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Most cited papers from Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

What are the most cited papers from Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

The most cited paper from Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is "Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results" (William J. Borucki et al., 2010), with 4,121 citations. Next come "The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database" (2,488) and "THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III" (2,476).

Showing 50 of 59 papers. Every paper with more than 484 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results William J. Borucki et al. · Science 7 Jan 2010 4,121
2 The HITRAN2020 molecular spectroscopic database Iouli E. Gordon et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Open access 27 Sep 2021 2,488
3 THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III Shadab Alam et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access304 authors 27 Jul 2015 2,476
4 SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS Daniel J. Eisenstein et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access244 authors 9 Aug 2011 2,231
5 The K2 Mission: Characterization and Early Results Steve B. Howell, Charlie Sobeck, Michael Haas et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access Apr 2014 1,691
6 The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope J. R. Houck et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access Sep 2004 1,559
7 THE EIGHTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST DATA FROM SDSS-III H. Aihara et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access180 authors 28 Mar 2011 1,461
8 The PLATO 2.0 mission H. Rauer et al. · Experimental Astronomy Open access160 authors 3 Sep 2014 1,275
9 KEPLER MISSION DESIGN, REALIZED PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE, AND EARLY SCIENCE David G. Koch et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access 30 Mar 2010 1,183
10 PLANET OCCURRENCE WITHIN 0.25 AU OF SOLAR-TYPE STARS FROM KEPLER Andrew W. Howard et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access 25 Jun 2012 1,179
11 Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil at the Phoenix Lander Site M. H. Hecht, Samuel P. Kounaves, Richard C. Quinn et al. · Science 3 Jul 2009 1,161
12 PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BY KEPLER . III. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF DATA Natalie M. Batalha et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access 5 Feb 2013 1,072
13 CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BYKEPLER. II. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF DATA William J. Borucki et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 29 Jun 2011 1,067
14 Kepler Presearch Data Conditioning II - A Bayesian Approach to Systematic Error Correction Jeffrey Claiborne Smith, Martin C. Stumpe, Jeffrey E. Van Cleve et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access Sep 2012 1,040
15 Planetary Radii across Five Orders of Magnitude in Mass and Stellar Insolation: Application to Transits J. J. Fortney, M. S. Marley, J. W. Barnes · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 17 Apr 2007 1,014
16 Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets R. Paul Butler, Jason T. Wright, Geoffrey W. Marcy et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 20 Jul 2006 947
17 The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations C. W. Hergenrother et al. · Nature Communications Open access477 authors 19 Mar 2019 902
18 Detection of C 60 and C 70 in a Young Planetary Nebula J. Cami, Jeronimo Bernard-Salas, E. Peeters et al. · Science 23 Jul 2010 827
19 A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b Heather A. Knutson, David Charbonneau, Lori E. Allen et al. · Nature Open access May 2007 822
20 A Unified Theory for the Atmospheres of the Hot and Very Hot Jupiters: Two Classes of Irradiated Atmospheres J. J. Fortney, K. Lodders, M. S. Marley et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 30 Apr 2008 821
21 ARCHITECTURE AND DYNAMICS OF KEPLER 'S CANDIDATE MULTIPLE TRANSITING PLANET SYSTEMS Jack Jonathan Lissauer et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access 13 Oct 2011 801
22 Racemic amino acids from the ultraviolet photolysis of interstellar ice analogues Max P. Bernstein, Jason P. Dworkin, Scott A. Sandford et al. · Nature Mar 2002 781
23 An abundance of small exoplanets around stars with a wide range of metallicities Lars A. Buchhave et al. · Nature Jun 2012 759
24 Kepler-16: A Transiting Circumbinary Planet Laurance R. Doyle et al. · Science Open access 15 Sep 2011 756
