R. Destefanis

608 total citations
36 papers, 506 citations indexed

About

R. Destefanis is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Destefanis has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 506 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in R. Destefanis's work include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (22 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (14 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers). R. Destefanis is often cited by papers focused on High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (22 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (14 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers). R. Destefanis collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and Germany. R. Destefanis's co-authors include M. Lambert, F. Schäfer, Shannon Ryan, M. Marchetti, Richard A. Clegg, Colin J. Hayhurst, E. Schneider, Martin Rudolph, Cesare Lobascio and Marco Durante and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Impact Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science and Advances in Space Research.

In The Last Decade

R. Destefanis

32 papers receiving 461 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Destefanis Italy 14 339 155 139 130 117 36 506
Shinsuke Takeuchi Japan 11 97 0.3× 105 0.7× 43 0.3× 63 0.5× 34 0.3× 60 402
E.L. Christiansen United States 13 409 1.2× 255 1.6× 253 1.8× 133 1.0× 125 1.1× 34 597
James S. Wilbeck United States 7 293 0.9× 89 0.6× 28 0.2× 139 1.1× 89 0.8× 13 381
David L. Littlefield United States 12 280 0.8× 141 0.9× 22 0.2× 92 0.7× 164 1.4× 53 462
John P. Borg United States 13 298 0.9× 78 0.5× 41 0.3× 114 0.9× 139 1.2× 57 534
William P. Schonberg United States 17 632 1.9× 382 2.5× 277 2.0× 390 3.0× 262 2.2× 116 1.0k
Firooz A. Allahdadi United States 9 320 0.9× 94 0.6× 94 0.7× 293 2.3× 401 3.4× 20 953
Kaushik A. Iyer United States 12 79 0.2× 58 0.4× 93 0.7× 41 0.3× 230 2.0× 36 418
J.-M. Chevalier France 9 152 0.4× 31 0.2× 18 0.1× 34 0.3× 86 0.7× 24 253
Zhi Yang China 11 44 0.1× 92 0.6× 8 0.1× 66 0.5× 63 0.5× 36 398

Countries citing papers authored by R. Destefanis

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Destefanis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Destefanis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Destefanis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Destefanis 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 R. Destefanis. R. Destefanis 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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Akahoshi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (2019). Evolution of ISO's Space Debris Mitigation Standards. 2109. 6053. 1 indexed citations
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Sarno, María, et al.. (2018). Reliability Model Supporting Satellite Life Extension and Disposal Operations Initiation. 2018 SpaceOps Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Bondarenko, A. V., et al.. (2017). Status of the ISO Space Debris Mitigation Standards (2017).
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (2014). Satellite vulnerability to space debris – an improved 3D risk assessment methodology. Acta Astronautica. 99. 283–291. 18 indexed citations
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Bertrand, Sylvain, et al.. (2014). Short and long term efficiencies of debris risk reduction measures: Application to a European LEO mission. Advances in Space Research. 55(1). 282–296. 3 indexed citations
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Kempf, Scott D., et al.. (2013). Risk and Vulnerability Analysis of Satellites Due to MM/SD with PIRAT. 723. 153. 4 indexed citations
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (2013). Assessing Debris Mitigation Efficiency Using Risk-Oriented Criteria: Application to LEO European Mission. 723. 95. 3 indexed citations
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Silvestri, Marco, R. Destefanis, Cesare Lobascio, et al.. (2011). Impact of Spacecraft-Shell Composition on 1 GeV/Nucleon ${}^{56}$Fe Ion-Fragmentation and Dose Reduction. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 58(6). 3126–3133. 15 indexed citations
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Lobascio, Cesare, R. Destefanis, G. Gialanella, et al.. (2008). ACCELERATOR-BASED TESTS OF RADIATION SHIELDING PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS USED IN HUMAN SPACE INFRASTRUCTURES. Health Physics. 94(3). 242–247. 44 indexed citations
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Francesconi, Alessandro, Daniele Pavarin, Alberto Bettella, et al.. (2008). Generation of transient vibrations on aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to hypervelocity impacts. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 35(12). 1503–1509. 9 indexed citations
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Pavarin, Daniele, Alessandro Francesconi, R. Destefanis, et al.. (2008). Analysis of transient vibrations on complex targets representing elementary configurations of GOCE satellite. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 35(12). 1709–1715. 7 indexed citations
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (2006). Selecting enhanced space debris shields for manned spacecraft. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 33(1-12). 219–230. 49 indexed citations
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Pavarin, Daniele, Alessandro Francesconi, R. Destefanis, et al.. (2006). Acceleration fields induced by hypervelocity impacts on spacecraft structures. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 33(1-12). 580–591. 12 indexed citations
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (2005). Debris Shielding Development for the Atv Integrated Cargo Carrier. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 587. 453. 6 indexed citations
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Schäfer, F., R. Destefanis, Shannon Ryan, Werner Riedel, & M. Lambert. (2005). Hypervelocity Impact Testing of Cfrp/al Honeycomb Satellite Structures. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 587. 407–412. 14 indexed citations
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Pavarin, Daniele, M. Lambert, Alessandro Francesconi, et al.. (2005). Analysis of Goce's Disturbances Induced by Hypervelocity Impact. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 587. 437. 3 indexed citations
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (1999). SPH simulations of debris impacts using two different computer codes. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 23(1). 249–260. 22 indexed citations
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (1999). Columbus debris shielding experiments and ballistic limit curves. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 23(1). 181–192. 32 indexed citations
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Destefanis, R., et al.. (1997). Debris Shielding Development for the Columbus Orbital Facility. 393. 509. 4 indexed citations

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