H. J. Melosh

27.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
328 papers, 19.0k citations indexed

About

H. J. Melosh is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, H. J. Melosh has authored 328 papers receiving a total of 19.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 68 papers in Atmospheric Science and 67 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in H. J. Melosh's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (248 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (242 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (66 papers). H. J. Melosh is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (248 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (242 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (66 papers). H. J. Melosh collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. H. J. Melosh's co-authors include G. S. Collins, B. A. Ivanov, E. Pierazzo, A. M. Vickery, Wayne L. Nicholson, Peter Setlow, G. Horneck, Nobuo Munakata, Brandon Johnson and A. Raefsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

H. J. Melosh

319 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

Impact Cratering: A Geologic Process 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 2000 2012 1989 1997 500 1000 1.5k

Peers

H. J. Melosh
Comparison fields: 5 of 165
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 13.9k
  • Atmospheric Science 5.3k
  • Geophysics 4.9k
  • Molecular Biology 1.4k
  • Aerospace Engineering 1.4k
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. J. Melosh

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Probabilities that Enceladus Received Life from Earth, Mars or Another Stellar System
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2
Resilient Extraterrestrial Habitat Engineering
3
3
Lunar Impact Basin Population and Origins Revealed by LOLA and GRAIL
1
4
The Effects of Porosity on Lunar Crater Formation and the Transition from Complex Crater to Peak Ring Basin Morphology
1
5
High-Resolution Estimates of Lunar Crustal Density and Porosity from the GRAIL Extended Mission
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Projectile Remnants in Central Peaks of Lunar Impact Craters
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7
Distal Impact Ejecta: Melt Droplets, Impact Lapilli, and Tektites
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8
Is High-Speed Ejection of Meteorites by Spallation Impossible?
2
9
Earth Impact Effects Program: Estimating the Regional Environmental Consequences of Impacts On Earth
2
10
Self-Shielding of Thermal Radiation by Chicxulub Ejecta: Firestorm or Fizzle?
1
11
The Deep Impact Experiment and the Physics of Impact Cratering
2
12
Target Weakening and Temporary Fluidization in Large Impact Events
2
13
The Deep Impact Discovery Mission: Update
1
14
Fragment Sizes of High Speed Ejecta from a Large Impact on Europa
5
15
Numerical Modeling of the Role of Plastic Behavior in the Collapse of Large Impact Craters
1
16
Cratering Dynamics and the Delivery of Meteorites to the Earth
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17
Ejecting basaltic achondrites from Vesta: Hydrodynamical impact models
2
18
When Worlds Collide: Jetted Vapor Plumes and the Moon's Origin
38
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The Physics of Impact Ejecta Fragmentation and the Origin of Meteorites
2
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Effects of Atmospheric Breakup on Crater Field Formation
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