Top Space and Planetary Science Researchers

1. 1 🇺🇸 John E. Hunter United States · #2,025 worldwide 2k citations · 120 works
2. 2 🇬🇧 Christopher Bronk Ramsey United Kingdom · #2,257 worldwide 2.4k citations · 79 works
3. 3 🇬🇧 Harry Smith United Kingdom · #3,169 worldwide 1.4k citations · 124 works
4. 4 🇺🇸 W. F. Albright United States · #4,325 worldwide 560 citations · 195 works
5. 5 🇨🇭 Luc Van Gool Switzerland · #4,439 worldwide 8.5k citations · 527 works
6. 6 🇺🇸 William M. Gardner United States · #6,578 worldwide 2.7k citations · 54 works
7. 7 🇩🇪 Sahra Talamo Germany · #7,637 worldwide 1.5k citations · 53 works
8. 8 🇺🇸 Karl W. Butzer United States · #7,777 worldwide 701 citations · 80 works
9. 9 🇩🇪 Rolf Müller Germany · #8,213 worldwide 1.5k citations · 160 works
10. 10 🇦🇺 John F. Thompson Australia · #9,309 worldwide 2k citations · 288 works
11. 11 🇬🇧 Colin Renfrew United Kingdom · #10,298 worldwide 550 citations · 91 works
12. 12 🇺🇸 Ian Hodder United States · #11,362 worldwide 414 citations · 60 works
13. 13 🇷🇺 D. Lynden–Bell Russia · #11,452 worldwide 1.1k citations · 66 works
14. 14 🇨🇦 Bruce G. Trigger Canada · #12,837 worldwide 393 citations · 93 works
15. 15 🇺🇸 David Mumford United States · #13,452 worldwide 630 citations · 83 works
16. 16 🇮🇹 Roberto Scopigno Italy · #13,829 worldwide 810 citations · 99 works
17. 17 🇪🇸 Alfredo González‐Ruibal Spain · #14,060 worldwide 224 citations · 72 works
18. 18 🇬🇧 Robert Layton United Kingdom · #14,818 worldwide 348 citations · 52 works
19. 19 🇺🇸 David C. Ward United States · #15,213 worldwide 646 citations · 76 works
20. 20 🇺🇸 Glanville Downey United States · #16,637 worldwide 213 citations · 56 works
21. 21 🇺🇸 Erika Bourguignon United States · #16,690 worldwide 239 citations · 62 works
22. 22 🇬🇧 A.G. Wintle United Kingdom · #16,699 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
23. 23 🇩🇰 Jan H. Jensen Denmark · #17,604 worldwide 1.2k citations · 41 works
24. 24 Robin Osborne ?? · #17,637 worldwide 170 citations · 72 works
25. 25 🇬🇧 Alex Bayliss United Kingdom · #18,158 worldwide 2.6k citations · 39 works
26. 26 🇬🇧 Paul Collier United Kingdom · #19,627 worldwide 558 citations · 52 works
27. 27 🇺🇸 Mark P. Leone United States · #19,762 worldwide 339 citations · 53 works
28. 28 🇺🇸 Tenney Frank United States · #19,829 worldwide 168 citations · 68 works
29. 29 🇬🇧 Paul G. Bahn United Kingdom · #20,001 worldwide 277 citations · 75 works
30. 30 🇬🇧 G. Ernest Wright United Kingdom · #20,129 worldwide 173 citations · 65 works
31. 31 🇺🇸 Lily Ross Taylor United States · #20,179 worldwide 201 citations · 52 works
32. 32 🇺🇸 Timothy Earle United States · #20,508 worldwide 518 citations · 41 works
33. 33 🇺🇸 Michael H. Crawford United States · #20,792 worldwide 835 citations · 187 works
34. 34 🇺🇸 Sidney D. Drell United States · #20,922 worldwide 593 citations · 90 works
35. 35 🇬🇧 Stephen Shennan United Kingdom · #21,147 worldwide 464 citations · 52 works
36. 36 🇬🇧 Michael Fulford United Kingdom · #23,083 worldwide 195 citations · 60 works
37. 37 🇫🇷 C. Goy France · #23,561 worldwide 1.7k citations · 175 works
38. 38 🇺🇸 Evangelos Kalogerakis United States · #23,854 worldwide 1.1k citations · 37 works
39. 39 🇺🇸 T. Mark Harrison United States · #24,313 worldwide 1.6k citations · 97 works
40. 40 🇺🇸 Gary Shapiro United States · #25,176 worldwide 220 citations · 49 works
41. 41 🇷🇺 John Bintliff Russia · #26,509 worldwide 222 citations · 58 works
42. 42 🇮🇹 Paolo Cignoni Italy · #26,802 worldwide 673 citations · 66 works
43. 43 🇬🇧 T. P. Wiseman United Kingdom · #26,843 worldwide 232 citations · 41 works
44. 44 🇺🇸 W. Kendrick Pritchett United States · #27,860 worldwide 157 citations · 63 works
45. 45 🇬🇧 Andrew Bevan United Kingdom · #28,147 worldwide 374 citations · 40 works
46. 46 🇺🇸 Hans Goedicke United States · #28,258 worldwide 158 citations · 75 works
47. 47 🇬🇧 V. Gordon Childe United Kingdom · #30,880 worldwide 270 citations · 102 works
48. 48 🇺🇸 Donald Reid United States · #31,239 worldwide 249 citations · 126 works
49. 49 🇨🇭 Michael Siegrist Switzerland · #31,248 worldwide 749 citations · 108 works
50. 50 🇺🇸 Charles L. Redman United States · #31,289 worldwide 1.5k citations · 33 works
51. 51 🇬🇧 R.E.M. Hedges United Kingdom · #31,757 worldwide 414 citations · 46 works
