OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Space Science Reviews is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The Psyche Magnetometry Investigation	139
Atmospheric Helium Abundances in the Giant Planets	78
The Langmuir Probe Instrument on Board the Rashid-1 Rover of the Emirates Lunar Mission	72
Correction to: Interstellar Neutrals, Pickup Ions, and Energetic Neutral Atoms Throughout the Heliosphere: Present Theory and Modeling Overview	66
Correction to: HyperScout-H: The Hyperspectral Imager for the ESA Hera Mission	62
Interstellar Dust Experiment (IDEX) Onboard NASA’s Interstellar Mapping And Acceleration Probe (IMAP)	56
Absolute Photoelectric Yield Measurements of the Rashid Lunar Rover Materials at the BABE Synchrotron Facility	54
Water Ice in the Subsurface and Polar Caps of Mars	54
Planet Mass and Metallicity: The Exoplanets and Solar System Connection	53
Global Hybrid Modeling in TRACERS Mission	51
Cross-Scale Processes of Magnetic Reconnection	51
HelioSwarm: A Multipoint, Multiscale Mission to Characterize Turbulence	50
Observing Cusp High-Altitude Reconnection and Electrodynamics: The TRACERS Student Rocket	49
Complexity Heliophysics: A Lived and Living History of Systems and Complexity Science in Heliophysics	49
Lunar Gravitational-Wave Detection	49
Structure of the Electron Diffusion Region During Magnetic Reconnection	46
Ultraviolet Imager (UVI) for the SMILE Mission	45
Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) – Editorial	44
Correction to: Geological Record of Water and Wind Processes on Mars as Observed by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera	44
The Ganymede Laser Altimeter (GALA) on the Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (JUICE) Mission	43
Strong Lensing by Galaxies	41
Theory of Cosmic Ray Transport in the Heliosphere	41
The Mars Microphone Onboard SuperCam	40
Microlensing Near Macro-Caustics	40
Surface Geology of Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids	40

Mars Express: From the Launch Pad to a 20-Year Success Record at Mars	40
From the TRICE-2 Investigations to the TRACERS Mission	40
The Uranus Multi-Experiment Radiometer for Haze and Clouds Characterization	38
Observationally Guided Models for the Solar Dynamo and the Role of the Surface Field	37
The Psyche Gravity Investigation	37
The Composition of Saturn’s Rings	37
Europa Clipper Magnetometer Boom Deployment: A First Look at the Magnetometer Observations of the Spacecraft and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field	37
Understanding the Formation of Saturn’s Regular Moons in the Context of Giant Planet Moons Formation Scenarios	36
The Magnetic Field Structure of Coronal Mass Ejections: A More Realistic Representation	35
The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Science Operations Center	34
Volcanic and Tectonic Constraints on the Evolution of Venus	34
Exocometary Physics: Material Release and Tails	34
Solar Energetic Particles: Spatial Extent and Implications of the H and He Abundances	33
Correction to: Meso-Scale Electrodynamic Coupling of the Earth Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System	33
Geology and Surface Properties of the Galilean Moons	31
Long-Term Evolution of the Saturnian System	30
Simulation Models for Exploring Magnetic Reconnection	30
Stellar Activity Cycles	30
The Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) for the IMAP Mission	30
The Psyche Multispectral Imager Investigation: Characterizing the Geology, Topography, and Multispectral Properties of a Metal-Rich World	30
Meso-Scale Electrodynamic Coupling of the Earth Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System	29
Mission to Psyche: Including Undergraduates and the Public on the Journey to a Metal World	29
Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near-Surface (REASON)	29
Physicochemical Controls on the Compositions of the Earth and Planets	29
Onboard and Ground Processing of the Wide-Field Cameras of the Rashid-1 Rover of the Emirates Lunar Mission	29
Is There a Genetic Relationship Between Chondrules and Matrix?	28
The High-Energy Particle Detector on Board the CSES-02 Satellite	28
Europa Clipper: A Mission to Explore Ocean World Habitability – Editorial	28
Dynamical Phenomena in the Martian Atmosphere Through Mars Express Imaging	28
