A. Steele

25.2k citations

298 papers · 7.7k · 1 hit paper · h-index 48

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Paleontology top 0.5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 143
- Planetary Science and Exploration 126
- Astro and Planetary Science 103
Ecology 63
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology 48

Co-authors: M. Fries (64 shared papers)F. M. McCubbin (30 shared papers)J. Toporski (33 shared papers)John F. Lindsay (5 shared papers)Marilyn L. Fogel (30 shared papers)Martin D. Brasier (3 shared papers)H. Nekvasil (8 shared papers)A. P. Jephcoat (1 shared paper)
Journals: Astrobiology (15 papers)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (10 papers)Meteoritics and Planetary Science (9 papers)Science (6 papers)Science Advances (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

A. Steele

279 papers receiving 7.4k citations

A. Steele's Hit Papers

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Questioning the evidence for Earth's oldest fossils 2002 · 693 citations

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1	Questioning the evidence for Earth's oldest fossils Nature ·Martin D. Brasier, Owen R. Green, A. P. Jephcoat, Annette Kleppe, Martin J. Van Kranendonk, John F. Lindsay, A. Steele, Nathalie Grassineau Hit paper breakdown →	2002	693
2	Deep Mantle Cycling of Oceanic Crust: Evidence from Diamonds and Their Mineral Inclusions Science ·James T Walter, S. C. Kohn, D. Araujo, Galina Bulanova, Geoffrey B. Smith, Éloïse Gaillou, Jianhua Wang, A. Steele, S. B. Shirey	2011	301
3	Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034 Science ·C. B. Agee, N. V. Wilson, F. M. McCubbin, K. Ziegler, Victor J. Polyak, Z. D. Sharp, Yemane Asmerom, M. Nunn, Robina Shaheen, M. H. Thiemens, A. Steele, Marilyn L. Fogel, R. Bowden, M. Glamoclija, Zhisheng Zhang, S. M. Elardo	2013	292
4	Nominally hydrous magmatism on the Moon Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·F. M. McCubbin, A. Steele, E. H. Hauri, H. Nekvasil, Shigeru Yamashita, Russell J. Hemley	2010	245
5	Postoperative Hyponatremia despite Near-Isotonic Saline Infusion: A Phenomenon of Desalination Annals of Internal Medicine ·A. Steele, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1997	208
6	Morphological Biosignatures and the Search for Life on Mars Astrobiology ·Sherry L. Cady, Jack D. Farmer, J. P. Grotzinger, J. William Schopf, A. Steele	2003	205
7	Isotope Ratios of H, C, and O in CO ₂ and H ₂ O of the Martian Atmosphere Science ·C. R. Webster, P. R. Mahaffy, Gregory J. Flesch, P. B. Niles, J. H. Jones, L. A. Leshin, S. K. Atreya, J. C. Stern, L. E. Christensen, Tobias Owen, H. B. Franz, Robert O. Pepin, A. Steele, (unknown)	2013	199
8	Critical testing of Earth's oldest putative fossil assemblage from the ∼3.5Ga Apex chert, Chinaman Creek, Western Australia Precambrian Research ·M Brasier, O.R. Green, J. Martin Lindsay, Nicola McLoughlin, A. Steele, Crispin A. Stoakes	2005	199
9	Searching for Life on Mars: Selection of Molecular Targets for ESA's Aurora ExoMars Mission Astrobiology ·John Parnell, David C. Cullen, M. R. Sims, Stephen A. Bowden, Charles S. Cockell, Richard W. Court, P. Ehrenfreund, F. Gaubert, Will Grant, Vı́ctor Parro, Michel Rohmer, Mark A. Sephton, Helga Stan‐Lotter, A. Steele, J. Toporski, Jorge L. Vago	2007	147
10	Fluorine and chlorine abundances in lunar apatite: Implications for heterogeneous distributions of magmatic volatiles in the lunar interior Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·F. M. McCubbin, Bradley L. Jolliff, H. Nekvasil, P. K. Carpenter, R. A. Zeigler, A. Steele, S. M. Elardo, D. H. Lindsley	2011	144
11	The use of atomic force microscopy for studying interactions of bacterial biofilms with surfaces Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Iwona B. Beech, James R. Smith, A. Steele, Ian Penegar, S.A. Campbell	2002	131
12	Detection of structurally bound hydroxyl in fluorapatite from Apollo Mare basalt 15058,128 using TOF-SIMS American Mineralogist ·F. M. McCubbin, A. Steele, H. Nekvasil, Albert Schnieders, T. R. Rose, M. Fries, P. K. Carpenter, B. Jolliff	2010	122
13	The Simulated Silicification of Bacteria— New Clues to the Modes and Timing of Bacterial Preservation and Implications for the Search for Extraterrestrial Microfossils Astrobiology ·J. Toporski, A. Steele, Francès Westall, K. L. Thomas-Keprta, D. S. McKay	2002	121
14	The intermediate pyrolysis and catalytic steam reforming of Brewers spent grain Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis ·Asad Mahmood, J.G. Brammer, Andreas Hornung, A. Steele, Stephen Poulston	2012	120
15	Heterogeneous distribution of H₂O in the Martian interior: Implications for the abundance of H₂O in depleted and enriched mantle sources Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·F. M. McCubbin, J. W. Boyce, Poorna Srinivasan, A. R. Santos, S. M. Elardo, J. Filiberto, A. Steele, C. K. Shearer	2016	119
16	Polymeric substances and biofilms as biomarkers in terrestrial materials: Implications for extraterrestrial samples Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Francès Westall, A. Steele, J. Toporski, Maud Walsh, Carlton Allen, S. A. Guidry, D. S. McKay, E. K. Gibson, Henry S. Chafetz	2000	119
17	The problem of deep carbon—An Archean paradox Precambrian Research ·John F. Lindsay, Martin D. Brasier, Nicola McLoughlin, O.R. Green, Marilyn L. Fogel, A. Steele, Stanley A. Mertzman	2005	110
18	Morphologic and spectral investigation of exceptionally well-preserved bacterial biofilms from the Oligocene Enspel formation, Germany Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·J. Toporski, A. Steele, Francès Westall, Recep Avci, David M. Martill, D. S. McKay	2002	105
19	In vitro fracture strength of endodontically treated premolars Journal of Endodontics ·A. Steele, Bradford R. Johnson	1999	101
20	Earth's Oldest (∼ 3.5 Ga) Fossils and the `Early Eden Hypothesis': Questioning the Evidence Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres ·Martin Brasier, Owen Green, John F. Lindsay, A. Steele	2003	96

About A. Steele

A. Steele is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology, Paleontology, Aerospace Engineering and Geophysics, having authored 298 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (126 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (103 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (48 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (33 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (32 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.5k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.3k citations), Geophysics (1.5k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (653 citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.2k citations). A. Steele has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include M. Fries, F. M. McCubbin, J. Toporski, John F. Lindsay, Marilyn L. Fogel, Martin D. Brasier, H. Nekvasil, A. P. Jephcoat, Martin J. Van Kranendonk and Nathalie Grassineau. Their work appears in journals such as Astrobiology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Science and Science Advances.

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