Scholarly Index
Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Lifetime World Top1000 Scholar ranking for Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.
| World rank | Scholar | Impact score | Total citations | Total publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. W. Head | 99.97 | 72,918 | 2,765 |
| 2 | Christopher P. McKay | 99.90 | 47,332 | 1,321 |
| 3 | M. T. Zuber | 99.89 | 38,714 | 1,250 |
| 4 | A. S. McEwen | 99.76 | 34,851 | 1,049 |
| 5 | B. M. Jakosky | 99.73 | 31,858 | 960 |
| 6 | R. E. Arvidson | 99.71 | 42,042 | 1,093 |
| 7 | P. R. Christensen | 99.70 | 35,242 | 981 |
| 8 | Carl Sagan | 99.63 | 24,519 | 657 |
| 9 | M. D. Smith | 99.62 | 27,145 | 547 |
| 10 | C. M. Pieters | 99.61 | 27,334 | 1,156 |
| 11 | Timothy M. Lenton | 99.60 | 64,117 | 334 |
| 12 | N. Mangold | 99.57 | 30,411 | 715 |
| 13 | P. G. Lucey | 99.54 | 18,584 | 977 |
| 14 | G. Neukum | 99.53 | 24,981 | 1,325 |
| 15 | Charles S. Cockell | 99.51 | 19,938 | 629 |
| 16 | David E. Smith | 99.51 | 27,462 | 724 |
| 17 | R. J. Phillips | 99.49 | 25,755 | 640 |
| 18 | M. S. Robinson | 99.43 | 18,970 | 947 |
| 19 | M. A. Wieczorek | 99.38 | 16,510 | 407 |
| 20 | F. Forget | 99.32 | 21,821 | 782 |
| 21 | M. C. Malin | 99.32 | 28,049 | 348 |
| 22 | S. L. Murchie | 99.30 | 28,361 | 873 |
| 23 | R. M. Haberle | 99.29 | 17,339 | 528 |
| 24 | G. Horneck | 99.28 | 12,496 | 524 |
| 25 | G. A. Neumann | 99.27 | 25,563 | 716 |
| 26 | J. G. Luhmann | 99.24 | 30,275 | 1,299 |
| 27 | James B. Pollack | 99.24 | 31,453 | 445 |
| 28 | J. E. Lovelock | 99.19 | 20,127 | 195 |
| 29 | B. L. Ehlmann | 99.18 | 23,257 | 706 |
| 30 | B. C. Clark | 99.17 | 24,514 | 374 |
| 31 | H. J. Melosh | 99.17 | 24,784 | 503 |
| 32 | M. H. Carr | 99.12 | 18,262 | 332 |
| 33 | S. W. Squyres | 99.11 | 41,605 | 597 |
| 34 | J. F. Bell | 99.03 | 29,074 | 503 |
| 35 | C. I. Fassett | 99.02 | 15,120 | 393 |
| 36 | R. V. Morris | 99.01 | 41,618 | 1,052 |
| 37 | F. Poulet | 99.00 | 20,009 | 639 |
| 38 | D. L. Mitchell | 99.00 | 17,999 | 646 |
| 39 | R. Greeley | 98.98 | 25,891 | 796 |
| 40 | H. Hiesinger | 98.98 | 14,765 | 967 |
| 41 | J. L. Bandfield | 98.97 | 14,736 | 351 |
| 42 | Sean C. Solomon | 98.92 | 41,532 | 1,169 |
| 43 | R. Lundin | 98.91 | 16,809 | 470 |
| 44 | W. K. Hartmann | 98.89 | 12,982 | 501 |
| 45 | J. S. Halekas | 98.87 | 18,488 | 980 |
| 46 | M. H. Acuña | 98.87 | 25,605 | 430 |
| 47 | K. S. Edgett | 98.78 | 19,223 | 436 |
| 48 | Alberto González Fairén | 98.78 | 15,588 | 566 |
| 49 | D. A. Brain | 98.77 | 12,483 | 685 |
| 50 | C. T. Russell | 98.75 | 111,029 | 4,169 |