Walter Franco

646 total citations
44 papers, 392 citations indexed

About

Walter Franco is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Franco has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 392 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Franco's work include Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (14 papers), Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials (6 papers) and Robotic Locomotion and Control (6 papers). Walter Franco is often cited by papers focused on Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics (14 papers), Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials (6 papers) and Robotic Locomotion and Control (6 papers). Walter Franco collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Israel and Portugal. Walter Franco's co-authors include Carlo Ferraresi, Giuseppe Quaglia, Andrea Manuello Bertetto, Silvestro Roatta, Luigi Mazza, Filippo Barbera, Roberto Revelli, Alberto Leardini, Linda Giresini and Arthur Frank and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physiology and The International Journal of Robotics Research.

In The Last Decade

Walter Franco

42 papers receiving 359 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Franco Italy 11 231 82 51 43 36 44 392
Christine Azevedo France 10 194 0.8× 42 0.5× 22 0.4× 7 0.2× 20 0.6× 16 316
Jing Qiu China 12 330 1.4× 73 0.9× 41 0.8× 13 0.3× 27 0.8× 56 504
Daniele Cafolla Italy 14 319 1.4× 124 1.5× 58 1.1× 12 0.3× 22 0.6× 38 446
João P. Ferreira Portugal 11 362 1.6× 96 1.2× 40 0.8× 34 0.8× 7 0.2× 58 455
Marcin Maciejewski Poland 12 167 0.7× 22 0.3× 30 0.6× 6 0.1× 8 0.2× 58 522
Chunjing Tao China 11 263 1.1× 66 0.8× 17 0.3× 19 0.4× 17 0.5× 55 392
Jennifer Rowson United Kingdom 12 73 0.3× 42 0.5× 35 0.7× 14 0.3× 2 0.1× 30 373
Pierre Cherelle Belgium 14 675 2.9× 89 1.1× 63 1.2× 12 0.3× 30 0.8× 26 739
Kai Lv China 11 96 0.4× 20 0.2× 33 0.6× 22 0.5× 4 0.1× 42 377
Jason Nikitczuk United States 11 340 1.5× 35 0.4× 52 1.0× 9 0.2× 23 0.6× 16 455

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Franco

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Franco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Franco

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Walter Franco. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Walter Franco 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 Walter Franco. Walter Franco 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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Franco, Walter, et al.. (2023). Foot-Powered Machines, a Functional Taxonomy in the Age of Sustainability. Machines. 11(9). 855–855.
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Franco, Walter, et al.. (2023). Contact force regulation in physical human-machine interaction based on model predictive control. Robotica. 41(11). 3409–3425. 2 indexed citations
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Dvir, Zeevi, et al.. (2021). Center of pressure displacement due to graded controlled perturbations to the trunk in standing subjects: the force–impulse paradigm. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 122(2). 425–435. 1 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, et al.. (2020). A methodology for the customization of hinged ankle-foot orthoses based on in vivo helical axis calculation with 3D printed rigid shells. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 235(4). 367–377. 2 indexed citations
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Dvir, Zeevi, Walter Franco, Carlo Ferraresi, et al.. (2020). Linearity and repeatability of postural responses in relation to peak force and impulse of manually delivered perturbations: a preliminary study. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 120(6). 1319–1330. 4 indexed citations
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Franco, Walter, Carlo Ferraresi, & Roberto Revelli. (2019). Functional Analysis of Piedmont (Italy) Ancient Water Mills Aimed at Their Recovery or Reconversion. Machines. 7(2). 32–32. 10 indexed citations
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Franco, Walter, et al.. (2018). Delivery of customizable compressive patterns to human limbs to investigate vascular reactivity. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 4(6). 67003–67003. 7 indexed citations
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Tschakovsky, Michael E., et al.. (2018). Hyper-Oxygenation Attenuates the Rapid Vasodilatory Response to Muscle Contraction and Compression. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 1078–1078. 12 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, et al.. (2017). A new human powered press for producing straw bales for load bearing constructions (Anpilpay 2.0). PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 2 indexed citations
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Quaglia, Giuseppe, et al.. (2017). Dynamic Simulation of an Electric Stair-Climbing Wheelchair. International Journal of Automation Technology. 11(3). 472–480. 4 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, Walter Franco, & Giuseppe Quaglia. (2014). A novel bi-directional deformable fluid actuator. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 228(15). 2799–2809. 11 indexed citations
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Quaglia, Giuseppe, et al.. (2014). Design of a Reconfiguration Mechanism for an Electric Stair-Climbing Wheelchair. 8 indexed citations
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Quaglia, Giuseppe, et al.. (2009). Wheelchair.q, a mechanical concept for a stair climbing wheelchair. 800–805. 31 indexed citations
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Franco, Walter, et al.. (2008). Energy saving in pneumatic drives: an experimental analysis. 14(6). 650–8. 3 indexed citations
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Franco, Walter, et al.. (2005). Modal Approximation Time-Domain Models for Pneumatic Transmission Lines. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 1 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, Walter Franco, & Andrea Manuello Bertetto. (2001). Flexible Pneumatic Actuators: A Comparison between The McKibben and the Straight Fibres Muscles. Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics. 13(1). 56–63. 58 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, Walter Franco, & Andrea Manuello Bertetto. (1999). Straight fibres pneumatic muscle: an actuator with high traction force. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 5 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, et al.. (1999). One-dimensional experimental mechanical characterisation of porcine aortic root wall. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 37(2). 202–207. 18 indexed citations
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Ferraresi, Carlo, Walter Franco, & Andrea Manuello Bertetto. (1998). Modelisation and Characterisation of a Pneumatic Muscle Actuator for Non Conventional Robotics. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 2 indexed citations

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