The Plasma Environment of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko	28
Evolution of Solar and Stellar Dynamo Theory	28
Galactic Cosmic Rays Throughout the Heliosphere and in the Very Local Interstellar Medium	27
The Age and Origin of Saturn’s Rings	27
Geophysical Characterization of the Interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA’s JUpiter ICy moons Explorer	27
Wave Optics, Interference, and Decoherence in Strong Gravitational Lensing	26
Condensation and the Volatility Trend of the Earth	26
The Passive Regolith Sampler: From Concept to Delivery to the Lunar Surface	25
In-Flight Performance of the ICON EUV Spectrograph	25
Multiple Probe Measurements at Uranus Motivated by Spatial Variability	24
The Habitability of Venus	24
The Dynamics of the Extreme Ultraviolet Quiet Sun and Coronal Holes in the Solar Orbiter Era	24
Mapping High Energy Particles Using Augmented Star Trackers On-Board Swarm	24
The First Lucy Earth Flyby (EGA1)	24
Comprehensive Observations of Magnetospheric Particle Acceleration, Sources, and Sinks (COMPASS): A Mission Concept to Explore the Extremes of Jupiter’s Magnetosphere	23
The Interplay Between Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence	22
Thermal and Tidal Evolution of Ice Giants with Growing Frozen Cores: The Case of Neptune	22
Energetic Electron Precipitation Driven by Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves from ELFIN’s Low Altitude Perspective	21
Surface Compositions of Trojan Asteroids	21
Solar Wind and Pickup Ion (SWAPI) Instrument on NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP)	21
SUDA: A SUrface Dust Analyser for Compositional Mapping of the Galilean Moon Europa	21

In Flight Performance of the Far Ultraviolet Instrument (FUV) on ICON	20
The Ionosphere of Mars After 20 Years of Mars Express Contributions	20
The Endurance Rocket Mission	20
Fundamentals of Interior Modelling and Challenges in the Interpretation of Observed Rocky Exoplanets	20
PLATE — a Passive, Light-Weight Wheel Abrasion and Terramechanics Experiment	20
Mars Express: Genesis and Infancy	20
Particle Acceleration by Magnetic Reconnection in Geospace	19
Electric Field Detector on Board the CSES-02 Satellite for Characterization of Ionospheric Plasma Dynamics	19
Upper Atmosphere Dynamics and Drivers of Volatiles Loss from Terrestrial-Type (Exo)Planets	19
The ESA SMILE Science Operations Centre and Data Formats Working Group	18
Solar System Elemental Abundances from the Solar Photosphere and CI-Chondrites	18
The Juno ASC as an Energetic Particle Counter	18
A Radiometric Correction Method and Performance Characteristics for PIXL’s Multispectral Analysis Using LEDs	18
Predicting Solar Energetic Particles: Solar Storm Watch - Preparing for Space Odyssey	18
Collaborative Research Activities of the Arase and Van Allen Probes	18
Vertical Structure of the Martian Atmosphere: The View from Mars Express	17
Io and the Minor Jovian Moons – Prospects for JUICE	17
The Psyche Light Elements Investigation	17
In Situ Observations of Interstellar Pickup Ions from 1 au to the Outer Heliosphere	17
Nonlinear Resonant Interactions of Radiation Belt Electrons with Intense Whistler-Mode Waves	17
An Overview of Exocomets	16
Magnetosphere and Plasma Science with the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer	16
Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) Revisited: In-Flight Calibrations, Lessons Learned and Scientific Advances	16
Investigating Europa’s Habitability with the Europa Clipper	16
Mars Express: 20 Years of Mission, Science Operations and Data Archiving	16
Mass Supply from Io to Jupiter’s Magnetosphere	16
Astronomical Observations in Support of Planetary Entry-Probes to the Outer Planets	15
Science Opportunities in the TRACERS Back Orbit: Ionospheric Signatures of Magnetotail Reconnection	15
Lunar Mineralogical Spectrometer on Chang’E-5 Mission	15
Global-Scale Processes and Effects of Magnetic Reconnection on the Geospace Environment	15
Electric Fields and Waves in the Venus Nightside Magnetosphere	15
The Future of Rocky Worlds Exploration	15
Moons and Jupiter Imaging Spectrometer (MAJIS) on Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)	15
