Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Top Research Topics at Journal of The Astronautical Sciences?

Journal of The Astronautical Sciences generally zeroes in on subjects such as Control theory, Spacecraft, Aerospace engineering, Geodesy and Satellite. Nonlinear system, Control theory, Optimal control, Kalman filter and Attitude control are all aspects of Control theory research featured in it. While work presented in Journal of The Astronautical Sciences provided substantial information on Spacecraft, it also covered topics in Classical mechanics, Thrust, Orbit (dynamics) and Trajectory.

Most of the Satellite studies addressed also intersect with Remote sensing.

• Control theory (22.36%)
• Spacecraft (19.67%)
• Aerospace engineering (11.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• A survey of attitude representation (1539 citations)
• Attitude determination using vector observations and the singular value decomposition (380 citations)
• Coordination and control of multiple microspacecraft moving in formation (340 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of The Astronautical Sciences:

Control theory, Spacecraft, Orbit (dynamics), Circular orbit and Geodesy are the main subjects of interest in the journal publications. The journal articles feature Control theory research that overlaps with concepts in Gimbal. Issues in Spacecraft were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Magnetometer, Actuator and Trajectory.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Artificial intelligence
• Mathematical analysis
• Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of The Astronautical Sciences mainly tackles studies in Spacecraft, Trajectory, Orbit (dynamics), Satellite and Aerospace engineering. Research in Real-time computing and the interrelating topic of Mars Exploration Program, Deep space exploration and Radio navigation were among the subjects of interest in the Spacecraft studies discussed in it. The journal features research on Trajectory in an attempt to reinforce studies in the field of Control theory.

In addition to Control theory research, the journal aims to explore topics under Orbital motion, Rendezvous, Space rendezvous, Acceleration and Phase angle. The work on Orbit (dynamics) tackled in Journal of The Astronautical Sciences brings together disciplines like Algorithm, Solar System, Key (cryptography) and Three-body problem. Journal of The Astronautical Sciences facilitates discussions on Satellite that incorporate concepts from other fields like Variation (astronomy) and Multi target.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Mission Design for the 2020 Mercury Lander Decadal Survey (2 citations)
• Endgame Design for Europa Lander: Ganymede to Europa Approach (1 citations)
• On the Motion of Small Satellite near the Planet in ER3BP (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Journal of The Astronautical Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

• John L. Junkins (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Malcolm D. Shuster (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hanspeter Schaub (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Daniel J. Scheeres (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Daniele Mortari (16 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of The Astronautical Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

• Texas A&M University (80 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• California Institute of Technology (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Colorado Boulder (41 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Texas at Austin (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Goddard Space Flight Center (27 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 17.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.15% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.21% of all publications and 27.27% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.