Francesco Bullo

30.2k total citations · 13 hit papers
350 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Francesco Bullo is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Bullo has authored 350 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 125 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 58 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Francesco Bullo's work include Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (94 papers), Optimization and Search Problems (78 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (56 papers). Francesco Bullo is often cited by papers focused on Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (94 papers), Optimization and Search Problems (78 papers) and Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (56 papers). Francesco Bullo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Francesco Bullo's co-authors include Florian Dörfler, Jorge Cortés, Sonia Martı́nez, Fabio Pasqualetti, John W. Simpson-Porco, Andrew D. Lewis, Sonia Martínez, Emilio Frazzoli, Michael Chertkov and Richard M. Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Bullo

340 papers receiving 19.8k citations

Hit Papers

Coverage Control for Mobile Sensing Networks 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2013 2009 2014 2013 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Coverage Control for Mobile Sensing Networks
    2004 2.0k citations Jorge Cortés, Francesco Bullo et al. profile →
  2. Attack Detection and Identification in Cyber-Physical Systems
    2013 1.5k citations Fabio Pasqualetti, Florian Dörfler et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
  3. Distributed Control of Robotic Networks
    2009 1.1k citations Francesco Bullo, Jorge Cortés et al. Princeton University Press eBooks profile →
  4. Synchronization in complex networks of phase oscillators: A survey
    2014 754 citations Florian Dörfler, Francesco Bullo Automatica profile →
  5. Synchronization and power sharing for droop-controlled inverters in islanded microgrids
    2013 614 citations John W. Simpson-Porco, Florian Dörfler et al. Automatica profile →
  6. Synchronization in complex oscillator networks and smart grids
    2013 606 citations Florian Dörfler, Francesco Bullo et al. profile →
  7. Robust Rendezvous for Mobile Autonomous Agents via Proximity Graphs in Arbitrary Dimensions
    2006 531 citations Jorge Cortés, Francesco Bullo et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
  8. Optimal sensor placement and motion coordination for target tracking
    2006 469 citations Francesco Bullo et al. Automatica profile →
  9. Secondary Frequency and Voltage Control of Islanded Microgrids via Distributed Averaging
    2015 446 citations John W. Simpson-Porco, Florian Dörfler et al. profile →
  10. Distributed Control of Robotic Networks
    2009 418 citations Francesco Bullo profile →
  11. Consensus Computation in Unreliable Networks: A System Theoretic Approach
    2011 388 citations Fabio Pasqualetti, Francesco Bullo et al. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control profile →
  12. Controllability Metrics, Limitations and Algorithms for Complex Networks
    2014 382 citations Fabio Pasqualetti, Sandro Zampieri et al. profile →
  13. Breaking the Hierarchy: Distributed Control & Economic Optimality in Microgrids
    2014 339 citations John W. Simpson-Porco, Francesco Bullo 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 Bullo United States 62 11.5k 8.6k 3.8k 2.8k 2.8k 350 20.6k
George J. Pappas United States 74 8.7k 0.8× 6.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 3.7k 1.3× 3.0k 1.1× 485 20.8k
Reza Olfati‐Saber United States 31 23.1k 2.0× 8.9k 1.0× 3.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 45 27.0k
A. Stephen Morse United States 71 13.5k 1.2× 16.9k 2.0× 2.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 264 27.9k
Magnus Egerstedt United States 51 9.1k 0.8× 6.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 2.9k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 449 15.2k
Xinping Guan China 66 9.6k 0.8× 9.3k 1.1× 5.4k 1.4× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 994 20.2k
Hamid Reza Karimi China 94 10.3k 0.9× 21.0k 2.4× 3.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 956 30.6k
Randal W. Beard United States 52 16.4k 1.4× 8.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 4.9k 1.7× 7.8k 2.8× 260 24.2k
Lihua Xie Singapore 99 17.6k 1.5× 20.8k 2.4× 8.2k 2.2× 3.1k 1.1× 5.0k 1.8× 1.1k 40.8k
Jean-Jacques Slotine United States 47 5.0k 0.4× 18.9k 2.2× 3.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 3.3k 1.2× 177 29.1k
