2026 David L. Bish: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	71	1586	1508	676	622	346	18156

Overview

David L. Bish is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific focus areas including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Biomaterials, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics that intersect geology, geochemistry, and planetary science. These topics include:

Clay minerals and soil interactions
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Planetary Science and Exploration

David L. Bish has published extensively, contributing to journals and conferences with a particular presence in venues such as:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Sedimentology
Energy & Fuels
Polar Science

Co-authorship plays a significant role in their work, frequently collaborating with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

Jüergen Schieber
L. M. Thompson
Kevin M. Bohacs
Max Coleman
W. Rapin

Recent publications demonstrate a range of interests from planetary analogues to sedimentology and mineralogy. Selected recent papers include:

Compositional Control on Shale Pore Structure Characteristics across a Maturation Gradient: Insights from the Devonian New Albany Shale and Marcellus Shale in the Eastern United States, 2021, Energy & Fuels
Mars is a mirror - Understanding the Pahrump Hills mudstones from a perspective of Earth analogues, 2022, Sedimentology
UV-visible-infrared spectral survey of Antarctic carbonaceous chondrite chips, 2021, Polar Science
Understanding Powder X-ray Diffraction Profiles from Layered Minerals: The Case of Kaolinite Nanocrystals, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
Compositional and diagenetic evolution of a siltstone, with implications for reservoir quality; an example from the Lower Triassic Montney Formation in western Canada, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Best Publications

Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

D.T. Vaniman;D.L. Bish;D.W. Ming;T.F. Bristow

703
Citations
Rietveld refinement of the kaolinite structure at 1.5 K

David L. Bish

656
Citations
Quantitative mineralogical analysis using the Rietveld full-pattern fitting method

David L. Bish;Jeffrey E. Post

587
Citations
BASELINE STUDIES OF THE CLAY MINERALS SOCIETY SOURCE CLAYS: POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSES

Steve J. Chipera;David L. Bish

560
Citations
Global distribution of near-surface hydrogen on Mars

W. C. Feldman;T. H. Prettyman;S. Maurice;J. J. Plaut

514
Citations
Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

474
Citations
Mineralogy, nucleation and growth of dolomite in the laboratory and sedimentary environment: A review

Jay M. Gregg;David L. Bish;Stephen E. Kaczmarek;Hans G. Machel

460
Citations
X-ray Diffraction Results from Mars Science Laboratory: Mineralogy of Rocknest at Gale Crater

D. L. Bish;D. F. Blake;D. T. Vaniman;S. J. Chipera

395
Citations
Anion-exchange in takovite : applications to other hydroxide minerals

David L. Bish

389
Citations
Rietveld Refinement of Non-Hydrogen Atomic Positions in Kaolinite

D. L. Bish;R. B. Von Dreele

388
Citations
Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow

D F Blake;R V Morris;G Kocurek;Shaunna M Morrison

387
Citations
Preservation of Martian Organic and Environmental Records: Final Report of the Mars Biosignature Working Group

Roger E. Summons;Jan P. Amend;David Bish;Roger Buick

365
Citations
Magnesium sulphate salts and the history of water on Mars.

David T. Vaniman;David L. Bish;Steve J. Chipera;Claire I. Fialips

355
Citations
Crystal structures and cation sites of the rock-forming minerals

J. R. Smyth;David L. Bish

332
Citations
Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

P.-Y. Meslin;P.-Y. Meslin;O. Gasnault;O. Gasnault;O. Forni;O. Forni;S. Schröder;S. Schröder

302
Citations
Characterization and Calibration of the CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory

David Blake;David Vaniman;Cheries Achilles;Robert Anderson

301
Citations
5. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

R.L. Snyder;D.L. Bish

301
Citations
Sample preparation for X-ray diffraction

David L. Bish;R. C. Reynolds

300
Citations
Rietveld refinement of crystal structures using powder X-ray diffraction data

Jeffrey E. Post;David L. Bish

256
Citations
Natural Zeolites : Occurrence, Properties, Applications

David L. Bish;Douglas W. Ming

245
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve J. Chipera Planetary Science Institute

David T. Vaniman Planetary Science Institute

Robert T. Downs University of Arizona

Jack D. Farmer Arizona State University

Joy A. Crisp Jet Propulsion Lab

Allan H. Treiman Lunar and Planetary Institute

David Blake City, University of London

John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology

Douglas W. Ming National Aeronautics and Space Administration

A. S. Yen Jet Propulsion Lab

External Links

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