Francesco Bianconi

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Francesco Bianconi is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Bianconi has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 20 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francesco Bianconi's work include Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques (27 papers), Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques (19 papers) and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (18 papers). Francesco Bianconi is often cited by papers focused on Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques (27 papers), Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques (19 papers) and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (18 papers). Francesco Bianconi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. Francesco Bianconi's co-authors include Antonio Fernández, Elena González, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Barbara Palumbo, Francesco Di Maria, Frank G. Zöllner, Timo Gaiser, Susanne Melchers, Alexander Marx and Lothar R. Schad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Expert Systems with Applications.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Bianconi

76 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Multi-class texture analysis in colorectal cancer histology
    2016 326 citations Francesco Bianconi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francesco Bianconi Italy 28 850 499 441 274 198 81 2.2k
Ruofeng Tong China 28 2.2k 2.6× 839 1.7× 774 1.8× 429 1.6× 167 0.8× 149 4.2k
Huimin Huang China 16 1.0k 1.2× 571 1.1× 649 1.5× 228 0.8× 85 0.4× 71 2.5k
Sanjay N. Talbar India 23 849 1.0× 687 1.4× 485 1.1× 180 0.7× 314 1.6× 116 2.0k
Mohammed Ghazal United Arab Emirates 28 685 0.8× 1.3k 2.7× 570 1.3× 109 0.4× 385 1.9× 318 3.3k
Md Zahangir Alom United States 16 1.1k 1.3× 950 1.9× 1.3k 3.0× 143 0.5× 119 0.6× 63 3.3k
Naoufel Werghi United Arab Emirates 28 1.4k 1.6× 517 1.0× 671 1.5× 133 0.5× 180 0.9× 255 2.5k
Moulay A. Akhloufi Canada 30 1.2k 1.4× 582 1.2× 590 1.3× 150 0.5× 181 0.9× 173 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Bianconi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Bianconi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Bianconi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Bianconi 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 Francesco Bianconi. Francesco Bianconi 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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Marongiu, Andrea, Angela Spanu, Barbara Palumbo, et al.. (2025). Artificial Intelligence in PET Imaging for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Narrative Review. Brain Sciences. 15(10). 1038–1038.
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Filippi, Luca, Francesco Bianconi, Flavia Linguanti, et al.. (2025). Digital versus analogue PET in parathyroid imaging: comparison of PET metrics and machine learning-based characterisation of hyperfunctioning lesions (the DIGI-PET study). European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 53(3). 2122–2130.
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Bianconi, Francesco, Mario Luca Fravolini, Luca Filippi, et al.. (2024). Radiomics Features from Positron Emission Tomography with [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Can Help Predict Cervical Nodal Status in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Cancers. 16(22). 3759–3759. 1 indexed citations
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Angelis, Alessio De, et al.. (2023). Battery SOC Estimation from Eis Data Based on Machine Learning and Equivalent Circuit Model. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Angelis, Alessio De, et al.. (2022). LiBEIS : A software tool for broadband electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of lithium-ion batteries. Software Impacts. 14. 100447–100447. 6 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco, Isabella Palumbo, Mario Luca Fravolini, et al.. (2022). Form Factors as Potential Imaging Biomarkers to Differentiate Benign vs. Malignant Lung Lesions on CT Scans. Sensors. 22(13). 5044–5044. 11 indexed citations
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Nuvoli, Susanna, Francesco Bianconi, Andrea Marongiu, et al.. (2022). Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease vs. Mild Cognitive Impairment Based on Left Temporal Lateral Lobe Hypomethabolism on 18F-FDG PET/CT and Automated Classifiers. Diagnostics. 12(10). 2425–2425. 5 indexed citations
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Filippi, Luca, Francesco Bianconi, Orazio Schillaci, Angela Spanu, & Barbara Palumbo. (2022). The Role and Potential of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Malignant Melanoma: Prognostication, Monitoring Response to Targeted and Immunotherapy, and Radiomics. Diagnostics. 12(4). 929–929. 26 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco, Mario Luca Fravolini, Isabella Palumbo, et al.. (2021). Impact of Lesion Delineation and Intensity Quantisation on the Stability of Texture Features from Lung Nodules on CT: A Reproducible Study. Diagnostics. 11(7). 1224–1224. 8 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco, Isabella Palumbo, Angela Spanu, et al.. (2020). PET/CT Radiomics in Lung Cancer: An Overview. Applied Sciences. 10(5). 1718–1718. 42 indexed citations
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Palumbo, Barbara, Francesco Bianconi, Isabella Palumbo, et al.. (2020). Value of Shape and Texture Features from 18F-FDG PET/CT to Discriminate between Benign and Malignant Solitary Pulmonary Nodules: An Experimental Evaluation. Diagnostics. 10(9). 696–696. 33 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco, et al.. (2019). FROM THE INTEGRATED SURVEY OF HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS TO THE PATTERN BOOK WITHIN THE BIM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLII-2/W9. 135–142. 4 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of visual descriptors for painting categorisation. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 364. 12037–12037. 8 indexed citations
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Maria, Francesco Di, et al.. (2015). Quality assessment for recycling aggregates from construction and demolition waste: An image-based approach for particle size estimation. Waste Management. 48. 344–352. 46 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco, Elena González, & Antonio Fernández. (2015). Dominant local binary patterns for texture classification: Labelled or unlabelled?. Pattern Recognition Letters. 65. 8–14. 27 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco & Antonio Fernández. (2014). Rotation invariant co-occurrence features based on digital circles and discrete Fourier transform. Pattern Recognition Letters. 48. 34–41. 22 indexed citations
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González, Elena, et al.. (2010). COLOUR AND TEXTURE FEATURES FOR IMAGE RETRIEVAL IN GRANITE INDUSTRY. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15 indexed citations
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Bianconi, Francesco. (2002). Bridging the gap between CAD and CAE using STL files. 2(1). 55–67. 23 indexed citations

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