| Deflection by kinetic impact: Sensitivity to asteroid properties MB Syal, JM Owen, PL Miller Icarus 269, 50-61, 2016 | 96 | 2016 |
| Geologic control of jet formation on Comet 103P/Hartley 2 MB Syal, PH Schultz, JM Sunshine, MF A’Hearn, TL Farnham, ... Icarus 222 (2), 610-624, 2013 | 53 | 2013 |
| Darkening of Mercury's surface by cometary carbon MB Syal, PH Schultz, MA Riner Nature Geoscience 8 (5), 352-356, 2015 | 45 | 2015 |
| Benchmarking impact hydrocodes in the strength regime: Implications for modeling deflection by a kinetic impactor AM Stickle, MB Syal, AF Cheng, GS Collins, TM Davison, G Gisler, ... Icarus 338, 113446, 2020 | 42 | 2020 |
| Modeling impact outcomes for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission AM Stickle, ESG Rainey, MB Syal, JM Owen, P Miller, OS Barnouin, ... Procedia Engineering 204, 116-123, 2017 | 40 | 2017 |
| Limits on the use of nuclear explosives for asteroid deflection MB Syal, DSP Dearborn, PH Schultz Acta Astronautica 90 (1), 103-111, 2013 | 36 | 2013 |
| Cometary impact effects at the Moon: Implications for lunar swirl formation MB Syal, PH Schultz Icarus 257, 194-206, 2015 | 34 | 2015 |
| Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Impulse-dependent response and the physical properties of asteroids DSP Dearborn, MB Syal, BW Barbee, G Gisler, K Greenaugh, KM Howley, ... Acta Astronautica 166, 290-305, 2020 | 33 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Options and uncertainties in planetary defense: Mission planning and vehicle design for flexible response BW Barbee, MB Syal, D Dearborn, G Gisler, K Greenaugh, KM Howley, ... Acta Astronautica 143, 37-61, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
| Shape dependence of the kinetic deflection of asteroids JD Feldhacker, MB Syal, BA Jones, A Doostan, J McMahon, DJ Scheeres Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 40 (10), 2417-2431, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Excavating Stickney crater at Phobos M Bruck Syal, J Rovny, JM Owen, PL Miller Geophysical Research Letters 43 (20), 10,595-10,601, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
| Numerical simulations of laboratory‐scale, hypervelocity‐impact experiments for asteroid‐deflection code validation TP Remington, JM Owen, AM Nakamura, PL Miller, M Bruck Syal Earth and Space Science 7 (4), e2018EA000474, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
| XMM-Newton Observation of the α Persei Cluster I Pillitteri, NR Evans, SJ Wolk, MB Syal The Astronomical Journal 145 (5), 143, 2013 | 11 | 2013 |
| Late-time small body disruptions for planetary defense PK King, MB Syal, DSP Dearborn, R Managan, JM Owen, C Raskin Acta Astronautica 188, 367-386, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Formation of massive rocky exomoons by giant impact AC Barr, M Bruck Syal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 466 (4), 4868-4874, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| Predicting asteroid material properties from a DART-like kinetic impact KM Kumamoto, JM Owen, MB Syal, J Pearl, C Raskin, WK Caldwell, ... The Planetary Science Journal 3 (10), 237, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
| Impact of neutron energy on asteroid deflection performance LS Horan IV, DE Holland, MB Syal, JE Bevins, JV Wasem Acta Astronautica 183, 29-42, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| A meteorite perspective on asteroid hazard mitigation DWG Sears, H Sears, DR Ostrowski, KL Bryson, J Dotson, MB Syal, ... Planetary and Space Science 124, 105-117, 2016 | 7 | 2016 |
| Near-Earth Object Characterization Priorities and Considerations for Planetary Defense P Abell, C Raymond, T Daly, DR Adamo, BW Barbee, M Bruck Syal, ... White paper submitted to The Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal …, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
