2026 Alessandro Antonio Quarta: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	35	2662	2495	94	93	267	4778

Alessandro Antonio Quarta publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessandro Antonio Quarta sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 659+

This scientist: 267 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Alessandro Antonio Quarta D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alessandro Antonio Quarta sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alessandro Antonio Quarta is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy, contributing extensively to research in engineering and physics with a focus on aerospace and astronomy. Their work spans several specialized fields, notably aerospace engineering and astronomy and astrophysics, alongside contributions in global and planetary change, civil and structural engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main research topics covered by Quarta include spacecraft dynamics and control, astro and planetary science, space satellite systems and control, solar and space plasma dynamics, aerospace engineering and energy systems, spacecraft and cryogenic technologies, and spacecraft design and technology.

Research publications by Quarta can be found frequently in several scientific venues. Notable publication venues where the scientist has contributed multiple papers include:

Applied Sciences
Aerospace Science and Technology
Aerospace
Acta Astronautica
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Recent selected papers highlight ongoing interests and research directions:

Review of hybrid-electric aircraft technologies and designs: Critical analysis and novel solutions (2023), Progress in Aerospace Sciences
A comprehensive review of Electric Solar Wind Sail concept and its applications (2021), Progress in Aerospace Sciences
Sliding mode control for attitude maneuvers of Helianthus solar sail (2022), Acta Astronautica
Feedback control law of solar sail with variable surface reflectivity at Sun-Earth collinear equilibrium points (2020), Aerospace Science and Technology
Shape-based approach for solar sail trajectory optimization (2020), Aerospace Science and Technology

Collaborations form an important aspect of Quarta's research activity. Frequent coauthors include Giovanni Mengali, Marco Bassetto, Lorenzo Niccolai, Karim Abu Salem, and Giuseppe Palaia.

Best Publications

Invited Article: Electric solar wind sail: Toward test missions

Pekka Janhunen;P. K. Toivanen;J. Polkko;S. Merikallio

211
Citations
Electric Sail Performance Analysis

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta;P. Janhunen

160
Citations
Parametric model and optimal control of solar sails with optical degradation

Bernd Dachwald;Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro A. Quarta;Malcolm Macdonald

140
Citations
Optimal Three-Dimensional Interplanetary Rendezvous Using Nonideal Solar Sail

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

120
Citations
Impact of Optical Degradation on Solar Sail Mission Performance

Bernd Dachwald;Malcolm Macdonald;Colin R. McInnes;Giovanni Mengali

105
Citations
Electric Sail Mission Analysis for Outer Solar System Exploration

Alessandro Antonio Quarta;Giovanni Mengali

97
Citations
Non-Keplerian orbits for electric sails

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

92
Citations
Electric solar wind sail mass budget model

P. Janhunen;Alessandro Antonio Quarta;Giovanni Mengali

91
Citations
Review of hybrid-electric aircraft technologies and designs: Critical analysis and novel solutions

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86
Citations
Electric Sail Thrust Model from a Geometrical Perspective

Mingying Huo;Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro A. Quarta

67
Citations
A comprehensive review of Electric Solar Wind Sail concept and its applications

Marco Bassetto;Lorenzo Niccolai;Alessandro A. Quarta;Giovanni Mengali

65
Citations
A review of Smart Dust architecture, dynamics, and mission applications

Lorenzo Niccolai;Marco Bassetto;Alessandro A. Quarta;Giovanni Mengali

63
Citations
Trajectory Design with Hybrid Low-Thrust Propulsion System

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

62
Citations
Fuel-optimal, power-limited rendezvous with variable thruster efficiency

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

61
Citations
Near-Optimal Solar-Sail Orbit-Raising from Low Earth Orbit

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

54
Citations
Refined solar sail force model with mission application

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro A. Quarta;Christian Circi;Bernd Dachwald

54
Citations
Electric Sail Missions to Potentially Hazardous Asteroids

Alessandro Antonio Quarta;Giovanni Mengali

49
Citations
Artificial Lagrange Points for Solar Sail with Electrochromic Material Panels

Generoso Aliasi;Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

48
Citations
Electric sail trajectory design with Bezier curve-based shaping approach

Mingying Huo;Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro A. Quarta;Naiming Qi

47
Citations
Artificial Equilibrium Points for a Generalized Sail in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem

Generoso Aliasi;Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

46
Citations
Optimization of Biimpulsive Trajectories in the Earth-Moon Restricted Three-Body System

Giovanni Mengali;Alessandro Antonio Quarta

41
Citations
Potential Solar Sail Degradation Effects on Trajectory and Attitude Control

Bernd Dachwald;Wolfgang Seboldt;Malcolm Macdonald;Giovanni Mengali

37
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Mengali University of Pisa

Bong Wie Iowa State University

Daniel J. Scheeres University of Colorado Boulder

Colin R. McInnes University of Glasgow

Martti Hallikainen Aalto University

Ming Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Massimiliano Vasile University of Strathclyde

Dario Izzo European Space Agency

External Links

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