Babak E. Cohanim

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Babak E. Cohanim is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Babak E. Cohanim has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 3 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Babak E. Cohanim's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (11 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (10 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (6 papers). Babak E. Cohanim is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (11 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (10 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (6 papers). Babak E. Cohanim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malta and United Kingdom. Babak E. Cohanim's co-authors include Olivier de Weck, Gerhard Venter, Rania Hassan, Brian K. Collins, Jacqueline N. Hewitt, Ronald R. Sostaric, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Curtis Struck, L. A. Willson and J. A. Hoffman and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.

In The Last Decade

Babak E. Cohanim

29 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Comparison of Particle Swarm Optimization and the Genet... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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.

  1. A Comparison of Particle Swarm Optimization and the Genetic Algorithm
    2005 915 citations Rania Hassan, Babak E. Cohanim et al. 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Babak E. Cohanim United States 9 301 232 205 197 118 29 1.1k
Daniel Selva United States 15 574 1.9× 129 0.6× 177 0.9× 216 1.1× 29 0.2× 103 1.2k
Rania Hassan United States 6 168 0.6× 225 1.0× 206 1.0× 193 1.0× 89 0.8× 9 1.0k
Jun Sun China 22 218 0.7× 525 2.3× 117 0.6× 303 1.5× 223 1.9× 109 1.5k
Ke Wang China 19 133 0.4× 203 0.9× 265 1.3× 58 0.3× 190 1.6× 114 1.3k
Richard A. Waltz United States 11 136 0.5× 208 0.9× 93 0.5× 265 1.3× 85 0.7× 15 1.3k
Kaushik Das Denmark 18 317 1.1× 714 3.1× 168 0.8× 508 2.6× 115 1.0× 166 1.3k
Yan Yang China 19 138 0.5× 453 2.0× 213 1.0× 204 1.0× 177 1.5× 131 1.3k
Krishna Pratap Singh India 12 67 0.2× 152 0.7× 182 0.9× 120 0.6× 131 1.1× 80 1.0k
Xavier Olivé France 15 404 1.3× 67 0.3× 240 1.2× 345 1.8× 26 0.2× 56 956

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Babak E. Cohanim

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2015). Operator evaluation of a Mobility-Augmenting Jetpack with Integrated control-moment gyroscopes. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2014). Onboard and self-contained landing site selection for planetary landers/hoppers. 1–13. 1 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2013). Next-Generation Maneuvering System with Control-Moment Gyroscopes for Extravehicular Activities Near Low-Gravity Objects. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 5 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2013). Hazard detection for small robotic landers and hoppers. 1–13. 4 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., V. S. Dhillon, & J. A. Hoffman. (2012). Statistical hazard detection using shadows for small robotic landers/hoppers. 1–10. 3 indexed citations
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DeBitetto, Paul, et al.. (2012). Unifying inertial and relative solutions for planetary hopper navigation. 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2011). Talaris hopper testbed navigation analysis. 1–7. 4 indexed citations
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Bailey, Zachary, et al.. (2010). Development of a Cold Gas Spacecraft Emulator System for the TALARIS Hopper. 4 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2009). Taking the Next Giant Leap. 1515. 9. 3 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2009). Small Lunar Exploration and Delivery System Concept. 11 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E. & Brian K. Collins. (2009). Landing Point Designation Algorithm for Lunar Landing. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 46(4). 858–864. 23 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2009). Approach phase ΔV considerations for lunar landing. 1–11. 4 indexed citations
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Davis, Jody L., Scott A. Striepe, Robert H. Bishop, et al.. (2008). Advances in POST2 End-to-End Descent and Landing Simulation for the ALHAT Project. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit. 22 indexed citations
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Cohanim, Babak E., et al.. (2008). Human Interactive Landing Point Redesignation for Lunar Landing. Proceedings - IEEE Aerospace Conference. 1–11. 17 indexed citations
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Hassan, Rania, Babak E. Cohanim, Olivier de Weck, & Gerhard Venter. (2005). A Comparison of Particle Swarm Optimization and the Genetic Algorithm. 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. 915 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cohanim, Babak E., Jacqueline N. Hewitt, & Olivier de Weck. (2004). The Design of Radio Telescope Array Configurations using Multiobjective Optimization: Imaging Performance versus Cable Length. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 154(2). 705–719. 27 indexed citations
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Struck, Curtis, Babak E. Cohanim, & L. A. Willson. (2003). Continuous and burst-like accretion on to substellar companions in Mira winds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 347(1). 173–186. 10 indexed citations

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