25 THE DARK MOLECULAR GAS Mark G. Wolfire, David J. Hollenbach, Christopher F. McKee · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 27 May 2010 730
26 ARCHITECTURE OF KEPLER 'S MULTI-TRANSITING SYSTEMS. II. NEW INVESTIGATIONS WITH TWICE AS MANY CANDIDATES Daniel C. Fabrycky et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 16 Jul 2014 729
27 First light of the Gemini Planet Imager Bruce Macintosh et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 12 May 2014 719
28 Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills R. E. Arvidson et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 6 Jan 2006 710
29 Orbital Identification of Carbonate-Bearing Rocks on Mars Bethany L. Ehlmann, John F. Mustard, S. L. Murchie et al. · Science 18 Dec 2008 707
30 Identification of hydrated silicate minerals on Mars using MRO‐CRISM: Geologic context near Nili Fossae and implications for aqueous alteration Bethany L. Ehlmann, John F. Mustard, Gregg A. Swayze et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Feb 2009 698
31 Multiscale Systematic Error Correction via Wavelet-Based Bandsplitting in Kepler Data Martin C. Stumpe, Jeffrey Claiborne Smith, J. Catanzarite et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access 2014 693
32 Single cell activity reveals direct electron transfer in methanotrophic consortia Shawn E. McGlynn, Grayson L. Chadwick, Christopher P. Kempes et al. · Nature 16 Sep 2015 683
33 A closely packed system of low-mass, low-density planets transiting Kepler-11 Jack Jonathan Lissauer et al. · Nature Open access Feb 2011 676
34 Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars David T. Vaniman et al. · Science 446 authors 9 Dec 2013 676
35 Chelyabinsk Airburst, Damage Assessment, Meteorite Recovery, and Characterization Olga P. Popova et al. · Science Open access 7 Nov 2013 658
36 An Infrared Spectroscopic Sequence of M, L, and T Dwarfs Michael C. Cushing, John T. Rayner, William D. Vacca · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 15 Apr 2005 655
37 Kepler Presearch Data Conditioning I – Architecture and Algorithms for Error Correction in Kepler Light Curves Martin C. Stumpe, Jeffrey Claiborne Smith, Jeffrey E. Van Cleve et al. Preprint 16 Aug 2016 654
38 A synthesis of Martian aqueous mineralogy after 1 Mars year of observations from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter S. L. Murchie, John F. Mustard, Bethany L. Ehlmann et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Feb 2009 627
39 ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION OF HOT JUPITERS: COUPLED RADIATIVE-DYNAMICAL GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL SIMULATIONS OF HD 189733b and HD 209458b Adam P. Showman, Jonathan J. Fortney, Yuan Lian et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 12 Jun 2009 627
40 Gravity modes as a way to distinguish between hydrogen- and helium-burning red giant stars T. R. Bedding et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2011 625
41 Space Microbiology Gerda Horneck, David M. Klaus, Rocco L. Mancinelli · Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews ReviewOpen access Mar 2010 598
42 H 2 O at the Phoenix Landing Site Peter H. Smith et al. · Science Open access 3 Jul 2009 571
43 The PLATO 2.0 Mission Heike Rauer et al. · Open Research Online (The Open University) Open access161 authors 2014 567
44 Discovery and spectroscopy of the young jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager B. Macintosh et al. · Science Open access 14 Aug 2015 562
45 The Opportunity Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars STEVEN W. SQUYRES et al. · Science 2 Dec 2004 559
46 KEPLER ECLIPSING BINARY STARS. I. CATALOG AND PRINCIPAL CHARACTERIZATION OF 1879 ECLIPSING BINARIES IN THE FIRST DATA RELEASE A. Prša, Natalie M. Batalha, Robert W. Slawson et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access 4 Feb 2011 537
47 KEPLER'S FIRST ROCKY PLANET: KEPLER-10b Natalie M. Batalha et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 7 Feb 2011 536
48 VALIDATION OF KEPLER 'S MULTIPLE PLANET CANDIDATES. III. LIGHT CURVE ANALYSIS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF HUNDREDS OF NEW MULTI-PLANET SYSTEMS Jason F. Rowe et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 4 Mar 2014 530
49 Seasonal Flows on Warm Martian Slopes Alfred S. McEwen, L. Ojha, Colin M. Dundas et al. · Science 4 Aug 2011 526
50 COMETARY ORIGIN OF THE ZODIACAL CLOUD AND CARBONACEOUS MICROMETEORITES. IMPLICATIONS FOR HOT DEBRIS DISKS David Nesvorný, Peter M. Jenniskens, Harold F. Levison et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 26 Mar 2010 522

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