| Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defence RT Daly, CM Ernst, OS Barnouin, NL Chabot, AS Rivkin, AF Cheng, ... Nature 616 (7957), 443-447, 2023 | 105 | 2023 |
| Rotational failure of rubble-pile bodies: influences of shear and cohesive strengths Y Zhang, DC Richardson, OS Barnouin, P Michel, SR Schwartz, ... The Astrophysical Journal 857 (1), 15, 2018 | 90 | 2018 |
| The ESA Hera mission: detailed characterization of the DART impact outcome and of the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos P Michel, M Küppers, AC Bagatin, B Carry, S Charnoz, J De Leon, ... The planetary science journal 3 (7), 160, 2022 | 89 | 2022 |
| Creep stability of the proposed AIDA mission target 65803 Didymos: I. Discrete cohesionless granular physics model Y Zhang, DC Richardson, OS Barnouin, C Maurel, P Michel, SR Schwartz, ... Icarus 294, 98-123, 2017 | 87 | 2017 |
| Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to Earth S Tachibana, H Sawada, R Okazaki, Y Takano, K Sakamoto, YN Miura, ... Science 375 (6584), 1011-1016, 2022 | 86 | 2022 |
| Catastrophic disruptions as the origin of bilobate comets SR Schwartz, P Michel, M Jutzi, S Marchi, Y Zhang, DC Richardson Nature astronomy 2 (5), 379-382, 2018 | 80 | 2018 |
| Momentum transfer from the DART mission kinetic impact on asteroid Dimorphos AF Cheng, HF Agrusa, BW Barbee, AJ Meyer, TL Farnham, SD Raducan, ... Nature 616 (7957), 457-460, 2023 | 77 | 2023 |
| Hemispherical differences in the shape and topography of asteroid (101955) Bennu MG Daly, OS Barnouin, JA Seabrook, J Roberts, C Dickinson, KJ Walsh, ... Science Advances 6 (41), eabd3649, 2020 | 72 | 2020 |
| Tidal fragmentation as the origin of 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) Y Zhang, DNC Lin Nature astronomy 4 (9), 852-860, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
| The excited spin state of Dimorphos resulting from the DART impact HF Agrusa, I Gkolias, K Tsiganis, DC Richardson, AJ Meyer, DJ Scheeres, ... Icarus 370, 114624, 2021 | 42 | 2021 |
| Numerical modeling of lander interaction with a low-gravity asteroid regolith surface-Application to MASCOT on board Hayabusa2 F Thuillet, P Michel, C Maurel, RL Ballouz, Y Zhang, DC Richardson, ... Astronomy & Astrophysics 615, A41, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
| The MMX rover: performing in situ surface investigations on Phobos P Michel, S Ulamec, U Böttger, M Grott, N Murdoch, P Vernazza, ... earth, planets and space 74, 1-14, 2022 | 38 | 2022 |
| Near-zero cohesion and loose packing of Bennu’s near subsurface revealed by spacecraft contact KJ Walsh, RL Ballouz, ER Jawin, C Avdellidou, OS Barnouin, CA Bennett, ... Science advances 8 (27), eabm6229, 2022 | 38 | 2022 |
| Creep stability of the DART/Hera mission target 65803 Didymos: II. The role of cohesion Y Zhang, P Michel, DC Richardson, OS Barnouin, HF Agrusa, K Tsiganis, ... Icarus 362, 114433, 2021 | 38 | 2021 |
| The dynamical complexity of surface mass shedding from a top-shaped asteroid near the critical spin limit Y Yu, P Michel, M Hirabayashi, SR Schwartz, Y Zhang, DC Richardson, ... The Astronomical Journal 156 (2), 59, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
| Effects of impact and target parameters on the results of a kinetic impactor: predictions for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission AM Stickle, ME DeCoster, C Burger, WK Caldwell, D Graninger, ... The planetary science journal 3 (11), 248, 2022 | 32 | 2022 |
| Pre-encounter predictions of DART impact ejecta behavior and observability EG Fahnestock, AF Cheng, S Ivanovski, P Michel, SD Raducan, A Rossi, ... The Planetary Science Journal 3 (9), 206, 2022 | 32 | 2022 |
| Tidal distortion and disruption of rubble-pile bodies revisited-Soft-sphere discrete element analyses Y Zhang, P Michel Astronomy & Astrophysics 640, A102, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Surface motion relative to the irregular celestial bodies Y Jiang, Y Zhang, H Baoyin Planetary and Space Science 127, 33-43, 2016 | 30 | 2016 |
| Modified granular impact force laws for the OSIRIS-REx touchdown on the surface of asteroid (101955) Bennu RL Ballouz, KJ Walsh, P Sanchez, KA Holsapple, P Michel, DJ Scheeres, ... Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 507 (4), 5087-5105, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
