Francesco Longo

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
218 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Francesco Longo is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Science and Operations Research and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Longo has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 34 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 30 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Francesco Longo's work include Digital Transformation in Industry (42 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (35 papers) and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (24 papers). Francesco Longo is often cited by papers focused on Digital Transformation in Industry (42 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (35 papers) and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (24 papers). Francesco Longo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Canada. Francesco Longo's co-authors include Antonio Padovano, Letizia Nicoletti, Giovanni Mirabelli, Steven Umbrello, Antonio Cimino, Agostino G. Bruzzone, Vittorio Solina, Gianfranco d’Atri, Giuseppina Ambrogio and Luigino Filice and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Production Economics and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Longo

187 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Smart operators in industry 4.0: A human-centered approach to enhance operators’ capabilities and competencies within the new smart factory context

2017 397 citations Francesco Longo, Letizia Nicoletti et al. Computers & Industrial Engineering profile →
Value-Oriented and Ethical Technology Engineering in Industry 5.0: A Human-Centric Perspective for the Design of the Factory of the Future

2020 378 citations Francesco Longo, Antonio Padovano et al. profile →
Blockchain-enabled supply chain: An experimental study

2019 254 citations Francesco Longo, Letizia Nicoletti et al. Computers & Industrial Engineering profile →

Peers

Francesco Longo

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Erwin Rauch Italy

G.T.S. Ho Hong Kong

Maurizio Faccio Italy

David Romero Mexico

Klaus‐Dieter Thoben Germany

Baicun Wang China

Dirk Schaefer United States

Thorsten Wuest United States

Fiorenzo Franceschini Italy

Dominik T. Matt Italy

Erwin Rauch Italy

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2.3k ×1.4

IME

770 ×1.2

753 ×1.2

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181 ×0.5

326 ×1.3

Citations per year, relative to Francesco Longo Francesco Longo (= 1×) peers Erwin Rauch

Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Longo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francesco Longo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Longo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Francesco Longo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Francesco Longo 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 Longo. Francesco Longo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Longo, Francesco, et al.. (2025). Integrating Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies for Accessible and Engaging Museum Experiences. Procedia Computer Science. 253. 3227–3234. 1 indexed citations

Gattuso, Domenico, et al.. (2025). Exploring Industry 4.0 Technologies in Tourism. A Literature Review. Procedia Computer Science. 253. 3182–3195. 1 indexed citations

Cosma, Antonio, et al.. (2025). Ethical technology design for production systems: a human-centered approach at the LEONARDO learning factory. Procedia Computer Science. 253. 3216–3226.

Cimino, Antonio, et al.. (2025). Advancing Task Allocation in Human-Robot Collaboration with a Multi-Simulation based Digital Twin System. Procedia Computer Science. 253. 3257–3267.

Gupta, Harshit, et al.. (2025). Federated learning across the compute continuum: A hierarchical approach with splitNNs and personalized layers. Future Generation Computer Systems. 173. 107878–107878.

Longo, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Simulation-based Digital Twin for enhancing human-robot collaboration in assembly systems. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 77. 903–918. 10 indexed citations

Cimino, Antonio, Maria Grazia Gnoni, Francesco Longo, & Vittorio Solina. (2023). Integrating multiple industry 4.0 approaches and tools in an interoperable platform for manufacturing SMEs. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 186. 109732–109732. 13 indexed citations

Latorre‐Biel, Juan‐Ignacio, et al.. (2023). Environmental impact of the production process of washing, assorting and packaging fresh potatoes and measures to mitigate it. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 58(7). 3727–3741.

Longo, Francesco, et al.. (2022). Integrated Prescriptive Maintenance and Production Planning: a Machine Learning Approach for the Development of an Autonomous Decision Support Agent. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 55(10). 2605–2610. 16 indexed citations

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Bruzzone, Agostino G., Marina Massei, Francesco Longo, et al.. (2017). AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS & SAFETY ISSUES: THE ROADMAP TO ENABLE NEW ADVANCES IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. Annual Simulation Symposium. 565–571. 2 indexed citations

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Felice, Fabio De, Domenico Falcone, Antonella Petrillo, Agostino G. Bruzzone, & Francesco Longo. (2016). A simulation model of human decision making in emergency conditions. Annual Simulation Symposium. 1(1). 148–154.

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Felice, Fabio De, Antonella Petrillo, Agostino G. Bruzzone, & Francesco Longo. (2015). A fuzzy cognitive maps model to develop a risk analysis model through the identification of critical human factors. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (Parthenope University of Naples). 1. 250–257. 1 indexed citations

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Bruzzone, Agostino G., Marco Frascio, Francesco Longo, et al.. (2014). Disaster and emergency management simulation in industrial plants. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 649–656. 9 indexed citations

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Massei, Marina, et al.. (2014). Human behavior simulation for complex scenarios based on intelligent agents. Annual Simulation Symposium. 10. 11 indexed citations

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Dı́az, Rafael, et al.. (2013). Humanitarian/emergency logistics models: a state of the art overview. Summer Computer Simulation Conference. 24. 13 indexed citations

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Cimino, Antonio, Francesco Longo, & Giovanni Mirabelli. (2010). Operators training in container terminals by using advanced 3D simulation. Summer Computer Simulation Conference. 64–69. 2 indexed citations

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Cimino, Antonio, et al.. (2009). Improving workers conditions within industrial workstations. Summer Computer Simulation Conference. 200–207. 1 indexed citations

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Longo, Francesco, et al.. (2007). Manufacturing process management using a flexible modeling and simulation approach. Winter Simulation Conference. 1594–1600. 4 indexed citations

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Longo, Francesco, et al.. (2007). Modeling & simulation based approach for optimizing seal press workstation in a manufacturing system. Spring Simulation Multiconference. 79–83. 2 indexed citations

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Longo, Francesco & Agostino G. Bruzzone. (2005). Modeling and Simulation applied to Security Systems. Summer Computer Simulation Conference. 37. 183–188. 5 indexed citations

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