Alan Wilhite

851 total citations
97 papers, 566 citations indexed

About

Alan Wilhite is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Wilhite has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 566 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 25 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 18 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Alan Wilhite's work include Rocket and propulsion systems research (53 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (46 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (30 papers). Alan Wilhite is often cited by papers focused on Rocket and propulsion systems research (53 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (46 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (30 papers). Alan Wilhite collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Alan Wilhite's co-authors include Douglas O. Stanley, Christopher I. Cruz, J.J. Wagner, Theodore A. Talay, John P. Decker, Roger A. Lepsch, Robert W. Thompson, J. Arrington, Robert G. Lord and Matthew Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Astronautica, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets and Engineering Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alan Wilhite

94 papers receiving 529 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Wilhite United States 13 469 119 108 78 69 97 566
Roger A. Lepsch United States 14 323 0.7× 52 0.4× 75 0.7× 45 0.6× 28 0.4× 45 503
Douglas O. Stanley United States 13 328 0.7× 53 0.4× 43 0.4× 34 0.4× 42 0.6× 49 493
Nicolas Bérend France 11 238 0.5× 82 0.7× 22 0.2× 15 0.2× 41 0.6× 31 374
Andrew Hahn United States 10 308 0.7× 21 0.2× 136 1.3× 30 0.4× 33 0.5× 19 454
Christopher I. Cruz United States 10 362 0.8× 43 0.4× 151 1.4× 146 1.9× 201 2.9× 30 514
Robert Falck United States 12 209 0.4× 57 0.5× 43 0.4× 20 0.3× 35 0.5× 39 312
Sabrina Corpino Italy 12 369 0.8× 54 0.5× 7 0.1× 5 0.1× 77 1.1× 91 487
Ken Gee United States 12 216 0.5× 8 0.1× 246 2.3× 41 0.5× 22 0.3× 38 374
Roger Beck United States 8 224 0.5× 46 0.4× 82 0.8× 83 1.1× 109 1.6× 13 320
John M. Hanson United States 13 279 0.6× 68 0.6× 27 0.3× 21 0.3× 44 0.6× 34 430

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Wilhite

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Wilhite

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Wilhite. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Wilhite 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 Alan Wilhite. Alan Wilhite 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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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (2013). The Utilization of Launch Vehicles Core Stages and Propellant Depots for Human Space Exploration. 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference. 1 indexed citations
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Bartolotta, Paul A., et al.. (2012). Near-term Horizontal Launch for Flexible Operations: Results of the DARPA/NASA Horizontal Launch Study. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 3 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (2010). A Modeling Environment for the Optimization of Space Architectures. 3 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Andrew J. & Alan Wilhite. (2010). A Value Proposition Analysis of Propulsion Options for Crewed Mars Missions. 1 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (2009). Modeling Space Architectures Through Graph Theory. 4 indexed citations
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Gaebler, John, et al.. (2009). Reusable Lunar Transportation Architecture Utilizing Orbital Propellant Depots. 9 indexed citations
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Wagner, J.J., et al.. (2009). The gryphon: A flexible lunar lander design to support a lunar outpost. Acta Astronautica. 66(7-8). 1237–1252. 3 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (2007). An Approach for Calculating the Cost of Launch Vehicle Reliability. 3 indexed citations
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Thompson, Robert W., et al.. (2007). A Reduced Order Lunar Lander Model for Rapid Architecture Analysis. AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Robert W., et al.. (2006). Architecture Options for Propellant Re-supply of Lunar Exploration Elements. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Frederick, Robert A., et al.. (2006). Launch Vehicle Propulsion Design with Multiple Selection Criteria. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 43(4). 893–902. 7 indexed citations
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Thompson, Robert W., et al.. (2005). Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) Independent Performance Evaluation. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan. (2004). Estimating the Risk of Technology Development. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (1984). Performance aerodynamics of aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicles. 22nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 20 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (1983). Booster and orbiter configurations. 21. 1 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan. (1983). Optimum wing sizing of a single-stage-to-orbit vehicle. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 20(2). 115–121. 10 indexed citations
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Martin, James A. & Alan Wilhite. (1979). Dual-fuel propulsion - Why it works, possible engines, and results of vehicle studies. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations
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Wilhite, Alan, et al.. (1976). Nozzle selection for optimized single-stage shuttles. 38(4). 480–491. 4 indexed citations

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