Lauren DeFlores

13.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Lauren DeFlores is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Lauren DeFlores has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 7 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Lauren DeFlores's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (18 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (7 papers). Lauren DeFlores is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (18 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (7 papers). Lauren DeFlores collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Denmark. Lauren DeFlores's co-authors include Andrei Tokmakoff, Ziad Ganim, Rebecca A. Nicodemus, Michael S. Feld, Kamran Badizadegan, Ramachandra R. Dasari, Gabriel Popescu, Hoi Sung Chung, M. H. Hecht and Kevin C. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Lauren DeFlores

36 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Mar... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil at the Phoenix Lander Site
    2009 793 citations M. H. Hecht, Samuel P. Kounaves et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lauren DeFlores United States 19 1.5k 1.2k 596 493 492 36 3.4k
S. R. Keiding Denmark 38 4.0k 2.6× 983 0.8× 1.8k 3.1× 352 0.7× 181 0.4× 117 7.1k
Christoph U. Keller Netherlands 28 775 0.5× 1.9k 1.5× 99 0.2× 77 0.2× 215 0.4× 240 3.0k
T. I. Quickenden Australia 30 423 0.3× 309 0.2× 249 0.4× 189 0.4× 371 0.8× 100 3.0k
P. D. Maker United States 41 3.4k 2.2× 117 0.1× 1.2k 2.1× 428 0.9× 140 0.3× 120 6.5k
Edward S. Fry United States 28 2.9k 1.9× 101 0.1× 417 0.7× 158 0.3× 85 0.2× 106 6.3k
Heinz‐Wilhelm Hübers Germany 36 1.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 2.3× 82 0.2× 36 0.1× 338 4.9k
Mitsuo Maeda Japan 34 933 0.6× 126 0.1× 515 0.9× 75 0.2× 425 0.9× 322 4.2k
D. K. Lynch United States 27 265 0.2× 1.7k 1.3× 198 0.3× 276 0.6× 80 0.2× 196 2.8k
Charles P. Poole United States 23 863 0.6× 116 0.1× 425 0.7× 739 1.5× 254 0.5× 118 4.1k
P. Ehrenfreund Netherlands 50 2.3k 1.5× 6.8k 5.5× 2.4k 4.1× 41 0.1× 488 1.0× 238 9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Lauren DeFlores

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lauren DeFlores

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lauren DeFlores

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lauren DeFlores. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lauren DeFlores 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 Lauren DeFlores. Lauren DeFlores is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Francis, Raymond, Tara Estlin, Stephen Johnstone, et al.. (2018). Incorporating AEGIS autonomous science into Mars Science Laboratory rover mission operations. 2018 SpaceOps Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Wanger, Greg, K. Manatt, Michael J. Malaska, et al.. (2017). WATSON: Detecting organic material in subsurface ice using deep-UV fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Bhartia, R., et al.. (2016). SHERLOC: On the Road to Mars. LPICo. 1980. 4117. 1 indexed citations
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Warner, Noah, et al.. (2016). The Mars Science Laboratory Remote Sensing Mast. 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Wiens, R. C., S. Maurice, S. M. Clegg, et al.. (2015). The SuperCam Remote-Sensing Instrument Suite for the Mars 2020 Rover Mission. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 16 indexed citations
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Beegle, L. W., R. Bhartia, Mary L. White, et al.. (2015). SHERLOC: Scanning habitable environments with Raman & luminescence for organics & chemicals. 1–11. 85 indexed citations
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Beegle, L. W., R. Bhartia, Lauren DeFlores, et al.. (2014). SHERLOC: Scanning Habitable Environments With Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals, an Investigation for 2020. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 16 indexed citations
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McConnochie, T. H., M. D. Smith, Steve Bender, et al.. (2014). ChemCam Passive Spectroscopy of Atmospheric O2 and H2O. LPICo. 1791. 1328. 2 indexed citations
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Forni, O., M. Gaft, Michael J. Toplis, et al.. (2014). First Fluorine Detection on Mars with ChemCam On-Board MSL-Curiosity. LPI. 1328. 2 indexed citations
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Stack, K. M., J. P. Grotzinger, Linda C. Kah, et al.. (2014). Diagenetic origin of nodules in the Sheepbed member, Yellowknife Bay formation, Gale crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 119(7). 1637–1664. 71 indexed citations
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McConnochie, T. H., M. D. Smith, M. J. Wolff, et al.. (2013). ChemCam Passive Spectroscopy of the Martian Atmosphere. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Zent, Aaron P., M. H. Hecht, Doug R. Cobos, et al.. (2010). Initial results from the thermal and electrical conductivity probe (TECP) on Phoenix. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(E3). 117 indexed citations
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Hecht, M. H., David C. Catling, B. C. Clark, et al.. (2009). Perchlorate in Martian Soil: Evidence and Implications. LPI. 2420. 13 indexed citations
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Kounaves, Samuel P., David C. Catling, B. C. Clark, et al.. (2009). Aqueous Carbonate Chemistry of the Martian Soil at the Phoenix Landing Site. LPI. 2489. 11 indexed citations
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Hecht, M. H., Samuel P. Kounaves, R. C. Quinn, et al.. (2009). Detection of Perchlorate and the Soluble Chemistry of Martian Soil at the Phoenix Lander Site. Science. 325(5936). 64–67. 793 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hecht, M. H., Samuel P. Kounaves, R. C. Quinn, et al.. (2008). Discovery of Perchlorate at the Phoenix Landing Site. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 2 indexed citations
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Popescu, Gabriel, Niyom Lue, Catherine Best‐Popescu, et al.. (2008). Optical imaging of cell mass and growth dynamics. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 295(2). C538–C544. 384 indexed citations
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Ganim, Ziad, Hoi Sung Chung, Adam W. Smith, et al.. (2008). Amide I Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy of Proteins. Accounts of Chemical Research. 41(3). 432–441. 410 indexed citations
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DeCamp, M. F., et al.. (2005). Amide I Vibrational Dynamics of N-Methylacetamide in Polar Solvents:  The Role of Electrostatic Interactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(21). 11016–11026. 213 indexed citations
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Popescu, Gabriel, Lauren DeFlores, Joshua C. Vaughan, et al.. (2004). Fourier phase microscopy for investigation of biological structures and dynamics. Optics Letters. 29(21). 2503–2503. 327 indexed citations

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