Pini GurŽfil

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Pini GurŽfil is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Pini GurŽfil has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 106 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 23 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Pini GurŽfil's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (120 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (98 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (97 papers). Pini GurŽfil is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (120 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (98 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (97 papers). Pini GurŽfil collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and China. Pini GurŽfil's co-authors include N. Jeremy Kasdin, Avishy Carmi, Louis Breger, Kyle T. Alfriend, Jonathan P. How, Srinivas R. Vadali, Hao Zhang, Héctor Rotstein, Dimitri Kanevsky and Egemen Kolemen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Automatica and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pini GurŽfil

198 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Spacecraft Formation Flying: Dynamics, Control and Naviga... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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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. Spacecraft Formation Flying: Dynamics, Control and Navigation
    2009 329 citations Pini GurŽfil 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
Pini GurŽfil Israel 31 2.7k 1.5k 382 373 279 206 3.3k
Bruce A. Conway United States 28 2.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 262 0.7× 136 0.4× 313 1.1× 87 3.3k
I. Michael Ross United States 34 3.4k 1.2× 868 0.6× 1.2k 3.0× 149 0.4× 672 2.4× 140 4.3k
Kyle T. Alfriend United States 33 3.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.4× 411 1.1× 254 0.7× 60 0.2× 127 3.9k
F. Bernelli Zazzera Italy 27 1.3k 0.5× 839 0.5× 412 1.1× 88 0.2× 86 0.3× 124 1.8k
Ryan P. Russell United States 27 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 142 0.4× 67 0.2× 198 0.7× 138 2.3k
Qi Gong United States 24 1.1k 0.4× 211 0.1× 627 1.6× 183 0.5× 208 0.7× 89 1.9k
Junfeng Li China 24 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 191 0.5× 113 0.3× 72 0.3× 140 2.0k
Daniele Mortari United States 31 2.5k 0.9× 495 0.3× 283 0.7× 130 0.3× 154 0.6× 153 3.2k
Fred Y. Hadaegh United States 33 3.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 1.7k 4.4× 2.6k 7.0× 797 2.9× 176 5.1k
Bong Wie United States 35 3.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 3.2k 8.3× 77 0.2× 132 0.5× 203 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Pini GurŽfil

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pini GurŽfil

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Pini GurŽfil. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Pini GurŽfil. The network helps show where Pini GurŽfil may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pini GurŽfil

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pini GurŽfil. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pini GurŽfil 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 Pini GurŽfil. Pini GurŽfil 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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GurŽfil, Pini. (2025). Unified approach to far-range space rendezvous. Advances in Space Research. 76(3). 1662–1673.
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GurŽfil, Pini, et al.. (2025). Distance-Based Short-Periodic Semimajor Axis Corrections in Satellite Relative Motion. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 72(2).
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GurŽfil, Pini, et al.. (2025). Constant-magnitude low-thrust orbital transfer with final-approach targeting. Acta Astronautica. 235. 275–287.
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GurŽfil, Pini. (2024). Milankovitch–Lyapunov Geostationary Satellite Stationkeeping. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 47(11). 2418–2425. 2 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini, et al.. (2018). Variational and symplectic integrators for satellite relative orbit propagation including drag. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 130(4). 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao & Pini GurŽfil. (2018). Cooperative Orbital Control of Multiple Satellites via Consensus. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 54(5). 2171–2188. 43 indexed citations
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Wen, Changxuan & Pini GurŽfil. (2016). Guidance, navigation and control for autonomous R-bar proximity operations for geostationary satellites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 231(3). 452–473. 9 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini, et al.. (2012). Keplerization of Motion in Any Central Force Field. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini, et al.. (2011). Closed-form solutions for satellite relative motion in an axially-symmetric gravitational field. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations
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Butnariu, Dan, et al.. (2008). On The Behavior of Subgradient Projections Methods for Convex Feasibility Problems in Euclidean Spaces. SIAM Journal on Optimization. 19(2). 786–807. 21 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini. (2008). Simple satellite orbit propagator. 130. 1033–1052. 1 indexed citations
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Kolemen, Egemen, N. Jeremy Kasdin, & Pini GurŽfil. (2007). Quasi-Periodic Orbits of the Restricted Three-Body Problem Made Easy. AIP conference proceedings. 886. 68–77. 25 indexed citations
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Ben-Asher, Yosi, et al.. (2006). Hierarchical Decision and Control of Cooperative UAVs Using Ad-Hoc Communication. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit. 2 indexed citations
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Kolemen, Egemen, N. Jeremy Kasdin, & Pini GurŽfil. (2005). Hamilton‐Jacobi Modelling of Relative Motion for Formation Flying. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1065(1). 93–111. 1 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini & К. В. Холшевников. (2005). Metrics on the Relative Spacecraft Motion Invariant Manifold. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1065(1). 77–92. 2 indexed citations
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Belbruno, Edward, David Folta, & Pini GurŽfil. (2004). Astrodynamics, Space Missions, and Chaos. New York Academy of Sciences eBooks. 1017. 11 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini. (2003). Quantitative L^{P} stability analysis of a class of linear time-varying feedback systems. International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. 13(2). 179–184. 1 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini & N. Jeremy Kasdin. (2003). Canonical modelling of coorbital motion in Hill's problem using epicyclic orbital elements. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 409(3). 1135–1140. 20 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini & N. Jeremy Kasdin. (2001). Optimal out-of-the-ecliptic trajectories for space-borne observatories. 833–865. 2 indexed citations
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GurŽfil, Pini & N. Jeremy Kasdin. (2001). Dynamics and control of spacecraft formation flying in three-body trajectories. AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit. 21 indexed citations

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