2026 Benjamin P. Weiss: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	60	1928	1741	841	741	462	11540

Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Benjamin P. Weiss is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has produced a considerable body of work primarily centered within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their research extends into several closely related subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Mathematical Physics.

The scientist's research topics encompass a wide range of themes: Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, and Advanced Topology and Set Theory.

They have frequently published in the following venues:

Space Science Reviews
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
arXiv (Cornell University)
Science Advances
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Benjamin P. Weiss's recent papers include:

Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars (2021, Science)
Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science)
Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars-implications for organic geochemistry (2022, Science)
Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science Advances)
Paleocene latitude of the Kohistan-Ladakh arc indicates multistage India-Eurasia collision (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Collaborations have featured prominently in their career, working frequently with several coauthors including:

Tanja Bosak
David L. Shuster
L. T. Elkins-Tanton
Justin I. Simon
R. Oran

In recognition of professional contributions, Benjamin P. Weiss was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2009.

Best Publications

The Constitution and Structure of the Lunar Interior

Mark A. Wieczorek;Bradley L. Jolliff;Amir Khan;Matthew E. Pritchard

672
Citations
Chondrites as samples of differentiated planetesimals

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Benjamin P. Weiss;Maria T. Zuber

287
Citations
A low temperature transfer of ALH84001 from Mars to Earth.

B. P. Weiss;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Franz J. Baudenbacher;Hojatollah Vali

261
Citations
Micrometer-scale magnetic imaging of geological samples using a quantum diamond microscope

D. R. Glenn;R. R. Fu;P. Kehayias;D. Le Sage

213
Citations
The lunar dynamo

Benjamin P. Weiss;Sonia M. Tikoo;Sonia M. Tikoo

211
Citations
Early Lunar Magnetism

Ian Garrick-Bethell;Benjamin P. Weiss;David L. Shuster;Jennifer Buz

206
Citations
Images of Asteroid 21 Lutetia: A Remnant Planetesimal from the Early Solar System

H. Sierks;P. Lamy;Cesare Barbieri;D. Koschny

205
Citations
Ferromagnetic resonance and low-temperature magnetic tests for biogenic magnetite

Benjamin P. Weiss;Benjamin P. Weiss;Soon Sam Kim;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Robert Evans Kopp

202
Citations
Records of an ancient Martian magnetic field in ALH84001

Benjamin P. Weiss;Hojatollah Vali;Franz J. Baudenbacher;Joseph L. Kirschvink

196
Citations
Combined paleomagnetic, isotopic, and stratigraphic evidence for true polar wander from the Neoproterozoic Akademikerbreen Group, Svalbard, Norway

Adam C. Maloof;Galen P. Halverson;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Daniel P. Schrag

195
Citations
Solar nebula magnetic fields recorded in the Semarkona meteorite

Roger Rennan Fu;Benjamin P. Weiss;Eduardo Andrade Lima;Richard J. Harrison

187
Citations
Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars.

N. Mangold;S. Gupta;O. Gasnault;G. Dromart

177
Citations
Lifetime of the solar nebula constrained by meteorite paleomagnetism

Huapei Wang;Benjamin P. Weiss;Xue-Ning Bai;Brynna G. Downey

176
Citations
Paleomagnetic Records of Meteorites and Early Planetesimal Differentiation

Benjamin P. Weiss;Jérôme Gattacceca;Sabine Stanley;Pierre Rochette

176
Citations
Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars

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176
Citations
Differentiated Planetesimals and the Parent Bodies of Chondrites

Benjamin P. Weiss;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton

171
Citations
An Impactor Origin for Lunar Magnetic Anomalies

Mark A. Wieczorek;Benjamin P. Weiss;Sarah T. Stewart

169
Citations
An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Unknown

160
Citations
Formation of tabular single-domain magnetite induced by Geobacter metallireducens GS-15

Hojatollah Vali;Benjamin Weiss;Yi-Liang Li;S. Kelly Sears

144
Citations
Magnetism on the Angrite Parent Body and the Early Differentiation of Planetesimals

Benjamin P. Weiss;James S. Berdahl;Linda Elkins-Tanton;Sabine Stanley

127
Citations
Atmospheric energy for subsurface life on Mars

Benjamin P. Weiss;Yuk L. Yung;Kenneth H. Nealson

126
Citations
A Long-Lived Lunar Core Dynamo

Erin K. Shea;Benjamin P. Weiss;William S. Cassata;David L. Shuster;David L. Shuster

121
Citations
A two-billion-year history for the lunar dynamo

Sonia M. Tikoo;Benjamin P. Weiss;Benjamin P. Weiss;David L. Shuster;David L. Shuster;Clément Suavet

107
Citations
Records of an Ancient Martian Magnetic Field in ALH84001

B. P. Weiss;H. Vali;F. J. Baudenbacher;S. T. Stewart

6
Citations
Chondrites as Samples of Differentiated Planetesimals

L. T. Elkins-Tanton;B. P. Weiss

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Shuster University of California, Berkeley

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Arizona State University

Jérôme Gattacceca Aix-Marseille University

Sarah T. Stewart University of California, Davis

Christopher D. K. Herd University of Alberta

Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University

Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Joseph L. Kirschvink California Institute of Technology

Mark A. Sephton Imperial College London

Munir Humayun Florida State University

External Links

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