Howell G. M. Edwards

22.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
619 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

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Howell G. M. Edwards is a scholar working on Archeology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Howell G. M. Edwards has authored 619 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Archeology, 97 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 95 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Howell G. M. Edwards's work include Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (131 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (95 papers) and Building materials and conservation (94 papers). Howell G. M. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (131 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (95 papers) and Building materials and conservation (94 papers). Howell G. M. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Brazil. Howell G. M. Edwards's co-authors include Dennis W. Farwell, Jan Jehlička, Susana E. Jorge Villar, Ian R. Lewis, Luiz Fernando Cappa de Oliveira, Adrian C. Williams, D. D. Wynn‐Williams, Brian Barry, J. M. Alía and Tasnim Munshi and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Howell G. M. Edwards

602 papers receiving 16.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Howell G. M. Edwards United Kingdom	60	3.7k	2.8k	2.7k	2.3k	2.0k	619	16.7k
Peter Vandenabeele Belgium	44	3.6k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	159 0.1×	223	7.4k
Luc Moëns Belgium	74	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	4.2k 1.9×	81 0.0×	531	21.6k
Jan Jehlička Czechia	39	908 0.2×	657 0.2×	761 0.3×	573 0.3×	903 0.5×	169	5.1k
Marine Cotte France	49	3.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	391 0.1×	554 0.2×	59 0.0×	191	7.8k
Jaap J. Boon Netherlands	55	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	45 0.0×	867 0.4×	89 0.0×	255	9.8k
Piero Baglioni Italy	64	3.2k 0.8×	3.6k 1.3×	219 0.1×	240 0.1×	35 0.0×	554	18.5k
G. Zerbi Italy	63	282 0.1×	229 0.1×	518 0.2×	614 0.3×	71 0.0×	461	15.1k
Peter R. Griffiths United States	50	306 0.1×	139 0.0×	2.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	85 0.0×	314	13.2k
Reinhard Nießner Germany	81	414 0.1×	179 0.1×	1.0k 0.4×	3.0k 1.3×	104 0.1×	539	27.2k
Philippe Walter France	43	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	65 0.0×	264 0.1×	26 0.0×	222	9.0k

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Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2025). Raman Spectra of Natural Carbonaceous Materials and Associated Minerals From the Kular Range (Yakutia, Russia). Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 56(11). 1188–1202. 1 indexed citations

Maia, Lenize F., et al.. (2025). Raman Analysis of Natural Pigments During the Ripening Process in Different Types of Peppers. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society.

Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2024). Congo red dye adsorption on dry green pea husk: Effects of process parameters and modeling approaches. Environmental Health Engineering and Management. 11(3). 273–284. 2 indexed citations

Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2023). Hematite colour revisited: Particle size and electronic transitions. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 310. 123810–123810. 4 indexed citations

Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2022). High‐fired early English porcelains of the ‘A’‐marked group, east London (c. 1744): A Raman spectroscopy and electron microscopy compositional study. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 53(4). 785–809. 2 indexed citations

Hutchinson, Ian B., Richard Ingley, Howell G. M. Edwards, et al.. (2022). Fe-Rich Fossil Vents as Mars Analog Samples: Identification of Extinct Chimneys in Miocene Marine Sediments Using Raman Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, and Scanning Electron Microscopy–Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy. Astrobiology. 22(9). 1081–1098. 3 indexed citations

Whitaker, Darren, Tasnim Munshi, Ian J. Scowen, & Howell G. M. Edwards. (2021). Development of a Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Methodology to Detect Immobilized Organic Materials in Biogeological Contexts. Astrobiology. 21(9). 1089–1098. 1 indexed citations

Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2019). Raman spectroscopic vibrational analysis of the complex iron sulfates clairite, metavoltine, and voltaite from the burning coal dump Anna I, Alsdorf, Germany. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 51(9). 1454–1461. 9 indexed citations

Malherbe, Cédric, Ian B. Hutchinson, Richard Ingley, et al.. (2017). On the Habitability of Desert Varnish: A Combined Study by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, and Methylated Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry. Astrobiology. 17(11). 1123–1137. 7 indexed citations

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Jehlička, Jan, Howell G. M. Edwards, & Aharon Oren. (2014). Raman Spectroscopy of Microbial Pigments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80(11). 3286–3295. 137 indexed citations

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Pérez, Carlos, Carlos Díaz, Richard Ingley, et al.. (2013). Raman Laser Spectrometer Development for ExoMars. EPSC. 2 indexed citations

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Vítek, Petr, Beatríz Cámara, Howell G. M. Edwards, et al.. (2013). Phototrophic Community in Gypsum Crust from the Atacama Desert Studied by Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopic Imaging. Geomicrobiology Journal. 30(5). 399–410. 42 indexed citations

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Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2009). Raman spectroscopic analysis of minerals and organic molecules of relevance to astrobiology. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 397(1). 215–221. 12 indexed citations

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Westall, Francès, René Demets, Howell G. M. Edwards, et al.. (2008). STONE 6: Artificial Sedimentary Meteorites in Space. Open Research Online (The Open University). 1538. 1 indexed citations

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Jehlička, Jan, et al.. (2007). Raman spectra of organic compounds kladnoite (C6H4(CO)2NH) and hoelite (C14H8O2)—Rare sublimation products crystallising on self-ignited coal heaps. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 68(4). 1053–1057. 18 indexed citations

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Edwards, Howell G. M.. (2006). A novel extremophile strategy studied by Raman spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 68(4). 1126–1132. 17 indexed citations

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Edwards, Howell G. M.. (2004). Probing history with Raman spectroscopy. The Analyst. 129(10). 870–870. 40 indexed citations

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Villar, Susana E. Jorge, Howell G. M. Edwards, Nik Fakhuruddin Nik Hassan, & Paul Middleton. (2004). Raman spectroscopic analysis of pigments from Roman villa excavations. Science Access. 2(1). 602–603. 2 indexed citations

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Edwards, Howell G. M., Emma M. Newton, David L. Dickensheets, & D. D. Wynn‐Williams. (2003). Raman spectroscopic detection of biomolecular markers from Antarctic materials: evaluation for putative Martian habitats. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 59(10). 2277–2290. 35 indexed citations

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Edwards, Howell G. M., et al.. (2002). Raman spectroscopic study of lichen‐assisted weathering of sandstone outcrops in the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 33(6). 449–454. 17 indexed citations

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