K. L. Thomas
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Geophysics top 10%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Papers in
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- Astro and Planetary Science 33
- Planetary Science and Exploration 24
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 10
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- Space Exploration and Technology 10
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies 3
- Co-authors
- D. S. McKay (27 shared papers)L. P. Keller (29 shared papers)W. Klöck (10 shared papers)H. Palme (1 shared paper)J. P. Bradley (3 shared papers)M. E. Zolensky (7 shared papers)G. E. Blanford (7 shared papers)D. E. Brownlee (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Meteoritics and Planetary Science (8 papers)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (1 paper)Nature (1 paper)The Astronomical Journal (1 paper)Metic (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyCanada
In The Last Decade
K. L. Thomas
46 papers receiving 433 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 42
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 425
- Geophysics 84
- Atmospheric Science 70
- Ecology 89
- Spectroscopy 19
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside K. L. Thomas, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | 106 | |
| 2 | 1995 | 47 | |
| 3 | 1996 | 44 | |
| 4 | 1996 | 23 | |
| 5 | Asteroidal agglutinate particles as a component of anhydrous interplanetary dust. | 1993 | 22 |
| 6 | 1994 | 19 | |
| 7 | 1988 | 17 | |
| 8 | Comparison of Olivine Compositions in IDPs and Chondrite Matrices | 1989 | 15 |
| 9 | 1996 | 15 | |
| 10 | 1996 | 13 | |
| 11 | Thermal Processing of Cosmic Dust: Atmospheric Heating and Parent Body Metamorphism | 1992 | 12 |
| 12 | Carbon analyses of IDP's sectioned in sulfur and supported on beryllium films | 1993 | 12 |
| 13 | Meteor Crater (Barringer Meteorite Crater), Arizona: Summary of Impact Conditions | 1995 | 10 |
| 14 | Carbon abundances, major element chemistry, and mineralogy of hydrated interplanetary dust particles | 1993 | 9 |
| 15 | Nitrogen Speciation in a 15N-enriched Interplanetary Dust Particle | 1997 | 6 |
| 16 | Analysis of Fragments from Cluster Particles: Carbon Abundances, Bulk Chemistry, and Mineralogy | 1993 | 6 |
| 17 | Carbon Petrography and the Chemical State of Carbon and Nitrogen in IDPs | 1996 | 6 |
| 18 | Bulk Compositions, Mineralogy, and Trace Element Abundances of Six Interplanetary Dust Particles | 1992 | 5 |
| 19 | Nitrogen in Interplanetary Dust Particles | 1995 | 5 |
| 20 | Nitrogen Petrography in Two 15N-rich IDPs | 1996 | 4 |
About K. L. Thomas
K. L. Thomas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Radiation, having authored 47 papers that have together received 455 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (33 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (24 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (10 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (10 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (5 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (4 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 papers) and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (425 citations), Geophysics (84 citations), Atmospheric Science (70 citations), Ecology (89 citations) and Spectroscopy (19 citations). K. L. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include D. S. McKay, L. P. Keller, W. Klöck, H. Palme, J. P. Bradley, M. E. Zolensky, G. E. Blanford, D. E. Brownlee, S. R. Sutton and S. Messenger. Their work appears in journals such as Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Nature, The Astronomical Journal and Metic.
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