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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7101 6571 2457 2174 200 6527

Steven B. Simon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven B. Simon between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven B. Simon published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2019. 14 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2019. 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 10 publications
1982 2025

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven B. Simon: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 3
1983 6
1984 4
1985 7
1986 5
1987 3
1988 2
1989 5
1990 7
1991 2
1992 5
1993 5
1994 5
1995 5
1996 4
1997 4
1998 6
1999 4
2000 5
2001 4
2002 5
2003 4
2004 4
2005 6
2006 8
2007 8
2008 6
2009 6
2010 5
2011 7
2012 6
2013 7
2014 4
2015 4
2016 6
2017 3
2018 5
2019 11
2020 4
2021 4
2022 3
2023 6
2024 4
2025 10
Total 227
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Steven B. Simon 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 Steven B. Simon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 200 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 200
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Steven B. Simon 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 Steven B. Simon sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389 36
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Steven B. Simon is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research spans physics and astronomy, with a focus on multiple related subfields and topics, primarily centered around astro and planetary sciences.

The main fields of study for Steven B. Simon include:

  • Physics and Astronomy

Within this broad field, their work covers several subfields:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Surgery

Research topics addressed in their work emphasize planetary science and exploration along with high-pressure geophysics and materials:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Steven B. Simon has published frequently in a number of scientific journals, with a concentration in these venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Journal of clinical lipidology
  • Survival

Among their recent papers are:

  • Multiple Shallow Crustal Origins for Spinel-Bearing Lithologies on the Moon: A Perspective From the Luna 20 Mission, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Warkite, Ca2Sc6Al6O20, a new mineral in carbonaceous chondrites and a key-stone phase in ultrarefractory inclusions from the solar nebula, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Uniform initial 10Be/9Be inferred from refractory inclusions in CV3, CO3, CR2, and CH/CB chondrites, 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA): an Apollo Participating Scientist Program to Prepare the Lunar Sample Community for Artemis, 2024, Space Science Reviews
  • Reassessing the thermal history of martian meteorite Shergotty and Apollo mare basalt 15555 using kinetic isotope fractionation of zoned minerals, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Throughout their career, Steven B. Simon has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • C. K. Shearer
  • N. E. Petro
  • D. P. Moriarty
  • S. A. Eckley
  • R. A. Zeigler

Best Publications

  • Comet 81P/Wild 2 under a microscope.

    Don Brownlee;Peter Tsou;Jérôme Aléon;Conel M O'd Alexander

  • Mineralogy and petrology of comet 81P/wild 2 nucleus samples

    Michael E. Zolensky;Thomas J. Zega;Hajime Yano;Sue Wirick

  • The lunar regolith: Chemistry, mineralogy, and petrology

    J. J. Papike;S. B. Simon;J. C. Laul

  • Shock metamorphism and petrography of the Shergotty achondrite

    D Stöffler;R Ostertag;C Jammes;G Pfannschmidt

  • Radar-Enabled Recovery of the Sutter’s Mill Meteorite, a Carbonaceous Chondrite Regolith Breccia

    Peter Jenniskens;Peter Jenniskens;Marc D. Fries;Qing-Zhu Yin;Michael Zolensky

  • Major element chemical and isotopic compositions of refractory inclusions in C3 chondrites: the separate roles of condensation and evaporation☆

    Lawrence Grossman;Denton S. Ebel;Steven B. Simon;Andrew M. Davis

  • Comparing Wild 2 particles to chondrites and IDPs

    Michael Zolensky;Keiko Nakamura-Messenger;Frans Rietmeijer;Hugues Leroux

  • Fassaite composition trends during crystallization of Allende Type B refractory inclusion melts

    Steven B. Simon;Lawrence Grossman;Andrew M. Davis

  • Redox Conditions in the Solar Nebula: Observational, Experimental, and Theoretical Constraints

    Lawrence Grossman;John R. Beckett;Alexei V. Fedkin;Steven B. Simon

  • A refractory inclusion returned by Stardust from comet 81P/Wild 2

    Steven B Simon;David Joswiak;H.A. Ishii;John P Bradley

  • Origin of compact type A refractory inclusions from CV3 carbonaceous chondrites

    S.B. Simon;A.M. Davis;L. Grossman

  • Pegmatite-wallrock interactions, Black Hills, South Dakota; interaction between pegmatite-derived fluids and quartz-mica schist wallrock

    Charles K. Shearer;James J. Papike;S. B. Simon;J. C. Laul

  • Formation of refractory inclusions by evaporation of condensate precursors

    Lawrence Grossman;Denton S Ebel;Steven B Simon

  • Valence of titanium and vanadium in pyroxene in refractory inclusion interiors and rims

    S.B. Simon;S.R. Sutton;L. Grossman

  • Chemical evolution of metal in refractory inclusions in CV3 chondrites

    Andrew J. Campbell;Steven B. Simon;Munir Humayun;Lawrence Grossman

  • Oxygen isotope variations at the margin of a CAI records circulation within the solar nebula.

    Justin I. Simon;Ian D. Hutcheon;Steven B. Simon;Jennifer E. P. Matzel

  • A hibonite‐corundum inclusion from Murchison: A first‐generation condensate from the solar nebula

    S. B. Simon;A. M. Davis;L. Grossman;K. D. McKeegan

  • Refractory inclusions from the Leoville, Efremovka, and Vigarano c3v chondrites: Major element differences between types A and B, and extraordinary refractory siderophile element compositions

    Paul J Sylvester;Steven B Simon;Lawrence Grossman

  • Tungsten and hafnium distribution in calcium-aluminum inclusions (CAIs) from Allende and Efremovka

    Munir Humayun;Steven B. Simon;Lawrence Grossman

  • Primordial compositions of refractory inclusions

    L. Grossman;S. B. Simon;V. K. Rai;M. H. Thiemens

  • An ion microprobe study of the intra-crystalline behavior of REE and selected trace elements in pyroxene from mare basalts with different cooling and crystallization histories

    C.K Shearer;J.J Papike;S.B Simon;N Shimizu

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Grossman
Lawrence Grossman University of Chicago
Andrew M. Davis
Andrew M. Davis University of Chicago
James J. Papike
James J. Papike University of New Mexico
Stephen R. Sutton
Stephen R. Sutton University of Chicago
Charles K. Shearer
Charles K. Shearer University of New Mexico
Denton S. Ebel
Denton S. Ebel American Museum of Natural History
Miaofang Chi
Miaofang Chi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kazuhide Nagashima
Kazuhide Nagashima University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ian D. Hutcheon
Ian D. Hutcheon Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Justin I. Simon
Justin I. Simon Langley Research Center

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