Frank D. Francone

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Frank D. Francone is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank D. Francone has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Frank D. Francone's work include Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (7 papers), Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (7 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (3 papers). Frank D. Francone is often cited by papers focused on Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (7 papers), Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications (7 papers) and Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms (3 papers). Frank D. Francone collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Sweden. Frank D. Francone's co-authors include Wolfgang Banzhaf, Peter Nordin, Robert E. Keller, Frank Hoffmann, Markus Brameier and Jeffrey J. Warren and has published in prestigious journals such as Information Sciences, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

Frank D. Francone

8 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Genetic programming - An Introduction: On the Automatic Evolution of Computer Programs and Its Applications

1998 1.0k citations Wolfgang Banzhaf, Frank D. Francone et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank D. Francone Germany	6	767	226	133	86	75	10	1.1k
Nicholas Freitag McPhee United States	16	1.4k 1.8×	389 1.7×	257 1.9×	45 0.5×	111 1.5×	41	1.8k
Hitoshi Iba Japan	24	889 1.2×	426 1.9×	171 1.3×	33 0.4×	31 0.4×	121	1.4k
Dirk Schlierkamp-Voosen Germany	4	599 0.8×	44 0.2×	322 2.4×	77 0.9×	54 0.7×	5	1.0k
Bob McKay South Korea	20	1.1k 1.4×	280 1.2×	236 1.8×	12 0.1×	154 2.1×	92	1.5k
Albert Orriols-Puig Spain	15	688 0.9×	101 0.4×	75 0.6×	16 0.2×	85 1.1×	33	874
Ashish Anand India	16	682 0.9×	401 1.8×	312 2.3×	28 0.3×	29 0.4×	55	1.2k
Cliff Joslyn United States	13	247 0.3×	163 0.7×	190 1.4×	127 1.5×	49 0.7×	74	1.0k
Yuhai Zhao China	16	421 0.5×	134 0.6×	95 0.7×	16 0.2×	141 1.9×	95	790
Yun Niu China	13	371 0.5×	291 1.3×	65 0.5×	15 0.2×	123 1.6×	26	866
Tobias Blickle Switzerland	6	351 0.5×	52 0.2×	166 1.2×	21 0.2×	36 0.5×	7	791

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank D. Francone

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10 of 10 papers shown

Francone, Frank D.. (2009). Dynamics and Performance of a Linear Genetic Programming System. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations

Francone, Frank D., et al.. (2007). Discrimination of munitions and explosives of concern at F.E. warren afb using linear genetic programming. 1999–2006. 1 indexed citations

Francone, Frank D., et al.. (2003). Extending the boundaries of design optimization by integrating fast optimization techniques with machine-code-based, linear genetic programming. Information Sciences. 161(3-4). 99–120. 32 indexed citations

Nordin, Peter, Frank Hoffmann, Frank D. Francone, Markus Brameier, & Wolfgang Banzhaf. (2003). AIM-GP and parallelism. 28. 1059–1066. 13 indexed citations

Francone, Frank D., et al.. (2002). Design Optimization Integrating the Outer Approximation Method with Process Simulators and Linear Genetic Programming.. 618–621. 1 indexed citations

Brameier, Markus, Frank Hoffmann, Peter Nordin, Wolfgang Banzhaf, & Frank D. Francone. (1999). Parallel machine code genetic programming. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. 66(1). 1228–1228. 2 indexed citations

Francone, Frank D., et al.. (1999). Homologous crossover in genetic programming. Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. 104. 1021–1026. 30 indexed citations

Banzhaf, Wolfgang, Frank D. Francone, Robert E. Keller, & Peter Nordin. (1998). Genetic programming - An Introduction: On the Automatic Evolution of Computer Programs and Its Applications. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1024 indexed citations breakdown →

Francone, Frank D., et al.. (1997). Introns in Nature and in Simulated Structure Evolution. 22–35. 21 indexed citations

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Francone, Frank D., Peter Nordin, & Wolfgang Banzhaf. (1996). Benchmarking the generalization capabilities of a compiling genetic programming system using sparse data sets. 72–80. 18 indexed citations

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