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D-Index
82
Citations
19236
World Ranking
3169
National Ranking
1051

Jeffrey L. Bada publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey L. Bada sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 242 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Jeffrey L. Bada D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey L. Bada sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Jeffrey L. Bada is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including physics and astronomy, neuroscience, and environmental science, with significant focus on the origins and evolution of life, astro and planetary science, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, the subfields they contribute to are:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Spectroscopy

The key topics covered in their publications are:

  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Organic and Inorganic Chemical Reactions

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jeffrey L. Bada include:

  • "Phosphine Generation Pathways on Rocky Planets," 2021, published in Astrobiology
  • "Volcanic Island lightning prebiotic chemistry and the origin of life in the early Hadean eon," 2023, published in Nature Communications
  • "Amino acids in the Tagish meteorite," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jeffrey L. Bada are:

  • Arthur Omran
  • Christopher Oze
  • Brian Jackson
  • Chris Mehta
  • Laura M. Barge

Publication venues that have featured their work multiple times include:

  • Astrobiology
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Jeffrey L. Bada received the award of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1975.

Best Publications

  • Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds in Meteorites

    Oliver Botta;Jeffrey L. Bada

  • Amino Acid Racemization and the Preservation of Ancient DNA

    Hendrik N. Poinar;Matthias Höss;Jeffrey L. Bada;Svante Pääbo

  • Aspartic acid racemisation in the human lens during ageing and in cataract formation

    Patricia M. Masters;Jeffrey L. Bada;Jr Samuel Zigler

  • Aspartic acid racemisation in dentine as a measure of ageing.

    Patricia Masters Helfman;Jeffrey L. Bada

  • Extraterrestrial amino acids in Orgueil and Ivuna: tracing the parent body of CI type carbonaceous chondrites.

    Pascale Ehrenfreund;Daniel P. Glavin;Oliver Botta;George Cooper

  • Aspartic acid racemization in tooth enamel from living humans.

    Patricia Masters Helfman;Jeffrey L. Bada

  • A reassessment of prebiotic organic synthesis in neutral planetary atmospheres.

    H. James Cleaves;John H. Chalmers;Antonio Lazcano;Stanley L. Miller

  • Primordial synthesis of amines and amino acids in a 1958 Miller H2S-rich spark discharge experiment

    Eric T. Parker;Henderson J. Cleaves;Jason P. Dworkin;Daniel P. Glavin

  • Development and evaluation of a microdevice for amino acid biomarker detection and analysis on Mars

    Alison M. Skelley;James R. Scherer;Andrew D. Aubrey;William H. Grover

  • The chemical conditions on the parent body of the Murchison meteorite: some conclusions based on amino, hydroxy and dicarboxylic acids.

    E.T. Peltzer;J.L. Bada;G. Schlesinger;S.L. Miller

  • Origins of homochirality

    Jeffrey L. Bada

  • The fluorescence of dissolved organic matter in seawater

    Robert F Chen;Jeffrey L Bada

  • Temperature Adaptation of Enzymes: Roles of the Free Energy, the Enthalpy, and the Entropy of Activation

    Philip S. Low;Jeffrey L. Bada;George N. Somero

  • Amino acid racemization reactions and their geochemical implications

    Jeffrey L. Bada;Roy A. Schroeder

  • A review of the geochemical applications of the amino acid racemization reaction

    Roy A. Schroeder;Jeffrey L. Bada

  • How life began on Earth: a status report

    Jeffrey L. Bada

  • New insights into prebiotic chemistry from Stanley Miller's spark discharge experiments

    Jeffrey L. Bada

  • A Search for Endogenous Amino Acids in Martian Meteorite ALH84001

    Jeffrey L. Bada;Daniel P. Glavin;Daniel P. Glavin;Daniel P. Glavin;Gene D. McDonald;Gene D. McDonald;Gene D. McDonald;Luann Becker;Luann Becker;Luann Becker

  • Microfabricated Capillary Electrophoresis Amino Acid Chirality Analyzer for Extraterrestrial Exploration

    Lester D. Hutt;Daniel P. Glavin;Jeffrey L. Bada;Richard A. Mathies

  • α-Hydroxycarboxylic acids in the Murchison meteorite

    Edward T. Peltzer;Edward T. Peltzer;Jeffrey L. Bada

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel P. Glavin
Daniel P. Glavin Goddard Space Flight Center
Stanley L. Miller
Stanley L. Miller University of California, San Diego
Jason P. Dworkin
Jason P. Dworkin Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard A. Mathies
Richard A. Mathies University of California, Berkeley
Robert F. Chen
Robert F. Chen University of Massachusetts Boston
Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee Stony Brook University
Facundo M. Fernández
Facundo M. Fernández Georgia Institute of Technology
Ted E. Bunch
Ted E. Bunch Northern Arizona University
Aaron P. Zent
Aaron P. Zent Ames Research Center
Edward T. Peltzer
Edward T. Peltzer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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