S. J. VanBommel

5.7k total citations
61 papers, 727 citations indexed

About

S. J. VanBommel is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S. J. VanBommel has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 727 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in S. J. VanBommel's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (55 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). S. J. VanBommel is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (55 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (37 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (18 papers). S. J. VanBommel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. S. J. VanBommel's co-authors include R. Gellert, L. M. Thompson, J. A. Berger, N. I. Boyd, M. E. Schmidt, J. G. Spray, C. D. O’Connell‐Cooper, A. S. Yen, G. M. Perrett and E. Desouza and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Icarus and Space Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

S. J. VanBommel

56 papers receiving 720 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. J. VanBommel United States	14	669	209	94	71	62	61	727
J. A. Berger Canada	15	557 0.8×	167 0.8×	85 0.9×	57 0.8×	56 0.9×	60	708
B. C. Clark United States	11	604 0.9×	169 0.8×	91 1.0×	97 1.4×	47 0.8×	49	705
J. W. Rice United States	2	692 1.0×	170 0.8×	76 0.8×	120 1.7×	74 1.2×	2	786
K. L. Siebach United States	15	763 1.1×	233 1.1×	114 1.2×	126 1.8×	48 0.8×	50	880
M. Nachon United States	14	601 0.9×	178 0.9×	85 0.9×	79 1.1×	27 0.4×	44	742
G. M. Perrett Canada	10	343 0.5×	119 0.6×	46 0.5×	26 0.4×	37 0.6×	28	457
D. Hamara United States	9	630 0.9×	97 0.5×	107 1.1×	51 0.7×	19 0.3×	27	685
G. A. Marzo Italy	17	875 1.3×	238 1.1×	125 1.3×	77 1.1×	14 0.2×	61	1.0k
C. E. Viviano United States	13	858 1.3×	235 1.1×	93 1.0×	83 1.2×	30 0.5×	54	923
Louisa J. Preston United Kingdom	11	442 0.7×	168 0.8×	39 0.4×	122 1.7×	62 1.0×	28	627

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. J. VanBommel

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O’Connell‐Cooper, C. D., L. M. Thompson, J. G. Spray, et al.. (2025). APXS Derived Geochemistry of Shallow Water Lens Bodies Within the Mirador Formation, Gale Crater, Mars—Evidence for Intermittent Wet Periods and Implications for the Water Record. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 130(11).

Knight, Abigail L., et al.. (2025). Gallium and Germanium Concentrations From the MER Alpha Particle X‐Ray Spectrometers: Evidence of Global Trace Element Enrichment. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 130(4).

Thompson, L. M., J. G. Spray, S. J. VanBommel, et al.. (2024). Amapari Marker Band, Gale Crater, Mars: Event Horizon With Highest Bedrock Iron and Zinc Concentrations Detected by Curiosity's Alpha Particle X‐Ray Spectrometer. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(23). 8 indexed citations

Berger, J. A., P. L. King, R. Gellert, et al.. (2022). Manganese Mobility in Gale Crater, Mars: Leached Bedrock and Localized Enrichments. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(10). 11 indexed citations

Thompson, L. M., J. G. Spray, C. D. O’Connell‐Cooper, et al.. (2022). Alteration at the Base of the Siccar Point Unconformity and Further Evidence for an Alkaline Provenance at Gale Crater: Exploration of the Mount Sharp Group, Greenheugh Pediment Cap Rock Contact With APXS. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(11). 11 indexed citations

O’Connell‐Cooper, C. D., L. M. Thompson, J. G. Spray, et al.. (2022). Statistical Analysis of APXS‐Derived Chemistry of the Clay‐Bearing Glen Torridon Region and Mount Sharp Group, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(9). 11 indexed citations

Mittlefehldt, David W., R. Gellert, S. J. VanBommel, et al.. (2021). Geology and Geochemistry of Noachian Bedrock and Alteration Events, Meridiani Planum, Mars: MER Opportunity Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 126(9). 7 indexed citations

O’Connell‐Cooper, C. D., L. M. Thompson, R. Gellert, et al.. (2021). APXS Geochemistry of the Fractured Intermediate Unit (fIU) — Its Relationship to Underlying Glen Torridon Units and Overlying Pediment Rocks at the Greenheugh Unconformity. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2405. 1 indexed citations

Thompson, L. M., J. A. Berger, J. G. Spray, et al.. (2020). APXS‐Derived Compositional Characteristics of Vera Rubin Ridge and Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars: Geochemical Implications for the Origin of the Ridge. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(10). 30 indexed citations

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Berger, J. A., R. Gellert, N. I. Boyd, et al.. (2020). Elemental Composition and Chemical Evolution of Geologic Materials in Gale Crater, Mars: APXS Results From Bradbury Landing to the Vera Rubin Ridge. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(12). 36 indexed citations

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Kronyak, R. E., Linda C. Kah, K. S. Edgett, et al.. (2019). Mineral‐Filled Fractures as Indicators of Multigenerational Fluid Flow in the Pahrump Hills Member of the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars. Earth and Space Science. 6(2). 238–265. 54 indexed citations

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Mittlefehldt, David W., R. Gellert, S. J. VanBommel, et al.. (2018). Diverse Lithologies and Alteration Events on the Rim of Noachian‐Aged Endeavour Crater, Meridiani Planum, Mars: In Situ Compositional Evidence. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 123(5). 1255–1306. 31 indexed citations

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O’Connell‐Cooper, C. D., L. M. Thompson, J. G. Spray, et al.. (2018). Chemical Diversity of Sands Within the Linear and Barchan Dunes of the Bagnold Dunes, Gale Crater, as Revealed by APXS Onboard Curiosity. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(18). 9460–9470. 22 indexed citations

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VanBommel, S. J., R. Gellert, B. C. Clark, & D. W. Ming. (2018). Seasonal Atmospheric Argon Variability Measured in the Equatorial Region of Mars by the Mars Exploration Rover Alpha Particle X‐Ray Spectrometers: Evidence for an Annual Argon‐Enriched Front. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 123(2). 544–558. 6 indexed citations

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O’Connell‐Cooper, C. D., J. G. Spray, L. M. Thompson, et al.. (2017). APXS‐derived chemistry of the Bagnold dune sands: Comparisons with Gale Crater soils and the global Martian average. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 122(12). 2623–2643. 61 indexed citations

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Berger, J. A., M. E. Schmidt, R. Gellert, et al.. (2017). Zinc and germanium in the sedimentary rocks of Gale Crater on Mars indicate hydrothermal enrichment followed by diagenetic fractionation. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 122(8). 1747–1772. 37 indexed citations

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Stein, N., R. E. Arvidson, Joseph A. O’Sullivan, et al.. (2017). Retrieval of Compositional End‐Members From Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Observations in a Soil‐Filled Fracture in Marathon Valley, Endeavour Crater Rim. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 123(1). 278–290. 11 indexed citations

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Gellert, R., R. E. Arvidson, B. C. Clark, et al.. (2016). Igneous and Sedimentary Compositions from Four Landing Sites on Mars from the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS). 79(1921). 6114. 1 indexed citations

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Berger, J. A., M. E. Schmidt, R. Gellert, et al.. (2015). Chemical Composition of Diagenetic Features at Lower Aeolis Mons, Mars as Measured by Curiosity's APXS. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Gellert, R., J. A. Berger, N. I. Boyd, et al.. (2014). APXS Measurements Along the MSL Traverse at Gale Crater, Mars. LPICo. 1791(1777). 1327. 1 indexed citations

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