D. E. Brownlee

11.6k citations

300 papers · 7.5k · 1 hit paper · h-index 46

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Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Atmospheric Science top 1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 256
- Astro and Planetary Science 233
- Planetary Science and Exploration 167
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 29
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 26
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 24
Aerospace Engineering 48
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies 26

Co-authors: Stanley G. Love (11 shared papers)J. P. Bradley (48 shared papers)Peter D. Ward (5 shared papers)D. J. Joswiak (76 shared papers)P. Tsou (36 shared papers)L. S. Schramm (6 shared papers)F. Hörz (11 shared papers)P. Fraundorf (4 shared papers)
Journals: Meteoritics and Planetary Science (27 papers)Science (13 papers)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (11 papers)Nature (10 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

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D. E. Brownlee

290 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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A Direct Measurement of the Terrestrial Mass Accretion Rate of Cosmic Dust 1993 · 743 citations

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1	A Direct Measurement of the Terrestrial Mass Accretion Rate of Cosmic Dust Science ·Stanley G. Love, D. E. Brownlee Hit paper breakdown →	1993	743
2	Composition of comet Halley dust particles from Giotto observations Nature ·J. Kissel, D. E. Brownlee, K. Büchler, B. C. Clark, H. Fechtig, E. Grün, Klaus Hornung, E. Igenbergs, E. K. Jeßberger, F. R. Krueger, H. Kuczera, J. A. M. McDonnell, G. M. Morfill, J. Rahe, G. Schwehm, Z. Sekanina, N. G. Utterback, H. J. Völk, H. A. Zook	1986	258
3	Surface of Young Jupiter Family Comet 81P/Wild 2: View from the Stardust Spacecraft Science ·D. E. Brownlee, F. Hörz, R. L. Newburn, M. E. Zolensky, T. Duxbury, Scott A. Sandford, Z. Sekanina, P. Tsou, M. S. Hanner, B. C. Clark, Simon Green, J. Kissel	2004	243
4	Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe Physics Today ·Peter D. Ward, D. E. Brownlee, Lawrence M. Krauss	2000	228
5	Rare Earth CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Peter D. Ward, D. E. Brownlee	2000	190
6	An Infrared Spectral Match Between GEMS and Interstellar Grains Science ·J. P. Bradley, L. P. Keller, Theodore P. Snow, M. S. Hanner, G. J. Flynn, J. C. Gezo, S. J. Clemett, D. E. Brownlee, J. E. Bowey	1999	186
7	Major element composition of stratospheric micrometeorites Meteoritics ·L. S. Schramm, D. E. Brownlee, M. M. Wheelock	1989	176
8	Stardust: Comet and interstellar dust sample return mission Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. E. Brownlee, P. Tsou, J. D. Anderson, M. S. Hanner, R. L. Newburn, Z. Sekanina, B. C. Clark, F. Hörz, M. E. Zolensky, J. Kissel, J. A. M. McDonnell, Scott A. Sandford, A. J. Tuzzolino	2003	163
9	Pyroxene whiskers and platelets in interplanetary dust: evidence of vapour phase growth Nature ·J. P. Bradley, D. E. Brownlee, David R. Veblen	1983	149
10	Target Porosity Effects in Impact Cratering and Collisional Disruption Icarus ·Stanley G. Love, Friedrich Hörz, D. E. Brownlee	1993	142
11	Cometary Particles: Thin Sectioning and Electron Beam Analysis Science ·J. P. Bradley, D. E. Brownlee	1986	138
12	Possible in situ formation of meteoritic nanodiamonds in the early Solar System Nature ·Z. R. Dai, J. P. Bradley, D. J. Joswiak, D. E. Brownlee, H. G. M. Hill, M. J. Genge	2002	135
13	The Leonard Award Address Presented 1996 July 25, Berlin, Germany: The elemental composition of stony cosmic spherules Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·D. E. Brownlee, B. Bates, L. S. Schramm	1997	129
14	Characteristics of cometary dust tracks in Stardust aerogel and laboratory calibrations Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·M. J. Burchell, Sam A. J. Fairey, P. J. Wozniakiewicz, D. E. Brownlee, F. Hörz, A. T. Kearsley, T. H. See, P. Tsou, A. J. Westphal, Simon Green, J. M. Trigo‐Rodríguez, G. Domínguez	2008	127
15	Wild 2 and interstellar sample collection and Earth return Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. Tsou, D. E. Brownlee, Scott A. Sandford, F. Hörz, M. E. Zolensky	2003	123
16	Dust Measurements in the Coma of Comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Dust Flux Monitor Instrument Science ·A. J. Tuzzolino, T. Economou, B. C. Clark, P. Tsou, D. E. Brownlee, Simon Green, J. A. M. McDonnell, N. McBride, M. T. S. H. Colwell	2004	117
17	Meteoroid ablation spheres from deep-sea sediments Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·M. Blanchard, D. E. Brownlee, T. E. Bunch, P. W. Hodge, Frank T. Kyte	1980	115
18	Discovery of Nuclear Tracks in Interplanetary Dust Science ·J. P. Bradley, D. E. Brownlee, P. Fraundorf	1984	114
19	Mixing of the lunar regolith D. E. Gault, F. Hoerz, D. E. Brownlee, J. B. Hartung	1974	110
20	Identification of iron sulphide grains in protoplanetary disks Nature ·L. P. Keller, S. Hony, J. P. Bradley, Frank Molster, L. B. F. M. Waters, J. Bouwman, A. de Koter, D. E. Brownlee, G. J. Flynn, Thomas Henning, H. Mutschke	2002	104

About D. E. Brownlee

D. E. Brownlee is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Materials Chemistry, having authored 300 papers that have together received 7.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (233 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (167 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (30 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (29 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (26 papers), Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (26 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (25 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (6.5k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.4k citations), Geophysics (805 citations), Ecology (835 citations) and Paleontology (225 citations). D. E. Brownlee has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Stanley G. Love, J. P. Bradley, Peter D. Ward, D. J. Joswiak, P. Tsou, L. S. Schramm, F. Hörz, P. Fraundorf, G. Matrajt and M. E. Zolensky. Their work appears in journals such as Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nature and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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