K. J. Walsh

12.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
162 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

K. J. Walsh is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. J. Walsh has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 25 papers in Atmospheric Science and 23 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in K. J. Walsh's work include Astro and Planetary Science (122 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (101 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers). K. J. Walsh is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (122 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (101 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers). K. J. Walsh collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Czechia. K. J. Walsh's co-authors include Alessandro Morbidelli, Sean N. Raymond, D. P. O’Brien, D. C. Richardson, Avi M. Mandell, Patrick Michel, W. F. Bottke, Marco Delbó, Harold F. Levison and D. S. Lauretta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

K. J. Walsh

150 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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 low mass for Mars from Jupiter’s early gas-driven migration

2011 729 citations K. J. Walsh, Alessandro Morbidelli et al. Nature profile →
Building Terrestrial Planets

2012 296 citations Alessandro Morbidelli, K. J. Walsh et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. J. Walsh United States	34	3.9k	715	654	390	147	162	4.6k
Ian S. McLean United States	36	5.7k 1.4×	85 0.1×	273 0.4×	95 0.2×	121 0.8×	257	6.3k
Akira Yamaguchi Japan	34	2.9k 0.7×	1.8k 2.5×	576 0.9×	583 1.5×	102 0.7×	250	3.4k
L. A. McFadden United States	38	4.1k 1.1×	665 0.9×	654 1.0×	959 2.5×	278 1.9×	212	4.4k
S. Carey United States	33	3.0k 0.8×	234 0.3×	724 1.1×	60 0.2×	81 0.6×	155	3.8k
L. M. Prockter United States	35	3.1k 0.8×	567 0.8×	1.4k 2.1×	238 0.6×	331 2.3×	182	3.3k
Sarah T. Stewart United States	34	3.3k 0.8×	842 1.2×	938 1.4×	162 0.4×	250 1.7×	164	4.1k
C. M. Ernst United States	30	3.2k 0.8×	525 0.7×	1.2k 1.9×	158 0.4×	499 3.4×	163	3.4k
E. M. Shoemaker United States	27	2.7k 0.7×	687 1.0×	911 1.4×	236 0.6×	420 2.9×	120	3.4k
Frank Preusker Germany	28	2.8k 0.7×	458 0.6×	945 1.4×	425 1.1×	308 2.1×	166	2.9k
A. Coradini Italy	27	2.2k 0.5×	333 0.5×	399 0.6×	295 0.8×	283 1.9×	155	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by K. J. Walsh

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. J. Walsh

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Walsh, K. J., Ronald‐Louis Ballouz, Harrison Agrusa, et al.. (2025). Satellite Formation around the Largest Asteroids. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 986(1). L12–L12.

Eubanks, T. M., C. E. DeForest, K. J. Walsh, et al.. (2025). Tracking the Activity of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS through Its Perihelion. Research Notes of the AAS. 9(11). 324–324. 1 indexed citations

Emery, Joshua P., et al.. (2024). Size-based spectrophotometric analysis of the Polana-Eulalia Complex. Icarus. 425. 116322–116322. 1 indexed citations

McCormick, P. Aiden, Cillian De Gascun, John S. Lambert, et al.. (2024). Hepatitis C community prevalence is over-estimated: a prospective, birth cohort study. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 193(3). 1257–1260. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Yuhui, D. S. Lauretta, Ronald‐Louis Ballouz, et al.. (2024). Characterization and implications of a mass movement site in Bennu’s Bralgah Crater. Icarus. 415. 116056–116056. 2 indexed citations

Ryan, A. J., B. Rozitis, Daniel Pino Muñoz, et al.. (2024). Rocks with Extremely Low Thermal Inertia at the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site on Asteroid Bennu. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(4). 92–92. 5 indexed citations

Ballouz, Ronald‐Louis, Harrison Agrusa, O. S. Barnouin, et al.. (2024). Shaking and Tumbling: Short- and Long-timescale Mechanisms for Resurfacing of Near-Earth Asteroid Surfaces from Planetary Tides and Predictions for the 2029 Earth Encounter by (99942) Apophis. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(11). 251–251. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Yuhui, D. S. Lauretta, Ronald‐Louis Ballouz, et al.. (2023). Simulating impact-induced shaking as a triggering mechanism for mass movements on Bennu. Icarus. 395. 115463–115463. 6 indexed citations

Perry, M. E., O. S. Barnouin, R. T. Daly, et al.. (2022). Low surface strength of the asteroid Bennu inferred from impact ejecta deposit. Nature Geoscience. 15(6). 447–452. 24 indexed citations

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Barnouin, O. S., E. R. Jawin, R. T. Daly, et al.. (2022). Geologic Context of the OSIRIS-REx Sample Site from High-resolution Topography and Imaging. The Planetary Science Journal. 3(4). 75–75. 9 indexed citations

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Cambioni, Saverio, Marco Delbó, Giovanni Poggiali, et al.. (2021). Fine-regolith production on asteroids controlled by rock porosity. Nature. 598(7879). 49–52. 50 indexed citations

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Molaro, J. L., C. W. Hergenrother, Steven R. Chesley, et al.. (2020). Thermal Fatigue as a Driving Mechanism for Activity on Asteroid Bennu. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(8). e2019JE006325–e2019JE006325. 39 indexed citations

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Molaro, J. L., K. J. Walsh, E. R. Jawin, et al.. (2020). In situ evidence of thermally induced rock breakdown widespread on Bennu’s surface. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2913–2913. 55 indexed citations

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Ballouz, Ronald‐Louis, K. J. Walsh, W. F. Bottke, et al.. (2020). Craters on (101955) Bennu’s boulders.

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Deienno, Rogerio, K. J. Walsh, Harold F. Levison, & Katherine A. Kretke. (2020). Collisional Evolution of Meter- to Kilometer-sized Planetesimals in Mean Motion Resonances: Implications for Inward Planet Shepherding. The Astrophysical Journal. 890(2). 170–170. 4 indexed citations

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Parker, A. H., et al.. (2019). Magnetic Grapples for Low-g Anchoring and Multi-Point Asteroid Sample Return. LPI. 3111. 2 indexed citations

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Granvik, Mikael & K. J. Walsh. (2017). Thermal and tidal destruction of near-Earth objects. European Planetary Science Congress. 1 indexed citations

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Statler, Thomas S., D. C. Richardson, K. J. Walsh, Yifei Yu, & Patrick Michel. (2014). Mechanism of self-reinforcing YORP acceleration for fast-rotating asteroids. 506. 2 indexed citations

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Walsh, K. J. & Alessandro Morbidelli. (2011). The effect of an early planetesimal-driven migration of the giant planets on terrestrial planet formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 34 indexed citations

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Walsh, K. J. & D. C. Richardson. (2003). Direct N-body Simulations of Rubble Pile Collisions in Strong Tidal Fields: Applied to Saturn's F Ring. DPS. 1 indexed citations

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