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Researcher · Johnson Space Center · United States

G. A. McKay

G. A. McKay publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Aerospace Engineering, on topics such as Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

OpenAlex
World rank
#601,835
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#189,217
of 358,040
Works
39
Citations
127
Citations per work
3.3

What does G. A. McKay research?

Astronomy and Astrophysics: 37.1%Geophysics: 9.7%Aerospace Engineering: 8.1%Geochemistry and Petrology: 8.1%other fields: 37.0%37%top field
Astronomy and Astrophysics37.1%Geophysics9.7%Aerospace Engineering8.1%Geochemistry and Petrology8.1%other fields37.0%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Astronomy and Astrophysics37% of their works
  2. 2Geophysics10% of their works
  3. 3Aerospace Engineering8% of their works
  4. 4Geochemistry and Petrology8% of their works
  5. 5Archeology6% of their works
  6. 6Paleontology5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe G. A. McKay's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Mars, Martian Surface, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, Plate Tectonics, Geochronology, Zircon and Extravehicular Activity.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Mars111 topic
  2. Martian Surface111 topic
  3. Solar System Abundances101 topic
  4. Terrestrial Planets101 topic
  5. Plate Tectonics62 topics
  6. Geochronology41 topic
  7. Zircon41 topic
  8. Extravehicular Activity31 topic
  9. Gemstones31 topic
  10. Geochemistry31 topic
  11. Space Suit31 topic
  12. Crystal Structure Prediction21 topic
  13. Mantle Dynamics21 topic
  14. Paleoproductivity21 topic
  15. Paleoredox21 topic
  16. Stable Isotopes21 topic
  17. Trophic Position21 topic

Where does G. A. McKay work?

G. A. McKay's main affiliation in the publication record is Johnson Space Center, United States.

How many publications and citations does G. A. McKay have?

Science Explorer counts 39 works and 127 citations for G. A. McKay, ranking #601,835 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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