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Anton T. Kearsley publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anton T. Kearsley sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 244 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Anton T. Kearsley D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anton T. Kearsley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Anton T. Kearsley is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanics of Materials, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's research topics reveal a focus on Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, and Laser-induced Spectroscopy and Plasma.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Hydrothermal fluid evolution in the Escondida porphyry copper deposit, northern Chile: evidence from SEM-CL imaging of quartz veins and LA-ICP-MS of fluid inclusions (2021, Mineralium Deposita)
  • A cosmic dust detection suite for the deep space Gateway (2021, Advances in Space Research)
  • Cosmic dust impacts on the Hubble Space Telescope (2024, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences)
  • Palladium-coated kapton for use on dust detectors in low earth orbit: Performance under hypervelocity impact and atomic oxygen exposure (2022, Frontiers in Space Technologies)

Kearsley has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • P. J. Wozniakiewicz
  • M. J. Burchell
  • John Bridges
  • Aishling Dignam
  • Karl Riveros-Jensen

Frequent publication venues for Kearsley's work are:

  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Frontiers in Space Technologies

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

    Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

  • Isotopic Compositions of Cometary Matter Returned by Stardust

    Kevin D. McKeegan;Jerome Aléon;John Bradley;Donald Brownlee

  • Impact features on Stardust : implications for Comet 81P/Wild 2 dust

    Friedrich Horz;Ron Bastien;Janet Borg;John P. Bradley

  • Elemental Compositions of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Collected by Stardust

    George J. Flynn;Pierre Bleuet;Janet Borg;John P. Bradley

  • Comparison of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Dust with Interplanetary Dust from Comets

    Hope A. Ishii;John P. Bradley;Zu Rong Dai;Miaofang Chi;Miaofang Chi

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Returned by Stardust

    Lindsay P. Keller;Sasa Bajt;Giuseppe A. Baratta;Janet Borg

  • Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft

    Andrew J. Westphal;Rhonda M. Stroud;Hans A. Bechtel;Frank E. Brenker

  • Volatile fractionation in the early solar system and chondrule/matrix complementarity.

    Philip A. Bland;Olivier Alard;Gretchen K. Benedix;Gretchen K. Benedix;Anton T. Kearsley

  • Characteristics of cometary dust tracks in Stardust aerogel and laboratory calibrations

    M. J. Burchell;S. A. J. Fairey;P. Wozniakiewicz;D. E. Brownlee

  • Clay mineral‐organic matter relationships in the early solar system

    Victoria K. Pearson;Mark A. Sephton;Anton T. Kearsley;Philip A. Bland

  • Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs

    Michael Zolensky;Keiko Nakamura-Messenger;Frans Rietmeijer;Hugues Leroux

  • COSMIC DUST COLLECTION IN AEROGEL

    Mark J. Burchell;Giles A. Graham;Anton T. Kearsley

  • Modal abundances of CAIs: Implications for bulk chondrite element abundances and fractionations

    Dominik C. Hezel;Sara S. Russell;Aidan J. Ross;Anton T. Kearsley

  • The relationship between CK and CV chondrites

    R. C. Greenwood;I. A. Franchi;A. T. Kearsley;Olivier Alard;Olivier Alard

  • Analyses of shocked quartz at the global K-P boundary indicate an origin from a single, high-angle, oblique impact at Chicxulub

    Joanna Morgan;Cristiano Lana;Anton Kearsley;Barry Coles

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2: The size distribution of finer (sub-10 μm) dust collected by the Stardust spacecraft

    Mark C. Price;Anton T. Kearsley;Mark J. Burchell;Friedrich Hörz

  • Dust from comet Wild 2: Interpreting particle size, shape, structure, and composition from impact features on the Stardust aluminum foils

    Anton T. Kearsley;Janet Borg;Giles A. Graham;Mark J. Burchell

  • The Paris CM chondrite: Secondary minerals and asteroidal processing

    Yves Marrocchi;Yves Marrocchi;Matthieu Gounelle;Matthieu Gounelle;Ingrid Blanchard;Ingrid Blanchard;Florent Caste

  • Numerical modeling of oblique hypervelocity impacts on strong ductile targets

    Thomas M. Davison;Gareth S. Collins;Dirk Elbeshausen;Kai Wünnemann

  • RAPID COMMUNICATIONS Complex quartz growth histories in granite revealed by scanning cathodoluminescence techniques

    R. S. D'Lemos;A. T. Kearsley;J. W. Pembroke;G. R. Watt

Frequent Co-Authors

John Bridges
John Bridges University of Leicester
Rhonda M. Stroud
Rhonda M. Stroud Arizona State University
Michael E. Zolensky
Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank E. Brenker
Frank E. Brenker Goethe University Frankfurt
Akira Tsuchiyama
Akira Tsuchiyama Ritsumeikan University
Manfred Burghammer
Manfred Burghammer European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Peter Cloetens
Peter Cloetens European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Andrew M. Davis
Andrew M. Davis University of Chicago
Christine Floss
Christine Floss Washington University in St. Louis
Eberhard Grün
Eberhard Grün Max Planck Society

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