David Folta

3.8k total citations
124 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

David Folta is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, David Folta has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 106 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 5 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in David Folta's work include Astro and Planetary Science (80 papers), Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (74 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (43 papers). David Folta is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (80 papers), Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (74 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (43 papers). David Folta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and Spain. David Folta's co-authors include Kathleen C. Howell, Mark Woodard, Natasha Bosanac, John Bristow, Daniel J. Grebow, Martin T. Ozimek, James R. Carpenter, Davide Guzzetti, Richard Dean Burns and Jesse Leitner and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and Space Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Folta

118 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Folta United States 22 1.2k 981 102 95 51 124 1.4k
Robert G. Melton United States 9 1.1k 1.0× 688 0.7× 112 1.1× 42 0.4× 112 2.2× 57 1.3k
Stefano Campagnola United States 19 865 0.7× 797 0.8× 39 0.4× 40 0.4× 25 0.5× 66 1.1k
Fanghua Jiang China 20 1.4k 1.2× 821 0.8× 147 1.4× 52 0.5× 85 1.7× 65 1.6k
Dong Qiao China 18 879 0.7× 553 0.6× 131 1.3× 52 0.5× 144 2.8× 116 1.1k
David Geller United States 18 1.2k 1.0× 396 0.4× 210 2.1× 55 0.6× 181 3.5× 57 1.3k
Claudio Bombardelli Spain 19 1.1k 0.9× 974 1.0× 40 0.4× 18 0.2× 34 0.7× 105 1.2k
Riccardo Bevilacqua United States 21 1.1k 0.9× 701 0.7× 150 1.5× 40 0.4× 20 0.4× 70 1.2k
Hongwei Yang China 18 666 0.6× 491 0.5× 53 0.5× 30 0.3× 53 1.0× 94 930
Matteo Ceriotti United Kingdom 18 872 0.7× 668 0.7× 42 0.4× 47 0.5× 28 0.5× 106 968
Shijie Xu China 19 806 0.7× 724 0.7× 86 0.8× 13 0.1× 41 0.8× 89 967

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Folta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Folta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Folta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Folta 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 Folta. David Folta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Howell, Kathleen C., et al.. (2023). Adaptive closed-loop maneuver planning for low-thrust spacecraft using reinforcement learning. Acta Astronautica. 211. 142–154. 10 indexed citations
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Posner, A., C. N. Arge, O. C. St. Cyr, et al.. (2021). A Multi‐Purpose Heliophysics L4 Mission. Space Weather. 19(9). 21 indexed citations
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Howell, Kathleen C., et al.. (2019). Low-Thrust Trajectory Design for A Cislunar CubeSat Leveraging Structures from the Bicircular Restricted Four-Body Problem. 1 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2019). Transfer Trajectory Options for Servicing Sun-Earth-Moon Libration Point Missions. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Clark, P. E., Dennis C. Reuter, R. J. MacDowall, et al.. (2017). The First Deep Space Cubesat Broadband IR Spectrometer, Lunarcubes, and the Search for Lunar Volatiles. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1556. 1 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2017). The Lunar IceCube Mission Challenge: Attaining Science Orbit Parameters from a Constrained Approach Trajectory. 3 indexed citations
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Clark, P. E., et al.. (2016). BIRCHES: Compact Broadband IR Spectrometer and the Search for Lunar Volatiles. LPICo. 1980. 4007. 1 indexed citations
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Clark, P. E., et al.. (2016). Lunar Ice Cube: Searching for Lunar Volatiles with a lunar cubesat orbiter. 7 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2015). Lunar Cube Transfer Trajectory Options. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2011). Stationkeeping of the First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiters: The ARTEMIS Mission. 31 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2010). Stationkeeping of Lissajous Trajectories in the Earth-Moon System with Applications to ARTEMIS. 38 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2010). Applications of Multi-Body Dynamical Environments: The ARTEMIS Transfer Trajectory Design. 1 indexed citations
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Folta, David. (2010). Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission Design. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2 indexed citations
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Carpenter, James R., et al.. (2004). Libration Point Navigation Concepts Supporting Exploration Vision. 1 indexed citations
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Belbruno, Edward, David Folta, & Pini GurŽfil. (2004). Astrodynamics, Space Missions, and Chaos. New York Academy of Sciences eBooks. 1017. 11 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (2000). A tethered formation flying concept for the SPECS Mission. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 17 indexed citations
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Carrico, J. P., et al.. (1996). Operational use of swingby-An interactive trajectory design and maneuver planning tool-For missions to the Moon and beyond.. 90. 363–381. 3 indexed citations
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Dunham, David, et al.. (1992). Double lunar swingby and Lissajous trajectory design for the WIND mission. 1 indexed citations
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Dunham, David, et al.. (1992). Transfer trajectory design for the SOHO libration-point mission. 22 indexed citations
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Folta, David, et al.. (1985). Accelerometer-enhanced trajectory control for the ISEE-3 halo orbit.. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 33(3). 289–300. 5 indexed citations

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