2026 Carle M. Pieters: 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	105	103	85	51	41	899	33554

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

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

911
Citations
Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples

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

700
Citations
Space weathering on airless bodies

Carle M. Pieters;Sarah K. Noble

560
Citations
The Clementine Mission to the Moon: Scientific Overview

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

528
Citations
Infrared Spectroscopic Analyses on the Nature of Water in Montmorillonite

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

515
Citations
Deconvolution of mineral absorption bands: An improved approach

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

514
Citations
Remote geochemical analysis : elemental and mineralogical composition

Carlé M. Pieters;Peter A. J. Englert

506
Citations
Photometric phase functions of common geologic minerals and applications to quantitative analysis of mineral mixture reflectance spectra

John F. Mustard;Carlé M. Pieters

447
Citations
Mineralogy of the lunar crust: Results from Clementine

Stefanie Tompkins;Carlé M. Pieters

428
Citations
Strength of mineral absorption features in the transmitted component of near‐infrared reflected light: First results from RELAB

Carlé M Pieters

418
Citations
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

407
Citations
Optical effects of space weathering: The role of the finest fraction

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

400
Citations
The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon

Makiko Ohtake;Tsuneo Matsunaga;Junichi Haruyama;Yasuhiro Yokota

396
Citations
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

364
Citations
Spectroscopic Characterization of Mineralogy and Its Diversity Across Vesta

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

324
Citations
Estimating modal abundances from the spectra of natural and laboratory pyroxene mixtures using the modified Gaussian model

Jessica M. Sunshine;Carlé M. Pieters

323
Citations
The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M 3 ) on Chandrayaan-1

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

320
Citations
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

318
Citations
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

318
Citations
Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

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

309
Citations
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

295
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James W. Head Brown University

Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Takahiro Hiroi Brown University

Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin

Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles

Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society

Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville

John F. Mustard Brown University

David A. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz

Jessica M. Sunshine University of Maryland, College Park

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