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Tanja Bosak

Tanja Bosak

Tanja Bosak 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 Tanja Bosak sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Tanja Bosak 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 Tanja Bosak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2007 - Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Tanja Bosak is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has established a significant presence in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research covers a broad range of topics primarily associated with planetary science and exploration alongside ecological and molecular biology aspects.

The scientist's research spans the following main fields of study:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The subfields where they have contributed extensively include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Paleontology
  • Atmospheric Science

Primary topics covered in their work are:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequent publication venues for Bosak's research include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Science
  • Geobiology
  • Science Advances
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bosak are:

  • "Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars" (2021), published in Science
  • "Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars" (2022), published in Science
  • "The Archean origin of oxygenic photosynthesis and extant cyanobacterial lineages" (2021), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Aqueous alteration processes in Jezero crater, Mars-implications for organic geochemistry" (2022), published in Science
  • "Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars" (2022), published in Science Advances

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Justin I. Simon
  • B. P. Weiss
  • David L. Shuster
  • R. C. Wiens
  • Kenneth H. Williford

Awards received by Bosak encompass:

  • James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2011
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2011
  • Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award, The Geological Society of America, 2007

Best Publications

  • Large Sulfur Isotope Fractionation Does Not Require Disproportionation

    Min Sub Sim;Tanja Bosak;Shuhei Ono

  • The Meaning of Stromatolites

    Tanja Bosak;Andrew Herbert Knoll;Alexander P. Petroff

  • Effect of electron donors on the fractionation of sulfur isotopes by a marine Desulfovibrio sp.

    Min Sub Sim;Shuhei Ono;Katie Donovan;Stefanie P. Templer

  • Morphological record of oxygenic photosynthesis in conical stromatolites

    Tanja Bosak;Biqing Liang;Min Sub Sim;Alexander P. Petroff

  • Perseverance rover reveals an ancient delta-lake system and flood deposits at Jezero crater, Mars.

    N. Mangold;S. Gupta;O. Gasnault;G. Dromart

  • Compositionally and density stratified igneous terrain in Jezero crater, Mars

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  • Microbial nucleation of calcium carbonate in the Precambrian

    Tanja Bosak;Dianne K. Newman

  • An olivine cumulate outcrop on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

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  • Formation and stability of oxygen-rich bubbles that shape photosynthetic mats.

    T. Bosak;J. W.M. Bush;M. R. Flynn;Biqing Liang

  • The Archean origin of oxygenic photosynthesis and extant cyanobacterial lineages

    G. P. Fournier;K. R. Moore;K. R. Moore;L. T. Rangel;J. G. Payette

  • Microbial Kinetic Controls on Calcite Morphology in Supersaturated Solutions

    Tanja Bosak;Dianne K. Newman

  • Light-driven anaerobic microbial oxidation of manganese.

    Mirna Daye;Vanja Klepac-Ceraj;Mihkel Pajusalu;Sophie Rowland

  • A Field Guide to Finding Fossils on Mars.

    S. McMahon;S. McMahon;T. Bosak;J. P. Grotzinger;R. E. Milliken

  • Biophysical basis for the geometry of conical stromatolites.

    Alexander P. Petroff;Min Sub Sim;Andrey Maslov;Mikhail Krupenin

  • A likely role for anoxygenic photosynthetic microbes in the formation of ancient stromatolites.

    T. Bosak;S. E. Greene;D. K. Newman

  • Agglutinated tests in post-Sturtian cap carbonates of Namibia and Mongolia

    T. Bosak;D.J.G. Lahr;S.B. Pruss;Francis Alexander Macdonald

  • Possible early foraminiferans in post-Sturtian (716−635 Ma) cap carbonates

    Tanja Bosak;Daniel J. G. Lahr;Sara B. Pruss;Francis Alexander Macdonald

  • Sedimentary Iron Cycling and the Origin and Preservation of Magnetization in Platform Carbonate Muds, Andros Island, Bahamas

    Adam C. Maloof;Robert E. Kopp;John P. Grotzinger;David A. Fike

  • Microbial shaping of sedimentary wrinkle structures

    G. Mariotti;S. B. Pruss;J. T. Perron;T. Bosak

  • Putative Cryogenian ciliates from Mongolia

    T. Bosak;F. Macdonald;D. Lahr;E. Matys

  • Micrometer-scale porosity as a biosignature in carbonate crusts

    Tanja Bosak;Virginia Souza-Egipsy;Frank A. Corsetti;Dianne K. Newman

  • Molecular biosignatures reveal common benthic microbial sources of organic matter in ooids and grapestones from Pigeon Cay, The Bahamas.

    S. S. O'Reilly;S. S. O'Reilly;G. Mariotti;A. R. Winter;S. A. Newman

  • Combined 34 S, 33 S and 18 O isotope fractionations record different intracellular steps of microbial sulfate reduction

    Gilad Antler;Gilad Antler;Alexandra V. Turchyn;Shuhei Ono;Orit Sivan

  • Effects of Iron and Nitrogen Limitation on Sulfur Isotope Fractionation during Microbial Sulfate Reduction

    Min Sub Sim;Shuhei Ono;Tanja Bosak

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis A. Macdonald
Francis A. Macdonald University of California, Santa Barbara
Kenneth H. Williford
Kenneth H. Williford Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
Richard Losick
Richard Losick Harvard University
David L. Shuster
David L. Shuster University of California, Berkeley
Ann Pearson
Ann Pearson Harvard University
John P. Grotzinger
John P. Grotzinger California Institute of Technology
Hojatollah Vali
Hojatollah Vali McGill University

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