Bernard Foing

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Bernard Foing is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Foing has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 52 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 20 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Bernard Foing's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (96 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (56 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (35 papers). Bernard Foing is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (96 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (56 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (35 papers). Bernard Foing collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and France. Bernard Foing's co-authors include P. Ehrenfreund, G. Neukum, Farid Salama, R. C. Quinn, Ernst Hauber, S. van Gasselt, Stéphanie C. Werner, Z. Peeters, Zita Martins and James Garry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Foing

139 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

2013 475 citations P. Ehrenfreund, Farid Salama et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bernard Foing Netherlands	22	2.0k	475	351	240	131	158	2.3k
M. Cabane France	24	1.4k 0.7×	436 0.9×	129 0.4×	172 0.7×	100 0.8×	72	1.8k
W. M. Grundy United States	37	4.1k 2.1×	1.1k 2.3×	290 0.8×	472 2.0×	71 0.5×	260	4.4k
Amanda Hendrix United States	28	3.1k 1.6×	688 1.4×	430 1.2×	365 1.5×	46 0.4×	119	3.4k
H. U. Keller Germany	28	3.0k 1.5×	495 1.0×	499 1.4×	288 1.2×	112 0.9×	202	3.2k
D. H. Wooden United States	30	3.1k 1.5×	401 0.8×	346 1.0×	272 1.1×	23 0.2×	115	3.3k
N. M. Schneider United States	33	3.4k 1.7×	595 1.3×	470 1.3×	107 0.4×	185 1.4×	194	3.7k
Renyu Hu United States	29	2.1k 1.1×	684 1.4×	174 0.5×	154 0.6×	22 0.2×	89	2.4k
Thérèse Encrenaz France	29	2.0k 1.0×	963 2.0×	231 0.7×	243 1.0×	82 0.6×	152	2.5k
Th. Encrenaz France	33	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 2.4×	326 0.9×	351 1.5×	83 0.6×	150	3.2k
P. Rannou France	35	3.1k 1.5×	1.4k 2.8×	224 0.6×	163 0.7×	110 0.8×	102	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Bernard Foing

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernard Foing

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bernard Foing. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bernard Foing. The network helps show where Bernard Foing may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Foing

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bernard Foing. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bernard Foing based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bernard Foing. Bernard Foing is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ončák, Milan, N. Przybilla, Helgi Rafn Hróðmarsson, et al.. (2025). The EDIBLES survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 695. A212–A212.

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Javadi, Atefeh, J. Th. van Loon, Iain McDonald, et al.. (2025). Dusty Stellar Source Classification by Implementing Machine Learning Methods Based on Spectroscopic Observations in the Magellanic Clouds. The Astrophysical Journal. 986(2). 168–168.

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Aguzzi, Jacopo, Javier Cuadros, Lewis Dartnell, et al.. (2024). Marine Science Can Contribute to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life. Life. 14(6). 676–676.

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Rocha, C. M. R., Martin Cordiner, H. Linnartz, et al.. (2023). The EDIBLES survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 681. A6–A6. 7 indexed citations

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Smoker, J. V., N. L. J. Cox, J. Cami, et al.. (2023). The EDIBLES survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 678. A148–A148.

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (2020). Human habitats: prospects for infrastructure supporting astronomy from the Moon. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 379(2188). 20190568–20190568. 9 indexed citations

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Westrenen, W. van, et al.. (2020). Lunar and Martian Regolith Based Concrete as Building Blocks for Future Human Settlements. LPI. 2878. 1 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (2018). Mapping Synergies: Sustainable Development Goals and Research & Technology in Space Architecture and Human Spaceflight. European Planetary Science Congress. 3 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (2017). MaMBA - a functional Moon and Mars Base Analog. European Planetary Science Congress. 1 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (2016). Eifel field operation campaign supporting Moon Mars and NEO exploration. 41. 1 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (2015). ExoLab Space Mission Simulation: Expanding life with art & science. EPSC.

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Foing, Bernard, C. Stoker, P. Ehrenfreund, et al.. (2010). Eurogeomars Field Campaingn: Sample Analysis of Organic Matter and Minerals. LPICo. 1538. 5656. 2 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (2010). Moon-Mars Analogue Mission (EuroMoonMars 1 at the Mars Desert Research Station). 38. 7. 1 indexed citations

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Veillet, C. & Bernard Foing. (2007). SMART-1 Impact Observation at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. LPI. 1520. 7 indexed citations

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Benkhoff, J., F. Forget, S. R. Lewis, et al.. (2005). Subsurface water ice stability on Mars – current and past climates. elib (German Aerospace Center). 65(6). 1225–30. 1 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard. (2002). Lunar missions: science and exploration. ESASP. 514. 3–12.

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Foing, Bernard & B. Battrick. (2002). Proceedings of the 36th ESLAB Symposium, Earth-like planets and moons : 3-8 June 2002, ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. 2 indexed citations

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Laureijs, R., Bernard Foing, & A. Coradini. (1999). Smart-1: The First Time Of Europe To The Moon; Wandering in the Earth–Moon Space. Earth Moon and Planets. 85-86(0). 379–390. 10 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard, et al.. (1999). ESA SMART-1 Mission to the Moon. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1. 2052. 1 indexed citations

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Foing, Bernard & R. Laureijs. (1998). Science Exploration of the Moon with the European Space Agency SMART-1 Mission. LPICo. 957. 7. 1 indexed citations

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