What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
David S. McKay spends much of his time researching Mineralogy, Astrobiology, Meteorite, Regolith and Space weathering.
His work on Lunar soil and Olivine as part of general Mineralogy study is frequently linked to Sedimentary depositional environment, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His study in Martian and Mars Exploration Program are all subfields of Astrobiology.
He works mostly in the field of Meteorite, limiting it down to topics relating to Magnetite and, in certain cases, Carbonate, Texture and Transmission electron microscopy.
The concepts of his Regolith study are interwoven with issues in Environmental chemistry, Geochemistry, Breccia and Asteroid.
His studies in Space weathering integrate themes in fields like Amorphous solid and Soil water.
His most cited work include:
- Search for past life on Mars: possible relic biogenic activity in martian meteorite ALH84001. (1288 citations)
- Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples (445 citations)
- The nature and origin of rims on lunar soil grains (259 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
David S. McKay mainly focuses on Astrobiology, Mineralogy, Regolith, Meteorite and Lunar soil.
David S. McKay regularly ties together related areas like Earth science in his Astrobiology studies.
His Mineralogy study which covers Space weathering that intersects with Weathering.
His study in Regolith is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Petrography, Core, Breccia and Geology of the Moon.
His Meteorite study incorporates themes from Martian, Carbonate and Geochemistry, Igneous rock.
His Lunar soil study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Ilmenite, Chemical composition, KREEP, Lunar mare and Grain size.
He most often published in these fields:
- Astrobiology (40.17%)
- Mineralogy (29.78%)
- Regolith (23.88%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2019)?
- Astrobiology (40.17%)
- Meteorite (23.60%)
- Martian (17.13%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
David S. McKay mostly deals with Astrobiology, Meteorite, Martian, Regolith and Mineralogy.
He combines subjects such as Organic matter, Earth science and Geology of the Moon with his study of Astrobiology.
The concepts of his Meteorite study are interwoven with issues in Carbonate, Basalt and Early Earth.
The various areas that David S. McKay examines in his Carbonate study include Magnetite and Geochemistry.
His work on Iddingsite as part of general Martian study is frequently linked to Carbon, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
David S. McKay studies Mineralogy, focusing on Lunar soil in particular.
Between 2006 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Direct detection of projectile relics from the end of the lunar basin-forming epoch. (74 citations)
- Mineralogical and chemical characterization of lunar highland soils: Insights into the space weathering of soils on airless bodies (67 citations)
- Origins of magnetite nanocrystals in Martian meteorite ALH84001 (60 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Astronomy
- Ecology
- Mineral
His scientific interests lie mostly in Astrobiology, Regolith, Martian, Meteorite and Mars Exploration Program.
His studies in Astrobiology integrate themes in fields like Organic matter, Hypervelocity and Earth science.
His Regolith research incorporates elements of Micrometeorite, Characterization, Figure of merit, Geology of the Moon and Mineralogy.
His Mineralogy research is mostly focused on the topic Lunar soil.
David S. McKay interconnects Lithology, Breccia, Early Earth and Asteroid in the investigation of issues within Meteorite.
His Mars Exploration Program research integrates issues from Magnetite, Nanocrystal and Carbonate.
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