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Henry S. Chafetz publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henry S. Chafetz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Henry S. Chafetz D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henry S. Chafetz sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Henry S. Chafetz is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions spanning several subfields, including Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Silicon Effects in Agriculture, and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Frequent coauthors include:

  • T. J. Lapen
  • Carlos N. Andrade
  • James L. Strasen
  • Xinyang Chen
  • Megan Brock Casillas

Several publication venues regularly feature their research, including:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology
  • The Mountain Geologist
  • Sedimentology
  • Sedimentary Geology

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Henry S. Chafetz include:

  • "Silicon isotope variations in hydrothermal systems at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A." (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Silicon isotopic compositions of dissolved silicic acid in pre- and post-diatom oceans" (2022), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Paragenesis of silicified mid-Paleozoic and mid-Cenozoic corals based on petrography and silicon isotopic analyses" (2020), published in Chemical Geology
  • "Western Interior Carbonates: Wyoming's Rare Jurassic Oolitic Eolianites" (2024), published in The Mountain Geologist
  • "Jurassic intercalated micrite and quartz silt lagoonal laminae: Cyclostratigraphic deposition indicative of Schwabe 11-year solar cycles" (2025), published in Sedimentology

This scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. Their academic profile demonstrates a consistent engagement with multidisciplinary approaches within Earth sciences, contributing to the understanding of fossil records, geochemical cycles, and sedimentology.

Best Publications

  • Travertines: Depositional Morphology and the Bacterially Constructed Constituents

    Henry S. Chafetz;Robert L. Folk

  • Bacterially Induced Lithification of Microbial Mats

    Henry S. Chafetz;Chris Buczynski

  • Marine peloids; a product of bacterially induced precipitation of calcite

    Henry S. Chafetz

  • Habit of bacterially induced precipitates of calcium carbonate and the influence of medium viscosity on mineralogy

    Chris Buczynski;Henry S. Chafetz

  • Microenvironmental controls on mineralogy and habit of CaCO3 precipitates: an example from an active travertine system

    Henrys. Chafetz;Patrick F. Rush;Nancy M. Utech

  • Bacterial shrubs, crystal shrubs, and ray-crystal shrubs: bacterial vs. abiotic precipitation

    Henry S Chafetz;Sean A Guidry

  • Bizarre forms of Depositional and Diagenetic Calcite in Hot-Spring Travertines, Central Italy

    Robert L. Folk;Henry S. Chafetz;Pamela A. Tiezzi

  • Syndepositional shallow-water precipitation of glauconitic minerals

    H.S Chafetz;A Reid

  • Fabric-retentive, non-luminescent brachiopods as indicators of original delta 13 C and delta 18 O composition; a test

    Patrick F. Rush;Henry S. Chafetz

  • Differences in the delta 18 O and delta 13 C signatures of seasonal laminae comprising travertine stromatolites

    Henry S. Chafetz;Nancy M. Utech;Sean P. Fitzmaurice

  • Anatomy of siliceous hot springs: examples from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

    Sean A Guidry;Henry S Chafetz

  • Polymeric substances and biofilms as biomarkers in terrestrial materials: Implications for extraterrestrial samples

    Frances Westall;Andrew Steele;Jan Toporski;Maud Walsh

  • Stable Isotopic Variability within Modern Travertines

    Henry S. Chafetz;James R. Lawrence

  • Petrology of recent caliche pisolites, spherulites, and speleothem deposits from central Texas

    Henry S. Chafetz;John C. Butler

  • MN and FE-Rich Black Travertine Shrubs: Bacterially (And Nanobacterially) Induced Precipitates

    Henry S. Chafetz;Brahim Akdim;Ramon Julia;Arch Reid

  • Bacterially Induced Microscale and Nanoscale Carbonate Precipitates

    Robert L. Folk;Henry S. Chafetz

  • Topographic control on distribution of modern microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS): A case study from Texas coast

    Sushanta Bose;Henry S. Chafetz

  • Biogenic caliches in Texas: The role of organisms and effect of climate

    Jie Zhou;Henry S. Chafetz

  • Diagenesis of Laminated Travertine Crusts, Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma

    Karen M. Love;Henry S. Chafetz

  • Microscopic physical biomarkers in carbonate hot springs: implications in the search for life on Mars.

    Carlton C. Allen;Fred G. Albert;Henry S. Chafetz;Joan Combie

  • Deposition and diagenesis of Mammoth Hot Springs travertine, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A.

    Henry S. Chafetz;Sean A. Guidry

  • Book Review: Carbonate mud-mounds: Their origin and evolution. C.L.V. Monty, D.W.J. Bosence, P.H. Bridges and B.R. Pratt (Editors). International Association of Sedimentologists, Spec. Pub. 23, Blackwell, Oxford, 1995, 537 pp

    Henry S. Chafetz

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. McKay
David S. McKay Johnson Space Center
Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele Carnegie Institution for Science
Robert L. Folk
Robert L. Folk The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas L. Kieft
Thomas L. Kieft New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Ramon Julià
Ramon Julià Spanish National Research Council
Gary Kocurek
Gary Kocurek The University of Texas at Austin
Frances Westall
Frances Westall Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bruce H. Wilkinson
Bruce H. Wilkinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kitty L. Milliken
Kitty L. Milliken The University of Texas at Austin
Anthony J. Irving
Anthony J. Irving University of Washington

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