The SHERLOC Calibration Target on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover: Design, Operations, Outreach, and Future Human Exploration Functions	15
Vortex Motions in the Solar Atmosphere	15
The Early History of Heliospheric Science and the Spacecraft That Made It Possible	15
The Lunar Penetrating Radar on the Chang’E-7 Rover	15
The Microscope Camera CAM-M on-Board the Rashid-1 Lunar Rover	15
Turbulent Processes and Mean-Field Dynamo	14
Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS)	14
The Origins & Reservoirs of Exocomets	14
Design and Verification of Multi-Functional Obstacle Avoidance Sensor for the Tianwen-1 Mars Probe	14
Venus: Evolution Through Time – Editorial	14
The JUICE Radiation Environment Monitor, RADEM	13
Dust in and Around the Heliosphere and Astrospheres	13
Foresail-2: Space Physics Mission in a Challenging Environment	13
Initial Conditions of Planet Formation: Time Constraints from Small Bodies and the Lifetime of Reservoirs in the Solar Protoplanetary Disk	13
Future Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and Very Local Interstellar Medium by Interstellar Probe	13
Simultaneous Occurrence of Magnetospheric Fluctuations at Different Discrete Frequencies ($f\approx $ 1 – 5 mHz): A Review	12
Evolution of the Solar System: Constraints from Meteorites – Editorial	12
Jets Downstream of Collisionless Shocks: Recent Discoveries and Challenges	12
In Flight Performance of the MAGIC Magnetoresistive Magnetometer on the RadCube CubeSat	12
The Ionospheric Equivalent Slab Thickness: A Review Supported by a Global Climatological Study Over Two Solar Cycles	12
The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Mission	12
The Heliosphere and Local Interstellar Medium from Neutral Atom Observations at Energies Below 10 keV	12
Time Delay Integration Imaging of the Nighttime Ionosphere from the ICON Observatory	12
Internal and External Jovian Magnetic Fields: Community Code to Serve the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Community	12
Presolar Grains as Probes of Supernova Nucleosynthesis	11
Herbig Stars	11
Electron and Ion Dynamics in Reconnection Diffusion Regions	11
Michelson Interferometer for Global High-Resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) On-Orbit Wind Observations: Data Analysis and Instrument Performance	11
Science Overview of the Europa Clipper Mission	11
Managing the Lucy Mission	11
Cross-Validation of the Ionospheric Vertical Drift Measurements Based on ICON/IVM, Swarm, and the Ground-Based Radar at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory	11
Space Weather Science to Enhance Forecasting with the NASA IMAP Active Link for Real-Time (I-ALiRT) System	11
Physical Models for Solar Cycle Predictions	10
Tilted, Warped, and Eccentric Disks	10
NASA’S Lucy Mission to Trojan Asteroids: Unraveling the History of the Outer Solar System	10
Accretion Disc Winds in X-ray Binaries	10
The Light Ion Analyzer (LIA) for the SMILE Mission	10
Neutrino-Induced Decay: A Critical Review of the Arguments	10
Composition and Chemistry of the Martian Atmosphere as Observed by Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter	10
Science and Mission Operations of the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP)	10
Tidal Deformation and Dissipation Processes in Icy Worlds	10
Fundamental Science Achieved with a Single Probe in Each Giant Planet Atmosphere	10
The Polar Stratosphere of Jupiter	9
Backscattered Solar Lyman-$\alpha $ Emission as a Tool for the Heliospheric Boundary Exploration	9
Solar Cycle Observations	9
The Hera Space Mission in the Context of Small Near-Earth Asteroid Missions in the Past, Present and Future	9
The Structure of the Large-Scale Heliosphere as Seen by Current Models	9

The Asteroid Spectral Imager (ASPECT) on the Milani CubeSat	9
Seasonal and Short Timescale Changes on the Martian Surface: Multi-Spacecraft Perspectives	9
The Van Allen Probes Electric Field and Waves Instrument: Science Results, Measurements, and Access to Data	9
Atmospheric Science Questions for a Uranian Probe	9
Advanced Methods for Analyzing in-Situ Observations of Magnetic Reconnection	9
Dynamics of the Tachocline	9
GLObal Solar Wind Structure (GLOWS)	9
Non-Stationary Discs and Instabilities	9
Accreting White Dwarfs: An Unreview	8
REMS-H Revisited: Updated Calibration and Results of the Humidity Sensor of the MSL Curiosity	8
