Francesco Laghezza

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Francesco Laghezza is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Laghezza has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 52 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 13 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in Francesco Laghezza's work include Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (59 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (52 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (34 papers). Francesco Laghezza is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (59 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (52 papers) and Optical Network Technologies (34 papers). Francesco Laghezza collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and Brazil. Francesco Laghezza's co-authors include Filippo Scotti, Antonella Bogoni, Paolo Ghelfi, Daniel Onori, Sergio Pinna, Giovanni Serafino, Mirco Scaffardi, Emma Lazzeri, Valeria Vercesi and F. Berizzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Optics Letters and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Laghezza

66 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

A fully photonics-based coherent radar system 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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. A fully photonics-based coherent radar system
    2014 791 citations Paolo Ghelfi, Francesco Laghezza et al. Nature 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 Laghezza Italy 18 1.6k 1.4k 237 192 54 69 1.8k
Daniel Onori Italy 14 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 225 0.9× 111 0.6× 42 0.8× 53 1.5k
Mirco Scaffardi Italy 16 1.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 144 0.6× 73 0.4× 81 1.5× 111 1.6k
Giovanni Serafino Italy 17 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 181 0.8× 208 1.1× 44 0.8× 95 1.7k
Paolo Ghelfi Italy 23 2.6k 1.6× 1.9k 1.4× 223 0.9× 293 1.5× 73 1.4× 182 2.7k
Wangzhe Li China 28 2.4k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 123 0.5× 162 0.8× 97 1.8× 117 2.6k
Antonio Malacarne Italy 16 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 120 0.5× 114 0.6× 62 1.1× 118 1.7k
Jintong Lin China 23 1.3k 0.8× 752 0.5× 57 0.2× 96 0.5× 44 0.8× 130 1.4k
Yamei Zhang China 19 1.0k 0.6× 852 0.6× 78 0.3× 68 0.4× 25 0.5× 51 1.2k
Toshiaki Kuri Japan 28 2.2k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 17 0.1× 107 0.6× 19 0.4× 153 2.2k
Xiupu Zhang Canada 25 2.4k 1.4× 922 0.7× 22 0.1× 597 3.1× 62 1.1× 197 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Laghezza

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Laghezza

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Laghezza, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Simultaneous Multi-Mode Automotive Imaging Radar Using Cascaded Transceivers. 441–444. 5 indexed citations
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Laghezza, Francesco, et al.. (2019). Radar to Radar Interference in Common Traffic Scenarios. European Radar Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Laghezza, Francesco, et al.. (2019). Enhanced Interference Detection Method in Automotive FMCW Radar Systems. TU/e Research Portal. 1–7. 18 indexed citations
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Laghezza, Francesco, et al.. (2019). Uncorrelated Interference in 79 GHz FMCW and PMCW Automotive Radar. TU/e Research Portal. 1–8. 13 indexed citations
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Ghelfi, Paolo, Francesco Laghezza, Filippo Scotti, et al.. (2016). Photonics-based transceivers for fiber-wireless networks. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–4.
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Scotti, Filippo, Francesco Laghezza, Daniel Onori, & Antonella Bogoni. (2016). Field trial of a photonics‐based dual‐band fully coherent radar system in a maritime scenario. IET Radar Sonar & Navigation. 11(3). 420–425. 10 indexed citations
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Scotti, Filippo, Antonella Bogoni, Francesco Laghezza, & Daniel Onori. (2016). Tracking of a naval target with a dual-band photonic-based coherent radar system. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–4. 9 indexed citations
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Laghezza, Francesco, Filippo Scotti, Daniel Onori, & Antonella Bogoni. (2016). ISAR imaging of non-cooperative targets via dual band photonics-based radar system. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–4. 15 indexed citations
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Onori, Daniel, et al.. (2016). Relavant field trial of a photonics-based RF scanning receiver for electronic support measures. TU/e Research Portal. 2. 65–68. 3 indexed citations
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Ghelfi, Paolo, et al.. (2015). An RF scanning receiver based on photonics for electronic warfare applications. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 197–200. 10 indexed citations
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Ghelfi, Paolo, Francesco Laghezza, Filippo Scotti, Daniel Onori, & Antonella Bogoni. (2015). Photonics for Radars Operating on Multiple Coherent Bands. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 34(2). 500–507. 110 indexed citations
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Ghelfi, Paolo, Francesco Laghezza, Filippo Scotti, et al.. (2014). A fully photonics-based coherent radar system. Nature. 507(7492). 341–345. 791 indexed citations breakdown →
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Laghezza, Francesco, Filippo Scotti, Paolo Ghelfi, & Antonella Bogoni. (2014). Dual-band photonic transceiver for coherent radars. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Scotti, Filippo, Francesco Laghezza, Giovanni Serafino, et al.. (2014). In-Field Experiments of the First Photonics-Based Software-Defined Coherent Radar. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 32(20). 3365–3372. 36 indexed citations
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Bogoni, Antonella, et al.. (2013). Optical switching matrix as time domain demultiplexer in photonic ADC. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 41–44. 4 indexed citations
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Ghelfi, Paolo, Francesco Laghezza, Filippo Scotti, et al.. (2013). Photonic generation and independent steering of multiple RF signals for software defined radars. Optics Express. 21(19). 22905–22905. 19 indexed citations
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Bogoni, Antonella, Paolo Ghelfi, Francesco Laghezza, et al.. (2013). PHODIR: Photonics-based fully digital radar system. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies). 25–28. 4 indexed citations
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Ghelfi, Paolo, Giovanni Serafino, Filippo Scotti, Francesco Laghezza, & Antonella Bogoni. (2012). Flexible receiver for multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing signals at the millimeter waveband based on optical downconversion. Optics Letters. 37(18). 3924–3924. 16 indexed citations
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Pupillo, G., Marco Bartolini, M. Di Martino, et al.. (2011). A potential Italian radar network for NEO and space debris observations.. 16. 59. 5 indexed citations
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Laghezza, Francesco, et al.. (2011). Electro optical radar transmission chain modeling and simulation. International Radar Symposium. 429–434.

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