Derek R. Nelson

948 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 664 citations indexed

About

Derek R. Nelson is a scholar working on Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Religious studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek R. Nelson has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 664 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Philosophy, 5 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 4 papers in Religious studies. Recurrent topics in Derek R. Nelson's work include Guidance and Control Systems (4 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (3 papers) and Medieval Philosophy and Theology (2 papers). Derek R. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Guidance and Control Systems (4 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (3 papers) and Medieval Philosophy and Theology (2 papers). Derek R. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Derek R. Nelson's co-authors include Timothy W. McLain, Randal W. Beard, Randy Beard and Mick Watson and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Theology and Science and The Heythrop Journal.

In The Last Decade

Derek R. Nelson

12 papers receiving 636 citations

Hit Papers

Vector Field Path Following for Miniature Air Vehicles 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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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. Vector Field Path Following for Miniature Air Vehicles
    2007 472 citations Derek R. Nelson, Timothy W. McLain et al. IEEE Transactions on Robotics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek R. Nelson United States 7 460 389 311 116 54 15 664
James Paulos United States 12 204 0.4× 169 0.4× 101 0.3× 122 1.1× 57 1.1× 19 431
Sylvain Bertrand France 12 186 0.4× 99 0.3× 167 0.5× 161 1.4× 25 0.5× 50 416
Qiming Yang China 11 299 0.7× 139 0.4× 46 0.1× 56 0.5× 11 0.2× 31 418
Zhuoning Dong China 10 249 0.5× 156 0.4× 66 0.2× 92 0.8× 14 0.3× 23 334
Weijia Wang China 9 227 0.5× 122 0.3× 54 0.2× 151 1.3× 28 0.5× 30 355
Eric Hallberg United States 5 188 0.4× 104 0.3× 206 0.7× 45 0.4× 44 0.8× 14 324
Davi Antônio dos Santos Brazil 10 166 0.4× 78 0.2× 197 0.6× 63 0.5× 16 0.3× 49 281
Olivier Toupet United States 11 156 0.3× 108 0.3× 47 0.2× 46 0.4× 18 0.3× 22 345
Sunggoo Jung South Korea 7 204 0.4× 219 0.6× 43 0.1× 29 0.3× 12 0.2× 11 287
Hossein Rastgoftar United States 9 94 0.2× 88 0.2× 74 0.2× 149 1.3× 11 0.2× 64 276

Countries citing papers authored by Derek R. Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek R. Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek R. Nelson

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Nelson, Derek R.. (2022). In God’s Image: An Anthropology of the Spirit by Michael Welker. 36(4). 440–442.
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Nelson, Derek R., et al.. (2020). Theologies of pastoral leadership. Dialog. 59(2). 78–81. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R., et al.. (2016). Reformation Resources for Contemporary Eco‐Justice Theology. Dialog. 55(2). 141–146.
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Nelson, Derek R., et al.. (2015). Resilient Reformer. 1517 Media eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R.. (2013). The Speaking that Silence Is: Prayer as Openness to God. Dialog. 52(4). 332–339. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, Mick, et al.. (2013). Managerial Analytics: An Applied Guide to Principles, Methods, Tools, and Best Practices. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R.. (2009). God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens. Theology and Science. 7(1). 109–111. 28 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R.. (2009). INQUIRY, CONVERSATION AND THEISTIC BELIEF: WILLIAM JAMES AND RICHARD RORTY GET RELIGION. The Heythrop Journal. 50(3). 495–507. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R.. (2009). Schleiermacher and Ritschl on Individual and Social Sin. 16(2). 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R., et al.. (2007). Vector Field Path Following for Miniature Air Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 23(3). 519–529. 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Derek R., Timothy W. McLain, & Randal W. Beard. (2007). Experiments in Cooperative Timing for Miniature Air Vehicles. Journal of Aerospace Computing Information and Communication. 4(8). 956–967. 13 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R., et al.. (2006). Vector field path following for small unmanned air vehicles. 7 pp.–7 pp.. 120 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R.. (2005). Cooperative Control of Miniature Air Vehicles. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 7 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R., et al.. (2004). Initial Experiments in Cooperative Control of Unmanned Air Vehicles. 2004. 9 indexed citations
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Nelson, Derek R.. (1991). The posters that won the war. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations

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