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.
Asteroid Vesta: Spectral Reflectivity and Compositional Implications
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This map shows the geographic impact of T. B. McCord'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 T. B. McCord with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites T. B. McCord more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by T. B. McCord. 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 T. B. McCord. The network helps show where T. B. McCord may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. B. McCord
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Blaney, D. L., C. A. Hibbitts, R. N. Clark, et al.. (2020). The Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE): Science and Instrument Development Status. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1582.3 indexed citations
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Combe, J. Ph., T. B. McCord, L. A. McFadden, et al.. (2015). Dawn at Vesta: Composition of the Northern Regions. LPI. 2098.3 indexed citations
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Blaney, D. L., R. N. Clark, J. B. Dalton, et al.. (2015). The Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE) Investigation. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015.
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Starukhina, L. V. & T. B. McCord. (2012). Asteroid Shielding from Solar Wind: Calculation of the Parameters of Magnetospheres. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1288.2 indexed citations
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McCord, T. B., Jean‐Philippe Combe, L. A. Taylor, et al.. (2010). Nature and Potential Causes for 3-μm Absorptions in the Lunar Reflectance Spectrum due to OH/H2O as Discovered by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper on the Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft. EGUGA. 6137.1 indexed citations
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McCord, T. B., G. B. Hansen, Jean‐Philippe Combe, & P. O. Hayne. (2009). Hydrated Minerals on Europa's Surface. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1736.1 indexed citations
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Combe, J. Ph. & T. B. McCord. (2008). Mars-Express/HRSC Spectral Data of MER Landing Sites Analyzed by a Multiple-Endmember Linear Spectral Linear Unmixing Model (MELSUM). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2381.2 indexed citations
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McCord, T. B., et al.. (2008). Europa's Surface Composition Using Reprocessed Galileo Nims Data. 40.2 indexed citations
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Neukum, G., A. T. Basilevsky, Stéphanie C. Werner, et al.. (2007). Episodicity in the geological evolution of Mars: resurfacing events and ages from creating analysis of image data and correlation with radiometric ages of martian meteorites. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1353. 3015.5 indexed citations
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Pieters, C. M., J. Boardman, B. J. Buratti, et al.. (2007). M3 on Chandrayaan-1: Strategy for Mineral Assessment of the Moon. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1295.4 indexed citations
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Hibbitts, C. A., G. B. Hansen, & T. B. McCord. (2002). CO 2 /Water-ice/Non-ice relationships on the Galilean satellites Ganymede and Callisto. 34.1 indexed citations
12.
Singer, R. B., R. N. Clark, T. B. McCord, J. B. Adams, & R. L. Huguenin. (1979). Mars surface composition from reflectance spectroscopy: a summary. 56.2 indexed citations
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Bell, J. F., R. N. Clark, T. B. McCord, & D. P. Cruikshank. (1979). Reflection Spectra of Pluto and Three Distant Satellites.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 11. 570.27 indexed citations
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Smith, W. H., T. B. McCord, & W. Macy. (1979). The Spatial Distribution of Methane Absorption on Saturn Determined From High Spectral Resolution Vidicon Images.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 11. 555.1 indexed citations
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McCord, T. B., et al.. (1978). Distribution of Basalt Types on the Front Side of the Moon. LPI. 898–900.1 indexed citations
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McCord, T. B.. (1978). Asteroid surface mineralogy: evidence from earth-based telescope observations.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2053. 109–125.2 indexed citations
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Huguenin, R. L., J. B. Adams, & T. B. McCord. (1977). Mars: Surface Mineralogy from Reflectance Spectra. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 3511. 201–203.4 indexed citations
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Adams, J. B. & T. B. McCord. (1976). Mercury: Evidence for an Anorthositic Crust from Reflectance Spectra. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 262. 1.5 indexed citations
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Head, J. W., et al.. (1976). Definition and Detailed Characterization of Lunar Surface Units Using Remote Observations. LPI. 7. 357.1 indexed citations
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Adams, J. B., C. M. Pieters, & T. B. McCord. (1974). Orange glass - Evidence for regional deposits of pyroclastic origin on the moon. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 1. 171–186.51 indexed citations
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