Mary Beth Wilhelm

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 624 citations indexed

About

Mary Beth Wilhelm is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Beth Wilhelm has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 624 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Mary Beth Wilhelm's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (7 papers). Mary Beth Wilhelm is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (8 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (7 papers). Mary Beth Wilhelm collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Mary Beth Wilhelm's co-authors include J. J. Wray, S. L. Murchie, M. Chojnacki, M. Massé, L. Ojha, J. Hanley, A. S. McEwen, J. L. Bishop, K. D. Seelos and B. L. Ehlmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Nature Geoscience and Organic Geochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Mary Beth Wilhelm

19 papers receiving 610 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars

2015 392 citations L. Ojha, Mary Beth Wilhelm et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

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C. A. Malespin United States

I. L. ten Kate Netherlands

M. M. Osterloo United States

T. S. Altheide United States

William Abbey United States

R. B. Anderson United States

D. Hamara United States

C. R. Cousins United Kingdom

M. Nachon United States

N. Lanza United States

C. A. Malespin United States

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125 ×0.9

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153 ×1.3

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99 ×1.4

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42 ×0.8

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mary Beth Wilhelm

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mary Beth Wilhelm

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Trembath‐Reichert, Elizabeth, et al.. (2024). Active microbiota persist in dry permafrost and active layer from Elephant Head, Antarctica. ISME Communications. 4(1). ycad002–ycad002. 8 indexed citations

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Glass, B., Vı́ctor Parro, C. Stoker, et al.. (2023). The Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies (ARADS) Project. Astrobiology. 23(12). 1245–1258. 3 indexed citations

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Bonaccorsi, R., B. Glass, Mercedes Moreno‐Paz, et al.. (2023). In Situ Real-Time Monitoring for Aseptic Drilling: Lessons Learned from the Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies Contamination Control Strategy and Implementation and Application to the Icebreaker Mars Life Detection Mission. Astrobiology. 23(12). 1303–1336. 2 indexed citations

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Anderson, Morgan J., Michel Nuevo, Amy J. Williams, et al.. (2023). Quantifying Global Origin-Diagnostic Features and Patterns in Biotic and Abiotic Acyclic Lipids for Life Detection. Astrobiology. 24(1). 1–35. 1 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, J. A. P., Mary Beth Wilhelm, B. J. Travis, et al.. (2023). Exploring the evidence of Middle Amazonian aquifer sedimentary outburst residues in a Martian chaotic terrain. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 17524–17524. 2 indexed citations

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Richey, Christina, Aparna Venkatesan, J. A. Grier, et al.. (2021). A Call to Planetary2023 Panels to Implement Actionable Recommendations from Recent National IDEA Studies. 53(4). 1 indexed citations

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Cockell, Charles S., Mary Beth Wilhelm, Scott M. Perl, et al.. (2020). 0.25 Ga Salt Deposits Preserve Signatures of Habitable Conditions and Ancient Lipids. Astrobiology. 20(7). 864–877. 8 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, J. A. P., E. Noe Dobrea, Jeffrey S. Kargel, et al.. (2020). The Oldest Highlands of Mars May Be Massive Dust Fallout Deposits. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10347–10347. 10 indexed citations

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Brecht, A. S., et al.. (2019). Atmospheric Dispersal of Contamination Sourced from a Putative Human Habitat on Mars. AGUFM. 2019.

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Wilhelm, Mary Beth, Alfonso F. Dávila, Mary N. Parenteau, et al.. (2018). Constraints on the Metabolic Activity of Microorganisms in Atacama Surface Soils Inferred from Refractory Biomarkers: Implications for Martian Habitability and Biomarker Detection. Astrobiology. 18(7). 955–966. 15 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Mary Beth, et al.. (2018). What the Atacama Can Tell Us about Subsurface Mars. 369–379. 3 indexed citations

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Williams, A. J., et al.. (2016). Physical and Molecular Biosignature Preservation in Hydrous Ferric Oxides: Implications for Detection wtih MSL and Future Missions. LPICo. 1912. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Mary Beth, Alfonso F. Dávila, J. L. Eigenbrode, et al.. (2016). Xeropreservation of functionalized lipid biomarkers in hyperarid soils in the Atacama Desert. Organic Geochemistry. 103. 97–104. 49 indexed citations

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Wray, J. J., S. L. Murchie, J. L. Bishop, et al.. (2016). Orbital evidence for more widespread carbonate‐bearing rocks on Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 121(4). 652–677. 104 indexed citations

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Harper, Joshua Mendéz, et al.. (2015). Triboelectric Charging of Titan Dune Grains: Effect on Sediment Transport. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1637. 1 indexed citations

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McAdam, A. C., P. D. Archer, B. Sutter, et al.. (2015). Major Volatiles from MSL SAM Evolved Gas Analyses: Yellowknife Bay Through Lower Mount Sharp. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2323. 2 indexed citations

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Ojha, L., Mary Beth Wilhelm, S. L. Murchie, et al.. (2015). Spectral evidence for hydrated salts in recurring slope lineae on Mars. Nature Geoscience. 8(11). 829–832. 392 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heldmann, J. L., et al.. (2014). Midlatitude Ice-Rich Ground on Mars as a Target in the Search for Evidence of Life and for in situ Resource Utilization on Human Missions. Astrobiology. 14(2). 102–118. 9 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Mary Beth & Ian Hewson. (2012). Characterization of Thrombolitic Bioherm Cyanobacterial Assemblages in a Meromictic Marl Lake (Fayetteville Green Lake, New York). Geomicrobiology Journal. 29(8). 727–732. 9 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Mary Beth, et al.. (2008). Correlation of Regional Topography and Martian Gully Orientation. 40. 1 indexed citations

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