C. L. Johnson

14.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
214 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

C. L. Johnson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, C. L. Johnson has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in C. L. Johnson's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (146 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (123 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (70 papers). C. L. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (146 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (123 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (70 papers). C. L. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. C. L. Johnson's co-authors include Catherine Constable, Sean C. Solomon, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, R. J. Phillips, J. A. Slavin, R. M. Winslow, Michael E. Purucker, Lisa Tauxe and M. T. Zuber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

C. L. Johnson

197 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars fr... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity
    2000 432 citations M. T. Zuber, Sean C. Solomon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. L. Johnson United States 43 4.2k 2.5k 2.2k 1.9k 265 214 6.0k
C. Sotin United States 50 5.4k 1.3× 566 0.2× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 345 1.3× 212 6.9k
Michael E. Purucker United States 36 2.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 787 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 64 0.2× 80 3.9k
S. A. Hauck United States 33 3.8k 0.9× 776 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 344 1.3× 122 4.5k
Tilman Spohn Germany 47 5.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 2.2k 1.2× 705 2.7× 208 6.3k
L. L. Hood United States 47 4.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 3.3k 1.5× 479 0.3× 208 0.8× 179 6.9k
J. Gattacceca France 40 3.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 96 0.4× 236 4.9k
E. Friis‐Christensen Denmark 35 4.9k 1.2× 3.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 436 1.6× 102 6.3k
B. G. Bills United States 37 2.8k 0.7× 573 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 345 1.3× 177 4.2k
Gauthier Hulot France 35 1.3k 0.3× 3.7k 1.5× 2.0k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 130 0.5× 112 4.4k
E. M. Parmentier United States 53 2.7k 0.7× 477 0.2× 1.3k 0.6× 5.5k 3.0× 332 1.3× 195 7.8k

Countries citing papers authored by C. L. Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. L. Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. L. Johnson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. L. Johnson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. L. Johnson 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 C. L. Johnson. C. L. Johnson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stanley, S., et al.. (2025). Mars' Hemispheric Magnetic Field From a Full‐Sphere Dynamo. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(3).
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Johnson, C. L., et al.. (2023). On Ganymede’s Magnetic Quadrupolar Strength. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(7). 134–134. 6 indexed citations
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Stanley, S., Jason S.-Y. Leung, Anna Mittelholz, et al.. (2023). An Ancient Martian Dynamo Driven by Hemispheric Heating: Effect of Thermal Boundary Conditions. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(1). 11–11. 5 indexed citations
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Perry, M. E., O. S. Barnouin, R. T. Daly, et al.. (2022). Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit. Nature Geoscience. 15(6). 447–452. 24 indexed citations
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Barnouin, O. S., E. R. Jawin, R. T. Daly, et al.. (2022). Geologic Context of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site from High-resolution Topography and Imaging. The Planetary Science Journal. 3(4). 75–75. 9 indexed citations
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Weber, R. C., C. R. Neal, Philippe Lognonné, et al.. (2021). The Lunar Geophysical Network Landing Sites Science Rationale. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 15 indexed citations
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Asad, M. Al, L. Philpott, C. L. Johnson, et al.. (2021). Validation of Stereophotoclinometric Shape Models of Asteroid (101955) Bennu during the OSIRIS-REx Mission. The Planetary Science Journal. 2(2). 82–82. 19 indexed citations
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Johnson, C. L., et al.. (2021). Evidence for a Locally Thinned Lithosphere Associated With Recent Volcanism at Aramaiti Corona, Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 126(8). 19 indexed citations
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Fillingim, Matthew, C. L. Johnson, Anna Mittelholz, et al.. (2020). A first comparison between ionospheric and surface level magnetic fields at Mars. 1 indexed citations
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Susorney, H. C. M., et al.. (2020). Geological and geophysical constraints on Itokawa’s past spin periods. Icarus. 357. 114265–114265. 1 indexed citations
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Susorney, H. C. M., C. L. Johnson, O. S. Barnouin, et al.. (2019). The global surface roughness of 25143 Itokawa. Icarus. 325. 141–152. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, David E., M. T. Zuber, R. M. Canup, et al.. (2019). MAGIC, A Discovery Proposal to the Icy Moon Callisto. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Ghent, R. R., C. L. Johnson, S. Stanley, et al.. (2017). Subsurface density structure of Taurus‐Littrow Valley using Apollo 17 gravity data. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 122(6). 1181–1194. 6 indexed citations
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Mittelholz, Anna, C. L. Johnson, & R. J. Lillis. (2017). Global‐scale external magnetic fields at Mars measured at satellite altitude. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 122(6). 1243–1257. 16 indexed citations
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Johnson, C. L., R. J. Phillips, L. Philpott, et al.. (2016). Mercury's Lithospheric Magnetic Field. LPI. 1391. 1 indexed citations
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Perry, M. E., G. A. Neumann, R. J. Phillips, et al.. (2015). The low‐degree shape of Mercury. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(17). 6951–6958. 28 indexed citations
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Audet, Pascal & C. L. Johnson. (2011). Lithospheric Structure of the Moon and Correlation with Deep Moonquake Source Regions. 42(1608). 1742–101441. 3 indexed citations
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Weber, R. C., B. G. Bills, & C. L. Johnson. (2008). Constraints on Deep Moonquake Focal Mechanisms Through Analyses of Tidal Stress. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, R. J., W. L. Sjogren, & C. L. Johnson. (1999). The Mystery of the Mars North Polar Gravity-Topography Correlation(Or Lack Thereof). 6118. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, C. L., et al.. (1994). A Procedure for Selecting Target Modes for Large Shuttle Payload Assemblies. 2251. 1224. 1 indexed citations

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