What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
- Geochemistry
His primary areas of investigation include Geochemistry, Basalt, Mantle, Mineralogy and Lunar magma ocean.
His Geochemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Martian, Plagioclase and Meteorite.
Charles K. Shearer has researched Basalt in several fields, including Lunar water and Olivine.
His Mantle research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Crystallization, Thermodynamics, Crust, Astrobiology and Isotopes of oxygen.
His Mineralogy research integrates issues from Mineral redox buffer and Ordinary chondrite.
His research integrates issues of Magmatism and Partial melting in his study of KREEP.
His most cited work include:
- The Constitution and Structure of the Lunar Interior (324 citations)
- Thermal and Magmatic Evolution of the Moon (275 citations)
- Hydrous melting of the martian mantle produced both depleted and enriched shergottites (169 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Charles K. Shearer spends much of his time researching Geochemistry, Basalt, Mineralogy, Olivine and Meteorite.
His research on Geochemistry frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Martian.
The Basalt study combines topics in areas such as Mineral redox buffer, Pyroxene, Plagioclase and Igneous rock.
His work in the fields of Mineralogy, such as Electron microprobe, overlaps with other areas such as Valence.
His Meteorite study combines topics in areas such as Isochron and Breccia.
Charles K. Shearer combines subjects such as Partial melting, Lunar magma ocean, Geology of the Moon, Magmatism and Anorthosite with his study of KREEP.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geochemistry (55.27%)
- Basalt (35.27%)
- Mineralogy (26.91%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?
- Geochemistry (55.27%)
- Basalt (35.27%)
- Meteorite (19.27%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Charles K. Shearer mostly deals with Geochemistry, Basalt, Meteorite, Astrobiology and Mantle.
His study in Geochemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Suite and Anorthosite.
His biological study deals with issues like Breccia, which deal with fields such as Volatiles.
His studies deal with areas such as Martian, Plagioclase and Olivine as well as Meteorite.
His Solar System study, which is part of a larger body of work in Astrobiology, is frequently linked to High field strength, bridging the gap between disciplines.
The concepts of his Mantle study are interwoven with issues in Planetary differentiation, Transition zone and Plate tectonics.
Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- Heterogeneous distribution of H2O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H2O in depleted and enriched mantle sources (71 citations)
- Geologic history of Martian regolith breccia Northwest Africa 7034: Evidence for hydrothermal activity and lithologic diversity in the Martian crust (44 citations)
- Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic and REE studies of igneous components in the bulk matrix domain of Martian breccia Northwest Africa 7034 (40 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
- Quartz
Charles K. Shearer mainly focuses on Meteorite, Basalt, Geochemistry, Astrobiology and Mantle.
His work deals with themes such as Martian, Mineral redox buffer and Olivine, which intersect with Meteorite.
His work is dedicated to discovering how Basalt, Breccia are connected with Volatiles and other disciplines.
The various areas that Charles K. Shearer examines in his Geochemistry study include Earth's internal heat budget and Planetary differentiation.
His Astrobiology research incorporates themes from Lunar magma ocean, Isotopes of oxygen, Lithology and Isotopes of chlorine.
His research investigates the link between Mantle and topics such as Martian soil that cross with problems in Fractional crystallization.
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