Mark J. Burchell

10.0k citations

362 papers · 8.2k · 2 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 245
- Astro and Planetary Science 216
- Planetary Science and Exploration 203
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 50
Nuclear and High Energy Physics 59
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 53
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 52
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research 29

Co-authors: A. T. Kearsley (80 shared papers)M. J. Cole (74 shared papers)J. A. M. McDonnell (11 shared papers)Steven Peter Armes (15 shared papers)Mark C. Price (27 shared papers)John C. Zarnecki (7 shared papers)Mark C. Price (41 shared papers)Giles A. Graham (18 shared papers)
Journals: Meteoritics and Planetary Science (56 papers)Physics Letters B (28 papers)Advances in Space Research (18 papers)Icarus (17 papers)International Journal of Impact Engineering (13 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Mark J. Burchell

351 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Mark J. Burchell's Hit Papers

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Comet 81P/Wild 2 Under a Microscope 2006 · 740 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

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1	Comet 81P/Wild 2 Under a Microscope Science ·Don E. Brownlee, P. Tsou, J. Aléon, Conel Alexander, Tohru Araki, Sasa Bajt, Giuseppe Baratta, Ron S. Bastien Hit paper breakdown →	2006	740
2	Organics Captured from Comet 81P/Wild 2 by the Stardust Spacecraft Science ·Scott A. Sandford, J. Aléon, Conel Alexander, Tohru Araki, Sasa Bajt, Giuseppe Baratta, Janet Borg, J. P. Bradley Hit paper breakdown →	2006	488
3	Impact Features on Stardust: Implications for Comet 81P/Wild 2 Dust Science ·Friedrich P. Hörz, Ron K. Bastien, Janet Borg, J. P. Bradley, J. C. Bridges, Donald E. Brownlee, Mark J. Burchell, Miaofang Chi	2006	273
4	Hypervelocity impact studies using the 2 MV Van de Graaff accelerator and two-stage light gas gun of the University of Kent at Canterbury Measurement Science and Technology ·Mark J. Burchell, M. J. Cole, J. A. M. McDonnell, John C. Zarnecki	1999	228
5	The crystal barrel spectrometer at LEAR Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·E. Aker, Claude Amsler, I. Augustin, C.A. Baker, B. M. Barnett, C.J. Batty, R. Beckmann, P. Birien	1992	223
6	Comparison of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Dust with Interplanetary Dust from Comets Science ·Hope A. Ishii, J. P. Bradley, Zurong R. Dai, Miaofang Chi, A. T. Kearsley, Mark J. Burchell, Nigel D. Browning, Frank Molster	2008	198
7	Infrared Spectroscopy of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Samples Returned by Stardust Science ·Lindsay Keller, Sasa Bajt, Giuseppe Baratta, Janet Borg, J. P. Bradley, Don E. Brownlee, Henner Busemann, John Robert Brucato	2006	153
8	Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft Science ·Andrew J Westphal, Rhonda Stroud, Hans A. Bechtel, Frank Erich Brenker, Anna L. Butterworth, G. J. Flynn, D. Frank, Z. Gainsforth	2014	136
9	Characteristics of cometary dust tracks in Stardust aerogel and laboratory calibrations Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·Mark J. Burchell, Sam A. J. Fairey, Penelope Wozniakiewicz, D. E. Brownlee, Friedrich P. Hörz, A. T. Kearsley, Thomas H. See, P. Tsou	2008	135
10	Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues Nature Geoscience ·Zita Martins, Mark C. Price, Nir Goldman, Mark A. Sephton, Mark J. Burchell	2013	129
11	Observation of two JPC=0++ isoscalar resonances at 1365 and 1520 MeV Physics Letters B ·Vladimir V. Anisovich, D. S. Armstrong, I. Augustin, C.A. Baker, B. M. Barnett, C.J. Batty, K. Beuchert, P. Birien	1994	112
12	COSMIC DUST COLLECTION IN AEROGEL Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences ·Mark J. Burchell, Giles A. Graham, A. T. Kearsley	2006	109
13	Measurement of the branching fractions for D0 → π− e+ νe and D0 → K− e+ νe and determination of ‖ Vcd / Vcs ‖2 Physical Review Letters ·J. Adler, Jéfferson Becker, G. T. Blaylock, Thomsen Bolton, J.C. Brient, Thomas E. Browder, J. S. Brown, K. O. Bunnell	1989	102
14	Observation of a new IG(JPC)=1−(0++) resonance at 1450 MeV Physics Letters B ·C. Amsler, Vladimir V. Anisovich, D. S. Armstrong, I. Augustin, C.A. Baker, B. M. Barnett, C.J. Batty, K. Beuchert	1994	99
15	High-statistics study of f0(1500) decay into π0π0 Physics Letters B ·C. Amsler, D. S. Armstrong, I. Augustin, C.A. Baker, B. M. Barnett, C.J. Batty, K. Beuchert, P. Birien	1995	95
16	Measurements ofJ/ψdecays into a vector and a pseudoscalar meson Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·D. M. Coffman, G. P. Dubois, Gerald Eigen, Jay Hauser, David G. Hitlin, C. G. Matthews, Jeffrey D. Richman, W. J. Wisniewski	1988	79
17	Survival of bacteria and spores under extreme shock pressures Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Mark J. Burchell, J. Mann, A. W. Bunch	2004	77
18	Partial-wave analysis ofJ/ψ→γ KS0 K± π∓ Physical Review Letters ·Zi-Yue Bai, G. T. Blaylock, Thomsen Bolton, J.C. Brient, Thomas E. Browder, J. S. Brown, K. O. Bunnell, Mark J. Burchell	1990	76
19	Dust Flux Monitor Instrument for the Stardust mission to comet Wild 2 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Anthony J. Tuzzolino, Thanasis E. Economou, R. B. McKibben, Julie Anne Simpson, J. A. M. McDonnell, Mark J. Burchell, Brian A. Vaughan, P. Tsou	2003	72
20	Comet 81P/Wild 2: The size distribution of finer (sub‐10 μm) dust collected by the Stardust spacecraft Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·Mark C. Price, A. T. Kearsley, Mark J. Burchell, Friedrich P. Hörz, Jens Borg, J. C. Bridges, M. J. Cole, Christine Floss	2010	70

About Mark J. Burchell

Mark J. Burchell is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics, having authored 362 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (216 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (203 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (53 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (52 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (50 papers), High-Energy Particle Collisions Research (29 papers), High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (25 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.2k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.8k citations), Geophysics (657 citations), Atmospheric Science (734 citations) and Spectroscopy (456 citations). Mark J. Burchell has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include A. T. Kearsley, M. J. Cole, J. A. M. McDonnell, Steven Peter Armes, Mark C. Price, John C. Zarnecki, Mark C. Price, Giles A. Graham, Penelope Wozniakiewicz and J. P. Bradley. Their work appears in journals such as Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Physics Letters B, Advances in Space Research, Icarus and International Journal of Impact Engineering.

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