OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Planetary and Space Science is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
LICIACube - The Light Italian Cubesat for Imaging of Asteroids In support of the NASA DART mission towards asteroid (65803) Didymos	83
Improved LOLA elevation maps for south pole landing sites: Error estimates and their impact on illumination conditions	62
Automated Multi-Dataset Analysis (AMDA): An on-line database and analysis tool for heliospheric and planetary plasma data	31
Erosion of lunar surface rocks by impact processes: A synthesis	31
Lander and rover histories of dust accumulation on and removal from solar arrays on Mars	30
A deep-ultraviolet Raman and Fluorescence spectral library of 62 minerals for the SHERLOC instrument onboard Mars 2020	24
Thermal extraction of water ice from the lunar surface - A 3D numerical model	23
The MASCOT lander aboard Hayabusa2: The in-situ exploration of NEA (162173) Ryugu	20
Hydrogen reduction of lunar samples in a static system for a water production demonstration on the Moon	20
Cross-comparison of global simulation models applied to Mercury’s dayside magnetosphere	19
Experimental investigations of thermal properties of icy lunar regolith and their influence on phase change interface movement	19
Influence of the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) on the local atmospheric environment	18
Mars precession rate determined from radiometric tracking of the InSight Lander	17
Bridge to the stars: A mission concept to an interstellar object	17
Rotational states and shapes of Ryugu and Bennu: Implications for interior structure and strength	17
From the LIPS of a serial killer: Endogenic retardation of biological evolution on unstable stagnant-lid planets	16
Joint Europa Mission (JEM): a multi-scale study of Europa to characterize its habitability and search for extant life	15
Layered mound, inverted channels and polygonal fractures from the Makgadikgadi pan (Botswana): Possible analogues for Martian aqueous morphologies	15
Automated Crater detection from Co-registered optical images, elevation maps and slope maps using deep learning	15
The challenge of identifying interstellar meteors	15
Dynamics of recent landslides (<20 My) on Mars: Insights from high-resolution topography on Earth and Mars and numerical modelling	15
Terrain classification-based rover traverse planner with kinematic constraints for Mars exploration	14
3DPD: A photogrammetric pipeline for a PUSH frame stereo cameras	14
Possible sites for a Chinese International Lunar Research Station in the Lunar South Polar Region	14
Detecting the surface composition of geological features on Europa and Ganymede using a surface dust analyzer	14

Impacts on the Moon: Analysis methods and size distribution of impactors	14
Sodium variation in Geminid meteoroids from (3200) Phaethon	14
Regions of interest on Ganymede's and Callisto's surfaces as potential targets for ESA's JUICE mission	14
Thermodynamic modelling of ultra-high vacuum thermal decomposition for lunar resource processing	14
Water vapor saturation and ice cloud occurrence in the atmosphere of Mars	13
Lower temperature electrochemical reduction of lunar regolith simulants in molten salts	13
Europa Clipper planetary protection probabilistic risk assessment summary	13
Nonlinear periodic backward dust acoustic waves	13
Main belt asteroid collision histories: Cratering, ejecta, erosion, catastrophic dispersions, spins, binaries, tops, and wobblers	13
Advanced Pointing Imaging Camera (APIC) for planetary science and mission opportunities	12
Determining the momentum transfer in regolith-like targets using the TUM/LRT electro-thermal accelerator	12
Thermal Mining of volatiles in lunar regolith simulant	12
Phobos image enhancement using unpaired multi-frame acquisitions from Indian Mars Color Camera	12
JLU-H: A novel lunar highland regolith simulant for use in large-scale engineering experiments	12
Mapping and spatial statistical analysis of Mars Yardangs	12
Range resolution enhancement of WISDOM/ExoMars radar soundings by the Bandwidth Extrapolation technique: Validation and application to field campaign measurements	11
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Mukundpura (CM2) Chondrite	11
Assessment of shear strength and compressibility characteristics of a newly developed lunar highland soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for Chandrayaan lander and rover missions	11
Gravity strike angles: A modern approach and tool to estimate the direction of impactors of meteoritic craters	11
Definition and use of functional analogues in planetary exploration	11
