M. Benna

14.6k citations

150 papers · 4.2k indexed · h-index 38

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Atmospheric Science top 5%
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Papers in ⓘ

Astronomy and Astrophysics 144
- Astro and Planetary Science 137
- Planetary Science and Exploration 133
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 31
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 24
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 13
Aerospace Engineering 32
- Space Exploration and Technology 25

Co-authors: P. R. Mahaffy (66 shared papers)B. M. Jakosky (51 shared papers)M. K. Elrod (41 shared papers)R. V. Yelle (15 shared papers)Shane W. Stone (11 shared papers)S. W. Bougher (25 shared papers)M. Sarantos (19 shared papers)J. A. Slavin (18 shared papers)
Journals: Geophysical Research Letters (33 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (13 papers)Icarus (10 papers)Planetary and Space Science (8 papers)Science (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Czechia

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M. Benna

147 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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1	MESSENGER Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in Mercury’s Magnetosphere Science ·J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, Sean C. Solomon, P. Trávnı́ček, T. H. Zurbuchen	2009	203
2	Structure and composition of the neutral upper atmosphere of Mars from the MAVEN NGIMS investigation Geophysical Research Letters ·P. R. Mahaffy, M. Benna, M. K. Elrod, R. V. Yelle, S. W. Bougher, Shane W. Stone, B. M. Jakosky	2015	159
3	MESSENGER Observations of Extreme Loading and Unloading of Mercury’s Magnetic Tail Science ·J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, L. R. Nittler, J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, Sean C. Solomon, R. Starr, P. Trávnı́ček, T. H. Zurbuchen	2010	149
4	Mercury's Magnetosphere After MESSENGER's First Flyby Science ·J. A. Slavin, M. H. Acuña, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, R. M. Killen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, L. R. Nittler, J. M. Raines, D. Schriver, Sean C. Solomon, R. Starr, P. Trávnı́ček, T. H. Zurbuchen	2008	145
5	Mars’ atmospheric history derived from upper-atmosphere measurements of ³⁸ Ar/ ³⁶ Ar Science ·B. M. Jakosky, M. Slipski, M. Benna, P. R. Mahaffy, M. K. Elrod, R. V. Yelle, Shane W. Stone, Noora Alsaeed	2017	144
6	First measurements of composition and dynamics of the Martian ionosphere by MAVEN's Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer Geophysical Research Letters ·M. Benna, P. R. Mahaffy, J. M. Grebowsky, Jane L. Fox, R. V. Yelle, B. M. Jakosky	2015	134
7	Thermal Structure of the Martian Upper Atmosphere From MAVEN NGIMS Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·Shane W. Stone, R. V. Yelle, M. Benna, M. K. Elrod, P. R. Mahaffy	2018	96
8	The structure and variability of Mars dayside thermosphere from MAVEN NGIMS and IUVS measurements: Seasonal and solar activity trends in scale heights and temperatures Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·S. W. Bougher, K. Roeten, Kirk Olsen, P. R. Mahaffy, M. Benna, M. K. Elrod, Sonal Jain, N. M. Schneider, Justin Deighan, E. Thiemann, F. G. Eparvier, Arnaud Stiepen, B. M. Jakosky	2016	95
9	MAVEN NGIMS observations of atmospheric gravity waves in the Martian thermosphere Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·S. England, Guiping Liu, Erdal Yiğit, P. R. Mahaffy, M. K. Elrod, M. Benna, Hiromu Nakagawa, Naoki Terada, B. M. Jakosky	2016	90
10	Lunar soil hydration constrained by exospheric water liberated by meteoroid impacts Nature Geoscience ·M. Benna, D. M. Hurley, T. J. Stubbs, P. R. Mahaffy, R. C. Elphic	2019	89
11	MAVEN observations of solar wind hydrogen deposition in the atmosphere of Mars Geophysical Research Letters ·J. S. Halekas, R. J. Lillis, D. L. Mitchell, T. E. Cravens, C. Mazelle, J. E. P. Connerney, J. R. Espley, P. R. Mahaffy, M. Benna, B. M. Jakosky, J. G. Luhmann, J. P. McFadden, D. E. Larson, Yuki Harada, S. Ruhunusiri	2015	78
