2026 Julie Castillo-Rogez: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	52	3082	2811	1247	1105	365	8876

Overview

Julie Castillo-Rogez is a researcher affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States, specializing in the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, and Geophysics.

The research topics they have contributed to include:

Astro and Planetary Science
Planetary Science and Exploration
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Space Exploration and Technology

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

The Planetary Science Journal
Nature Astronomy
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
arXiv (Cornell University)
Space Science Reviews

Their recent papers include:

"VLT/SPHERE imaging survey of the largest main-belt asteroids: Final results and synthesis," 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Ceres: Astrobiological Target and Possible Ocean World," 2020, Astrobiology
"The varied sources of faculae-forming brines in Ceres' Occator crater emplaced via hydrothermal brine effusion," 2020, Nature Communications
"Science Overview of the Europa Clipper Mission," 2024, Space Science Reviews
"Investigating Europa's Habitability with the Europa Clipper," 2023, Space Science Reviews

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

J. E. C. Scully
C. A. Raymond
Tom Nordheim
Erin Leonard
S. Vance

Best Publications

The NASA Roadmap to Ocean Worlds

Amanda R. Hendrix;Terry A. Hurford;Laura M. Barge;Michael T. Bland

325
Citations
Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

M. C. De Sanctis;A. Raponi;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;M. Ciarniello

309
Citations
Dawn Arrives at Ceres: Exploration of a Small Volatile-Rich World

C. T. Russell;C. A. Raymond;E. Ammannito;D. L. Buczkowski

228
Citations
A partially differentiated interior for (1) Ceres deduced from its gravity field and shape

R.S. Park;A.S. Konopliv;B.G. Bills;N. Rambaux

223
Citations
Ceres’ evolution and present state constrained by shape data

Julie C. Castillo-Rogez;Thomas B. McCord

219
Citations
Extensive water ice within Ceres’ aqueously altered regolith: Evidence from nuclear spectroscopy

T. H. Prettyman;N. Yamashita;M. J. Toplis;H. Y. McSween

217
Citations
Cryovolcanism on Ceres

O. Ruesch;Thomas Platz;P. Schenk;L.A. McFadden

202
Citations
Distribution of phyllosilicates on the surface of Ceres.

E. Ammannito;M. C. DeSanctis;M. Ciarniello;A. Frigeri

199
Citations
Cratering on Ceres: Implications for its crust and evolution

H. Hiesinger;S Marchi;N. Schmedemann;P. Schenk

180
Citations
Accretion of Saturn's mid-sized moons during the viscous spreading of young massive rings: Solving the paradox of silicate-poor rings versus silicate-rich moons

Sébastien Charnoz;Aurélien Crida;Julie C. Castillo-Rogez;Valery Lainey

176
Citations
Composition and structure of the shallow subsurface of Ceres revealed by crater morphology

Michael T T. Bland;Carol A A. Raymond;Paul M M. Schenk;Roger R R. Fu

158
Citations
Constraints on Ceres' Internal Structure and Evolution From Its Shape and Gravity Measured by the Dawn Spacecraft

A. I. Ermakov;A. I. Ermakov;R. R. Fu;J. C. Castillo-Rogez;C. A. Raymond

157
Citations
Iapetus’ geophysics : rotation rate, shape, and equatorial ridge

J. C. Castillo-Rogez;D. L. Matson;C. Sotin;C. Sotin;T. V. Johnson

153
Citations
The interior structure of Ceres as revealed by surface topography

Roger R. Fu;Roger R. Fu;Anton I. Ermakov;Simone Marchi;Julie C. Castillo-Rogez

149
Citations
Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Scout

Leslie McNutt;Les Johnson;Peter Kahn;Julie Castillo-Rogez

146
Citations
The tidal history of Iapetus: Spin dynamics in the light of a refined dissipation model

Julie C. Castillo-Rogez;Michael Efroimsky;Valéry Lainey

142
Citations
Evolution of Titan's rocky core constrained by Cassini observations

Julie C. Castillo-Rogez;Jonathan I. Lunine

141
Citations
Small satellites for space science: A COSPAR scientific roadmap

Robyn M. Millan;Rudolf von Steiger;Rudolf von Steiger;Meir Ariel;Sergey Bartalev

133
Citations
26Al decay: Heat production and a revised age for Iapetus

Julie Castillo-Rogez;Torrence V. Johnson;Man Hoi Lee;Neal J. Turner

119
Citations
Nature, formation, and distribution of carbonates on Ceres

Filippo Giacomo Carrozzo;Maria Cristina De Sanctis;Andrea Raponi;Eleonora Ammannito

114
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol A. Raymond California Institute of Technology

Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles

Thomas H. Prettyman Planetary Science Institute

Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society

Simone Marchi Southwest Research Institute

Paul M. Schenk Lunar and Planetary Institute

Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin

Olivier Witasse European Space Research and Technology Centre

Emmanuel Jehin University of Liège

Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville

External Links

Personal website of Julie Castillo-Rogez

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