Jason P. Dworkin

24.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
180 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Jason P. Dworkin is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason P. Dworkin has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 93 papers in Ecology and 44 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Jason P. Dworkin's work include Astro and Planetary Science (116 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (88 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (56 papers). Jason P. Dworkin is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (116 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (88 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (56 papers). Jason P. Dworkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. Jason P. Dworkin's co-authors include D. P. Glavin, Jamie E. Elsila, Scott A. Sandford, Max P. Bernstein, L. J. Allamandola, Aaron S. Burton, Michael P. Callahan, José C. Aponte, Henderson James Cleaves and Jeffrey L. Bada and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Jason P. Dworkin

165 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Racemic amino acids from the ultraviolet photolysis of interstellar ice analogues

2002 561 citations Jason P. Dworkin, Scott A. Sandford et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jason P. Dworkin United States	44	5.8k	1.9k	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	180	7.5k
D. P. Glavin United States	42	5.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	635 0.5×	204	6.6k
Sandra Pizzarello United States	42	4.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	920 0.6×	536 0.4×	85	5.3k
P. Ehrenfreund Netherlands	50	6.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	488 0.3×	2.3k 1.9×	238	9.3k
Scott A. Sandford United States	56	7.3k 1.2×	3.0k 1.6×	946 0.5×	413 0.3×	2.9k 2.4×	195	9.7k
Jamie E. Elsila United States	34	2.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	335 0.2×	674 0.6×	96	3.6k
Stanley L. Miller United States	52	7.9k 1.4×	950 0.5×	949 0.5×	4.8k 3.3×	714 0.6×	136	11.7k
J. Oró United States	44	3.7k 0.6×	754 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.4×	303 0.3×	149	6.8k
John R. Cronin United States	30	2.7k 0.5×	892 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	676 0.5×	424 0.4×	68	3.7k
Henderson James Cleaves United States	36	2.7k 0.5×	373 0.2×	493 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	275 0.2×	96	4.1k
Cyril Ponnamperuma United States	34	3.7k 0.6×	689 0.4×	726 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	361 0.3×	188	5.0k

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Aponte, José C., Jason P. Dworkin, Jamie E. Elsila, et al.. (2025). Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alteration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(49). e2512461122–e2512461122.

Nguyen, A. N., S. J. Clemett, Cristina A. Thomas, et al.. (2024). Micro‐ and nanoscale studies of insoluble organic matter and C‐rich presolar grains in Murchison and Sutter's Mill in preparation for Bennu sample analysis. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 59(10). 2831–2850.

Elsila, Jamie E., José C. Aponte, Hannah L. McLain, et al.. (2024). Soluble Organic Compounds and Cyanide in Apollo 17 Lunar Samples: Origins and Curation Effects. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 129(4). 6 indexed citations

Sephton, Mark A., L. E. Hays, Kathleen C. Benison, et al.. (2024). Thresholds of Temperature and Time for Mars Sample Return: Final Report of the Mars Sample Return Temperature-Time Tiger Team. Astrobiology. 24(5). 443–488. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Ziwei, et al.. (2024). Prebiotic chiral transfer from self-aminoacylating ribozymes may favor either handedness. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7980–7980. 3 indexed citations

Chimiak, Laura, Jamie E. Elsila, Alex L. Sessions, et al.. (2023). Position-specific carbon isotopes of Murchison amino acids elucidate extraterrestrial abiotic organic synthesis networks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 355. 210–221. 8 indexed citations

Cody, George D., C. M. O'd. Alexander, Dionysis I. Foustoukos, et al.. (2023). The nature of insoluble organic matter in Sutter's Mill and Murchison carbonaceous chondrites: Testing the effect of x‐ray computed tomography and exploring parent body organic molecular evolution. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 59(1). 3–22. 5 indexed citations

Oba, Yasuhiro, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, & Hiroshi Naraoka. (2023). Ryugu asteroid sample return provides a natural laboratory for primordial chemical evolution. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3107–3107. 10 indexed citations

Kate, I. L. ten, Martijn van den Ende, Mariëtte Wolthers, et al.. (2022). Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on Amino Acid Formation from PAHs in Asteroidal Settings. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6(3). 468–481. 8 indexed citations

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Millán, M., Samuel Teinturier, C. A. Malespin, et al.. (2021). Organic molecules revealed in Mars’s Bagnold Dunes by Curiosity’s derivatization experiment. Nature Astronomy. 6(1). 129–140. 40 indexed citations

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Simkus, Danielle N., José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, et al.. (2021). Low total abundances and a predominance of n‐ω‐amino acids in enstatite chondrites: Implications for thermal stability of amino acids in the inner solar system. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 56(11). 2118–2127. 1 indexed citations

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Parker, Eric T., Megha Karki, D. P. Glavin, Jason P. Dworkin, & Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy. (2020). A sensitive quantitative analysis of abiotically synthesized short homopeptides using ultraperformance liquid chromatography and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A. 1630. 461509–461509. 3 indexed citations

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Aponte, José C., Hannah L. McLain, Danielle N. Simkus, et al.. (2020). Extraterrestrial organic compounds and cyanide in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 55(7). 1509–1524. 15 indexed citations

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Glavin, D. P., Hannah L. McLain, Jason P. Dworkin, et al.. (2020). Abundant extraterrestrial amino acids in the primitive CM carbonaceous chondrite Asuka 12236. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 55(9). 1979–2006. 49 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Yoshihiro, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Naohiko Ohkouchi, et al.. (2019). Extraterrestrial ribose and other sugars in primitive meteorites. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(49). 24440–24445. 161 indexed citations

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Simkus, Danielle N., José C. Aponte, Jamie E. Elsila, et al.. (2019). Methodologies for Analyzing Soluble Organic Compounds in Extraterrestrial Samples: Amino Acids, Amines, Monocarboxylic Acids, Aldehydes, and Ketones. Life. 9(2). 47–47. 32 indexed citations

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Parker, Eric T., Henderson James Cleaves, Jason P. Dworkin, et al.. (2011). Primordial synthesis of amines and amino acids in a 1958 Miller H ₂ S-rich spark discharge experiment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(14). 5526–5531. 215 indexed citations

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Callahan, Michael P., et al.. (2010). Distribution of Nucleobases in CM and CR Carbonaceous Chondrites. 1538. 5160. 1 indexed citations

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Eigenbrode, J. L., Liane G. Benning, Marilyn L. Fogel, et al.. (2010). Organic Biosignatures and Habitat Features of Near-Surface Glacial Ice in Svalbard. 1538. 5546.

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Glavin, D. P. & Jason P. Dworkin. (2009). Enrichment in L-Isovaline by Aqueous Alteration on CI and CM Meteorite Parent Bodies. Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement. 72. 5009. 5 indexed citations

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