Space Satellite Systems and Control
Space Satellite Systems and Control is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 34.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the technologies and methods related to space debris removal and on-orbit servicing. It covers topics such as active debris removal, space robotics, tethered satellite systems, orbit determination, collision probability, laser propulsion, pose estimation, and electrodynamic tethers.
- Space Debris
- On-Orbit Servicing
- Active Debris Removal
- Space Robotics
- Tethered Satellite Systems
- Orbit Determination
- Collision Probability
- Laser Propulsion
- Pose Estimation
- Electrodynamic Tethers
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Space Satellite Systems and Control research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 811 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.8k works
- 2 United States 811 works
- 3 Italy 262 works
- 4 Russia 207 works
- 5 Japan 175 works
- 6 India 175 works
- 7 Germany 151 works
- 8 United Kingdom 144 works
- 9 France 105 works
- 10 Canada 94 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Space Satellite Systems and Control research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Space Satellite Systems and Control research, followed by China Academy of Space Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 181 works
- 2 China Academy of Space TechnologyChina 105 works
- 3 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 101 works
- 4 Beihang UniversityChina 98 works
- 5 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 89 works
- 6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 82 works
- 7 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 70 works
- 8 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 58 works
- 9 Space Engineering UniversityChina 49 works
- 10 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Germany 43 works
Who are the leading researchers in Space Satellite Systems and Control?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Space Satellite Systems and Control include Mohamed‐Slim Alouini and D. W. Miller.
- 1 Mohamed‐Slim Alouini Saudi Arabia 5.9k citations
- 2 D. W. Miller United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Space Satellite Systems and Control research done?
The largest centres of Space Satellite Systems and Control research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), Xi'an (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Pasadena and Samara.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PasadenaUS · 41.4 works21×
- SamaraRU · 38.0 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Space Satellite Systems and Control than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Space Satellite Systems and Control?
Among universities, judged by research, York University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Politecnico di Milano score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York UniversityCanada | 73.0 | 67.7% | 11.4× | 18 | +118.2% |
| 2 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 70.0 | 51.0% | 19.5× | 100 | +47.9% |
| 3 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 69.0 | 41.8% | 18.4× | 58 | +131.2% |
| 4 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 65.4 | 41.9% | 24.5× | 181 | -18.3% |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 65.4 | 46.8% | 20.5× | 82 | +32.2% |
| 6 | University of LuxembourgLuxembourg | 64.7 | 56.5% | 14.9× | 15 | — |
| 7 | Beihang UniversityChina | 62.8 | 38.9% | 19.8× | 98 | +28.8% |
| 8 | Samara National Research UniversityRussia | 62.8 | 35.4% | 53.0× | 30 | +383.3% |
| 9 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 62.4 | 41.4% | 16.6× | 89 | +12.9% |
| 10 | Space Engineering UniversityChina | 59.1 | 40.4% | 148.8× | 49 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Space Satellite Systems and Control research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Space Satellite Systems and Control.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.