2026 Mark L. Psiaki: 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	42	1796	1663	684	596	200	8391
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	42	4056	3894	1450	1355	205	8498

Overview

Mark L. Psiaki is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and specializes in engineering with a focus on aerospace, electrical, and electronic engineering. Their research spans various subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and computer networks and communications.

The primary topics of Psiaki's research include:

GNSS positioning and interference
Inertial sensor and navigation
Indoor and outdoor localization technologies
Target tracking and data fusion in sensor networks
Satellite communication systems
Geophysics and gravity measurements
Advanced frequency and time standards

Frequent publication venues for Psiaki include:

Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online)/Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (CD-ROM)
NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
Global Oceans 2020: Singapore - U.S. Gulf Coast

Examples of recent papers authored or co-authored by Psiaki are:

Navigation using carrier Doppler shift from a LEO constellation: TRANSIT on steroids, 2021, NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation
First results from three years of GNSS interference monitoring from low Earth orbit, 2021, NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation
Navigation Using Doppler Shift From LEO Constellations and INS Data, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
GNSS Software-Defined Radio: History, Current Developments, and Standardization Efforts, 2024, NAVIGATION Journal of the Institute of Navigation
GNSS Software Defined Radio: History, Current Developments, and Standardization Efforts, 2022, Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online)/Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (CD-ROM)

Mark L. Psiaki collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Todd E. Humphreys
Brian McLemore
Sandeep Jada
Mathieu Joerger
Michael C. Esswein

Best Publications

GNSS Spoofing and Detection

Mark L. Psiaki;Todd E. Humphreys

751
Citations
Block Acquisition of Weak GPS Signals in a Software Receiver

Mark L. Psiaki

458
Citations
Magnetic Torquer Attitude Control via Asymptotic Periodic Linear Quadratic Regulation

Mark L. Psiaki

363
Citations
Three-axis attitude determination via Kalman filtering of magnetometer data

Mark L. Psiaki;Francois Martel;Parimal K. Pal

360
Citations
Extended Kalman Filter Methods for Tracking Weak GPS Signals

Mark L. Psiaki;Hee Jung

279
Citations
GPS Spoofing Detection via Dual-Receiver Correlation of Military Signals

Mark L. Psiaki;Brady W. O'Hanlon;Jahshan A. Bhatti;Daniel P. Shepard

227
Citations
Signal Characteristics of Civil GPS Jammers

Ryan H. Mitch;Ryan C. Dougherty;Mark L. Psiaki;Steven P. Powell

213
Citations
Modeling the Effects of Ionospheric Scintillation on GPS Carrier Phase Tracking

Todd E Humphreys;Mark L Psiaki;Paul M Kintner

186
Citations
Simulating Ionosphere-Induced Scintillation for Testing GPS Receiver Phase Tracking Loops

T.E. Humphreys;M.L. Psiaki;J.C. Hinks;B. O'Hanlon

159
Citations
Attitude-Determination Filtering via Extended Quaternion Estimation

Mark L. Psiaki

154
Citations
Active Magnetic Control System for Gravity Gradient Stabilized Spacecraft

Francois Martel;Parimal Pal;Mark Psiaki

149
Citations
Autonomous Orbit Determination for Two Spacecraft from Relative Position Measurements

Mark L. Psiaki

139
Citations
Backward-Smoothing Extended Kalman Filter

Mark L. Psiaki

136
Citations
AUTONOMOUS LOW-EARTH-ORBIT DETERMINATION FROM MAGNETOMETER AND SUN SENSOR DATA

Mark L. Psiaki

136
Citations
GPS Carrier Tracking Loop Performance in the presence of Ionospheric Scintillations

Todd E. Humphreys;Mark L. Psiaki;Paul M. Kintner;Brent M. Ledvina

131
Citations
GNSS Spoofing Detection Using Two-Antenna Differential Carrier Phase

Mark L. Psiaki;Brady W. O'Hanlon;Steven P. Powell;Jahshan A. Bhatti

129
Citations
GNSS Spoofing Detection using High-Frequency Antenna Motion and Carrier-Phase Data

M.L. Psiaki;S.P. Powell;B.W. O'Hanlon

122
Citations
Real‐Time GPS Spoofing Detection via Correlation of Encrypted Signals

Brady W. O'Hanlon;Mark L. Psiaki;Jahshan A. Bhatti;Daniel P. Shepard

121
Citations
Ground Tests of Magnetometer- Based Autonomous Navigation (MAGNAV) for Low-Earth-Orbiting Spacecraft

Mark L. Psiaki;Lejin Huang;Stephen M. Fox

118
Citations
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of GPS Carrier Phase for Spacecraft Relative Navigation

Mark L. Psiaki;Shan Mohiuddin

112
Citations
Smoother-Based GPS Signal Tracking in a Software Receiver

Mark L. Psiaki

110
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd E. Humphreys The University of Texas at Austin

Paul M. Kintner Cornell University

Robert F. Stengel Princeton University

Dennis M. Akos University of Colorado Boulder

James Theiler Los Alamos National Laboratory

Cathryn N. Mitchell University of Bath

Per Enge Stanford University

External Links

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