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Sarah Hubbard

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1992
Traffic and Road SafetyAir Traffic Management and OptimizationTransportation Planning and OptimizationOccupational Health and Safety ResearchAviation Industry Analysis and Trends

Publications

94

Citations

781

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
AI-generated

Sarah Hubbard's research covers aviation and airport operations, focusing on safety, sustainability, and emerging technologies such as unmanned aircraft systems (drones), urban air mobility, and automated aerial refueling. Her work also touches on airport workforce issues, environmental and sustainability reporting for airports, and broader transportation planning topics like traffic safety and pedestrian infrastructure. This research area would suit students interested in applied aviation engineering, airport management, and the integration of new technologies like drones into existing air transportation systems.

Airport safety and operationsUnmanned aircraft systems (UAS/drones) and urban air mobilityAviation sustainability and workforce issuesAir-to-air refueling and sensor technologyTransportation planning and safety

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade with fluctuations, including a gap in 2024, and a slightly lower average pace (about 4-5 papers per year) in the most recent five years compared to earlier years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 8 publications8172018: 8 publications8182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 8 publications8222023: 6 publications23242025: 6 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Bioresource Management×5
  • Drones×4
  • Collegiate Aviation Review International×4
  • Sustainability×3
  • Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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