2026 Lindsay P. Keller: 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	53	2818	2572	1158	1029	318	12720

Overview

Lindsay P. Keller is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and focuses their research in the field of Physics and Astronomy, with particular attention to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Molecular Biology.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

Astro and Planetary Science
Planetary Science and Exploration
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Keller has published extensively in scientific journals and conference proceedings. Frequent publication venues include:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Nature Astronomy
Icarus
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Some of Lindsay P. Keller's recent papers are:

"Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS-REx" (2024), published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science
"Spacecraft sample collection and subsurface excavation of asteroid (101955) Bennu" (2022), published in Science
"Solar energetic particle tracks in lunar samples: A transmission electron microscope calibration and implications for lunar space weathering" (2021), published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science
"Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu" (2025), published in Nature Astronomy
"Characterizing the spectral, microstructural, and chemical effects of solar wind irradiation on the Murchison carbonaceous chondrite through coordinated analyses" (2021), published in Icarus

The scientist collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors, including:

M. S. Thompson
D. S. Lauretta
R. Christoffersen
H. C. Connolly
S. J. Clemett

Best Publications

Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

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

1018
Citations
Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

724
Citations
Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples

Carlé M. Pieters;Larry A. Taylor;Sarah K. Noble;Lindsay P. Keller

700
Citations
Organics captured from comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust spacecraft.

Scott A. Sandford;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M. O. 'D. Alexander;Tohru Araki

658
Citations
The nature and origin of rims on lunar soil grains

Lindsay P. Keller;David S. McKay

564
Citations
Samples of stars beyond the solar system: silicate grains in interplanetary dust.

Scott Messenger;Lindsay P. Keller;Frank J. Stadermann;Robert M. Walker

527
Citations
Discovery of vapor deposits in the lunar regolith

Lindsay P. Keller;David S. McKay

450
Citations
Lunar Mare Soils: Space weathering and the major effects of surface‐correlated nanophase Fe

Lawrence A. Taylor;Carlé M. Pieters;Lindsay P. Keller;Richard V. Morris

407
Citations
Evidence for widespread hydrated minerals on asteroid (101955) Bennu.

V. E. Hamilton;A. A. Simon;P. R. Christensen;D. C. Reuter

311
Citations
An experimental approach to understanding the optical effects of space weathering

Sarah K. Noble;Carlé M. Pieters;Lindsay P. Keller

307
Citations
An infrared spectral match between GEMS and interstellar grains.

John P. Bradley;Lindsay P. Keller;Theodore P. Snow;Martha S. Hanner

293
Citations
On the origins of GEMS grains

Lindsay P. Keller;Scott Messenger

233
Citations
The OSIRIS-REx target asteroid (101955) Bennu: Constraints on its physical, geological, and dynamical nature from astronomical observations

D. S. Lauretta;A. E. Bartels;M. A. Barucci;E. B. Bierhaus

226
Citations
Carbon abundance and silicate mineralogy of anhydrous interplanetary dust particles

Kathie L. Thomas;George E. Blanford;Lindsay P. Keller;Wolfgang Klöck

223
Citations
The optical properties of the finest fraction of lunar soil: Implications for space weathering

Sarah K. Noble;Carlé M. Pieters;Lawrence A. Taylor;Richard V. Morris

208
Citations
Infrared Spectroscopy of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Returned by Stardust

Lindsay P. Keller;Sasa Bajt;Giuseppe A. Baratta;Janet Borg

206
Citations
Mineralogical and chemical characterization of lunar highland soils: Insights into the space weathering of soils on airless bodies

Lawrence A. Taylor;Carlé Pieters;Allan Patchen;Dong-Hwa S. Taylor

180
Citations
Supernova Olivine from Cometary Dust

Scott Messenger;Lindsay P. Keller;Dante S. Lauretta

171
Citations
Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs

Michael Zolensky;Keiko Nakamura-Messenger;Frans Rietmeijer;Hugues Leroux

161
Citations
An assessment of the amount and types of organic matter contributed to the Earth by interplanetary dust

G.J Flynn;L.P Keller;C Jacobsen;S Wirick

122
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E. Zolensky National Aeronautics and Space Administration

David S. McKay Johnson Space Center

Carle M. Pieters Brown University

Lawrence A. Taylor University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Dante S. Lauretta University of Arizona

Harold C. Connolly Rowan University

Kevin Righter University of Arizona

Anton T. Kearsley Natural History Museum

Richard V. Morris Langley Research Center

Timothy J. McCoy National Museum of Natural History

External Links

Personal website of Lindsay P. Keller

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