What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
- Paleontology
His primary areas of study are Geochemistry, Xenolith, Olivine, Mineralogy and Basalt.
His Geochemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Paleontology and Soil horizon.
His research in Xenolith intersects with topics in Enstatite, Metasomatism, Peridotite, Diopside and Kimberlite.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Tephra, Feldspar, Plagioclase and Palagonite.
The Palagonite study combines topics in areas such as Volcanic rock, Achondrite, Meteorite and Meridiani Planum.
His Basalt study combines topics in areas such as VNIR, Impact crater, Earth science and Martian, Mars Exploration Program.
His most cited work include:
- Composition of the Siberian cratonic mantle: evidence from Udachnaya peridotite xenoliths (326 citations)
- 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 (272 citations)
- Detection and discrimination of sulfate minerals using reflectance spectroscopy (256 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Basalt, Mars Exploration Program, Mineralogy and Materials science.
Stanley A. Mertzman combines subjects such as Flood basalt, Crust, Plagioclase, Tephra and Magma with his study of Basalt.
His Mars Exploration Program research includes themes of Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and Hydrothermal circulation.
His study in the field of Hematite is also linked to topics like Environmental science.
His studies examine the connections between Analytical chemistry and genetics, as well as such issues in Absorption, with regards to Absorption band and Wavelength.
His biological study deals with issues like Mantle, which deal with fields such as Olivine.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geochemistry (54.37%)
- Basalt (26.21%)
- Mars Exploration Program (25.24%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Mars Exploration Program (25.24%)
- Geochemistry (54.37%)
- Basalt (26.21%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Mars Exploration Program, Geochemistry, Basalt, Materials science and Mineralogy.
His Mars Exploration Program research incorporates themes from Environmental chemistry, Archaeology and Raman spectroscopy.
He has included themes like Rift, Seismology and Hematite in his Geochemistry study.
His work carried out in the field of Hematite brings together such families of science as Jarosite, Meridiani Planum, Breccia and Weathering.
His Basalt research incorporates elements of Trace element, Eucrite, Mafic and Meteorite.
His studies deal with areas such as Characterization, Mars surface and Mid infrared as well as Mineralogy.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Recalibration of the Mars Science Laboratory ChemCam instrument with an expanded geochemical database (77 citations)
- Spectral reflectance properties of magnetites: Implications for remote sensing (17 citations)
- Bunburra Rockhole: Exploring the geology of a new differentiated asteroid (13 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
- Paleontology
His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Basalt, Trace element, Materials science and Oxidation state.
Stanley A. Mertzman has included themes like Specular reflection, Hydrothermal circulation and Hematite in his Geochemistry study.
Stanley A. Mertzman has researched Basalt in several fields, including Flood basalt, Igneous rock, Mafic, Large igneous province and Andesite.
Stanley A. Mertzman interconnects Pyroclastic rock, Mantle plume, Rift and Mantle in the investigation of issues within Trace element.
Mineralogy covers Stanley A. Mertzman research in Maghemite.
His work on Ulvöspinel, Armalcolite and Ilmenite as part of general Mineralogy research is often related to Calibration, thus linking different fields of science.
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