Stefano Roccella

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Stefano Roccella is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Roccella has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 20 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Stefano Roccella's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (24 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (15 papers) and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (14 papers). Stefano Roccella is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (24 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (15 papers) and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (14 papers). Stefano Roccella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Japan and Germany. Stefano Roccella's co-authors include Maria Chiara Carrozza, Paolo Dario, F. Vecchi, Nicola Vitiello, Francesco Giovacchini, B. Massa, Lucia Beccai, E. Cattin, Eugenio Guglielmelli and Loredana Zollo and has published in prestigious journals such as Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Sensors and Actuators A Physical.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Roccella

53 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Visual-Based Defect Detection and Classification Approaches for Industrial Applications—A SURVEY

2020 247 citations Gastone Ciuti, Mario Milazzo et al. Sensors profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano Roccella Italy	25	1.7k	831	553	496	244	58	2.5k
Yoky Matsuoka United States	28	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	971 1.8×	431 0.9×	313 1.3×	95	3.4k
Andrea Cherubini France	22	699 0.4×	910 1.1×	403 0.7×	207 0.4×	323 1.3×	87	2.3k
Caihua Xiong China	31	1.8k 1.1×	953 1.1×	324 0.6×	387 0.8×	619 2.5×	177	2.9k
Domenico Campolo Singapore	26	897 0.5×	471 0.6×	379 0.7×	336 0.7×	376 1.5×	145	2.1k
R. Brent Gillespie United States	24	970 0.6×	728 0.9×	831 1.5×	162 0.3×	677 2.8×	132	2.6k
William Harwin United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.9×	470 0.6×	677 1.2×	1.2k 2.5×	405 1.7×	141	3.1k
Kazuo Kiguchi Japan	27	3.3k 2.0×	886 1.1×	929 1.7×	1.7k 3.3×	326 1.3×	254	4.3k
Rajiv Dubey United States	26	882 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	552 1.0×	254 0.5×	535 2.2×	153	2.6k
Tsukasa Ogasawara Japan	26	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	430 0.8×	138 0.3×	387 1.6×	285	2.7k
Alexandre Campeau‐Lecours Canada	23	1.4k 0.8×	413 0.5×	682 1.2×	194 0.4×	222 0.9×	79	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefano Roccella

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Roccella

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Terentyev, D., et al.. (2025). Strength of a circumferential W/Cu/CuCrZr joint of ITER monoblock. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 43. 101947–101947.

Giorgetti, F., Pierdomenico Lorusso, R. De Luca, et al.. (2025). Diffusion bonding between tungsten base tiles and copper for fusion applications. Fusion Engineering and Design. 218. 115227–115227.

Crescenzi, F., R. De Luca, F. Giorgetti, et al.. (2025). Feasibility study of the DEMO divertor target baffles. Fusion Engineering and Design. 218. 115218–115218.

Roccella, Stefano, Andrea Vannini, Giulia Ricci, et al.. (2023). AUTOMA 2.0: a Wearable Platform to Assess the Muscular Activity of Upper and Lower Limbs in Patients Affected by Neuromuscular Disorders. 40. 149–152. 1 indexed citations

Chiurazzi, Marcello, Mario Milazzo, Stefano Roccella, et al.. (2021). An Autonomous Robotic Platform for Manipulation and Inspection of Metallic Surfaces in Industry 4.0. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. 19(3). 1691–1706. 22 indexed citations

Milazzo, Mario, et al.. (2020). Digital and experimental synergies to design high-heeled shoes. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 109(1-2). 385–395. 7 indexed citations

Ciuti, Gastone, Mario Milazzo, Marcello Chiurazzi, et al.. (2020). Visual-Based Defect Detection and Classification Approaches for Industrial Applications—A SURVEY. Sensors. 20(5). 1459–1459. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Rongala, Udaya Bhaskar, Alberto Mazzoni, Marcello Chiurazzi, et al.. (2019). Tactile Decoding of Edge Orientation With Artificial Cuneate Neurons in Dynamic Conditions. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 13. 44–44. 10 indexed citations

Lenzi, Tommaso, Nicola Vitiello, Stefano Rossi, et al.. (2011). Measuring human–robot interaction on wearable robots: A distributed approach. Mechatronics. 21(6). 1123–1131. 55 indexed citations

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Lenzi, Tommaso, Nicola Vitiello, Joseph McIntyre, Stefano Roccella, & Maria Chiara Carrozza. (2011). A robotic model to investigate human motor control. Biological Cybernetics. 105(1). 1–19. 14 indexed citations

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Lenzi, Tommaso, Stefano Rossi, A. Chiri, et al.. (2009). The neuro-robotics paradigm: NEURARM, NEUROExos, HANDEXOS. PubMed. 2009. 2430–2433. 28 indexed citations

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Chiri, A., Francesco Giovacchini, Stefano Roccella, et al.. (2008). HANDEXOS: Towards a support device for hand activities and telepresence. BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca). 6 indexed citations

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Edin, Benoni B., Luca Ascari, Lucia Beccai, et al.. (2008). Bio-inspired sensorization of a biomechatronic robot hand for the grasp-and-lift task. Brain Research Bulletin. 75(6). 785–795. 70 indexed citations

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Roccella, Stefano, E. Cattin, Nicola Vitiello, et al.. (2008). Design of a hand exoskeleton (handexos) for the rehabilitation of the hand. Gerontechnology. 7(2). 6 indexed citations

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Zollo, Loredana, Stefano Roccella, Eugenio Guglielmelli, Maria Chiara Carrozza, & P. Dario. (2007). Biomechatronic Design and Control of an Anthropomorphic Artificial Hand for Prosthetic and Robotic Applications. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 12(4). 418–429. 258 indexed citations

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Itoh, Kazuko, Hiroyasu Miwa, Massimiliano Zecca, et al.. (2006). Behavior generation of humanoid robots depending on mood. 965–972. 4 indexed citations

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Zollo, Loredana, Stefano Roccella, Bruno Siciliano, et al.. (2006). BioMechatronic Design and Control of an Anthropomorphic Artificial Hand for Prosthetics and Robotic Applications. 402–407. 29 indexed citations

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Itoh, Kazuko, Hiroyasu Miwa, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, et al.. (2005). Various emotional expressions with emotion expression humanoid robot WE-4RII. 35–36. 31 indexed citations

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Sebastiani, Fabrizio, Stefano Roccella, F. Vecchi, Maria Chiara Carrozza, & Paolo Dario. (2004). Experimental analysis and performance comparison of three different prosthetic hands designed according to a biomechatronic approach. 1. 64–69. 8 indexed citations

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Beccai, Lucia, et al.. (2002). SILICON-BASED THREE AXIAL FORCE SENSOR FOR PROSTHETIC APPLICATIONS. 250–255. 8 indexed citations

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