Ali Jadbabaie United States 47 11.6k 1.0× 4.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 238 15.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Davydov, A. S., et al.. (2025). Time-Varying Convex Optimization: A Contraction and Equilibrium Tracking Approach. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 70(11). 7446–7460.
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Yan, Rui, et al.. (2024). Multiplayer Homicidal Chauffeur reach-avoid games: A pursuit enclosure function approach. Automatica. 167. 111770–111770. 4 indexed citations
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Davydov, Alexander A., Anton V. Proskurnikov, & Francesco Bullo. (2024). Non-Euclidean Contraction Analysis of Continuous-Time Neural Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 70(1). 235–250. 3 indexed citations
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Davydov, A. S. & Francesco Bullo. (2024). Perspectives on Contractivity in Control, Optimization, and Learning. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 8. 2087–2098.
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Davydov, A. S., et al.. (2024). On Weakly Contracting Dynamics for Convex Optimization. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 8. 1745–1750. 1 indexed citations
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Bullo, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Dual Seminorms, Ergodic Coefficients and Semicontraction Theory. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 69(5). 3040–3053. 5 indexed citations
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Davydov, A. S., et al.. (2023). Euclidean Contractivity of Neural Networks With Symmetric Weights. IEEE Control Systems Letters. 7. 1724–1729. 6 indexed citations
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Bullo, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Predictive models for human–AI nexus in group decision making. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1514(1). 70–81. 7 indexed citations
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Jia, Peng, et al.. (2021). Social Power Evolution in Influence Networks With Stubborn Individuals. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 67(2). 574–588. 30 indexed citations
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Singh, Ambuj K., et al.. (2020). The 1995-2018 global evolution of the network of amicable and hostile relations among nation-states. Communications Physics. 3(1). 4 indexed citations
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Mei, Wenjun, Francesco Bullo, Ge Chen, & Florian Dörfler. (2019). Occam's Razor in Opinion Dynamics: The Weighted-Median Influence Process. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E., et al.. (2019). Positive contagion and the macrostructures of generalized balance. Network Science. 7(4). 445–458. 3 indexed citations
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Friedkin, Noah E., et al.. (2019). Mathematical Structures in Group Decision-Making on Resource Allocation Distributions. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1377–1377. 20 indexed citations
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Mei, Wenjun, Noah E. Friedkin, Kyle Lewis, & Francesco Bullo. (2017). Dynamic Models of Appraisal Networks Explaining Collective Learning. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 63(9). 2898–2912. 11 indexed citations
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Pasqualetti, Fabio, Sandro Zampieri, & Francesco Bullo. (2013). Controllability Metrics and Algorithms for Complex Networks.. arXiv (Cornell University). 5 indexed citations
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Simpson-Porco, John W., Florian Dörfler, & Francesco Bullo. (2012). Droop-Controlled Inverters are Kuramoto Oscillators. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Bullo, Francesco, Jorge Cortés, & Sonia Martínez. (2009). Distributed Control of Robotic Networks. Princeton University Press eBooks. 1071 indexed citations breakdown →
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Savla, Ketan, Emilio Frazzoli, & Francesco Bullo. (2006). On the Dubins Traveling Salesperson Problems: novel approximation algorithms. 15 indexed citations
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Notarstefano, Giuseppe, Ketan Savla, Francesco Bullo, & Ali Jadbabaie. (2006). Maintaining limited-range connectivity among second-order agents. 6 pp.–6 pp.. 95 indexed citations
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Bullo, Francesco & Andrew D. Lewis. (2005). Geometric control of mechanical systems : modeling, analysis, and design for simple mechanical control systems. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 253 indexed citations

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