Umberto Scarcia

732 total citations
23 papers, 525 citations indexed

About

Umberto Scarcia is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Umberto Scarcia has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 525 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Umberto Scarcia's work include Robot Manipulation and Learning (15 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (8 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (6 papers). Umberto Scarcia is often cited by papers focused on Robot Manipulation and Learning (15 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (8 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (6 papers). Umberto Scarcia collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Umberto Scarcia's co-authors include Claudio Melchiorri, Gianluca Palli, Lorenzo Moriello, Roberto Meattini, Luca Benini, Simone Benatti, Gabriele Vassura, Giovanni Berselli, Daniele De Gregorio and Fanny Ficuciello and has published in prestigious journals such as The International Journal of Robotics Research, Sensors and Actuators A Physical and IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Umberto Scarcia

23 papers receiving 505 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Umberto Scarcia Italy 12 361 262 127 124 85 23 525
H. Fujimoto Japan 13 252 0.7× 210 0.8× 91 0.7× 208 1.7× 43 0.5× 60 561
Tania K. Morimoto United States 15 560 1.6× 177 0.7× 73 0.6× 337 2.7× 31 0.4× 51 741
Lorenzo Moriello Italy 12 262 0.7× 294 1.1× 61 0.5× 160 1.3× 113 1.3× 23 494
Mahdi Bamdad Iran 13 218 0.6× 256 1.0× 109 0.9× 93 0.8× 17 0.2× 58 508
Takahiro Nozaki Japan 16 315 0.9× 401 1.5× 105 0.8× 486 3.9× 90 1.1× 142 849
Brecht Corteville Belgium 6 326 0.9× 144 0.5× 79 0.6× 154 1.2× 44 0.5× 11 462
Liang He United Kingdom 14 251 0.7× 184 0.7× 89 0.7× 119 1.0× 43 0.5× 47 517
Maria Elena Giannaccini United Kingdom 7 605 1.7× 292 1.1× 268 2.1× 180 1.5× 17 0.2× 15 747
Takanori Miyoshi Japan 13 248 0.7× 425 1.6× 101 0.8× 314 2.5× 44 0.5× 118 684
André Schiele Netherlands 18 492 1.4× 240 0.9× 78 0.6× 309 2.5× 40 0.5× 43 798

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Fields of papers citing papers by Umberto Scarcia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Umberto Scarcia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Umberto Scarcia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Umberto Scarcia 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 Umberto Scarcia. Umberto Scarcia 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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Scarcia, Umberto, et al.. (2021). Towards a Twisted String Actuated Haptic Device: Experimental Testing of a 2-D Virtual Environment and Teleoperation Interface. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 55. 757–762. 1 indexed citations
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Scarcia, Umberto, et al.. (2019). Synergy-Based Control of Anthropomorphic Robotic Hands with Contact Force Sensors. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 52(15). 340–345. 6 indexed citations
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Meattini, Roberto, Simone Benatti, Umberto Scarcia, et al.. (2018). An sEMG-Based Human–Robot Interface for Robotic Hands Using Machine Learning and Synergies. IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. 8(7). 1149–1158. 83 indexed citations
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Bilancia, Pietro, Giovanni Berselli, Umberto Scarcia, & Gianluca Palli. (2018). Design of a Beam-Based Variable Stiffness Actuator via Shape Optimization in a CAD/CAE Environment. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 5 indexed citations
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Palli, Gianluca, Lorenzo Moriello, Umberto Scarcia, & Claudio Melchiorri. (2017). An Underwater Robotic Gripper with Embedded Force/Torque Wrist Sensor. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 50(1). 11209–11214. 11 indexed citations
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Scarcia, Umberto, Giovanni Berselli, Gianluca Palli, & Claudio Melchiorri. (2017). Modeling, design, and experimental evaluation of rotational elastic joints for underactuated robotic fingers. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 353–358. 4 indexed citations
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Simetti, Enrico, Sandro Torelli, Marco Bibuli, et al.. (2017). Autonomous Underwater Intervention: Experimental Results of the MARIS Project. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 43(3). 620–639. 66 indexed citations
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Scarcia, Umberto, Roberto Meattini, & Claudio Melchiorri. (2017). Mapping human hand fingertips motion to an anthropomorphic robotic hand. 774–779. 5 indexed citations
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Scarcia, Umberto, et al.. (2016). Optimal Design of 3D Printed Spiral Torsion Springs. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 13 indexed citations
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Meattini, Roberto, Simone Benatti, Umberto Scarcia, Luca Benini, & Claudio Melchiorri. (2015). Experimental evaluation of a sEMG-based human-robot interface for human-like grasping tasks. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 1030–1035. 20 indexed citations
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Scarcia, Umberto, Claudio Melchiorri, & Gianluca Palli. (2015). Towards simplicity: On the design of a 2-DOFs wrist mechanism for tendon-driven robotic hands. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 2. 1317–1322. 6 indexed citations
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Melchiorri, Claudio, et al.. (2014). A three-fingered cable-driven gripper for underwater applications. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 2469–2474. 30 indexed citations
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Palli, Gianluca, Claudio Melchiorri, Gabriele Vassura, et al.. (2014). The DEXMART hand: Mechatronic design and experimental evaluation of synergy-based control for human-like grasping. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 33(5). 799–824. 132 indexed citations
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Meattini, Roberto, Umberto Scarcia, Claudio Melchiorri, & Tony Belpaeme. (2014). Gestural art: A Steady State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP) based Brain Computer Interface to express intentions through a robotic hand. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 12. 211–216. 4 indexed citations
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Melchiorri, Claudio, Lorenzo Moriello, Gianluca Palli, & Umberto Scarcia. (2014). A new force/torque sensor for robotic applications based on optoelectronic components. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 6408–6413. 13 indexed citations
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Palli, Gianluca, Lorenzo Moriello, Umberto Scarcia, & Claudio Melchiorri. (2014). An Intrinsic Tactile Sensor for Underwater Robotics. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 47(3). 3364–3369. 9 indexed citations
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Palli, Gianluca, Lorenzo Moriello, Umberto Scarcia, & Claudio Melchiorri. (2014). Development of an optoelectronic 6-axis force/torque sensor for robotic applications. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 220. 333–346. 53 indexed citations
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Palli, Gianluca, Fanny Ficuciello, Umberto Scarcia, Claudio Melchiorri, & Bruno Siciliano. (2014). Experimental Evaluation of Synergy-Based In-Hand Manipulation. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 47(3). 299–304. 13 indexed citations
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Melchiorri, Claudio, et al.. (2013). Mechatronic Design of a Three-Fingered Gripper for Underwater Applications. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 46(5). 307–312. 17 indexed citations
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Palli, Gianluca, Umberto Scarcia, Claudio Melchiorri, & Gabriele Vassura. (2012). Development of robotic hands: The UB hand evolution. Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna). 5456–5457. 14 indexed citations

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