L. T. Elkins‐Tanton

10.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
171 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

L. T. Elkins‐Tanton is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 65 papers in Geophysics and 29 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in L. T. Elkins‐Tanton's work include Astro and Planetary Science (100 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (85 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers). L. T. Elkins‐Tanton is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (100 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (85 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers). L. T. Elkins‐Tanton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. L. T. Elkins‐Tanton's co-authors include T. L. Grove, E. M. Parmentier, B. P. Weiss, Nilanjan Chatterjee, P. C. Hess, Seth D. Burgess, Qing‐Zhu Yin, S. W. Parman, Benjamin A. Black and G. A. Gaetani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

L. T. Elkins‐Tanton

160 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Fractional crystallization and mantle-melting controls on... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2012 2008 2011 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. T. Elkins‐Tanton United States 44 4.3k 3.9k 1.4k 581 565 171 7.3k
K. Righter United States 47 3.4k 0.8× 4.4k 1.1× 747 0.5× 270 0.5× 776 1.4× 229 6.3k
A. H. Treiman United States 50 5.5k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 496 0.9× 355 0.6× 240 6.9k
A. D. Brandon United States 47 2.0k 0.5× 4.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 727 1.3× 852 1.5× 141 6.3k
R. A. F. Grieve Canada 47 5.3k 1.2× 3.2k 0.8× 3.5k 2.5× 411 0.7× 296 0.5× 250 7.1k
T. J. McCoy United States 56 8.9k 2.1× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.6× 476 0.8× 288 0.5× 367 10.0k
G. Dreibus Germany 40 4.6k 1.1× 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 334 0.6× 543 1.0× 134 6.5k
David W. Mittlefehldt United States 44 5.4k 1.3× 3.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 327 0.6× 395 0.7× 218 6.5k
W. V. Boynton United States 47 8.0k 1.9× 2.9k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 579 1.0× 746 1.3× 373 10.5k
T. Kleine Germany 54 7.2k 1.7× 4.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 394 0.7× 312 0.6× 208 9.0k
L. Keszthelyi United States 49 5.8k 1.3× 2.2k 0.6× 3.2k 2.3× 314 0.5× 354 0.6× 227 7.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oran, R., B. P. Weiss, Insoo Jun, et al.. (2022). Maximum Energies of Trapped Particles Around Magnetized Planets and Small Bodies. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(13). 7 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, J. G., Julie Castillo‐Rogez, Roger Fu, et al.. (2022). Acquisition and Preservation of Remanent Magnetization in Carbonaceous Asteroids. Nature Astronomy. 6(12). 1387–1397. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Tracy M., Nathaniel J. Cunningham, Philippa Molyneux, et al.. (2020). HST UV Observations of Asteroid (16) Psyche. The Planetary Science Journal. 1(3). 53–53. 8 indexed citations
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., et al.. (2019). Athena: The First-Ever Encounter of (2) Pallas with a SmallSat. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2225. 1 indexed citations
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., et al.. (2017). Exploring the story, science, and adventure of small worlds. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Polanskey, C., L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, J. F. Bell, et al.. (2017). Psyche Mission: Scientific Models and Instrument Selection. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Jackson, Alan P., et al.. (2017). Expedited Cooling of the Lunar Magma Ocean Due to Impacts. LPI. 2524. 2 indexed citations
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Peplowski, P. N., D. J. Lawrence, J. Goldsten, et al.. (2016). Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy of Asteroid 16 Psyche: Expected Performance of the Psyche Gamma-Ray Spectrometer. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1394. 3 indexed citations
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., E. Asphaug, David Bercovici, et al.. (2014). Journey to a Metal World: Concept for a Discovery Mission to Psyche. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1253. 8 indexed citations
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Mueller, Nils, Alessandro Maturilli, J. Helbert, & L. T. Elkins‐Tanton. (2013). Igneous Rock Emissivity Measurements at High Temperatures in Support of Thermal Modeling and Infrared Imaging of Venus' Canali and Lava Flows. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1932.
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., et al.. (2013). Chemical Models for the Crystallization of a Magma Ocean on Vesta: Making HED Lithologies and the Narrow Range in Eucrite Compositions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2350. 1 indexed citations
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Black, Benjamin A., L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, B. P. Weiss, et al.. (2011). Emplacement Temperatures and Alteration Histories of Siberian Traps Volcaniclastic Deposits. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Weiss, B. P., L. Carporzen, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, et al.. (2010). Magnetic Evidence for a Partially Differentiated Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Body and Possible Implications for Asteroid 21 Lutetia. DPS.
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., et al.. (2009). Earliest Planetary Crusts: Constraints on the Formation of Mercury and Implications for Bodies of Different Sizes. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1334. 2 indexed citations
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Ford, H. A., K. M. Fischer, D. L. Abt, L. T. Elkins‐Tanton, & Catherine A. Rychert. (2009). The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath Australia imaged by Sp phases. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 2 indexed citations
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., et al.. (2008). Temperature Distributions on Tidally-Locked Hot Exoplanets. LPI. 1368. 1 indexed citations
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., E. M. Parmentier, & P. C. Hess. (2007). The Effects of Magma Ocean Depth and Initial Composition on Planetary Differentiation. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 114(1338). 1761–67. 2 indexed citations
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., et al.. (2004). Magma Ocean Overturn: Implications for The Creation of Large Scale Mantle Heterogeneities and Influences on Planetary Evolution. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Grove, T. L., et al.. (2003). Fractional crystallization and mantle-melting controls on calc-alkaline differentiation trends. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 145(5). 515–533. 624 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elkins‐Tanton, L. T., E. M. Parmentier, & P. C. Hess. (2003). A Model for Martian Magma Ocean Crystallization and Overturn. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1479. 3 indexed citations

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