Robin Wordsworth

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Robin Wordsworth is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Wordsworth has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 29 papers in Atmospheric Science and 14 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robin Wordsworth's work include Astro and Planetary Science (55 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (51 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). Robin Wordsworth is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (55 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (51 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). Robin Wordsworth collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Robin Wordsworth's co-authors include F. Forget, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, J. W. Head, Ehouarn Millour, Benjamin Charnay, L. Kerber, Jean‐Baptiste Madeleine, Jérémy Leconte, V. Eymet and Franck Selsis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robin Wordsworth

76 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Growth model interpretation of planet size distribution

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robin Wordsworth United States	30	2.6k	1.2k	301	226	223	86	3.2k
Shawn Domagal‐Goldman United States	28	2.3k 0.9×	952 0.8×	197 0.7×	239 1.1×	117 0.5×	68	3.1k
John Lee Grenfell Germany	31	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	454 1.5×	253 1.1×	101 0.5×	97	2.4k
Franck Selsis France	43	5.5k 2.1×	1.3k 1.1×	168 0.6×	568 2.5×	161 0.7×	125	6.0k
Renyu Hu United States	29	2.1k 0.8×	684 0.6×	106 0.4×	306 1.4×	174 0.8×	89	2.4k
Ravi Kopparapu United States	20	2.3k 0.9×	654 0.6×	179 0.6×	121 0.5×	93 0.4×	68	2.5k
K. H. Baines United States	49	5.8k 2.2×	2.7k 2.3×	354 1.2×	266 1.2×	304 1.4×	263	6.3k
Éric Chassefière France	32	2.4k 0.9×	751 0.6×	371 1.2×	100 0.4×	255 1.1×	108	2.9k
Avi M. Mandell United States	22	2.7k 1.0×	509 0.4×	125 0.4×	227 1.0×	152 0.7×	88	3.0k
H. Lämmer Austria	47	6.5k 2.5×	775 0.7×	59 0.2×	134 0.6×	257 1.2×	248	7.0k
W. M. Grundy United States	37	4.1k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	154 0.5×	105 0.5×	290 1.3×	260	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Wordsworth

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Wordsworth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Wordsworth

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All Works

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Seeley, Jacob T. & Robin Wordsworth. (2025). Resolved Convection in Hydrogen-rich Atmospheres. The Planetary Science Journal. 6(1). 6–6. 2 indexed citations

Bonsor, Amy, et al.. (2025). The atmospheric entry of cometary impactors. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 539(1). 376–392. 1 indexed citations

Wordsworth, Robin, Jacob T. Seeley, & Keith P. Shine. (2024). Fermi Resonance and the Quantum Mechanical Basis of Global Warming. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(3). 67–67. 3 indexed citations

Seeley, Jacob T. & Robin Wordsworth. (2023). Moist Convection Is Most Vigorous at Intermediate Atmospheric Humidity. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(2). 34–34. 5 indexed citations

Guzewich, Scott D., M. J. Way, Igor Aleinov, et al.. (2021). 3D Simulations of the Early Martian Hydrological Cycle Mediated by a H₂‐CO₂Greenhouse. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 126(7). 13 indexed citations

Lapôtre, M. G. A., J. G. O’Rourke, Laura Schaefer, et al.. (2020). Probing space to understand Earth. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 1(3). 170–181. 25 indexed citations

Karman, Tijs, Iouli E. Gordon, Ad van der Avoird, et al.. (2019). Update of the HITRAN collision-induced absorption section. Icarus. 328. 160–175. 124 indexed citations

Palumbo, A. M., J. W. Head, & Robin Wordsworth. (2018). Exploring the Influence of Volcanism-Induced Heating on the Early Climate of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2169. 1 indexed citations

Head, J. W., et al.. (2018). Two Oceans on Mars?: History, Problems, and Prospects. LPI. 2194. 6 indexed citations

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Wordsworth, Robin, Yulia N. Kalugina, S.E. Lokshtanov, et al.. (2017). Transient reducing greenhouse warming on early Mars. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(2). 665–671. 162 indexed citations

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Head, J. W., et al.. (2016). Snowmelt Rates in Modeled Early Mars Climate Scenarios. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1532. 1 indexed citations

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Wordsworth, Robin, L. Kerber, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, F. Forget, & J. W. Head. (2015). Comparison of Warm, Wet and Cold, Icy Scenarios for Late Noachian Mars in a 3D General Circulation Model. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1486. 1 indexed citations

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Kerber, L., F. Forget, & Robin Wordsworth. (2015). The Marginal Case for Sulfur-Driven Warming in the Early Martian Atmosphere. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2666. 1 indexed citations

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Head, J. W., Robin Wordsworth, F. Forget, Jean‐Baptiste Madeleine, & Itay Halevy. (2014). Late Noachian ``Cold and Icy Highlands'' Model: Geological Predictions for Equilibrium Environments and Equilibrium/Non-Equilibrium Melting Scenarios. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1412. 1 indexed citations

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Head, J. W., Robin Wordsworth, Jean‐Baptiste Madeleine, & Itay Halevy. (2014). Testing the Late Noachian ``Cold and Icy Highlands'' Model: Geological Predictions for Equilibrium Environments and Melting Scenarios. 1791. 1284. 1 indexed citations

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Leconte, Jérémy, F. Forget, Benjamin Charnay, et al.. (2013). 3D climate modeling of close-in land planets: Circulation patterns, climate moist bistability, and habitability. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 141 indexed citations

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Wordsworth, Robin, F. Forget, Ehouarn Millour, et al.. (2011). Modelling past Mars Climates and water cycle with a thicker CO2 atmosphere. 447–448. 5 indexed citations

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Forget, F., et al.. (2011). A 3D model of Pluto's atmosphere. epsc. 2011. 1165. 1 indexed citations

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Wordsworth, Robin, F. Forget, Ehouarn Millour, Jean‐Baptiste Madeleine, & Benjamin Charnay. (2011). Comparison of scenarios for Martian valley network formation using a 3D model of the early climate and water cycle. 2011. 1373. 2 indexed citations

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Forget, F. & Robin Wordsworth. (2010). Habitability of Planets. 430. 55. 1 indexed citations

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