Development of a novel lunar highland soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) and its geotechnical properties for Chandrayaan missions	11
The chemical composition and homogeneity of the Allende matrix	10
Obliquity dependence of the formation of the martian polar layered deposits	10
Lunar thermal mining: Phase change interface movement, production decline and implications for systems engineering	10
Precious and structural metals on asteroids	10
The Planetary Terrestrial Analogues Library (PTAL) – An exclusive lithological selection of possible martian earth analogues	10
Topographic correction of HiRISE and CaSSIS images: Validation and application to color observations of Martian albedo features	10
Families of periodic orbits about Lagrangian points L1, L2 and L3 with continuation method	10
Absolute calibration of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS)	10
Lermontov crater on Mercury: Geology, morphology and spectral properties of the coexisting hollows and pyroclastic deposits	10
Controlled Global Ganymede mosaic from Voyager and Galileo images	10
Assessing stereophotoclinometry by modeling a physical wall representing asteroid Bennu	10
Effectiveness of Martian regolith as a radiation shield	10
Calibration of NOMAD on ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter: Part 1 – The Solar Occultation channel	9
Equatorial grooves distribution on Ganymede: Length and self-similar clustering analysis	9
Lunar surface chemistry observed by the KAGUYA multiband imager	9
Asteroid regolith strength: Role of grain size and surface properties	9
The Electronic FieldBook: A system for supporting distributed field science operations during astronaut training and human planetary exploration	9
Geology, in-situ resource-identification and engineering analysis of the Vernal crater area (Arabia Terra): A suitable Mars human landing site candidate	9
Multiband photometry of Martian Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL) and dust-removed features at Horowitz crater, Mars from TGO/CaSSIS color observations	9
Mapping the surface composition of Europa with SUDA	9
Effect of dust particle size on the climate of Mars	8
Viscosity contrasts in the Venus mantle from tidal deformations	8
A free and open-source solution for Rietveld refinement of XRD data from the CheMin instrument onboard the Mars rover Curiosity	8
Change in the brightness of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov	8
Decoupled and coupled moons’ ephemerides estimation strategies application to the JUICE mission	8
Wind and surface roughness considerations for seismic instrumentation on a relocatable lander for Titan	8
Copper in ordinary chondrites: Proxies for resource potential of asteroids and constraints for minimum-invasive and economically efficient exploitation	8
Spectral characterization for small clusters of silicon and oxygen: SiO2, SiO3, Si2O3, & Si2O4	8
Low dispersion spectra of lunar impact flashes in 2018 Geminids	8

CaSSIS color and multi-angular observations of Martian slope streaks	8
Investigation of the Ozerki meteoroid parameters	8
On the methylacetylene abundance and nitrogen isotope ratio in Pluto’s atmosphere	7
Science opportunities with solar sailing smallsats	7
Spectral reflectance properties of minerals exposed to martian surface conditions: Implications for spectroscopy-based mineral detection on Mars	7
Gas storage and transport in porous media: From shale gas to helium-3	7
Removal of topographic effects from LROC NAC images as applied to the inner flank of the crater Hertzsprung S	7
Re-evaluation of Apollo 17 Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment data including new LROC-derived coordinates for explosive packages 1 and 7, at Taurus-Littrow, Moon	7
Calibration of the NOMAD-UVIS data	7
Ionospheric plasma energization at Mars during the September 2017 ICME event	7
Development of image texture analysis technique for boulder distribution measurements: Applications to asteroids Ryugu and Itokawa	7
A study of photometric observations of (3200) phaethon from Lulin Observatory	7
Hematite concretions from the Late Jurassic Jhuran sandstone, Kutch, western India: Implications for sedimentary diagenesis and origin of “blueberries” on Mars	7
A CaSSIS and HiRISE map of the Clay-bearing Unit at the ExoMars 2022 landing site in Oxia Planum	7
Three-dimensional retrograde periodic orbits of asteroids moving in mean motion resonances with Jupiter	7
Prospects for mapping temporal height variations of the seasonal CO2 snow/ice caps at the Martian poles by co-registration of MOLA profiles	7
Development of a multispectral stereo-camera system comparable to Hayabusa2 optical navigation camera (ONC-T) for observing samples returned from asteroid (162173) Ryugu	7
