J. W. Head

73.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
1.7k papers, 50.6k citations indexed

About

J. W. Head is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Head has authored 1.7k papers receiving a total of 50.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1.5k papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 593 papers in Atmospheric Science and 506 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in J. W. Head's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (1.4k papers), Astro and Planetary Science (1.1k papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (579 papers). J. W. Head is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (1.4k papers), Astro and Planetary Science (1.1k papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (579 papers). J. W. Head collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. J. W. Head's co-authors include Lionel Wilson, C. I. Fassett, D. R. Marchant, Sean C. Solomon, M. A. Kreslavsky, M. H. Carr, A. T. Basilevsky, М. А. Иванов, H. Hiesinger and John F. Mustard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Head

1.6k papers receiving 46.9k 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.

Ascent and eruption of basaltic magma on the Earth and Moon

1981 602 citations J. W. Head et al. profile →
Recent ice ages on Mars

2003 560 citations J. W. Head, M. A. Kreslavsky et al. profile →
Geologic history of Mars

2009 469 citations J. W. Head et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
The Mars Observer laser altimeter investigation

1992 432 citations M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith et al. 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. profile →
The timing of martian valley network activity: Constraints from buffered crater counting

2008 359 citations C. I. Fassett, J. W. Head Icarus profile →
Radial thickness variation in impact crater ejecta: implications for lunar basin deposits

1973 348 citations J. W. Head et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
Landing site of the Chang’e-6 lunar farside sample return mission from the Apollo basin

2023 77 citations Xingguo Zeng, Dawei Liu et al. Nature Astronomy profile →
Long-lasting farside volcanism in the Apollo basin: Chang'e-6 landing site

2024 52 citations Yuqi Qian, J. W. Head et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. W. Head

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Graben systems and geological history of Mbokomu Mons region, Parga Chasmata, Venus 2024 ·Icarus ·(unknown), Hafida El Bilali, Richard E. Ernst, Kenneth L. Buchan, J. W. Head, (unknown)	1
2	Modeling glaciation of the Hellas Basin, Mars, for a ‘cold and icy’ late Noachian Paleoclimatic scenario 2024 ·Icarus ·J. L. Fastook, J. W. Head	2
3	Large volcanoes on Venus: Morphology, morphometry, and stratigraphy 2024 ·Icarus ·М. А. Иванов, J. W. Head	1
4	Geological mapping and characterization of the NW-Phoebe volcano-magmatic center on Venus 2024 ·Planetary and Space Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Richard E. Ernst, (unknown), J. W. Head, Kenneth L. Buchan, (unknown)	1
5	Shape-from-shading Refinement of LOLA and LROC NAC Digital Elevation Models: Applications to Upcoming Human and Robotic Exploration of the Moon 2024 ·The Planetary Science Journal ·(unknown), J. W. Head	4
6	Long-lasting farside volcanism in the Apollo basin: Chang'e-6 landing site breakdown → 2024 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Yuqi Qian, J. W. Head, J. R. Michalski, Xing Wang, C. H. van der Bogert, H. Hiesinger, Lingzhi Sun, Wei Yang, Long Xiao, Xian‐Hua Li, Guochun Zhao	52
7	Geological Record of Water and Wind Processes on Mars as Observed by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera 2024 ·Space Science Reviews ·R. Jaumann, Daniela Tirsch, Solmaz Adeli, (unknown), (unknown), L. Le Deit, (unknown), J. W. Head, (unknown), (unknown), S. H. G. Walter, H. Hiesinger	5
8	New insights into the regional and local geological context of the Luna 16 landing site 2023 ·Icarus ·М. А. Иванов, J. W. Head, H. Hiesinger	8
9	Characterization of a 2700 km long bolide airburst chain, Phoebe Regio, Venus 2023 ·Planetary and Space Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Richard E. Ernst, (unknown), J. W. Head, B. A. Ivanov	2
10	First magnetic and spectroscopic constraints on attenuated space weathering at the Chang'e-5 landing site 2023 ·Icarus ·Yuqi Qian, Long Xiao, (unknown), J. W. Head, Qi He, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoping Zhang, Xianquan Ping, Wen Zeng, Xing Wang, J. R. Michalski, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lingzhi Sun, Yong Pang, Jiang Wang, Siyuan Zhao	17
11	Evidence for a carbon-rich Mercury from the distribution of low-reflectance material (LRM) associated with large impact basins 2023 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·(unknown), J. W. Head, Christian Huber	5
12	The Demographics of Terrestrial Planets in the Venus Zone 2023 ·The Astronomical Journal ·(unknown), Stephen R. Kane, Zhexing Li, Edward W. Schwieterman, Michelle L. Hill, Kimberly Bott, Paul A. Dalba, Tara Fetherolf, J. W. Head, Cayman T. Unterborn	16
13	Landing site of the Chang’e-6 lunar farside sample return mission from the Apollo basin breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Astronomy ·Xingguo Zeng, Dawei Liu, Yuan Chen, Qin Zhou, Xin Ren, Zhoubin Zhang, Wei Yan, (unknown), Q. Wang, (unknown), Hao Hu, Jianjun Liu, Wei Zuo, J. W. Head, Chunlai Li	77
14	In search of the RNA world on Mars 2021 ·Geobiology ·(unknown), Lin Jin, Jack W. Szostak, J. W. Head, M. T. Zuber	9
15	Copernican‐Aged (<200 Ma) Impact Ejecta at the Chang'e‐5 Landing Site: Statistical Evidence From Crater Morphology, Morphometry, and Degradation Models 2021 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Yuqi Qian, Long Xiao, J. W. Head, Christian Wöhler, Roberto Bugiolacchi, Thorsten Wilhelm, (unknown), (unknown), Qi He, Yuefeng Yuan, Siyuan Zhao	35
16	Assessing the Roughness Properties of Circumpolar Lunar Craters: Implications for the Timing of Water‐Ice Delivery to the Moon 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·A. N. Deutsch, J. W. Head, G. A. Neumann, M. A. Kreslavsky, M. K. Barker	16
17	Geology and Scientific Significance of the Rümker Region in Northern Oceanus Procellarum: China's Chang'E‐5 Landing Region 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·Yuqi Qian, Long Xiao, Siyuan Zhao, Jiannan Zhao, Jun Huang, J. Flahaut, M. Martinot, J. W. Head, H. Hiesinger, (unknown)	98
18	Nature and Distribution of Olivine at Copernicus Crater: New Insights About Origin from Integrated High Resolution Mineralogy and Imaging 2014 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·D. Dhingra, C. M. Pieters, J. W. Head	0
19	New Morphometric Measurements of Peak-Ring Basins on Mercury and the Moon: Results from the Mercury Laser Altimeter and Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter 2012 ·elib (German Aerospace Center) ·D. M. H. Baker, J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, C. I. Fassett, G. A. Neumann, David E. Smith, Sean C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, J. Oberst, Frank Preusker, K. Gwinner	2
20	The Spacing Distances of Chaos and Lenticulae on Europa 2002 ·Urologia Internationalis ·N. A. Spaun, J. W. Head, R. T. Pappalardo	8

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