Benton Clark
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Paleontology top 0.5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Papers in
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- Planetary Science and Exploration 230
- Astro and Planetary Science 152
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 39
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- Space Exploration and Technology 55
- Co-authors
- A. K. Baird (19 shared papers)Douglas Ming (53 shared papers)A. S. Yen (47 shared papers)STEVEN W. SQUYRES (27 shared papers)R. Gellert (48 shared papers)G. Klingelhöfer (15 shared papers)Samuel P. Kounaves (11 shared papers)Raymond Arvidson (25 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (29 papers)Science (28 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Planets (22 papers)Icarus (11 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaGermany
In The Last Decade
Benton Clark
257 papers receiving 20.4k citations
Benton Clark's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 168
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 17.9k
- Paleontology 2.0k
- Atmospheric Science 3.8k
- Geochemistry and Petrology 1.1k
- Earth-Surface Processes 758
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Benton Clark, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 268 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil at the Phoenix Lander Site Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 947 |
| 2 | In Situ Evidence for an Ancient Aqueous Environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 836 |
| 3 | Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 627 |
| 4 | Mineralogy of a Mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale Crater, Mars Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 553 |
| 5 | Provenance and diagenesis of the evaporite-bearing Burns formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 513 |
| 6 | 2005 | 505 | |
| 7 | The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Body Unit and Combined System Tests Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 483 |
| 8 | The Opportunity Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 475 |
| 9 | H 2 O at the Phoenix Landing Site Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 459 |
| 10 | The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 419 |
| 11 | Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 405 |
| 12 | 2006 | 392 | |
| 13 | 2005 | 380 | |
| 14 | Identification of Carbonate-Rich Outcrops on Mars by the Spirit Rover Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 376 |
| 15 | 1982 | 366 | |
| 16 | 2004 | 365 | |
| 17 | 2005 | 362 | |
| 18 | 1977 | 343 | |
| 19 | Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 326 |
| 20 | Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars: Characterization and Analysis of the Rocknest Sand Shadow Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 311 |
About Benton Clark
Benton Clark is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Ecology, having authored 268 papers that have together received 21.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (230 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (152 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (55 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (39 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (27 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (18 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (17.9k citations), Paleontology (2.0k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.8k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.1k citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (758 citations). Benton Clark has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include A. K. Baird, Douglas Ming, A. S. Yen, STEVEN W. SQUYRES, R. Gellert, G. Klingelhöfer, Samuel P. Kounaves, Raymond Arvidson, Richard V. Morris and S. M. McLennan. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, Icarus and Geophysical Research Letters.
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