F. Nimmo

23.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
377 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

F. Nimmo is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Nimmo has authored 377 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 335 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 97 papers in Atmospheric Science and 73 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in F. Nimmo's work include Astro and Planetary Science (299 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (272 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (92 papers). F. Nimmo is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (299 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (272 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (92 papers). F. Nimmo collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. F. Nimmo's co-authors include R. T. Pappalardo, Dan McKenzie, D. J. Stevenson, T. Kleine, I. Matsuyama, J. R. Spencer, J. H. Roberts, H. Palme, B. G. Bills and M. A. Wieczorek and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

F. Nimmo

366 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL 2009 2026 2014 2020 2012 2009 2010 2013 2014 200 400 600
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. The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL
    2012 686 citations M. A. Wieczorek, G. A. Neumann et al. Science profile →
  2. Hf–W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets
    2009 406 citations T. Kleine, F. Nimmo et al. profile →
  3. Heterogeneous accretion, composition and core–mantle differentiation of the Earth
    2010 338 citations D. C. Rubie, D. J. Frost et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
  4. Transient Water Vapor at Europa’s South Pole
    2013 330 citations Lorenz Roth, Joachim Saur et al. Science profile →
  5. Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water
    2014 300 citations D. C. Rubie, Alessandro Morbidelli et al. Icarus profile →

Peers

F. Nimmo
D. J. Stevenson United States
J. I. Lunine United States
Sean C. Solomon United States
J. H. Waite United States
W. C. Feldman United States
C. Sotin United States
Tilman Spohn Germany
Kevin Zahnle United States
R. C. Elphic United States
P. B. Hays United States
D. J. Stevenson United States
F. Nimmo
Citations per year, relative to F. Nimmo F. Nimmo (= 1×) peers D. J. Stevenson

Countries citing papers authored by F. Nimmo

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Nimmo

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by F. Nimmo. 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 F. Nimmo. The network helps show where F. Nimmo may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Nimmo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Nimmo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Nimmo 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 F. Nimmo. F. Nimmo 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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Nimmo, F., et al.. (2025). Can impact-induced heating drive moderately volatile element loss?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 669. 119580–119580. 1 indexed citations
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Miles, Georgina, Carly Howett, F. Nimmo, & D. Hemingway. (2025). Endogenic heat at Enceladus’ north pole. Science Advances. 11(45). eadx4338–eadx4338.
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Morbidelli, Alessandro, T. Kleine, & F. Nimmo. (2024). Did the terrestrial planets of the solar system form by pebble accretion?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 650. 119120–119120. 10 indexed citations
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Nimmo, F., et al.. (2024). Io's Long‐Wavelength Topography as a Probe for a Subsurface Magma Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(9).
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Kleer, Katherine de, Ery Hughes, F. Nimmo, et al.. (2024). Isotopic evidence of long-lived volcanism on Io. Science. 384(6696). 682–687. 11 indexed citations
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Nimmo, F., et al.. (2023). Variations in lunar elastic thickness from admittance spectral analysis. Icarus. 403. 115631–115631. 1 indexed citations
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Kang, Wanying, et al.. (2023). True Polar Wander of Lava Worlds. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 949(2). L20–L20. 4 indexed citations
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Ashkenazy, Yosef, Eli Tziperman, & F. Nimmo. (2023). Non‐Synchronous Rotation on Europa Driven by Ocean Currents. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 7 indexed citations
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Mazarico, E., Dustin Buccino, A. J. Dombard, et al.. (2023). The Europa Clipper Gravity and Radio Science Investigation. Space Science Reviews. 219(4). 29 indexed citations
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Nimmo, F., et al.. (2023). Constraining Characteristic Morphological Wavelengths for Venus Using Baltis Vallis. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(10). 4 indexed citations
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Nimmo, F., Tracy M. Becker, G. R. Gladstone, et al.. (2021). Improved Determination of Europa's Long‐Wavelength Topography Using Stellar Occultations. Earth and Space Science. 8(7). 2 indexed citations
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Liao, Yang, F. Nimmo, & Jerome A. Neufeld. (2020). Heat Production and Tidally Driven Fluid Flow in the Permeable Core of Enceladus. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(9). 23 indexed citations
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Brennecka, G. A., Christoph Burkhardt, G. Budde, et al.. (2020). Astronomical context of Solar System formation from molybdenum isotopes in meteorite inclusions. Science. 370(6518). 837–840. 38 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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Fischer, R. A. & F. Nimmo. (2018). Effects of core formation on the Hf–W isotopic composition of the Earth and dating of the Moon-forming impact. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 499. 257–265. 24 indexed citations
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Schenk, P., R. A. Beyer, W. B. McKinnon, et al.. (2018). Basins, fractures and volcanoes: Global cartography and topography of Pluto from New Horizons. Icarus. 314. 400–433. 61 indexed citations
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Nimmo, F., et al.. (2015). Determination of Pluto's Radius During the New Horizons Encounter. LPI. 1462. 1 indexed citations
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Roth, Lorenz, K. D. Retherford, Joachim Saur, et al.. (2014). Following up on the Discovery of Water Vapor at Europa's South Pole with HST. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Rubie, D. C., F. Nimmo, Alessandro Morbidelli, & D. J. Frost. (2012). Extent of metal-silicate disequilibrium during accretion and early differentiation of the Earth. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Stevenson, D. J., et al.. (2005). An Early Nutation-Driven Lunar Dynamo. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 4 indexed citations

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