George E. Cooper

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 866 citations indexed

About

George E. Cooper is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, George E. Cooper has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 866 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 4 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in George E. Cooper's work include Aerospace and Aviation Technology (11 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (6 papers) and Air Traffic Management and Optimization (6 papers). George E. Cooper is often cited by papers focused on Aerospace and Aviation Technology (11 papers), Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies (6 papers) and Air Traffic Management and Optimization (6 papers). George E. Cooper collaborates with scholars based in United States. George E. Cooper's co-authors include Michael D. White, J. K. Lauber, Mark Costello, James DeSpirito, Frank Fresconi, Robert A. Harper, Mark White, John Stewart, Charles E. Billings and Everett Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering and NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

In The Last Decade

George E. Cooper

13 papers receiving 725 citations

Hit Papers

The use of pilot rating in the evaluation of aircraft han... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 200 400 600
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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. The use of pilot rating in the evaluation of aircraft handling qualities
    1969 628 citations George E. Cooper et al. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George E. Cooper United States 6 597 288 231 63 58 18 866
Ronald A. Hess United States 20 868 1.5× 411 1.4× 581 2.5× 29 0.5× 15 0.3× 93 1.2k
Randall E. Bailey United States 16 575 1.0× 535 1.9× 81 0.4× 27 0.4× 28 0.5× 123 847
Jeffery A. Schroeder United States 14 510 0.9× 234 0.8× 152 0.7× 21 0.3× 15 0.3× 49 572
Stefan Schuet United States 12 275 0.5× 85 0.3× 151 0.7× 26 0.4× 53 0.9× 40 435
John Aasted Sørensen Denmark 13 186 0.3× 60 0.2× 76 0.3× 12 0.2× 23 0.4× 70 847
Michael Jump United Kingdom 13 408 0.7× 149 0.5× 134 0.6× 6 0.1× 28 0.5× 80 585
Lynda J. Kramer United States 16 506 0.8× 543 1.9× 34 0.1× 23 0.4× 23 0.4× 87 709
Anna Trujillo United States 10 183 0.3× 186 0.6× 60 0.3× 5 0.1× 42 0.7× 58 394
Shan Fu China 12 113 0.2× 92 0.3× 66 0.3× 12 0.2× 23 0.4× 65 546
Xiangju Qu China 15 324 0.5× 55 0.2× 188 0.8× 11 0.2× 23 0.4× 44 520

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Fields of papers citing papers by George E. Cooper

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George E. Cooper

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Fresconi, Frank, et al.. (2011). Flight mechanics of a novel guided spin-stabilized projectile concept. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 226(3). 327–340. 21 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (2009). Combining 2D and 3D Virtual Reality for Improved Learning. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1986). Handling qualities and pilot evaluation. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 9(5). 515–529. 129 indexed citations
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Harper, Robert A. & George E. Cooper. (1984). Wright Brothers Lectureship in Aeronautics - Handling qualities and pilot evaluation. 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., Michael D. White, & J. K. Lauber. (1980). Resource management on the flight deck. 50 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., Mark White, & J. K. Lauber. (1980). Resource management on the flight deck. [conferences. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E.. (1977). A Survey of the Status of and Philosophies relating to Cockpit Warning Systems. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 10 indexed citations
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Billings, Charles E., et al.. (1976). Retrospective studies of operating problems in air transport. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 416. 585.
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Palmer, Everett, et al.. (1973). Initial flight and simulator evaluation of a head up display for standard and noise abatement visual approaches. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1969). The use of pilot rating in the evaluation of aircraft handling qualities. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1967). A piloted simulation study of operational aspects of the stall pitch-up. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1965). Simulator Studies of the Deep Stall. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 83. 101. 5 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E.. (1963). THE USE OF PILOTED FLIGHT SIMULATORS IN TAKE-OFF AND LANDING RESEARCH,. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 5 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1962). ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL PROBLEM AREAS OF THE SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT BY MEANS OF PILOTED SIMULATORS. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1959). FLIGHT MEASUREMENTS OF THE EFFECT OF A CONTROLLABLE THRUST REVERSER ON THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF A SINGLE-ENGINE JET AIRPLANE. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1958). AN EVALUATION OF THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE SELECTION OF LANDING APPROACH SPEEDS. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 4 indexed citations
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Stewart, John, et al.. (1957). Analytical study of the comparative pitch-up behavior of several airplanes and correlation with pilot opinion. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, George E., et al.. (1955). Flight Calibration of Four Airspeed Systems on a Swept-wing Airplane at Mach Numbers up to 1.04 by the NACA Radar-phototheodolite Method. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations

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