D. S. McKay

14.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
433 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

D. S. McKay is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D. S. McKay has authored 433 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 355 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 124 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 50 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in D. S. McKay's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (336 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (229 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (97 papers). D. S. McKay is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (336 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (229 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (97 papers). D. S. McKay collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. D. S. McKay's co-authors include L. P. Keller, R. V. Morris, E. K. Gibson, K. L. Thomas-Keprta, Susan J. Wentworth, S. J. Clemett, Carlton C. Allen, C. M. Pieters, Christopher S. Romanek and G. Heiken and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

D. S. McKay

413 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

D. S. McKay
Comparison fields: 5 of 154
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 7.4k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.7k
  • Ecology 1.3k
  • Geophysics 1.1k
  • Aerospace Engineering 1.1k
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Countries citing papers authored by D. S. McKay

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. S. McKay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. S. McKay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. S. McKay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. S. McKay based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D. S. McKay. D. S. McKay is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Direct Detection of Projectile Relics on the Moon
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2
Organic Carbon Features Identified in the Nakhla Martian Meteorite
2
3
Inferring Properties of Ancient Cyanobacteria from Biogeochemical Activity and Genomes of Siderophilic Cyanobacteria
1
4 17
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Water on Mars: Petrographic Evidence
7
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Mars Immunoassay Life Detection Instrument for Astrobiology (MILDI)
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The Microbiological Contamination of Meteorites; A Null Hypothesis
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8
Space Weathering in the Fine Size Fractions of Lunar Soils: Mare/Highland Differences
21
9
Methods for Determining Biogenicity in Archean and Other Ancient Rocks
1
10
Biogenic Magnetite in Martian Meteorite ALH84001
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11
Imaging of the Biological Contamination of Meteorites: A Practical Assessment
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12
Sieving the Finest Fractions of Lunar Soils
1
13
X-Ray Digital-Imaging Analysis: Requisite Data for Spectral Reflectance Studies
2
14
Carbon in Anhydrous Interplanetary Dust Particles: Correlations with Silicate Mineralogy and Sources of Anhydrous IDPS
3
15
Particles Associated with Impact Features in the Main Electronics Box (meb) Thermal Blanket from the Solar Max Satellite
4
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An Impact Crater Containing Meteoritic Material in a Louver from the Solar Max Satellite: A Comparison with Experimentally Produced Craters
1
17
Accurate Stratospheric Particle Size Distributions from Two Separate Flat-Plate Collection Surfaces: can we See Variations with Time?
1
18
Apollo 17 ropy glasses
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19
Petrography of Apollo 17 Soils
38
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Surface Morphology of Apollo 15 Green Glass Spheres
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