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Daniel J. Scheeres

Daniel J. Scheeres

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 80 212 191 106 88 702 22356

Daniel J. Scheeres publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel J. Scheeres between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel J. Scheeres published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 30.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2012. 63 of the 1,056 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2012. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 25 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 34 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 49 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 43 publications 2009: 44 publications 2010: 50 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 71 publications 2013: 39 publications 2014: 71 publications 2015: 48 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 47 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 47 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 27 publications
1991 2025

1,056 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel J. Scheeres: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 3
1995 4
1996 9
1997 4
1998 8
1999 8
2000 15
2001 12
2002 25
2003 19
2004 34
2005 25
2006 49
2007 38
2008 43
2009 44
2010 50
2011 37
2012 71
2013 39
2014 71
2015 48
2016 40
2017 38
2018 47
2019 55
2020 40
2021 47
2022 36
2023 29
2024 36
2025 27
Total 1,056
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Daniel J. Scheeres publications per year - data summary

  • Daniel J. Scheeres, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from University of Colorado Boulder, has 1,056 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2012 and 2014, with 71 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1992, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 30.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 30.2 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 175 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 93 publications (7.8 per year); 2003-2014: 520 publications (43.3 per year); 2015-2025: 443 publications (40.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Daniel J. Scheeres 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 Daniel J. Scheeres sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 659+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 702 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100 702
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Daniel J. Scheeres publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 47–56 to 659+ publications.
  • Daniel J. Scheeres, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from University of Colorado Boulder, records 702 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Daniel J. Scheeres, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Daniel J. Scheeres ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 147–156 publications, holding 155 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 46% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 197–206 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 659 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Daniel J. Scheeres 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 Daniel J. Scheeres sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12 80
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Daniel J. Scheeres D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 30 to 93+ D-Index.
  • Daniel J. Scheeres, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from University of Colorado Boulder, records 80 D-Index - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Daniel J. Scheeres, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Daniel J. Scheeres ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 189 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 45 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For pioneering work on the motion of bodies in strongly perturbed environments such as near asteroids and comets.

Overview

Daniel J. Scheeres is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a specific focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Space Satellite Systems and Control
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Daniel J. Scheeres has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Icarus
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Daniel J. Scheeres include:

  • "Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Momentum transfer from the DART mission kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Radar observations and a physical model of binary near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, target of the DART mission," 2020, published in Icarus
  • "Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos," 2023, published in Nature
  • "Global Patterns of Recent Mass Movement on Asteroid (101955) Bennu," 2020, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Frequent co-authors of their research include Patrick Michel, Alex J. Meyer, Jay W. McMahon, O. S. Barnouin, and Masatoshi Hirabayashi.

Daniel J. Scheeres was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for pioneering work on the motion of bodies in strongly perturbed environments such as near asteroids and comets.

Best Publications

  • The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations

    C. W. Hergenrother;C. K. Maleszewski;M. C. Nolan;J.-Y. Li

  • Exterior gravitation of a polyhedron derived and compared with harmonic and mascon gravitation representations of asteroid 4769 Castalia

    Robert A. Werner;Daniel J. Scheeres

  • OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;S. S. Balram-Knutson;E. Beshore;W. V. Boynton

  • The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;D. N. Dellagiustina;C. A. Bennett;D. R. Golish

  • Touchdown of the Hayabusa spacecraft at the Muses Sea on Itokawa.

    Hajime Yano;T. Kubota;H. Miyamoto;T. Okada

  • Orbits Close to Asteroid 4769 Castalia

    D.J. Scheeres;S.J. Ostro;R.S. Hudson;R.A. Werner

  • Scaling forces to asteroid surfaces: The role of cohesion

    D.J. Scheeres;C.M. Hartzell;P. Sánchez;M. Swift

  • Determination of Shape, Gravity, and Rotational State of Asteroid 433 Eros

    J.K. Miller;A.S. Konopliv;P.G. Antreasian;J.J. Bordi

  • Dynamics about Uniformly Rotating Triaxial Ellipsoids: Applications to Asteroids

    D.J. Scheeres

  • OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

    D. S. Lauretta;S. S. Balram-Knutson;E. Beshore;W. V. Boynton

  • Orbital motion in strongly perturbed environments

    Daniel J. Scheeres

  • Mass and Local Topography Measurements of Itokawa by Hayabusa

    Shinsuke Abe;Tadashi Mukai;Naru Hirata;Naru Hirata;Olivier S. Barnouin-Jha

  • Nonlinear Mapping of Gaussian Statistics: Theory and Applications to Spacecraft Trajectory Design

    Ryan S. Park;Daniel J. Scheeres

  • Characterizing and navigating small bodies with imaging data

    R. W. Gaskell;O. S. Barnouin-Jha;D. J. Scheeres;A. S. Konopliv

  • Shape model and surface properties of the OSIRIS-REx target Asteroid (101955) Bennu from radar and lightcurve observations

    Michael C. Nolan;Christopher Magri;Ellen S. Howell;Lance A.M. Benner

  • Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness.

    O Barnouin;M Daly;E Palmer

  • Dynamics of Orbits Close to Asteroid 4179 Toutatis

    D. J. Scheeres;S. J. Ostro;R. S. Hudson;E. M. DeJong

  • Formation of asteroid pairs by rotational fission

    P. Pravec;D. Vokrouhlický;D. Polishook;D. J. Scheeres

  • Evaluation of the Dynamic Environment of an Asteroid: Applications to 433 Eros

    D. J. Scheeres;B. G. Williams;J. K. Miller

  • Estimating the Mass of Asteroid 253 Mathilde from Tracking Data During the NEAR Flyby

    D. K. Yeomans;J.-P. Barriot;J.-P. Barriot;J.-P. Barriot;D. W. Dunham;D. W. Dunham;D. W. Dunham;R. W. Farquhar;R. W. Farquhar;R. W. Farquhar

  • Rotational fission of contact binary asteroids

    D.J. Scheeres

Frequent Co-Authors

Dante S. Lauretta
Dante S. Lauretta University of Arizona
Olivier S. Barnouin
Olivier S. Barnouin Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Steven J. Ostro
Steven J. Ostro Jet Propulsion Lab
Naru Hirata
Naru Hirata University of Aizu
William F. Bottke
William F. Bottke Southwest Research Institute
Erik Asphaug
Erik Asphaug University of Arizona
David Vokrouhlický
David Vokrouhlický Charles University
Jason P. Dworkin
Jason P. Dworkin Goddard Space Flight Center
Harold C. Connolly
Harold C. Connolly Rowan University
Francesco Marzari
Francesco Marzari University of Padua

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