P. C. Thomas

32.8k citations

378 papers · 14.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 67

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 306
- Astro and Planetary Science 263
- Planetary Science and Exploration 257
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 50
Atmospheric Science 95
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 75

Co-authors: J. Veverka (75 shared papers)M. S. Robinson (42 shared papers)P. Helfenstein (55 shared papers)Joseph Veverka (36 shared papers)M. C. Malin (22 shared papers)C. R. Chapman (27 shared papers)M. J. S. Belton (46 shared papers)S. L. Murchie (28 shared papers)
Journals: Icarus (124 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (23 papers)Science (17 papers)Nature (13 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany France

In The Last Decade

P. C. Thomas

361 papers receiving 13.2k citations

P. C. Thomas's Hit Papers

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Enceladus’s measured physical libration requires a global subsurface ocean 2015 · 299 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Icarus
2007 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

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1	Context Camera Investigation on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·M. C. Malin, J. F. Bell, B. A. Cantor, M. A. Caplinger, W. M. Calvin, R. T. Clancy, K. S. Edgett, Lawrence Edwards, R. M. Haberle, P. B. James, Steven W. Lee, M. A. Ravine, P. C. Thomas, M. J. Wolff Hit paper breakdown →	2007	1052
2	Enceladus’s measured physical libration requires a global subsurface ocean Icarus ·P. C. Thomas, Radwan Tajeddine, Matthew S. Tiscareno, Joseph A. Burns, J. Joseph, Thomas J. Loredo, P. Helfenstein, C. C. Porco Hit paper breakdown →	2015	299
3	Cassini Imaging Science: Instrument Characteristics And Anticipated Scientific Investigations At Saturn Space Science Reviews ·C. C. Porco, Robert A. West, S. W. Squyres, A. S. McEwen, P. C. Thomas, C. D. Murray, Anthony D. DelGenio, Andrew P. Ingersoll, T. V. Johnson, G. Neukum, Joseph Veverka, L. Dones, A. Brahic, Joseph A. Burns, Vance Haemmerle, Benjamin Knowles, D. D. Dawson, T. Roatsch, K. Beurle, W. M. Owen	2004	294
4	Impact Excavation on Asteroid 4 Vesta: Hubble Space Telescope Results Science ·P. C. Thomas, Richard P. Binzel, M. J. Gaffey, A. D. Storrs, E. N. Wells, B. Zellner	1997	251
5	Differentiation of the asteroid Ceres as revealed by its shape Nature ·P. C. Thomas, J. W. Parker, L. A. McFadden, C. T. Russell, S. A. Stern, M. V. Sykes, E. F. Young	2005	204
6	Dust Devils on Mars Science ·P. C. Thomas, P. J. Gierasch	1985	203
7	Early Views of the Martian Surface from the Mars Orbiter Camera of Mars Global Surveyor Science ·M. C. Malin, M. H. Carr, G. E. Danielson, Merton E. Davies, W. K. Hartmann, Andrew P. Ingersoll, P. B. James, H. Masursky, A. S. McEwen, L. A. Soderblom, P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, M. A. Caplinger, M. A. Ravine, T. A. Soulanille, Janet Warren	1998	201
8	The Formation of Jupiter's Faint Rings Science ·Joseph A. Burns, M. R. Showalter, Douglas P. Hamilton, P. D. Nicholson, Imke de Pater, M. Ockert-Bell, P. C. Thomas	1999	199
9	Galileo Encounter with 951 Gaspra: First Pictures of an Asteroid Science ·M. J. S. Belton, J. Veverka, P. C. Thomas, P. Helfenstein, D. P. Simonelli, C. R. Chapman, Merton E. Davies, R. Greeley, R. Greenberg, J. W. Head, S. L. Murchie, K. P. Klaasen, T. V. Johnson, A. S. McEwen, David Morrison, G. Neukum, F. P. Fanale, C. D. Anger, M. H. Carr, C. B. Pilcher	1992	189
10	Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements: 2015 Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy ·B. A. Archinal, C. H. Acton, Michael F. A’Hearn, Albert Conrad, G. J. Consolmagno, T. C. Duxbury, Daniel Hestroffer, James L. Hilton, R. Kirk, S. A. Klioner, D. McCarthy, K. J. Meech, J. Oberst, Jing Ping, P. K. Seidelmann, D. J. Tholen, P. C. Thomas, I. P. Williams	2018	185
11	Radio Science Results During the NEAR-Shoemaker Spacecraft Rendezvous with Eros Science ·D. K. Yeomans, Peter G. Antreasian, Jean‐Pierre Barriot, Steven R. Chesley, David Dunham, Robert W. Farquhar, Jon D. Giorgini, C. E. Helfrich, A. S. Konopliv, Jim McAdams, James Miller, W. M. Owen, Daniel J. Scheeres, P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, B. G. Williams	2000	184
12	Report of the IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites: 2000 Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy ·P. K. Seidelmann, V Abalakin, M. Bursa, M. E. Davies, C. de Bergh, J. H. Lieske, J. Oberst, J. L. Simon, E. M. Standish, Philip J. Stooke, P. C. Thomas	2002	183
13	NEAR's Flyby of 253 Mathilde: Images of a C Asteroid Science ·J. Veverka, P. C. Thomas, A. Harch, B. E. Clark, J. F. Bell, B. Carcich, J. Joseph, C. R. Chapman, W. J. Merline, M. S. Robinson, M. C. Malin, L. A. McFadden, S. L. Murchie, S. E. Hawkins, Robert W. Farquhar, N. R. Izenberg, A. F. Cheng	1997	176
14	Geologic Mapping of Vesta from 1994 Hubble Space Telescope Images Icarus ·Richard P. Binzel, M. J. Gaffey, P. C. Thomas, B. Zellner, A. D. Storrs, E. N. Wells	1997	174
15	Evidence for recent volcanism on Mars from crater counts Nature ·W. K. Hartmann, M. C. Malin, A. S. McEwen, M. H. Carr, Larry Soderblom, P. C. Thomas, E. G. Danielson, Philip James, Joseph Veverka	1999	165
16	Constraints on the depth and variability of the lunar regolith Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·B. B. Wilcox, M. S. Robinson, P. C. Thomas, B. R. Hawke	2005	149
17	The nature of ponded deposits on Eros Nature ·M. S. Robinson, P. C. Thomas, J. Veverka, S. L. Murchie, B. Carcich	2001	145
18	Sizes, shapes, and derived properties of the saturnian satellites after the Cassini nominal mission Icarus ·P. C. Thomas	2010	142
19	Vesta: Spin Pole, Size, and Shape from HST Images Icarus ·P. C. Thomas, Richard P. Binzel, M. J. Gaffey, B. Zellner, A. D. Storrs, E. N. Wells	1997	139
20	Eros: Shape, Topography, and Slope Processes Icarus ·P. C. Thomas, J. Joseph, B. Carcich, J. Veverka, B. E. Clark, J. F. Bell, A.W. Byrd, R. F. Chomko, M. S. Robinson, S. L. Murchie, L. M. Prockter, A. F. Cheng, N. R. Izenberg, M. C. Malin, C. R. Chapman, L. A. McFadden, R. Kirk, M. J. Gaffey, P. G. Lucey	2002	131

About P. C. Thomas

P. C. Thomas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 378 papers that have together received 14.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (263 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (257 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (75 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (50 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (40 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (20 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (20 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (12.8k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.5k citations), Geophysics (1.4k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (709 citations) and Aerospace Engineering (1.4k citations). P. C. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include J. Veverka, M. S. Robinson, P. Helfenstein, Joseph Veverka, M. C. Malin, C. R. Chapman, M. J. S. Belton, S. L. Murchie, A. S. McEwen and P. B. James. Their work appears in journals such as Icarus, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Science, Nature and Geophysical Research Letters.

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