| Habitable zones around main sequence stars JF Kasting, DP Whitmire, RT Reynolds Icarus 101 (1), 108-128, 1993 | 2850 | 1993 |
| A negative feedback mechanism for the long‐term stabilization of Earth's surface temperature JCG Walker, PB Hays, JF Kasting Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 86 (C10), 9776-9782, 1981 | 2307 | 1981 |
| Atmospheric influence of Earth's earliest sulfur cycle J Farquhar, H Bao, M Thiemens Science 289 (5480), 756-758, 2000 | 1969 | 2000 |
| Earth's early atmosphere JF Kasting Science 259 (5097), 920-926, 1993 | 1848 | 1993 |
| Habitable zones around main-sequence stars: new estimates RK Kopparapu, R Ramirez, JF Kasting, V Eymet, TD Robinson, ... The Astrophysical Journal 765 (2), 131, 2013 | 1678 | 2013 |
| A blast of gas in the latest Paleocene: Simulating first-order effects of massive dissociation of oceanic methane hydrate GR Dickens, MM Castillo, JCG Walker Geology 25 (3), 259-262, 1997 | 1023 | 1997 |
| Mass-independent fractionation of sulfur isotopes in Archean sediments: strong evidence for an anoxic Archean atmosphere AA Pavlov, JF Kasting Astrobiology 2 (1), 27-41, 2002 | 1019 | 2002 |
| Runaway and moist greenhouse atmospheres and the evolution of Earth and Venus JF Kasting Icarus 74 (3), 472-494, 1988 | 839 | 1988 |
| The case for a wet, warm climate on early Mars JB Pollack, JF Kasting, SM Richardson, K Poliakoff Icarus 71 (2), 203-224, 1987 | 766 | 1987 |
| Evolution of a habitable planet JF Kasting, D Catling Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 41 (1), 429-463, 2003 | 660 | 2003 |
| Habitable zones around main-sequence stars: dependence on planetary mass RK Kopparapu, RM Ramirez, J SchottelKotte, JF Kasting, ... The Astrophysical Journal Letters 787 (2), L29, 2014 | 649 | 2014 |
| Greenhouse warming by CH4 in the atmosphere of early Earth AA Pavlov, JF Kasting, LL Brown, KA Rages, R Freedman Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 105 (E5), 11981-11990, 2000 | 628 | 2000 |
| Remote sensing of planetary properties and biosignatures on extrasolar terrestrial planets DJ Des Marais, MO Harwit, KW Jucks, JF Kasting, DNC Lin, JI Lunine, ... Astrobiology 2 (2), 153-181, 2002 | 624 | 2002 |
| Annihilation of ecosystems by large asteroid impacts on the early Earth NH Sleep, KJ Zahnle, JF Kasting, HJ Morowitz Nature 342 (6246), 139-142, 1989 | 612 | 1989 |
| Theoretical constraints on oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in the Precambrian atmosphere JF Kasting Precambrian research 34 (3-4), 205-229, 1987 | 599 | 1987 |
| Life and the evolution of Earth's atmosphere JF Kasting, JL Siefert Science 296 (5570), 1066-1068, 2002 | 598 | 2002 |
| Habitable planets around the star Gliese 581? F Selsis, JF Kasting, B Levrard, J Paillet, I Ribas, X Delfosse Astronomy & Astrophysics 476 (3), 1373-1387, 2007 | 593 | 2007 |
| Biosignatures from Earth-like planets around M dwarfs A Segura, JF Kasting, V Meadows, M Cohen, J Scalo, D Crisp, RAH Butler, ... Astrobiology 5 (6), 706-725, 2005 | 573 | 2005 |
| CO2 condensation and the climate of early Mars JF Kasting icarus 94 (1), 1-13, 1991 | 506 | 1991 |
| Climatic consequences of very high carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's early atmosphere JF Kasting, TP Ackerman Science 234 (4782), 1383-1385, 1986 | 497 | 1986 |
