Nicolas Bérend

550 total citations
31 papers, 374 citations indexed

About

Nicolas Bérend is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Bérend has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 374 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 7 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 5 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Bérend's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (17 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (13 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (10 papers). Nicolas Bérend is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (17 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (13 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (10 papers). Nicolas Bérend collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Spain. Nicolas Bérend's co-authors include Mathieu Balesdent, Philippe Dépincé, Abdelhamid Chriette, Xavier Olivé, Loïc Brevault, Rodolphe Le Riche, Mounir Haddou, J. Frédéric Bonnans, Sylvain Bertrand and Richard Épenoy and has published in prestigious journals such as AIAA Journal, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics and Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Bérend

28 papers receiving 349 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolas Bérend France 11 238 82 77 73 41 31 374
Douglas O. Stanley United States 13 328 1.4× 53 0.6× 101 1.3× 82 1.1× 42 1.0× 49 493
Robert Falck United States 12 209 0.9× 57 0.7× 24 0.3× 24 0.3× 35 0.9× 39 312
Paul V. Tartabini United States 13 285 1.2× 104 1.3× 21 0.3× 24 0.3× 67 1.6× 40 374
Bandu N. Pamadi United States 12 348 1.5× 33 0.4× 22 0.3× 22 0.3× 86 2.1× 51 468
Dae Young Lee United States 10 177 0.7× 15 0.2× 30 0.4× 19 0.3× 99 2.4× 30 317
Yoshikazu Miyazawa Japan 12 363 1.5× 15 0.2× 18 0.2× 43 0.6× 179 4.4× 76 475
David Ward United States 13 262 1.1× 34 0.4× 14 0.2× 23 0.3× 195 4.8× 22 370
Alan Wilhite United States 13 469 2.0× 119 1.5× 12 0.2× 12 0.2× 69 1.7× 97 566
Rémi Lafage France 6 101 0.4× 6 0.1× 126 1.6× 76 1.0× 28 0.7× 10 328
Christopher I. Cruz United States 10 362 1.5× 43 0.5× 21 0.3× 16 0.2× 201 4.9× 30 514

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolas Bérend

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bérend, Nicolas, B. H. Foing, Núria Rodríguez, et al.. (2025). Moon to mars: Challenges and strategic frameworks for space traffic management in cislunar and cismartian environments. Acta Astronautica. 229. 211–217. 1 indexed citations
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Colombo, Camilla, Norman Fitz-Coy, Emma Kerr, et al.. (2025). Space traffic management: Improvements to spacecraft collision avoidance (COLA). Acta Astronautica. 229. 600–605. 3 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2018). ALTAIR innovative air-launch system - consolidated design, lessons learned and perspective. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2016). ALTAIR (Air Launch space Transportation system using an Automated aircraft and an Innovative Rocket) - General overview & first results. 1 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas & Xavier Olivé. (2016). Bi-objective optimization of a multiple-target active debris removal mission. Acta Astronautica. 122. 324–335. 45 indexed citations
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Brevault, Loïc, Mathieu Balesdent, Nicolas Bérend, & Rodolphe Le Riche. (2015). Decoupled Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Formulation for Interdisciplinary Coupling Satisfaction Under Uncertainty. AIAA Journal. 54(1). 186–205. 19 indexed citations
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Brevault, Loïc, Mathieu Balesdent, Nicolas Bérend, & Rodolphe Le Riche. (2015). Multi-level hierarchical MDO formulation with functional coupling satisfaction under uncertainty, application to sounding rocket design. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 4 indexed citations
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Balesdent, Mathieu, Nicolas Bérend, & Philippe Dépincé. (2012). Stagewise Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Formulation for Optimal Design of Expendable Launch Vehicles. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 49(4). 720–730. 12 indexed citations
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Balesdent, Mathieu, Nicolas Bérend, & Philippe Dépincé. (2012). New multidisciplinary design optimization approaches for launch vehicle design. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 227(10). 1545–1555. 6 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas. (2012). Optimum design of power-limited propulsion systems with application to fast Earth-to-Mars transfer. Acta Astronautica. 79. 107–117. 3 indexed citations
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Balesdent, Mathieu, Nicolas Bérend, Philippe Dépincé, & Abdelhamid Chriette. (2010). Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Multi-Stage Launch Vehicle using Flight Phases Decomposition. International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization. 4(3-4). 117–125. 5 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2009). Non-chemical, non-nuclear advanced propulsion for space applications: Panorama and Roadmap. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2007). Optimization method for mission analysis of aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicles. Aerospace Science and Technology. 11(5). 432–441. 11 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2006). Overview of some optimal control methods adapted to expendable and reusable launch vehicle trajectories. Aerospace Science and Technology. 10(3). 222–232. 28 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2005). Optimization method for mission analysis of aeroas.... 56th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law. 1 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2005). An Interior-Point Approach to Trajectory Optimization. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 30(5). 32. 16 indexed citations
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Bonnans, Frédéric, et al.. (2004). On the Refinement of Discretization for Optimal Control Problems. IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 37(6). 405–410. 5 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas, et al.. (2003). FLOP: ONERA's Answer to Trajectory Optimization for Future Launchers. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 3 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas. (2003). System Study for a Solar Thermal Thruster with Thermal Storage. 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Bérend, Nicolas. (1999). Estimation of the probability of collision between two catalogued orbiting objects. Advances in Space Research. 23(1). 243–247. 36 indexed citations

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