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Researcher · HRL Laboratories (United States) · United States

Robert L. Forward

Robert L. Forward publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Oceanography, on topics such as Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

OpenAlex
World rank
#374,875
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#134,625
of 358,040
Works
26
Citations
107
Citations per work
4.1

What does Robert L. Forward research?

Astronomy and Astrophysics: 34.9%Aerospace Engineering: 25.6%Oceanography: 7.0%Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7.0%other fields: 25.5%35%top field
Astronomy and Astrophysics34.9%Aerospace Engineering25.6%Oceanography7.0%Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics7.0%other fields25.5%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Astronomy and Astrophysics35% of their works
  2. 2Aerospace Engineering26% of their works
  3. 3Oceanography7% of their works
  4. 4Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics7% of their works
  5. 5Computer Networks and Communications5% of their works
  6. 6Control and Systems Engineering5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Robert L. Forward's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Mars, Martian Surface, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, GRACE, Sea Level Rise, Astrobiology and Cryogenic Storage.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Mars61 topic
  2. Martian Surface61 topic
  3. Solar System Abundances51 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets51 topic
  5. GRACE31 topic
  6. Sea Level Rise31 topic
  7. Astrobiology21 topic
  8. Cryogenic Storage21 topic
  9. CubeSat21 topic
  10. Experimental Tools21 topic
  11. Extraterrestrial Life21 topic
  12. Inertial Navigation Systems21 topic
  13. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)21 topic
  14. Sensor Fusion21 topic
  15. Smartphones21 topic
  16. small satellite21 topic

Where does Robert L. Forward work?

Robert L. Forward's main affiliation in the publication record is HRL Laboratories (United States), United States.

How many publications and citations does Robert L. Forward have?

Science Explorer counts 26 works and 107 citations for Robert L. Forward, ranking #374,875 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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