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Rosaly M. C. Lopes publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rosaly M. C. Lopes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 284 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Rosaly M. C. Lopes D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rosaly M. C. Lopes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Rosaly M. C. Lopes is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with emphases on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Ecology, and Geophysics.

Their work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Icarus
  • The Planetary Science Journal

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Rosaly M. C. Lopes include:

  • Modeling the formation of Menrva impact crater on Titan: Implications for habitability, 2021, Icarus
  • The chemical composition of impact craters on Titan, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Io Hot Spot Distribution Detected by Juno/JIRAM, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Fluvial Features on Titan and Earth: Lessons from Planform Images in Low-resolution SAR, 2021, The Planetary Science Journal
  • Geomorphological map of the South Belet Region of Titan, 2021, Icarus

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Rosaly M. C. Lopes include:

  • Michael J. Malaska
  • F. Tosi
  • F. Zambon
  • A. Mura
  • Anezina Solomonidou

Rosaly M. C. Lopes has received several professional recognitions, including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2018 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The lakes of Titan

    Ellen R. Stofan;Charles Elachi;Jonathan I. Lunine;Ralf D. Lorenz

  • Cassini Encounters Enceladus: Background and the Discovery of a South Polar Hot Spot

    J. R. Spencer;J. C. Pearl;M. Segura;F. M. Flasar

  • The sand seas of Titan: Cassini RADAR observations of longitudinal dunes.

    R. D. Lorenz;S. Wall;J. Radebaugh;G. Boubin

  • Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan: Distribution and interaction with a porous regolith

    A. Hayes;O. Aharonson;P. Callahan;C. Elachi

  • Cassini radar views the surface of Titan

    C. Elachi;S. Wall;M. Allison;Y. Anderson

  • Titan's inventory of organic surface materials

    Ralph D. Lorenz;Karl L. Mitchell;Randolph L. Kirk;Alexander G. Hayes

  • Cryovolcanic features on Titan's surface as revealed by the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper

    Rosaly M.C. Lopes;K. L. Mitchell;Ellen R. Stofan;Jonathan I. Lunine;Jonathan I. Lunine

  • Rapid and extensive surface changes near Titan's equator: evidence of April showers.

    E. P. Turtle;J. E. Perry;A. G. Hayes;R. D. Lorenz

  • Dunes on Titan observed by Cassini Radar

    J. Radebaugh;R. D. Lorenz;J. I. Lunine;S. D. Wall

  • Correlations between Cassini VIMS spectra and RADAR SAR images: Implications for Titan's surface composition and the character of the Huygens Probe Landing Site

    Laurence A. Soderblom;Randolph L. Kirk;Jonathan I. Lunine;Jeffrey A. Anderson

  • Cryovolcanism on Titan: New results from Cassini RADAR and VIMS

    R. M. C. Lopes;R. L. Kirk;K. L. Mitchell;A. LeGall

  • Fluvial channels on Titan: Initial Cassini RADAR observations

    Ralph D. Lorenz;Rosaly M. Lopes;Flora Paganelli;Jonathan I. Lunine

  • Mountains on Titan observed by Cassini Radar

    Jani Radebaugh;Ralph D. Lorenz;Randolph L. Kirk;Jonathan I. Lunine

  • Io in the near infrared: Near‐Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) results from the Galileo flybys in 1999 and 2000

    Rosaly M. C. Lopes;L. W. Kamp;S. Douté;W. D. Smythe

  • Distribution and interplay of geologic processes on Titan from Cassini radar data

    R.M.C. Lopes;E. R. Stofan;R. Peckyno;J. Radebaugh

  • Impact craters on Titan

    Charles A. Wood;Ralph Lorenz;Randy Kirk;Rosaly Lopes

  • Thermal signature, eruption style, and eruption evolution at Pele and Pillan on Io

    Ashley Gerard Davies;Laszlo P. Keszthelyi;David A. Williams;Cynthia B. Phillips;Cynthia B. Phillips

  • Lava lakes on Io: observations of Io's volcanic activity from Galileo NIMS during the 2001 fly-bys

    Rosaly M.C Lopes;Lucas W Kamp;William D Smythe;Peter Mouginis-Mark

  • Io Volcanism Seen by New Horizons: A Major Eruption of the Tvashtar Volcano

    J. R. Spencer;S. A. Stern;A. F. Cheng;H. A. Weaver

  • Titan's surface at 2.2-cm wavelength imaged by the Cassini RADAR radiometer: Calibration and first results

    M.A. Janssen;R.D. Lorenz;R. West;F. Paganelli

  • The lakes and seas of Titan

    Rosaly M.C. Lopes;Karl L. Mitchell;Stephen D. Wall;Giuseppe Mitri

  • The Lakes of Titan

    J. Lunine;E. Stofan;C. Elachi;R. Lorenz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh Brigham Young University
Ellen R. Stofan
Ellen R. Stofan Smithsonian Institution
Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab
Alexander G. Hayes
Alexander G. Hayes Cornell University
Bryan Stiles
Bryan Stiles Jet Propulsion Lab
Karl L. Mitchell
Karl L. Mitchell California Institute of Technology
Charles Elachi
Charles Elachi California Institute of Technology
Howard A. Zebker
Howard A. Zebker Stanford University
Sebastien Rodriguez
Sebastien Rodriguez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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