Vitali Braun

529 total citations
49 papers, 384 citations indexed

About

Vitali Braun is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Vitali Braun has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 384 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 34 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Vitali Braun's work include Space Satellite Systems and Control (36 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (15 papers). Vitali Braun is often cited by papers focused on Space Satellite Systems and Control (36 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (25 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (15 papers). Vitali Braun collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Vitali Braun's co-authors include Carsten Wiedemann, H. Krag, Peter Vörsmann, Stijn Lemmens, Mark Matney, Paula H. Krisko, Benjamin Bastida Virgili, Francesca Letizia, Enrico Stoll and Tim Flohrer and has published in prestigious journals such as Advances in Space Research, Acta Astronautica and Science and Engineering Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Vitali Braun

40 papers receiving 339 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vitali Braun Germany 10 318 268 50 38 17 49 384
Stijn Lemmens Germany 13 355 1.1× 309 1.2× 35 0.7× 29 0.8× 31 1.8× 59 435
Benjamin Bastida Virgili Germany 11 308 1.0× 294 1.1× 20 0.4× 37 1.0× 21 1.2× 35 366
Christophe Bonnal France 6 372 1.2× 279 1.0× 49 1.0× 37 1.0× 13 0.8× 22 405
Carsten Wiedemann Germany 9 252 0.8× 225 0.8× 43 0.9× 32 0.8× 4 0.2× 55 299
V. A. Chobotov United States 12 342 1.1× 199 0.7× 14 0.3× 14 0.4× 10 0.6× 32 434
Jonas Radtke Germany 8 269 0.8× 218 0.8× 19 0.4× 34 0.9× 9 0.5× 23 327
P. Anz-Meador United States 9 583 1.8× 547 2.0× 69 1.4× 167 4.4× 13 0.8× 67 684
R.L. Crowther United Kingdom 8 211 0.7× 204 0.8× 17 0.3× 36 0.9× 4 0.2× 49 277
Paula H. Krisko United States 12 633 2.0× 612 2.3× 77 1.5× 161 4.2× 11 0.6× 35 717
Rajesh Tiwari United Kingdom 12 221 0.7× 182 0.7× 18 0.4× 15 0.4× 25 1.5× 45 361

Countries citing papers authored by Vitali Braun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vitali Braun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vitali Braun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vitali Braun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vitali Braun 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 Vitali Braun. Vitali Braun 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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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2025). Who Cares for Space Debris? Conflicting Logics of Security and Sustainability in Space Situational Awareness Practices. Science and Engineering Ethics. 31(5). 28–28.
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Lambach, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Space sustainability through atmosphere pollution? De-orbiting, atmosphere-blindness and planetary environmental injustice. The Anthropocene Review. 12(1). 140–147. 1 indexed citations
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Adilov, Nodir, Vitali Braun, Peter J. Alexander, & Brendan M. Cunningham. (2023). An estimate of expected economic losses from satellite collisions with orbital debris. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 10(1). 66–69. 8 indexed citations
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Brunetti, Giuseppe, et al.. (2023). Orbital kinematics of conjuncting objects in Low-Earth Orbit and opportunities for autonomous observations. Acta Astronautica. 208. 355–366. 6 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2021). Fostering Collaborative Concepts in Space Debris Mitigation. 1 indexed citations
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Virgili, Benjamin Bastida, et al.. (2021). ESA’s Collision Avoidance Service: current status and special cases. 2 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2021). MOVE-III - An in-situ detector to support space debris model validation. 1 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2021). Recent developments in space debris environment modelling, verification and validation with MASTER. 2 indexed citations
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Wiedemann, Carsten, et al.. (2021). Flux comparison of MASTER-8 and ORDEM 3.1 modelled space debris population. 4 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2021). Guidelines for space debris and meteoroid impact risk assessment with DRAMA/MIDAS. 1 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali. (2017). Providing Orbit Information With Predetermined Bounded Accuracy. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 5 indexed citations
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Wiedemann, Carsten, et al.. (2017). The contribution of NaK droplets to the space debris environment. 4 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2017). Analysis of Breakup Events. 6 indexed citations
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Virgili, Benjamin Bastida, et al.. (2017). Current Collision Avoidance service by ESA's Space Debris Office. 12 indexed citations
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Radtke, Jonas, et al.. (2016). Simulation of the space debris environment in LEO using a simplified approach. Advances in Space Research. 59(1). 166–180. 11 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2014). Cost estimation for the active debris removal of multiple priority targets. 40. 3 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2013). Upgrade of DRAMA-ESA's Space Debris Mitigation Analysis Tool Suite. 723. 62. 8 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2013). Upgrade of the ESA DRAMA OSCAR Tool: Analysis of Disposal Strategies Considering Current Standards for Future Solar and Geomagnetic Activity. 723. 96. 3 indexed citations
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Braun, Vitali, et al.. (2012). Active Debris Removal of Multiple Priority Targets. 39. 246. 1 indexed citations

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