S. M. McLennan

61.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
218 papers, 31.1k citations indexed

About

S. M. McLennan is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. M. McLennan has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 31.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 62 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 60 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in S. M. McLennan's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (124 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (69 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (59 papers). S. M. McLennan is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (124 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (69 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (59 papers). S. M. McLennan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. S. M. McLennan's co-authors include Stuart Ross Taylor, S. R. Taylor, Malcolm T. McCulloch, Nicholas J. Tosca, J. Barry Maynard, Sidney R. Hemming, Gilbert N. Hanson, Kenneth A. Eriksson, J. A. Hurowitz and Andrew H. Knoll and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

S. M. McLennan

206 papers receiving 29.7k citations

Hit Papers

The continental crust: It... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1985 1995 2001 1993 1985 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. M. McLennan United States 59 16.6k 14.3k 8.7k 6.6k 5.1k 218 31.1k
Alex N. Halliday United Kingdom 95 14.8k 0.9× 7.1k 0.5× 4.5k 0.5× 6.9k 1.0× 3.7k 0.7× 363 26.4k
Claude J. Allègre France 104 22.9k 1.4× 9.4k 0.7× 6.1k 0.7× 8.0k 1.2× 2.5k 0.5× 312 34.0k
Stuart Ross Taylor Australia 21 11.1k 0.7× 7.1k 0.5× 5.6k 0.7× 3.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 58 18.0k
Balz S. Kamber Australia 68 10.9k 0.7× 7.0k 0.5× 4.2k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 5.3k 1.0× 226 16.9k
S. B. Jacobsen United States 61 9.7k 0.6× 5.9k 0.4× 2.5k 0.3× 5.2k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 212 17.0k
Donald J. DePaolo United States 91 21.4k 1.3× 6.5k 0.5× 7.5k 0.9× 7.7k 1.2× 4.4k 0.9× 308 31.5k
R.K. O’Nions United Kingdom 84 17.7k 1.1× 6.3k 0.4× 5.4k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 193 23.2k
Timothy W. Lyons United States 93 9.9k 0.6× 18.9k 1.3× 2.9k 0.3× 9.8k 1.5× 23.3k 4.6× 313 34.7k
S. R. Taylor Australia 55 14.3k 0.9× 6.6k 0.5× 7.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 173 19.8k
Brian F. Windley United Kingdom 91 40.2k 2.4× 8.3k 0.6× 19.5k 2.2× 4.0k 0.6× 4.6k 0.9× 374 46.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. M. McLennan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. M. McLennan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. M. McLennan 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 S. M. McLennan. S. M. McLennan 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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Dehouck, E., S. M. McLennan, E. C. Sklute, & M. D. Dyar. (2017). Stability and fate of ferrihydrite during episodes of water/rock interactions on early Mars: An experimental approach. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 122(2). 358–382. 37 indexed citations
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Weiss, B. P., D. W. Beaty, H. Y. McSween, et al.. (2016). Planning for the Paleomagnetic Investigations of Returned Samples from Mars. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Mangold, N., O. Forni, D. L. Blaney, et al.. (2015). ChemCam analyses of the Pahrump Hills sediments in the context of other sediments analysed by the Curiosity rover. EPSC.
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Dehouck, E., S. M. McLennan, Pierre‐Yves Meslin, & A. Cousin. (2015). The X-Ray Amorphous Components of the Rocknest Soil and Sheepbed Mudstone (Gale Crater, Mars): Minimum Abundance, Compositional Ranges and Possible Constituents. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1946. 1 indexed citations
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Arvidson, R. E., S. W. Squyres, R. Gellert, et al.. (2015). Key Recent Scientific Results from the Opportunity Rover's Exploration of Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Dehouck, E., S. M. McLennan, Pierre‐Yves Meslin, et al.. (2014). Constraints on Abundances and Compositional Ranges of X-Ray Amorphous Components in Soils and Rocks at Gale Crater from Mass Balance Calculations. 1791. 1224. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, M. E., P. L. King, R. Gellert, et al.. (2013). APXS of First Rocks Encountered by Curiosity in Gale Crater: Geochemical Diversity and Volatile Element (K and ZN) Enrichment. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1278. 4 indexed citations
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Karunatillake, S., O. Gasnault, S. M. McLennan, et al.. (2012). The Hydration State of Sulfates on Mars. LPI. 2940. 2 indexed citations
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Tosca, Nicholas J., R. E. Milliken, M. B. Wyatt, & S. M. McLennan. (2008). Clay Minerals and Poorly Crystalline Silicates: Unraveling Paleo-Acidity at the Martian Surface. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1745. 2 indexed citations
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Perl, Scott M., S. M. McLennan, J. P. Grotzinger, & K. E. Herkenhoff. (2007). Sedimentological Constraints on an Infiltrating Paleowater Table in the Burns Formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars. LPICo. 1353. 3298.
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Tosca, Nicholas J. & S. M. McLennan. (2007). An Experimental Approach to Evaporation Processes at the Martian Surface. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1893. 2 indexed citations
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Hahn, B. C. & S. M. McLennan. (2007). Evolution and Geochemistry of the Martian Crust: Integrating Mission Datasets. 1353. 3179.
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Tosca, Nicholas J. & S. M. McLennan. (2006). Constraints on Evaporation Processes at Meridiani Planum: Combining Theoretical and Experimental Data. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2278. 2 indexed citations
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Bell, J. F., J. Doyne Farmer, W. H. Farrand, et al.. (2006). Surface Coatings at Meridiani Planum, Mars. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2040. 1 indexed citations
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Tosca, Nicholas J. & S. M. McLennan. (2005). Evaporites at Meridiani Planum and Implications for Surficial Processes on Mars. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Hurowitz, J. A., Nicholas J. Tosca, S. M. McLennan, & Martin A. A. Schoonen. (2005). Mechanically Produced Radical Species at Silicate Surfaces and the Oxidant in Martian Soils. LPI. 1991. 1 indexed citations
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Hurowitz, J. A., et al.. (2004). Iron Oxide Weathering in Sulfuric Acid: Implications for Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1868. 2 indexed citations
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Tosca, Nicholas J., S. M. McLennan, D. H. Lindsley, & Martin A. A. Schoonen. (2003). Acid-Sulfate Weathering of Synthetic Martian Basalt: The Acid Fog Model Revisited. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1325. 17 indexed citations
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Taylor, Stuart Ross & S. M. McLennan. (1981). The composition and evolution of the continental crust: rare earth element evidence from sedimentary rocks. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 301(1461). 381–399. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, S. R. & S. M. McLennan. (1979). Chemical Similarity Between Irghizites and Javan Tektites. LPI. 1219–1221. 1 indexed citations

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