2026 Robert M. Hazen: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	89	2212	1989	793	662	304	24940
Earth Science	94	208	177	106	89	437	27364

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1994 - 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
Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Robert M. Hazen is affiliated with the Carnegie Institution for Science in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in earth and planetary sciences as well as physics and astronomy.

Their research spans multiple subfields, including:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Artificial Intelligence
Geophysics
Paleontology
Geochemistry and Petrology

The main topics addressed in their work involve:

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Astro and Planetary Science
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Planetary Science and Exploration
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Origins and Evolution of Life

Their frequent coauthors include:

Shaunna M. Morrison
Anirudh Prabhu
Robert T. Downs
Michael L. Wong
E. B. Rampe

Common publication venues for this scientist are:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
American Mineralogist
Goldschmidt Abstracts
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
Minerals

Selected recent publications include:

Mineralogy and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks and eolian sediments in Gale crater, Mars: A review after six Earth years of exploration with Curiosity, 2020, Geochemistry
Mineralogy of Vera Rubin Ridge From the Mars Science Laboratory CheMin Instrument, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
The Deep-Time Digital Earth program: data-driven discovery in geosciences, 2021, National Science Review
A persistently low level of atmospheric oxygen in Earth's middle age, 2021, Nature Communications
Brine-driven destruction of clay minerals in Gale crater, Mars, 2021, Science

Robert M. Hazen has been recognized with multiple fellowships including:

Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2019
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1994
Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

Comparative crystal chemistry

Robert M. Hazen;Larry W. Finger

788
Citations
Superconductivity in the high-Tc Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O system - Phase identification

R. M. Hazen;R. M. Hazen;R. M. Hazen;C. T. Prewitt;C. T. Prewitt;C. T. Prewitt;R. J. Angel;R. J. Angel;R. J. Angel;N. L. Ross;N. L. Ross;N. L. Ross

759
Citations
Review Paper. Mineral evolution

Robert M. Hazen;Dominic Papineau;Wouter Bleeker;Robert T. Downs

678
Citations
High‐Pressure Research in Mineral Physics

Robert M. Hazen

666
Citations
Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars

Larry W. Finger;Robert M. Hazen

647
Citations
100-K superconducting phases in the Tl-Ca-Ba-Cu-O system.

R. M. Hazen;L. W. Finger;R. J. Angel;C. T. Prewitt

593
Citations
Primordial Carbonylated Iron-Sulfur Compounds and the Synthesis of Pyruvate

George D. Cody;Nabil Z. Boctor;Timothy R. Filley;Robert M. Hazen

553
Citations
Chiral selection on inorganic crystalline surfaces

Robert M. Hazen;David S. Sholl

544
Citations
Selective adsorption of L- and D-amino acids on calcite: Implications for biochemical homochirality

Robert M. Hazen;Timothy R. Filley;Glenn A. Goodfriend

467
Citations
Cradle of Life: The Discovery of Earth's Earliest Fossils

J. William Schopf;Robert M. Hazen

431
Citations
Crystallographic description of phases in the Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductor

R. M. Hazen;L. W. Finger;R. J. Angel;C. T. Prewitt

404
Citations
High-pressure crystal chemistry of scheelite-type tungstates and molybdates

Robert M. Hazen;Larry W. Finger;Joseph W.E. Mariathasan

365
Citations
Mineral Surfaces, Geochemical Complexities, and the Origins of Life

Robert M. Hazen;Dimitri A. Sverjensky

360
Citations
High-pressure crystal chemistry and amorphization of α-quartz

R.M. Hazen;L.W. Finger;R.J. Hemley;H.K. Mao

359
Citations
Effects of temperature and pressure on the crystal structure of forsterite

Robert M. Hazen

353
Citations
Bulk modulus—volume relationship for cation-anion polyhedra

Robert M. Hazen;Larry W. Finger

344
Citations
Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars

E. B. Rampe;D. W. Ming;D. F. Blake;T. F. Bristow

331
Citations
Crystal structure and compressibility of zircon at high pressure

R. M. Hazen;L. W. Finger

326
Citations
Microbially Induced Sedimentary Structures Recording an Ancient Ecosystem in the ca. 3.48 Billion-Year-Old Dresser Formation, Pilbara, Western Australia

Nora Noffke;Daniel Christian;David Wacey;Robert M. Hazen

326
Citations
Eight new high-temperature superconductors with the 1:2:4 structure

Donald E. Morris;Janice H. Nickel;John Y. T. Wei;Naggi G. Asmar

322
Citations
REVIEWS in MINERALOGY and GEOchEMIStRY

Robert M. Hazen;Adrian P. Jones

199
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert T. Downs University of Arizona

Larry W. Finger Carnegie Institution for Science

Dimitri A. Sverjensky Johns Hopkins University

Steve J. Chipera Planetary Science Institute

A. S. Yen Jet Propulsion Lab

Charles T. Prewitt University of Arizona

John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology

David J. Des Marais Ames Research Center

Edward S. Grew University of Maine

Andrew H. Knoll Harvard University

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