2026 George R. Rossman: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	81	3260	2946	1074	905	404	22948
Earth Science	86	363		192		451	24318

Overview

George R. Rossman is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Materials Science. These main fields of study encompass numerous subfields including Geophysics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, notably:

Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Crystal Structures and Properties
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
Glass properties and applications
Radioactive element chemistry and processing
Planetary Science and Exploration

George R. Rossman has contributed to several notable recent publications, including:

"Discovery of davemaoite, CaSiO ₃ -perovskite, as a mineral from the lower mantle" (2021), published in Science
"Tunable intraband optical conductivity and polarization-dependent epsilon-near-zero behavior in black phosphorus" (2021), published in Science Advances
"Electrically Tunable and Dramatically Enhanced Valley-Polarized Emission of Monolayer WS₂ at Room Temperature with Plasmonic Archimedes Spiral Nanostructures" (2021), published in Advanced Materials
"Warkite, Ca2Sc6Al6O20, a new mineral in carbonaceous chondrites and a key-stone phase in ultrarefractory inclusions from the solar nebula" (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
"Zero-phonon Mn2+ luminescence in natural grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3" (2022), published in Journal of Luminescence

The research output of George R. Rossman has appeared frequently in various scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

American Mineralogist
arXiv (Cornell University)
Science
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
The Canadian Mineralogist

Collaborations have been an integral aspect of their career. Frequent coauthors include Chi Ma, Anthony R. Kampf, Charles A. Geiger, Oliver Tschauner, and Harry A. Atwater.

Best Publications

Water in Earth's Mantle: The Role of Nominally Anhydrous Minerals

David R. Bell;George R. Rossman

1215
Citations
Mantle-derived fluids in diamond micro-inclusions

O. Navon;I. D. Hutcheon;G. R. Rossman;G. J. Wasserburg

645
Citations
Quantitative analysis of trace OH in garnet and pyroxenes

David R. Bell;Phillip D. Ihinger;George R. Rossman

585
Citations
Hydroxide in olivine: A quantitative determination of the absolute amount and calibration of the IR spectrum

David R. Bell;David R. Bell;George R. Rossman;Joachim Maldener;Denis Endisch;Denis Endisch

563
Citations
Water in minerals? A peak in the infrared

Roger D. Aines;George R. Rossman

562
Citations
An IR absorption calibration for water in minerals

Eugen Libowitzky;George R. Rossman

526
Citations
Quantitative arsenic speciation in mine tailings using X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Andrea L. Foster;Gordon E. Brown;Tracy N. Tingle;George A. Parks

503
Citations
The tetravalent manganese oxides: identification, hydration, and structural relationships by infrared spectroscopy

Russell M. Potter;George R. Rossman

486
Citations
Desert Varnish: The Importance of Clay Minerals

Russell M. Potter;George R. Rossman

378
Citations
Lunar apatite with terrestrial volatile abundances

Jeremy W. Boyce;Jeremy W. Boyce;Yang Liu;George R. Rossman;Yunbin Guan

342
Citations
Hydroxide in pyroxene; variations in the natural environment

Henrik Skogby;David R. Bell;George R. Rossman

341
Citations
Theoretical estimates of equilibrium Fe-isotope fractionations from vibrational spectroscopy

E.A. Schauble;G.R. Rossman;H.P. Taylor

297
Citations
Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite

Oliver Tschauner;Chi Ma;John R. Beckett;Clemens Prescher

294
Citations
The natural occurrence of hydroxide in olivine

Gregory H. Miller;George R. Rossman;George E. Harlow

292
Citations
Principles of quantitative absorbance measurements in anisotropic crystals

Eugen Libowitzky;George R. Rossman

289
Citations
Abundance and Partitioning of OH in a High-pressure Magmatic System: Megacrysts from the Monastery Kimberlite, South Africa

David R. Bell;George R. Rossman;Rory O. Moore

275
Citations
Hydrogen incorporation in olivine from 2–12 GPa

Jed L. Mosenfelder;Natalia I. Deligne;Paul D. Asimow;George R. Rossman

262
Citations
Incorporation of hydroxyl in upper-mantle clinopyroxenes

J. R. Smyth;D. R. Bell;G. R. Rossman

256
Citations
Dielectric constants of silicate garnets and the oxide additivity rule

Robert D. Shannon;George R. Rossman

251
Citations
The hydrous components in garnets; grossular-hydrogrossular

George R. Rossman;Roger D. Aines

248
Citations
Characterization of Hydrous Species in Minerals by High-speed ^1H MAS-NMR

James P. Yesinowski;Hellmut Eckert;George R. Rossman

245
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chi Ma California Institute of Technology

John M. Eiler California Institute of Technology

Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology

Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville

David R. Bell Nelson Mandela University

Harold C. Connolly Rowan University

Paul D. Asimow California Institute of Technology

Frank C. Hawthorne University of Manitoba

Edward S. Grew University of Maine

Harry A. Atwater California Institute of Technology

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