2026 Rhonda M. Stroud: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	59	7345	7105	1820	1692	442	13256

Research.com Recognitions

2021 - Fellow of the Microanalysis Society for outstanding leadership and sustained contributions to analytical microscopy of extraterrestrial materials
2014 - Fellow of the Meteoritical Society
2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the structure of synthetic and natural materials including quasicrystals, aerogel nanocomposites, spinpolarized thin film devices and stardust

Overview

Rhonda M. Stroud is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science. Their notable contributions encompass areas within Astronomy and Astrophysics, Materials Chemistry, Ecology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Geophysics.

Themes central to their work include Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Stroud's publication record includes frequently appearing in the following venues:

Microscopy and Microanalysis
Meteoritics and Planetary Science
arXiv (Cornell University)
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Nature Astronomy

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

L. R. Nittler
T. Noguchi
B. T. De Gregorio
Tomoki Nakamura
Masanao Abe

Among their recent papers are:

Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu, 2023, Science
A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu, 2022, Nature Astronomy
Concerns of Organic Contamination for Sample Return Space Missions, 2020, Space Science Reviews
Capacity and phase stability of metal-substituted α-Ni(OH)₂ nanosheets in aqueous Ni-Zn batteries, 2021, Materials Advances
Enabling remote quantum emission in 2D semiconductors via porous metallic networks, 2020, Nature Communications

Stroud has received recognition for their contributions, including being named Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America in 2021, with a citation highlighting leadership in extraterrestrial materials using aberration-corrected electron microscopy and vibrational spectroscopy.

Earlier, in 2009, Stroud was appointed Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation acknowledging work on the structure of synthetic and natural materials such as quasicrystals, aerogel nanocomposites, spin-polarized thin film devices, and stardust.

Best Publications

Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

1018
Citations
Incorporation of homogeneous, nanoscale MnO2 within ultraporous carbon structures via self-limiting electroless deposition: implications for electrochemical capacitors.

Anne E. Fischer;Katherine A. Pettigrew;Debra R. Rolison;Rhonda M. Stroud

841
Citations
Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

724
Citations
Silica Sol as a Nanoglue: Flexible Synthesis of Composite Aerogels

Catherine A. Morris;Michele L. Anderson;Rhonda M. Stroud;Celia I. Merzbacher

532
Citations
How To Make Electrocatalysts More Active for Direct Methanol OxidationAvoid PtRu Bimetallic Alloys

Jeffrey W. Long;Rhonda M. Stroud;† and Karen E. Swider-Lyons;Debra R. Rolison

485
Citations
Impact features on Stardust : implications for Comet 81P/Wild 2 dust

Friedrich Horz;Ron Bastien;Janet Borg;John P. Bradley

357
Citations
Sol−Gel-Derived Ceria Nanoarchitectures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrical Properties

Christel Laberty-Robert, ,†,‡;Jeffrey W. Long;Erik M. Lucas;Katherine A. Pettigrew

291
Citations
Presence of antisite disorder and its characterization in the predicted half-metal Co 2 MnSi

M. P. Raphael;B. Ravel;Q. Huang;M. A. Willard

274
Citations
Origin of high transport spin polarization in La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 : Direct evidence for minority spin states

B. Nadgorny;I. I. Mazin;M. Osofsky;R. J. Soulen

263
Citations
A stable Ti-based quasicrystal

K. F. Kelton;W. J. Kim;R. M. Stroud

241
Citations
The nature, origin and modification of insoluble organic matter in chondrites, the major source of Earth's C and N

C.M.O’D. Alexander;G.D. Cody;B.T. De Gregorio;L.R. Nittler

217
Citations
Nanocrystalline iron oxide aerogels as mesoporous magnetic architectures.

Jeffrey W. Long;Michael S. Logan;Christopher P. Rhodes;Everett E. Carpenter

210
Citations
Electronic connection to the interior of a mesoporous insulator with nanowires of crystalline RuO2

Joseph V. Ryan;Alan D. Berry;Michele L. Anderson;Jeffrey W. Long

209
Citations
Minimizing damage during FIB sample preparation of soft materials

N.D. Bassim;B.T. De Gregorio;A.L.D. Kilcoyne;K. Scott

208
Citations
Using Three Dimensions in Catalytic Mesoporous Nanoarchitectures

Jeremy J. Pietron;Rhonda M. Stroud;Debra R. Rolison

208
Citations
Passivated Iron as Core−Shell Nanoparticles

E. E. Carpenter;S. Calvin;R. M. Stroud;V. G. Harris

184
Citations
Hydrogenation of titanium-based quasicrystals.

A. M. Viano;R. M. Stroud;P. C. Gibbons;A. F. McDowell

161
Citations
Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs

Michael Zolensky;Keiko Nakamura-Messenger;Frans Rietmeijer;Hugues Leroux

161
Citations
Colloidal Gold Aerogels: Preparation, Properties, and Characterization

Michele L. Anderson;Catherine A. Morris;Rhonda M. Stroud;and Celia I. Merzbacher

160
Citations
Magnetic, structural, and transport properties of thin film and single crystal Co2MnSi

M. P. Raphael;B. Ravel;M. A. Willard;S. F. Cheng

159
Citations
Supplementary Materials for Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft

Andrew J. Westphal;Rhonda M. Stroud;Hans A. Bechtel;Frank E. Brenker

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