F. Francini

1.1k total citations
81 papers, 888 citations indexed

About

F. Francini is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Francini has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 888 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 30 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 20 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in F. Francini's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (28 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (20 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (20 papers). F. Francini is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (28 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (20 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (20 papers). F. Francini collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Ghana and Spain. F. Francini's co-authors include Paola Sansoni, D. Fontani, D. Jafrancesco, Elisa Sani, Luca Mercatelli, Giuseppe Longobardi, Bruno Tiribilli, Simona Barison, C. Pagura and Diletta Sciti and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

F. Francini

76 papers receiving 845 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. Francini Italy 15 411 223 199 175 160 81 888
Erol Kurt Türkiye 22 179 0.4× 197 0.9× 825 4.1× 379 2.2× 55 0.3× 134 1.4k
Walter Nsengiyumva China 12 163 0.4× 118 0.5× 276 1.4× 135 0.8× 22 0.1× 31 786
Zhenwu Lu China 20 618 1.5× 435 2.0× 467 2.3× 222 1.3× 38 0.2× 65 1.4k
Li Fu China 15 58 0.1× 237 1.1× 105 0.5× 164 0.9× 119 0.7× 62 772
Harald Ries Germany 17 367 0.9× 600 2.7× 555 2.8× 90 0.5× 91 0.6× 63 1.2k
Qing Xia China 20 169 0.4× 54 0.2× 74 0.4× 143 0.8× 277 1.7× 62 956
Boquan Li China 14 78 0.2× 59 0.3× 243 1.2× 61 0.3× 51 0.3× 58 629
Rufino Díaz-Uribe Mexico 13 114 0.3× 214 1.0× 130 0.7× 245 1.4× 162 1.0× 90 751
Hiroyuki Kawamoto Japan 18 327 0.8× 300 1.3× 548 2.8× 142 0.8× 160 1.0× 131 1.3k
Keith D. Humfeld United States 9 120 0.3× 211 0.9× 129 0.6× 131 0.7× 67 0.4× 14 886

Countries citing papers authored by F. Francini

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Francini

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Francini

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Francini. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Francini based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F. Francini. F. Francini is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jafrancesco, D., et al.. (2018). Optical simulation of a central receiver system: Comparison of different software tools. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 94. 792–803. 53 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of elliptical optical cavity for a combustion thermophotovoltaic system. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 171. 282–292. 9 indexed citations
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Jafrancesco, D., Paola Sansoni, D. Fontani, F. Francini, & Luca Mercatelli. (2015). Led Streetlamp Only with Reflection Optics. INO Open Portal. 4 .–4 .. 1 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, F. Francini, Elisa Sani, et al.. (2014). Development of a secondary collector for an existing solar trough. WIT transactions on engineering sciences. 1 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, D. Fontani, F. Francini, et al.. (2013). Measurement uncertainty in the profile detection on solar troughs. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8788. 87882E–87882E.
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Sansoni, Paola, F. Francini, D. Fontani, et al.. (2013). New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2013. 1–7. 3 indexed citations
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Sani, Elisa, Luca Mercatelli, F. Francini, J.L. Sans, & Diletta Sciti. (2011). Ultra-refractory ceramics for high-temperature solar absorbers. Scripta Materialia. 65(9). 775–778. 72 indexed citations
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Sani, Elisa, Simona Barison, C. Pagura, et al.. (2010). Carbon nanohorns-based nanofluids as direct sunlight absorbers. Optics Express. 18(5). 5179–5179. 177 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, D. Fontani, F. Francini, et al.. (2010). Image Optimization for a Linear CPV System. 1–8.
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Francini, F., D. Fontani, D. Jafrancesco, Luca Mercatelli, & Paola Sansoni. (2006). Plane development of lateral surfaces for inspection systems. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6288. 62880G–62880G. 1 indexed citations
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Biagi, E., et al.. (2002). Photoacoustic generation: all-optical fibre transducers. 2. 921–924. 7 indexed citations
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Francini, F., et al.. (2002). Identification of timber deformations. Journal of Optics A Pure and Applied Optics. 4(6). S406–S412. 6 indexed citations
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Guarnieri, V. & F. Francini. (1997). Computer-generated holograms (CGH) realization: the integration of dedicated software tool with digital slides printer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3190. 393–393. 2 indexed citations
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Francini, F., et al.. (1996). On-line textile quality control using optical Fourier transforms. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 24(1). 19–32. 32 indexed citations
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Francini, F., et al.. (1993). On‐Line Characterization of the Shape and Size of Particles. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 10(1). 7–10. 6 indexed citations
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Francini, F. & Giuseppe Longobardi. (1987). Low-cost clipped correlator system for use in measuring the velocity of textile fibers. Review of Scientific Instruments. 58(6). 1106–1108. 3 indexed citations
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Francini, F., et al.. (1985). Electrooptical system for the automatic inspection of Interlaced threads. Applied Optics. 24(18). 2874–2874.
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Francini, F., et al.. (1985). A fast automatic method to measure the recession of a blade edge due to wear. Wear. 105(4). 293–296. 3 indexed citations
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Francini, F., et al.. (1982). Electro-optical granulometer for measurements of flowing particles. Optics & Laser Technology. 14(2). 81–85. 1 indexed citations
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Francini, F. & Giuseppe Longobardi. (1980). Apparatus for measuring the size distribution of small particles. Optics Communications. 33(1). 1–3. 2 indexed citations

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