Donald D. Mueller

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 777 citations indexed

About

Donald D. Mueller is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald D. Mueller has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 777 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 1 paper in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Donald D. Mueller's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (3 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (2 papers) and Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (1 paper). Donald D. Mueller is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (3 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (2 papers) and Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (1 paper). Donald D. Mueller collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donald D. Mueller's co-authors include Jerry E. White and W.W. Saylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Medical Entomology and Zoology, Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).

In The Last Decade

Donald D. Mueller

4 papers receiving 654 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Fundamentals of Astrodynamics

1971 771 citations Donald D. Mueller, Jerry E. White et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald D. Mueller United States	3	606	376	62	55	55	5	777
Luke Shepherd	4	874 1.4×	577 1.5×	79 1.3×	138 2.5×	51 0.9×	5	1.1k
P. L. Palmer United Kingdom	18	489 0.8×	477 1.3×	30 0.5×	75 1.4×	108 2.0×	108	1.1k
Robert G. Melton United States	9	1.1k 1.9×	688 1.8×	112 1.8×	112 2.0×	35 0.6×	57	1.3k
Stefano Campagnola United States	19	865 1.4×	797 2.1×	25 0.4×	39 0.7×	63 1.1×	66	1.1k
Todd Ely United States	16	548 0.9×	413 1.1×	85 1.4×	14 0.3×	27 0.5×	77	835
David Folta United States	22	1.2k 2.0×	981 2.6×	51 0.8×	102 1.9×	48 0.9×	124	1.4k
Hongwei Yang China	18	666 1.1×	491 1.3×	53 0.9×	53 1.0×	21 0.4×	94	930
Shijie Xu China	19	806 1.3×	724 1.9×	41 0.7×	86 1.6×	101 1.8×	89	967
Richard Linares United States	14	404 0.7×	289 0.8×	113 1.8×	76 1.4×	43 0.8×	59	681
Dong Qiao China	18	879 1.5×	553 1.5×	144 2.3×	131 2.4×	26 0.5×	116	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Donald D. Mueller

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald D. Mueller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald D. Mueller

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

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Mueller, Donald D., et al.. (2020). Fundamentals of Astrodynamics: Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics). 2 indexed citations

2.

Mueller, Donald D., et al.. (1971). Fundamentals of Astrodynamics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Mueller, Donald D., et al.. (1966). A TECHNIQUE TO INVESTIGATE SPACE MAINTENANCE TASKS.. 2 indexed citations

4.

Mueller, Donald D., et al.. (1966). Preliminary investigations of space maintenance. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA).

5.

Mueller, Donald D.. (1962). Relative Motion in the Docking Phase of Orbital Rendezvous. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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