Sara Pizzi

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Sara Pizzi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Pizzi has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 46 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 19 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Sara Pizzi's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (36 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (20 papers) and Satellite Communication Systems (18 papers). Sara Pizzi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (36 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (20 papers) and Satellite Communication Systems (18 papers). Sara Pizzi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Finland and Russia. Sara Pizzi's co-authors include Giuseppe Araniti, Antonio Iera, Federica Rinaldi, Antonella Molinaro, Yevgeni Koucheryavy, Helka‐Liina Määttänen, Sergey Andreev, Johan Torsner, Marco Di Felice and Carlo Saccardi and has published in prestigious journals such as Biophysical Journal, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Sara Pizzi

85 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Non-Terrestrial Networks in 5G & Beyond: A Survey

2020 251 citations Federica Rinaldi, Helka‐Liina Määttänen et al. IEEE Access profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Pizzi Italy	19	669	484	381	147	129	92	1.3k
Anna Guerra Italy	24	859 1.3×	157 0.3×	525 1.4×	58 0.4×	56 0.4×	89	2.1k
Rang Liu China	22	1.4k 2.0×	250 0.5×	1.1k 2.8×	32 0.2×	12 0.1×	99	1.9k
Sha Hu Sweden	14	1.0k 1.6×	136 0.3×	630 1.7×	17 0.1×	11 0.1×	61	1.6k
Steven Hong United States	18	919 1.4×	396 0.8×	304 0.8×	37 0.3×	6 0.0×	44	1.6k
Kai Shen China	12	86 0.1×	178 0.4×	100 0.3×	13 0.1×	44 0.3×	88	790
Xuanheng Li China	19	424 0.6×	498 1.0×	212 0.6×	15 0.1×	215 1.7×	66	1.2k
Luca Sterpone Italy	24	2.2k 3.2×	409 0.8×	46 0.1×	12 0.1×	31 0.2×	229	2.9k
Debasree Sarkar India	14	149 0.2×	11 0.0×	184 0.5×	23 0.2×	99 0.8×	50	1.1k
Masaki Inoue Japan	16	80 0.1×	48 0.1×	205 0.5×	4 0.0×	35 0.3×	97	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Pizzi

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

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Chukhno, Olga, Nadezhda Chukhno, Aleksandr Ometov, et al.. (2025). Application-Driven Offloading of XR Mission Critical via Integrated TN/NTN. IEEE Network. 40(2). 304–311. 1 indexed citations

Glorion, Matthieu, Joel Neves Briard, Sara Pizzi, et al.. (2025). Thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion does not restore cerebral blood flow or electrical activity despite collateral supra-aortic blood flow in a porcine model. JHLT Open. 8. 100221–100221. 1 indexed citations

Pizzi, Sara, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Orbital Edge Computing Through ISL-Aided Federation of Satellite Constellations. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 6. 5829–5839.

Guidotti, Alessandro, Giuseppe Piro, Ernestina Cianca, et al.. (2024). Multi-layer NTN architectures toward 6G: The ITA-NTN view. Computer Networks. 254. 110725–110725. 5 indexed citations

Matera, F., M. Settembre, Pierpaolo Salvo, et al.. (2024). From Ground to Space: Towards an Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Non Terrestrial Networks. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 31–36. 5 indexed citations

Chukhno, Nadezhda, Olga Chukhno, Sara Pizzi, et al.. (2024). Beyond Complexity Limits: Machine Learning for Sidelink-Assisted mmWave Multicasting in 6G. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. 70(3). 1076–1090. 3 indexed citations

Pizzi, Sara, Federica Rinaldi, Antonio Iera, Antonella Molinaro, & Giuseppe Araniti. (2024). Tackling Satellite Mobility in Leo-Based Non-Terrestrial Networks: Principles and Enhancements of Feeder Link Switch. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 19(4). 83–91. 2 indexed citations

Chukhno, Nadezhda, Olga Chukhno, Dmitri Moltchanov, et al.. (2023). Models, Methods, and Solutions for Multicasting in 5G/6G mmWave and Sub-THz Systems. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 26(1). 119–159. 29 indexed citations

Pizzi, Sara, et al.. (2023). Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach. Sensors. 23(9). 4226–4226. 3 indexed citations

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Rinaldi, Federica, et al.. (2022). Dynamic MBSFN Beam Area Formation in 6G Multibeam Non-Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 58(5). 3760–3774. 8 indexed citations

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Londero, Ambrogio P., Luisa Santoro, Sara Pizzi, et al.. (2021). Abnormal umbilical cord insertions in singleton deliveries: placental histology and neonatal outcomes. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 75(11). 751–758. 13 indexed citations

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Pizzi, Sara, et al.. (2021). MEC and D2D as Enabling Technologies for a Secure and Lightweight 6G eHealth System. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(13). 11524–11532. 18 indexed citations

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Chukhno, Nadezhda, Olga Chukhno, Sara Pizzi, et al.. (2021). Efficient Management of Multicast Traffic in Directional mmWave Networks. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. 67(3). 593–605. 19 indexed citations

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Rinaldi, Federica, Helka‐Liina Määttänen, Johan Torsner, et al.. (2020). Non-Terrestrial Networks in 5G & Beyond: A Survey. IEEE Access. 8. 165178–165200. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rinaldi, Federica, Sara Pizzi, Antonino Orsino, et al.. (2020). A Novel Approach for MBSFN Area Formation Aided by D2D Communications for eMBB Service Delivery in 5G NR Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 69(2). 2058–2070. 15 indexed citations

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Rinaldi, Federica, Helka‐Liina Määttänen, Johan Torsner, et al.. (2020). Broadcasting Services Over 5G NR Enabled Multi-Beam Non-Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. 67(1). 33–45. 31 indexed citations

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Pizzi, Sara, et al.. (2020). A Sidelink-Aided Approach for Secure Multicast Service Delivery: From Human-Oriented Multimedia Traffic to Machine Type Communications. IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. 67(1). 313–323. 14 indexed citations

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Munari, Giada, Cristiano Lanza, Roberta Salmaso, et al.. (2019). Mutational and Immunophenotypic Profiling of a Series of 8 Tubo-ovarian Carcinosarcomas Revealed a Monoclonal Origin of the Disease. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 39(4). 305–312. 5 indexed citations

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Pizzi, Sara, Federica Rinaldi, Antonella Molinaro, Antonio Iera, & Giuseppe Araniti. (2018). Energy-Efficient Multicast Service Delivery Exploiting Single Frequency Device-To-Device Communications in 5G New Radio Systems. Sensors. 18(7). 2205–2205. 6 indexed citations

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Pizzi, Sara, Leonardo Militano, Antonino Orsino, et al.. (2018). Enabling Trustworthy Multicast Wireless Services through D2D Communications in 5G Networks. Future Internet. 10(7). 66–66. 4 indexed citations

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