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Peter R. Buseck 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 Peter R. Buseck sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Peter R. Buseck 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 Peter R. Buseck sits on this spectrum.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Peter R. Buseck is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Geophysics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, molecular junctions and nanostructures, fullerene chemistry and applications, fire effects on ecosystems, astro and planetary science, and diamond and carbon-based materials research.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Peter R. Buseck include:

  • Rapid evolution of aerosol particles and their optical properties downwind of wildfires in the western US, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Fine Ash-Bearing Particles as a Major Aerosol Component in Biomass Burning Smoke, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Mixing states of Amazon basin aerosol particles transported over long distances using transmission electron microscopy, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Pseudocarbynes: Linear Carbon Chains Stabilized by Metal Clusters, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • A primordial atmospheric origin of hydrospheric deuterium enrichment on Mars, 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequently publishing in venues such as Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Carbon, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, and Earth and Planetary Science Letters, the scientist maintains a presence in journals relevant to their multidisciplinary research interests.

Frequent collaborators include P. Tarakeshwar, Moreno Meneghetti, Hyunsub Kim, Scott Sayres, and Arthur J. Sedlacek, reflecting active involvement in cooperative research efforts.

Peter R. Buseck has been recognized with distinctions including Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967 and Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 2, Compositions and aging of inorganic particles

    Jia Li;Mihály Pósfai;Peter V. Hobbs;Peter R. Buseck

  • Airborne minerals and related aerosol particles: effects on climate and the environment.

    Peter R. Buseck;Mihály Pósfai;Mihály Pósfai

  • Emissions from biomass burning in the Yucatan

    R. J. Yokelson;J. D. Crounse;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;T. Karl

  • Fullerenes from the geological environment.

    Peter R. Buseck;Semeon J. Tsipursky;Robert Hettich

  • Magnetic Microstructure of Magnetotactic Bacteria by Electron Holography

    Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski;Martha R. McCartney;Richard B. Frankel;Dennis A. Bazylinski

  • Shapes of soot aerosol particles and implications for their effects on climate

    Kouji Adachi;Serena H. Chung;Peter R. Buseck

  • Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 1. Compositions and size distributions of carbonaceous particles

    Mihály Pósfai;Renáta Simonics;Jia Li;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Fe‐Mg lattice diffusion in olivine

    D. K. Buening;Peter R. Buseck

  • Influence of sea-salt on aerosol radiative properties in the Southern Ocean marine boundary layer

    D. M. Murphy;J. R. Anderson;P. K. Quinn;L. M. McInnes

  • Atmospheric tar balls: Particles from biomass and biofuel burning

    Mihály Pósfai;András Gelencsér;Renáta Simonics;Krisztina Arató

  • Magnetite from magnetotactic bacteria; size distributions and twinning

    Bertrand Devouard;Mihaly Posfai;Xin Hua;Dennis A. Bazylinski

  • Indicators of aqueous alteration in CM carbonaceous chondrites: Microtextures of a layered mineral containing Fe, S, O and Ni

    Kazushige Tomeoka;Peter R. Buseck

  • Conversion of carbonaceous material to graphite during metamorphism

    Peter R. Buseck;Bo-Jun Huang

  • Internally mixed soot, sulfates, and organic matter in aerosol particles from Mexico City

    K. Adachi;P. R. Buseck

  • Matrix mineralogy of the Orgueil CI carbonaceous chondrite

    Kazushige Tomeoka;Peter R. Buseck

  • Iron sulfides from magnetotactic bacteria; structure, composition, and phase transitions

    Mihaly Posfai;Peter R. Buseck;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Richard B. Frankel

  • From Organic Matter to Graphite: Graphitization

    Peter R. Buseck;Olivier Beyssac

  • Genesis of presolar diamonds: Comparative high-resolution transmission electron microscopy study of meteoritic and terrestrial nano-diamonds

    T.L. Daulton;T.L. Daulton;D.D. Eisenhour;T.J. Bernatowicz;R.S. Lewis

  • Reaction Sequence of Iron Sulfide Minerals in Bacteria and Their Use as Biomarkers

    Mihály Pósfai;Peter R. Buseck;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Richard B. Frankel

  • Haze types in Beijing and the influence of agricultural biomass burning

    W. J. Li;W. J. Li;W. J. Li;L. Y. Shao;P. R. Buseck

  • Transmission electron microscopy of synthetic 2- and 6-line ferrihydrite

    Dawn E. Janney;John M. Cowley;Peter R. Buseck

  • Todorokites: a new family of naturally occurring manganese oxides.

    Shirley Turner;Peter R. Buseck

  • Black carbon in the environment, properties and distribution: Edward D. Goldberg. John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1985, 198 p., $29.95

    Peter R. Buseck

Frequent Co-Authors

Mihály Pósfai
Mihály Pósfai University of Pannonia
Kouji Adachi
Kouji Adachi Japan Meteorological Agency
Richard B. Frankel
Richard B. Frankel California Polytechnic State University
David R. Veblen
David R. Veblen Johns Hopkins University
Heiner Friedrich
Heiner Friedrich Eindhoven University of Technology
Lynn M. Russell
Lynn M. Russell University of California, San Diego
Stephen R. Springston
Stephen R. Springston Brookhaven National Laboratory
Timothy B. Onasch
Timothy B. Onasch Boston College
Lawrence I. Kleinman
Lawrence I. Kleinman Brookhaven National Laboratory
Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana

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