OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Space Science Reviews is 8. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Mars 2020 Mission Overview	242
The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests	156
The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description	131
Coronal Heating by MHD Waves	129
Radio Properties of Tidal Disruption Events	99
Optical-Ultraviolet Tidal Disruption Events	97
Relative Atomic Solar System Abundances, Mass Fractions, and Atomic Masses of the Elements and Their Isotopes, Composition of the Solar Photosphere, and Compositions of the Major Chondritic Meteorite	94
Perseverance’s Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) Investigation	94
The Non-carbonaceous–Carbonaceous Meteorite Dichotomy	93
Star Clusters Near and Far	83
Quasi-Periodic Pulsations in Solar and Stellar Flares: A Review of Underpinning Physical Mechanisms and Their Predicted Observational Signatures	82
The Ingenuity Helicopter on the Perseverance Rover	80
Decoding the Pre-Eruptive Magnetic Field Configurations of Coronal Mass Ejections	79
The Mars 2020 Engineering Cameras and Microphone on the Perseverance Rover: A Next-Generation Imaging System for Mars Exploration	77
BepiColombo - Mission Overview and Science Goals	77
The Molecular Cloud Lifecycle	75
Kink Oscillations of Coronal Loops	75
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation	74
The MarSCoDe Instrument Suite on the Mars Rover of China’s Tianwen-1 Mission	72
Investigating Mercury’s Environment with the Two-Spacecraft BepiColombo Mission	71
China’s Mars Exploration Mission and Science Investigation	67
The Physics of Star Cluster Formation and Evolution	65
The Sampling and Caching Subsystem (SCS) for the Scientific Exploration of Jezero Crater by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover	64
Photogeologic Map of the Perseverance Rover Field Site in Jezero Crater Constructed by the Mars 2020 Science Team	61
Slow-Mode Magnetoacoustic Waves in Coronal Loops	61

Dust-to-Gas and Refractory-to-Ice Mass Ratios of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta Observations	60
Lunar Seismology: A Data and Instrumentation Review	60
PIXL: Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry	59
Towards Precision Measurements of Accreting Black Holes Using X-Ray Reflection Spectroscopy	58
Atmospheric Dynamics of Hot Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs	58
The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A Suite of Environmental Sensors for the Mars 2020 Mission	57
High-Energy Particles and Radiation in Star-Forming Regions	56
Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE)	56
X-Ray Properties of TDEs	53
Magnetohydrodynamic Fast Sausage Waves in the Solar Corona	51
A Review of Possible Planetary Atmospheres in the TRAPPIST-1 System	48
SIMBIO-SYS: Scientific Cameras and Spectrometer for the BepiColombo Mission	47
Rossby Waves in Astrophysics	47
Formation and Evolution of Disks Around Young Stellar Objects	47
Radar Imager for Mars’ Subsurface Experiment—RIMFAX	46
Rationale for BepiColombo Studies of Mercury’s Surface and Composition	46
Parker Solar Probe: Four Years of Discoveries at Solar Cycle Minimum	45
The Importance of Phobos Sample Return for Understanding the Mars-Moon System	45
The BepiColombo Planetary Magnetometer MPO-MAG: What Can We Learn from the Hermean Magnetic Field?	45
The ELFIN Mission	44
SuperCam Calibration Targets: Design and Development	44
Physical Processes in Star Formation	44
Ice-Ocean Exchange Processes in the Jovian and Saturnian Satellites	43
Overview of the Chang’e-4 Mission: Opening the Frontier of Scientific Exploration of the Lunar Far Side	43
On the Origin and Evolution of the Material in 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	42
Comparison of the Deep Atmospheric Dynamics of Jupiter and Saturn in Light of the Juno and Cassini Gravity Measurements	42
High Resolution Imaging Camera (HiRIC) on China’s First Mars Exploration Tianwen-1 Mission	40
Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in Open Coronal Structures	40
