2026 Daniel E. Hastings: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	45	5418	5223	1519	1407	320	8878

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

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Engineering and Technology

5418

5223

1519

1407

320

8878

Engineering and Technology

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Citations

8878

World Ranking

5418

National Ranking

1519

Overview

Daniel E. Hastings is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in engineering and physics, with a primary focus on aerospace engineering and astronomy and astrophysics. Their research covers several interconnected areas within space science and technology.

The main fields of study for Daniel E. Hastings include:

Engineering
Physics and Astronomy

Within these broader fields, their work is concentrated in the following subfields:

Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Computer Networks and Communications
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The primary research topics addressed by Hastings involve:

Space Satellite Systems and Control
Spacecraft Design and Technology
Astro and Planetary Science
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
Space exploration and regulation
Distributed systems and fault tolerance
Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Their recent publications demonstrate a continued focus on on-orbit servicing and satellite constellation management. Select papers published in notable venues include:

"Review of On-Orbit Servicing Considerations for Low-Earth Orbit Constellations," 2021, ASCEND 2021
"On-Orbit Servicing System Architectures for Proliferated Low-Earth-Orbit Constellations," 2022, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
"CubeSats for space debris removal from LEO: Prototype design of a robotic arm-based deorbiter CubeSat," 2024, Advances in Space Research
"Deployment Strategies for Reconfigurable Satellite Constellations," 2020, ASCEND 2020
"Valuation of On-Orbit Servicing in Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit Constellations," 2020, ASCEND 2020

Frequent publication venues for Hastings include:

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
ASCEND 2020
ASCEND 2021
Advances in Space Research
ASCEND 2022

Hastings collaborates regularly with several researchers, among the most frequent coauthors are:

Michael Luu
Olivier de Weck
Asha K. Jain
Christopher P. Clark
Rebecca Masterson

Best Publications

Spacecraft--environment interactions

Daniel Hastings;Henry B. Garrett

1069
Citations
Defining changeability: Reconciling flexibility, adaptability, scalability, modifiability, and robustness for maintaining system lifecycle value

Adam M. Ross;Donna H. Rhodes;Daniel E. Hastings

454
Citations
Multi-Attribute Tradespace Exploration as Front End for Effective Space System Design

Adam M. Ross;Daniel E. Hastings;Joyce M. Warmkessel;Nathan P. Diller

317
Citations
A framework for understanding uncertainty and its mitigation and exploitation in complex systems

Hugh McManus;Daniel Hastings

296
Citations
3.4.1 A Framework for Understanding Uncertainty and its Mitigation and Exploitation in Complex Systems

Hugh McManus;Daniel Hastings

287
Citations
11.4.3 The Tradespace Exploration Paradigm

Adam M. Ross;Daniel E. Hastings

225
Citations
The ambipolar electric field in stellarators

D. E. Hastings;W. A. Houlberg;Ker-Chung Shaing

201
Citations
A review of plasma interactions with spacecraft in low earth orbit

D. E. Hastings

189
Citations
On-Orbit Servicing: A New Value Proposition for Satellite Design and Operation

Andrew M. Long;Matthew G. Richards;Daniel E. Hastings

188
Citations
Flexibility in system design and implications for aerospace systems.

Joseph H Saleh;Daniel E Hastings;Dava J Newman

180
Citations
The Tradespace Exploration Paradigm

Adam M. Ross;Daniel E. Hastings

153
Citations
Flexibility and the value of on-orbit servicing: New customer-centric perspective

Joseph H. Saleh;Elisabeth S. Lamassoure;Daniel E. Hastings;Dava J. Newman

147
Citations
Engineering Systems Multiple-Domain Matrix: An organizing framework for modeling large-scale complex systems

Jason E. Bartolomei;Daniel E. Hastings;Richard de Neufville;Donna H. Rhodes

147
Citations
A Framework for Incorporating "ilities" in Tradespace Studies

Hugh L. McManus;Matthew G. Richards;Adam M. Ross;Daniel E. Hastings

147
Citations
Measuring the Value of Flexibility in Space Systems: A Six-Element Framework

Roshanak Nilchiani;Daniel E. Hastings

102
Citations
Space Systems Flexibility Provided by On-Orbit Servicing: Part 1

Joseph H. Saleh;Elisabeth Lamassoure;Daniel E. Hastings

100
Citations
Spacecraft Design Lifetime

Joseph H. Saleh;Daniel E. Hastings;Dava J. Newman

92
Citations
ION-THRUSTER PLUME MODELING FOR BACKFLOW CONTAMINATION

R. I. S. Roy;D. E. Hastings;N. A. Gastonis

92
Citations
Dielectric charging processes and arcing rates of high voltage solararrays

Mengu Cho;Daniel E. Hastings

91
Citations
The interpretation of space shuttle measurements of ionic species

George E. Caledonia;James C. Person;D. E. Hastings

64
Citations
Spacecraft–Environment Interactions: Fundamental Length, Time, and Velocity Scales

Daniel Hastings;Henry Garrett

0
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