52. 52 🇬🇧 Ann Jones United Kingdom · #32,675 worldwide 405 citations · 44 works
53. 53 🇬🇧 Paul Cartledge United Kingdom · #33,151 worldwide 128 citations · 95 works
54. 54 🇬🇧 Michael Squire United Kingdom · #35,705 worldwide 118 citations · 50 works
55. 55 🇺🇸 Ĭrving Rouse United States · #38,472 worldwide 238 citations · 36 works
56. 56 🇺🇸 R. G. Collingwood United States · #38,953 worldwide 143 citations · 43 works
57. 57 🇺🇸 William G. Dever United States · #40,045 worldwide 151 citations · 48 works
58. 58 🇳🇴 Erik Næsset Norway · #41,442 worldwide 1.1k citations · 91 works
59. 59 🇺🇸 F. Ll. Griffith United States · #41,837 worldwide 102 citations · 58 works
60. 60 🇬🇧 Tim Edensor United Kingdom · #41,838 worldwide 311 citations · 68 works
61. 61 🇨🇦 Jimmy Lin Canada · #46,821 worldwide 1.5k citations · 206 works
62. 62 🇺🇸 Michael Brian Schiffer United States · #47,050 worldwide 219 citations · 49 works
63. 63 🇸🇪 Cornelius Holtorf Sweden · #47,153 worldwide 195 citations · 89 works
64. 64 🇳🇱 Jaap J. Boon Netherlands · #47,211 worldwide 434 citations · 58 works
65. 65 🇺🇸 Randall H. McGuire United States · #47,294 worldwide 153 citations · 43 works
66. 66 🇳🇴 Terje Gobakken Norway · #47,895 worldwide 712 citations · 73 works
67. 67 🇺🇸 Ian Ayres United States · #48,509 worldwide 356 citations · 95 works
68. 68 🇫🇷 Robert-Henri Bautier France · #48,543 worldwide 108 citations · 42 works
69. 69 🇨🇦 Paul Bernard Canada · #48,910 worldwide 116 citations · 64 works
70. 70 🇲🇽 Norman Davies Mexico · #50,883 worldwide 118 citations · 38 works
71. 71 🇬🇧 Andrew N. Tyler United Kingdom · #51,157 worldwide 459 citations · 46 works
72. 72 🇺🇸 Margarete Bieber United States · #51,917 worldwide 94 citations · 45 works
73. 73 🇺🇸 Harvey J. Graff United States · #52,543 worldwide 137 citations · 43 works
74. 74 🇫🇷 Aurore Schmitt France · #53,140 worldwide 106 citations · 48 works
75. 75 🇺🇸 Robert H. Pfeiffer United States · #53,263 worldwide 76 citations · 45 works
76. 76 🇩🇪 Werner Schäfer Germany · #54,945 worldwide 277 citations · 58 works
77. 77 🇨🇦 Trevor J. Barnes Canada · #55,332 worldwide 234 citations · 44 works
78. 78 🇩🇪 Ernst Pernicka Germany · #56,782 worldwide 332 citations · 73 works
79. 79 🇺🇸 Albert J. Ammerman United States · #57,086 worldwide 208 citations · 35 works
80. 80 🇺🇸 Richard Brilliant United States · #58,510 worldwide 99 citations · 42 works
81. 81 🇺🇸 Moses Hadas United States · #58,780 worldwide 81 citations · 63 works
82. 82 🇺🇸 Gordon E. Brown United States · #58,827 worldwide 682 citations · 65 works
83. 83 🇮🇹 Federica Fiorucci Italy · #61,328 worldwide 396 citations · 31 works
84. 84 🇺🇸 Diana O. Perkins United States · #61,624 worldwide 702 citations · 122 works
85. 85 🇺🇸 Lynn Meskell United States · #61,832 worldwide 225 citations · 30 works
86. 86 🇺🇸 Philip E. Miller United States · #61,858 worldwide 276 citations · 34 works
87. 87 🇬🇧 Andrew Sherratt United Kingdom · #62,547 worldwide 173 citations · 33 works
88. 88 🇺🇸 Robert C. Dunnell United States · #62,642 worldwide 212 citations · 35 works
89. 89 🇺🇸 John Ε. Rexine United States · #62,989 worldwide 67 citations · 84 works
90. 90 🇺🇸 Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway United States · #63,948 worldwide 77 citations · 63 works
91. 91 🇩🇪 Paul Yule Germany · #64,252 worldwide 122 citations · 41 works
92. 92 🇺🇸 James B. Pritchard United States · #64,508 worldwide 192 citations · 31 works
93. 93 🇦🇺 Emma Waterton Australia · #64,936 worldwide 90 citations · 48 works
94. 94 🇺🇸 Oleg Grabar United States · #67,303 worldwide 86 citations · 69 works
95. 95 🇨🇦 Alison Wylie Canada · #67,816 worldwide 224 citations · 33 works
96. 96 🇬🇧 George MacDonald United Kingdom · #68,122 worldwide 134 citations · 72 works
97. 97 🇨🇿 Jiřı́ Toman Czechia · #69,100 worldwide 303 citations · 117 works
98. 98 🇺🇸 David M. Robinson United States · #69,684 worldwide 137 citations · 113 works
99. 99 🇨🇦 Hugh Elton Canada · #70,325 worldwide 80 citations · 45 works
100. 100 🇺🇸 Diane Z. Chase United States · #70,663 worldwide 149 citations · 58 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Space and Planetary Science, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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