| A window for plate tectonics in terrestrial planet evolution? C O'Neill, A Lenardic, M Weller, L Moresi, S Quenette, S Zhang Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2016 | 86 | 2016 |
| Hysteresis in mantle convection: Plate tectonics systems MB Weller, A Lenardic Geophysical Research Letters 39 (10), 2012 | 69 | 2012 |
| The Physics of Changing Tectonic Regimes: Implications for the Temporal Evolution of Mantle Convection and the Thermal History of Venus MB Weller, WS Kiefer Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2019 | 68 | 2019 |
| The effects of internal heating and large scale climate variations on tectonic bi-stability in terrestrial planets MB Weller, A Lenardic, C O'Neill Earth and Planetary Science Letters 420, 85-94, 2015 | 55 | 2015 |
| On the evolution of terrestrial planets: Bi-stability, stochastic effects, and the non-uniqueness of tectonic states MB Weller, A Lenardic Geoscience Frontiers 9 (1), 91-102, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| The solar system of forking paths: Bifurcations in planetary evolution and the search for life-bearing planets in our galaxy A Lenardic, JW Crowley, AM Jellinek, M Weller Astrobiology 16 (7), 551-559, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
| Dynamics and evolution of Venus’ mantle through time T Rolf, M Weller, A Gülcher, P Byrne, JG O’Rourke, R Herrick, E Bjonnes, ... Space Science Reviews 218 (8), 70, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Scaling relationships and physics for mixed heating convection in planetary interiors: Isoviscous spherical shells MB Weller, A Lenardic, WB Moore Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 121 (10), 7598-7617, 2016 | 23 | 2016 |
| The energetics and convective vigor of mixedmode heating: Velocity scalings and implications for the tectonics of exoplanets MB Weller, A Lenardic Geophysical Research Letters, 2016 | 22 | 2016 |
| Toward a boot strap hypothesis of plate tectonics: feedbacks between plates, the asthenosphere, and the wavelength of mantle convection A Lenardic, M Weller, T Höink, J Seales Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 296, 106299, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| A South Pole–Aitken impact origin of the lunar compositional asymmetry MJ Jones, AJ Evans, BC Johnson, MB Weller, JC Andrews-Hanna, ... Science Advances 8 (14), eabm8475, 2022 | 16 | 2022 |
| Resurfacing history and volcanic activity of Venus RR Herrick, ET Bjonnes, LM Carter, T Gerya, RC Ghail, C Gillmann, ... Space Science Reviews 219 (4), 29, 2023 | 15 | 2023 |
| Venus, the planet: introduction to the evolution of Earth’s sister planet JG O’Rourke, CF Wilson, ME Borrelli, PK Byrne, C Dumoulin, R Ghail, ... Space Science Reviews 219 (1), 10, 2023 | 14 | 2023 |
| Venus evolution through time: key science questions, selected mission concepts and future investigations T Widemann, SE Smrekar, JB Garvin, AG Straume-Lindner, AC Ocampo, ... Space Science Reviews 219 (7), 56, 2023 | 13 | 2023 |
| Convection in thin shells of icy satellites: Effects of latitudinal surface temperature variations MB Weller, L Fuchs, TW Becker, KM Soderlund Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124 (8), 2029-2053, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
| Synergies between Venus & exoplanetary observations: Venus and its extrasolar siblings MJ Way, C Ostberg, BJ Foley, C Gillmann, D Höning, H Lammer, ... Space Science Reviews 219 (1), 13, 2023 | 10 | 2023 |
| Insight into terrestrial planetary evolution via mantle potential temperatures MB Weller, MS Duncan 46th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2749, 2015 | 8 | 2015 |
| Feasibility study of mapping continuous water planes along the southeast Lake Agassiz basin MB Weller, TG Fisher Journal of Maps 5 (1), 152-165, 2009 | 8 | 2009 |
| Convective and tectonic plate velocities in a mixed heating mantle A Lenardic, J Seales, W Moore, M Weller Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 22 (2), e2020GC009278, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| Eastern Olympus Mons Basal Scarp: Structural and mechanical evidence for large‐scale slope instability MB Weller, PJ McGovern, T Fournier, JK Morgan Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 119 (6), 1089-1109, 2014 | 7 | 2014 |
adrian lenardicProfessor of Geophysics, Rice UniversityVerified email at rice.edu
