Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
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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 Global Topography of Mars and Implications for Surface Evolution
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Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity
2000432 citationsM. T. Zuber, Sean C. Solomon et al.profile →
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Öhman, T., G. Y. Kramer, & P. J. McGovern. (2016). Geomorphologic Sketch Mapping of a Fresh Lunar Crater Eimmart A. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1948.1 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., et al.. (2014). Olivine Exposures on the Moon: Origins and Mechanisms of Transport to the Lunar Surface. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1564.3 indexed citations
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Kiefer, W. S., P. J. McGovern, J. C. Andrews‐Hanna, et al.. (2014). The Contribution of Impact Melt Sheets to Lunar Impact Basin Gravity Anomalies. LPI. 2831.1 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., W. S. Kiefer, G. Y. Kramer, et al.. (2013). Impact-Generated Loading and Lithospheric Stress Gradients at Lunar Impact Basins: Implications for Maria Emplacement Scenarios. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3055.3 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J.. (2012). An Intrusive Origin for Lunar Mascons: Magma Ascent Theory, Gravitational Signatures, and Tests for GRAIL. LPI. 2937.1 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., et al.. (2011). The Development of Giant Radiating Dike Swarms on Venus from Coupled Mechanical Models. LPI. 2783.1 indexed citations
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Kiefer, W. S., et al.. (2011). THERMAL EVOLUTION OF LARGE LUNAR IMPACT BASINS: IMPLICATIONS FOR BASIN COMPENSATION AND THE DURATION OF THE LUNAR CATACLYSM. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2349.
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McGovern, P. J., et al.. (2011). Teaching Res Publica and Individual Rights in the First-Year Political Science Course. SSRN Electronic Journal.1 indexed citations
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Hurwitz, D. M., et al.. (2007). A Revised Simple Elastic Model of Magma Reservoir Failure Beneath a Volcanic Edifice. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1220.1 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., et al.. (2006). Structure and Evolution of the Olympus Mons Volcanic Edifice and Basal Escarpment, Mars. LPI. 2329.2 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J. & T. R. Watters. (2004). Loading-induced Stresses near the Martian Hemispheric Dichotomy Boundary. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2148.1 indexed citations
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Ruíz, Javier, et al.. (2004). The early thermal and magnetic state of Terra Cimmeria, southern highlands of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1161.1 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., et al.. (2004). The Olympus Mons Aureole Deposits: New Evidence for a Flank-Failure Origin. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1980.1 indexed citations
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Stepinski, T. F., et al.. (2003). Martian Geomorphology from Statistics of Drainage Networks. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1642.1 indexed citations
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Stepinski, T. F., Margarita Marinova, P. J. McGovern, & S. M. Clifford. (2002). The Fractal Characteristics of Martian Drainage Basins: Implications for the Timing, Intensity, and Duration of Rainfall. LPI. 1347.1 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., Sean C. Solomon, David E. Smith, et al.. (2001). Gravity/Topography Admittances and Lithospheric Evolution on Mars: The Importance of Finite-Amplitude Topography. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1804.7 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J., et al.. (1999). Extension and Volcanic Loading at Alba Patera: Insights from MOLA Observations and Loading Models. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1697.5 indexed citations
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Bulmer, M. H. & P. J. McGovern. (1999). Emplacement Kinematics of the Northern Olympus Mons Aureole Deposit. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2016.2 indexed citations
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McGovern, P. J. & Sean C. Solomon. (1992). Estimates of elastic plate thicknesses beneath large volcanos on Venus. 789. 68.2 indexed citations
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