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Astro and Planetary Science

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Ke Zhu
Macau University of Science and Technology
2
Eva L. Scheller
Stanford University
3
Huicun He
Institute of Geology and Geophysics
4
Tianjun Gan
Westlake University
5
Ekaterina Magg
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
6
A. Castro-González
Centro de Astrobiología
7
Jessica Speedie
University of Victoria
8
Amir Siraj
Harvard University
9
D. Cont
University of Göttingen
10
Stefan Pelletier
University of Geneva

Papers

1
Publication in Nature (2024) [45 citations, W4402222794]
Nature|2024
45 cit.
2
Mapping the exo-Neptunian landscape
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
43 cit.
3
Publication in The Astronomical Journal (2024) [34 citations, W4405192799]
The Astronomical Journal|2024
34 cit.
4
TOI-5005 b: A super-Neptune in the savanna near the ridge
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
29 cit.
5
Water abundance in the lunar farside mantle
Nature|2025
27 cit.
6
Inorganic interpretation of luminescent materials encountered by the Perseverance rover on Mars
Science Advances|2024
20 cit.
7
Publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2025) [19 citations, W4408173882]
The Astrophysical Journal Letters|2025
19 cit.
8
Exploring the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-178b
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
18 cit.
9
Metallicity Dependence of Giant Planets around M Dwarfs
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series|2025
11 cit.
10
Signs of magnetic star-planet interactions in HD 118203
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Josiah Schwab
University of California, Santa Cruz
2
Maayane T. Soumagnac
Bar-Ilan University
3
P. Mollière
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
4
C. von Essen
Vilnius University
5
Sebastian Zieba
Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian
6
Michiel Lambrechts
Lund University
7
Jinhua Li
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
F. Louvet
Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins
9
C. W. V. Wolner
Planetary Science Institute
10
Yingzhuo Jia
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM
Nature|2023
304 cit.
2
No thick carbon dioxide atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c
Nature|2023
205 cit.
3
Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere
Nature|2022
188 cit.
4
Space Weathering of the Chang'e‐5 Lunar Sample From a Mid‐High Latitude Region on the Moon
Geophysical Research Letters|2022
99 cit.
5
Nightside clouds and disequilibrium chemistry on the hot Jupiter WASP-43b
Nature Astronomy|2024
68 cit.
6
K2 and <i>Spitzer</i> phase curves of the rocky ultra-short-period planet K2-141 b hint at a tenuous rock vapor atmosphere
Astronomy and Astrophysics|2022
65 cit.
7
Rapid screening of Zr-containing particles from Chang’e-5 lunar soil samples for isotope geochronology: Technical roadmap for future study
Geoscience Frontiers|2022
49 cit.
8
Key gene networks that control magnetosome biomineralization in magnetotactic bacteria
National Science Review|2022
38 cit.
9
Storm and floods increase the duration and extent of phosphorus limitation on algal blooms in a tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
Journal of Hydrology|2022
33 cit.
10
Intracellular silicification by early-branching magnetotactic bacteria
Science Advances|2022
33 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
J. W. Head
John Brown University
2
M. T. Zuber
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
C. T. Russell
Planetary Science Institute
4
S. M. McLennan
State University of New York
5
J. T. Wasson
Planetary Science Institute
6
N. Grevesse
University of Liège
7
B. M. Jakosky
University of Colorado Boulder
8
Pat Scott
Australian National University
9
Scott Tremaine
Institute for Advanced Study
10
Alessandro Morbidelli
Collège de France

Papers

1
The continental crust: Its composition and evolution
Academic Commons (Stony Brook University)|1985
11.1k cit.
2
Abundances of the elements: Meteoritic and solar
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta|1989
10.5k cit.
3
The Chemical Composition of the Sun
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics|2009
9.4k cit.
4
The geochemical evolution of the continental crust
Reviews of Geophysics|1995
4.5k cit.
5
Standard Solar Composition
Space Science Reviews|1998
3.5k cit.
6
The Slope of the Black Hole Mass versus Velocity Dispersion Correlation
The Astrophysical Journal|2002
2.6k cit.
7
Relationships between the trace element composition of sedimentary rocks and upper continental crust
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems|2001
2.4k cit.
8
Origin of the cataclysmic Late Heavy Bombardment period of the terrestrial planets
Nature|2005
1.7k cit.
9
Weathering and Global Denudation
The Journal of Geology|1993
1.6k cit.
10
Disk-satellite interactions
The Astrophysical Journal|1980
1.6k cit.

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