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Michael J. Toplis

Michael J. Toplis

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Earth Science

D-Index
63
Citations
13404
World Ranking
1606
National Ranking
92

Overview

Michael J. Toplis is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. Their research is primarily concentrated in several interrelated subfields, including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Materials Chemistry, Building and Construction, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics of their work cover Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Planetary Science and Exploration, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Astro and Planetary Science, Recycling and Utilization of Industrial and Municipal Waste in Materials Production, earthquake and tectonic studies, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Recent publications by Toplis include:

  • SuperCam Calibration Targets: Design and Development (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
  • Transient HCl in the atmosphere of Mars (2021), published in Science Advances
  • Petrological Traverse of the Olivine Cumulate Séítah Formation at Jezero Crater, Mars: A Perspective From SuperCam Onboard Perseverance (2023), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • In situ determination of sulfur speciation and partitioning in aqueous fluid-silicate melt systems (2020), published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters
  • Trace element partitioning between clinopyroxene, magnetite, ilmenite and ferrobasaltic to dacitic magmas: an experimental study on the role of oxygen fugacity and melt composition (2022), published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Toplis include Anastassia Y. Borisova, Nail R. Zagrtdenov, Jérémy Guignard, О. Г. Сафонов, and Georges Ceuleneer.

The scientist's research has appeared in various publication venues, with multiple contributions to arXiv (Cornell University) and Goldschmidt2021 abstracts. Other frequent venues include Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, and Space Science Reviews.

Best Publications

  • An Experimental Study of the Influence of Oxygen Fugacity on Fe-Ti Oxide Stability, Phase Relations, and Mineral—Melt Equilibria in Ferro-Basaltic Systems

    M. J. Toplis;M. R. Carroll

  • The thermodynamics of iron and magnesium partitioning between olivine and liquid: criteria for assessing and predicting equilibrium in natural and experimental systems

    M. J. Toplis

  • Dawn at Vesta: Testing the Protoplanetary Paradigm

    C. T. Russell;C. A. Raymond;A. Coradini;H. Y. McSween

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description

    S. Maurice;R. C. Wiens;M. Saccoccio;B. Barraclough

  • An experimental study of element partitioning between magnetite, clinopyroxene and iron-bearing silicate liquids with particular emphasis on vanadium

    Michael J. Toplis;Alexandre Corgne

  • Peraluminous viscosity maxima in Na2OAl2O3SiO2 liquids: The role of triclusters in tectosilicate melts

    Michael J. Toplis;Donald B. Dingwell;Tommaso Lenci

  • Ammoniated phyllosilicates with a likely outer Solar System origin on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;A. Raponi;S. Marchi;S. Marchi

  • Spectroscopic Characterization of Mineralogy and Its Diversity Across Vesta

    M. C. De Sanctis;E. Ammannito;M. T. Capria;F. Tosi

  • Bright carbonate deposits as evidence of aqueous alteration on (1) Ceres

    M. C. De Sanctis;A. Raponi;E. Ammannito;E. Ammannito;M. Ciarniello

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Scott H. Robinson;Anthony E. Nelson

  • In situ evidence for continental crust on early Mars

    V. Sautter;M. J. Toplis;R. C. Wiens;A. Cousin

  • Elemental mapping by Dawn reveals exogenic H in Vesta's regolith.

    Thomas H. Prettyman;David W. Mittlefehldt;Naoyuki Yamashita;David J. Lawrence

  • The SuperCam Instrument Suite on the Mars 2020 Rover: Science Objectives and Mast-Unit Description

    Sylvestre Maurice;R. Wiens;P. Bernardi;P. Caïs

  • Shear viscosities of CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 and MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 liquids: Implications for the structural role of aluminium and the degree of polymerisation of synthetic and natural aluminosilicate melts

    Michael J. Toplis;Donald B. Dingwell

  • A partially differentiated interior for (1) Ceres deduced from its gravity field and shape

    R.S. Park;A.S. Konopliv;B.G. Bills;N. Rambaux

  • Extensive water ice within Ceres’ aqueously altered regolith: Evidence from nuclear spectroscopy

    T. H. Prettyman;N. Yamashita;M. J. Toplis;H. Y. McSween

  • Distribution of phyllosilicates on the surface of Ceres.

    E. Ammannito;M. C. DeSanctis;M. Ciarniello;A. Frigeri

  • Crystallization Sequence and Magma Chamber Processes in the Ferrobasaltic Sept Iles Layered Intrusion, Canada

    Olivier Namur;Bernard Charlier;Michael J. Toplis;Michael D. Higgins

  • ChemCam activities and discoveries during the nominal mission of the Mars Science Laboratory in Gale crater, Mars

    S. Maurice;S. M. Clegg;R. C. Wiens;O. Gasnault

  • Differentiation of Ferro-Basaltic Magmas under Conditions Open and Closed to Oxygen: Implications for the Skaergaard Intrusion and Other Natural Systems

    M. J. Toplis;M. R. Carroll

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Y. McSween
Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Thomas H. Prettyman
Thomas H. Prettyman Planetary Science Institute
M. C. De Sanctis
M. C. De Sanctis National Institute for Astrophysics
Federico Tosi
Federico Tosi National Institute for Astrophysics
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
David J. Lawrence
David J. Lawrence Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Timothy J. McCoy
Timothy J. McCoy National Museum of Natural History
Andreas Nathues
Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society
David Baratoux
David Baratoux Paul Sabatier University

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