Alain Meunier

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Paleontology
• Sedimentary rock
• Quartz

Alain Meunier mainly focuses on Clay minerals, Mineralogy, Illite, Geochemistry and Sedimentary rock. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Crystallography, Soil water, Vermiculite, Petrography and Weathering. His Mineralogy research integrates issues from Chlorite and Crystallite.

His Illite research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Electron microprobe, Felsic, Montmorillonite and Kaolinite. His research integrates issues of Hydrothermal circulation and Fluid inclusions in his study of Geochemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Silicate minerals, Glauconite and Pyrite as well as Sedimentary rock.

His most cited work include:

• Subsurface water and clay mineral formation during the early history of Mars (478 citations)
• The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks (230 citations)
• Authigenic kaolin and illitic minerals during burial diagenesis of sandstones: a review (206 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Clay minerals, Illite and Hydrothermal circulation. Alain Meunier works mostly in the field of Mineralogy, limiting it down to concerns involving Silicate and, occasionally, Analytical chemistry. His study looks at the relationship between Geochemistry and topics such as Chlorite, which overlap with Metamorphic rock.

The concepts of his Clay minerals study are interwoven with issues in Soil science, Soil water, Kaolinite and Vermiculite. His Illite study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crystal growth, Felsic, Fluid inclusions and Montmorillonite. His Hydrothermal circulation study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Supergene, Crystallization and Calcite.

He most often published in these fields:

• Mineralogy (51.94%)
• Geochemistry (51.16%)
• Clay minerals (51.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2020)?

• Geochemistry (51.16%)
• Clay minerals (51.16%)
• Mars Exploration Program (4.65%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Geochemistry, Clay minerals, Mars Exploration Program, Illite and Sedimentary rock. His work on Archean, Diagenesis, Weathering and Petrography as part of general Geochemistry research is frequently linked to Organic matter, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. His Clay minerals research includes themes of Pleistocene and Soil water, Pedogenesis.

His Mars Exploration Program study deals with Nontronite intersecting with Extraterrestrial life, Pillow lava, Hesperian and Hydrothermal circulation. Illite is a subfield of Mineralogy that Alain Meunier explores. The study incorporates disciplines such as Siderophyllite and Annite in addition to Mineralogy.

Between 2010 and 2020, his most popular works were:

• Subsurface water and clay mineral formation during the early history of Mars (478 citations)
• The 2.1 Ga old Francevillian biota : Biogenicity, taphonomy and biodiversity (69 citations)
• Unraveling complex <2 μm clay mineralogy from soils using X-ray diffraction profile modeling on particle-size sub-fractions: Implications for soil pedogenesis and reactivity (54 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Paleontology
• Sedimentary rock
• Quartz

His scientific interests lie mostly in Clay minerals, Taphonomy, Paleontology, Soil water and Pedogenesis. His Clay minerals study is concerned with the larger field of Geochemistry. He interconnects Surface water, CRISM, Subsurface flow, Groundwater and Regolith in the investigation of issues within Geochemistry.

His work in the fields of Alluvium, Overbank, Paleoecology and Overprinting overlaps with other areas such as Biota. His Soil water study combines topics in areas such as Illite and Kaolinite. Alain Meunier has included themes like Vermiculite, Clay mineral X-ray diffraction, Mineralogy, Cambisol and Bedrock in his Pedogenesis study.