D. N. Harpold

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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D. N. Harpold is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. N. Harpold has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in D. N. Harpold's work include Astro and Planetary Science (15 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (13 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (5 papers). D. N. Harpold is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (15 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (13 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (5 papers). D. N. Harpold collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Austria. D. N. Harpold's co-authors include S. K. Atreya, Tobias Owen, H. Niemann, W. T. Kasprzak, J. Haberman, J. Demick, F. Raulin, J. I. Lunine, S. H. Way and D. M. Hunten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

D. N. Harpold

19 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe

2005 694 citations H. Niemann, S. K. Atreya et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. N. Harpold United States	12	1.4k	527	236	178	142	20	1.6k
J. Haberman United States	7	1.3k 0.9×	536 1.0×	231 1.0×	170 1.0×	145 1.0×	10	1.5k
S. H. Way United States	7	1.2k 0.8×	460 0.9×	185 0.8×	139 0.8×	115 0.8×	13	1.3k
G. Israël France	17	1.3k 0.9×	414 0.8×	333 1.4×	180 1.0×	177 1.2×	33	1.6k
Hasso B. Niemann United States	11	1.4k 1.0×	419 0.8×	132 0.6×	185 1.0×	85 0.6×	20	1.5k
J. Demick United States	4	1.0k 0.7×	402 0.8×	178 0.8×	115 0.6×	119 0.8×	8	1.2k
Daniel Gautier France	26	1.8k 1.3×	590 1.1×	240 1.0×	291 1.6×	137 1.0×	43	2.0k
Arthur L. Lane United States	24	1.6k 1.2×	628 1.2×	132 0.6×	270 1.5×	120 0.8×	47	2.0k
Sarah M. Hörst United States	23	1.2k 0.9×	568 1.1×	301 1.3×	172 1.0×	209 1.5×	70	1.5k
N. Fray France	20	1.1k 0.8×	329 0.6×	399 1.7×	163 0.9×	287 2.0×	56	1.4k
P. N. Romani United States	30	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 2.3×	456 1.9×	178 1.0×	311 2.2×	70	2.5k

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Franz, H. B., M. G. Trainer, Michael H. Wong, et al.. (2014). Analytical techniques for retrieval of atmospheric composition with the quadrupole mass spectrometer of the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite on Mars Science Laboratory. Planetary and Space Science. 96. 99–113. 16 indexed citations

Webster, C. R., S. K. Atreya, H. B. Franz, et al.. (2013). Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere: First Results from the Mars Curiosity Rover. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

Mahaffy, P. R., R. R. Hodges, D. N. Harpold, et al.. (2012). Calibration of the Neutral Mass Spectrometer for the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2144. 1 indexed citations

Conrad, P. G., J. L. Eigenbrode, C. T. Mogensen, et al.. (2012). The Mars Science Laboratory Organic Check Material. Space Science Reviews. 170(1-4). 479–501. 10 indexed citations

Niemann, H., S. K. Atreya, J. Demick, et al.. (2010). Composition of Titan's lower atmosphere and simple surface volatiles as measured by the Cassini‐Huygens probe gas chromatograph mass spectrometer experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(E12). 346 indexed citations

Mahaffy, P. R., R. R. Hodges, M. Benna, et al.. (2009). Neutral Mass Spectrometer Under Development for the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission. LPI. 1217. 2 indexed citations

Niemann, H., S. K. Atreya, J. Haberman, et al.. (2006). In Situ Measurements of the Composition of Titan's Atmosphere. 36. 2554. 1 indexed citations

Lorenz, R. D., Hasso B. Niemann, D. N. Harpold, S. H. Way, & J. C. Zarnecki. (2006). Titan's damp ground: Constraints on Titan surface thermal properties from the temperature evolution of the Huygens GCMS inlet. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 41(11). 1705–1714. 56 indexed citations

Niemann, H., J. Demick, J. Haberman, et al.. (2005). Cassini-Huygens Probe Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) Experiment -- First Results. 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1663. 2 indexed citations

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Niemann, H., S. K. Atreya, S. J. Bauer, et al.. (2005). The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe. Nature. 438(7069). 779–784. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Niemann, H., J. Demick, J. Haberman, et al.. (2005). The Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) Experiment on the Cassini-Huygens Probe: First Results. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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Cabane, M., P. Coll, Cyril Szopa, et al.. (2004). Did life exist on Mars? Search for organic and inorganic signatures, one of the goals for “SAM” (sample analysis at Mars). Advances in Space Research. 33(12). 2240–2245. 25 indexed citations

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Mahaffy, P. R., H. Niemann, S. K. Atreya, et al.. (2000). Noble gas abundance and isotope ratios in the atmosphere of Jupiter from the Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(E6). 15061–15071. 109 indexed citations

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Harpold, D. N., et al.. (1998). Development and Characterization of Gas Chromatographic Columns for the Analysis of Prebiological Molecules in Titan's Atmosphere. Analytical Chemistry. 70(4). 689–697. 12 indexed citations

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Niemann, H., S. K. Atreya, S. J. Bauer, et al.. (1997). The Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer Aboard Huygens. ESASP. 1177. 85. 23 indexed citations

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Niemann, Hasso B., S. K. Atreya, G. R. Carignan, et al.. (1996). The Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer: Composition of Jupiter's Atmosphere. Science. 272(5263). 846–849. 182 indexed citations

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Niemann, H., D. N. Harpold, S. K. Atreya, et al.. (1992). Galileo Probe Mass Spectrometer experiment. Space Science Reviews. 60(1-4). 43 indexed citations

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Reber, C. A., D. N. Harpold, Richard Horowitz, & A. E. Hedin. (1971). Horizontal distribution of helium in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 76(7). 1845–1848. 37 indexed citations

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Harpold, D. N., et al.. (1968). Upper atmosphere hydrogen and helium measurements from the Explorer 32 satellite.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2017. 4786170–4786170. 18 indexed citations

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Harpold, D. N. & C. A. Reber. (1968). A mass spectrometric technique for measurement of atomic oxygen in the earth's upper atmosphere. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations

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