Forecasting peak smooth sunspot number of solar cycle 25: A method based on even-odd pair of solar cycle	7
New constraints on the chemical composition and outgassing of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	7
Pyroxene chemistry and crystallization history of basaltic units in the Mare Humorum on the nearside of the Moon: Implications for the volcanic history of the region	7
Thermal properties of glassy and molten planetary candidate lavas	7
Photometric study for near-Earth asteroid (155140) 2005 UD	7
Facilitating reuse of planetary spatial research data – Conceptualizing an open map repository as part of a Planetary Research Data Infrastructure	6
Photometry of four long-period comets	6
A robotically deployable lunar surface science station and its validation in a Moon-analogue environment	6
The noble gases in five ordinary chondrites from Grove Mountains in Antarctica	6
Taurid complex smoking gun: Detection of cometary activity	6
Planetary thermal evolution models with tectonic transitions	6
The five largest satellites of Uranus: Astrometric observations spread over 29 years at the Pico dos Dias Observatory	6
Photometric analysis of the Luna spacecraft landing sites	6
Digital elevation model workflow improvements for the MarsSI platform and resulting orthorectified mosaic of Oxia Planum, the landing site of the ExoMars 2022 rover	6
Experimental study concerning the oblique impact of low- and high-density projectiles on sedimentary rocks	6
Impact of dust loading on ozone, winds and heating rates in the atmosphere of mars: Seasonal variability, climatology and SPICAM observations	6
Synthesis of magnesiowüstite nanocrystallites embedded in an amorphous silicate matrix via low energy multiple ion implantations	6
Noble gases and nitrogen in CV3 chondrite Bukhara	6
On the origins of backscattered solar wind energetic neutral hydrogen from the Moon and Mercury	6
A geomorphological case for multistage evolution of transverse aeolian ridges	6
Micro- and nanolander on the surface of Ryugu – Commonalities, differences and lessons learned for future microgravity exploration	6
Shear properties of LHS-1 and LMS-1 Lunar regolith simulants	6
The process for the selection of MASCOT landing site on Ryugu: Design, execution and results	6
The sounds of a helicopter on Mars	6
Martian limb-viewing clouds: A study based on MCC, MCS and MARCI observations	6
Mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of carbonaceous chondrites and Calcium–Aluminum-rich inclusions	6
Forward geochemical modeling as a guiding tool during exploration of Sea Cliff hydrothermal field, Gorda Ridge	6
Long-term orbit stability of the Apollo 11 “Eagle” Lunar Module Ascent Stage	5
Laboratory IR spectroscopy of soils from Apollo 14, 15, and 16: Spectral parameters and maturity	5
Stability of pyrrhotite under experimentally simulated Venus conditions	5
Mission enhancing capabilities for science-driven exploration extravehicular activity derived from the NASA BASALT research program	5
Site selection for the Hayabusa2 artificial cratering and subsurface material sampling on Ryugu	5
Crustal density and global gravitational field estimation of the Moon from GRAIL and LOLA satellite data	5
Characteristic features of water ice clouds over Olympus and Arsia Mons using MOM and MRO observations	5
Basaltic fissure types on Earth: Suitable analogs to evaluate the origins of volcanic terrains on the Moon and Mars?	5
Small bodies non-uniform gravity field on-board learning through Hopfield Neural Networks	5
The Lake St. Martin impact structure (Manitoba, Canada): A simulated rover exploration of a sulfate-bearing impact crater	5
Planetary Terrestrial Analogues Library project: 2. building a laboratory facility for MicrOmega characterization	5
Meteorite impact crater positions based on paleo-positions and its unrestrained latitudinal distribution	5
Gas-driven asteroid regolith sampling device based on disk-shaped cutter	5
Impact ionization dust detection with compact, hollow and fluffy dust analogs	5
A colour portrait of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov	5
Thermophysical property evolution during molten regolith electrolysis	5
Evidence for protosolar graphene in Allende and QUE 94366 CV3 meteorites	5
Turbulence for extraterrestrial aviation: Gust specification for Dragonfly's powered flights	5
Assessing JUICE's ability of in situ plume detection in Europa's atmosphere	5
The science mission of SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander	5
Computation of linear energy transfer of space radiation in biological tissue analog	5
A simulated rover exploration of a long-lived hypersaline spring environment: The East German Creek (MB, Canada) Mars analogue site	5