C. M. Weitz

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
159 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

C. M. Weitz is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. M. Weitz has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 43 papers in Atmospheric Science and 41 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. M. Weitz's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (132 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (93 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (43 papers). C. M. Weitz is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (132 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (93 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (43 papers). C. M. Weitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. C. M. Weitz's co-authors include J. A. Grant, J. L. Bishop, A. S. McEwen, S. W. Squyres, N. T. Bridges, J. W. Head, K. E. Herkenhoff, R. E. Milliken, V. C. Gulick and M. T. Mellon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

C. M. Weitz

147 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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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.

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)

2007 1.3k citations J. A. Grant, K. E. Herkenhoff et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. M. Weitz United States	32	4.5k	1.8k	719	653	331	159	4.8k
T. J. Parker United States	29	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	558 0.8×	328 0.5×	191 0.6×	94	3.5k
N. T. Bridges United States	40	4.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	716 1.0×	1.7k 2.7×	175 0.5×	179	5.5k
C. I. Fassett United States	48	6.2k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	784 1.1×	285 0.4×	281 0.8×	192	6.6k
J. J. Wray United States	33	4.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	629 0.9×	350 0.5×	484 1.5×	125	5.1k
K. S. Edgett United States	40	7.3k 1.6×	3.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	421 1.3×	231	7.8k
L. S. Crumpler United States	30	2.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	436 0.6×	232 0.4×	229 0.7×	138	3.4k
Ernst Hauber Germany	43	5.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.3×	695 1.0×	240 0.4×	220 0.7×	359	5.8k
R. L. Kirk United States	33	4.6k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	937 1.3×	316 0.5×	127 0.4×	214	5.0k
V. C. Gulick United States	23	3.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	610 0.8×	269 0.4×	158 0.5×	121	4.0k
B. M. Hynek United States	28	3.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	510 0.7×	136 0.2×	274 0.8×	118	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by C. M. Weitz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. M. Weitz

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All Works

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Grant, J. A., Sharon A. Wilson, M. P. Golombek, et al.. (2022). Degradation at the InSight Landing Site, Homestead Hollow , Mars: Constraints From Rock Heights and Shapes. Earth and Space Science. 9(2). 1 indexed citations

Arvidson, R. E., et al.. (2022). CRISM‐Based High Spatial Resolution Thermal Inertia Mapping Along Curiosity's Traverses in Gale Crater. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(5). 8 indexed citations

Weitz, C. M., K. W. Lewis, J. L. Bishop, et al.. (2022). Orbital Observations of a Marker Horizon at Gale Crater. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(4). 15 indexed citations

Sullivan, R., Mariah Baker, Claire Newman, et al.. (2022). The Aeolian Environment in Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(8). 13 indexed citations

Warner, N. H., M. P. Golombek, V. Ansan, et al.. (2022). In Situ and Orbital Stratigraphic Characterization of the InSight Landing Site—A Type Example of a Regolith‐Covered Lava Plain on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(4). 20 indexed citations

Weitz, C. M., J. A. Grant, M. P. Golombek, et al.. (2020). Comparison of InSight Homestead Hollow to Hollows at the Spirit Landing Site. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(7). 6 indexed citations

Warner, N. H., J. A. Grant, Sharon A. Wilson, et al.. (2020). An Impact Crater Origin for the InSight Landing Site at Homestead Hollow, Mars: Implications for Near Surface Stratigraphy, Surface Processes, and Erosion Rates. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(4). 17 indexed citations

Charalambous, Constantinos, M. P. Golombek, W. T. Pike, et al.. (2019). Rock Size Distributions at the InSight Landing Site. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Lapôtre, M. G. A., R. C. Ewing, C. M. Weitz, et al.. (2018). Morphologic Diversity of Martian Ripples: Implications for Large‐Ripple Formation. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(19). 62 indexed citations

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Hauber, Ernst, D. A. Crown, T. Platz, et al.. (2017). Fault Populations on Alba Mons, Mars, and their Age Relationships to Volcanic, Fluvial, and Glacial Processes. elib (German Aerospace Center).

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Roach, L. H., J. F. Mustard, S. L. Murchie, et al.. (2007). Magnesium and Iron Sulfate Variety and Distribution in East Candor and Capri Chasma, Valles Marineris. LPICo. 1353. 3223. 11 indexed citations

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Weitz, C. M., et al.. (2007). Early HiRISE Observations of Light-toned Layered Deposits. LPI. 1442. 2 indexed citations

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Jolliff, B. L., et al.. (2006). Origin of Rocks and Cobbles on the Meridiani Plains as Seen by Opportunity. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2401. 6 indexed citations

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Sullivan, R., J. F. Bell, W. H. Farrand, et al.. (2006). Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Investigation of the "El Dorado" Sand Deposit. LPI. 1829. 1 indexed citations

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Weitz, C. M. & T. J. Parker. (2000). New Evidence that the Valles Marineris Interior Layered Deposits Formed in Standing Bodies of Water. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1693. 11 indexed citations

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Golombek, M., Nathan Bridges, M. S. Gilmore, et al.. (1999). Preliminary Constraints and Approach for Selecting the Mars Surveyor '01 Landing Site. LPI. 1383. 1 indexed citations

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Head, J. W., et al.. (1998). Lunar Rima Parry IV: Dike Emplacement Processes and Consequent Volcanism. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1914. 2 indexed citations

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Weitz, C. M. & J. W. Head. (1995). Lunar Pyroclastic Deposits: Nature and Distribution of Pyroclastic Glasses at Taurus-Littrow. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 26. 1485. 1 indexed citations

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Helfenstein, P., Jim Hillier, C. M. Weitz, & J. Veverka. (1990). Oberon: Color Photometry and its Geological Implications. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 21. 489. 1 indexed citations

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Weitz, C. M., P. C. Thomas, & J. Veverka. (1988). Small Satellites of Uranus: Disk-Integrated Photometry and Estimated Radii. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 20. 880. 1 indexed citations

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