David A. Spencer

900 total citations
45 papers, 666 citations indexed

About

David A. Spencer is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Spencer has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 666 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 6 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in David A. Spencer's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (25 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (22 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (15 papers). David A. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (25 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (22 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (15 papers). David A. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. David A. Spencer's co-authors include Robert D. Braun, P. H. Kallemeyn, Les Johnson, Robert C. Blanchard, S. W. Thurman, John Bellardo, Bruce Betts, T. Alan Lovell, P. Schulte and R. H. Tolson and has published in prestigious journals such as SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and Advances in Space Research.

In The Last Decade

David A. Spencer

42 papers receiving 639 citations

Peers

David A. Spencer
Comparison fields: 5 of 52
  • Aerospace Engineering 526
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 332
  • Applied Mathematics 78
  • Civil and Structural Engineering 66
  • Control and Systems Engineering 52
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Countries citing papers authored by David A. Spencer

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Fields of papers citing papers by David A. Spencer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David A. Spencer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David A. Spencer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David A. Spencer 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 David A. Spencer. David A. Spencer 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
# Work Indexed citations
1 0
2 10
3 7
4 1
5 5
6 19
7 13
8 93
9 1
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A Scalable Drag Sail for the Deorbit of Small Satellites
7
11 3
12
Testing The LightSail Program: Advancing Solar Sailing Technology Using a CubeSat Platform
19
13 12
14 18
15 5
16
SolWise: Sailing on Light with Interplanetary Science and Exploration
2
17 0
18
Navigation Strategy for the Mars 2001 Lander Mission
1
19
The Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander: A First Step Toward Precision Landing
8
20 5

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