Les Johnson

Marshall Space Flight Center

Papers

11

Total Citations

559

H-Index

6

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Research Focus

Propulsion11 · 559 citations
Aerospace engineering11 · 559 citations
Engineering11 · 559 citations
Spacecraft8 · 540 citations
Spacecraft propulsion9 · 536 citations
In-space propulsion technologies9 · 536 citations
Aeronautics6 · 534 citations
Solar sail6 · 519 citations
Rocket (weapon)2 · 464 citations
Physics7 · 381 citations
Astrobiology7 · 381 citations
Satellite2 · 340 citations

Key Achievements

6
H-Index
11
Papers
559
Total Citations
51
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
NanoSail-D: A solar sail demonstration mission
336 citations · 2010
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2010 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 34
🏛 Institutions: Marshall Space Flight Center

Top Papers

  1. 1
    NanoSail-D: A solar sail demonstration mission
    336 citations · 2010
  2. 2
    Status of solar sail technology within NASA
    128 citations · 2010
  3. 3
    Recent advances in solar sail propulsion systems at NASA
    35 citations · 2007
  4. 4
    Near-Earth Asteroid Scout
    18 citations · 2014
  5. 5
    NASA's In-Space Propulsion Technology Program: Overview and Update
    12 citations · 2004
  6. 6
    Propulsion options for interstellar exploration
    11 citations · 2000
  7. 7
    Benefits of Nuclear Electric Propulsion to Outer Planets Exploration
    5 citations · 2002
  8. 8
    In-Space Propulsion Technologies for Robotic Exploration of the Solar System
    5 citations · 2006
  9. 9
    Status of Solar Sail Propulsion: Moving Toward an Interstellar Probe
    4 citations · 2007
  10. 10
    Roadmap for In-Space Propulsion Technology
    3 citations · 2012

Key Collaborators

EMEdward Montgomery3 shared papersRYRoy Young3 shared papersATAnn Trausch2 shared papersLKLarry Kos1 shared papersMHM. Hermann1 shared papersKCKathleen Cutting1 shared papersRLR. Linsy Farris1 shared papersGLGreg Laue1 shared papersKLKyle L. Frame1 shared papersDCDean C. Alhorn1 shared papersDCDennon Clardy1 shared papersCACharles Adams1 shared papersAHAndy Heaton1 shared papersAFAndreas Frick1 shared papersJBJoseph Bonometti1 shared papersGLGregory L. Matloff1 shared papersLJLaura Jones1 shared papersRARae Ann Meyer1 shared papersJCJulie Castillo‐Rogez1 shared papersGWGordon Woodcock1 shared papers
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