Christopher P. McKay
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.05%
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Atmospheric Science top 0.1%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cryospheric studies and observations
Papers in
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- Planetary Science and Exploration 416
- Astro and Planetary Science 302
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life 93
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- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 108
- Cryospheric studies and observations 53
- Co-authors
- O. B. ToonE. Imre FriedmannAlfonso F. DávilaJames B. PollackR. CourtinR. Navarro‐GonzálezRobert A. WhartonDale T. Andersen
- Journals
- Icarus (81 papers)Astrobiology (44 papers)Planetary and Space Science (34 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (26 papers)Antarctic Science (22 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceCanada
In The Last Decade
Christopher P. McKay
696 papers receiving 24.0k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 199
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 13.8k
- Atmospheric Science 7.8k
- Ecology 7.6k
- Paleontology 1.5k
- Environmental Chemistry 1.9k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher P. McKay
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Christopher P. McKay, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2022 | 0 | |
| 3 | EFun: the Plume Sampling System for Enceladus | 2018 | 1 |
| 4 | 2014 | 90 | |
| 5 | LIFE — Enceladus Plume Sample Return via Discovery | 2014 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013 | 9 | |
| 7 | 2013 | 53 | |
| 8 | Assessing the value of electronic records. | 2012 | 3 |
| 9 | A Sustained Greenhouse Climate on Mars following an Impact Event | 2007 | 1 |
| 10 | Chemical Alteration of Soils on Earth as a Function of Precipitation: Insights Into Weathering Processes Relevant to Mars | 2004 | 3 |
| 11 | Electrochemical studies of Atacama desert soils: an analog of Martian surface chemistry | 2004 | 1 |
| 12 | AstroBioLab: A Mobile Biotic and Soil Analysis Laboratory | 2003 | 2 |
| 13 | Laboratory studies of methane nucleation on ethane: Application to Titan's clouds | 2003 | 2 |
| 14 | Mars' like Soils in the Atacama Desert, Chile | 2002 | 9 |
| 15 | The Nitrogen Crisis for Archean Life due to Reduced Nitrogen Fixation by Lightning | 2001 | 1 |
| 16 | Laboratory Studies of the Nucleation of Butane on Tholins: Application to Titan's Atmosphere | 2000 | 1 |
| 17 | The Role of Charging in the Formation of Molecular Hydrogen In Titan's Atmosphere | 2000 | 1 |
| 18 | Titan: a Study of the Lower Atmosphere and Surface | 1996 | 2 |
| 19 | Titan's Thermal Emission Spectrum: Re-analysis of the Voyager Infrared Measurements | 1994 | 18 |
| 20 | An Antarctic research outpost as a model for planetary exploration. | 1990 | 11 |
About Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Aerospace Engineering and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 735 papers that have together received 25.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Planetary Science and Exploration (416 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (302 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (130 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (108 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (93 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (84 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (60 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (53 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (13.8k citations), Atmospheric Science (7.8k citations), Ecology (7.6k citations), Paleontology (1.5k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (1.9k citations). Christopher P. McKay has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Frequent co-authors include O. B. Toon, E. Imre Friedmann, Alfonso F. Dávila, James B. Pollack, R. Courtin, R. Navarro‐González, Robert A. Wharton, Dale T. Andersen, Gary D. Clow and Thomas P. Ackerman. Their work appears in journals such as Icarus, Astrobiology, Planetary and Space Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Antarctic Science.
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