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2026

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D-Index
119
Citations
48425
World Ranking
45
National Ranking
19

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Raymond E. Arvidson is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans across Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Engineering, with a notable focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work addresses key topics such as Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Exploration and Technology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Aeolian processes and effects, and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage.

Arvidson has published extensively in several venues, primarily contributing to the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, Remote Sensing, and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University).

Recent notable papers include:

  • The Curiosity Rover's Exploration of Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars: An Overview of the Campaign and Scientific Results (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)
  • Geology and Stratigraphic Correlation of the Murray and Carolyn Shoemaker Formations Across the Glen Torridon Region, Gale Crater, Mars (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)
  • Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Shenandoah Formation, Western Fan, Jezero Crater, Mars (2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)
  • From Lake to River: Documenting an Environmental Transition Across the Jura/Knockfarril Hill Members Boundary in the Glen Torridon Region of Gale Crater (Mars) (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)
  • Overview of the Morphology and Chemistry of Diagenetic Features in the Clay-Rich Glen Torridon Unit of Gale Crater, Mars (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Stéphane Le Mouëlic, Sanjeev Gupta, N. Mangold, R. C. Wiens, and A. B. Bryk.

Arvidson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Global Mineralogical and Aqueous Mars History Derived from OMEGA/Mars Express Data

    Jean-Pierre Bibring;Yves Langevin;John F. Mustard;François Poulet

  • Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

    Scott Murchie;R. Arvidson;P. Bedini;K. Beisser

  • In situ evidence for an ancient aqueous environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;John P. Grotzinger;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell

  • Sulfates in Martian layered terrains: the OMEGA/Mars Express view.

    Aline Gendrin;Nicolas Mangold;Jean-Pierre Bibring;Yves Langevin

  • Mars surface diversity as revealed by the OMEGA/Mars Express observations.

    Jean-Pierre Bibring;Yves Langevin;Aline Gendrin;Brigitte Gondet

  • Phyllosilicates on Mars and implications for early martian climate

    F. Poulet;J.-P. Bibring;J. F. Mustard;A. Gendrin

  • A habitable fluvio-lacustrine environment at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    J. P. Grotzinger;D. Y. Sumner;L. C. Kah;K. Stack

  • Jarosite and hematite at Meridiani Planum from Opportunity's Mössbauer spectrometer

    G. Klingelhöfer;R. V. Morris;B. Bernhardt;C. Schröder

  • Hydrated silicate minerals on Mars observed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM instrument

    John F. Mustard;Scott L. Murchie;S. M. Pelkey;B. L. Ehlmann

  • Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of an ancient lake deposit, Gale crater, Mars.

    J.P. Grotzinger;S. Gupta;M. C. Malin;D.M. Rubin

  • 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

  • A synthesis of Martian aqueous mineralogy after 1 Mars year of observations from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

    Scott L. Murchie;John F. Mustard;Bethany L. Ehlmann;Ralph E. Milliken

  • 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

  • H2O at the Phoenix landing site.

    P. H. Smith;L. K. Tamppari;R. E. Arvidson;D. Bass

  • The Opportunity Rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;J. Brückner

  • Standard techniques for presentation and analysis of crater size-frequency data

    R. E. Arvidson;J. Boyce;C. Chapman

  • Mössbauer mineralogy of rock, soil, and dust at Gusev crater, Mars: Spirit's journey through weakly altered olivine basalt on the plains and pervasively altered basalt in the Columbia Hills

    R. V. Morris;G. Klingelhöfer;C. Schröder;D. S. Rodionov

  • Detection of silica-rich deposits on Mars.

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;S. Ruff;R. Gellert

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell;J. Bruckner

  • Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES Experiment on the Opportunity Rover.

    Philip Christensen;M. B. Wyatt;T. D. Glotch;A. D. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University
Steven W. Squyres
Steven W. Squyres Cornell University
Edward A. Guinness
Edward A. Guinness Washington University in St. Louis
William H. Farrand
William H. Farrand Space Science Institute
Jeffrey R. Johnson
Jeffrey R. Johnson Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
John A. Grant
John A. Grant Smithsonian Institution
Larry S. Crumpler
Larry S. Crumpler New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Ronald Greeley
Ronald Greeley Arizona State University

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