Ping Lu

7.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
182 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Ping Lu is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ping Lu has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 31 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 28 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ping Lu's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (108 papers), Guidance and Control Systems (56 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (53 papers). Ping Lu is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (108 papers), Guidance and Control Systems (56 papers) and Space Satellite Systems and Control (53 papers). Ping Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Ping Lu's co-authors include Xinfu Liu, Zuojun Shen, Binfeng Pan, David Doman, John Schierman, Christopher J. Cerimele, John Burken, Robin Pinson, John M. Hanson and Bion L. Pierson and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Automatica and Engineering Structures.

In The Last Decade

Ping Lu

171 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Entry Guidance: A Unified Method 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2014 2015 2013 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. Entry Guidance: A Unified Method
    2014 301 citations Ping Lu Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics profile →
  2. Solving Nonconvex Optimal Control Problems by Convex Optimization
    2014 246 citations Ping Lu et al. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics profile →
  3. Entry Trajectory Optimization by Second-Order Cone Programming
    2015 233 citations Zuojun Shen, Ping Lu et al. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics profile →
  4. Autonomous Trajectory Planning for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations by Conic Optimization
    2013 229 citations Ping Lu et al. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ping Lu United States 39 4.8k 1.2k 918 828 229 182 5.6k
I. Michael Ross United States 34 3.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 672 0.7× 868 1.0× 219 1.0× 140 4.3k
Fariba Fahroo United States 20 1.6k 0.3× 615 0.5× 312 0.3× 367 0.4× 139 0.6× 47 2.2k
Behçet Açıkmeşe United States 29 2.5k 0.5× 991 0.8× 685 0.7× 437 0.5× 83 0.4× 153 3.6k
Bruce A. Conway United States 28 2.8k 0.6× 262 0.2× 313 0.3× 1.3k 1.6× 181 0.8× 87 3.3k
Geoffrey T. Huntington United States 11 1.5k 0.3× 465 0.4× 288 0.3× 343 0.4× 125 0.5× 12 2.1k
Guojian Tang China 25 1.2k 0.3× 633 0.5× 253 0.3× 173 0.2× 125 0.5× 176 1.8k
Maruthi R. Akella United States 27 1.8k 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 215 0.2× 276 0.3× 234 1.0× 124 2.7k
Amit K. Sanyal United States 23 1.5k 0.3× 1.8k 1.4× 174 0.2× 354 0.4× 110 0.5× 142 2.6k
Wei Kang United States 24 726 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 176 0.2× 139 0.2× 117 0.5× 115 2.2k
Min-Jea Tahk South Korea 35 4.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.4× 719 0.8× 91 0.1× 462 2.0× 268 5.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ping Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ping Lu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Yue, et al.. (2025). Design and safety assessment of a novel GFRP lattice-rubber sandwich anti-collision island: Full-scale real-vehicle crash test. Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials. 27(8). 1564–1589.
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Sagliano, Marco, et al.. (2025). Six-Degree-of-Freedom Entry to Powered Descent Optimization for High-Mass Mars Landings. elib (German Aerospace Center).
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Lu, Ping, et al.. (2025). Model Predictive Guidance: A Fixed-Point Algorithm. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 48(4). 723–735.
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Sagliano, Marco, et al.. (2025). Analytical Treatise on Endo-Atmospheric Fuel-Optimal Rocket Landings. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 48(3). 450–469. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping, et al.. (2024). Abort Guidance During Lunar Powered Descent. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 47(3). 394–406.
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Lu, Ping, et al.. (2024). Rethinking Propellant-Optimal Powered Descent Guidance. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 47(10). 2016–2028. 4 indexed citations
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Pan, Binfeng, et al.. (2023). Smoothing Homotopy Methods for Solving Nonlinear Optimal Control Problems. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 46(8). 1470–1484. 10 indexed citations
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Sagliano, Marco, et al.. (2023). Six-Degree-of-Freedom Rocket Landing Optimization via Augmented Convex–Concave Decomposition. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 47(1). 20–35. 24 indexed citations
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Pinson, Robin & Ping Lu. (2015). Rapid Generation of Optimal Asteroid Powered Descent Trajectories via Convex Optimization. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 11 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping, et al.. (2011). Ultra-High Performance Concrete Waffle Slab Bridge Deck for Wapello County, Iowa. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping, et al.. (2008). Trajectory Design, Guidance and Control for Autonomous Parafoils. AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference and Exhibit. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Zuojun & Ping Lu. (2003). Onboard Generation of Three-Dimensional Constrained Entry Trajectories. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 26(1). 111–121. 241 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping. (1997). Tracking control of nonlinear systems with bounded controls and control rates. Automatica. 33(6). 1199–1202. 21 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping & Bion L. Pierson. (1995). Optimal aircraft terrain-following analysis and trajectory generation. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping & Bion L. Pierson. (1995). Optimal aircraft terrain-following analysis and trajectory generation. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 18(3). 555–560. 42 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping. (1993). Trajectory optimization for the National Aerospace Plane. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Vinh, Nguyễn Xuân, et al.. (1990). Reachable domain for interception at hyperbolic speeds. 907–915. 1 indexed citations
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Vinh, Nguyen X. & Ping Lu. (1988). Chebyshev minimax problems for skip trajectories. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 36. 179–197. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Ping. (1988). Minimax and maximax optimal control problems with applications in aerospace engineering.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 3 indexed citations

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