Cassini
3,410 tracked publications and 119,834 citations from 2000–2026. Cassini-Huygens. Launched 1997. Life-cycle cost: $7.6B in 2025 dollars. Active Mission Window April 1, 2004 to October 1, 2019: 2,604 publications, 175 top-10% credit.
Orbiter · h-index 131 · 205 papers with 100+ citations · prime mission ended 2008
Lifetime
Key measures
| Active Mission Window · papers April 1, 2004 to October 1, 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Tracked publications | 2,604 |
| Citations | 32,986 |
| Mean citations per publication | 13 |
| Median citations per publication | 8 |
| Uncited publications | 151 (5.8%) |
| Top-10% credit | 175 |
| Top-1% credit | 14 |
| Lifetime indices · every tracked publication to date, in any scope | |
|---|---|
| h-index | 131 |
| g-index | 204 |
| m-index, as of October 4, 2026 | 4.9 |
| tori | 414 |
| riq | 753 |
Tracked publications
A test of general relativity using radio links with the Cassini spacecraft
1,737
Cassini Observes the Active South Pole of Enceladus
1,026
The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe
784
Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Enceladus Plume Composition and Structure
582
In situ measurements of the physical characteristics of Titan's environment
581
The Process of Tholin Formation in Titan’s Upper Atmosphere
546
Cassini Encounters Enceladus: Background and the Discovery of a South Polar Hot Spot
526
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494
The JPL Planetary and Lunar Ephemerides DE440 and DE441
482
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481
The Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation
478
Rain, winds and haze during the Huygens probe's descent to Titan's surface
471
Cassini Plasma Spectrometer Investigation
457
The Cassini Magnetic Field Investigation
452
Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes
444
A salt-water reservoir as the source of a compositionally stratified plume on Enceladus
407
Detection of Adsorbed Water and Hydroxyl on the Moon
403
Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer Results from the First Flyby of Titan
387
Cassini Imaging of Jupiter's Atmosphere, Satellites, and Rings
386
Discovery of heavy negative ions in Titan's ionosphere
382
How we found these papers
We searched NASA’s Astrophysics Data System (ADS) for peer-reviewed articles naming Cassini in the title, abstract or keywords; standard filters drop articles that are not peer-reviewed and magazine pieces. SciX is ADS’s current interface.
((((abs:Cassini OR abs:(VIMS OR CIRS OR UVIS OR INMS OR RPWS OR CAPS OR CDA OR MIMI)) AND abs:(Saturn OR Saturnian OR Titan OR Enceladus OR Iapetus OR Rhea OR Dione OR Hyperion OR Mimas OR Tethys OR Phoebe)) OR (abs:Cassini AND abs:(Jupiter OR Jovian OR Io OR INCA OR heliosphere OR heliosheath OR heliospheric OR "energetic neutral" OR "interplanetary shock" OR "interstellar dust" OR "radio science" OR "radio tracking" OR "solar conjunction" OR "Earth flyby" OR "Venus flyby" OR "solar wind") NOT abs:"Cassini state") OR (abs:Cassini AND abs:VIMS AND abs:(lunar OR Moon)) OR (abs:Huygens AND abs:Titan))) AND property:refereed AND doctype:article AND pubdate:[2004-04 TO 2040-01] AND NOT bibstem:("A&R" OR "AIASJ" OR "AeAm" OR "AirSp" OR "AsNow" OR "AsUAI" OR "AvWST" OR "C&E" OR "C&T" OR "CAPJ" OR "E&S" OR "ENews" OR "IrAJ" OR "JCos" OR "JRASC" OR "LAstr" OR "MNSSA" OR "Met" OR "NewSc" OR "Orion" OR "PhT" OR "PhTea" OR "PhuZ" OR "PhyOJ" OR "PhyW" OR "PlR" OR "SciAm" OR "SpFl" OR "ZemVs")
Added after review
- A test of general relativity using radio links with the Cassini spacecraft Cassini radio-science test of general relativity during the 2002 solar conjunction.
- Cassini Imaging of Jupiter's Atmosphere, Satellites, and Rings Cassini ISS imaging of Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites and rings from the 2000-2001 Jupiter flyby.
- Control of Jupiter's radio emission and aurorae by the solar wind Simultaneous Cassini RPWS and Galileo observations of solar-wind control of Jupiter's radio emission and aurorae.
- Ultra-relativistic electrons in Jupiter's radiation belts Cassini radiometer synchrotron observations revealing ultra-relativistic electrons in Jupiter's radiation belts.
- Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background: Upper Limits in the 10⁻⁶ to 10⁻³ Hz Band Gravitational-wave background limits from Cassini Doppler tracking during the 2001-2002 solar opposition.
- Non-detection at Venus of high-frequency radio signals characteristic of terrestrial lightning Cassini RPWS search for lightning radio signals during the two Venus flybys.
- Observations with the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) during Cassini's flyby of Jupiter Cassini VIMS science observations of the Jupiter system during the flyby.
- Observations and temperatures of Io's Pele Patera from Cassini and Galileo spacecraft images Io's Pele Patera temperatures from Cassini and Galileo images taken during the Jupiter flyby.
- Detection of Sub-Micron Radiation from the Surface of Venus by Cassini/VIMS First Cassini VIMS planetary spectrum: sub-micron thermal emission from the surface of Venus.
- Cassini between Venus and Earth: Detection of interstellar dust Cassini CDA in situ detection of interstellar dust between Venus and Earth.
- The Orbits of the Major Saturnian Satellites and the Gravity Field of Saturn from Spacecraft and Earth-based Observations Saturnian satellite orbits and Saturn's gravity field fitted partly to Cassini approach data.
- Cassini and Wind stereoscopic observations of Jovian nonthermal radio emissions: Measurement of beam widths Cassini RPWS and Wind stereoscopic measurements of Jovian radio emission beam widths.
- The Nitrogen Isotopic Ratio in Jupiter's Atmosphere from Observations by the Composite Infrared Spectrometer on the Cassini Spacecraft Jupiter nitrogen isotopic ratio retrieved from Cassini CIRS flyby spectra.
- A nebula of gases from Io surrounding Jupiter Cassini MIMI INCA energetic neutral atom imaging of the Io nebula around Jupiter.
- The interstellar hydrogen shadow: Observations of interstellar pickup ions beyond Jupiter Cassini CAPS observations of interstellar pickup ions and the interstellar hydrogen shadow beyond Jupiter.
- Leakage of energetic particles from Jupiter's dusk magnetosphere: Dual spacecraft observations Dual Galileo and Cassini observations of energetic particle leakage from Jupiter's dusk magnetosphere.
- Cassini plasma spectrometer measurements of Jovian bow shock structure Cassini CAPS, magnetometer and RPWS measurements of Jovian bow shock structure.
- First evidence of IMF control of Jovian magnetospheric boundary locations: Cassini and Galileo magnetic field measurements compared IMF control of Jovian magnetospheric boundaries from Cassini and Galileo magnetic field measurements.
- Magnetometer measurements from the Cassini Earth swing-by Cassini magnetometer measurements during the 1999 Earth swing-by, reporting new magnetospheric wave observations.
- Overview of mirror mode fluctuations in the jovian dusk magnetosheath: Cassini magnetometer observations Mirror-mode fluctuations in the Jovian dusk magnetosheath from Cassini magnetometer data.
- Oblique ``1-Hz'' whistler mode waves in an electron foreshock: The Cassini near-Earth encounter Oblique 1 Hz whistler-mode waves in Earth's electron foreshock observed during the Cassini Earth encounter.
- Wave normal and Poynting vector calculations using the Cassini radio and plasma wave instrument Wave normal and Poynting vector analysis of Cassini RPWS waveform data during the Earth flyby.
- Cassini plasma spectrometer electron spectrometer measurements during the Earth swing-by on August 18, 1999 Cassini CAPS electron spectrometer measurements across Earth's magnetosphere and solar wind during the 1999 swing-by.
- Modeling radio emission attenuation lanes observed by the Galileo and Cassini spacecraft Modelling of Jovian radio attenuation lanes observed by Cassini RPWS and Galileo.
- Upper limits on hydrogen halides in Jupiter from Cassini/CIRS observations Upper limits on hydrogen halides in Jupiter from Cassini CIRS flyby observations.
- An overview of observations by the Cassini radio and plasma wave investigation at earth Cassini RPWS observations of the terrestrial radio and plasma wave environment during the Earth flyby.
- Observations of two complete substorm cycles during the Cassini Earth swing-by: Cassini magnetometer data in a global context Two substorm cycles observed with Cassini magnetometer data during the Earth swing-by, set in a global context.
- Ion cyclotron waves in the EarthÂ’s magnetotail during CASSINIÂ’s Earth swing-by Ion cyclotron waves in Earth's magnetotail observed during the Cassini Earth swing-by.
- Scalar helium magnetometer observations at Cassini Earth swing-by Cassini scalar helium magnetometer measurements of Earth's near-equatorial field during a magnetic storm.
