2026 Sushil K. Atreya: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	87	673	638	299	275	667	29891

Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sushil K. Atreya is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of physics and astronomy, with a focus on subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, ecology, and molecular biology.

The main topics covered in Atreya's body of work include:

Astro and Planetary Science
Planetary Science and Exploration
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Space Exploration and Technology
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Their frequent publication venues reflect these interests and include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
The Planetary Science Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
arXiv (Cornell University)
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Atreya has collaborated extensively with several researchers who have frequently co-authored papers, including:

S. J. Bolton
T. Guillot
Glenn S. Orton
J. I. Lunine
S. Levin

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Atreya include:

"Revealing the Mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI Mission," 2022, The Planetary Science Journal
"Indigenous and exogenous organics and surface-atmosphere cycling inferred from carbon and oxygen isotopes at Gale crater," 2020, Nature Astronomy
"Jupiter's inhomogeneous envelope," 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Revelations on Jupiter's formation, evolution and interior: Challenges from Juno results," 2022, Icarus
"Depleted carbon isotope compositions observed at Gale crater, Mars," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their academic career, Atreya has been recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

The abundances of constituents of Titan's atmosphere from the GCMS instrument on the Huygens probe

H. B. Niemann;S. K. Atreya;S. J. Bauer;G. R. Carignan

1058
Citations
Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of Mars

Vittorio Formisano;Sushil Atreya;Thérèse Encrenaz;Nikolai Ignatiev;Nikolai Ignatiev

969
Citations
Extreme ultraviolet observations from Voyager 1 encounter with Jupiter

A. L. Broadfoot;M. J. S. Belton;P. Z. Takacs;B. R. Sandel

734
Citations
Origin and Evolution of Planetary and Satellite Atmospheres

S. K. Atreya;James B. Pollack;Mildred Shapley Matthews

688
Citations
The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

626
Citations
Composition of Titan's lower atmosphere and simple surface volatiles as measured by the Cassini‐Huygens probe gas chromatograph mass spectrometer experiment

H. B. Niemann;S. K. Atreya;J. E. Demick;D. Gautier

526
Citations
Current state of modeling the photochemistry of Titan's mutually dependent atmosphere and ionosphere

Eric H. Wilson;S. K. Atreya

525
Citations
Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

L. A. Leshin;P. R. Mahaffy;C. R. Webster;M. Cabane

505
Citations
Mars methane detection and variability at Gale crater

Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;Gregory J. Flesch

498
Citations
Organic molecules in the Sheepbed Mudstone, Gale Crater, Mars

Caroline Freissinet;Caroline Freissinet;D. P. Glavin;Paul R. Mahaffy;K. E. Miller

493
Citations
Detection of H 3 + on Jupiter

P. Drossart;J.-P. Maillard;J. Caldwell;S. J. Kim

475
Citations
Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

474
Citations
Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover

Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Sushil K. Atreya;Heather Franz

448
Citations
Evidence for perchlorates and the origin of chlorinated hydrocarbons detected by SAM at the Rocknest aeolian deposit in Gale Crater

Daniel P. Glavin;Caroline Freissinet;Kristen E. Miller;Jennifer L. Eigenbrode

427
Citations
Ultraviolet spectrometer observations of Neptune and Triton

A. L. Broadfoot;S. K. Atreya;J. L. Bertaux;J. E. Blamont

410
Citations
The composition of the Jovian atmosphere as determined by the Galileo probe mass spectrometer.

H. B. Niemann;H. B. Niemann;S. K. Atreya;G. R. Carignan;T. M. Donahue

404
Citations
Atmospheres and Ionospheres of the Outer Planets and Their Satellites

Sushil K. Atreya

379
Citations
Updated Galileo probe mass spectrometer measurements of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur on Jupiter

Michael H. Wong;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;Hasso B. Niemann

357
Citations
A low-temperature origin for the planetesimals that formed Jupiter

T. Owen;P. Mahaffy;H. B. Niemann;S. Atreya

342
Citations
Overview of the Voyager ultraviolet spectrometry results through Jupiter encounter

A. L. Broadfoot;B. R. Sandel;D. E Shemansky;J. C. McConnell

338
Citations
Extreme ultraviolet observations from voyager 1 encounter with saturn.

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143
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center

Hasso B. Niemann Goddard Space Flight Center

Tobias Owen University of Hawaii at Manoa

Tristan Guillot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Andrew P. Ingersoll California Institute of Technology

Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab

Glenn S. Orton California Institute of Technology

Christopher R. Webster Jet Propulsion Lab

Leigh N. Fletcher University of Leicester

Alberto Adriani National Institute for Astrophysics

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