Topic · Astro and Planetary Science
Most cited papers in Astro and Planetary Science
What are the most cited papers in Astro and Planetary Science?
The most cited paper in Astro and Planetary Science is "The composition of the Earth" (W. F. McDonough, Shen‐Su Sun, 1995), with 13,976 citations. Next come "Abundances of the elements: Meteoritic and solar" (10,547) and "The Chemical Composition of the Sun" (9,518).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,330 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The composition of the Earth W. F. McDonough, Shen‐Su Sun · Chemical Geology | Mar 1995 | 13,976 |
| 2 | Abundances of the elements: Meteoritic and solar Edward Anders, N. Grevesse · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | 1989 | 10,547 |
| 3 | The Chemical Composition of the Sun M. Asplund, N. Grevesse, A. J. Sauval et al. · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics | 20 Aug 2009 | 9,518 |
| 4 | On the variation of the initial mass function Pavel Kroupa · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Apr 2001 | 7,639 |
| 5 | The Gaia mission T. Prusti et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics | 15 Sep 2016 | 7,118 |
| 6 | Solar System Abundances and Condensation Temperatures of the Elements K. Lodders · The Astrophysical Journal | 10 Jul 2003 | 4,845 |
| 7 | The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) James R. Lemen et al. · Solar Physics | Jun 2011 | 4,818 |
| 8 | Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Neal E. Blair · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | May 1992 | 4,566 |
| 9 | A long-term numerical solution for the insolation quantities of the Earth J. Laskar, Philippe Robutel, F. Joutel et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics | 23 Nov 2004 | 4,346 |
| 10 | Interplanetary Magnetic Field and the Auroral Zones J. W. Dungey · Physical Review Letters | 15 Jan 1961 | 4,300 |
| 11 | parsec : stellar tracks and isochrones with the PAdova and TRieste Stellar Evolution Code Alessandro Bressan, Paola Marigo, L. Girardi et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | 29 Oct 2012 | 4,269 |
| 12 | The Swift Gamma‐Ray Burst Mission Neil A. Gehrels et al. · The Astrophysical Journal | 20 Aug 2004 | 4,258 |
| 13 | A Jupiter-mass companion to a solar-type star Michel Mayor, Didier P. Queloz · Nature | Nov 1995 | 4,172 |
| 14 | Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results William J. Borucki et al. · Science | 7 Jan 2010 | 4,121 |
| 15 | Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction Luis W. Alvarez, Walter Álvarez, Frank Asaro et al. · Science | 6 Jun 1980 | 4,047 |
| 16 | Synthesis of the Elements in Stars E. M. Burbidge, Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge, William Alfred Fowler et al. · Reviews of Modern Physics | Oct 1957 | 4,005 |
| 17 | Cosmochemistry of the Rare Earth Elements: Meteorite Studies William V. Boynton · Developments in geochemistry | 1984 | 3,817 |
| 18 | MODULES FOR EXPERIMENTS IN STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS (MESA): PLANETS, OSCILLATIONS, ROTATION, AND MASSIVE STARS Bill Paxton, Matteo Cantiello, Phil Arras et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | 28 Aug 2013 | 3,616 |
| 19 | Standard Solar Composition N. Grevesse, A. J. Sauval · Space Science Reviews | May 1998 | 3,533 |
| 20 | The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) William Dean Pesnell, Barbara J. Thompson, Phillip C. Chamberlin · Solar Physics | 17 Oct 2011 | 3,512 |
| 21 | The Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) for the Spitzer Space Telescope Giovanni G. Fazio et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | 31 Aug 2004 | 3,401 |
| 22 | Conservation of Isotopic Spin and Isotopic Gauge Invariance Chongming Yang, Randell L Mills · Physical Review | Oct 1954 | 3,260 |
| 23 | The Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry of chondrites and the evolution of the mantle-crust system Janne Blichert‐Toft, Francis Albarède · Earth and Planetary Science Letters | Apr 1997 | 3,222 |
| 24 | Formation of the Giant Planets by Concurrent Accretion of Solids and Gas James B. Pollack, O. Hubickyj, Peter H. Bodenheimer et al. · Icarus | Nov 1996 | 3,181 |