- Ion isotropy and ion resonant waves in the solar wind: Cassini observations First 1 Hz electric-field measurements in the solar wind from a three-axis stabilized spacecraft, Cassini RPWS.
- Cassini-VIMS at Jupiter: solar occultation measurements using Io Cassini VIMS solar occultation measurements of Jupiter's atmosphere using Io during the flyby.
- Energetic particle measurements during the earth swing-by of the Cassini spacecraft in August 1999 Cassini MIMI LEMMS energetic particle snapshot of Earth's magnetosphere during the 1999 swing-by.
- UVIS/HDAC Lyman-α observations of the geocorona during Cassini’s Earth swingby compared to model predictions Cassini UVIS HDAC Lyman-alpha measurements of the geocorona during the Earth swing-by compared with models.
- Principal components analysis of Jupiter VIMS spectra Principal-component analysis of Cassini VIMS Jupiter spectra from the December 2000 flyby.
- Cassini plasma spectrometer observations of bidirectional lobe electrons during the Earth flyby, August 18, 1999 Cassini CAPS observations of bidirectional lobe electrons during the Earth flyby.
- Cassini/VIMS observations of the moon Cassini VIMS lunar images and spectra from the 1999 Earth flyby, with mineralogical maps.
Removed after review
- Dynamics of Colombo's top: tidal dissipation and resonance capture, with applications to oblique super-Earths, ultra-short-period planets and inspiraling hot Jupiters Cassini here is a spin-orbit equilibrium in exoplanet dynamics; not the spacecraft.
- Class-Wise Distribution Adaptation for Unsupervised Classification of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images CDA here means a classification method for hyperspectral images; not Cassini's dust analyzer.
- Analysis of French Jesuit observations of Io made in China in AD 1689‒1690 Historical study of 17th-century Io observations; Cassini here is the astronomer.
- The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. VIII. Observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and characterisation of the transiting planetary systems HAT-P-36 and WASP-11/HAT-P-10 Cassini here is a ground-based telescope in Bologna; not the spacecraft.
- Cassini, Rømer, and the velocity of light History of the discovery of the speed of light; Cassini here is the astronomer.
- Planetary long periodic terms in Mercury's rotation: a two dimensional adiabatic approach Cassini here is a celestial-mechanics equilibrium state for Mercury; not the spacecraft.
- STEREO/Waves Goniopolarimetry Incorrect mission matching.
- Saturn's cloud morphology and zonal winds before the Cassini encounter Primarily focused on HST observations and ground-based Saturn cloud morphology and zonal winds before the Cassini encounter; a pre-arrival baseline with no Cassini data, named the mission only as motivation.
- 2005Icar..175..419V Cassini here is a celestial-mechanics spin state of asteroid Eros; not the spacecraft.
- Snapshot: Light show One-line news caption for a Cassini image; not a research paper.
- 2007IEEEP..95.1958W Review of space communication amplifier technology; mentions Cassini only as one user.
- 2007Icar..192..308B Cassini here is a celestial-mechanics spin state of Mercury; not the spacecraft.
- 2011ITIF....6..791P Cassini here refers to Cassini ovals, a geometric curve; unrelated wireless study.
- 2015PApGe.172.3029G Ground deformation study in Poland; unrelated to Cassini.
- 2016Gerb....9....1S Editorial preface to a history-of-science volume; Cassini here is the astronomer.
- 2016Icar..279....1N Editorial introduction to a journal special issue; not a research paper.
- 2019AcAau.156..234R Mars base design study; Cassini here is the 17th-century astronomer.
- 2020AeMiS..99..195L Earth-Moon transfer study using Cassini's laws of lunar motion; not the spacecraft.
- Demonstration of industrially-fabricated plutonium disposition MOX CDA here is a nuclear fuel workshop; unrelated to Cassini's dust analyzer.
- Transformation of orientation and rotation angles of synchronous satellites: Application to the Galilean moons Cassini here is a reference plane in satellite rotation theory; not the spacecraft.
- Reaction: Chemistry Driven by the Harsh Space Environment Magazine profile of a scientist; not a research paper.
- 2009MNRAS.398...53B Unrelated cosmological simulation paper; does not concern Cassini.
- Current state of modeling the photochemistry of Titan's mutually dependent atmosphere and ionosphere Pre-arrival Titan photochemistry model; mentions Cassini-Huygens only as a future data source.
- 2019AsBio..19....1H Planning roadmap for future ocean-world exploration; does not name Cassini.
- 2002SSRv..104..377R Pre-arrival review of Titan organic chemistry and Cassini-Huygens goals; reports no mission results.