Benjamin Villac

671 total citations
38 papers, 502 citations indexed

About

Benjamin Villac is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Villac has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 502 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Villac's work include Astro and Planetary Science (27 papers), Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (23 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (12 papers). Benjamin Villac is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (27 papers), Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (23 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (12 papers). Benjamin Villac collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Taiwan. Benjamin Villac's co-authors include Daniel J. Scheeres, Martı́n Lara, Ryan P. Russell, Stephen B. Broschart, Anil N. Hirani, Navid Nakhjiri, Fu-Yuen Hsiao, Rodney L. Anderson, Jordi Casoliva and Kenneth D. Mease and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and Meccanica.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Villac

38 papers receiving 470 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Villac United States 11 411 372 75 28 19 38 502
Rodney L. Anderson United States 16 567 1.4× 590 1.6× 59 0.8× 16 0.6× 28 1.5× 57 680
A. Abad Spain 10 239 0.6× 215 0.6× 98 1.3× 21 0.8× 17 0.9× 41 416
M. W. Lo United States 11 537 1.3× 557 1.5× 103 1.4× 15 0.5× 11 0.6× 25 685
Paolo Teofilatto Italy 15 291 0.7× 505 1.4× 23 0.3× 18 0.6× 18 0.9× 61 588
Nicola Baresi United Kingdom 13 369 0.9× 350 0.9× 30 0.4× 14 0.5× 11 0.6× 44 477
Shijie Xu China 19 724 1.8× 806 2.2× 101 1.3× 41 1.5× 13 0.7× 89 967
Chang-Yin Zhao China 12 254 0.6× 318 0.9× 19 0.3× 18 0.6× 22 1.2× 62 439
Anastassios E. Petropoulos United States 17 757 1.8× 745 2.0× 18 0.2× 28 1.0× 17 0.9× 44 1.0k
Elena Fantino United Arab Emirates 11 302 0.7× 269 0.7× 39 0.5× 14 0.5× 115 6.1× 49 477
Alexander Wittig United Kingdom 11 270 0.7× 151 0.4× 77 1.0× 85 3.0× 13 0.7× 33 439

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Villac

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Villac

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Villac

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All Works

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Rogers, Gabe, C. M. Ernst, N. L. Chabot, et al.. (2021). Mercury Lander: A New-Frontiers-Class Planetary Mission Concept Design. 1–16. 1 indexed citations
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Atchison, Justin, et al.. (2021). Mission Design for the 2020 Mercury Lander Decadal Survey. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 68(4). 995–1013. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, Douglas, et al.. (2021). Dragonfly - Aerodynamics during Transition to Powered Flight. 1–14. 5 indexed citations
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Atchison, Justin, et al.. (2021). Pragmatic Trajectory Options Applicable to an Interstellar Probe Mission. 1–15. 2 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin, et al.. (2012). Mapping Autonomous Constellation Design Spaces Using Numerical Continuation. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 35(5). 1426–1434. 2 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin, et al.. (2012). USING SOLAR ARRAYS FOR ORBITAL CONTROL NEAR SMALL BODIES TRADE-OFFS CHARACTERIZATION. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin, et al.. (2011). A Dynamical System Approach to Orbit Down-Selection of Earth-Moon Autonomous Navigation Constellations. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 58(3). 365–387. 3 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin, et al.. (2011). Static Solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman Equation for Circular Orbit Transfers. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 34(5). 1584–1588. 2 indexed citations
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Broschart, Stephen B., et al.. (2010). Dynamical Analysis of 1:1 Resonances Near Asteroids - Application to Vesta. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. 10 indexed citations
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Casoliva, Jordi, et al.. (2010). Two Classes of Cycler Trajectories in the Earth-Moon System. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 33(5). 1623–1640. 9 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin & Daniel J. Scheeres. (2009). Third-Body-Driven vs. One-Impulse Plane Changes. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 57(3). 545–559. 5 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin & Stephen B. Broschart. (2008). Applications of Chaoticity Indicators to Stability Analysis around Small Bodies. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit. 7 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin. (2008). Using FLI maps for preliminary spacecraft trajectory design in multi-body environments. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 102(1-3). 29–48. 39 indexed citations
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Casoliva, Jordi, et al.. (2008). Families of Cycler Trajectories in the Earth-Moon System. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit. 5 indexed citations
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Lara, Martı́n, Ryan P. Russell, & Benjamin Villac. (2007). Classification of the Distant Stability Regions at Europa. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 30(2). 409–418. 59 indexed citations
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Scheeres, Daniel J., et al.. (2006). Fundamental limits on spacecraft orbit uncertainty and distribution propagation. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 54(3-4). 505–523. 28 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin & Martı́n Lara. (2005). Stability maps, global dynamics and transfers. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 8 indexed citations
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Villac, Benjamin & Daniel J. Scheeres. (2004). Optimal Plane Changes Using Third‐Body Forces. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1017(1). 255–266. 2 indexed citations
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Scheeres, Daniel J., et al.. (2001). Stability Analysis of Planetary Satellite Orbiters: Application to the Europa Orbiter. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 24(4). 778–787. 111 indexed citations

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