| 25 | The Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd isotopic composition of CHUR: Constraints from unequilibrated chondrites and implications for the bulk composition of terrestrial planets Audrey Bouvier, Jeffrey D. Vervoort, P. Jonathan Patchett · Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 23 Jun 2008 | 3,097 |
| 26 | MESA ISOCHRONES AND STELLAR TRACKS (MIST). I. SOLAR-SCALED MODELS Jieun Choi, Aaron Dotter, Charlie Conroy et al. · The Astrophysical Journal | 26 May 2016 | 2,897 |
| 27 | The Large Angle Spectroscopic Coronagraph (LASCO) G. E. Brueckner, R. A. Howard, M. J. Koomen et al. · Solar Physics | Dec 1995 | 2,839 |
| 28 | Instability, turbulence, and enhanced transport in accretion disks Steven A. Balbus, John F. Hawley · Reviews of Modern Physics | 1998 | 2,650 |
| 29 | Secular perturbations of asteroids with high inclination and eccentricity Yoshihide Kozai · The Astronomical Journal | Nov 1962 | 2,619 |
| 30 | The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) Investigation for the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) P. H. Scherrer, J. Schou, Rock I. Bush et al. · Solar Physics | 17 Oct 2011 | 2,544 |
| 31 | Habitable Zones around Main Sequence Stars James F. Kasting, D. P. Whitmire, RAY T. REYNOLDS · Icarus | 1993 | 2,537 |
| 32 | Interstellar Dust Grains B.T. Draine · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Sep 2003 | 2,410 |
| 33 | A negative feedback mechanism for the long‐term stabilization of Earth's surface temperature James C. G. Walker, P. B. Hays, James F. Kasting · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres | 20 Oct 1981 | 2,338 |
| 34 | A Comprehensive Measurement of the Local Value of the Hubble Constant with 1 km s −1 Mpc −1 Uncertainty from the Hubble Space Telescope and the SH0ES Team Adam G. Riess, Wenlong Yuan, Lucas M. Macri et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters | Jul 2022 | 2,312 |
| 35 | Advection-dominated accretion: A self-similar solution Ramesh Narayan, Insu Yi · The Astrophysical Journal | Jun 1994 | 2,302 |
| 36 | Impact cratering—A geologic process MICHAEL E. LIPSCHUTZ · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | Oct 1989 | 2,262 |
| 37 | Determination of REE, Ba, Fe, Mg, Na and K in carbonaceous and ordinary chondrites Noboru Nakamura · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | May 1974 | 2,176 |
| 38 | Infrared Emission from Interstellar Dust. IV. The Silicate‐Graphite‐PAH Model in the Post‐ Spitzer Era B. T. Draine, Aigen Li · The Astrophysical Journal | 6 Mar 2007 | 2,145 |
| 39 | Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics ( ): Convective Boundaries, Element Diffusion, and Massive Star Explosions Bill Paxton, Josiah Schwab, Evan B. Bauer et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series | Feb 2018 | 2,134 |
| 40 | The Milky Way in Molecular Clouds: A New Complete CO Survey T. M. Dame, Dap Hartmann, P. Thaddeus · The Astrophysical Journal | Feb 2001 | 2,127 |
| 41 | Sm-Nd isotopic evolution of chondrites S. B. Jacobsen, Gerald J. Wasserburg · Earth and Planetary Science Letters | Oct 1980 | 2,097 |
| 42 | A Skyrme parametrization from subnuclear to neutron star densities Part II. Nuclei far from stabilities E. Chabanat, P. Bonche, P. Haensel et al. · Nuclear Physics A | May 1998 | 2,069 |
| 43 | Evolution of binary stars and the effect of tides on binary populations Jarrod R. Hurley, Christopher A. Tout, Onno R. Pols · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Feb 2002 | 2,020 |
| 44 | Aerodynamics of solid bodies in the solar nebula Stuart J. WEIDENSCHILLING · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | Sep 1977 | 2,000 |
| 45 | The geochemistry of the stable carbon isotopes Harmon Craig · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | Feb 1953 | 1,973 |
| 46 | Foundations of solid mechanics Frank Pohle · Journal of the Franklin Institute | Apr 1966 | 1,960 |
| 47 | Stirring by chaotic advection Hassan Aref · Journal of Fluid Mechanics | Jun 1984 | 1,868 |
| 48 | Structure of the Solar Nebula, Growth and Decay of Magnetic Fields and Effects of Magnetic and Turbulent Viscosities on the Nebula Chûshirô Hayashi · Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement | 1981 | 1,864 |
| 49 | The physics of gamma-ray bursts Tsvi Piran · Reviews of Modern Physics | 28 Jan 2005 | 1,840 |
| 50 | The Initial Mass Function of Stars: Evidence for Uniformity in Variable Systems Pavel Kroupa · Science | 4 Jan 2002 | 1,817 |
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