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Thomas G. Sharp 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 Thomas G. Sharp sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 267 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas G. Sharp 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 Thomas G. Sharp sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas G. Sharp is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these areas, their subfields of focus include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Aerospace Engineering.

The primary topics covered by Thomas G. Sharp's research include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis

Thomas G. Sharp has contributed to several research publications examined in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Science Advances
  • Icarus

Recent papers published by Thomas G. Sharp demonstrate a focus on mineralogy and shock metamorphism in meteorites and planetary materials. Notable examples include:

  • "Evidence for the charge disproportionation of iron in extraterrestrial bridgmanite," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Formation, preservation and extinction of high-pressure minerals in meteorites: temperature effects in shock metamorphism and shock classification," 2022, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • "Dwell time at high pressure of meteorites during impact ejection from Mars," 2020, Icarus
  • "Nanotextures and formation process of coesite in silica glass from the Xiuyan impact crater," 2021, Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • "The source craters of the martian meteorites: Implications for the igneous evolution of Mars," 2024, Science Advances

Collaborative efforts feature prominently in this researcher's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Luca Bindi
  • Xiande Xie
  • Anthony Feldman
  • Elisabeth M. Hausrath
  • E. B. Rampe

Best Publications

  • Shock Effects in Meteorites

    T. G. Sharp;P. S. de Carli

  • The Majorite-Pyrope + Magnesiowüstite Assemblage: Constraints on the History of Shock Veins in Chondrites

    Ming Chen;Thomas G. Sharp;Ahmed El Goresy;Brigitte Wopenka

  • A Post-Stishovite SiO2 Polymorph in the Meteorite Shergotty: Implications for Impact Events

    Thomas Sharp;A. El Goresy;B. Wopenka;M. Chen

  • Mineralogical constraints on the high-silica martian surface component observed by TES

    Joseph R. Michalski;Michael D. Kraft;Thomas G. Sharp;Lynda B. Williams

  • Cell assemblies for reproducible multi-anvil experiments (the COMPRES assemblies)

    Kurt D. Leinenweber;James A. Tyburczy;Thomas G. Sharp;Emmanuel Soignard

  • Natural Occurrence of MgSiO3-Ilmenite and Evidence for MgSiO3-Perovskite in a Shocked L Chondrite

    Thomas G. Sharp;Cornelia M. Lingemann;Catherine Dupas;Dieter Stöffler

  • Determining the Origin of Ultrahigh-Pressure Lherzolites

    B. R. Hacker;T. Sharp;R. Y. Zhang;J. G. Liou

  • A Monoclinic Post-Stishovite Polymorph of Silica in the Shergotty Meteorite

    Ahmed El Goresy;Leonid Dubrovinsky;Thomas G. Sharp;Surendra K. Saxena

  • High-pressure phases in a shock-induced melt vein of the Tenham L6 chondrite: Constraints on shock pressure and duration

    Zhidong Xie;Thomas G. Sharp;Paul S. DeCarli

  • Intracrystalline Transformation of Olivine to Wadsleyite and Ringwoodite Under Subduction Zone Conditions

    Ljuba Kerschhofer;Thomas G. Sharp;David C. Rubie

  • Effects of pure silica coatings on thermal emission spectra of basaltic rocks: Considerations for Martian surface mineralogy

    Michael D. Kraft;Joseph R. Michalski;Thomas G. Sharp

  • Metastability of enstatite in deep subducting lithosphere

    A. Hogrefe;D. C. Rubie;T. G. Sharp;F. Seifert

  • Emission spectroscopy of clay minerals and evidence for poorly crystalline aluminosilicates on Mars from Thermal Emission Spectrometer data

    Joseph R. Michalski;Michael D. Kraft;Thomas G. Sharp;Lynda B. Williams

  • The cubic-tetragonal phase transition in the system majorite (Mg4Si4O12) – pyrope (Mg3Al2Si3O12), and garnet symmetry in the Earth's transition zone

    S. Heinemann;Thomas Sharp;F. Seifert;D. C. Rubie

  • Seifertite, a dense orthorhombic polymorph of silica from the Martian meteorites Shergotty and Zagami

    Ahmed El Goresy;Przemyslaw Dera;Thomas G. Sharp;Charles T. Prewitt

  • Polymorphic transformations between olivine, wadsleyite and ringwoodite: mechanisms of intracrystalline nucleation and the role of elastic strain

    Ljuba Kerschhofer;Catherine Dupas;Ming Liu;Thomas G. Sharp

  • Kinetics of intracrystalline olivine–ringwoodite transformation

    L. Kerschhofer;D. C. Rubie;Thomas Sharp;J. D C McConnell

  • Heterogeneous mineral assemblages in martian meteorite Tissint as a result of a recent small impact event on Mars

    E. L. Walton;E. L. Walton;Thomas Sharp;J. Hu;J. Filiberto

  • Effect of precursor mineralogy on the thermal infrared emission spectra of hematite: Application to Martian hematite mineralization

    T. D. Glotch;R. V. Morris;Philip Christensen;Thomas Sharp

  • Mineralogy and magnetic behavior of pyrrhotite from a 260 °C section at the KTB drilling site, Germany

    Agnes Kontny;Helga de Wall;Thomas G. Sharp;Mihály Pósfai

  • Thermal emission spectroscopy of the silica polymorphs and considerations for remote sensing of Mars

    Joseph R. Michalski;Michael D. Kraft;Tamara Diedrich;Thomas G. Sharp

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph R. Michalski
Joseph R. Michalski University of Hong Kong
Philip R. Christensen
Philip R. Christensen Arizona State University
Leonid Dubrovinsky
Leonid Dubrovinsky University of Bayreuth
Richard L. Hervig
Richard L. Hervig Arizona State University
David C. Rubie
David C. Rubie University of Bayreuth
Laurie A. Leshin
Laurie A. Leshin Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Peter R. Buseck
Peter R. Buseck Arizona State University
Timothy D. Glotch
Timothy D. Glotch Stony Brook University
Naotaka Tomioka
Naotaka Tomioka Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Tomoo Katsura
Tomoo Katsura University of Bayreuth

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