Kevin Zahnle

16.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
177 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Kevin Zahnle is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Zahnle has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 46 papers in Atmospheric Science and 24 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kevin Zahnle's work include Astro and Planetary Science (126 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (109 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers). Kevin Zahnle is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (126 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (109 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers). Kevin Zahnle collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Kevin Zahnle's co-authors include David C. Catling, Norman H. Sleep, Mark W. Claire, L. Dones, James F. Kasting, Harold F. Levison, P. Schenk, Christopher P. McKay, James C. G. Walker and O. B. Toon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Zahnle

174 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kevin Zahnle United States 56 7.4k 3.2k 1.6k 1.5k 809 177 10.1k
David C. Catling United States 53 5.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 882 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 191 9.2k
S. W. Squyres United States 71 14.8k 2.0× 5.0k 1.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.6× 323 16.6k
K. D. McKeegan United States 54 5.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 3.2k 2.0× 1.1k 0.8× 2.2k 2.7× 268 9.7k
S. L. Murchie United States 72 15.6k 2.1× 4.7k 1.4× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 496 16.6k
W. V. Boynton United States 47 8.0k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 2.9k 1.8× 579 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 373 10.5k
B. C. Clark United States 43 6.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 605 0.4× 970 0.7× 941 1.2× 175 8.1k
Edward Young United States 52 3.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 3.0k 1.9× 904 0.6× 1.4k 1.7× 264 8.9k
B. L. Ehlmann United States 47 8.1k 1.1× 2.2k 0.7× 720 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 954 1.2× 308 9.3k
David J. Des Marais United States 56 4.0k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 2.4k 1.6× 3.5k 4.3× 128 11.1k
James C. G. Walker United States 43 2.8k 0.4× 3.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 744 0.9× 97 7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kevin Zahnle

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin Zahnle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Zahnle

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kevin Zahnle. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kevin Zahnle 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 Kevin Zahnle. Kevin Zahnle 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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Jakosky, B. M., R. W. Zurek, S. K. Atreya, et al.. (2020). Necessity of Returning a Sample of the Martian Atmosphere. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1723. 1 indexed citations
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Gacesa, Marko & Kevin Zahnle. (2019). Escape of high-altitude water and D/H fractionation driven by non-thermal processes on Mars. AGUFM. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Zahnle, Kevin & David C. Catling. (2019). The Paradox of Mars Methane. LPICo. 2089. 6132. 1 indexed citations
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Gacesa, Marko, R. J. Lillis, & Kevin Zahnle. (2019). O(3P) + CO2 scattering cross-sections at superthermal collision energies for planetary aeronomy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 491(4). 5650–5659. 15 indexed citations
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Zahnle, Kevin. (2018). Xenon Fractionation and Archean Hydrogen Escape. II. Now More Than Ever. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2536. 1 indexed citations
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Morley, Caroline, Jonathan J. Fortney, Mark S. Marley, et al.. (2015). THERMAL EMISSION and REFLECTED LIGHT SPECTRA of SUPER EARTHS with FLAT TRANSMISSION SPECTRA. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 118 indexed citations
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Teodoro, L. F. A., Michael S. Warren, Chris L. Fryer, V. R. Eke, & Kevin Zahnle. (2014). A One Hundred Million SPH Particle Simulation of the Moon Forming Impact. LPI. 2703. 1 indexed citations
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Prescher, Clemens, Elizabeth A. Bell, Ana Černok, et al.. (2012). Origin and mixing timescale of Earth's late veneer. AGUFM. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Bierhaus, E. B., L. Dones, & Kevin Zahnle. (2011). The Role of Ejecta in Mid-Sized Saturnian Satellites' Crater Distributions. LPI. 2616. 2 indexed citations
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Abe, Yutaka, Ayako Abe‐Ouchi, Norman H. Sleep, & Kevin Zahnle. (2011). Habitable Zone Limits for Dry Planets. Astrobiology. 11(5). 443–460. 152 indexed citations
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Zahnle, Kevin, et al.. (2011). Is There Methane on Mars? Part II. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2427. 1 indexed citations
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Goldblatt, Colin, Kevin Zahnle, Norman H. Sleep, & E. G. Nisbet. (2010). The Eons of Chaos and Hades. Solid Earth. 1(1). 1–3. 18 indexed citations
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Goldblatt, Colin, Adrian J. Matthews, Tim Lenton, Andrew Watson, & Kevin Zahnle. (2008). The Global Nitrogen Budget and the Faint Young Sun Paradox. AGUFM. 2008. 2 indexed citations
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Korycansky, D. G. & Kevin Zahnle. (2008). Titan Impacts and Escape. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1925. 1 indexed citations
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Zahnle, Kevin, J. L. Alvarellos, Anthony R. Dobrovolskis, & Patrick Hamill. (2007). Transfer of Impact Ejecta from Io to Europa. LPI. 2001. 1 indexed citations
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Zahnle, Kevin & A. Colaprete. (2007). Secondary Craters and the Liberation of Ice on Mars. 1353. 3274. 1 indexed citations
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Ozima, M., et al.. (2007). Biotic Earth Wind as the Origin of Oxygen Isotope Anomalies in Contemporary Lunar Regolith. LPI. 1129. 2 indexed citations
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Zahnle, Kevin. (2001). Cratering Rates on Europa. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1699. 5 indexed citations
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Romani, P. N., et al.. (2000). Adsorption of Ammonia onto Ammonium Hydrosulfide Cloud Particles in Jupiter's Atmosphere. 32. 3 indexed citations
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Dones, L., Harold F. Levison, & Kevin Zahnle. (1999). Tossing Out the Leftovers: The Fate of the Remains of Earth's Formation. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 31(4). 1078–1079. 3 indexed citations

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