K. L. Thomas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Geophysics top 10%
- Ecology top 10%
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Spectroscopy
- Co-authors
- D. S. McKayL. P. KellerW. KlöckM. E. ZolenskyG. E. BlanfordH. PalmeJ. P. BradleyRobert N. Clayton
- Topics
- Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers)Planetary Science and Exploration (27 papers)Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (12 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaGermany
In The Last Decade
K. L. Thomas
50 papers receiving 718 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 49
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 704
- Geophysics 157
- Ecology 142
- Atmospheric Science 107
- Spectroscopy 31
Countries citing papers authored by K. L. Thomas
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Fields of papers citing papers by K. L. Thomas
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. L. Thomas
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. L. Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. L. Thomas 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 K. L. Thomas. K. L. Thomas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitrogen Speciation in a 15N-enriched Interplanetary Dust Particle | 6 |
| 2 | Nitrogen Petrography in Two 15N-rich IDPs | 4 |
| 3 | Microanalysis of Unique Fine-grained Minerals in the Martian Meteorite ALH84001 | 2 |
| 4 | Meteor Crater (Barringer Meteorite Crater), Arizona: Summary of Impact Conditions | 10 |
| 5 | Petrogenesis of Carbon and Sulfur-bearing Minerals in the Martian Meteorite ALH 84001 | 3 |
| 6 | Nitrogen in Interplanetary Dust Particles | 5 |
| 7 | Preliminary Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Martian (SNC) Meteorite ALH 84001 | 1 |
| 8 | Iron-and Iron-Nickel Sulfides in Chondritic Interplanetary Dust Particles | 2 |
| 9 | New TOF-SIMS Results on Hydrated Interplanetary Dust Particles | 4 |
| 10 | Cometary interplanetary dust particles? An update on carbon in anhydrous IDPS | 2 |
| 11 | Analysis of Fragments from Cluster Particles: Carbon Abundances, Bulk Chemistry, and Mineralogy | 6 |
| 12 | Carbon analyses of IDP's sectioned in sulfur and supported on beryllium films | 12 |
| 13 | Carbon abundances, major element chemistry, and mineralogy of hydrated interplanetary dust particles | 9 |
| 14 | Carbon in Anhydrous Interplanetary Dust Particles: Correlations with Silicate Mineralogy and Sources of Anhydrous IDPS | 3 |
| 15 | Zinc Depletions and Atmospheric Entry Heating in Stratospheric Cosmic Dust Particles | 3 |
| 16 | Method for the Stabilization and Characterization of Phyllosilicates in Carbonaceous Chondrites | 1 |
| 17 | Mineralogical Descriptions of Eight Hydrated Interplanetary Dust Particles and Their Relationship to Chondrite Matrix | 4 |
| 18 | Compositional comparison of IDP glasses and UOC chondrule glasses | 1 |
| 19 | Comparison of Olivine Compositions in IDPs and Chondrite Matrices | 15 |
| 20 | Unusual Mineral Chemistry of Extraterrestrial Dust Particles | 1 |
About K. L. Thomas
K. L. Thomas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science, having authored 50 papers that have together received 748 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (27 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (704 citations), Geophysics (157 citations) and Atmospheric Science (107 citations). K. L. Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include D. S. McKay, L. P. Keller, W. Klöck, M. E. Zolensky, G. E. Blanford, H. Palme, J. P. Bradley, Robert N. Clayton, T. K. Mayeda and D. E. Brownlee. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
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