12	MESSENGER and Mariner 10 flyby observations of magnetotail structure and dynamics at Mercury Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·J. A. Slavin, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, S. M. Imber, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, R. L. McNutt, J. M. Raines, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, Sean C. Solomon, P. Trávnı́ček, T. H. Zurbuchen	2011	73
13	Initial SAM calibration gas experiments on Mars: Quadrupole mass spectrometer results and implications Planetary and Space Science ·H. B. Franz, M. G. Trainer, C. A. Malespin, P. R. Mahaffy, S. K. Atreya, R. H. Becker, M. Benna, P. G. Conrad, J. L. Eigenbrode, Caroline Freissinet, H. L. K. Manning, Benito Prats, E. Raaen, Michael H. Wong	2017	72
14	Hydrogen escape from Mars is driven by seasonal and dust storm transport of water Science ·Shane W. Stone, R. V. Yelle, M. Benna, Daniel Lo, M. K. Elrod, P. R. Mahaffy	2020	71
15	Variability of helium, neon, and argon in the lunar exosphere as observed by the LADEE NMS instrument Geophysical Research Letters ·M. Benna, P. R. Mahaffy, J. S. Halekas, R. C. Elphic, G. T. Delory	2015	70
16	Cosmic dust fluxes in the atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and Venus Icarus ·Juan Diego Carrillo‐Sánchez, Juan Carlos Gómez Martı́n, David L. Bones, David Nesvorný, Petr Pokorný, M. Benna, G. J. Flynn, J. M. C. Plane	2019	70
17	Global distribution and parameter dependences of gravity wave activity in the Martian upper thermosphere derived from MAVEN/NGIMS observations Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics ·Naoki Terada, François Leblanc, Hiromu Nakagawa, Alexander S. Medvedev, Erdal Yiğit, Takeshi Kuroda, Takuya Hara, S. England, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kaori Terada, K. Seki, P. R. Mahaffy, M. K. Elrod, M. Benna, J. M. Grebowsky, B. M. Jakosky	2017	67
18	The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer Mission Space Science Reviews ·(unknown), R. C. Elphic, G. T. Delory, Butler Hine, P. R. Mahaffy, M. Horányi, A. Colaprete, M. Benna, S. K. Noble	2014	61
19	MESSENGER observations of large flux transfer events at Mercury Geophysical Research Letters ·J. A. Slavin, R. P. Lepping, Chin‐Chun Wu, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, M. Benna, S. A. Boardsen, R. M. Killen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, W. E. McClintock, R. L. McNutt, M. Sarantos, D. Schriver, Sean C. Solomon, P. Trávnı́ček, T. H. Zurbuchen	2010	57
20	Modeling of the magnetosphere of Mercury at the time of the first MESSENGER flyby Icarus ·M. Benna, B. J. Anderson, D. N. Baker, S. A. Boardsen, G. Gloeckler, R. E. Gold, G. C. Ho, R. M. Killen, H. Korth, S. M. Krimigis, Michael E. Purucker, R. L. McNutt, J. M. Raines, W. E. McClintock, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, Sean C. Solomon, T. H. Zurbuchen	2009	57

About M. Benna

M. Benna is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atmospheric Science and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 150 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (137 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (133 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (31 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (25 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (24 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (13 papers), Scientific Research and Discoveries (9 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (4.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (354 citations), Aerospace Engineering (452 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (157 citations) and Molecular Biology (497 citations). M. Benna has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include P. R. Mahaffy, B. M. Jakosky, M. K. Elrod, R. V. Yelle, Shane W. Stone, S. W. Bougher, M. Sarantos, J. A. Slavin, J. S. Halekas and T. H. Zurbuchen. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, Icarus, Planetary and Space Science and Science.

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