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.
Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's formation
2001604 citationsR. M. Canup, Erik Asphaugprofile →
Forming a Moon with an Earth-like Composition via a Giant Impact
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This map shows the geographic impact of R. M. Canup's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. M. Canup with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. M. Canup more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. M. Canup. 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. M. Canup. The network helps show where R. M. Canup may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. M. Canup
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. M. Canup.
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Smith, David E., M. T. Zuber, R. M. Canup, et al.. (2019). MAGIC, A Discovery Proposal to the Icy Moon Callisto. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019.1 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M., et al.. (2019). Evection Resonance in the Earth-Moon System. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2010.2 indexed citations
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Pieters, C. M., et al.. (2018). Transformative Lunar Science. cosp. 42.1 indexed citations
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Nakajima, Miki & R. M. Canup. (2017). Origin of the Martian Moons and Their Water Abundances. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2900.2 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M., S. Marchi, & Roger Walker. (2017). The Fate of Impactor Cores in Large Terrestrial Collisions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1640.1 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M. & A. C. Barr. (2010). Modeling Moon-forming Impacts; High-Resolution SPH and CTH Simulations. LPI. 2488.2 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M. & E. Pierazzo. (2006). Retention of Water During Planet-Scale Collisions. LPI. 2146.10 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M. & Erik Asphaug. (2003). On an Impact Origin of Pluto-Charon. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1984.1 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M., et al.. (2002). Simulations of Moon-Forming Impacts. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1641.4 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M. & E. Asphaug. (2001). Outcomes of Planet-Scale Collisions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1952.2 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M. & Erik Asphaug. (2001). An impact origin of the Earth-Moon system. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001.
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Canup, R. M., et al.. (2000). A Possible Impact Origin of the Uranian Satellite System. 32.6 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M.. (2000). Origin of the Moon. 31.2 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M., et al.. (2000). A Hybrid Fluid/N-Body Model for Lunar Accretion. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1916.2 indexed citations
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Stern, S. A., R. M. Canup, Erik Asphaug, & D. D. Durda. (1999). Pluto's family: might some plutinos be debris from the Pluto-Charon binary formation event?. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 31(4). 1109.2 indexed citations
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Cameron, A. G. W. & R. M. Canup. (1998). The Giant Impact Occurred During Earth Accretion. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1062.9 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M., Harold F. Levison, & G. R. Stewart. (1998). Stability of a Terrestrial Multiple Moon System. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1842.2 indexed citations
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Canup, R. M. & L. W. Esposito. (1994). Formation of the Moon From an Impact-Generated Disk. 26.7 indexed citations
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