Finn Ankersen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Finn Ankersen is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Finn Ankersen has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 14 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Finn Ankersen's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (19 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (15 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (15 papers). Finn Ankersen is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (19 papers), Spacecraft Design and Technology (15 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (15 papers). Finn Ankersen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, France and United Kingdom. Finn Ankersen's co-authors include Koji Yamanaka, Thomas Bak, Jacob Deleuran Grunnet, Jan Dimon Bendtsen, Roger Walker, Volker Gass, Colin R. McInnes, Margret Bauer, Scott A. Bortoff and R. Russell Rhinehart and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems and Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics.

In The Last Decade

Finn Ankersen

36 papers receiving 951 citations

Hit Papers

New State Transition Matrix for Relative Motion on an Arb... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300
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.

  1. New State Transition Matrix for Relative Motion on an Arbitrary Elliptical Orbit
    2002 381 citations Finn Ankersen 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
Finn Ankersen Netherlands 11 591 395 329 65 56 40 1.0k
Norman Fitz-Coy United States 15 428 0.7× 303 0.8× 115 0.3× 60 0.9× 122 2.2× 83 743
Xiaolei Li China 14 205 0.3× 374 0.9× 90 0.3× 103 1.6× 43 0.8× 46 590
Lin Cheng China 16 609 1.0× 175 0.4× 214 0.7× 39 0.6× 18 0.3× 50 838
Yanning Guo China 22 907 1.5× 565 1.4× 187 0.6× 358 5.5× 98 1.8× 138 1.5k
Caisheng Wei China 22 610 1.0× 1.1k 2.8× 96 0.3× 325 5.0× 74 1.3× 70 1.3k
Jean‐Marc Biannic France 16 309 0.5× 695 1.8× 27 0.1× 44 0.7× 46 0.8× 86 861
Jean‐François Castet United States 13 305 0.5× 151 0.4× 57 0.2× 55 0.8× 17 0.3× 24 623
Di Yang China 12 262 0.4× 217 0.5× 40 0.1× 185 2.8× 35 0.6× 47 629
Koichi Inoue Japan 14 146 0.2× 220 0.6× 49 0.1× 46 0.7× 33 0.6× 91 813

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Fields of papers citing papers by Finn Ankersen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Finn Ankersen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mammarella, Martina, et al.. (2025). Controls for Space: a perspective to 2030s and beyond II. 3047–3056. 1 indexed citations
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Mammarella, Martina, et al.. (2025). Controls for Space: a perspective to 2030s and beyond I. 2286–2296. 1 indexed citations
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Sabatini, Marco, et al.. (2024). Scaling procedure for on-ground testing of a robust attitude and vibration control architecture for a large flexible satellite. Acta Astronautica. 221. 296–308. 3 indexed citations
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Alazard, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Robust monolithic versus distributed control/structure co-optimization of flexible space systems in presence of parametric uncertainties. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 66(12). 3 indexed citations
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Henry, David, et al.. (2023). Optimization of Spacecraft Thrusters Configuration Under Fault Diagnosability and Recoverability Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 1–12. 5 indexed citations
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Henry, David, et al.. (2022). A H∞ Control Solution for Space Debris Removal Missions Using Robotic Arms: The ESA e.Deorbit Case. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Ankersen, Finn, et al.. (2019). $\mathcal{H}_{\infty}$ and $\mu$ -Synthesis for Nanosatellites Rendezvous and Docking. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 28(3). 1050–1057. 14 indexed citations
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Ankersen, Finn, et al.. (2019). Rendezvous design in a cislunar near rectilinear Halo orbit. The Aeronautical Journal. 124(1276). 821–837. 11 indexed citations
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Santos, Nuno, Alessandro Giordano, Marco De Stefano, et al.. (2018). Methods and outcomes of the COMRADE project - Design of robust Combined control for robotic spacecraft and manipulator in servicing missions: comparison between between Hinf and nonlinear Lyapunov-based approaches. Repositório Científico Lusófona (Grupo Lusófona). 3 indexed citations
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Walker, Roger, et al.. (2018). Guidance, Navigation and Control for Autonomous Cooperative Docking of CubeSats. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 2 indexed citations
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Stefano, Marco De, et al.. (2017). Coupled Control of Chaser Platform and Robot Arm for the e.Deorbit Mission. elib (German Aerospace Center). 10 indexed citations
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Alazard, Daniel, et al.. (2016). Control of Magnetic Space Tug. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 49(17). 278–283. 3 indexed citations
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Alazard, Daniel, et al.. (2015). Guidance and navigation for electromagnetic formation flight orbit modification. 3 indexed citations
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Falcoz, Alexandre, et al.. (2013). Integrated Control and Structure design framework for spacecraft applied to Biomass satellite.. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 46(19). 13–18. 4 indexed citations
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Massioni, Paolo, Finn Ankersen, & Michel Verhaegen. (2011). A Matching Pursuit Algorithm Approach to Chaser-Target Formation Flying Problems. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 20(2). 513–519. 6 indexed citations
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Bennani, Samir, et al.. (2010). Preliminary AOCS Design for Pointing Budget Assessment of the BIOMASS Candidate Earth Explorer Core Mission. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 43(15). 309–314. 2 indexed citations
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Grunnet, Jacob Deleuran, Thomas Bak, Jan Dimon Bendtsen, & Finn Ankersen. (2009). Proceedings of the 2009 European Control conference. 352 indexed citations
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Ankersen, Finn, et al.. (2004). Position Control Design and Validation Applied to ATV During Docking to ISS. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 37(6). 83–88. 2 indexed citations
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Ankersen, Finn, et al.. (2004). Design and modeling of the formation-flying GNC system for the DARWIN interferometer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5497. 28–28. 5 indexed citations

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