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Marjorie A. Chan 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 Marjorie A. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 180 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Marjorie A. Chan 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 Marjorie A. Chan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - GSA Distinguished Service Award, The Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Marjorie A. Chan is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, and Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research covers a broad range of topics related to geological formations, paleoclimatology, and planetary science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Key subfields of research encompass:

  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Paleontology

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, including:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Recent publications by Marjorie A. Chan include:

  • 'Community Report from the Biosignatures Standards of Evidence Workshop', 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • 'Defining bounding surfaces within and between eolian and non-eolian deposits, Lower Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, Moab Area, Utah, U.S.A.: Implications for subdividing erg system strata', 2021, Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • 'Sedimentology, diagenesis, and reservoir characterization of the Permian White Rim Sandstone, southern Utah: Implications for carbon capture and sequestration potential', 2020, AAPG Bulletin
  • 'A Perspective on Concretions: Deciphering Diagenesis from Earth to Mars', 2022, The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
  • 'Hierarchical scales of soft-sediment deformation in erg deposits, Lower Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, Moab area, Utah, U.S.A.', 2020, Journal of Sedimentary Research

Frequent collaborations include coauthors:

  • Stephen T. Hasiotis
  • Judith Totman Parrish
  • David W. Mogk
  • Basil Tikoff
  • David Wheatley

Marjorie A. Chan's work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research
  • GSA Today
  • Palaios
  • AAPG Bulletin

Awards earned include the GSA Distinguished Service Award from The Geological Society of America in 2020 and Fellowship of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Diagenetic Hematite and Manganese Oxides and Fault-Related Fluid Flow in Jurassic Sandstones, Southeastern Utah

    Marjorie A. Chan;W. T. Parry;J. R. Bowman

  • Fluvial-aeolian interactions: Part II, ancient systems

    R. P. Langford;M. A. Chan

  • A possible terrestrial analogue for haematite concretions on Mars

    Marjorie A. Chan;Brenda Beitler;W. T. Parry;Jens Ormö

  • Bleaching of Jurassic Navajo Sandstone on Colorado Plateau Laramide highs: Evidence of exhumed hydrocarbon supergiants?

    Brenda Beitler;Marjorie A. Chan;William T. Parry

  • Fingerprints of Fluid Flow: Chemical Diagenetic History of the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, Southern Utah, U.S.A.

    Brenda Beitler;W.T. Parry;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Extreme depositional environments: mega end members in geologic time

    Marjorie A. Chan;Allen W. Archer

  • Facies Architecture and Sequence Stratigraphy of Fine-Grained Lacustrine Deltas Along the Eastern Margin of Late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Northern Utah and Southern Idaho

    David R. Lemons;Marjorie A. Chan

  • New evidence for an extended occupation of the Provo shoreline and implications for regional climate change, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah, USA

    Holly S. Godsey;Donald R. Currey;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Late Proterozoic and Paleozoic Tides, Retreat of the Moon, and Rotation of the Earth

    C. P. Sonett;E. P. Kvale;A. Zakharian;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Chemical bleaching indicates episodes of fluid flow in deformation bands in sandstone

    William T. Parry;Marjorie A. Chan;Brenda Beitler

  • Shelf and Deep-Sea Sedimentation in Eocene Forearc Basin, Western Oregon--Fan or Non-Fan?

    M. A. Chan;R. H. Dott

  • 40Ar/39Ar age of the Kaiparowits Formation, southern Utah, and correlation of contemporaneous Campanian strata and vertebrate faunas along the margin of the Western Interior Basin

    Eric M. Roberts;Alan L. Deino;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Red rock and red planet diagenesis: Comparisons of Earth and Mars concretions

    Marjorie A. Chan;Brenda Beitler Bowen;W.T. Parry;Jens Ormö

  • Models of iron oxide concretion formation: field, numerical, and laboratory comparisons

    M. A. Chan;Jens Ormö;A. J. Park;Michael Stich

  • Deciphering Biosignatures in Planetary Contexts

    Marjorie A. Chan;Nancy W. Hinman;Sally L. Potter-McIntyre;Keith E. Schubert

  • Synsedimentary deformation in the Jurassic of southeastern Utah—A case of impact shaking?

    Walter Alvarez;Erick Staley;Diane O'Connor;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Flood surfaces and deflation surfaces within the Cutler Formation and Cedar Mesa Sandstone (Permian), southeastern Utah

    Richard Langford;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Geological features indicative of processes related to the hematite formation in Meridiani Planum and Aram Chaos, Mars: a comparison with diagenetic hematite deposits in southern Utah, USA

    Jens Ormö;Goro Komatsu;Marjorie A. Chan;Brenda Beitler

  • Stratigraphy and chronology of offshore to nearshore deposits associated with the Provo shoreline, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah

    Holly S. Godsey;Charles G. Oviatt;David M. Miller;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Synsedimentary deformation in the Jurassic of southeastern Utah—A case of impact shaking?

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  • Reflectance spectroscopic mapping of diagenetic heterogeneities and fluid-flow pathways in the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone

    Brenda Beitler Bowen;Brigette A. Martini;Marjorie A. Chan;William T. Parry

  • Neoproterozoic Earth-Moon dynamics : Rework of the 900 Ma Big Cottonwood Canyon tidal laminae

    C. P. Sonett;Marjorie A. Chan

  • Scientific Communication New evidence for an extended occupation of the Provo shoreline and implications for regional climate change, Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, Utah, USA

    Holly S. Godsey;Donald R. Currey;Marjorie A. Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Goro Komatsu
Goro Komatsu International Research School of Planetary Sciences
Judith Totman Parrish
Judith Totman Parrish University of Idaho
Stephen T. Hasiotis
Stephen T. Hasiotis University of Kansas
Basil Tikoff
Basil Tikoff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Alberto G. Fairén
Alberto G. Fairén Cornell University
Thure E. Cerling
Thure E. Cerling University of Utah
Brian McPherson
Brian McPherson University of Utah
Gunther Kletetschka
Gunther Kletetschka Charles University
James J. Wray
James J. Wray Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Douglas Walker
J. Douglas Walker University of Kansas

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