What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Quantum mechanics
- Mineral
- Organic chemistry
Mineralogy, Crystallography, Diffraction, Geochemistry and Crystal structure are his primary areas of study.
Robert T. Downs has included themes like Mars Exploration Program, Magnetite, Pigeonite, Elastic modulus and Rocknest in his Mineralogy study.
His Crystallography research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Inorganic chemistry, Bulk modulus and Information retrieval.
His work deals with themes such as Single crystal and Thermodynamics, which intersect with Diffraction.
His research integrates issues of Feldspar and Meridiani Planum in his study of Geochemistry.
Robert T. Downs has researched Crystal structure in several fields, including Compressibility and Anisotropy.
His most cited work include:
- The American Mineralogist crystal structure database (663 citations)
- Crystallography Open Database - an open-access collection of crystal structures (639 citations)
- Crystallography Open Database (COD): an open-access collection of crystal structures and platform for world-wide collaboration (438 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Crystallography, Mineralogy, Crystal structure, Geochemistry and Mineral.
Robert T. Downs interconnects X-ray crystallography, Diffraction and Group in the investigation of issues within Crystallography.
His Diffraction research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Phase transition, Thermodynamics and Crystal.
His Mineralogy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Amorphous solid, Rocknest and Mars Exploration Program.
His Crystal structure research incorporates themes from Single crystal, Raman spectroscopy and Hydrogen bond.
His Mineral research includes themes of Earth and Earth science.
He most often published in these fields:
- Crystallography (35.62%)
- Mineralogy (25.66%)
- Crystal structure (22.12%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Geochemistry (16.15%)
- Mars Exploration Program (13.94%)
- Mineral (14.38%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Robert T. Downs focuses on Geochemistry, Mars Exploration Program, Mineral, Mineralogy and Gale crater.
His study in Mars Exploration Program is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Aeolian processes, Plagioclase and Olivine.
His studies deal with areas such as Earth science, Earth, Ecology, Crystal structure and Visualization as well as Mineral.
His Crystal structure study deals with Hydrogen bond intersecting with Crystallography.
His work carried out in the field of Crystallography brings together such families of science as Diffraction and Electron microprobe.
His study in the field of Hematite is also linked to topics like Earth.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Mineralogy of an ancient lacustrine mudstone succession from the Murray formation, Gale crater, Mars (137 citations)
- Silicic volcanism on Mars evidenced by tridymite in high-SiO2 sedimentary rock at Gale crater (96 citations)
- Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X-ray diffraction of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater) (96 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Quantum mechanics
- Mineral
- Organic chemistry
Robert T. Downs mostly deals with Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Mars Exploration Program, Mineral and Diagenesis.
His Geochemistry research incorporates elements of Feldspar and Sanidine.
His Mineralogy study incorporates themes from Mineralization and Basalt.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Aeolian processes, Hematite, Plagioclase and Olivine.
The various areas that Robert T. Downs examines in his Mineral study include Earth, Ecology, Data-driven, Crystal structure and Visualization.
In his research on the topic of Crystal structure, Crystallography is strongly related with Silicate.
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