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J. W. Head

Active 1973–2024

120
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Citations
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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,134 citing papers, 33.9% of this breakdownChina: 317 citing papers, 9.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 266 citing papers, 7.9% of this breakdownFrance: 235 citing papers, 7% of this breakdownGermany: 188 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownCanada: 136 citing papers, 4.1% of this breakdownItaly: 114 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownJapan: 98 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownSpain: 85 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 60 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdownRussia: 59 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdownMacao: 56 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Physics and Astronomy50.4%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.1%
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
  • Medicine5.2%
  • Computer Science4.4%
  • Engineering4.2%
  • Other7.4%

Topics

  • Planetary Science and Exploration17.5%
  • Astro and Planetary Science12.2%
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research4.4%
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping4.1%
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis3.6%
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies3.3%
  • Other54.9%

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  1. Global Distribution of Large Lunar Craters: Implications for Resurfacing and Impactor Populations

    Authors: J. W. Head, C. I. Fassett, S. J. Kadish, David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico - Science 2010 cited by 296

  2. Initial observations from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)

    Authors: David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, G. A. Neumann, F. G. Lemoine, E. Mazarico, M. H. Torrence, Jan F. McGarry, D. D. Rowlands, J. W. Head, T. Duxbury, O. Aharonson, P. G. Lucey, M. S. Robinson, O. S. Barnouin, John F. Cavanaugh, Xiaoli Sun, Peter Liiva, Dan‐dan Mao, James C. Smith, Arlin E. Bartels - Geophysical Research Letters 2010 cited by 510

  3. Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars

    Authors: David E. Smith, M. T. Zuber, Herbert Frey, J. B. Garvin, J. W. Head, D. O. Muhleman, G. H. Pettengill, R. J. Phillips, Sean C. Solomon, H. Jay Zwally, W. B. Banerdt, T. Duxbury, M. P. Golombek, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. D. Rowlands, O. Aharonson, P. G. Ford, A. B. Ivanov, C. L. Johnson, P. J. McGovern, James B. Abshire, Robert S. Afzal, Xiaoli Sun - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 2001 cited by 1,685

  4. Age and composition of young basalts on the Moon, measured from samples returned by Chang’e-5

    Authors: Xiaochao Che, A. A. Nemchin, Dunyi Liu, Tao Long, Chen Wang, M. D. Norman, K. H. Joy, Romain Tartèse, J. W. Head, Bradley L. Jolliff, J. F. Snape, C. R. Neal, Martin J. Whitehouse, C. A. Crow, G. K. Benedix, Fred Jourdan, Zhiqing Yang, Chun Yang, Jianhui Liu, Shiwen Xie, Zemin Bao, Runlong Fan, Dapeng Li, Zengsheng Li, Stuart G. Webb - Science 2021 cited by 340

  5. Ages of mare basalts on the lunar nearside

    Authors: H. Hiesinger, R. Jaumann, G. Neukum, J. W. Head - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 2000 cited by 403

  6. Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H 2 O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M 3 on Chandrayaan-1

    Authors: C. M. Pieters, J. N. Goswami, R. N. Clark, M. Annadurai, J. Boardman, B. J. Buratti, Jean‐Philippe Combe, M. D. Dyar, R. Green, J. W. Head, C. A. Hibbitts, M. Hicks, P. Isaacson, R. L. Klima, G. Kramer, Shashi Kumar, Eric Livo, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T. B. McCord, John F. Mustard, J. W. Nettles, N. E. Petro, C. Runyon, M. Staid, J. M. Sunshine, L. A. Taylor, S. Tompkins, P. Varanasi - Science 2009 cited by 856

  7. Assessing the mineralogy of the watershed and fan deposits of the Jezero crater paleolake system, Mars

    Authors: T. A. Goudge, John F. Mustard, J. W. Head, C. I. Fassett, S. M. Wiseman - Journal of Geophysical Research Planets 2015 cited by 304

  8. Lunar impact basins revealed by Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory measurements

    Authors: G. A. Neumann, M. T. Zuber, M. A. Wieczorek, J. W. Head, David M. H. Baker, Sean C. Solomon, David Eugene Smith, F. G. Lemoine, E. Mazarico, Terence J. Sabaka, Sander Goossens, H. J. Melosh, R. J. Phillips, S. W. Asmar, Alexander S. Konopliv, J. G. Williams, Michael M. Sori, J. M. Soderblom, Katarina Miljković, J. C. Andrews‐Hanna, F. Nimmo, W. S. Kiefer - Science Advances 2015 cited by 250

  9. Crystal Structure of Lactadherin C2 Domain at 1.7Å Resolution with Mutational and Computational Analyses of Its Membrane-binding Motif

    Authors: Chenghua Shao, Valerie A. Novakovic, J. W. Head, Barbara A. Seaton, Gary E. Gilbert - Journal of Biological Chemistry 2007 cited by 104

  10. Ages and stratigraphy of mare basalts in Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Nubium, Mare Cognitum, and Mare Insularum

