Laura A. Stern

Laura A. Stern publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

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Laura A. Stern D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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Best Publications

• Anomalous Preservation of Pure Methane Hydrate at 1 atm

  Laura A. Stern;Susan Circone;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham

  630
  Citations

• Mantle phase changes and deep-earthquake faulting in subducting lithosphere

  Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham;Laura A. Stern

  554
  Citations

• Peculiarities of Methane Clathrate Hydrate Formation and Solid-State Deformation, Including Possible Superheating of Water Ice

  Laura A. Stern;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham

  458
  Citations

• The strength and rheology of methane clathrate hydrate

  William B. Durham;Stephen H. Kirby;Laura A. Stern;Wu Zhang;Wu Zhang

  322
  Citations

• CO2 hydrate: Synthesis, composition, structure, dissociation behavior, and a comparison to structure I CH4 hydrate

  Susan Circone;Laura A. Stern;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham

  306
  Citations

• Simultaneous determination of thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat in sI methane hydrate

  William F. Waite;Laura A. Stern;S. H. Kirby;William J. Winters

  267
  Citations

• Temperature, pressure, and compositional effects on anomalous or "self" preservation of gas hydrates

  Laura A. Stern;Susan Circone;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham

  263
  Citations

• Transformations in methane hydrates.

  I-Ming Chou;Anurag Sharma;Robert C. Burruss;Jinfu Shu

  251
  Citations

• Effects of dispersed particulates on the rheology of water ice at planetary conditions

  William B. Durham;Stephen H. Kirby;Laura A. Stern

  199
  Citations

• Creep of water ices at planetary conditions: A compilation

  William B. Durham;Stephen H. Kirby;Laura A. Stern

  193
  Citations

• Dissolution rates of pure methane hydrate and carbon-dioxide hydrate in undersaturated seawater at 1000-m depth

  Gregor Rehder;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham;Laura A. Stern

  189
  Citations

• Polycrystalline Methane Hydrate: Synthesis from Superheated Ice, and Low-Temperature Mechanical Properties

  Laura A. Stern;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham

  169
  Citations

• Scanning Electron Microscopy investigations of laboratory-grown gas clathrate hydrates formed from melting ice, and comparison to natural hydrates

  Laura A. Stern;Stephen H. Kirby;Susan Circone;William B. Durham

  167
  Citations

• Direct measurement of methane hydrate composition along the hydrate equilibrium boundary.

  Susan Circone;Stephen H. Kirby;Laura A. Stern

  161
  Citations

• Rheology of ice I at low stress and elevated confining pressure

  William B. Durham;Laura A. Stern;Stephen H. Kirby

  111
  Citations

• Comparison of the physical and geotechnical properties of gas-hydrate-bearing sediments from offshore India and other gas-hydrate-reservoir systems

  William J. Winters;R. W. Wilcox-Cline;Philip E. Long;S. K. Dewri

  110
  Citations

• Flow of ices in the ammonia‐water system

  W. B. Durham;S. H. Kirby;L. A. Stern

  92
  Citations

• Cold compaction of water ice

  William B. Durham;William B. McKinnon;Laura A. Stern

  88
  Citations

• Laboratory synthesis of pure methane hydrate suitable for measurement of physical properties and decomposition behavior

  Laura A. Stern;Stephen H. Kirby;William B. Durham;Susan Circone

  88
  Citations

• Neutron powder diffraction studies as a function of temperature of structure II hydrate formed from propane

  C J Rawn;A J Rondinone;B C Chakoumakos;S Circone

  85
  Citations