L. Fratta

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

L. Fratta is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Fratta has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in L. Fratta's work include Network Traffic and Congestion Control (29 papers), Wireless Networks and Protocols (26 papers) and Wireless Communication Networks Research (21 papers). L. Fratta is often cited by papers focused on Network Traffic and Congestion Control (29 papers), Wireless Networks and Protocols (26 papers) and Wireless Communication Networks Research (21 papers). L. Fratta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. L. Fratta's co-authors include Mário Gerla, F. Borgonovo, Giuseppe Bianchi, Leonard Kleinrock, Ugo Montanari, Matteo Cesana, Antonio Capone, Antonio Capone, Fouad A. Tobagi and J. Bannister and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, European Journal of Operational Research and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

L. Fratta

92 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Performance evaluation and enhancement... 1973 2026 1990 2008 2002 1973 100 200 300 400
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. Performance evaluation and enhancement of the CSMA/CA MAC protocol for 802.11 wireless LANs
    2002 400 citations Giuseppe Bianchi, L. Fratta et al. profile →
  2. The flow deviation method: An approach to store‐and‐forward communication network design
    1973 389 citations L. Fratta, Mário Gerla et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Fratta Italy 25 2.2k 1.6k 150 131 125 100 2.8k
Malathi Veeraraghavan United States 23 1.3k 0.6× 864 0.5× 59 0.4× 101 0.8× 37 0.3× 157 1.8k
Gen-Huey Chen Taiwan 24 1.7k 0.8× 961 0.6× 480 3.2× 101 0.8× 48 0.4× 136 2.2k
Jogesh K. Muppala Hong Kong 23 1.1k 0.5× 371 0.2× 342 2.3× 191 1.5× 189 1.5× 102 1.7k
Satish K. Tripathi United States 28 3.4k 1.6× 1.4k 0.9× 172 1.1× 30 0.2× 265 2.1× 175 3.9k
H. Frank United States 19 691 0.3× 361 0.2× 245 1.6× 129 1.0× 66 0.5× 42 1.5k
Robert Y. Al-Jaar United States 5 1.1k 0.5× 380 0.2× 234 1.6× 21 0.2× 191 1.5× 10 1.7k
Sieteng Soh Australia 19 778 0.4× 557 0.4× 81 0.5× 256 2.0× 21 0.2× 124 1.3k
W.D. Grover Canada 29 2.1k 1.0× 3.4k 2.1× 154 1.0× 50 0.4× 18 0.1× 143 3.7k
A. Udaya Shankar United States 20 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 317 2.1× 19 0.1× 91 0.7× 92 2.0k
C. Siva Ram Murthy India 29 3.6k 1.6× 2.4k 1.5× 100 0.7× 20 0.2× 25 0.2× 283 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Fratta

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Fratta

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

All Works

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Borgonovo, F., et al.. (2005). Impact of User Mobility on the Broadcast Service Efficiency of the ADHOC MAC protocol. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 4. 2310–2314. 39 indexed citations
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Capone, Antonio, et al.. (2003). Architectural and technical aspects for Ad Hoc Networks based on UTRA TDD for Inter-Vehicle Communication. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 48(4). 1–5. 9 indexed citations
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Borgonovo, F., Antonio Capone, L. Fratta, & Mario Marchese. (2003). Mac for WATM air interface: impact of error control schemes on protocol design. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 3. 2064–2069. 1 indexed citations
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Monteiro, José Augusto Suruagy, Mário Gerla, & L. Fratta. (2002). Leaky bucket analysis for ATM networks. c 2. 498–502. 2 indexed citations
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Fratta, L., et al.. (2002). ATM virtual private networks: alternatives and performance comparisons. 4. 608–612. 3 indexed citations
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Fratta, L., et al.. (2002). Source control and shaping in ATM networks. sac 4. 276–280.
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Borgonovo, F., Antonio Capone, Matteo Cesana, & L. Fratta. (2002). RR-ALOHA, a Reliable R-ALOHA broadcast channel for ad-hoc inter-vehicle communication networks. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 1–5. 90 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Giuseppe, et al.. (2002). Packet data service over GSM networks with dynamic stealing of voice channels. 2. 1152–1156. 11 indexed citations
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Borgonovo, F., Antonio Capone, L. Fratta, & Chiara Petrioli. (1999). VBR bandwidth-guaranteed services over DiffServ networks. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 1–5. 10 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Giuseppe, et al.. (1997). C-PRMA: a centralized packet reservation multiple access for local wireless communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 46(2). 422–436. 98 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Giuseppe, et al.. (1996). Voice and packet data integration over GSM networks. 297–302. 2 indexed citations
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Fratta, L., F. Borgonovo, J. Bannister, & Mário Gerla. (1994). Routing and admission control in the multihop wavelength-division optical network. Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. 26(6-8). 985–1005. 1 indexed citations
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Strigini, Lorenzo, et al.. (1988). A routing strategy for interconnecting high-speed metropolitan area networks.. ICCC. 303–309. 11 indexed citations
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Fratta, L., et al.. (1984). Token-Less Protocols For Fiber Optics Local Area Networks.. International Conference on Communications. 1150–1153. 9 indexed citations
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Borgonovo, F., et al.. (1983). L-Express-Net: A Communication Protocol for Local Area Networks.. 399–404. 8 indexed citations
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Tobagi, Fouad A., F. Borgonovo, & L. Fratta. (1982). The EXPRESS-NET: A Local Area Communication Network Integrating Voice and Data.. 121–128. 34 indexed citations
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Fratta, L. & Ugo Montanari. (1976). Synthesis of Available Networks. IEEE Transactions on Reliability. R-25(2). 81–87. 31 indexed citations

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