G. P. Kuiper

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

G. P. Kuiper is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, G. P. Kuiper has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 4 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in G. P. Kuiper's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (41 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (38 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (17 papers). G. P. Kuiper is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (41 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (38 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (17 papers). G. P. Kuiper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. G. P. Kuiper's co-authors include Barbara M. Middlehurst, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Joseph W. Chamberlain, E. M. Shoemaker, H. P. Larson, T. Gehrels, Uwe Fink, G. van Biesbroeck, C. J. van Houten and E. A. Whitaker and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

G. P. Kuiper

78 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Planets and satellites 1951 2026 1976 2001 1961 1951 100 200 300 400
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. Planets and satellites
    1961 498 citations G. P. Kuiper, Barbara M. Middlehurst University of Chicago Press eBooks profile →
  2. On the Origin of the Solar System
    1951 353 citations G. P. Kuiper Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. P. Kuiper United States 21 1.9k 339 283 180 147 82 2.2k
Fred L. Whipple United States 24 2.3k 1.2× 305 0.9× 222 0.8× 156 0.9× 243 1.7× 157 2.5k
B. A. Smith United States 30 2.9k 1.5× 367 1.1× 441 1.6× 114 0.6× 145 1.0× 128 3.1k
G. E. Danielson United States 28 2.5k 1.3× 201 0.6× 547 1.9× 101 0.6× 143 1.0× 94 2.6k
E. Bowell United States 24 2.2k 1.2× 253 0.7× 348 1.2× 316 1.8× 345 2.3× 104 2.5k
R. R. Hodges United States 31 3.0k 1.6× 314 0.9× 824 2.9× 204 1.1× 233 1.6× 103 3.2k
H. Fechtig Germany 26 2.6k 1.4× 321 0.9× 333 1.2× 210 1.2× 131 0.9× 96 2.8k
E. S. Barker United States 24 1.7k 0.9× 323 1.0× 355 1.3× 76 0.4× 129 0.9× 141 1.8k
I. P. Williams United Kingdom 29 3.4k 1.8× 354 1.0× 470 1.7× 197 1.1× 271 1.8× 236 3.6k
J. L. Elliot United States 29 2.5k 1.3× 145 0.4× 737 2.6× 128 0.7× 206 1.4× 164 2.9k
D. N. Sweetnam United States 18 2.1k 1.1× 288 0.8× 492 1.7× 78 0.4× 96 0.7× 29 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by G. P. Kuiper

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. P. Kuiper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. P. Kuiper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. P. Kuiper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. P. Kuiper 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 G. P. Kuiper. G. P. Kuiper 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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Kuiper, G. P.. (1973). Interpretation of the Jupiter Red Spot, I.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 9. 249–314. 4 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1972). Lunar and Planetary Laboratory studies of Jupiter. II.. Sky and Telescope. 43. 75. 13 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P., et al.. (1972). Comets: Scientific Data and Missions. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 14 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P., et al.. (1971). Extensive cloud activity on Mars.. International Astronomical Union Circular. 2358. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1970). High Altitudes Sites and IR Astronomy. 8. 121. 1 indexed citations
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Phinney, Robert A., D. E. Gault, John A. O’Keefe, et al.. (1970). Lunar theory and processes: Discussion of chemical analysis. Icarus. 12(2). 213–223. 2 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1970). High altitude sites and IR astronomy, II.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 8(156). 337–382.
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1969). Identification of the Venus Cloud Layers. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 1. 229. 24 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1967). VI. The nature of the Moon’s surface - The lunar surface and the U. S. Ranger programme. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 296(1446). 399–417. 3 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1966). Interpretation of the Ranger records. 24. 9 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1966). Interpretation of Ranger VII Records. 4. 1–70. 17 indexed citations
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Hartmann, W. K., et al.. (1963). Rectified lunar atlas - supplement number two to the photographic lunar atlas.. University of Arizona Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1963). PHOTOMETRY OF THE INFRARED SPECTRUM OF VENUS, 1-2.5 MICRONS. 11. 269–299. 7 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P., et al.. (1962). An Infrared Stellar Spectrometer. 1. 119–127. 5 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P. & Barbara M. Middlehurst. (1961). Planets and satellites. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuiper, G. P., et al.. (1960). Photographic lunar atlas : based on photographs taken at the Mount Wilson, Lick, Pic du Midi, McDonald and Yerkes Observatories. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1956). The Formation of the Planets, Part III. Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 50. 105. 6 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1954). The earth as a planet. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 146 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1952). Comets and the Dissipation of the Solar Nebula. 4. 361–385. 1 indexed citations
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Kuiper, G. P.. (1951). On the Origin of the Solar System. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 37(1). 1–14. 353 indexed citations breakdown →

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