Matija Ćuk

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Matija Ćuk is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matija Ćuk has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matija Ćuk's work include Astro and Planetary Science (59 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (47 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (22 papers). Matija Ćuk is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (59 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (47 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (22 papers). Matija Ćuk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Matija Ćuk's co-authors include Sarah T. Stewart, Brett Gladman, David Nesvorný, John W. Burns, Simon J. Lock, Joseph A. Burns, S. B. Jacobsen, Z. M. Leinhardt, M. I. Petaev and Douglas P. Hamilton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Matija Ćuk

61 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Making the Moon from a Fast-Spinning Earth: A Giant Impact Followed by Resonant Despinning

2012 411 citations Matija Ćuk, Sarah T. Stewart profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matija Ćuk United States	18	1.3k	304	279	90	73	64	1.4k
Hilke E. Schlichting United States	28	1.9k 1.5×	220 0.7×	318 1.1×	49 0.5×	58 0.8×	59	2.1k
C. B. Agnor United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	212 0.7×	209 0.7×	44 0.5×	30 0.4×	25	1.2k
Z. M. Leinhardt United Kingdom	22	2.0k 1.6×	303 1.0×	378 1.4×	67 0.7×	85 1.2×	53	2.1k
D. G. Korycansky United States	22	1.1k 0.9×	263 0.9×	165 0.6×	100 1.1×	41 0.6×	65	1.2k
A. C. Barr United States	23	1.2k 0.9×	441 1.5×	283 1.0×	106 1.2×	18 0.2×	75	1.3k
Gregorio J. Molina‐Cuberos Spain	21	909 0.7×	169 0.6×	84 0.3×	98 1.1×	32 0.4×	69	1.1k
P. Scheirich Czechia	15	1.1k 0.8×	194 0.6×	208 0.7×	167 1.9×	60 0.8×	31	1.1k
K. G. Kislyakova Austria	24	1.5k 1.1×	127 0.4×	69 0.2×	34 0.4×	28 0.4×	58	1.5k
Lorenz Roth United States	18	1.1k 0.9×	238 0.8×	64 0.2×	63 0.7×	95 1.3×	57	1.2k
E. V. Ryan United States	17	1.2k 1.0×	262 0.9×	394 1.4×	125 1.4×	46 0.6×	59	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Matija Ćuk

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matija Ćuk

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Ćuk, Matija, Harrison Agrusa, Fabio Ferrari, et al.. (2024). BYORP and Dissipation in Binary Asteroids: Lessons from DART. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(7). 166–166. 2 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija & A. R. Rhoden. (2024). Mimas’s surprise ocean prompts an update of the rule book for moons. Nature. 626(7998). 263–264. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija & Maryame El Moutamid. (2023). A Past Episode of Rapid Tidal Evolution of Enceladus?. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(7). 119–119. 5 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, Simon J. Lock, Sarah T. Stewart, & Douglas P. Hamilton. (2021). Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 11 indexed citations

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Agrusa, Harrison, Ioannis Gkolias, K. Tsiganis, et al.. (2021). The excited spin state of Dimorphos resulting from the DART impact. Icarus. 370. 114624–114624. 34 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, Anne Virkki, T. Kohout, E. Lellouch, & Jack J. Lissauer. (2021). Pathways to Sustainable Planetary Science : Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 White Paper. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, Douglas P. Hamilton, & Sarah T. Stewart. (2019). Early Dynamics of the Lunar Core. arXiv (Cornell University). 8 indexed citations

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Lock, Simon J., Sarah T. Stewart, Z. M. Leinhardt, et al.. (2016). A New Model for Lunar Origin: Equilibration with Earth Beyond the Hot Spin Stability Limit. LPI. 2881. 11 indexed citations

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Lock, Simon J., Sarah T. Stewart, Z. M. Leinhardt, Mark Mace, & Matija Ćuk. (2015). The Post-Impact State of the Moon-Forming Giant Impact: Favorable Aspects of High-Angular Momentum Models. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2193. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija. (2014). After Imbrium, Before Babylon: Solar System's Middle Years. DPS. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija & Sarah T. Stewart. (2011). The Puzzle of Lunar Inclination. 2011. 580. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, et al.. (2009). Dynamical Evolution of the Hungaria Asteroids. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2554. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija. (2008). Long-Lived Dynamical Niches in the Inner Solar System. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, et al.. (2006). Lunar Trojans as the Source of the Lunar Cataclysm. DPS. 2 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija & Joseph A. Burns. (2004). Effects of Thermal Radiation on the Dynamics of Binary NEAs. DPS. 2 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, et al.. (2002). Another Yarkovsky effect for irregular satellites. 34. 1 indexed citations

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Carruba, V., et al.. (2002). S2000S5 and S/2000S6: Saturnian moons trapped in the Kozai resonance. 34. 2 indexed citations

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Burns, J. A. & Matija Ćuk. (2002). Death to satellites of extrasolar planets: tidal collapse, vaporization and Yarkovsky decay. DPS. 34. 1 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija & Joseph A. Burns. (2001). Gas-Assisted Capture of the Irregular Satellites of Jupiter. 33. 3 indexed citations

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Ćuk, Matija, et al.. (2000). Will Cassini Detect Meteors in Saturn's Rings?. DPS. 32. 3 indexed citations

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