M. Vitelli

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

M. Vitelli is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Vitelli has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 77 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 39 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. Vitelli's work include Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (74 papers), solar cell performance optimization (53 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (36 papers). M. Vitelli is often cited by papers focused on Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (74 papers), solar cell performance optimization (53 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (36 papers). M. Vitelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Colombia and United States. M. Vitelli's co-authors include G. Spagnuolo, Giovanni Petrone, N. Femia, Luigi Costanzo, Marco Balato, Gianpaolo Lisi, Remus Teodorescu, Mummadi Veerachary, Vincenzo Tucci and Alessandro Lo Schiavo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

M. Vitelli

164 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Optimization of Perturb and Observe Maximum Power Point T... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Optimization of Perturb and Observe Maximum Power Point Tracking Method
    2005 2.3k citations Giovanni Petrone, G. Spagnuolo 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
M. Vitelli Italy 32 6.1k 5.8k 2.1k 1.8k 1.1k 172 7.5k
N. Femia Italy 31 4.9k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 188 6.0k
Patrick L. Chapman United States 33 6.6k 1.1× 4.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 147 8.1k
G. Spagnuolo Italy 40 7.4k 1.2× 7.5k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 2.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 206 9.4k
B.W. Williams United Kingdom 61 12.2k 2.0× 1.5k 0.3× 682 0.3× 5.3k 3.0× 743 0.7× 430 13.0k
S.J. Finney United Kingdom 46 6.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.2× 535 0.3× 2.1k 1.2× 399 0.4× 238 6.5k
Tamás Kerekes Denmark 39 5.7k 0.9× 3.0k 0.5× 716 0.3× 3.2k 1.8× 575 0.5× 165 6.5k
Huiqing Wen China 42 5.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.3× 900 0.4× 2.0k 1.1× 837 0.8× 281 6.0k
Gianpaolo Vitale Italy 35 3.0k 0.5× 679 0.1× 405 0.2× 872 0.5× 657 0.6× 229 3.8k
A. Keyhani United States 38 4.3k 0.7× 642 0.1× 469 0.2× 3.0k 1.7× 358 0.3× 189 5.2k
Bashar Zahawi United Kingdom 27 3.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 794 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 457 0.4× 129 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Vitelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Vitelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Vitelli 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 M. Vitelli. M. Vitelli 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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Balato, Marco, Antonio Pio Catalano, Luigi Costanzo, et al.. (2025). Electro-Thermal Circuit Models of Photovoltaic Cells Subjected to Optical Degradation Phenomena. 1–6.
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Bindi, Marco, et al.. (2024). Sensitivity analysis of PV produced power in presence of measurement uncertainty. Florence Research (University of Florence). 245–250.
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Costanzo, Luigi, et al.. (2024). Stochastic Model for a Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Driven by Broadband Vibrations. Entropy. 26(12). 1097–1097. 1 indexed citations
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Schiavo, Alessandro Lo, Luigi Costanzo, & M. Vitelli. (2024). A load impedance emulation active interface for piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters. Smart Materials and Structures. 33(8). 85025–85025. 2 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Luigi, Andrea Baldassarri, Alessandro Lo Schiavo, Alessandro Sarracino, & M. Vitelli. (2023). Inference of Time-Reversal Asymmetry from Time Series in a Piezoelectric Energy Harvester. Symmetry. 16(1). 39–39. 2 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Luigi, Alessandro Lo Schiavo, & M. Vitelli. (2023). A Self-Supplied Power Optimizer for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters Operating under Non-Sinusoidal Vibrations. Energies. 16(11). 4368–4368. 12 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Luigi, et al.. (2021). Backpack Energy Harvesting System With Maximum Power Point Tracking Capability. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 69(1). 506–516. 28 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Luigi, Alessandro Lo Schiavo, & M. Vitelli. (2020). Performance of the Open-Circuit Voltage MPPT Technique for Piezoelectric Vibration Harvesters. 1–5. 4 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Luigi, et al.. (2020). Power Electronic Interface With an Adaptive MPPT Technique for Train Suspension Energy Harvesters. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 68(9). 8219–8230. 26 indexed citations
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Costanzo, Luigi, Alessandro Lo Schiavo, & M. Vitelli. (2018). Power Extracted From Piezoelectric Harvesters Driven by Non-Sinusoidal Vibrations. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers. 66(3). 1291–1303. 26 indexed citations
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Balato, Marco, Luigi Costanzo, & M. Vitelli. (2017). Maximization of the extracted power in resonant electromagnetic vibration harvesters applications employing bridge rectifiers. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 263. 63–75. 16 indexed citations
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Balato, Marco, Luigi Costanzo, & M. Vitelli. (2016). Resonant electromagnetic vibration energy harvesters: The harvester ideal utilization factor. 769–774. 3 indexed citations
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Manganiello, Patrizio, Marco Balato, & M. Vitelli. (2015). A Survey on Mismatching and Aging of PV Modules: The Closed Loop. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 62(11). 7276–7286. 150 indexed citations
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Balato, Marco, Luigi Costanzo, Cristiano Maria Verrelli, Luigi Rubino, & M. Vitelli. (2015). Dual implementation of the MPPT technique TEODI: Uniform and mismatching operating conditions. 19. 422–429. 2 indexed citations
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Graditi, Giorgio, et al.. (2014). Fast Hybrid MPPT Technique for Photovoltaic Applications: Numerical and Experimental Validation. ENEA Open Archive (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development). 2014. 1–15. 27 indexed citations
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Ramos‐Paja, Carlos Andrés, Andrés Julián Saavedra‐Montes, & M. Vitelli. (2013). Distributed maximum power point tracking with overvoltage protection for PV systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Ramos‐Paja, Carlos Andrés, et al.. (2013). Reducing the hardware requirements in FPGAbased controllers: a photovoltaic application. Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia. 75–87.
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Giustiniani, Alessandro, et al.. (2009). Optimization of Perturb and Observe control of grid connected PEM Fuel Cells. 176. 775–781. 15 indexed citations
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Tucci, Vincenzo, et al.. (2002). Effect of thermal and mechanical stresses on the electrical properties of stress grading materials. 553–556. 3 indexed citations
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Pizzella, G., et al.. (1999). Insulation Systems for Inverter-Fed Traction Motors: A Comparison of the Behaviour of Different Polyimide-Based Composites. European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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