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Nicholas J. Tosca 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 Nicholas J. Tosca sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 258 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas J. Tosca 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 Nicholas J. Tosca sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas J. Tosca is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions within the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Geophysics.

The body of work involves topics across Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Space Exploration and Technology.

Recent publications of Nicholas J. Tosca include:

  • Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science)
  • An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars (2022, Science)
  • Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Data From the Glen Torridon Region and the Significance of Lake-Groundwater Interactions in Interpreting Mineralogy and Sedimentary History (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)
  • Alteration history of Séítah formation rocks inferred by PIXL x-ray fluorescence, x-ray diffraction, and multispectral imaging on Mars (2022, Science Advances)
  • A Mars 2020 Perseverance SuperCam Perspective on the Igneous Nature of the Máaz Formation at Jezero Crater and Link With Séítah, Mars (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nicholas J. Tosca include:

  • Justin V. Strauss
  • J. A. Hurowitz
  • A. H. Treiman
  • Abigail C. Allwood
  • F. M. McCubbin

They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Science Advances
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Elements
  • Geology

Best Publications

  • Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;R. C. Anderson;J. F. Bell

  • Stratigraphy and sedimentology of a dry to wet eolian depositional system, Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    J.P. Grotzinger;R.E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;W. Calvin

  • Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

    S.M. McLennan;J.F. Bell;W. M. Calvin;P. R. Christensen

  • An integrated view of the chemistry and mineralogy of martian soils

    Albert S. Yen;Ralf Gellert;Christian Schröder;Richard V. Morris

  • Chemistry and mineralogy of outcrops at Meridiani Planum

    Benton C. Clark;R. V. Morris;S. M. McLennan;R. Gellert

  • Water Activity and the Challenge for Life on Early Mars

    Nicholas J. Tosca;Andrew H. Knoll;Scott M. McLennan

  • Geochemical modeling of evaporation processes on Mars: Insight from the sedimentary record at Meridiani Planum

    Nicholas J Tosca;Scott M McLennan;Benton C Clark;John Grotzinger

  • Water alteration of rocks and soils on Mars at the Spirit rover site in Gusev crater

    Larry A. Haskin;Alian Wang;Bradley L. Jolliff;Harry Y. McSween

  • Acid-sulfate weathering of synthetic Martian basalt: The acid fog model revisited

    Nicholas J. Tosca;Scott M. McLennan;Donald H. Lindsley;Martin A. A. Schoonen

  • Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle crater to Purgatory ripple

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;D. Bollen;James F. Bell

  • An authigenic origin for Precambrian greenalite: Implications for iron formation and the chemistry of ancient seawater

    Nicholas J. Tosca;Stephen Guggenheim;Peir K. Pufahl

  • Two years at Meridiani Planum: results from the Opportunity Rover.

    S. W. Squyres;A.H. Knoll;R. E. Arvidson;B. C. Clark

  • In-Situ and Experimental Evidence for Acidic Weathering of Rocks and Soils on Mars

    Joel A Hurowitz;Scott M McLennan;Nicholas J Tosca;Raymond E Arvidson

  • Sulfate deposition in subsurface regolith in Gusev crater, Mars

    Alian Wang;Larry A Haskin;Steven W Squyres;Bradley L Jolliff

  • Evolution of the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) carbon-cycle and global climatic controls on local sedimentary processes (Cardigan Bay Basin, UK)

    Weimu Xu;Micha Ruhl;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Melanie J. Leng;Melanie J. Leng

  • Experimental constraints on Li isotope fractionation during clay formation

    Ruth S. Hindshaw;Rebecca Tosca;Thomas L. Goût;Ian Farnan

  • Origin of acidic surface waters and the evolution of atmospheric chemistry on early Mars

    Joel A. Hurowitz;Woodward W. Fischer;Nicholas J. Tosca;Nicholas J. Tosca;Ralph E. Milliken

  • Chemical divides and evaporite assemblages on Mars

    Nicholas J. Tosca;Scott M. McLennan

  • An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

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  • Juvenile Chemical Sediments and the Long Term Persistence of Water at the Surface of Mars

    Nicholas J. Tosca;Andrew Herbert Knoll

  • An astrobiological perspective on Meridiani Planum

    Andrew H. Knoll;Michael Carr;Benton Clark;David J. Des Marais

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Andrew H. Knoll
Andrew H. Knoll Harvard University
Harry Y. McSween
Harry Y. McSween University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jack D. Farmer
Jack D. Farmer Arizona State University
Steven W. Squyres
Steven W. Squyres Cornell University
Jutta Zipfel
Jutta Zipfel Max Planck Society
Lars E. Borg
Lars E. Borg Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Thorsten Kleine
Thorsten Kleine Max Planck Society
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University

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