R. Kirk
- Co-authors
- M. P. GolombekN. H. WarnerR. L. FergasonC. SchwartzR. JaumannM. T. LemmonKen HerkenhoffRobert J. Reid
- Topics
- Planetary Science and Exploration (10 papers)Astro and Planetary Science (9 papers)Space Exploration and Technology (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyFrance
In The Last Decade
R. Kirk
11 papers receiving 161 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 26
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 163
- Aerospace Engineering 34
- Atmospheric Science 30
- Geophysics 16
- Physiology 16
Countries citing papers authored by R. Kirk
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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Kirk
This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. Kirk. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. Kirk. The network helps show where R. Kirk may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Kirk
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Kirk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Kirk 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 R. Kirk. R. Kirk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 48 | |
| 3 | The Titan Mare Explorer Mission (TiME): A Discovery mission to a Titan sea | 2 |
| 4 | Titan Mare Explorer (TiME): First In Situ Exploration of an Extraterrestrial Sea | 5 |
| 5 | Ontario Lacus: Brilliant Observations of a Titan Lake by the Cassini Radar Altimeter | 3 |
| 6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Overview of Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix Mission Landing Site Selection | 5 |
| 8 | Mars Exploration Program 2007 Phoenix Mission Landing Site Selection | 0 |
| 9 | Flows on the Surface of Titan as Revealed by the Cassini RADAR | 3 |
| 10 | 59 | |
| 11 | A Database of Viking Orbiter Image Coverage of Mars for Cartographic and Scientific Use | 4 |
| 12 | A Database of Viking Orbiter Image Coverage for Cartographic and Scientific Use | 4 |
About R. Kirk
R. Kirk is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Geology, having authored 12 papers that have together received 169 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (10 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (9 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (163 citations), Atmospheric Science (30 citations) and Aerospace Engineering (34 citations). R. Kirk has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include M. P. Golombek, N. H. Warner, R. L. Fergason, C. Schwartz, R. Jaumann, M. T. Lemmon, Ken Herkenhoff, Robert J. Reid, S. L. Murchie and J. R. Johnson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Space Science Reviews.
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.