N. Barbour

854 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 608 citations indexed

About

N. Barbour is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Barbour has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 608 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Ocean Engineering, 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. Barbour's work include Geophysics and Sensor Technology (11 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (6 papers) and Inertial Sensor and Navigation (5 papers). N. Barbour is often cited by papers focused on Geophysics and Sensor Technology (11 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (6 papers) and Inertial Sensor and Navigation (5 papers). N. Barbour collaborates with scholars based in United States. N. Barbour's co-authors include G. Schmidt, A. Kourepenis, Paul A. S. Ward, Paul Greiff, James A. Nelson, Marc S. Weinberg, Donald Gustafson, Paul G. Savage, P.A. Madden and K.S. Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Sensors Journal, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit and Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University).

In The Last Decade

N. Barbour

13 papers receiving 558 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.

Inertial sensor technology trends

2001 433 citations N. Barbour, G. Schmidt IEEE Sensors Journal profile →

Peers

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Jianli Li China

Jagannath Nayak India

Ningfang Song China

Yilong Lu Singapore

P. Heide Germany

A. Kourepenis United States

Qiuping Wu China

Huilin Zhou China

Young Jae Lee South Korea

Qingzhong Cai China

Jianli Li China

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405 ×1.5

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146 ×0.7

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116 ×0.7

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193 ×1.9

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Countries citing papers authored by N. Barbour

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. Barbour

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Barbour

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

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Barbour, N., et al.. (2025). A Micromechanical Gyro Package with GPS under Development for Small Pointing Satellites. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University).

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Barbour, N., et al.. (2013). Demonstrating Practical Inertial Navigation: The Beginnings and Beyond. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference. 3 indexed citations

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Barbour, N., et al.. (2010). Inertial MEMS System Applications. 15 indexed citations

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Barbour, N.. (2010). Inertial Navigation Sensors. 60 indexed citations

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Barbour, N., et al.. (2010). Miniature Inertial and Augmentation Sensors for Integrated Inertial/GPS Based Navigation Applications. 7 indexed citations

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Barbour, N., et al.. (2009). Low-Cost Navigation Sensors and Integration Technology (Les capteurs de navigation a bas cout et la technologie d'integration). 2 indexed citations

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Barbour, N., et al.. (2002). Micromachined inertial sensors for vehicles. 1058–1063. 16 indexed citations

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Barbour, N. & G. Schmidt. (2002). Inertial sensor technology trends. 55–62. 25 indexed citations

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Barbour, N.. (2001). Inertial components - past, present, and future. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit. 14 indexed citations

10.

Barbour, N. & G. Schmidt. (2001). Inertial sensor technology trends. IEEE Sensors Journal. 1(4). 332–339. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barbour, N., et al.. (1996). Micromechanical silicon instrument and systems development at Draper Laboratory. Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. 12 indexed citations

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Kumar, K.S., N. Barbour, & Marc S. Weinberg. (1995). Uncommon inertial sensing concepts revisited. Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference. 1 indexed citations

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Gustafson, Donald, et al.. (1995). A Micromechanical INS/GPS System For Guided Projectiles. 447–455. 2 indexed citations

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Barbour, N., et al.. (1992). Inertial instruments - Where to now?. Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference. 18 indexed citations

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