2026 Linda T. Elkins-Tanton: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	56	2399	2178	1008	893	278	12299

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Physics and Astronomy, with substantial contributions to the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics, including:

Astro and Planetary Science
Planetary Science and Exploration
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies

Their recent publications cover a range of important planetary and geological subjects. Selected papers include:

"Observations, Meteorites, and Models: A Preflight Assessment of the Composition and Formation of (16) Psyche," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
"Distinguishing the Origin of Asteroid (16) Psyche," 2022, Space Science Reviews
"Field evidence for coal combustion links the 252 Ma Siberian Traps with global carbon disruption," 2020, Geology
"Carbonatites as a record of the carbon isotope composition of large igneous province outgassing," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
"The Psyche Magnetometry Investigation," 2023, Space Science Reviews

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including B. P. Weiss, R. Oran, D. J. Lawrence, J. G. O'Rourke, and T. J. McCoy. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications.

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton's work has appeared repeatedly in several notable publications, with the highest number in "Space Science Reviews" (9 publications), followed by "Journal of Geophysical Research Planets" (7 publications), "Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America" (5 publications), "The Planetary Science Journal" (4 publications), and "Earth and Planetary Science Letters" (3 publications).

Recognition for their contributions includes election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018 and as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2016.

Best Publications

Fractional crystallization and mantle-melting controls on calc-alkaline differentiation trends

Timothy L. Grove;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Stephen W. Parman;Nilanjan Chatterjee

817
Citations
Magma oceans in the inner solar system

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton

595
Citations
Linked magma ocean solidification and atmospheric growth for Earth and Mars

L.T. Elkins-Tanton

578
Citations
Thermal and Magmatic Evolution of the Moon

Charles K. Shearer;Paul C. Hess;Mark A. Wieczorek;Matt E. Pritchard

574
Citations
The lunar magma ocean: Reconciling the solidification process with lunar petrology and geochronology

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Seth Burgess;Qing Zhu Yin

523
Citations
Recent Hotspot Volcanism on Venus from VIRTIS Emissivity Data

Suzanne E. Smrekar;Ellen R. Stofan;Nils Mueller;Nils Mueller;Allan Treiman

368
Citations
Chondrites as samples of differentiated planetesimals

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Benjamin P. Weiss;Maria T. Zuber

287
Citations
Magma ocean fractional crystallization and cumulate overturn in terrestrial planets: Implications for Mars

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;E. M. Parmentier;P. C. Hess

278
Citations
Widespread mixing and burial of Earth’s Hadean crust by asteroid impacts

S. Marchi;W. F. Bottke;Linda Elkins-Tanton;M. Bierhaus

278
Citations
Stochastic Late Accretion to Earth, the Moon, and Mars

William F. Bottke;Richard J. Walker;James M. D. Day;James M. D. Day;David Nesvorny

252
Citations
Continental magmatism caused by lithospheric delamination

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton

246
Citations
Ocean planet or thick atmosphere: On the mass-radius relationship for solid exoplanets with massive atmospheres

E. R. Adams;S. Seager;L. Elkins-Tanton

243
Citations
The timeline of the lunar bombardment: Revisited

Alessandro Morbidelli;D. Nesvorny;Vera Laurenz;S. Marchi

243
Citations
Continental magmatism, volatile recycling, and a heterogeneous mantle caused by lithospheric gravitational instabilities

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton

228
Citations
Ranges of Atmospheric Mass and Composition of Super-Earth Exoplanets

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Sara Seager

221
Citations
Effect of solid flow above a subducting slab on water distribution and melting at convergent plate boundaries

Amandine Marie Cagnioncle;E. M. Parmentier;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton

216
Citations
Possible formation of ancient crust on Mars through magma ocean processes

Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Paul C. Hess;E. M. Parmentier

214
Citations
The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary and cratonic lithospheric layering beneath Australia from Sp wave imaging

Heather A. Ford;Karen M. Fischer;David L. Abt;Catherine A. Rychert

204
Citations
Magnesian andesite and dacite lavas from Mt. Shasta, northern California: products of fractional crystallization of H 2 O-rich mantle melts

Timothy L. Grove;Michael B. Baker;Richard C. Price;Stephen W. Parman

189
Citations
Magnitude and consequences of volatile release from the Siberian Traps

Benjamin A. Black;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Linda T. Elkins-Tanton;Michael C. Rowe;Ingrid Ukstins Peate

188
Citations
Chondrites as Samples of Differentiated Planetesimals

L. T. Elkins-Tanton;B. P. Weiss

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin P. Weiss MIT

Erik Asphaug University of Arizona

William F. Bottke Southwest Research Institute

Simone Marchi Southwest Research Institute

David Bercovici Yale University

James F. Bell Arizona State University

Timothy L. Grove MIT

E. M. Parmentier Brown University

Sara Seager MIT

David J. Lawrence Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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