D. E. Brownlee

11.3k citations

300 papers · 9.1k · 3 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- 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 232
- Planetary Science and Exploration 165
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 35
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 35
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 20
Atmospheric Science 38
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 26

Co-authors: Stanley G. Love (10 shared papers)J. P. Bradley (42 shared papers)Peter Douglas Ward (5 shared papers)David J. Joswiak (71 shared papers)P. Tsou (28 shared papers)L. S. Schramm (6 shared papers)Friedrich P. Hörz (10 shared papers)MICHAEL E. ZOLENSKY (13 shared papers)
Journals: Meteoritics and Planetary Science (39 papers)Science (17 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (12 papers)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (11 papers)Nature (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States France United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

D. E. Brownlee

292 papers receiving 8.6k citations

D. E. Brownlee's Hit Papers

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Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples 2022 · 266 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2022 Science
2006 Science
1993 Science

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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	746
2	Organics Captured from Comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust Spacecraft Science ·Scott A. Sandford, J. Aléon, Conel Alexander, Tohru Araki, Sasa Bajt, Giuseppe Baratta, Janet Borg, J. P. Bradley Hit paper breakdown →	2006	488
3	Isotopic Compositions of Cometary Matter Returned by Stardust Science ·Kevin D McKeegan, J. Aléon, J. P. Bradley, D. E. Brownlee, Henner Busemann, Anna L. Butterworth, Marc Chaussidon, Stewart Fallon	2006	315
4	Surface of Young Jupiter Family Comet 81P/Wild 2: View from the Stardust Spacecraft Science ·D. E. Brownlee, Friedrich P. Hörz, R. L. Newburn, MICHAEL E. ZOLENSKY, Thomas C. Duxbury, Scott A. Sandford, Z. Sekanina, P. Tsou	2004	273
5	Composition of comet Halley dust particles from Giotto observations Nature ·J. Kissel, D. E. Brownlee, K. Büchler, B. C. Clark, H. Fechtig, Eberhard Grün, Klaus Hornung, Eduard B. Igenbergs	1986	272
6	Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples Science ·Tomoki Nakamura, Megumi Matsumoto, Kana Amano, Yuma Enokido, MICHAEL E. ZOLENSKY, T. Mikouchi, Hidenori Genda, Satoshi Tanaka Hit paper breakdown →	2022	266
7	Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe Physics Today ·Peter Douglas Ward, D. E. Brownlee, Lawrence M. Krauss	2000	223
8	Rare Earth CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Peter Douglas Ward, D. E. Brownlee	2000	195
9	An Infrared Spectral Match Between GEMS and Interstellar Grains Science ·J. P. Bradley, Lindsay Keller, Theodore P. Snow, M. S. Hanner, G. J. Flynn, J. C. Gezo, S. J. Clemett, D. E. Brownlee	1999	191
10	Major element composition of stratospheric micrometeorites Meteoritics ·L. S. Schramm, D. E. Brownlee, M. M. Wheelock	1989	179
11	Stardust: Comet and interstellar dust sample return mission Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. E. Brownlee, P. Tsou, John David Anderson, M. S. Hanner, R. L. Newburn, Z. Sekanina, B. C. Clark, Friedrich P. Hörz	2003	177
12	Pyroxene whiskers and platelets in interplanetary dust: evidence of vapour phase growth Nature ·J. P. Bradley, D. E. Brownlee, David R. Veblen	1983	152
13	Target Porosity Effects in Impact Cratering and Collisional Disruption Icarus ·Stanley G. Love, Friedrich Hörz, D. E. Brownlee	1993	146
14	Cometary Particles: Thin Sectioning and Electron Beam Analysis Science ·J. P. Bradley, D. E. Brownlee	1986	140
15	Possible in situ formation of meteoritic nanodiamonds in the early Solar System Nature ·Zurong R. Dai, J. P. Bradley, David J. Joswiak, D. E. Brownlee, Hugh G. M. HILL, Matthew J. GENGE	2002	138
16	Wild 2 and interstellar sample collection and Earth return Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. Tsou, D. E. Brownlee, Scott A. Sandford, Friedrich P. Hörz, MICHAEL E. ZOLENSKY	2003	138
17	Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft Science ·Andrew J Westphal, Rhonda Stroud, Hans A. Bechtel, Frank Erich Brenker, Anna L. Butterworth, G. J. Flynn, D. Frank, Z. Gainsforth	2014	136
18	Characteristics of cometary dust tracks in Stardust aerogel and laboratory calibrations Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·Mark J. Burchell, Sam A. J. Fairey, Penelope Wozniakiewicz, D. E. Brownlee, Friedrich P. Hörz, A. T. Kearsley, Thomas H. See, P. Tsou	2008	135
19	The Leonard Award Address Presented 1996 July 25, Berlin, Germany: The elemental composition of stony cosmic spherules Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·D. E. Brownlee, Bernard A. Bates, L. S. Schramm	1997	132
20	Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·MICHAEL E. ZOLENSKY, Keiko NAKAMURA‐MESSENGER, Frans J. M. Rietmeijer, Hugues Leroux, T. Mikouchi, K. Ohsumi, Steven B. Simon, Lawrence Grossman	2008	132

About D. E. Brownlee

D. E. Brownlee is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology and Geophysics, having authored 300 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (232 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (165 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (35 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (35 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (31 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (20 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.6k citations), Geophysics (987 citations), Ecology (1.1k citations) and Paleontology (246 citations). D. E. Brownlee has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Stanley G. Love, J. P. Bradley, Peter Douglas Ward, David J. Joswiak, P. Tsou, L. S. Schramm, Friedrich P. Hörz, MICHAEL E. ZOLENSKY, P. Fraundorf and Scott A. Sandford. Their work appears in journals such as Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Nature.

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