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D-Index
110
Citations
41378
World Ranking
76
National Ranking
36

Richard V. Morris 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 Richard V. Morris sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 645 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard V. Morris 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 Richard V. Morris sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard V. Morris is a researcher affiliated with Langley Research Center in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Geophysics, and Paleontology.

The primary topics covered in Morris's research encompass Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Space Exploration and Technology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

Morris's recent papers include the following publications:

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity (2020), published in Geochemistry
  • Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE) (2021), published in Space Science Reviews
  • Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars (2021), published in Science
  • Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity's Exploration Campaign (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Morris include:

  • D. W. Ming
  • E. B. Rampe
  • T. F. Bristow
  • A. H. Treiman
  • D. T. Vaniman

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific venues, most notably in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Minerals
  • Icarus
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results

    Philip Christensen;J. L. Bandfield;V. E. Hamilton;Steven Ruff

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

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

  • Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars

    D.T. Vaniman;D.L. Bish;D.W. Ming;T.F. Bristow

  • Space weathering on airless bodies: Resolving a mystery with lunar samples

    Carlé M. Pieters;Larry A. Taylor;Sarah K. Noble;Lindsay P. Keller

  • 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

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

  • The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests

    Roger C. Wiens;Sylvestre Maurice;Sylvestre Maurice;Bruce Barraclough;Bruce Barraclough;Muriel Saccoccio

  • 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

  • Spectral and other physicochemical properties of submicron powders of hematite (alpha-Fe2O3), maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3), magnetite (Fe3O4), goethite (alpha-FeOOH), and lepidocrocite (gamma-FeOOH).

    Richard V. Morris;Howard V. Lauer;Charles A. Lawson;Everett K. Gibson

  • Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near‐surface water

    Philip Christensen;J. L. Bandfield;R. N. Clark;K. S. Edgett

  • 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

  • Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

    L. A. Leshin;P. R. Mahaffy;C. R. Webster;M. Cabane

  • Acid sulfate alteration of fluorapatite, basaltic glass and olivine by hydrothermal vapors and fluids: Implications for fumarolic activity and secondary phosphate phases in sulfate-rich Paso Robles soil at Gusev Crater, Mars

    E. M. Hausrath;D. C. Golden;R. V. Morris;D. G. Agresti

  • 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

  • Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover

    Richard V. Morris;Steven W. Ruff;Ralf Gellert;Douglas W. Ming

  • Mineralogy, composition, and alteration of Mars Pathfinder rocks and soils: Evidence from multispectral, elemental, and magnetic data on terrestrial analogue, SNC meteorite, and Pathfinder samples

    Richard V. Morris;D. C. Golden;James F. Bell;Tad D. Shelfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas W. Ming
Douglas W. Ming National Aeronautics and Space Administration
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University
Raymond E. Arvidson
Raymond E. Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
David T. Vaniman
David T. Vaniman Planetary Science Institute
Steve J. Chipera
Steve J. Chipera Planetary Science Institute
Ralf Gellert
Ralf Gellert University of Guelph
Robert T. Downs
Robert T. Downs University of Arizona
Steven W. Squyres
Steven W. Squyres Cornell University
Allan H. Treiman
Allan H. Treiman Lunar and Planetary Institute
Göstar Klingelhöfer
Göstar Klingelhöfer Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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