Donovan Mathias

1.3k total citations
70 papers, 887 citations indexed

About

Donovan Mathias is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Donovan Mathias has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 887 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 31 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 18 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Donovan Mathias's work include Astro and Planetary Science (28 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (27 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (16 papers). Donovan Mathias is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (28 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (27 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (16 papers). Donovan Mathias collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Donovan Mathias's co-authors include Lorien Wheeler, Jessie Dotson, Brian Cantwell, Sigrid Close, Russell M. Cummings, James C. Ross, Alex Fletcher, Karlin Roth, Michael J. Aftosmis and Scott Lawrence and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Sensors and Combustion and Flame.

In The Last Decade

Donovan Mathias

66 papers receiving 826 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donovan Mathias United States	17	382	331	143	130	124	70	887
Edward C. Sullivan United States	17	108 0.3×	126 0.4×	106 0.7×	102 0.8×	23 0.2×	62	950
H. Klinkrad Germany	20	988 2.6×	1.1k 3.4×	22 0.2×	43 0.3×	38 0.3×	117	1.4k
Eric P. Fox United States	8	109 0.3×	65 0.2×	34 0.2×	23 0.2×	129 1.0×	16	659
J. Schoendorf United States	14	501 1.3×	48 0.1×	10 0.1×	18 0.1×	196 1.6×	24	865
B. E. J. Bodmann Brazil	12	29 0.1×	120 0.4×	31 0.2×	58 0.4×	12 0.1×	81	549
Camilla Colombo Italy	21	1.1k 3.0×	1.3k 4.0×	8 0.1×	26 0.2×	25 0.2×	219	1.6k
Wangli Chen China	11	388 1.0×	137 0.4×	15 0.1×	9 0.1×	9 0.1×	26	594
Prakash Vedula United States	14	32 0.1×	168 0.5×	10 0.1×	746 5.7×	85 0.7×	84	1.1k
Guanwen Huang China	21	449 1.2×	1.0k 3.1×	14 0.1×	13 0.1×	6 0.0×	113	1.2k
Sheng Zheng China	13	81 0.2×	281 0.8×	8 0.1×	32 0.2×	14 0.1×	105	745

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wheeler, Lorien, et al.. (2025). Stress analysis of asteroids during atmospheric entry and implications for the breakup criterion. Icarus. 434. 116526–116526.

Dotson, Jessie, Lorien Wheeler, & Donovan Mathias. (2024). Consequences of asteroid characterization on the state of knowledge about inferred physical parameters and impact risk. Acta Astronautica. 222. 550–555. 3 indexed citations

Wheeler, Lorien, et al.. (2023). Risk assessment for asteroid impact threat scenarios. Acta Astronautica. 216. 468–487. 14 indexed citations

Wheeler, Lorien & Donovan Mathias. (2018). Effects of asteroid property distributions on expected impact rates. Icarus. 321. 767–777. 9 indexed citations

Stern, Eric, et al.. (2017). Ground Hazards from 100 - 300 m Asteroid Impacts. DPS. 1 indexed citations

Go, Susie, et al.. (2017). Mission Success of U.S. Launch Vehicle Flights from a Propulsion Stage-Based Perspective: 1980-2015. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

Mathias, Donovan, et al.. (2017). Effect of yield curves and porous crush on hydrocode simulations of asteroid airburst. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 122(3). 599–613. 20 indexed citations

Mathias, Donovan, Lorien Wheeler, & Jessie Dotson. (2016). A Probabilistic Asteroid Impact Risk Model. Icarus. 289. 2 indexed citations

Wheeler, Lorien & Donovan Mathias. (2016). A Fragment-Cloud Approach for Modeling Atmospheric Breakup of Asteroids with Varied Internal Structures. 48. 1 indexed citations

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Aftosmis, Michael J., et al.. (2016). Numerical Simulation of Bolide Entry with Ground Footprint Prediction. 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 19 indexed citations

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Mathias, Donovan, et al.. (2015). Sensitivity to Uncertainty in Asteroid Impact Risk Assessment. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Mathias, Donovan, et al.. (2015). An Integrated Physics-Based Risk Model for Assessing the Asteroid Threat. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 8 indexed citations

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Mathias, Donovan, et al.. (2014). Engineering Risk Assessment of Space Thruster Challenge Problem. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Gee, Ken & Donovan Mathias. (2008). Assessment of launch vehicle debris risk during ascent aborts. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). cr 134538. 70–73. 5 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Scott, Ken Gee, Donovan Mathias, & Michael E. Olsen. (2006). Simulation Assisted Risk Assessment: Blast Overpressure Modeling. 8 indexed citations

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Olsen, Michael E., et al.. (2006). Simulation of Blast Waves with Headwind. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Scott, Donovan Mathias, G. H. Klopfer, et al.. (2006). Simulation-Assisted Risk Assessment. 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 4 indexed citations

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Go, Susie, et al.. (2003). A Top-down Risk Assessment Tool for a Reusable Launch Vehicle Development Program. 41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations

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Mathias, Donovan, John Pye, & Brian Cantwell. (1998). Correlation of wingtip noise with mean flow parameters. 3 indexed citations

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Mathias, Donovan, Karlin Roth, James C. Ross, Stuart E. Rogers, & Russell M. Cummings. (1995). Navier-Stokes analysis of the flow about a flap edge. 33rd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 33 indexed citations

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