From Diffuse Gas to Dense Molecular Cloud Cores	39
Formation of the First Stars and Black Holes	38
On the Habitability and Future Exploration of Ocean Worlds	37
Hydrogen Dominated Atmospheres on Terrestrial Mass Planets: Evidence, Origin and Evolution	37
Studying the Composition and Mineralogy of the Hermean Surface with the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) for the BepiColombo Mission: An Update	37
The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer: Science Goals, Instrument Performance and Operations	36
The Navigation and Terrain Cameras on the Tianwen-1 Mars Rover	35
Dayside Transient Phenomena and Their Impact on the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere	35
Multi-model Meteorological and Aeolian Predictions for Mars 2020 and the Jezero Crater Region	35
Loss and Fractionation of Noble Gas Isotopes and Moderately Volatile Elements from Planetary Embryos and Early Venus, Earth and Mars	33
Zooming in on Individual Star Formation: Low- and High-Mass Stars	33
Pre-flight Calibration and Near-Earth Commissioning Results of the Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE) Onboard MMO (Mio)	33
Do Intrinsic Magnetic Fields Protect Planetary Atmospheres from Stellar Winds?	32
The Diverse Planetary Ingassing/Outgassing Paths Produced over Billions of Years of Magmatic Activity	32
Current Sheets, Plasmoids and Flux Ropes in the Heliosphere	32
Pre-Flight Calibration of the Mars 2020 Rover Mastcam Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imager	31
Is the Faint Young Sun Problem for Earth Solved?	30
Landing Site Selection and Overview of China’s Lunar Landing Missions	29
The Emirates Mars Mission	29
Meteorological Predictions for Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing Site at Jezero Crater	29
Mio—First Comprehensive Exploration of Mercury’s Space Environment: Mission Overview	28
Gravity, Geodesy and Fundamental Physics with BepiColombo’s MORE Investigation	28

Outstanding Challenges of Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrievals	27
The Origin of the Stellar Mass Distribution and Multiplicity	27
The NC-CC Isotope Dichotomy: Implications for the Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of the Early Solar System	27
Radiometric Calibration Targets for the Mastcam-Z Camera on the Mars 2020 Rover Mission	27
Correction to: X-Ray Properties of TDEs	26
Formation of an Accretion Flow	26
Distinguishing Tidal Disruption Events from Impostors	25
SERENA: Particle Instrument Suite for Determining the Sun-Mercury Interaction from BepiColombo	25
The MAVEN Radio Occultation Science Experiment (ROSE)	25
Radiative Emission Mechanisms	25
Geodesy, Geophysics and Fundamental Physics Investigations of the BepiColombo Mission	25
Mission Overview and Scientific Contributions from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover After Eight Years of Surface Operations	25
The Mars Orbiter Subsurface Investigation Radar (MOSIR) on China’s Tianwen-1 Mission	25
Understanding the Origins of Problem Geomagnetic Storms Associated with “Stealth” Coronal Mass Ejections	25
BepiColombo Science Investigations During Cruise and Flybys at the Earth, Venus and Mercury	25
Current Sheets, Plasmoids and Flux Ropes in the Heliosphere	24
Setting the Stage: Planet Formation and Volatile Delivery	24
The Location of Magnetic Reconnection at Earth’s Magnetopause	24
Theory of Cosmic Ray Transport in the Heliosphere	24
The Lunar Lander Neutron and Dosimetry (LND) Experiment on Chang’E 4	23
Sulfur Ice Astrochemistry: A Review of Laboratory Studies	23
The Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescope (REPT) Investigation: Design, Operational Properties, and Science Highlights	23
Design and Validation of the Scientific Data Products for China’s Tianwen-1 Mission	23
The Structure of the Large-Scale Heliosphere as Seen by Current Models	23
Emirates Mars Mission Characterization of Mars Atmosphere Dynamics and Processes	22
Formation of Venus, Earth and Mars: Constrained by Isotopes	22
