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Carle M. Pieters

Carle M. Pieters

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Earth Science
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 105 103 85 51 41 899 33554

Carle M. Pieters publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carle M. Pieters between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carle M. Pieters published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 16.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 99 publications in 2012. 6 of the 967 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 99. Peak 99 publications in 2012. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 18 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 32 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 48 publications 2011: 85 publications 2012: 99 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 50 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 2 publications
1968 2025

967 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carle M. Pieters: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 2
1973 4
1974 4
1975 3
1976 5
1977 6
1978 4
1979 5
1980 3
1981 5
1982 4
1983 4
1984 2
1985 8
1986 7
1987 6
1988 6
1989 4
1990 2
1991 18
1992 12
1993 32
1994 16
1995 10
1996 18
1997 13
1998 17
1999 20
2000 28
2001 25
2002 24
2003 14
2004 21
2005 16
2006 26
2007 17
2008 16
2009 36
2010 48
2011 85
2012 99
2013 38
2014 41
2015 36
2016 50
2017 37
2018 16
2019 13
2020 9
2021 17
2022 1
2023 6
2024 4
2025 2
Total 967
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Carle M. Pieters 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 Carle M. Pieters sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 603+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 899 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100 899
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Carle M. Pieters 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 Carle M. Pieters sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 105 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6 105
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Carle M. Pieters is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and has made significant contributions in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on planetary science and exploration.

The researcher's work spans several subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Spectroscopy

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Frequent publication venues for Carle M. Pieters include:

  • Icarus
  • Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Co-authorship is noted with several colleagues, highlighting collaborations with:

  • John F. Mustard
  • C. H. Kremer
  • H. Hiesinger
  • Julie Castillo-Rogez
  • C. A. Raymond

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Pieters include:

  • Volatile interactions with the lunar surface, 2021, Geochemistry
  • Recent cryovolcanic activity at Occator crater on Ceres, 2020, Nature Astronomy
  • Lunar Mare Basaltic Volcanism: Volcanic Features and Emplacement Processes, 2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Impact heat driven volatile redistribution at Occator crater on Ceres as a comparative planetary process, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The Evolution of the Lunar Crust, 2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Carle M. Pieters has been recognized as a fellow by several scientific organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2001, and the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1

    C. M. Pieters;J. N. Goswami;J. N. Goswami;R. N. Clark;M. Annadurai

  • Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples

    Carlé M. Pieters;Larry A. Taylor;Sarah K. Noble;Lindsay P. Keller

  • Space weathering on airless bodies

    Carle M. Pieters;Sarah K. Noble

  • The Clementine Mission to the Moon: Scientific Overview

    Stewart Nozette;P. Rustan;L. P. Pleasance;D. M. Horan

  • Infrared Spectroscopic Analyses on the Nature of Water in Montmorillonite

    Janice L. Bishop;Carle M. Pieters;John O. Edwards

  • Deconvolution of mineral absorption bands: An improved approach

    Jessica M. Sunshine;Carle M. Pieters;Stephen F. Pratt

  • Remote geochemical analysis : elemental and mineralogical composition

    Carlé M. Pieters;Peter A. J. Englert

  • Photometric phase functions of common geologic minerals and applications to quantitative analysis of mineral mixture reflectance spectra

    John F. Mustard;Carlé M. Pieters

  • Mineralogy of the lunar crust: Results from Clementine

    Stefanie Tompkins;Carlé M. Pieters

  • Strength of mineral absorption features in the transmitted component of near‐infrared reflected light: First results from RELAB

    Carlé M Pieters

  • Lunar Mare Soils: Space weathering and the major effects of surface‐correlated nanophase Fe

    Lawrence A. Taylor;Carlé M. Pieters;Lindsay P. Keller;Richard V. Morris

  • Optical effects of space weathering: The role of the finest fraction

    C. M. Pieters;E. M. Fischer;O. Rode;A. Basu

  • The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon

    Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Junichi Haruyama;Yasuhiro Yokota

  • Ammoniated phyllosilicates with a likely outer Solar System origin on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;A. Raponi;S. Marchi;S. Marchi

  • Spectroscopic Characterization of Mineralogy and Its Diversity Across Vesta

    M. C. De Sanctis;E. Ammannito;M. T. Capria;F. Tosi

  • Estimating modal abundances from the spectra of natural and laboratory pyroxene mixtures using the modified Gaussian model

    Jessica M. Sunshine;Carlé M. Pieters

  • The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M 3 ) on Chandrayaan-1

    Carle M. Pieters;Joseph Boardman;Bonnie Buratti;Alok Chatterjee

  • The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) imaging spectrometer for lunar science: Instrument description, calibration, on‐orbit measurements, science data calibration and on‐orbit validation

    R.O. Green;C. Pieters;P. Mouroulis;M. Eastwood

  • Spectroscopy of synthetic Mg-Fe pyroxenes I: Spin-allowed and spin-forbidden crystal field bands in the visible and near-infrared

    Rachel L. Klima;Carlé M. Pieters;M. Darby Dyar

  • Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;A. Raponi;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;M. Ciarniello

  • Application of Remote Spectral Reflectance Measurements to Lunar Geology Classification and Determination of Titanium Content of Lunar Soils

    Michael P. Charette;Thomas B. McCord;Carle Pieters;John B. Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Lawrence A. Taylor
Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Takahiro Hiroi
Takahiro Hiroi Brown University
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Andreas Nathues
Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society
Harry Y. McSween
Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville
John F. Mustard
John F. Mustard Brown University
David A. Williams
David A. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz
Jessica M. Sunshine
Jessica M. Sunshine University of Maryland, College Park

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