Giovanni Pini

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 603 citations indexed

About

Giovanni Pini is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Giovanni Pini has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 603 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 8 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Giovanni Pini's work include Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (10 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (7 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (4 papers). Giovanni Pini is often cited by papers focused on Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (10 papers), Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems (7 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (4 papers). Giovanni Pini collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Switzerland and Italy. Giovanni Pini's co-authors include Arne Brutschy, Marco Dorigo, Mauro Birattari, Carlo Pinciroli, Manuele Brambilla, Frederick Ducatelle, Nithin Mathews, Vito Trianni, Luca Maria Gambardella and Eliseo Ferrante and has published in prestigious journals such as Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems and Artificial Life.

In The Last Decade

Giovanni Pini

16 papers receiving 580 citations

Hit Papers

ARGoS: a modular, parallel, multi-engine simulator for mu... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 50 100 150 200 250
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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. ARGoS: a modular, parallel, multi-engine simulator for multi-robot systems
    2012 291 citations Carlo Pinciroli, Vito Trianni et al. Swarm Intelligence profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Giovanni Pini Belgium 11 360 310 154 132 69 16 603
Arne Brutschy Belgium 14 478 1.3× 440 1.4× 247 1.6× 176 1.3× 78 1.1× 21 854
Nithin Mathews Belgium 8 281 0.8× 264 0.9× 121 0.8× 110 0.8× 25 0.4× 15 524
Rehan O’Grady Belgium 11 406 1.1× 415 1.3× 181 1.2× 137 1.0× 29 0.4× 26 780
Chris Jones United Kingdom 10 261 0.7× 190 0.6× 143 0.9× 115 0.9× 26 0.4× 26 545
Thomas Halva Labella Germany 7 311 0.9× 275 0.9× 124 0.8× 78 0.6× 66 1.0× 13 501
Roderich Groß United Kingdom 20 640 1.8× 728 2.3× 267 1.7× 197 1.5× 85 1.2× 59 1.3k
Shervin Nouyan Belgium 7 221 0.6× 205 0.7× 57 0.4× 61 0.5× 33 0.5× 9 331
Jorge Gomes Portugal 11 138 0.4× 134 0.4× 247 1.6× 60 0.5× 26 0.4× 31 473
Melvin Gauci United Kingdom 12 342 0.9× 351 1.1× 130 0.8× 146 1.1× 18 0.3× 19 695
Christopher M. Cianci Switzerland 5 211 0.6× 212 0.7× 107 0.7× 127 1.0× 12 0.2× 8 499

Countries citing papers authored by Giovanni Pini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giovanni Pini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giovanni Pini

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Brutschy, Arne, Lorenzo Garattoni, Manuele Brambilla, et al.. (2015). The TAM: abstracting complex tasks in swarm robotics research. Swarm Intelligence. 9(1). 1–22. 14 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, Arne Brutschy, Alexander Scheidler, Marco Dorigo, & Mauro Birattari. (2014). Task Partitioning in a Robot Swarm: Object Retrieval as a Sequence of Subtasks with Direct Object Transfer. Artificial Life. 20(3). 291–317. 17 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, Arne Brutschy, Carlo Pinciroli, Marco Dorigo, & Mauro Birattari. (2013). Autonomous task partitioning in robot foraging: an approach based on cost estimation. Adaptive Behavior. 21(2). 118–136. 31 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, Matteo Gagliolo, Arne Brutschy, Marco Dorigo, & Mauro Birattari. (2013). Task partitioning in a robot swarm: a study on the effect of communication. Swarm Intelligence. 7(2-3). 173–199. 13 indexed citations
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Brutschy, Arne, et al.. (2012). Costs and benefits of behavioral specialization. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 60(11). 1408–1420. 13 indexed citations
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Brutschy, Arne, Giovanni Pini, Carlo Pinciroli, Mauro Birattari, & Marco Dorigo. (2012). Self-organized task allocation to sequentially interdependent tasks in swarm robotics. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. 28(1). 101–125. 73 indexed citations
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Pinciroli, Carlo, Vito Trianni, Rehan O’Grady, et al.. (2012). ARGoS: a modular, parallel, multi-engine simulator for multi-robot systems. Swarm Intelligence. 6(4). 271–295. 291 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pinciroli, Carlo, Vito Trianni, Giovanni Pini, et al.. (2011). ARGoS: A modular, multi-engine simulator for heterogeneous swarm robotics. 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 12 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, et al.. (2011). Task partitioning in swarms of robots: an adaptive method for strategy selection. Swarm Intelligence. 5(3-4). 283–304. 37 indexed citations
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Pinciroli, Carlo, Vito Trianni, Rehan O’Grady, et al.. (2011). ARGoS: A modular, multi-engine simulator for heterogeneous swarm robotics. 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 5027–5034. 72 indexed citations
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Brutschy, Arne, et al.. (2010). The IRIDIA TAM: A device for task abstraction for the e-puck robot. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 3 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, Arne Brutschy, Mauro Birattari, et al.. (2009). Interference reduction through task partitioning in a robotic swarm. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 52–59. 12 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, Arne Brutschy, Mauro Birattari, & Marco Dorigo. (2009). INTERFERENCE REDUCTION THROUGH TASK PARTITIONING IN A ROBOTIC SWARM - Or: "Don't you Step on My Blue Suede Shoes!". 52–59. 3 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni & Elio Tuci. (2008). On the design of neuro-controllers for individual and social learning behaviour in autonomous robots: an evolutionary approach. Connection Science. 20(2-3). 211–230. 9 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni, Elio Tuci, & Marco Dorigo. (2007). Evolution of Social and Individual Learning in Autonomous Robots. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 2 indexed citations
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Pini, Giovanni. (1972). Osservazioni sulla “Pitica” XI. Studi italiani di filología classica. 44(2). 197–220. 1 indexed citations

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