Water Group Exospheres and Surface Interactions on the Moon, Mercury, and Ceres	22
Physical Processes of Meso-Scale, Dynamic Auroral Forms	22
In-Flight Calibration and Performance of the OSIRIS-REx Touch And Go Camera System (TAGCAMS)	22
The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Emirates Mars InfraRed Spectrometer (EMIRS) Instrument	21
Superrotation in Planetary Atmospheres	21
The Structure of the Global Heliosphere as Seen by In-Situ Ions from the Voyagers and Remotely Sensed ENAs from Cassini	21
PHEBUS on Bepi-Colombo: Post-launch Update and Instrument Performance	21
Observations of the Outer Heliosphere, Heliosheath, and Interstellar Medium	20
Dynamics and Evolution of Venus’ Mantle Through Time	20
The Chinese Mars ROVER Fluxgate Magnetometers	20
Particles and Photons as Drivers for Particle Release from the Surfaces of the Moon and Mercury	20
Solar Intensity X-Ray and Particle Spectrometer SIXS: Instrument Design and First Results	20
Plasma Wave Investigation (PWI) Aboard BepiColombo Mio on the Trip to the First Measurement of Electric Fields, Electromagnetic Waves, and Radio Waves Around Mercury	20
ISA, a High Sensitivity Accelerometer in the Interplanetary Space	19
The BepiColombo–Mio Magnetometer en Route to Mercury	19
The Long-Term Evolution of the Atmosphere of Venus: Processes and Feedback Mechanisms	19
Concerns of Organic Contamination for Sample Return Space Missions	19
Organic Matter in the Solar System—Implications for Future on-Site and Sample Return Missions	19
Key Technologies and Instrumentation for Subsurface Exploration of Ocean Worlds	19
Observations of the Solar Corona from Space	19
The Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer: A Review of On-Orbit Sensor Performance, Data, Operations, and Science	18
Proton Aurora and Optical Emissions in the Subauroral Region	18
Anomalous Cosmic Rays and Heliospheric Energetic Particles	17
Hayabusa2 Landing Site Selection: Surface Topography of Ryugu and Touchdown Safety	17
The Heliosphere and Local Interstellar Medium from Neutral Atom Observations at Energies Below 10 keV	17
The Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer (EMUS) for the EMM Mission	17
In Situ UV Measurements by MSL/REMS: Dust Deposition and Angular Response Corrections	17
A Primer on Focused Solar Energetic Particle Transport	16
Magnetospheric Studies: A Requirement for Addressing Interdisciplinary Mysteries in the Ice Giant Systems	16
Reverberation in Tidal Disruption Events: Dust Echoes, Coronal Emission Lines, Multi-wavelength Cross-correlations, and QPOs	16
The Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI) Instrument on the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Hope Mission	16
Recent Developments in Particle Acceleration at Shocks: Theory and Observations	16
Long-Term Modulation of Solar Cycles	16
The Deep Composition of Uranus and Neptune from In Situ Exploration and Thermochemical Modeling	16
Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of the Moon and Preservation of Ancient Terrestrial Heterogeneities	16
Meteoroids as One of the Sources for Exosphere Formation on Airless Bodies in the Inner Solar System	15
Relict Ocean Worlds: Ceres	15
The Process of Stellar Tidal Disruption by Supermassive Black Holes	15
A Review of the EUSO-Balloon Pathfinder for the JEM-EUSO Program	15
Exploring Mars with Returned Samples	15
Shock Induced Strong Substorms and Super Substorms: Preconditions and Associated Oxygen Ion Dynamics	15
Mercury Dust Monitor (MDM) Onboard the Mio Orbiter of the BepiColombo Mission	15
Did Mars Possess a Dense Atmosphere During the First $\sim400$ Million Years?	15
Sixty Years of Element Abundance Measurements in Solar Energetic Particles	14
Turbulence in the Outer Heliosphere	14
Noble Gases and Stable Isotopes Track the Origin and Early Evolution of the Venus Atmosphere	14
The BepiColombo Laser Altimeter	14
Key Atmospheric Signatures for Identifying the Source Reservoirs of Volatiles in Uranus and Neptune	14
Cassini Exploration of the Planet Saturn: A Comprehensive Review	14
