Richard H. Battin

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Richard H. Battin is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard H. Battin has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Richard H. Battin's work include Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (8 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (6 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (6 papers). Richard H. Battin is often cited by papers focused on Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (8 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (6 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (6 papers). Richard H. Battin collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard H. Battin's co-authors include Emanuel Parzen, R. M. Vaughan, C. S. Draper, John E. Miller, V.S. PUGACHEV, S. Zaromb, Joseph R. Stetter, V.C. Stamoudis and W.R. Penrose and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, AIAA Journal and American Mathematical Monthly.

In The Last Decade

Richard H. Battin

29 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

An introduction to the mathematics and methods of astrody... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1999 400 800 1.2k
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. An introduction to the mathematics and methods of astrodynamics
    1987 1.3k citations Richard H. Battin Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa) profile →
  2. An Introduction to the Mathematics and Methods of Astrodynamics, Revised Edition
    1999 578 citations Richard H. Battin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard H. Battin United States 14 2.1k 1.3k 272 231 205 32 2.7k
J. V. Breakwell United States 18 1.2k 0.6× 519 0.4× 173 0.6× 56 0.2× 252 1.2× 76 1.6k
Kyle T. Alfriend United States 33 3.4k 1.6× 2.2k 1.7× 162 0.6× 454 2.0× 411 2.0× 127 3.9k
Ryan P. Russell United States 27 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 155 0.6× 168 0.7× 142 0.7× 138 2.3k
Pini GurŽfil Israel 31 2.7k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 131 0.5× 225 1.0× 382 1.9× 206 3.3k
Bruce A. Conway United States 28 2.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 106 0.4× 113 0.5× 262 1.3× 87 3.3k
Roberto Armellin New Zealand 19 1.0k 0.5× 602 0.5× 180 0.7× 265 1.1× 97 0.5× 152 1.3k
David Vallado United States 13 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 58 0.2× 229 1.0× 94 0.5× 34 2.0k
Daniele Mortari United States 31 2.5k 1.2× 495 0.4× 344 1.3× 572 2.5× 283 1.4× 153 3.2k
Pierluigi Di Lizia Italy 19 962 0.5× 558 0.4× 165 0.6× 299 1.3× 91 0.4× 137 1.3k
Xiaoli Bai United States 21 1.1k 0.5× 522 0.4× 65 0.2× 162 0.7× 185 0.9× 92 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Battin, Richard H.. (1996). On algebraic compilers and planetary fly-by orbits. Acta Astronautica. 38(12). 895–902. 2 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1989). Some funny things happened on the way to the moon. 27th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 2 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1987). An introduction to the mathematics and methods of astrodynamics. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 1256 indexed citations breakdown →
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Battin, Richard H. & R. M. Vaughan. (1983). An elegant Lambert algorithm. 54. 367. 1 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1982). Space guidance evolution - A personal narrative. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics. 5(2). 97–110. 43 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1979). Extension of Gauss' Method for the Solution of Kepler's Equation. Journal of Guidance and Control. 2(3). 190–195. 9 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1978). The Epoch State Navigation Filter. Journal of Guidance and Control. 1(5). 359–364. 3 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1977). Lambert's Problem Revisited. AIAA Journal. 15(5). 707–713. 47 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1977). Comment on "Resolution of RungeKutta-Nystrom Condition Equations through Eighth Order". AIAA Journal. 15(5). 763–763. 1 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1976). Lambert's problem revisited. Astrodynamics Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1968). Computer-controlled steering of the Apollo spacecraft.. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 5(4). 400–407. 17 indexed citations
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Draper, C. S., et al.. (1966). Space Navigation Guidance and Control. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 18 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1964). Astronautical Guidance. 220 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1964). Explicit and unified methods of spacecraft guidance applied to a lunar mission.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 4 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1962). A Statistical Optimizing Navigation Procedure for Space Flight. ARS journal. 32(11). 1681–1696. 53 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1958). Случайные процессы в задачах автоматического управления. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1957). Random Processes in Automatic Control.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General). 120(4). 483–483. 19 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1957). Random Processes in Automatic Control.. American Mathematical Monthly. 64(6). 444–444. 10 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H., et al.. (1955). An application of analog computers to the statistical analysis of time-variable networks. IRE Transactions on Circuit Theory. 2(1). 44–49. 4 indexed citations
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Battin, Richard H.. (1955). Note on the “Evaluation of an integral occurring in servomechanism theory”. Pacific Journal of Mathematics. 5(4). 481–482. 13 indexed citations

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