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D-Index
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4757
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3137
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Massimiliano Vasile 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 Massimiliano Vasile sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 502 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Massimiliano Vasile 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 Massimiliano Vasile sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Massimiliano Vasile is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within engineering and physics and astronomy.

Vasile's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

The subfields of study where Vasile has made contributions are:

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Their research topics focus on:

  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
  • Space Satellite Systems and Control
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Spacecraft Design and Technology
  • Space exploration and regulation
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms

Vasile has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Advances in Space Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Acta Astronautica
  • Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Some of Vasile's recent papers are:

  • The space sustainability paradox, 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Fast Solver for J2-Perturbed Lambert Problem Using Deep Neural Network, 2021, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
  • Engineering Resilient Complex Systems: The Necessary Shift Toward Complexity Science, 2020, IEEE Systems Journal
  • A Review of Methods to Study Resilience of Complex Engineering and Engineered Systems, 2020, IEEE Access
  • Robust Space Trajectory Design Using Belief Optimal Control, 2022, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

Vasile frequently collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jinglang Feng
  • Cristian Greco
  • Simão da Graça Marto
  • Andrew Wilson
  • Edmondo Minisci

In addition to journal publications, Vasile has contributed to book publications. These include works published by Springer Science+Business Media and Springer Nature (Netherlands). Notable books authored are:

  • Bioinspired Optimization Methods and Their Applications, 2020
  • Advances in Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization Under Uncertainty with Aerospace Applications, 2021

Best Publications

  • Preliminary design of multiple gravity-assist trajectories

    M. Vasile;P. De Pascale

  • Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization

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  • SPS-ALPHA: The first practical Solar Power Satellite via arbitrarily large phased array (A 2011-2012 NASA NIAC project)

    John C. Mankins;Nobuyuki Kaya;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Preliminary Design of Low-Thrust Multiple Gravity-Assist Trajectories

    P. De Pascale;M. Vasile

  • Multicriteria Comparison Among Several Mitigation Strategies for Dangerous Near-Earth Objects

    Pau Sanchez;Camilla Colombo;Massimiliano Vasile;Gianmarco Radice

  • Improved Shaping Approach to the Preliminary Design of Low-Thrust Trajectories

    D.M. Novak;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Optimal impact strategies for asteroid deflection

    Massimiliano Vasile;Camilla Colombo

  • Computing the set of Epsilon-efficient solutions in multiobjective space mission design

    Oliver Schütze;Massimiliano Vasile;Carlos A. Coello Coello

  • Design of a formation of solar pumped lasers for asteroid deflection

    Massimiliano Vasile;Christie Alisa Maddock

  • Analysis of Some Global Optimization Algorithms for Space Trajectory Design

    Massimiliano Vasile;Edmondo Minisci;Marco Locatelli

  • Low Energy Interplanetary Transfers Exploiting Invariant Manifolds of the Restricted Three-Body Problem

    Francesco Topputo;Massimiliano Vasile;Franco Bernelli-Zazzera

  • Designing optimal low-thrust gravity-assist trajectories using space pruning and a multi-objective approach

    Oliver Schütze;Massimiliano Vasile;Oliver Junge;Michael Dellnitz

  • MGA trajectory planning with an ACO-inspired algorithm

    Matteo Ceriotti;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Earth-to-Moon low energy transfers targeting L1 hyperbolic transit orbits.

    Francesco Topputo;Massimiliano Vasile;Franco Bernelli‐Zazzera

  • Semi-Analytical Solution for the Optimal Low-Thrust Deflection of Near-Earth Objects

    Camilla Colombo;Massimiliano Vasile;Gianmarco Radice

  • Direct transcription of low-thrust trajectories with finite trajectory elements

    Federico Zuiani;Massimiliano Vasile;Alessandro Palmas;Giulio Avanzini

  • Design of Earth–Mars transfer trajectories using evolutionary-branching technique☆

    Massimiliano Vasile;Leopold Summerer;Paolo De Pascale

  • Optimal low-thrust trajectories to asteroids through an algorithm based on differential dynamic programming

    Camilla Colombo;Massimiliano Vasile;Gianmarco Radice

  • Automatic trajectory planning for low-thrust active removal mission in low-earth orbit

    Marilena Di Carlo;Juan Manuel Romero Martin;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Multi-agent collaborative search: an agent-based memetic multi-objective optimization algorithm applied to space trajectory design:

    M Vasile;F Zuiani

  • On the deflection of asteroids with mirrors

    Massimiliano Vasile;Christie Alisa Maddock

  • On the optimality of a shape-based approach based on pseudo-equinoctial elements

    Massimiliano Vasile;Paolo De Pascale;Stefano Casotto

  • Extended analytical formulas for the perturbed Keplerian motion under a constant control acceleration

    Federico Zuiani;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Preliminary Design of Debris Removal Missions by Means of Simplified Models for Low-Thrust, Many-Revolution Transfers

    Federico Zuiani;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Improved laser ablation model for asteroid deflection

    Massimiliano Vasile;Alison Gibbings;Ian A. Watson;John-Mark Hopkins

  • Autonomous navigation of a spacecraft formation in the proximity of an asteroid

    Massimo Vetrisano;Massimiliano Vasile

  • Comparison of Single and Multi-Spacecraft Configurations for NEA Deflection by Solar Sublimation

    Christie Maddock;Joan Pau Sanchez Cuartielles;Massimiliano Vasile;Gianmarco Radice

  • OPTIMIZING LOW-THRUST AND GRAVITY ASSIST MANEUVERS TO DESIGN INTERPLANETARY TRAJECTORIES #

    Massimiliano Vasile;Franco Bernelli-Zazzera

Frequent Co-Authors

Valeria Riccieri
Valeria Riccieri Sapienza University of Rome
Guido Valesini
Guido Valesini Sapienza University of Rome
Marco Locatelli
Marco Locatelli University of Parma
Colin R. McInnes
Colin R. McInnes University of Glasgow
Ulf Müller-Ladner
Ulf Müller-Ladner University of Giessen
Andrea Lenzi
Andrea Lenzi Sapienza University of Rome
Dario Izzo
Dario Izzo European Space Agency
John J. Soraghan
John J. Soraghan University of Strathclyde
Yannick Allanore
Yannick Allanore Université Paris Cité

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