R. H. Durisen

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

Established · publishing since 1971

Astro and Planetary Science Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Publications

256

Citations

6,098

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1971

Research summary

AI-generated

R. H. Durisen studies the dynamics and evolution of planetary systems, with a strong focus on Saturn's rings and how they change over time due to processes like micrometeoroid bombardment, ballistic transport, and viscous spreading. This work aims to estimate the age, mass, and future lifetime of the rings, and also extends to the formation of planets and stars through gravitational instabilities in the disks of material surrounding young stars.

Saturn's rings evolution and ageMicrometeoroid bombardment and ballistic transportPlanetary system dynamicsGravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disksStar and planet formation

Publication activity has been intermittent over the past decade, with clusters of output in 2017 and 2023 separated by quieter years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context

Among 1,320 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index

Citations: 6,098cohort median 4,840

h-index: 39cohort median 34

Publications / year (recent): 0.8cohort median 5.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 89% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 7 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently

Recent publications

Constraints on the initial mass, age and lifetime of Saturn’s rings from viscous evolutions that include pollution and transport due to micrometeoroid bombardment
Icarus · 2023
Large mass inflow rates in Saturn’s rings due to ballistic transport and mass loading
Icarus · 2023
Diamonds are Not Forever: Dynamical Evolution of Saturn&#8217;sRings Driven by Micrometeoroid Bombardment
2021
Evolution of Saturn's Rings due to Combined Viscous Spreading and Micrometeoroid Bombardment
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019 · 2019
Inward Radial Drift of Material from Angular Momentum Loss Due to Ballistic Transport in Saturn's Rings: Implications for Observed Mass Loss Rates and Remaining Ring Lifetime
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference · 2019
Meteoroid Bombardment and Ballistic Transport in Planetary Rings
Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2018
Gravitational instabilities in a protosolar-like disc – II. Continuum emission and mass estimates
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2017
Ballistic Transport: After the Cassini Grand Finale, is there a Final Consensus on Ring Origin and Age?
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts · 2017
The Evolution of Saturn's Rings Under the Influence of the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Micrometeoroid Flux: Tightening the Constraints on Ring Age
DPS · 2016

Publishes in

Icarus×2
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society×2
The Astrophysical Journal×1
Cambridge University Press eBooks×1
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×1

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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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