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79
Citations
23798
World Ranking
4284
National Ranking
322

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Charles S. Cockell is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on various fields including physics and astronomy as well as environmental science, with a significant number of publications in these areas.

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Ecology
  • Physiology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Aerospace Engineering

The main research topics covered by Charles S. Cockell encompass:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Space Exploration and Technology

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Astrobiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Astronomy
  • International Journal of Astrobiology

Charles S. Cockell has coauthored frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Stewart Gault
  • Peter M. Higgins
  • Marco J. L. Coolen
  • D. A. Kring
  • S. P. S. Gulick

Some recent papers showcasing their work are:

  • The Role of Meteorite Impacts in the Origin of Life, 2020, Astrobiology
  • Space station biomining experiment demonstrates rare earth element extraction in microgravity and Mars gravity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater, 2020, Science Advances
  • Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms, 2023, Nature Communications
  • A steeply-inclined trajectory for the Chicxulub impact, 2020, Nature Communications

In addition to journal articles, Charles S. Cockell has contributed to book publications. Both known titles were published by Harvard University Press:

  • Taxi from Another Planet (2022)
  • Taxi from Another Planet (2022)

Among awards received, Charles S. Cockell was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • Ultraviolet radiation screening compounds

    Charles S. Cockell;John Knowland

  • Exoplanet Biosignatures: A Review of Remotely Detectable Signs of Life.

    Edward W. Schwieterman;Nancy Y. Kiang;Mary N. Parenteau;Mary N. Parenteau;Chester E. Harman;Chester E. Harman;Chester E. Harman

  • What makes a planet habitable

    H. Lammer;J. H. Bredehöft;A. Coustenis;M. L. Khodachenko

  • Emergence of a habitable planet

    Kevin Zahnle;Nick Arndt;Charles Cockell;Alex Halliday

  • Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater on Mars

    F. Javier Martín-Torres;F. Javier Martín-Torres;María Paz Zorzano;Patricia Valentín-Serrano;Ari Matti Harri

  • The evolution of inorganic carbon concentrating mechanisms in photosynthesis

    John A Raven;Charles S Cockell;Christina L De La Rocha

  • The ultraviolet environment of Mars: biological implications past, present, and future.

    Charles S. Cockell;David C. Catling;Wanda L. Davis;Kelly Snook

  • Habitability: a review

    C S Cockell;T Bush;C Bryce;S Direito

  • Impact-generated hydrothermal systems on Earth and Mars

    Gordon R. Osinski;Livio L. Tornabene;Neil R. Banerjee;Charles S. Cockell

  • Biosignatures on Mars: What, Where, and How? Implications for the Search for Martian Life

    Frances Westall;Frédéric Foucher;Nicolas Bost;Marylène Bertrand

  • Biological Effects of High Ultraviolet Radiation on Early Earth—a Theoretical Evaluation

    Charles S. Cockell

  • Cyanobacterial bacteriohopanepolyol signatures from cultures and natural environmental settings

    Helen M. Talbot;Roger E. Summons;Linda L. Jahnke;Charles S. Cockell

  • The formation of peak rings in large impact craters

    Joanna V. Morgan;Sean P.S. Gulick;Timothy Bralower;Elise Chenot

  • The limits for life under multiple extremes

    Jesse Patrick Harrison;Nicolas Gheeraert;Dmitry Tsigelnitskiy;Charles S. Cockell

  • Effects of a Simulated Martian UV Flux on the Cyanobacterium, Chroococcidiopsis sp. 029

    Charles S. Cockell;Andrew C. Schuerger;Daniela Billi;E. Imre Friedmann

  • Implications of a 3.472-3.333 Gyr-old subaerial microbial mat from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa for the UV environmental conditions on the early Earth.

    Frances Westall;Cornel E. J. de Ronde;Gordon Southam;Nathalie Grassineau

  • Searching for life on Mars: selection of molecular targets for ESA's aurora ExoMars mission

    John Parnell;David Cullen;Mark R. Sims;Stephen Alan Bowden

  • Life in (and on) the rocks.

    Chakkiath Paul Antony;Charles S Cockell;Yogesh S Shouche

  • Microbial Rock Inhabitants Survive Hypervelocity Impacts on Mars-Like Host Planets: First Phase of Lithopanspermia Experimentally Tested

    Gerda Horneck;Dieter Stöffler;Sieglinde Ott;Ulrich Hornemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Frances Westall
Frances Westall Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
John Parnell
John Parnell University of Aberdeen
Ricardo Amils
Ricardo Amils Spanish National Research Council
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee
Howell G. M. Edwards
Howell G. M. Edwards University of Bradford
Marco J. L. Coolen
Marco J. L. Coolen Curtin University
Helmut Lammer
Helmut Lammer Austrian Academy of Sciences
David A. Kring
David A. Kring Lunar and Planetary Institute
Joanna Morgan
Joanna Morgan Imperial College London
Sean P.S. Gulick
Sean P.S. Gulick The University of Texas at Austin

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