In Situ Observations of Interstellar Pickup Ions from 1 au to the Outer Heliosphere	14
The Mercury Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer (MGNS) Onboard the Mercury Planetary Orbiter of the BepiColombo Mission: Design Updates and First Measurements in Space	14
The Europa Clipper Gravity and Radio Science Investigation	13
Shocks in the Very Local Interstellar Medium	13
Mean Field Models of Flux Transport Dynamo and Meridional Circulation in the Sun and Stars	13

Interstellar Neutrals, Pickup Ions, and Energetic Neutral Atoms Throughout the Heliosphere: Present Theory and Modeling Overview	13
Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) Psyche	13
Space Weather Magnetometer Aboard GEO-KOMPSAT-2A	13
Comparative Na and K Mercury and Moon Exospheres	13
Magma Ocean, Water, and the Early Atmosphere of Venus	12
Advances in Extraterrestrial Drilling Technology to Discover the Secrets Hidden Inside Celestial Bodies	12
Assessing the Sampleability of Bennu’s Surface for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission	12
Mars Mineralogical Spectrometer (MMS) on the Tianwen-1 Mission	12
Resurfacing History and Volcanic Activity of Venus	12
Review on Bioinspired Planetary Regolith-Burrowing Robots	12
The Sun Through Time	12
The Habitability of Venus	12
The Physics of Accretion Discs, Winds and Jets in Tidal Disruption Events	12
Earth’s Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles	12
Cometary Comae-Surface Links	12
Astrospheres of Planet-Hosting Cool Stars and Beyond ⋅ When Modeling Meets Observations	11
Science Goals and Mission Objectives for the Future Exploration of Ice Giants Systems: A Horizon 2061 Perspective	11
The Plasma Environment of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	11
The SHERLOC Calibration Target on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: Design, Operations, Outreach, and Future Human Exploration Functions	11
The BepiColombo Environment Radiation Monitor, BERM	11
Novel Data Analysis Techniques in Coronal Seismology	11
Tracing the Origins of the Ice Giants Through Noble Gas Isotopic Composition	11
Possible Atmospheric Diversity of Low Mass Exoplanets – Some Central Aspects	11
The InSight HP3 Penetrator (Mole) on Mars: Soil Properties Derived from the Penetration Attempts and Related Activities	11
Linking the Sun to the Heliosphere Using Composition Data and Modelling	11
Galactic Cosmic Rays Throughout the Heliosphere and in the Very Local Interstellar Medium	11
Nitrogen Atmospheres of the Icy Bodies in the Solar System	11
BepiColombo Ground Segment and Mission Operations	10
Collaborative Research Activities of the Arase and Van Allen Probes	10
Vortex Motions in the Solar Atmosphere	10
Inhomogeneity in the Local ISM and Its Relation to the Heliosphere	10
The Advanced Small Analyzer for Neutrals (ASAN) on the Chang’E-4 Rover Yutu-2	10
Future Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and Very Local Interstellar Medium by Interstellar Probe	9
What is the Oxygen Isotope Composition of Venus? The Scientific Case for Sample Return from Earth’s “Sister” Planet	9
Quiet, Discrete Auroral Arcs: Acceleration Mechanisms	9
Small-Scale Dynamic Aurora	9
Volatiles and Refractories in Surface-Bounded Exospheres in the Inner Solar System	9
On the Relationship Between Shear Alfvén Waves, Auroral Electron Acceleration, and Field Line Resonances	9
Future Missions Related to the Determination of the Elemental and Isotopic Composition of Earth, Moon and the Terrestrial Planets	9
The Van Allen Probes Electric Field and Waves Instrument: Science Results, Measurements, and Access to Data	8
Michelson Interferometer for Global High-Resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) On-Orbit Wind Observations: Data Analysis and Instrument Performance	8
Measurements of Magnetic Field Fluctuations for Plasma Wave Investigation by the Search Coil Magnetometers (SCM) Onboard Bepicolombo Mio (Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter)	8
The Early History of Heliospheric Science and the Spacecraft That Made It Possible	8
Herbig Stars	8