J. I. Lunine

41.7k citations

549 papers · 20.5k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 73

Co-authors: D. J. Stevenson R. D. Lorenz W. B. Hubbard Adam Burrows Sean N. Raymond O. Mousis T. Guillot D. Saumon
Topics: Astro and Planetary Science (478 papers)Planetary Science and Exploration (279 papers)Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (137 papers)
Cited by: Astronomy and Astrophysics Atmospheric Science Instrumentation
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States France Italy

In The Last Decade

J. I. Lunine

521 papers receiving 19.5k 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.

A Nongray Theory of Extrasolar Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs

1997 763 citations J. I. Lunine et al. profile →
The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe

2005 694 citations J. I. Lunine et al. profile →
Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Enceladus Plume Composition and Structure

2006 498 citations J. I. Lunine et al. profile →
The theory of brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets

2001 451 citations J. I. Lunine et al. profile →
Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume

2009 402 citations J. I. Lunine, W. B. McKinnon et al. profile →
Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes

2017 377 citations Christopher R. Glein, Alexis Bouquet et al. profile →
Building Terrestrial Planets

2012 296 citations J. I. Lunine et al. profile →
The Juno Mission

2017 217 citations S. J. Bolton, J. I. Lunine et al. Space Science Reviews profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. I. Lunine

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The history and processes of Titan's equator from the geospatial-topology of spectrally distinct units 2024 ·Icarus ·(unknown),Alexander G. Hayes,C. Sotin,J. I. Lunine,Samuel Birch,P. Corlies,K. Lawrence,Stéphane Le Mouëlic,(unknown),Michael J. Malaska,S. Rodríguez,J. M. Soderblom,Anezina Solomonidou	1
2	Gravity Investigation to Characterize Enceladus's Ocean and Interior 2024 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·Antonio Genova,Marzia Parisi,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Christopher R. Glein,Morgan L. Cable,C. B. Phillips,(unknown),R.L. Restrepo,Declan Mages,Alessandra Babuscia,J. I. Lunine	4
3	Measurement of D/H and 13C/12C ratios in methane ice on Eris and Makemake: Evidence for internal activity 2023 ·Icarus ·W. M. Grundy,Ian Wong,Christopher R. Glein,Silvia Protopapa,Bryan J. Holler,J. C. Cook,John Stansberry,J. I. Lunine,A. H. Parker,Heidi B. Hammel,Stefanie N. Milam,R. Brunetto,N. Pinilla-Alonso,(unknown),J. P. Emery,J. Licandro	19
4	On the roles of function and selection in evolving systems 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael L. Wong,Carol E. Cleland,(unknown),Stuart Bartlett,Henderson James Cleaves,(unknown),Anirudh Prabhu,J. I. Lunine,Robert M. Hazen	57
5	The Europa Clipper Gravity and Radio Science Investigation 2023 ·Space Science Reviews ·E. Mazarico,Dustin Buccino,(unknown),A. J. Dombard,Antonio Genova,Hauke Hußmann,W. S. Kiefer,J. I. Lunine,W. B. McKinnon,F. Nimmo,Ryan S. Park,J. H. Roberts,(unknown),Gregor Steinbrügge,Paolo Tortora,Paul Withers	29
6	Surface Features of Ganymede Revealed in Jupiter‐Shine by Juno’s Stellar Reference Unit 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Heidi N. Becker,(unknown),(unknown),C. J. Hansen,P. Schenk,M. A. Ravine,J. K. Arballo,S. J. Bolton,J. I. Lunine,Alexandre Guillaume,James W. Alexander	4
7	Dual storage and release of molecular oxygen in comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko 2022 ·Nature Astronomy ·A. Luspay‐Kuti,O. Mousis,F. Pauzat,(unknown),Y. Ellinger,J. I. Lunine,S. A. Fuselier,Kathleen Mandt,K. J. Trattner,S. M. Petrinec	11
