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Researchers at Kennedy Space Center

W. E. Larson, John C. Sager and Richard Russell rank highest among 41 ranked researchers whose main affiliation is Kennedy Space Center.

The ranking

  1. 1 W. E. LarsonUnited States · #128,969 worldwide335 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 John C. SagerUnited States · #141,074 worldwide135 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Richard RussellUnited States · #169,652 worldwide182 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Paul E. HintzeUnited States · #242,979 worldwide93 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Anthony C. MuscatelloUnited States · #316,331 worldwide76 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 James E. FesmireUnited States · #340,089 worldwide80 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Steve TrigwellUnited States · #363,148 worldwide61 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Robert C. YoungquistUnited States · #416,457 worldwide86 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 William NotardonatoUnited States · #451,350 worldwide111 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ivan I. TownsendUnited States · #462,994 worldwide34 citations · 21 works
  11. 11 Gioia D. MassaUnited States · #476,020 worldwide65 citations · 31 works
  12. 12 Robert P. MuellerUnited States · #497,315 worldwide120 citations · 67 works
  13. 13 Edgar ZapataUnited States · #612,473 worldwide16 citations · 19 works
  14. 14 J. G. MantovaniUnited States · #618,489 worldwide52 citations · 38 works
  15. 15 Carlos I. CalleUnited States · #649,128 worldwide81 citations · 66 works
  16. 16 Howard G. LevineUnited States · #671,706 worldwide40 citations · 22 works
  17. 17 John E. LaneUnited States · #709,242 worldwide79 citations · 26 works
  18. 18 Ray WheelerUnited States · #747,117 worldwide36 citations · 17 works
  19. 19 Craig CovaultUnited States · #748,287 worldwide3 citations · 17 works
  20. 20 Philip T. MetzgerUnited States · #754,818 worldwide87 citations · 56 works
  21. 21 Raymond M. WheelerUnited States · #760,394 worldwide80 citations · 64 works
  22. 22 Laurent SibilleUnited States · #764,529 worldwide63 citations · 36 works
  23. 23 Pedro J. MedeliusUnited States · #805,961 worldwide11 citations · 17 works
  24. 24 Tracy GillUnited States · #808,843 worldwide17 citations · 18 works
  25. 25 Robert Garret JohnsonUnited States · #845,796 worldwide38 citations · 30 works
  26. 26 Gary W. StutteUnited States · #851,805 worldwide65 citations · 43 works
  27. 27 David CrawfordUnited States · #926,501 worldwide41 citations · 15 works
  28. 28 Jay L. GarlandUnited States · #959,542 worldwide64 citations · 31 works
  29. 29 Carlos MataUnited States · #997,868 worldwide7 citations · 18 works
  30. 30 Michael D. HogueUnited States · #1,086,350 worldwide7 citations · 20 works
  31. 31 Oscar MonjeUnited States · #1,150,430 worldwide16 citations · 24 works
  32. 32 Bruce T. VuUnited States · #1,223,128 worldwide8 citations · 17 works
  33. 33 Thomas W. DreschelUnited States · #1,245,848 worldwide36 citations · 15 works
  34. 34 Paul SchallhornUnited States · #1,279,768 worldwide15 citations · 17 works
  35. 35 Max KandulaUnited States · #1,284,677 worldwide45 citations · 18 works
  36. 36 José PerottiUnited States · #1,312,336 worldwide6 citations · 17 works
  37. 37 Trent M. SmithUnited States · #1,329,462 worldwide8 citations · 15 works
  38. 38 Luz Marina CalleUnited States · #1,379,422 worldwide31 citations · 24 works
  39. 39 Francis J. MerceretUnited States · #1,381,027 worldwide11 citations · 16 works
  40. 40 Rebecca C. YoungUnited States · #1,483,821 worldwide29 citations · 17 works
  41. 41 David R. BreiningerUnited States · #1,501,897 worldwide43 citations · 17 works

Output against citations per work

A long record and a heavily-cited one are not the same career, and a list ordered by either buries the other. The upper left is a small body of work that travelled a long way.

0510mean 2.00786works (log) →citations per work →W. E. Larson: 91, 3.7John C. Sager: 35, 3.9Richard Russell: 20, 9.1Paul E. Hintze: 40, 2.3Anthony C. Muscatello: 26, 2.9James E. Fesmire: 38, 2.1Steve Trigwell: 18, 3.4Robert C. Youngquist: 29, 3.0William Notardonato: 15, 7.4Ivan I. Townsend: 21, 1.6Gioia D. Massa: 31, 2.1Robert P. Mueller: 67, 1.8Edgar Zapata: 19, 0.8J. G. Mantovani: 38, 1.4Carlos I. Calle: 66, 1.2Howard G. Levine: 22, 1.8John E. Lane: 26, 3.0Ray Wheeler: 17, 2.1Craig Covault: 17, 0.2Philip T. Metzger: 56, 1.6Raymond M. Wheeler: 64, 1.2Laurent Sibille: 36, 1.8Pedro J. Medelius: 17, 0.6Tracy Gill: 18, 0.9Robert Garret Johnson: 30, 1.3Gary W. Stutte: 43, 1.5David Crawford: 15, 2.7Jay L. Garland: 31, 2.1Carlos Mata: 18, 0.4Michael D. Hogue: 20, 0.3Oscar Monje: 24, 0.7Bruce T. Vu: 17, 0.5Thomas W. Dreschel: 15, 2.4Paul Schallhorn: 17, 0.9Max Kandula: 18, 2.5José Perotti: 17, 0.4Trent M. Smith: 15, 0.5Luz Marina Calle: 24, 1.3Francis J. Merceret: 16, 0.7Rebecca C. Young: 17, 1.7David R. Breininger: 17, 2.5Richard RussellJohn C. SagerW. E. LarsonPaul E. Hintze
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Ranked on the composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Affiliation is the institution a researcher publishes from most; identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation.