William Bottke
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Geophysics top 0.5%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Papers in
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- Astro and Planetary Science 310
- Planetary Science and Exploration 281
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 98
- Geophysics 51
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 26
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 26
- Co-authors
- David Nesvorný (96 shared papers)David Vokrouhlický (86 shared papers)Alessandro Morbidelli (72 shared papers)Harold F. Levison (30 shared papers)Simone Marchi (42 shared papers)D. C. Richardson (22 shared papers)Richard J. Greenberg (15 shared papers)David Parry Rubincam (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Icarus (69 papers)The Astronomical Journal (23 papers)Nature (18 papers)The Planetary Science Journal (15 papers)Science (11 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceCzechia
In The Last Decade
William Bottke
338 papers receiving 18.0k citations
William Bottke's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 166
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 17.4k
- Geophysics 3.3k
- Atmospheric Science 3.5k
- Ecology 2.1k
- Aerospace Engineering 1.2k
Countries citing papers authored by William Bottke
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Bottke
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside William Bottke, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The operational environment and rotational acceleration of asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx observations Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 855 |
| 2 | Debiased Orbital and Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Near-Earth Objects Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 593 |
| 3 | THE YARKOVSKY AND YORP EFFECTS: Implications for Asteroid Dynamics Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 557 |
| 4 | OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 509 |
| 5 | The unexpected surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 419 |
| 6 | COMETARY ORIGIN OF THE ZODIACAL CLOUD AND CARBONACEOUS MICROMETEORITES. IMPLICATIONS FOR HOT DEBRIS DISKS Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 414 |
| 7 | 2009 | 371 | |
| 8 | 1994 | 335 | |
| 9 | 2012 | 283 | |
| 10 | Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 280 |
| 11 | 2006 | 235 | |
| 12 | Properties of rubble-pile asteroid (101955) Bennu from OSIRIS-REx imaging and thermal analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 226 |
| 13 | 2009 | 224 | |
| 14 | Shape of (101955) Bennu indicative of a rubble pile with internal stiffness Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 213 |
| 15 | 2002 | 211 | |
| 16 | 2002 | 203 | |
| 17 | 2018 | 203 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 203 | |
| 19 | 2014 | 203 | |
| 20 | 1998 | 198 |
About William Bottke
William Bottke is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering and Ecology, having authored 347 papers that have together received 19.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (310 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (281 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (98 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (57 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (29 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (26 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (26 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (17.4k citations), Geophysics (3.3k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.5k citations), Ecology (2.1k citations) and Aerospace Engineering (1.2k citations). William Bottke has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include David Nesvorný, David Vokrouhlický, Alessandro Morbidelli, Harold F. Levison, Simone Marchi, D. C. Richardson, Richard J. Greenberg, David Parry Rubincam, Miroslav Brož and Michael Nolan. Their work appears in journals such as Icarus, The Astronomical Journal, Nature, The Planetary Science Journal and Science.
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