    Authors: H. Hiesinger, J. W. Head, U. Wolf, R. Jaumann, G. Neukum - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 2003 cited by 465

  11. Fluvial sedimentary deposits on Mars: Ancient deltas in a crater lake in the Nili Fossae region

    Authors: C. I. Fassett, J. W. Head - Geophysical Research Letters 2005 cited by 313

  12. Mars North Polar Deposits: Stratigraphy, Age, and Geodynamical Response

    Authors: R. J. Phillips, M. T. Zuber, S. E. Smrekar, M. T. Mellon, J. W. Head, Kenneth L. Tanaka, N. E. Putzig, S. M. Milkovich, B. A. Campbell, J. J. Plaut, A. Safaeinili, R. Seu, D. Biccari, Lynn M. Carter, G. Picardi, R. Orosei, P. Surdas Mohit, Essam Heggy, Richard W. Zurek, A. F. Egan, Emanuele Giacomoni, Federica Russo, M. Cutigni, Elena Pettinelli, J. W. Holt, Carl Leuschen, L. Marinangeli - Science 2008 cited by 308

  13. Constraints on the volatile distribution within Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole

    Authors: M. T. Zuber, J. W. Head, David E. Smith, G. A. Neumann, E. Mazarico, M. H. Torrence, O. Aharonson, Alexander Tye, C. I. Fassett, M. A. Rosenburg, H. J. Melosh - Nature 2012 cited by 204

  14. Clay minerals in delta deposits and organic preservation potential on Mars

    Authors: B. L. Ehlmann, John F. Mustard, C. I. Fassett, S. C. Schon, J. W. Head, David J. Des Marais, J. A. Grant, S. L. Murchie - Nature Geoscience 2008 cited by 388

  15. Lunar volcanism in space and time

    Authors: J. W. Head - Reviews of Geophysics 1976 cited by 367

  16. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) imaging spectrometer for lunar science: Instrument description, calibration, on-orbit measurements, science data calibration and on-orbit validation

    Authors: R. O. Green, C. M. Pieters, Pantazis Mouroulis, Michael L. Eastwood, J. Boardman, Thomas A. Glavich, P. Isaacson, M. Annadurai, S. Besse, David C. Barr, B. J. Buratti, D. Cate, A. Chatterjee, R. N. Clark, L. C. Cheek, Jean‐Philippe Combe, D. Dhingra, V. Essandoh, S. Geier, J. N. Goswami, R. Green, Vance Haemmerle, J. W. Head, L. Hovland, S. Hyman, R. L. Klima, T. Koch, G. Y. Kramer, Ankush Kumar, Kwan H. Lee, S. Lundeen, E. Malaret, T. B. McCord, S. A. McLaughlin, John F. Mustard, J. W. Nettles, N. E. Petro, K. Plourde, C. Racho, J. Rodriquez, C. Runyon, Glenn Sellar, Colin H. Smith, H. Sobel, M. Staid, J. M. Sunshine, L. A. Taylor, K. G. Thaisen, S. Tompkins, Howard Tseng, Gregg Vane, P. Varanasi, Michael White, Daniel W. Wilson - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 2011 cited by 344

  17. Ages and stratigraphy of lunar mare basalts: A synthesis

    Authors: H. Hiesinger, J. W. Head, U. Wolf, R. Jaumann, G. Neukum - Geological Society of America eBooks 2011 cited by 284

  18. Generation, ascent and eruption of magma on the Moon: New insights into source depths, magma supply, intrusions and effusive/explosive eruptions (Part 2: Predicted emplacement processes and observations)

    Authors: J. W. Head, Lionel Wilson - Icarus 2016 cited by 230

  19. Global surface slopes and roughness of the Moon from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter

    Authors: M. A. Rosenburg, O. Aharonson, J. W. Head, M. A. Kreslavsky, E. Mazarico, G. A. Neumann, D. E. Smith, M. H. Torrence, M. T. Zuber - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 2011 cited by 203

  20. Persistence and origin of the lunar core dynamo

    Authors: C. Suavet, B. P. Weiss, William S. Cassata, David L. Shuster, J. Gattacceca, Lindsey Chan, I. Garrick‐Bethell, J. W. Head, T. L. Grove, Michael D. Fuller - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013 cited by 155

  21. Ascent and eruption of basaltic magma on the Earth and Moon

    Authors: Lionel Wilson, J. W. Head - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 1981 cited by 726

  22. An overfilled lacustrine system and progradational delta in Jezero crater, Mars: Implications for Noachian climate

    Authors: S. C. Schon, J. W. Head, C. I. Fassett - Planetary and Space Science 2012 cited by 206

  23. Geologic history of Mars

    Authors: M. H. Carr, J. W. Head - Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2009 cited by 701

  24. The Mars Observer laser altimeter investigation

    Authors: M. T. Zuber, David E. Smith, Sean C. Solomon, D. O. Muhleman, J. W. Head, J. B. Garvin, James B. Abshire, Jack L. Bufton - Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 1992 cited by 536