Les Johnson
Impact in
- Aerospace Engineering top 0.5%
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
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- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Papers in
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- Spacecraft Design and Technology 56
- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control 49
- Space Satellite Systems and Control 40
- Rocket and propulsion systems research 19
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- Astro and Planetary Science 8
- Space exploration and regulation 7
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 5
- Co-authors
- Greg Laue (4 shared papers)Edward E. Montgomery IV (6 shared papers)Robin Pinson (2 shared papers)Andy F. Heaton (3 shared papers)Mark Whorton (2 shared papers)Enrico C Lorenzini (11 shared papers)David A. Spencer (1 shared paper)Julie C Castillo-Rogez (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Acta Astronautica (9 papers)Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (3 papers)Advances in Space Research (2 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (1 paper)Optica (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSpainNetherlands
In The Last Decade
Les Johnson
124 papers receiving 1.8k citations
Les Johnson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 95
- Aerospace Engineering 1.2k
- Management of Technology and Innovation 188
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering 3
- Civil and Structural Engineering 237
- Strategy and Management 110
Countries citing papers authored by Les Johnson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Les Johnson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Les Johnson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | 1986 | 401 | |
| 2 | NanoSail-D: A solar sail demonstration mission Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 283 |
| 3 | 2010 | 99 | |
| 4 | 2019 | 99 | |
| 5 | 2014 | 85 | |
| 6 | 2021 | 58 | |
| 7 | 2000 | 57 | |
| 8 | 2020 | 49 | |
| 9 | 2021 | 47 | |
| 10 | 2000 | 40 | |
| 11 | 2018 | 40 | |
| 12 | 1999 | 37 | |
| 13 | 2000 | 34 | |
| 14 | 2014 | 34 | |
| 15 | 2012 | 29 | |
| 16 | 2008 | 27 | |
| 17 | 2007 | 25 | |
| 18 | 1998 | 24 | |
| 19 | 1999 | 24 | |
| 20 | THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR SAIL PROPULSION FOR NASA SCIENCE MISSIONS TO THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM | 2004 | 24 |
About Les Johnson
Les Johnson is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Civil and Structural Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 136 papers that have together received 2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spacecraft Design and Technology (56 papers), Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (49 papers), Space Satellite Systems and Control (40 papers), Rocket and propulsion systems research (19 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (7 papers), Space exploration and regulation (7 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aerospace Engineering (1.2k citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (188 citations), Nuclear Energy and Engineering (3 citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (237 citations) and Strategy and Management (110 citations). Les Johnson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Spain and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Greg Laue, Edward E. Montgomery IV, Robin Pinson, Andy F. Heaton, Mark Whorton, Enrico C Lorenzini, David A. Spencer, Julie C Castillo-Rogez, Juan Ramón Sanmartín Losada and Giovanni Vulpetti. Their work appears in journals such as Acta Astronautica, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Advances in Space Research, Review of Scientific Instruments and Optica.
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