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2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
108
Citations
38773
World Ranking
86
National Ranking
43

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

James F. Bell is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spans the field of Physics and Astronomy with a focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Physiology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Exploration and Technology, Spaceflight effects on biology, and Aeolian processes and effects.

Frequent coauthors in their work include B. Horgan, J. R. Johnson, J. N. Maki, M. S. Rice, and R. C. Wiens.

Their publications are commonly found in journals and proceedings such as Space Science Reviews, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Icarus, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Among their recent papers are:

  • The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation (2021, Space Science Reviews)
  • Mars 2020 Mission Overview (2020, Space Science Reviews)
  • Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars (2021, Science)
  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science)
  • Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Science Goals (2021, The Planetary Science Journal)

James F. Bell has authored at least one book published by University of Arizona Press titled Discovering Mars (2021).

Best Publications

  • Context Camera Investigation on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

    Michael C. Malin;James F. Bell;Bruce A. Cantor;Michael A. Caplinger

  • In situ evidence for an ancient aqueous environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;John P. Grotzinger;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell

  • A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    J. P. Grotzinger;D. Y. Sumner;L. C. Kah;K. Stack

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

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

  • Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;R. C. Anderson;J. F. Bell

  • Stratigraphy and sedimentology of a dry to wet eolian depositional system, Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    J.P. Grotzinger;R.E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;W. Calvin

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Sylvestre Maurice;Bruce Barraclough;Bruce Barraclough;Muriel Saccoccio

  • The Opportunity Rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;J. Brückner

  • Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    S.M. McLennan;J.F. Bell;W. M. Calvin;P. R. Christensen

  • Mars 2020 Mission Overview

    Kenneth A. Farley;Kenneth H. Williford;Kathryn M. Stack;Rohit Bhartia

  • Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;S. Ruff;R. Gellert

  • 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

  • The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell;J. Bruckner

  • Mineralogy, composition, and alteration of Mars Pathfinder rocks and soils: Evidence from multispectral, elemental, and magnetic data on terrestrial analogue, SNC meteorite, and Pathfinder samples

    Richard V. Morris;D. C. Golden;James F. Bell;Tad D. Shelfer

  • An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

    Albert S. Yen;Ralf Gellert;Christian Schröder;Richard V. Morris

  • Chemistry and mineralogy of outcrops at Meridiani Planum

    Benton C. Clark;R. V. Morris;S. M. McLennan;R. Gellert

  • Morphology and Composition of the Surface of Mars: Mars Odyssey THEMIS Results

    Philip R. Christensen;Joshua L. Bandfield;James F. Bell;Noel Gorelick

  • Detection and discrimination of sulfate minerals using reflectance spectroscopy

    Edward A. Cloutis;Frank C. Hawthorne;Stanley A. Mertzman;Katherine Krenn

  • Martian Fluvial Conglomerates at Gale Crater

    R. M. E. Williams;J. P. Grotzinger;W. E. Dietrich;S. Gupta

  • Mineralogic and compositional properties of Martian soil and dust: Results from Mars Pathfinder

    J. F. Bell;H. Y. McSween;J. A. Crisp;R. V. Morris

  • Mars Exploration Rover Athena Panoramic Camera (Pancam) investigation

    J.F. Bell;S. W. Squyres;Kenneth E. Herkenhoff;J.N. Maki

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
William H. Farrand
William H. Farrand Space Science Institute
Steven W. Squyres
Steven W. Squyres Cornell University
Melissa S. Rice
Melissa S. Rice Western Washington University
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mark T. Lemmon
Mark T. Lemmon Space Science Institute
Wendy M. Calvin
Wendy M. Calvin University of Nevada Reno

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