8	Titan Stratospheric Haze Bands Observed in Cassini VIMS as Tracers of Meridional Circulation 2022 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·(unknown),Alexander G. Hayes,P. Corlies,Stéphane Le Mouëlic,J. I. Lunine,C. A. Nixon,P. Rannou,S. Rodríguez,Michael T. Roman,C. Sotin,Tetsuya Tokano,(unknown)	6
9	Cold Traps of Hypervolatiles in the Protosolar Nebula at the Origin of the Peculiar Composition of Comet C/2016 R2 (PanSTARRS) 2021 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·O. Mousis,Artyom Aguichine,Alexis Bouquet,J. I. Lunine,Grégoire Danger,Kathleen Mandt,A. Luspay‐Kuti	17
10	Deep and methane-rich lakes on Titan 2019 ·Nature Astronomy ·Marco Mastrogiuseppe,Valerio Poggiali,Alexander G. Hayes,J. I. Lunine,R. Seu,Giuseppe Mitri,R. D. Lorenz	33
11	Noble Gas Abundance Ratios Indicate the Agglomeration of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from Warmed-up Ice 2018 ·The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·O. Mousis,Thomas Ronnet,J. I. Lunine,A. Luspay‐Kuti,Kathleen Mandt,Grégoire Danger,F. Pauzat,Y. Ellinger,P. Wurz,Pierre Vernazza,Louis Le Sergeant d’Hendecourt	10
12	From Copernicus to Newton to Einstein: Toward a Dynamical Understanding of the Solar System 2017 ·M. T. Zuber,D. E. Smith,E. Mazarico,J. I. Lunine,G. A. Neumann,F. G. Lemoine,Antonio Genova,Sander Goossens,X. Sun	2
13	The Effect of Atmospheric Cooling on Vertical Velocity Dispersion and Density Distribution of Brown Dwarfs 2017 ·Leiden Repository (Leiden University) ·Russell E. Ryan,Paul Thorman,Sarah J. Schmidt,Seth H. Cohen,Nimish P. Hathi,Benne W. Holwerda,J. I. Lunine,Nor Pirzkal,Rogier A. Windhorst,(unknown)	7
14	Influence of the C/O ratio on titanium and vanadium oxides in protoplanetary disks 2013 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Mohamad Ali-Dib,O. Mousis,(unknown),J. I. Lunine,Nikku Madhusudhan,Jean-Marc Petit	4
15	THE ROLE OF METHANOL IN THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF TITAN'S PRIMORDIAL OCEAN 2010 ·INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) ·Carmen Sanchez‐Valle,Frédéric Deschamps,J. I. Lunine,O. Mousis	23
16	Elemental abundances and minimum mass of heavy elements in the envelope of HD 189733b 2009 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·O. Mousis,J. I. Lunine,G. Tinetti,C. A. Griffith,A. P. Showman,Y. Alibert,Jean‐Philippe Beaulieu	13
17	Constraints On The Origin Of Titan From Huygens Probe Measurements 2007 ·Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) ·O. Mousis,J. I. Lunine,(unknown),Y. Alibert	1
18	Astrobiology: a multidisciplinary approach 2005 ·CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·J. I. Lunine	17
19	Orbital migration and the frequency of giant planet formation 2002 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·David E. Trilling,J. I. Lunine,W. Benz	55
20	PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE SOLAR NEBULA 1997 ·Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres ·J. I. Lunine	8

About J. I. Lunine

J. I. Lunine is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Instrumentation, having authored 549 papers that have together received 20.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (478 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (279 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (137 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (18.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (6.1k citations) and Instrumentation (925 citations). J. I. Lunine has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Frequent co-authors include D. J. Stevenson, R. D. Lorenz, W. B. Hubbard, Adam Burrows, Sean N. Raymond, O. Mousis, T. Guillot, D. Saumon, D. Sudarsky and Yuk L. Yung. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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