Etta Peterson

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Etta Peterson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Etta Peterson has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 8 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Etta Peterson's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (8 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (5 papers). Etta Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (8 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (5 papers). Etta Peterson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Etta Peterson's co-authors include Keith A. Kvenvolden, Cyril Ponnamperuma, Howard S. Mason, James G. Lawless, C. B. Moore, José Juan Alvarado Flores, Katherine L. Pering, I. R. Kaplan, Jeffrey L. Bada and Kerry T. Yasunobu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Etta Peterson

19 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Evidence for Extraterrestrial Amino-acids and Hydrocarbons in the Murchison Meteorite

1970 617 citations Keith A. Kvenvolden, James G. Lawless et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Etta Peterson United States	15	789	383	325	198	170	19	1.5k
Takeo Kaneko Japan	22	721 0.9×	174 0.5×	603 1.9×	247 1.2×	216 1.3×	190	2.0k
James G. Lawless United States	21	1.3k 1.6×	436 1.1×	417 1.3×	318 1.6×	302 1.8×	32	1.8k
Harold P. Klein United States	25	707 0.9×	223 0.6×	757 2.3×	73 0.4×	31 0.2×	112	1.9k
J. Oró United States	21	642 0.8×	146 0.4×	367 1.1×	182 0.9×	157 0.9×	45	1.1k
N. H. Horowitz United States	27	579 0.7×	250 0.7×	816 2.5×	50 0.3×	89 0.5×	72	2.2k
Ryoichi Hayatsu United States	23	1.0k 1.3×	418 1.1×	200 0.6×	245 1.2×	70 0.4×	49	1.7k
Bernard Barbier France	17	817 1.0×	117 0.3×	385 1.2×	383 1.9×	211 1.2×	55	1.4k
Richard M. Lemmon United States	23	546 0.7×	75 0.2×	372 1.1×	265 1.3×	208 1.2×	81	1.5k
José Juan Alvarado Flores United States	19	1.2k 1.5×	253 0.7×	347 1.1×	344 1.7×	329 1.9×	45	1.6k
Alan W. Schwartz Netherlands	29	2.0k 2.5×	272 0.7×	1.3k 4.1×	346 1.7×	425 2.5×	96	2.9k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Peterson, Etta, F. Hörz, & Sherwood Chang. (1997). Modification of amino acids at shock pressures of 3.5 to 32 GPa. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 61(18). 3937–3950. 55 indexed citations

Peterson, Etta, et al.. (1991). Evaluation of the Strecker Synthesis as a Source of Amino Acids on Carbonaceous Chondrites. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 26. 132. 1 indexed citations

Wehmiller, John F., K.R. Lajoie, K.A. Kvenvolden, et al.. (1977). Correlation and chronology of Pacific Coast marine terrace deposits of continental United States by fossil amino acid stereochemistry: technique, evaluation, relative ages, kinetic model ages, and geologic implications. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 54 indexed citations

Lee, Cindy, Jeffrey L. Bada, & Etta Peterson. (1976). Amino acids in modern and fossil woods. Nature. 259(5540). 183–186. 25 indexed citations

Lawless, James G. & Etta Peterson. (1975). Amino acids in carbonaceous chondrites. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 6(1-2). 3–8. 21 indexed citations

Bada, Jeffrey L., Keith A. Kvenvolden, & Etta Peterson. (1973). Racemization of Amino Acids in Bones. Nature. 245(5424). 308–310. 92 indexed citations

Kvenvolden, Keith A., et al.. (1973). Racemization of amino acids in marine sediments determined by gas chromatography. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 37(10). 2215–2225. 52 indexed citations

Hodgson, G. W., K.A. Kvenvolden, Etta Peterson, & Cyril Ponnamperuma. (1972). A quest for porphyrins in lunar soil: Samples from Apollo 11, 12 and 14. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 3(4). 419–424. 3 indexed citations

Lawless, James G., Keith A. Kvenvolden, Etta Peterson, Cyril Ponnamperuma, & E. Jarosewich. (1972). Physical Sciences: Evidence for Amino-acids of Extraterrestrial Origin in the Orgueil Meteorite. Nature. 236(5341). 66–67. 42 indexed citations

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Lawless, James G., Keith A. Kvenvolden, Etta Peterson, Cyril Ponnamperuma, & C. B. Moore. (1971). Amino Acids Indigenous to the Murray Meteorite. Science. 173(3997). 626–627. 73 indexed citations

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Kvenvolden, Keith A., James G. Lawless, Katherine L. Pering, et al.. (1970). Evidence for Extraterrestrial Amino-acids and Hydrocarbons in the Murchison Meteorite. Nature. 228(5275). 923–926. 617 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kvenvolden, Keith A., Etta Peterson, & Frederick S. Brown. (1970). Racemization of Amino Acids in Sediments from Saanich Inlet, British Columbia. Science. 169(3950). 1079–1082. 58 indexed citations

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Hodgson, G. W., Etta Peterson, Keith A. Kvenvolden, et al.. (1970). Search for Porphyrins in Lunar Dust. Science. 167(3918). 763–765. 12 indexed citations

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Hodgson, G. W., Etta Peterson, & B.L. Baker. (1969). Trace porphyrin complexes: Fluorescence detection by demetallation with methanesulfonic acid. Microchimica Acta. 57(4). 805–814. 11 indexed citations

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Kvenvolden, Keith A., Etta Peterson, & G. E. Pollock. (1969). Optical Configuration of Amino-acids in Pre-Cambrian Fig Tree Chert. Nature. 221(5176). 141–143. 29 indexed citations

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Mason, Howard S. & Etta Peterson. (1965). Melanoproteins I. reactions between enzyme-generated quinones and amino acids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 111(1). 134–146. 149 indexed citations

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Ponnamperuma, Cyril & Etta Peterson. (1965). Peptide Synthesis from Amino Acids in Aqueous Solution. Science. 147(3665). 1572–1574. 81 indexed citations

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Yasunobu, Kerry T., Etta Peterson, & Howard S. Mason. (1959). The Oxidation of Tyrosine-containing Peptides by Tyrosinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(12). 3291–3295. 71 indexed citations

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Mason, Howard S. & Etta Peterson. (1955). THE REACTION OF QUINONES WITH PROTAMINE AND NUCLEOPROTAMINE: N-TERMINAL PROLINE. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 212(1). 485–493. 46 indexed citations

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