis Interaction

    C. Cipriani;F. Zaccone;S. Micera;M.C. Carrozza

  • Activity-dependent spinal cord neuromodulation rapidly restores trunk and leg motor functions after complete paralysis

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  • Robotic techniques for upper limb evaluation and rehabilitation of stroke patients

    R. Colombo;F. Pisano;S. Micera;A. Mazzone

  • Control of Hand Prostheses Using Peripheral Information

    S Micera;J Carpaneto;S Raspopovic

  • Design strategies to improve patient motivation during robot-aided rehabilitation

    Roberto Colombo;Fabrizio Pisano;Alessandra Mazzone;Carmen Delconte

  • Double nerve intraneural interface implant on a human amputee for robotic hand control.

    Paolo M. Rossini;Silvestro Micera;Silvestro Micera;Antonella Benvenuto;Jacopo Carpaneto

  • A Computational Model for Epidural Electrical Stimulation of Spinal Sensorimotor Circuits

    Marco Capogrosso;Marco Capogrosso;Nikolaus Wenger;Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Pavel Musienko

  • Design of a cybernetic hand for perception and action

    M. C. Carrozza;G. Cappiello;S. Micera;B. B. Edin

  • Spatiotemporal neuromodulation therapies engaging muscle synergies improve motor control after spinal cord injury

    Nikolaus Wenger;Nikolaus Wenger;Eduardo Martin Moraud;Jerome Gandar;Pavel Musienko

  • Intraneural stimulation elicits discrimination of textural features by artificial fingertip in intact and amputee humans

    Calogero M. Oddo;Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Fiorenzo Artoni;Fiorenzo Artoni;Alberto Mazzoni

  • Biomimetic Intraneural Sensory Feedback Enhances Sensation Naturalness, Tactile Sensitivity, and Manual Dexterity in a Bidirectional Prosthesis.

    Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Alberto Mazzoni;Francesco Iberite;Edoardo D’Anna

  • Electrical spinal cord stimulation must preserve proprioception to enable locomotion in humans with spinal cord injury.

    Emanuele Formento;Karen Minassian;Fabien Wagner;Jean-Baptiste Mignardot

  • A closed-loop hand prosthesis with simultaneous intraneural tactile and position feedback.

    Edoardo D’Anna;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Alberto Mazzoni;Ivo Strauss;Ivo Strauss

  • Sensory feedback restoration in leg amputees improves walking speed, metabolic cost and phantom pain.

    Francesco Maria Petrini;Francesco Maria Petrini;Marko Bumbasirevic;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Vladimir Ilic

  • Closed-loop neuromodulation of spinal sensorimotor circuits controls refined locomotion after complete spinal cord injury

    Nikolaus Wenger;Eduardo Martin Moraud;Stanisa Raspopovic;Marco Bonizzato

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Dario
Paolo Dario Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Maria Chiara Carrozza
Maria Chiara Carrozza Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Thomas Stieglitz
Thomas Stieglitz University of Freiburg
Grégoire Courtine
Grégoire Courtine École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Xavier Navarro
Xavier Navarro Autonomous University of Barcelona
Matteo Caleo
Matteo Caleo University of Padua
Eugenio Guglielmelli
Eugenio Guglielmelli Università Campus Bio-Medico
Ken Yoshida
Ken Yoshida Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Paolo Maria Rossini
Paolo Maria Rossini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Christian Cipriani
Christian Cipriani Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

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