N.J. Trask

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

N.J. Trask is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, N.J. Trask has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in N.J. Trask's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (27 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (21 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (12 papers). N.J. Trask is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (27 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (21 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (12 papers). N.J. Trask collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. N.J. Trask's co-authors include John F. McCauley, D. E. Wilhelms, J. E. Guest, R. G. Strom, Bruce C. Murray, D. E. Gault, H. G. Wilshire, D. H. Scott, M. J. S. Belton and Merton E. Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

N.J. Trask

33 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

The geologic history of the Moon

1987 829 citations D. E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley et al. USGS professional paper profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N.J. Trask United States	19	1.8k	741	320	249	96	37	2.1k
A. K. Baird United States	16	1.2k 0.7×	333 0.4×	207 0.6×	176 0.7×	25 0.3×	44	1.6k
J. P. Greenwood United States	21	1.3k 0.7×	382 0.5×	546 1.7×	186 0.7×	25 0.3×	78	1.9k
Susan J. Wentworth United States	16	1.5k 0.8×	445 0.6×	221 0.7×	168 0.7×	23 0.2×	43	1.9k
P. B. Niles United States	21	1.7k 0.9×	424 0.6×	146 0.5×	236 0.9×	17 0.2×	85	2.0k
T. R. McGetchin United States	20	727 0.4×	437 0.6×	1.1k 3.4×	159 0.6×	20 0.2×	34	1.8k
S. P. Schwenzer United Kingdom	29	1.5k 0.9×	368 0.5×	296 0.9×	295 1.2×	15 0.2×	123	1.8k
Jens Ormö Spain	19	1.0k 0.6×	692 0.9×	286 0.9×	54 0.2×	20 0.2×	116	1.4k
T. F. Bristow United States	19	650 0.4×	420 0.6×	256 0.8×	78 0.3×	31 0.3×	84	1.4k
A. D. Rogers United States	28	2.1k 1.2×	531 0.7×	245 0.8×	347 1.4×	21 0.2×	120	2.4k
J. Filiberto United States	33	2.0k 1.1×	579 0.8×	1.0k 3.3×	378 1.5×	26 0.3×	123	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N.J. Trask

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of N.J. Trask. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of N.J. Trask 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 N.J. Trask. N.J. Trask is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wilhelms, D. E., John F. McCauley, & N.J. Trask. (1987). The geologic history of the Moon. USGS professional paper. 829 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schneider, Robert & N.J. Trask. (1982). U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal; fiscal year 1980. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J.. (1982). Performance assessments for radioactive waste repositories; the rate of movement of faults. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations

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McCauley, John F., J. E. Guest, G. G. Schaber, N.J. Trask, & R. Greeley. (1981). Stratigraphy of the Caloris basin, Mercury. Icarus. 47(2). 184–202. 35 indexed citations

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McCauley, John F., J. E. Guest, N.J. Trask, et al.. (1978). The stratigraphy of the Caloris basin.. 75–77. 3 indexed citations

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Swann, G. A., R. M. Batson, Milan Hait, et al.. (1977). Geology of the Apollo 14 landing site in the Fra Mauro highlands. USGS professional paper. 36 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J., et al.. (1977). Lineament map of parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J.. (1976). History of Basin Development on Mercury. LPICo. 262. 36. 3 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J. & R. G. Strom. (1976). Additional evidence of Mercurian volcanism. Icarus. 28(4). 559–563. 28 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J. & J. E. Guest. (1975). Preliminary geologic terrain map of Mercury. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 80(17). 2461–2477. 126 indexed citations

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Murray, Bruce C., M. J. S. Belton, G. E. Danielson, et al.. (1974). Venus: Atmospheric Motion and Structure from Mariner 10 Pictures. Science. 183(4131). 1307–1315. 80 indexed citations

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Murray, Bruce C., M. J. S. Belton, G. E. Danielson, et al.. (1974). Mariner 10 Pictures of Mercury: First Results. Science. 184(4135). 459–461. 13 indexed citations

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Wilshire, H. G. & N.J. Trask. (1971). Structural and textural relationships of amphibole and phlogopite in peridotite inclusions, Dish Hill, California. American Mineralogist. 56. 240–255. 56 indexed citations

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Scott, D. H. & N.J. Trask. (1971). Geology of the Lunar Crater volcanic field, Nye County, Nevada. USGS professional paper. 58 indexed citations

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Murray, Bruce C., M. J. S. Belton, G. E. Danielson, et al.. (1971). Imaging of Mercury and Venus from a flyby. Icarus. 15(2). 153–173. 8 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J.. (1970). Ranger Photographs of the Moon. Radio Science. 5(2). 123–128. 5 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J.. (1970). Crater production and destruction with time on the lunar surface.. 51. 773. 4 indexed citations

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Titley, Spencer R. & N.J. Trask. (1968). Geologic map of the Ellipse West One area (part of Lunar Orbiter site II P-13). Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J.. (1967). Distribution of Lunar craters according to morphology from Ranger VIII and IX photographs. Icarus. 6(1-3). 270–276. 22 indexed citations

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Trask, N.J.. (1966). Size and spatial distribution of craters estimated from the Ranger photographs. 25 indexed citations

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