W. B. McKinnon

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
251 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

W. B. McKinnon is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. B. McKinnon has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 211 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 45 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 43 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in W. B. McKinnon's work include Astro and Planetary Science (206 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (148 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers). W. B. McKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (206 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (148 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers). W. B. McKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. W. B. McKinnon's co-authors include P. Schenk, K. N. Singer, H. J. Melosh, Steve Mueller, S. A. Stern, J. M. Moore, A. J. Dombard, M. T. Bland, J. I. Lunine and M. E. Zolensky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. B. McKinnon

235 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. B. McKinnon United States 36 3.5k 1.4k 665 280 243 251 4.0k
R. E. Grimm United States 39 3.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 122 0.4× 235 1.0× 172 4.0k
L. M. Prockter United States 35 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 567 0.9× 277 1.0× 238 1.0× 182 3.3k
G. Tobie France 34 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 551 0.8× 476 1.7× 135 0.6× 103 3.4k
D. L. Matson United States 39 5.0k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 778 1.2× 320 1.1× 825 3.4× 243 5.5k
W. M. Grundy United States 37 4.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 339 0.5× 121 0.4× 472 1.9× 260 4.4k
S. Kempf Germany 34 3.9k 1.1× 652 0.5× 196 0.3× 217 0.8× 506 2.1× 162 4.2k
Sarah T. Stewart United States 34 3.3k 0.9× 938 0.7× 842 1.3× 79 0.3× 162 0.7× 164 4.1k
M. Yu. Zolotov United States 32 2.2k 0.6× 639 0.5× 594 0.9× 407 1.5× 362 1.5× 145 2.8k
D. P. O’Brien United States 36 4.8k 1.4× 979 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 82 0.3× 457 1.9× 114 5.2k
B. A. Ivanov Russia 33 4.5k 1.3× 2.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.5× 152 0.5× 171 0.7× 210 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. B. McKinnon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mazarico, E., Dustin Buccino, A. J. Dombard, et al.. (2023). The Europa Clipper Gravity and Radio Science Investigation. Space Science Reviews. 219(4). 29 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B., P. Schenk, K. N. Singer, et al.. (2022). Snow Crash: Compaction Craters on (486958) Arrokoth and Other Small KBOs, With Implications. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(13). 4 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B., K. N. Singer, J. T. Keane, et al.. (2020). Investigating Possible Spindown of Arrokoth by Collisions with Small Classical Kuiper Belt Objects. 1 indexed citations
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Beddingfield, C. B., R. A. Beyer, K. N. Singer, et al.. (2019). Landslides on Charon. Icarus. 335. 113383–113383. 11 indexed citations
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Schenk, P., R. A. Beyer, W. B. McKinnon, et al.. (2018). Basins, fractures and volcanoes: Global cartography and topography of Pluto from New Horizons. Icarus. 314. 400–433. 61 indexed citations
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Schenk, P., R. A. Beyer, Jeff Moore, et al.. (2018). High-Resolution Topography of Pluto and Charon: Getting Down to Details. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2300. 2 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B., P. Schenk, J. M. Moore, et al.. (2017). Impact Origin of Sputnik Planitia Basin, Pluto. LPI. 2854. 3 indexed citations
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Stern, S. A., H. A. Weaver, L. A. Young, et al.. (2015). Overview of Key Results from the Exploration of the Pluto System by New Horizons. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Schenk, P. & W. B. McKinnon. (2009). Global Color Variations on Saturn's Icy Satellites, and New Evidence for Rhea's Ring. 41. 1 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B.. (2008). Could Ceres be a Refugee from the Kuiper Belt. 1405. 8389. 8 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B.. (2007). Cold Fire: The Geology and Geophysics of Enceladus. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007.
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McKinnon, W. B.. (2002). Sulfate Content of Europa's Ocean and Shell: Geological and Astrobiological Implications. 34. 2 indexed citations
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Dombard, A. J. & W. B. McKinnon. (1999). Elastoviscoplastic Relaxation of Craters on Ganymede and Callisto: Implications for Thermal Evolution. DPS. 31(4). 1163. 1 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B.. (1997). Convective Instabilities in Europa's Floating Ice Shell. 3 indexed citations
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Haskin, L. A., W. B. McKinnon, & L. A. M. Benner. (1996). Could Imbrium Ejecta be the Source of the High-Th Material in the Van de Graaff Region of the Moon?. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 27. 501. 6 indexed citations
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McKinnon, W. B.. (1996). Core Evolution in the Icy Galilean Satellites, and the Prospects for Dynamo-generated Magnetic Fields. 7 indexed citations
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Shock, Everett L. & W. B. McKinnon. (1991). Hydrothermal Processing of Cometary Volatiles. LPICo. 765. 197. 2 indexed citations
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Schenk, P. & W. B. McKinnon. (1986). The Geometry of Furrows on Ganymede. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 764–765. 1 indexed citations
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Schenk, P. & W. B. McKinnon. (1984). Dark Ray Craters on Ganymede: Evidence for Impact of D-type Asteroids?. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 683. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller, St. & W. B. McKinnon. (1984). Three-Layer Generic Ganymedes. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 16. 685. 1 indexed citations

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