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.
Orbital migration of the planetary companion of 51 Pegasi to its present location
Countries citing papers authored by D. C. Richardson
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Citations
This map shows the geographic impact of D. C. Richardson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by D. C. Richardson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites D. C. Richardson more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by D. C. Richardson
This network shows the impact of papers produced by D. C. Richardson. 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 D. C. Richardson. The network helps show where D. C. Richardson may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. C. Richardson
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. C. Richardson.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. C. Richardson 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 D. C. Richardson. D. C. Richardson is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Statler, Thomas S., D. C. Richardson, K. J. Walsh, Yifei Yu, & Patrick Michel. (2014). Mechanism of self-reinforcing YORP acceleration for fast-rotating asteroids. 506.2 indexed citations
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Statler, Thomas S., et al.. (2013). Killing the YORP Cycle: A Stochastic and Self-Limiting YORP Effect. DPS.3 indexed citations
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Walker, James D., Sidney Chocron, D. D. Durda, et al.. (2012). Momentum Enhancement from Large Impacts into Granite. 1667. 6086.1 indexed citations
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Schwartz, S. R., et al.. (2011). Modeling the granular surface and interior of small bodies using the Soft-Sphere Discrete Element Method: implementation in the N-body code pkdgrav and tests. 2011. 1240.2 indexed citations
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Michel, Patrick, Martin Jutzi, D. C. Richardson, & W. Benz. (2008). Collisional Family Formation and Scaling Laws: Effects of Porosity and Explicit Formation of Spinning Aggregates. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern).1 indexed citations
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Porco, C. C., P. C. Thomas, J. N. Spitale, et al.. (2005). Physical and Orbital Properties of Some of Saturn's Small Satellites. DPS.3 indexed citations
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Walsh, K. J. & D. C. Richardson. (2003). Direct N-body Simulations of Rubble Pile Collisions in Strong Tidal Fields: Applied to Saturn's F Ring. DPS.1 indexed citations
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Richardson, D. C., George Lake, Thomas Quinn, & Joachim Stadel. (1998). Direct Simulation of Planet Formation With a Million Planetesimals: A Progress Report. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 191.1 indexed citations
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