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.
Minimum snap trajectory generation and control for quadrotors
Countries citing papers authored by Daniel Mellinger
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This map shows the geographic impact of Daniel Mellinger's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Daniel Mellinger with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Daniel Mellinger more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel Mellinger
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Daniel Mellinger. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Daniel Mellinger. The network helps show where Daniel Mellinger may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Mellinger
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Daniel Mellinger.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Daniel Mellinger 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 Daniel Mellinger. Daniel Mellinger is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Kushleyev, Alex, et al.. (2013). Towards a swarm of agile micro quadrotors. Autonomous Robots. 35(4). 287–300.291 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mellinger, Daniel. (2012). Trajectory generation and control for quadrotors. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania).53 indexed citations
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Mellinger, Daniel, Nathan Michael, & Vijay Kumar. (2012). Trajectory generation and control for precise aggressive maneuvers with quadrotors. The International Journal of Robotics Research. 31(5). 664–674.631 indexed citations breakdown →
Mellinger, Daniel, Quentin Lindsey, Michael Shomin, & Vijay Kumar. (2011). Design, modeling, estimation and control for aerial grasping and manipulation. 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. 2668–2673.306 indexed citations breakdown →
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