G. Zappa

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

G. Zappa is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Zappa has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 11 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 11 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in G. Zappa's work include Control Systems and Identification (51 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (42 papers) and Fault Detection and Control Systems (40 papers). G. Zappa is often cited by papers focused on Control Systems and Identification (51 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (42 papers) and Fault Detection and Control Systems (40 papers). G. Zappa collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Germany. G. Zappa's co-authors include Luigi Chisci, J.A. Rossiter, Antonio Vicino, Andrea Garulli, E. Mosca, L. Giarré, A. Tesi, Giuseppe Menga, Michele Basso and Paola Falugi and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Automatica.

In The Last Decade

G. Zappa

106 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Systems with persistent disturbances: predictive control ... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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. Systems with persistent disturbances: predictive control with restricted constraints
    2001 511 citations Luigi Chisci, G. Zappa et al. Automatica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. Zappa Italy 18 1.4k 191 171 160 122 112 2.0k
Kenneth R. Muske United States 26 2.9k 2.0× 159 0.8× 124 0.7× 202 1.3× 182 1.5× 90 3.7k
Rein Luus Canada 29 1.8k 1.2× 386 2.0× 92 0.5× 163 1.0× 151 1.2× 130 2.8k
B.R. Upadhyaya United States 22 1.0k 0.7× 265 1.4× 120 0.7× 534 3.3× 108 0.9× 124 1.6k
Katalin M. Hangos Hungary 21 1.1k 0.7× 122 0.6× 53 0.3× 184 1.1× 220 1.8× 211 1.9k
Evanghelos Zafiriou United States 19 2.9k 2.0× 238 1.2× 53 0.3× 67 0.4× 297 2.4× 61 3.4k
Costas Kravaris United States 39 4.1k 2.9× 244 1.3× 94 0.5× 134 0.8× 211 1.7× 203 5.0k
Alain Vande Wouwer Belgium 26 1.4k 1.0× 89 0.5× 52 0.3× 48 0.3× 92 0.8× 296 3.1k
Min‐Sen Chiu Singapore 23 1.6k 1.1× 149 0.8× 281 1.6× 27 0.2× 213 1.7× 104 2.0k
H. Hammouri France 30 3.3k 2.3× 158 0.8× 100 0.6× 177 1.1× 232 1.9× 112 3.8k
C. McGreavy United Kingdom 18 461 0.3× 131 0.7× 160 0.9× 36 0.2× 116 1.0× 75 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Zappa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. Zappa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. Zappa 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 G. Zappa. G. Zappa 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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Oddo, Paolo, Pierre‐Marie Poulain, Silvia Falchetti, Andrea Storto, & G. Zappa. (2023). Internal tides in the central Mediterranean Sea: observational evidence and numerical studies. Ocean Dynamics. 73(3-4). 145–163. 5 indexed citations
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Rychlik, Michael, G. Zappa, Larraitz Añorga, et al.. (2018). Ensuring Food Integrity by Metrology and FAIR Data Principles. Frontiers in Chemistry. 6. 49–49. 30 indexed citations
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Vitali, Fabio, et al.. (2014). Innovation in logistics and in the supply chain integrated approach. Hors collection. 3 indexed citations
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Potter, John R., et al.. (2011). Underwater communications protocols and architecture developments at NURC. 2009. 1–6. 7 indexed citations
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Zappa, G., et al.. (2010). ZEA MAYS (L.) IN AREAS WITH DIFFERENT ANTHROPIC POLLUTION SOURCES: RELATIONS BETWEEN TOXIC ELEMENT CONTENTS IN SOILS AND VEGETABLE TISSUES. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 19(3). 526–536. 1 indexed citations
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Binazzi, Alessandra, et al.. (2007). Air pollution impact assessment on agroecosystem and human health characterisation in the area surrounding the industrial settlement of Milazzo (Italy): a multidisciplinary approach. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 140(1-3). 191–209. 24 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, Ganapathy, Loretta Bacchetta, R. Gatti, & G. Zappa. (2005). HPLC screening of natural vitamin E from mediterranean plant biofactories—a basic tool for pilot-scale bioreactors production of α-tocopherol. Journal of Plant Physiology. 162(11). 1280–1283. 13 indexed citations
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Basso, Michele, et al.. (2004). Experience with NARX model identification of an industrial power plant gas turbine. Florence Research (University of Florence). 4. 3710–3711. 1 indexed citations
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Garulli, Andrea, Bolesław Kacewicz, Antonio Vicino, & G. Zappa. (2002). Properties of conditional algorithms in restricted complexity set membership identification. 4. 4452–4457. 1 indexed citations
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Scaccia, Silvera, et al.. (2001). Ion chromatographic preconcentration of Cu and Cd from ultra-high-purity water and determination by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 915(1-2). 167–175. 12 indexed citations
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Chisci, Luigi & G. Zappa. (1999). Fast algorithm for a constrained infinite horizon LQ problem. International Journal of Control. 72(11). 1020–1026. 15 indexed citations
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Chisci, Luigi, Andrea Garulli, Antonio Vicino, & G. Zappa. (1998). Block recursive parallelotopic bounding in set membership identification. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 52 indexed citations
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Alexandrescu, R., E. Borsella, S. Botti, et al.. (1997). Synthesis of aluminum oxide-based ceramics by laser photoinduced reactions from gaseous precursors. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 12(3). 774–782. 9 indexed citations
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Chisci, Luigi, et al.. (1996). QR versus IQR algorithms for adaptivesignalprocessing: performance evaluation forradar applications. IEE Proceedings - Radar Sonar and Navigation. 143(5). 328–340. 12 indexed citations
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Chisci, Luigi, Andrea Garulli, & G. Zappa. (1996). Recursive state bounding by parallelotopes. Automatica. 32(7). 1049–1055. 169 indexed citations
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Giorgi, R., S. Martelli, S. Turtù, et al.. (1994). Characterization of nanophase powders prepared by laser synthesis. Surface and Interface Analysis. 22(1-12). 248–253. 5 indexed citations
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Chisci, Luigi & G. Zappa. (1993). Systolic architectures for adaptive control. 36–71.
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Chisci, Luigi & G. Zappa. (1991). A Generalized Srif Algorithm for Systolic Implementation. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 24(3). 1049–1054. 2 indexed citations
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Bartolini, G., Giuseppe Casalino, Franco Davoli, R. Minciardi, & G. Zappa. (1984). On Implicit Modelling Theory and its Application to Adaptive Control. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 17(2). 949–954. 4 indexed citations
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Celeghini, E., E. Sorace, & G. Zappa. (1973). Charge algebra within infinite particles. Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. A, Nuclei, particles and fields. 18(1). 17–30. 3 indexed citations

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