Christopher R. Glein

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher R. Glein is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher R. Glein has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Christopher R. Glein's work include Astro and Planetary Science (58 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (40 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (18 papers). Christopher R. Glein is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (58 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (40 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (18 papers). Christopher R. Glein collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Christopher R. Glein's co-authors include J. H. Waite, Everett L. Shock, J. I. Lunine, David C. Catling, B. D. Teolis, M. E. Perry, B. Magee, John A. Baross, Alexis Bouquet and Kelly E. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher R. Glein

65 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia an... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2017 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Liquid water on Enceladus from observations of ammonia and 40Ar in the plume
    2009 402 citations J. H. Waite, B. Magee et al. profile →
  2. Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes
    2017 377 citations J. H. Waite, Christopher R. Glein et al. Science profile →

Peers

Christopher R. Glein
K. P. Hand United States
R. C. Quinn United States
Frank Postberg Germany
Shawn Domagal‐Goldman United States
Eric Gaidos United States
Yasuhito Sekine Japan
J. L. Eigenbrode United States
Francès Westall France
R. Navarro‐González Mexico
B. D. Teolis United States
K. P. Hand United States
Christopher R. Glein
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher R. Glein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lau, Maggie C. Y., et al.. (2025). Enough Sulfur and Iron for Potential Life Make Enceladus’s Ocean Fully Habitable. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 980(1). L10–L10. 1 indexed citations
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Protopapa, Silvia, Ian Wong, E. Lellouch, et al.. (2025). JWST Detection of Hydrocarbon Ices and Methane Gas on Makemake. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 991(2). L34–L34.
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Genova, Antonio, Marzia Parisi, Christopher R. Glein, et al.. (2024). Gravity Investigation to Characterize Enceladus's Ocean and Interior. The Planetary Science Journal. 5(2). 40–40. 4 indexed citations
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Lau, Maggie C. Y., et al.. (2024). The Potential for Organic Synthesis in the Ocean of Enceladus. The Astrophysical Journal. 971(1). 51–51. 3 indexed citations
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Glein, Christopher R.. (2023). N2 accretion, metamorphism of organic nitrogen, or both processes likely contributed to the origin of Pluto's N2. Icarus. 404. 115651–115651. 6 indexed citations
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Grundy, W. M., Ian Wong, Christopher R. Glein, et al.. (2023). Measurement of D/H and 13C/12C ratios in methane ice on Eris and Makemake: Evidence for internal activity. Icarus. 411. 115923–115923. 19 indexed citations
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Hao, Jihua, Christopher R. Glein, Fang Huang, et al.. (2022). Abundant phosphorus expected for possible life in Enceladus’s ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(39). e2201388119–e2201388119. 34 indexed citations
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Daswani, Mohit Melwani, S. Vance, Matthew Jason Mayne, & Christopher R. Glein. (2021). A Metamorphic Origin for Europa's Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(18). e2021GL094143–e2021GL094143. 50 indexed citations
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Cable, Morgan L., C. C. Porco, Christopher R. Glein, et al.. (2021). The Science Case for a Return to Enceladus. The Planetary Science Journal. 2(4). 132–132. 49 indexed citations
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Libardoni, Mark, Grover P. Miller, Kelly E. Miller, et al.. (2020). Experimental Coupling of a MEMS Gas Chromatograph and a Mass Spectrometer for Organic Analysis in Space Environments. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 4(10). 1718–1729. 14 indexed citations
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Klenner, Fabian, Frank Postberg, Jon K. Hillier, et al.. (2020). Discriminating Abiotic and Biotic Fingerprints of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in Ice Grains Relevant to Ocean Worlds. Astrobiology. 20(10). 1168–1184. 44 indexed citations
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Miller, Kelly E., Christopher R. Glein, & J. H. Waite. (2019). Contributions from Accreted Organics to Titan’s Atmosphere: New Insights from Cometary and Chondritic Data. The Astrophysical Journal. 871(1). 59–59. 39 indexed citations
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Miller, Kristen, et al.. (2019). Using D/H Ratio of Water and Volatile Organics to Constrain Thermogenic Processes Inside Ice-Rock Bodies. LPI. 3013. 3 indexed citations
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Perry, M. E., J. H. Waite, D. G. Mitchell, et al.. (2018). Material Flux From the Rings of Saturn Into Its Atmosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(19). 25 indexed citations
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Waite, J. H., Christopher R. Glein, R. Perryman, et al.. (2017). Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes. Science. 356(6334). 155–159. 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miller, Kelly E., Christopher R. Glein, & J. H. Waite. (2017). A New Source for Titan's N2 Atmosphere: Outgassing from Accreted Organic-Rich Dust in Titan's Interior. LPI. 2072. 2 indexed citations
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Tsou, P., Ariel D. Anbar, J. A. Baross, et al.. (2014). LIFE — Enceladus Plume Sample Return via Discovery. LPI. 2192.
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Glein, Christopher R. & Everett L. Shock. (2013). Introducing a New Kind of Geochemistry: The Thermodynamics of Cryogenic Fluvial Geochemistry on Titan. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1229. 1 indexed citations
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Glein, Christopher R., M. Yu. Zolotov, & Everett L. Shock. (2007). Hydrothermal Geochemistry as the Source of Plume Gases on Enceladus: A Thermodynamic Evaluation. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1251. 1 indexed citations
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Glein, Christopher R. & Everett L. Shock. (2007). A Geochemical Model for the Origin of Methane on Titan. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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