M. T. Zuber

39.2k citations

654 papers · 23.9k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 86

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.01%
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 597
- Planetary Science and Exploration 568
- Astro and Planetary Science 430
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 115
Aerospace Engineering 214
- Space Exploration and Technology 166

Co-authors: David E. Smith G. A. Neumann F. G. Lemoine Sean C. Solomon R. J. Phillips E. Mazarico M. A. Wieczorek J. W. Head
Journals: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (68 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (40 papers)Icarus (39 papers)Science (33 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (26 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Germany

In The Last Decade

M. T. Zuber

626 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

A new lunar digital elevation model from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter and SELENE Terrain Camera 2015 · 394 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Icarus
2012 Science
2012 Science
2010 Geophysical Research Letters
2000 Science
1999 Science
1992 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Peers

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G. A. Neumann United States

David E. Smith United States

Sean C. Solomon United States

R. J. Phillips United States

G. Schubert United States

D. J. Stevenson United States

J. W. Head United States

H. J. Melosh United States

A. S. McEwen United States

J. Laskar France

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside M. T. Zuber, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Large-scale Roughness Properties of the Lunar North and South Polar Regions as Measured by the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) The Planetary Science Journal ·M. K. Barker, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, J. W. Head, Xiaoli Sun	2025	1
2	Maximum Energies of Trapped Particles Around Magnetized Planets and Small Bodies Geophysical Research Letters ·R. Oran, B. P. Weiss, Maria de Soria Santacruz-Pich, Insoo Jun, D. J. Lawrence, C. Polanskey, J. M. Ratliff, C. A. Raymond, J. B. Ream, C. T. Russell, Yuri Shprits, M. T. Zuber, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton	2022	7
3	Investigating the Influences of Crustal Thickness and Temperature on the Uplift of Mantle Materials Beneath Large Impact Craters on the Moon Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·Min Ding, J. M. Soderblom, C. J. Bierson, M. T. Zuber	2021	4
4	In search of the RNA world on Mars Geobiology ·Angel Mojarro, Lin Jin, Jack W. Szostak, J. W. Head, M. T. Zuber	2021	9
5	First two-way laser ranging to a lunar orbiter: infrared observations from the Grasse station to LRO’s retro-reflector array Earth Planets and Space ·E. Mazarico, Xiaoli Sun, Jean‐Marie Torre, Clément Courde, Julien Chabé, M. Aimar, Hervé Mariey, Nicolas Maurice, M. K. Barker, (unknown), Daniel R. Cremons, S. Bouquillon, T. Carlucci, Vishnu Viswanathan, F. G. Lemoine, Adrien Bourgoin, P. Exertier, G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith	2020	9
6	Isostatic Compensation of the Lunar Highlands Journal of Geophysical Research Planets ·Michael M. Sori, P. B. James, Brandon Johnson, J. M. Soderblom, Sean C. Solomon, M. A. Wieczorek, M. T. Zuber	2018	11
7	Solar system expansion and strong equivalence principle as seen by the NASA MESSENGER mission Nature Communications ·Antonio Genova, E. Mazarico, Sander Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber	2018	82
8	From Copernicus to Newton to Einstein: Toward a Dynamical Understanding of the Solar System M. T. Zuber, D. E. Smith, E. Mazarico, J. I. Lunine, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, Antonio Genova, Sander Goossens, X. Sun	2017	2
9	Spherule layers, crater scaling laws, and the population of ancient terrestrial impactors Icarus ·Brandon Johnson, G. S. Collins, David A. Minton, T. J. Bowling, Bruce M. Simonson, M. T. Zuber	2016	57
10	The low‐degree shape of Mercury Geophysical Research Letters ·M. E. Perry, G. A. Neumann, R. J. Phillips, O. S. Barnouin, C. M. Ernst, Daniel Kahan, Sean C. Solomon, M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith, S. A. Hauck, S. J. Peale, Jean‐Luc Margot, E. Mazarico, C. L. Johnson, R. W. Gaskell, J. H. Roberts, R. L. McNutt, Juergen Oberst	2015	28
11	The Gravity Field of Mercury After the Messenger Low-Altitude Campaign Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·E. Mazarico, Antonio Genova, Sander Goossens, F. G. Lemoine, David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, Gary A. Neumann, Sean C. Solomon	2015	1
12	Laser Ranging to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: improved timing and orbits AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Jan McGarry, Xiaoli Sun, M. H. Torrence, David R. Skillman, Evan D. Hoffman, E. Mazarico, D. D. Rowlands, J. Golder, M. K. Barker, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber	2013	2
13	New Morphometric Measurements of Peak-Ring Basins on Mercury and the Moon: Results from the Mercury Laser Altimeter and Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter 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	2012	2
14	Roughness of lunar terrains: Slope statistics and power spectral density in cratering and diffusive equilibrium AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·M. A. Rosenburg, O. Aharonson, Re’em Sari, David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber	2011	0
15	Exploring the Lunar Poles - The Normal Albedo of the Moon from LOLA AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·M. A. Riner, P. G. Lucey, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber	2011	1
16	Results from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA): Global, High Resolution Topographic Mapping of the Moon D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, J. W. Head, M. H. Torrence	2011	19
17	Assessing the Relationship Between Crater Depth and Diameter on Mercury with Topographic Measurements by MESSENGER elib (German Aerospace Center) ·O. S. Barnouin, M. T. Zuber, J. Oberst, Frank Preusker, D. E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, Sean C. Solomon, S. A. Hauck, R. J. Phillips, J. W. Head, L. M. Prockter, M. S. Robinson	2009	1
18	GRAIL Gravity Mission: Goals and Status M. T. Zuber	2008	1
19	Global Structure of the Martian Dichotomy: An Elliptical Impact Basin? LPI ·J. C. Andrews‐Hanna, M. T. Zuber, W. B. Banerdt	2008	1
20	Solutions for Mars Geophysical Parameters from Mars Global Surveyor Tracking Data AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. S. Chinn, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, D. D. Rowlands, David Parry Rubincam, D. E. Pavlis	2001	2

About M. T. Zuber

M. T. Zuber is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics, having authored 654 papers that have together received 23.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (568 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (430 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (166 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (115 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (90 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (59 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (49 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (20.5k citations), Atmospheric Science (5.8k citations), Geophysics (4.0k citations), Aerospace Engineering (3.6k citations) and Oceanography (1.5k citations). M. T. Zuber has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include David E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, Sean C. Solomon, R. J. Phillips, E. Mazarico, M. A. Wieczorek, J. W. Head, O. Aharonson and J. C. Andrews‐Hanna. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, Icarus, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Planets.

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