R. T. Downs

1.5k total citations
26 papers, 196 citations indexed

About

R. T. Downs is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. T. Downs has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 196 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. T. Downs's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (5 papers). R. T. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (14 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (5 papers). R. T. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Canada. R. T. Downs's co-authors include Yusheng Zhao, Zhongwu Wang, David Schiferl, A. Waśkowska, Surendra K. Saxena, Chang‐Sheng Zha, Vittoria Pischedda, Maddury Somayazulu, D. W. Ming and P. Sarrazin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications and Figshare.

In The Last Decade

R. T. Downs

25 papers receiving 189 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. T. Downs United States 6 111 71 39 35 30 26 196
V. Germain France 5 79 0.7× 32 0.5× 26 0.7× 44 1.3× 91 3.0× 6 312
D. A. Zamyatin Russia 10 118 1.1× 25 0.4× 107 2.7× 17 0.5× 48 1.6× 48 330
William Petuskey United States 6 142 1.3× 63 0.9× 98 2.5× 51 1.5× 9 0.3× 9 247
Dayong Tan China 12 162 1.5× 99 1.4× 146 3.7× 10 0.3× 67 2.2× 30 343
S. Sasaki Japan 3 73 0.7× 41 0.6× 88 2.3× 6 0.2× 29 1.0× 4 179
Kazuaki Iishi Japan 11 146 1.3× 100 1.4× 99 2.5× 7 0.2× 19 0.6× 21 323
Nursultan E. Sagatov Russia 14 260 2.3× 108 1.5× 247 6.3× 22 0.6× 12 0.4× 60 436
Y. Xu China 6 160 1.4× 108 1.5× 28 0.7× 6 0.2× 14 0.5× 11 227
Takeshi Arimoto Japan 9 87 0.8× 50 0.7× 263 6.7× 40 1.1× 10 0.3× 14 371
Nicheng Shi China 14 134 1.2× 159 2.2× 166 4.3× 7 0.2× 18 0.6× 40 384

Countries citing papers authored by R. T. Downs

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. T. Downs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. T. Downs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. T. Downs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. T. Downs 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 R. T. Downs. R. T. Downs 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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Treiman, A. H., R. T. Downs, D. W. Ming, et al.. (2021). Possible Detection of a Jahnsite-Whiteite Group Phosphate Mineral by MSL CheMin in Glen Torridon, Gale Crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1200. 2 indexed citations
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Blake, D. F., A. H. Treiman, P. Sarrazin, et al.. (2020). CheMin-V: A Definitive Mineralogy Instrument for Landed Venus Science. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1814.
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Blake, D. F., T. F. Bristow, Przemysław Dera, et al.. (2019). XTRA: An eXtraTerrestrial Regolith Analyzer for Lunar Soil. LPI. 1144. 2 indexed citations
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Morris, R. V., T. F. Bristow, E. B. Rampe, et al.. (2019). Mineralogy and Formation Processes for the Vera Rubin Ridge at Gale Crater, Mars from CheMin XRD Analyses. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1127. 2 indexed citations
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Morrison, Shaunna M., Ahmed Eleish, Anirudh Prabhu, et al.. (2019). Exploring carbon mineralogy and mineral evolution through deep time with advanced analytics and visualization. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Bristow, T. F., D. F. Blake, M. Gailhanou, et al.. (2019). CheMinX: A Next Generation XRD/XRF for Mars Exploration. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2236. 1 indexed citations
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Prabhu, Anirudh, Shaunna M. Morrison, Ahmed Eleish, et al.. (2019). Creating, Managing and Evaluating Data Legacies : Updates on the Global Earth Mineral Inventory.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Blake, D. F., P. Sarrazin, Richard C. Walroth, et al.. (2019). CheMin-V: A Definitive Mineralogy Instrument for the Venera-D Mission. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1468. 2 indexed citations
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Achilles, C. N., G. W. Downs, R. T. Downs, et al.. (2018). Amorphous Phase Characterization Through X-Ray Diffraction Profile Modeling: Implications for Amorphous Phases in Gale Crater Rocks and Soils. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2661. 8 indexed citations
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Lafuente, B., N. Stone, T. F. Bristow, et al.. (2018). The Open Data Repository's (ODR) Data Publisher. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Hummer, Daniel R., Joshua J. Golden, Grethe Hystad, et al.. (2017). Timing the oxidation of Earth's crust: Evidence from big data records of manganese mineralization. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Achilles, C. N., R. T. Downs, D. W. Ming, et al.. (2017). Ground Truth Mineralogy vs. Orbital Observations at the Bagnold Dune Field. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2889. 1 indexed citations
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Yen, A. S., R. V. Morris, R. Gellert, et al.. (2017). Hydrothermal Signatures at Gale Crater, Mars, and Possible In-Situ Formation of Tridymite. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Lafuente, B., J. L. Bishop, L. K. Fenton, et al.. (2014). Mineralogical Characterization by XRD of Gypsum Dunes at White Sands National Monument and Application to Gypsum Detection on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2578. 6 indexed citations
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Morrison, Shaunna M., R. T. Downs, D. F. Blake, et al.. (2013). Crystal-Chemical Analysis of Soil at Rocknest, Gale Crater. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1831. 1 indexed citations
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Yen, A. S., D. L. Bish, D. F. Blake, et al.. (2012). Definitive Mineralogy from the Mars Science Laboratory Chemin Instrument. 2741. 1 indexed citations
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Weirich, J. R., et al.. (2011). Progress Towards Turning Ar-Ar Chronology of Ordinary Chondrites into Thermochronology. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1887. 1 indexed citations
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Downs, R. T., Holly J. Stein, Aaron Zimmerman, et al.. (2010). Molybdenite Mineral Evolution: A Study Of Trace Elements Through Time. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 5 indexed citations
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Blake, D. F., D. T. Vaniman, R. Anderson, et al.. (2009). The CheMin Mineralogical Instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory Mission. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1484. 11 indexed citations
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Thompson, Richard M. & R. T. Downs. (2004). Volume of C2/c Pyroxenes at Mantle P, T, and x. AGUFM. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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