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W. B. McKinnon

Washington University in St. Louis ORCID

615

Works

9,005

Citations

55

h-index

136

i10-index

Research Topics

Astro and Planetary Science Planetary Science and Exploration Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Affiliations

James S. McDonnell Foundation1985–1985

California Institute of Technology1978–2013

Southwest Research Institute2000–2018

Planetary Science Institute1989–2023

Goddard Space Flight Center2007–2007

Top Works

Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume

J. H. Waite,William S. Lewis,et al.

2009576 citations

Space Exploration and Technology

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons

S. A. Stern,F. Bagenal,et al.

2015474 citations

The geology of Pluto and Charon through the eyes of New Horizons

J. M. Moore,W. B. McKinnon,et al.

2016265 citations

The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons

G. R. Gladstone,S. A. Stern,et al.

2016248 citations

Cratering on Venus: Models and Observations

W. B. McKinnon,Kevin Zahnle,et al.

1997179 citations

Fault offsets and lateral crustal movement on Europa: Evidence for a mobile ice shell

P. Schenk,W. B. McKinnon

1989163 citations

Initial results from the New Horizons exploration of 2014 MU <sub>69</sub> , a small Kuiper Belt object

S. A. Stern,H. A. Weaver,et al.

2019161 citations

Chronic stress, leukocyte subpopulations, and humoral response to latent viruses.

W. B. McKinnon,Carol S. Weisse,et al.

1989152 citations

Impact craters on Pluto and Charon indicate a deficit of small Kuiper belt objects

K. N. Singer,W. B. McKinnon,et al.

2019147 citations