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Researcher · Stellenbosch University · South Africa

Willem H. Steyn

Willem H. Steyn publishes mostly in Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Mechanical Engineering, on topics such as Spacecraft Design and Technology, Space Satellite Systems and Control and Astro and Planetary Science.

ORCID 0000-0001-9284-8559 OpenAlex
World rank
#225,847
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#569
of 5,570
Works
21
Citations
132
Citations per work
6.3

What does Willem H. Steyn research?

Aerospace Engineering: 47.1%Astronomy and Astrophysics: 17.6%Mechanical Engineering: 5.9%Mechanics of Materials: 2.9%other fields: 26.5%47%top field
Aerospace Engineering47.1%Astronomy and Astrophysics17.6%Mechanical Engineering5.9%Mechanics of Materials2.9%other fields26.5%

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

  1. 1Aerospace Engineering47% of their works
  2. 2Astronomy and Astrophysics18% of their works
  3. 3Mechanical Engineering6% of their works
  4. 4Mechanics of Materials3% of their works
  5. 5Control and Systems Engineering3% of their works
  6. 6Horticulture3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Willem H. Steyn's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: CubeSat, small satellite, On-Orbit Servicing, Space Debris, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Genetic Diversity and Inertial Navigation Systems.

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 17 words, with their numbers
  1. CubeSat61 topic
  2. small satellite61 topic
  3. On-Orbit Servicing51 topic
  4. Space Debris51 topic
  5. Solar System Abundances41 topic
  6. Terrestrial Planets41 topic
  7. Genetic Diversity33 topics
  8. Inertial Navigation Systems21 topic
  9. LEO Satellite Constellation21 topic
  10. Satellite Communications21 topic
  11. Sensor Fusion21 topic
  12. Agroforestry11 topic
  13. Artificial Diet11 topic
  14. Cacao11 topic
  15. Chicken Domestication11 topic
  16. Silkworm11 topic
  17. Village Poultry11 topic

Where does Willem H. Steyn work?

Willem H. Steyn's main affiliation in the publication record is Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Willem H. Steyn have?

Science Explorer counts 21 works and 132 citations for Willem H. Steyn, ranking #225,847 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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