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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
38
Citations
5720
World Ranking
2268
National Ranking
825

Kathleen C. Howell 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 Kathleen C. Howell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 214 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathleen C. Howell 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 Kathleen C. Howell sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions in dynamical systems theory and invariant manifolds culminating in optimal interplanetary trajectories and the Interplanetary Superhighway.

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional, periodic, ‘halo’ orbits

    Kathleen Connor Howell

  • Numerical determination of Lissajous trajectories in the restricted three-body problem

    K. C. Howell;Henry J. Pernicka

  • Application of Dynamical Systems Theory to Trajectory Design for a Libration Point Mission

    K. C. Howell;B. T. Barden;M. W. Lo

  • Station-keeping method for libration point trajectories

    K. C. Howell;Henry J. Pernicka

  • Genesis Mission Design

    Martin W. Lo;Bobby G. Williams;Williard E. Bollman;Dongsuk Han

  • Low-Thrust Transfers in the Earth-Moon System, Including Applications to Libration Point Orbits

    M. T. Ozimek;K. C. Howell

  • Families of orbits in the vicinity of the collinear libration points

    K. C. Howell

  • Almost rectilinear halo orbits

    K. C. Howell;J. V. Breakwell

  • Multibody Orbit Architectures for Lunar South Pole Coverage

    Daniel J. Grebow;Martin T. Ozimek;Kathleen C. Howell;David C. Folta

  • Transfers between the Earth–Moon and Sun–Earth systems using manifolds and transit orbits

    Kathleen C. Howell;Masaki Kakoi

  • Improved Corrections Process for Constrained Trajectory Design in the n-Body Problem

    Belinda G. Marchand;Kathleen C. Howell;Roby S. Wilson

  • Earth-Moon Libration Point Orbit Stationkeeping: Theory, Modeling and Operations

    David C. Folta;Thomas A. Pavlak;Amanda F. Haapala;Kathleen C. Howell

  • Control strategies for formation flight in the vicinity of the libration points

    B. G. Marchand;K. C. Howell

  • FUNDAMENTAL MOTIONS NEAR COLLINEAR LIBRATION POINTS AND THEIR TRANSITIONS

    B. T. Barden;K. C. Howell

  • Natural and non-natural spacecraft formations near the L1 and L2 libration points in the Sun–Earth/Moon ephemeris system

    K. C. Howell;B. G. Marchand

  • Evidence of Large Empty Lava Tubes on the Moon using GRAIL Gravity

    Loic Chappaz;Rohan Sood;Henry J. Melosh;Kathleen C. Howell

  • The structural stability of lunar lava tubes

    David M. Blair;Loic Chappaz;Rohan Sood;Colleen Milbury

  • Applications of multi-body dynamical environments: The ARTEMIS transfer trajectory design

    David C. Folta;Mark Woodard;Kathleen Howell;Chris Patterson

  • Genesis mission design

    Martin Lo;Bobby Williams;Williard Bollman;Dongsuk Han

  • Temporary Satellite Capture of short-period Jupiter family comets from the perspective of dynamical systems

    K. C. Howell;B. G. Marchand;M. W. Lo

Frequent Co-Authors

H. J. Melosh
H. J. Melosh Purdue University West Lafayette
Junichi Haruyama
Junichi Haruyama Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Atsushi Kumamoto
Atsushi Kumamoto Tohoku University
Andrew M. Freed
Andrew M. Freed Purdue University West Lafayette
Antonio Bobet
Antonio Bobet Purdue University West Lafayette
Patrice M. Buzzanell
Patrice M. Buzzanell University of South Florida
James D. Litster
James D. Litster University of Sheffield
Michael R. Ladisch
Michael R. Ladisch Purdue University West Lafayette
George Haller
George Haller ETH Zurich

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