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Laurie A. Leshin 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 Laurie A. Leshin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Laurie A. Leshin 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 Laurie A. Leshin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

Overview

Laurie A. Leshin is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their academic work includes contributions to research discourse, particularly in a collaborative environment with several co-authors.

The scientist has contributed to at least one paper titled "Support U.S. research during COVID-19", published in 2020 in the journal Science. The paper has been cited once, reflecting engagement with timely issues in the research community during the global pandemic.

Frequent co-authors associated with Laurie A. Leshin include:

  • Michael M. Crow
  • Jonathan R. Alger
  • Michael D. Amiridis
  • Dennis N. Assanis
  • Eric J. Barron

Academic publications have been primarily housed in the venue Science, with at least one known publication there.

Laurie A. Leshin received the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2004, indicating recognition from a major scientific agency for their contributions.

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

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

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

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

  • Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

    L. A. Leshin;P. R. Mahaffy;C. R. Webster;M. Cabane

  • Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

    Caroline Freissinet;Caroline Freissinet;D. P. Glavin;Paul R. Mahaffy;K. E. Miller

  • 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

  • Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Sushil K. Atreya;Heather Franz

  • Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater

    Daniel P. Glavin;Caroline Freissinet;Kristen E. Miller;Jennifer L. Eigenbrode

  • Isotopic Compositions of Cometary Matter Returned by Stardust

    Kevin D. McKeegan;Jerome Aléon;John Bradley;Donald Brownlee

  • Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow

    D F Blake;R V Morris;G Kocurek;Shaunna M Morrison

  • Elemental Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars.

    S. M. McLennan;R. B. Anderson;J. F. Bell;J. C. Bridges

  • Soil Diversity and Hydration as Observed by ChemCam at Gale Crater, Mars

    P.-Y. Meslin;P.-Y. Meslin;O. Gasnault;O. Gasnault;O. Forni;O. Forni;S. Schröder;S. Schröder

  • Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere.

    Chris R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Gregory J. Flesch;Paul B. Niles

  • The origin of water on Mars

    Jonathan I. Lunine;John Chambers;John Chambers;Alessandro Morbidelli;Laurie A. Leshin

  • HYDROGEN ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF SNC METEORITES

    Laurie A. Leshin;Samuel Epstein;Edward M. Stolper

  • Insights into Martian water reservoirs from analyses of Martian meteorite QUE94201

    Laurie A. Leshin

  • The oxygen isotopic composition of olivine and pyroxene from CI chondrites

    Laurie A. Leshin;Alan E. Rubin;Kevin D. McKeegan

  • The petrochemistry of Jake_M: A martian mugearite

    E. M. Stolper;M. B. Baker;M. E. Newcombe;M. E. Schmidt

  • Intercalibration of FTIR and SIMS for hydrogen measurements in glasses and nominally anhydrous minerals

    Cyril Aubaud;Cyril Aubaud;Anthony C. Withers;Marc M. Hirschmann;Yunbin Guan

  • Los Angeles: The Most Differentiated Basaltic Martian Meteorite

    Alan E. Rubin;Paul H. Warren;James P. Greenwood;Robert S. Verish

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Mahaffy
Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center
Sushil K. Atreya
Sushil K. Atreya University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele Carnegie Institution for Science
Rafael Navarro-González
Rafael Navarro-González National Autonomous University of Mexico
Douglas W. Ming
Douglas W. Ming National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Daniel P. Glavin
Daniel P. Glavin Goddard Space Flight Center
Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay Ames Research Center
Roger C. Wiens
Roger C. Wiens Los Alamos National Laboratory
Kevin D. McKeegan
Kevin D. McKeegan University of California, Los Angeles

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