David B. Spencer

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

David B. Spencer is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Spencer has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 36 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 11 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in David B. Spencer's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (38 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (34 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers). David B. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (38 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (34 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers). David B. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. David B. Spencer's co-authors include M. C. Flemings, R. Mehrabian, Young‐Ha Kim, P.W. Gaiser, Dominic Richardson, L. W. Choy, W. Linwood Jones, Paul Chang, G.A. Poe and R. M. Bevilacqua and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and JOM.

In The Last Decade

David B. Spencer

79 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Rheological behavior of Sn-15 pct Pb in the crystallizati... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 200 400 600
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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. Rheological behavior of Sn-15 pct Pb in the crystallization range
    1972 628 citations David B. Spencer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David B. Spencer United States 16 1.1k 572 310 299 280 86 1.7k
Samuel Paolucci United States 28 331 0.3× 466 0.8× 86 0.3× 136 0.5× 30 0.1× 96 2.5k
Ruben Scardovelli Italy 26 275 0.2× 400 0.7× 371 1.2× 113 0.4× 126 0.5× 54 5.6k
Craig Underwood United Kingdom 22 958 0.9× 147 0.3× 84 0.3× 94 0.3× 424 1.5× 156 1.9k
Amy Robertson United States 31 1.3k 1.2× 227 0.4× 75 0.2× 68 0.2× 37 0.1× 115 2.9k
Richard H. Pletcher United States 23 721 0.6× 668 1.2× 77 0.2× 80 0.3× 26 0.1× 116 2.7k
John C. Tannehill United States 19 779 0.7× 297 0.5× 68 0.2× 60 0.2× 50 0.2× 75 2.4k
Yunhua Zhang China 22 1.2k 1.1× 83 0.1× 54 0.2× 103 0.3× 42 0.1× 257 1.9k
Mujeeb R. Malik United States 36 2.0k 1.8× 389 0.7× 27 0.1× 384 1.3× 41 0.1× 147 5.0k
Alessandro Bottaro Italy 31 720 0.6× 495 0.9× 67 0.2× 123 0.4× 36 0.1× 113 3.1k
Inanc Senocak United States 20 405 0.4× 393 0.7× 92 0.3× 176 0.6× 17 0.1× 68 1.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2024). Effective compliance to technical regulations - Why is compliance to the orbital debris mitigation rules so poor?. Acta Astronautica. 226. 839–845. 2 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2023). Establishing “norms of behavior” for satellite collision avoidance maneuver planning. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 11(1). 120–126. 5 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2020). Augmenting Spacecraft Maneuver Strategy Optimization for Detection Avoidance With Competitive Coevolution. AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2019). Operationalizing artificial intelligence for multi-domain operations: a first look. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2018). Mission analysis for Earth to Mars-Phobos distant Retrograde Orbits. Acta Astronautica. 151. 761–771. 3 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2016). Application of a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm to the spacecraft stationkeeping problem. Acta Astronautica. 127. 76–86. 3 indexed citations
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Abraham, Andrew J., et al.. (2014). Optimization of preliminary low-thrust trajectories from geo-energy orbits to earth-moon, L1, Lagrange point orbits using particle Swarm optimization. 3233–3252. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2013). The Penn state lunar lion: A university mission to explore the moon. Acta Astronautica. 96. 65–77. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Patrick, David B. Spencer, & R. Scott Erwin. (2012). Utilizing stability metrics to aid in sensor network management solutions for satellite tracking problems. 155–172. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Jung Soo, Julio Urbina, Timothy J. Kane, & David B. Spencer. (2011). Improvement of TIE-GCM thermospheric density predictions via incorporation of helium data from NRLMSISE-00. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 77. 19–25. 10 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2009). General framework for the reconfiguration of satellite constellations. PhDT. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2007). Performance Comparison of Stochastic Search Algorithms on the Interplanetary Gravity-Assist Trajectory Problem. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 44(3). 722–724. 3 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2006). Satellite Constellation Design Tradeoffs Using Multiple-Objective Evolutionary Computation. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 43(6). 1404–1411. 52 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2004). An Analytical Approach for Continuous-Thrust, LEO-Molniya Transfers. AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2004). Transit-Orbit Search for Planar Restricted Three-Body Problems with Perturbations. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 27(6). 1035–1045. 18 indexed citations
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Spoto, François, et al.. (2001). The Envisat satellite and its integration. 106. 26–45. 16 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (2000). Orbital debris hazard assessment methodologies for satellite constellations. 639–652. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B.. (1978). Reading Theory and the Classic Essay in the Composition Class.. 7(1). 19–24.
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Spencer, David B. & Ernst Schlömann. (1975). Recovery of non-ferrous metals by means of permanent magnets. 1(2). 151–165. 11 indexed citations
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Spencer, David B., et al.. (1973). Partial Differential Equations. 73 indexed citations

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