David E. Smith

28.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
373 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

David E. Smith is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Smith has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 315 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 147 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 84 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in David E. Smith's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (288 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (231 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (80 papers). David E. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (288 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (231 papers) and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (80 papers). David E. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. David E. Smith's co-authors include M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, E. Mazarico, Sean C. Solomon, R. J. Phillips, J. W. Head, O. Aharonson, D. D. Rowlands and M. A. Wieczorek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

David E. Smith

349 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL

2012 686 citations M. A. Wieczorek, G. A. Neumann et al. Science profile →
The Global Topography of Mars and Implications for Surface Evolution

1999 685 citations David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber et al. Science profile →
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. Science profile →
The Mars Observer laser altimeter investigation

1992 432 citations M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith et al. profile →
A new lunar digital elevation model from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter and SELENE Terrain Camera

2015 394 citations M. K. Barker, E. Mazarico et al. profile →
Initial observations from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)

2010 379 citations David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
Gravity Field of the Moon from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) Mission

2012 361 citations M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David E. Smith United States	72	14.0k	3.2k	3.2k	1.9k	1.8k	373	15.8k
G. A. Neumann United States	65	11.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	4.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	364	14.8k
M. T. Zuber United States	86	20.5k 1.5×	3.6k 1.1×	5.8k 1.8×	1.5k 0.8×	4.0k 2.2×	654	23.9k
R. J. Phillips United States	74	14.9k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	6.3k 2.0×	810 0.4×	3.0k 1.7×	392	17.0k
F. G. Lemoine United States	50	7.6k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	2.9k 1.6×	972 0.5×	207	9.4k
Sean C. Solomon United States	92	20.3k 1.4×	1.8k 0.6×	7.9k 2.5×	778 0.4×	10.6k 6.0×	614	28.8k
M. A. Wieczorek France	53	8.5k 0.6×	973 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	581 0.3×	1.6k 0.9×	204	9.3k
B. D. Tapley United States	59	4.8k 0.3×	5.1k 1.6×	2.2k 0.7×	11.4k 6.1×	1.9k 1.1×	279	15.1k
G. Schubert United States	82	14.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	5.7k 1.8×	1.4k 0.8×	12.9k 7.3×	543	27.4k
W. C. Feldman United States	80	20.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	362 0.2×	1.9k 1.0×	444	21.5k
J. Laskar France	51	5.9k 0.4×	668 0.2×	3.5k 1.1×	659 0.4×	895 0.5×	180	10.0k

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Barker, M. K., E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, et al.. (2025). Large-scale Roughness Properties of the Lunar North and South Polar Regions as Measured by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA). The Planetary Science Journal. 6(4). 83–83. 1 indexed citations

Goossens, Sander & David E. Smith. (2023). Gravity degree–depth relationship using point mass spherical harmonics. Geophysical Journal International. 233(3). 1878–1889. 9 indexed citations

Goossens, Sander, Terence J. Sabaka, M. A. Wieczorek, et al.. (2019). High‐Resolution Gravity Field Models from GRAIL Data and Implications for Models of the Density Structure of the Moon's Crust. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(2). 64 indexed citations

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

Goossens, Sander, F. G. Lemoine, Terence J. Sabaka, et al.. (2015). Global and Local Gravity Field Models of the Moon Using GRAIL Primary and Extended Mission Data. LPI. 1395. 2 indexed citations

Neumann, G. A., et al.. (2015). Copernican-Age Craters and LOLA Decameter-Scale Roughness. LPI. 2218. 6 indexed citations

Wieczorek, M. A., F. Nimmo, W. S. Kiefer, et al.. (2015). Constraints on the Distribution and Thickness of Mare Basalts and Cryptomare from GRAIL. LPI. 2691. 1 indexed citations

Mazarico, E., Sander Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, et al.. (2013). The Gravity Field of Mercury Derived from Two Years of MESSENGER Data. LPI. 2429. 2 indexed citations

Mazarico, E., Sander Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, et al.. (2013). Improved Orbit Determination of Lunar Orbiters with Lunar Gravity Fields Obtained by the GRAIL Mission. LPI. 2414. 13 indexed citations

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Oberst, Jürgen, Hauke Hußmann, Philipp Gläser, et al.. (2013). Reduction and analysis of one-way laser ranging data from ILRS ground stations to LRO. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1 indexed citations

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Gläser, Philipp, F. Scholten, J. Oberst, et al.. (2013). Improvement of Local LOLA DTMs using LROC NAC DTMs - Example for an ESA Lunar Lander Candidate Landing Site. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1967. 1 indexed citations

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Besserer, J., F. Nimmo, M. A. Wieczorek, David E. Smith, & M. T. Zuber. (2013). GRAIL Constraints on Vertical and Lateral Density Structure of Lunar Crust. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Wieczorek, M. A., G. A. Neumann, F. Nimmo, et al.. (2012). The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL. Science. 339(6120). 671–675. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mazarico, E., Antonio Genova, Sander Goossens, et al.. (2012). The Gravity Field of Mercury from MESSENGER. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1863. 2 indexed citations

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Rosenburg, M. A., et al.. (2011). Roughness of lunar terrains: Slope statistics and power spectral density in cratering and diffusive equilibrium. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011.

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Riner, M. A., P. G. Lucey, G. A. Neumann, et al.. (2011). Exploring the Lunar Poles - The Normal Albedo of the Moon from LOLA. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Mazarico, E., G. A. Neumann, David E. Smith, & M. T. Zuber. (2009). Illumination Conditions in the Lunar Polar regions from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Data. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, David E., M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, et al.. (2006). The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 2 indexed citations

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Aharonson, O., M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith, & G. A. Neumann. (2003). Depth and Distribution of CO2 Snow on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1958. 1 indexed citations

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McGovern, P. J., Sean C. Solomon, David E. Smith, et al.. (2000). Localized Gravity/Topography Admittances on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1792. 3 indexed citations

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