Acta Astronautica 170.6k citations
12.1k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics Astro and Planetary Science Space Satellite Systems and Control Planetary Science and Exploration Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Acta Astronautica
Comparison fields: 5 of 238 Aerospace Engineering 93.6k Astronomy and Astrophysics 44.0k Computational Mechanics 31.2k Control and Systems Engineering 19.1k Mechanics of Materials 15.6k Mechanical Engineering 14.7k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12.2k Materials Chemistry 12.0k Civil and Structural Engineering 11.0k Physiology 9.1k Biomedical Engineering 8.3k Applied Mathematics 7.4k Computer Networks and Communications 6.2k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5.5k Ocean Engineering 4.6k Artificial Intelligence 4.4k Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4.4k Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4.0k Automotive Engineering 3.3k Atmospheric Science 3.1k Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2.8k Oceanography 2.7k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2.6k Global and Planetary Change 2.5k Environmental Engineering 2.5k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2.5k Molecular Biology 2.3k Social Psychology 1.9k Plant Science 1.7k Genetics 1.7k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1.7k Ecology 1.7k Geophysics 1.6k Ceramics and Composites 1.6k Polymers and Plastics 1.5k Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1.5k Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1.3k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1.3k Computational Theory and Mathematics 1.3k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.2k Building and Construction 1.2k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1.1k Spectroscopy 965 Media Technology 890 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 805 Physiology 802 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 793 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 786 Sociology and Political Science 772 Condensed Matter Physics 727 Cell Biology 696 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 681 Management of Technology and Innovation 638 Economics and Econometrics 613 Ophthalmology 582 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 581 Pharmacology 572 Radiation 567 Surgery 555 Management Science and Operations Research 550 Water Science and Technology 531 Political Science and International Relations 520 Numerical Analysis 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Aerospace Engineering 93.6k Astronomy and Astrophysics 44.0k Computational Mechanics 31.2k Control and Systems Engineering 19.1k Mechanics of Materials 15.6k Review of Scientific Instruments United States
Proceedings of the IEEE United States
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets United States
Aerospace Science and Technology China
Journal of Physics D Applied Physics China
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences United Kingdom
Measurement Science and Technology China
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics United States
Journal of Propulsion and Power United States
Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena United States
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About Acta Astronautica The 12.1k papers published in Acta Astronautica in the last decades have received a total of 170.6k indexed citations . Papers published in Acta Astronautica usually cover Aerospace Engineering (7.4k papers), Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.8k papers) and Computational Mechanics (1.5k papers) specifically the topics of Astro and Planetary Science (2.7k papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (2.4k papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (2.0k papers). The most active scholars publishing in Acta Astronautica are G. Sivashinsky , Wei Huang , John C. Mankins , Amable Liñán Martínez , Н.Н. Смирнов , Arun K. Misra , V. Z. Parton , В. Ф. Никитин , V.V. Tyurenkova and Li Yan .
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