The Analyzer for Cusp Ions (ACI) on the TRACERS Mission	8
Correction to: Michelson Interferometer for Global High-Resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) On-Orbit Wind Observations: Data Analysis and Instrument Performance	8
Mean Field Models of Flux Transport Dynamo and Meridional Circulation in the Sun and Stars	8
Investigation of the Regolith Thickness and Boulder Density at the Four Candidate Landing Sites of the Emirates Lunar Mission Rashid-1 Rover	8
The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Mission Design	8
The ExoMars Schiaparelli Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module (EDM) System Design	8
Resurfacing History and Volcanic Activity of Venus	8
Paving the Way for Future Space Missions in the Context of High Tidal Dissipation in the Saturnian System	8
Mass Spectrometer Experiment for a Uranus Probe	8
Advances in Drill-Based Sampling Technology for Extraterrestrial Bodies	8
The Electric Field Instrument (EFI) for the TRACERS Mission	7
Mobilization of Unconsolidated Granular Material on Asteroid (101955) Bennu by Spacecraft Interaction	7
Enhanced Image Processing for the CASPEX Cameras Onboard the Rashid-1 Rover	7
The Comet Interceptor Mission	7
The Mapping Imaging Spectrometer for Europa (MISE)	7
Geological Record of Water and Wind Processes on Mars as Observed by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera	7
Understanding Active Region Origins and Emergence on the Sun and Other Cool Stars	7
Designing the JUICE Trajectory	7
The Psyche Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer	7
Unlocking the Potential of Caves in the Solar System: Targets for Life Detection, Deep-Space Exploration, and Human Outpost	7
Complex Systems Methods Characterizing Nonlinear Processes in the Near-Earth Electromagnetic Environment: Recent Advances and Open Challenges	7
Magma Ocean, Water, and the Early Atmosphere of Venus	7
Pre-flight Geometric and Optical Calibration of the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL)	7
Water Ice and Possible Habitability in the Landing Area of Tianwen-1 Mission	7
A Comparison of Presolar Isotopic Signatures in Laboratory-Studied Primitive Solar System Materials and Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: New Insights from Light Elements, Halogens, and Noble Gases	7
Lunar Regolith Sampling Technologies: A Critical Review	7
Ionospheric Connections (ICON) Ion Velocity Meter (IVM) Observations of the Equatorial Ionosphere at Solar Minimum	7
Correction to: The JUICE Radiation Environment Monitor, RADEM	7
The Electric and Magnetic Fields Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS): Science, Data, and Usage Best Practices	7
Investigations of the Moon Phobos by Mars Express and Implications Towards Its Origin	7
Comparison of ICON-EUV F-Peak Characteristic Parameters with External Data Sources	6
Science with a Small Two-Band UV-Photometry Mission III: Active Galactic Nuclei and Nuclear Transients	6
Microlensing of Strongly Lensed Quasars	6
Correction to: Backscattered Solar Lyman-$\alpha$ Emission as a Tool for the Heliospheric Boundary Exploration	6
Venus, the Planet: Introduction to the Evolution of Earth’s Sister Planet	6
VISTA: Dust and Volatile Sensor for the ESA Hera Mission	6
The Lunar Environment Heliophysics X-ray Imager (LEXI) Mission	6
Editorial to the Topical Collection: Solar and Stellar Dynamos: a New Era	6
Recent Developments in Particle Acceleration at Shocks: Theory and Observations	6
The High-Energy Ion Telescope (HIT) for the Interstellar Mapping And Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Mission	6
How Do Shock Waves Define the Space-Time Structure of Gradual Solar Energetic Particle Events?	6
Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment (PRIDE) of the JUICE Mission	6
The Relativistic Electron Magnetic Spectrometer (REMS) Instrument	6
Europa Clipper Flight System Overview	6
The Progress of Small Celestial Bodies Sampling Robots	6
Planned Geological Investigations of the Europa Clipper Mission	6
Heavy Molecular and Metallic Ions in the Magnetosphere	6
The AstroPAH 10 Years of Science Review	6
Geologic Constraints on the Formation and Evolution of Saturn’s Mid-Sized Moons	6
Mission Design and Concept of Operations for the Lucy Mission	6