Thilo Sauter

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
339 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Thilo Sauter is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Thilo Sauter has authored 339 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 117 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 58 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Thilo Sauter's work include Network Time Synchronization Technologies (57 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (42 papers) and Smart Grid Security and Resilience (34 papers). Thilo Sauter is often cited by papers focused on Network Time Synchronization Technologies (57 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (42 papers) and Smart Grid Security and Resilience (34 papers). Thilo Sauter collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Italy. Thilo Sauter's co-authors include Jürgen Jasperneite, Martin Wollschlaeger, John Y. Hung, Marco Liserre, R. Blatt, W. Neuhauser, P. E. Toschek, Albert Treytl, Stefano Vitturi and Claudio Zunino and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Thilo Sauter

311 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Future of Industrial Communication: Automation Networks in the Era of the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0

2017 1.2k citations Thilo Sauter et al. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine profile →
Future Energy Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Sources into the Smart Power Grid Through Industrial Electronics

2010 769 citations Thilo Sauter et al. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine profile →
Industrial Communication Systems and Their Future Challenges: Next-Generation Ethernet, IIoT, and 5G

2019 259 citations Thilo Sauter et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thilo Sauter	2.6k	2.5k	1.6k	1.0k	831	339	6.9k
David Flynn	851 0.3×	3.1k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	227 0.2×	423 0.5×	219	6.2k
Peng Zeng	1.8k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	363 0.4×	732 0.9×	391	6.3k
John Lygeros	2.1k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	6.3k 4.1×	199 0.2×	1.3k 1.5×	523	13.5k
Jianping Wang	3.2k 1.3×	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	185 0.2×	1.3k 1.6×	547	7.9k
Xin Xu	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	2.5k 1.6×	326 0.3×	3.0k 3.6×	465	10.5k
Wei Zhang	6.4k 2.5×	7.7k 3.1×	824 0.5×	230 0.2×	1.0k 1.2×	800	13.4k
Li Li	1.1k 0.4×	7.9k 3.2×	4.6k 2.9×	165 0.2×	1.6k 1.9×	862	12.0k
Zhihua Cui	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	748 0.5×	549 0.5×	3.8k 4.6×	249	8.0k
Deb Kalyanmoy	603 0.2×	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	985 1.0×	3.4k 4.1×	7	11.0k
Gang Wang	1.3k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	144 0.1×	1.2k 1.5×	346	5.3k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2025). Why to Fail Fast and Often: A Strategy for OT Safety and Security Evaluation. IEEE Access. 13. 51793–51812. 1 indexed citations

Kästner, Wolfgang, et al.. (2025). Leveraging LLMs and Knowledge Graphs to Design Secure Automation Systems. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 6. 380–395. 1 indexed citations

Kästner, Wolfgang, et al.. (2025). Ontology Framework Supporting Security-By-Design of Industrial Control Systems. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 21(9). 7188–7197.

Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Industrial Cybersecurity: Insights From Analyzing Threat Groups and Strategies in Operational Technology Environments. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 6. 145–157. 4 indexed citations

Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2024). Online HVAC Optimization under Comfort Constraints via Reinforcement Learning. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Kästner, Wolfgang, et al.. (2024). Modeling Human Error Factors with Security Incidents in Industrial Control Systems: A Bayesian Belief Network Approach. 1–9. 1 indexed citations

Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Drift Detection Algorithms in the Condition Monitoring Domain. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 21(1). 317–326. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Ijaz, Tanesh Kumar, Jani Suomalainen, et al.. (2024). Communications Security in Industry X: A Survey. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 5. 982–1025. 15 indexed citations

Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2024). A Survey of Ontologies Considering General Safety, Security, and Operation Aspects in OT. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 5. 861–885. 3 indexed citations

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Kästner, Wolfgang, et al.. (2024). AutomationML Meets Bayesian Networks: A Comprehensive Safety-Security Risk Assessment in Industrial Control Systems. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 5. 823–835. 1 indexed citations

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Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2023). Better Safe Than Sorry: Risk Management Based on a Safety-Augmented Network Intrusion Detection System. IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society. 4. 287–303. 8 indexed citations

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Muzaffar, Raheeb, et al.. (2023). 5G Deployment Models and Configuration Choices for Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems – A State of Art Overview. Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia). 1. 236–256. 19 indexed citations

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Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2022). Cyber Security at Home - What Really Matters to People. 1208–1213. 3 indexed citations

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Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2022). Combined Modeling Techniques for Safety and Security in Industrial Automation: A Case Study. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Sauter, Thilo, et al.. (2022). Situation Awareness by Simple Intuitive Traffic Light Signals for Smart Utilisation of Local Demand and Supply Flexibility. Energies. 15(3). 1001–1001. 6 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Ijaz, Hassan Malik, Erkki Harjula, et al.. (2020). Machine Learning Meets Communication Networks: Current Trends and Future Challenges. IEEE Access. 8. 223418–223460. 87 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Ijaz, Thilo Sauter, Erkki Harjula, et al.. (2020). The Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Wireless Networks for the Internet of Things: Exploring Opportunities for Growth. IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. 15(1). 16–29. 38 indexed citations

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Hortschitz, Wilfried, et al.. (2018). Detection of Heart and Respiration Rate with an Organic-Semiconductor-Based Optomechanical MEMS Sensor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 715–715. 1 indexed citations

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Scheerer, Michael, et al.. (2011). Development and Testing of an Ultrasonic Phased Array System Based on Piezo Actuators and Fiber Optic Sensors. Structural Health Monitoring. 2 indexed citations

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Bello, Lucia Lo, et al.. (2005). ETFA 2005 : 10th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation : proceedings : September 19-22, 2005, Catania, Italy. 5 indexed citations

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