Tomaso de Cola

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Tomaso de Cola is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomaso de Cola has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 78 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 53 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tomaso de Cola's work include Satellite Communication Systems (72 papers), Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks (37 papers) and Caching and Content Delivery (23 papers). Tomaso de Cola is often cited by papers focused on Satellite Communication Systems (72 papers), Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks (37 papers) and Caching and Content Delivery (23 papers). Tomaso de Cola collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and China. Tomaso de Cola's co-authors include Min Lin, Zhi Lin, Jun-Bo Wang, Mario Marchese, Wei‐Ping Zhu, Jiangzhou Wang, Julian Cheng, Igor Bisio, Giovanni Giambene and Carlo Caini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Tomaso de Cola

112 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Supporting IoT With Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Satellite and Aerial-Integrated Networks

2021 440 citations Zhi Lin, Min Lin et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →
Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

2019 358 citations Zhi Lin, Min Lin et al. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tomaso de Cola Germany	21	1.6k	1.4k	1.4k	77	53	117	2.3k
Linling Kuang China	25	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	122 1.6×	29 0.5×	124	2.3k
Nicola Maturo Luxembourg	15	1.3k 0.8×	897 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	76 1.0×	31 0.6×	54	1.7k
Ana I. Pèrez-Neira Spain	27	1.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.9×	76 1.0×	29 0.5×	238	3.0k
Alessandro Vanelli‐Coralli Italy	25	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	67 0.9×	31 0.6×	179	2.2k
Petros S. Bithas Greece	21	758 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	82 1.1×	85 1.6×	100	2.0k
Claudio Sacchi Italy	17	673 0.4×	707 0.5×	931 0.7×	96 1.2×	30 0.6×	126	1.4k
Kanglian Zhao China	21	514 0.3×	830 0.6×	384 0.3×	48 0.6×	38 0.7×	88	1.1k
Chen He China	18	420 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	89 1.2×	93 1.8×	189	2.1k
Abbas Yongaçoğlu Canada	16	616 0.4×	743 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	96 1.2×	47 0.9×	148	1.5k
Francesco Vatalaro Italy	16	897 0.6×	759 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	27 0.4×	20 0.4×	89	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Tomaso de Cola

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomaso de Cola

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cola, Tomaso de, et al.. (2025). AGRARIAN: A Hybrid AI-Driven Architecture for Smart Agriculture. Agriculture. 15(8). 904–904. 2 indexed citations

Corici, Marius, Màrius Caus, Alessandro Guidotti, et al.. (2025). Transforming 5G Mega-Constellation Communications: A Self-Organized Network Architecture Perspective. IEEE Access. 13. 14770–14788. 1 indexed citations

Velloso, Pedro B., et al.. (2025). Non-Terrestrial Disaggregated RAN: Prospective Architectures and Performance Insights. IEEE Network. 40(2). 319–326.

Zhao, Kanglian, et al.. (2024). QoE-Centric Resource Management for NOMA-Based LEO Satellite–Terrestrial Integrated Networks. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 61(2). 2369–2382. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zining, et al.. (2023). Robust Beamforming for IRS-Aided SWIPT in Cognitive Satellite and Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Communications Letters. 27(9). 2408–2412. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Kanglian, et al.. (2023). Multi-User Computation Offloading in Dynamic Environment for LEO Constellation Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(3). 4453–4458. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Miaomiao, et al.. (2022). Hybrid Multiple Access Transmission in Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(9). 2146–2150. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Jian, Min Lin, Jian Ouyang, Wei‐Ping Zhu, & Tomaso de Cola. (2021). Robust Beamforming for Enhancing Security in Multibeam Satellite Systems. IEEE Communications Letters. 25(7). 2161–2165. 13 indexed citations

Lin, Zhi, Min Lin, Tomaso de Cola, et al.. (2021). Supporting IoT With Rate-Splitting Multiple Access in Satellite and Aerial-Integrated Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 8(14). 11123–11134. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cola, Tomaso de, et al.. (2020). Design and Evaluation of Reconfigurable SDN LEO Constellations. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 17(3). 1432–1445. 77 indexed citations

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Calvo, Ramon Mata, et al.. (2020). Optical Feeder Links for Future Very High-Throughput Satellite Systems in B5G Networks. mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 1–4. 7 indexed citations

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Cola, Tomaso de, et al.. (2020). A Content Oriented Information Sharing System for Disaster Management. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Zhi, Min Lin, Jun-Bo Wang, Tomaso de Cola, & Jiangzhou Wang. (2019). Joint Beamforming and Power Allocation for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 13(3). 657–670. 358 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gong, Shulei, Hong Shen, Kanglian Zhao, et al.. (2019). Network Availability Maximization for Free-Space Optical Satellite Communications. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 9(3). 411–415. 19 indexed citations

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Lin, Zhi, Min Lin, Yongming Huang, Tomaso de Cola, & Wei‐Ping Zhu. (2019). Robust Multi-Objective Beamforming for Integrated Satellite and High Altitude Platform Network With Imperfect Channel State Information. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 67(24). 6384–6396. 56 indexed citations

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Cola, Tomaso de, et al.. (2018). Dynamic SDN Controller Placement in a LEO Constellation Satellite Network. elib (German Aerospace Center). 206–212. 62 indexed citations

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Burleigh, Scott, et al.. (2016). LTP robustness enhancements to cope with high losses on space channels. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 1–6. 9 indexed citations

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Cola, Tomaso de, Mario Marchese, & Maurizio Mongelli. (2015). Evolution of satellite communications: Integration of ETSI BSM and DVB-RCS for future satellite terminals. International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking. 34(2). 131–154. 1 indexed citations

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Giambene, Giovanni, et al.. (2015). Smart gateway diversity techniques and transport‐layer issues for future satellite networks. International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking. 33(5). 405–427. 3 indexed citations

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Cola, Tomaso de. (2010). A protocol design for incorporating erasure codes within CCSDS: The case of DTN protocol architecture. elib (German Aerospace Center). 68–73. 5 indexed citations

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