2026 William F. Bottke: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	96	1890	1795	979	914	446	27233

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Overview

William F. Bottke is affiliated with the Southwest Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Aerospace Engineering. The main topics explored in their work include Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Bottke's recent publications demonstrate active involvement in multiple aspects of planetary science and asteroid research. Selected papers include:

The ESA Hera Mission: Detailed Characterization of the DART Impact Outcome and of the Binary Asteroid (65803) Didymos (2022) published in The Planetary Science Journal
Variations in color and reflectance on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu (2020) published in Science
Collisional formation of top-shaped asteroids and implications for the origins of Ryugu and Bennu (2020) published in Nature Communications
Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Science Goals (2021) published in The Planetary Science Journal
Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Their frequent co-authors include David Nesvorný, Rogerio Deienno, S. Marchi, David Vokrouhlický, and D. S. Lauretta, indicating active collaboration within the planetary science community.

William F. Bottke has published extensively across several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets for their work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Planetary Science Journal
Icarus
The Astronomical Journal
Space Science Reviews

Best Publications

Debiased Orbital and Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Near-Earth Objects

William F. Bottke;Alessandro Morbidelli;Robert Jedicke;Jean-Marc Petit

870
Citations
THE YARKOVSKY AND YORP EFFECTS: Implications for Asteroid Dynamics

William F. Bottke;David P. Rubincam

798
Citations
OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

D. S. Lauretta;S. S. Balram-Knutson;E. Beshore;W. V. Boynton

675
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The fossilized size distribution of the main asteroid belt

William F. Bottke;Daniel D. Durda;David Nesvorný;Robert Jedicke

614
Citations
COMETARY ORIGIN OF THE ZODIACAL CLOUD AND CARBONACEOUS MICROMETEORITES. IMPLICATIONS FOR HOT DEBRIS DISKS

David Nesvorný;David Nesvorný;Peter Jenniskens;Harold F. Levison;Harold F. Levison;William F. Bottke;William F. Bottke

559
Citations
Cometary Origin of the Zodiacal Cloud and Carbonaceous Micrometeorites

David Nesvorny;Peter Jenniskens;Harold F. Levison;William F. Bottke

546
Citations
Asteroids Were Born Big

Alessandro Morbidelli;William F. Bottke;David Nesvorný;Harold F. Levison

525
Citations
Linking the collisional history of the main asteroid belt to its dynamical excitation and depletion

William F. Bottke;Daniel D. Durda;David Nesvorný;Robert Jedicke

502
Citations
Velocity Distributions among Colliding Asteroids

William F. Bottke;Michael C. Nolan;Richard Greenberg;Robert A. Kolvoord

435
Citations
An Archaean heavy bombardment from a destabilized extension of the asteroid belt

William F. Bottke;David Vokrouhlický;David Vokrouhlický;David Minton;David Minton;David Nesvorný

410
Citations
Contamination of the asteroid belt by primordial trans-Neptunian objects

Harold F. Levison;William F. Bottke;William F. Bottke;Matthieu Gounelle;Alessandro Morbidelli

330
Citations
OSIRIS-REx: Sample Return from Asteroid (101955) Bennu

D. S. Lauretta;S. S. Balram-Knutson;E. Beshore;W. V. Boynton

318
Citations
Iron meteorites as remnants of planetesimals formed in the terrestrial planet region

William F. Bottke;David Nesvorný;Robert E. Grimm;Alessandro Morbidelli

299
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The Effect of Yarkovsky Thermal Forces on the Dynamical Evolution of Asteroids and Meteoroids

W. F. Bottke;D. Vokrouhlický;D. P. Rubincam;M. Broz

296
Citations
Tidal Distortion and Disruption of Earth-Crossing Asteroids

Derek C. Richardson;William F. Bottke;Stanley G. Love

281
Citations
A sawtooth-like timeline for the first billion years of lunar bombardment

A. Morbidelli;S. Marchi;S. Marchi;S. Marchi;W.F. Bottke;D.A. Kring

279
Citations
The Recent Breakup of an Asteroid in the Main-Belt Region

David Nesvorný;William F. Bottke;Luke Dones;Harold F. Levison

276
Citations
Orbit and bulk density of the OSIRIS-REx target Asteroid (101955) Bennu

Steven R. Chesley;Davide Farnocchia;Michael C. Nolan;David Vokrouhlický

266
Citations
Yarkovsky/YORP chronology of asteroid families

D. Vokrouhlický;M. Brož;W.F. Bottke;D. Nesvorný

265
Citations
Towards initial mass functions for asteroids and Kuiper Belt Objects

Jeffrey N. Cuzzi;Robert C. Hogan;William F. Bottke

255
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