Christopher P. McKay

Ames Research Center

Papers

23

Total Citations

1,689

H-Index

14

About

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Research Focus

Astrobiology20 · 1,642 citations
Geology14 · 1,548 citations
Mars Exploration Program16 · 1,410 citations
Exploration of Mars10 · 1,342 citations
Environmental science11 · 1,272 citations
Physics12 · 1,269 citations
Meteorology5 · 1,179 citations
Atmosphere (unit)3 · 1,161 citations
Mars landing2 · 1,122 citations
Martian8 · 673 citations
Remote sensing5 · 650 citations
Atmosphere of Mars3 · 607 citations

Key Achievements

14
H-Index
23
Papers
1,689
Total Citations
73
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite
563 citations · 2012
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2009 (3 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 284
🏛 Institutions: Ames Research Center

Top Papers

  1. 1
    The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite
    563 citations · 2012
  2. 2
    H <sub>2</sub> O at the Phoenix Landing Site
    559 citations · 2009
  3. 3
    Drilling Systems for Extraterrestrial Subsurface Exploration
    194 citations · 2008
  4. 4
    Robotics and Automation for “Icebreaker”
    42 citations · 2013
  5. 5
    A historical overview of the Pavilion Lake Research Project—Analog science and exploration in an underwater environment
    40 citations · 2011
  6. 6
    The implantation of life on Mars: Feasibility and motivation
    39 citations · 1992
  7. 7
    Mineralogy and astrobiology detection using laser remote sensing instrument
    30 citations · 2015
  8. 8
    Stepping stones toward global space exploration
    28 citations · 2010
  9. 9
    The Sample Handling System for the Mars Icebreaker Life Mission: From Dirt to Data
    26 citations · 2013
  10. 10
    Subsurface scientific exploration of extraterrestrial environments (MINAR 5): analogue science, technology and education in the Boulby Mine, UK
    25 citations · 2018

Key Collaborators

CSC. Stoker5 shared papersBGB. Glass4 shared papersRBR. Bonaccorsi3 shared papersMBMary Beth Wilhelm3 shared papersGPG. Paulsen3 shared papersCSCharles S. Cockell3 shared papersMMMargarita Marinova3 shared papersPTPeter T. Doran3 shared papersALAlexander L. Forrest2 shared papersGFG. F. Slater2 shared papersJLJemma L. Wadham2 shared papersDWDoug Williams2 shared papersMRM. R. Balme2 shared papersMLMichael L. Gernhardt2 shared papersKMKatarina Miljković2 shared papersMTMartyn Tranter2 shared papersEBElizabeth Bagshaw2 shared papersKZK. Zacny2 shared papersWTW. T. Pike2 shared papersRVR. V. Morris2 shared papers
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