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Earth Science
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Earth Science D-index 118 Citations 43,362 1,046 World Ranking 26 National Ranking 12

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award

2012 - US President's National Medal of Science "For creative approaches and outstanding contributions to understanding the internal structure and evolution of the Earth, the Moon, and other terrestrial planets, and for his leadership and inspiration of new generations of scientists.", Award presented by President Barack Obama at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on November 20, 2014.

2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

1980 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

1977 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Geophysics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Geophysics, Lithosphere, Mercury, Seismology and Mantle. His Geophysics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Planetary science, Astrophysics, Gravity anomaly, Magmatism and Gravitational field. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Subduction, Intraplate earthquake, Olympus Mons, Tharsis and Plate tectonics.

His studies in Mercury integrate themes in fields like Volcano, Exosphere, Meteorology, Planet and Mineralogy. His Mineralogy research incorporates elements of Impact crater, Spectrometer, Gravity, Petrology and Regolith. His work carried out in the field of Mantle brings together such families of science as Convection, Mantle convection, Crust, Transition zone and Hotspot.

His most cited work include:

  • Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars (1068 citations)
  • The Global Topography of Mars and Implications for Surface Evolution (712 citations)
  • The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL (470 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Mercury, Geophysics, Astrobiology, Impact crater and Planet. His study in Mercury is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry, Environmental chemistry and Magnetosphere. His studies deal with areas such as Magnetopause, Mercury's magnetic field and Lithosphere as well as Geophysics.

Sean C. Solomon interconnects Venus and Plate tectonics in the investigation of issues within Lithosphere. Sean C. Solomon has included themes like Volcano and Structural basin, Geomorphology in his Impact crater study. His Planet research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Spacecraft, Planetary science and Altimeter.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Mercury (58.75%)
  • Geophysics (31.29%)
  • Astrobiology (14.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Mercury (58.75%)
  • Geophysics (31.29%)
  • Impact crater (17.88%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Mercury, Geophysics, Impact crater, Crust and Geochemistry. His research in Mercury intersects with topics in Planetary science, Volcanism, Planet, Mineralogy and Remote sensing. His Planet research includes themes of Spacecraft, Northern Hemisphere and Tectonics.

His research in Geophysics tackles topics such as Geodesy which are related to areas like Gravitational field and Outer core. His Impact crater research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Volcano, Geomorphology, Geology of the Moon and Polar. The various areas that Sean C. Solomon examines in his Crust study include Structural basin, Bouguer anomaly, Gravity anomaly, Petrology and Mantle.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Lunar interior properties from the GRAIL mission (126 citations)
  • Lunar interior properties from the GRAIL mission (126 citations)
  • Mercury’s global contraction much greater than earlier estimates (107 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Geophysics

His primary areas of investigation include Mercury, Geophysics, Impact crater, Crust and Planet. His Mercury research integrates issues from Volcano, Planetary science, Astrobiology, Analytical chemistry and Remote sensing. His Geophysics research includes elements of Magnetopause, Magnetic reconnection, Magnetosphere, Magnetic field and Mercury's magnetic field.

His Impact crater study incorporates themes from Geochemistry, Geomorphology and Late Heavy Bombardment. His research integrates issues of Structural basin, Geology of the Moon, Bouguer anomaly, Mineralogy and Mantle in his study of Crust. His Planet research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Love number, Geodesy, Tectonics, Earth science and Spacecraft.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars

David E. Smith;Maria T. Zuber;Herbert V. Frey;James B. Garvin.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2001)

1433 Citations

The Global Topography of Mars and Implications for Surface Evolution

David E. Smith;Maria T. Zuber;Maria T. Zuber;Sean C. Solomon;Roger J. Phillips.
Science (1999)

925 Citations

The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL

Mark A. Wieczorek;Gregory A. Neumann;Francis Nimmo;Walter S. Kiefer.
Science (2013)

694 Citations

Internal Structure and Early Thermal Evolution of Mars from Mars Global Surveyor Topography and Gravity

Maria T. Zuber;Maria T. Zuber;Sean C. Solomon;Roger J. Phillips;David E. Smith.
Science (2000)

603 Citations

Seismic structure of the Iceland mantle plume

Cecily J. Wolfe;Ingi Th. Bjarnason;John C. VanDecar;Sean C. Solomon.
Nature (1997)

598 Citations

The Mars Observer laser altimeter investigation

M. T. Zuber;D. E. Smith;S. C. Solomon;D. O. Muhleman.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1992)

576 Citations

Ancient Geodynamics and Global-Scale Hydrology on Mars

Roger J. Phillips;Maria T. Zuber;Maria T. Zuber;Sean C. Solomon;Matthew P. Golombek.
Science (2001)

519 Citations

The role of aerosol variations in anthropogenic ozone depletion at northern midlatitudes

S. Solomon;R. W. Portmann;R. R. Garcia;L. W. Thomason.
Journal of Geophysical Research (1996)

505 Citations

Gravity field of the Moon from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission.

Maria T. Zuber;David E. Smith;Michael M. Watkins;Sami W. Asmar.
Science (2013)

425 Citations

Tectonic stress in the plates

Randall M. Richardson;Sean C. Solomon;Norman H. Sleep.
Reviews of Geophysics (1979)

418 Citations

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