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J. Elsila

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h-index: 42
Works: 208
Citations: 5,819

Most-cited papers

The Search for Chiral Asymmetry as a Potential Biosignature in our Solar System.
D. Glavin, A. Burton, J. Elsila, J. Aponte +1 more
2019Chemical Reviews234 citations Open access
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Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu
H. Naraoka, Y. Takano, J. Dworkin, Y. Oba +111 more
2023Science212 citations Open access
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Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu
D. Glavin, J. Dworkin, C. M. O.'D Alexander, J. Aponte +58 more
2025Nature Astronomy170 citations Open access
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Meteoritic Amino Acids: Diversity in Compositions Reflects Parent Body Histories
J. Elsila, J. Aponte, D. Blackmond, A. Burton +2 more
2016ACS Central Science166 citations Open access
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The Origin and Evolution of Organic Matter in Carbonaceous Chondrites and Links to Their Parent Bodies. Chapter 3
D. Glavin, C. M. O.'D Alexander, J. Aponte, J. Dworkin +2 more
201880 citations Open access
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OSIRIS-REx Contamination Control Strategy and Implementation
J. Dworkin, L. Adelman, T. Ajluni, A. V. Andronikov +58 more
2017Space Science Reviews73 citations Open access
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Extraterrestrial amino acids and L‐enantiomeric excesses in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
D. Glavin, J. Elsila, H. Mclain, J. Aponte +5 more
2020Meteoritics and Planetary Science69 citations Open access
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Abundant extraterrestrial amino acids in the primitive CM carbonaceous chondrite Asuka 12236
D. Glavin, H. Mclain, J. Dworkin, E. Parker +7 more
2020Meteoritics and Planetary Science67 citations Open access
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Extraterrestrial Amino Acids and Amines Identified in Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returned by the Hayabusa2 Mission
E. Parker, H. Mclain, D. Glavin, J. Dworkin +26 more
2023Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta63 citations Open access
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in samples of Ryugu formed in the interstellar medium
S. Zeichner, J. Aponte, S. Bhattacharjee, G. Dong +73 more
2023Science62 citations Open access
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Pathways to Meteoritic Glycine and Methylamine.
J. Aponte, J. Elsila, D. Glavin, S. Milam +2 more
2017ACS Earth and Space Chemistry51 citations Open access
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Methodologies for Analyzing Soluble Organic Compounds in Extraterrestrial Samples: Amino Acids, Amines, Monocarboxylic Acids, Aldehydes, and Ketones
D. Simkus, J. Aponte, J. Elsila, E. Parker +2 more
2019Life49 citations Open access
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Hydrothermal Decomposition of Amino Acids and Origins of Prebiotic Meteoritic Organic Compounds.
F. Pietrucci, J. Aponte, Richard Starr, Andrea Pérez-Villa +3 more
2018ACS Earth and Space Chemistry44 citations Open access
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PAHs, hydrocarbons, and dimethylsulfides in Asteroid Ryugu samples A0106 and C0107 and the Orgueil (CI1) meteorite
J. Aponte, J. Dworkin, D. Glavin, J. Elsila +31 more
2023Earth, Planets and Space43 citations Open access
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Impact of Phyllosilicates on Amino Acid Formation under Asteroidal Conditions
V. Vinogradoff, L. Remusat, H. Mclain, J. Aponte +5 more
2020ACS Earth and Space Chemistry43 citations
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Analyses of Aliphatic Aldehydes and Ketones in Carbonaceous Chondrites
J. Aponte, Daniel Whitaker, M. Powner, J. Elsila +1 more
2019ACS Earth and Space Chemistry43 citations Open access
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Rapid Radiolytic Degradation of Amino Acids in the Martian Shallow Subsurface: Implications for the Search for Extinct Life
A. Pavlov, H. Mclain, D. Glavin, A. Roussel +3 more
2022Astrobiology40 citations
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Analysis of amino acids, hydroxy acids, and amines in CR chondrites
J. Aponte, J. Elsila, J. Hein, J. Dworkin +6 more
2020Meteoritics and Planetary Science39 citations Open access
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The Sariçiçek howardite fall in Turkey: Source crater of HED meteorites on Vesta and impact risk of Vestoids
O. Unsalan, P. Jenniskens, Q. Yin, Ersin Kaygisiz +75 more
2019Meteoritics and Planetary Science39 citations Open access
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Carbon isotope evidence for the substrates and mechanisms of prebiotic synthesis in the early solar system
Laura Chimiak, J. Elsila, Brooke Dallas, J. Dworkin +3 more
2021Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta38 citations Open access
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Aliphatic amines in Antarctic CR2, CM2, and CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrites
J. Aponte, H. Mclain, J. Dworkin, J. Elsila
201638 citations Open access
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Compound‐specific carbon isotope compositions of aldehydes and ketones in the Murchison meteorite
D. Simkus, J. Aponte, R. W. Hilts, J. Elsila +1 more
2018Meteoritics and Planetary Science33 citations Open access
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The Origin of Amino Acids in Lunar Regolith Samples
J. Elsila, M. Callahan, J. Dworkin, D. Glavin +3 more
201631 citations Open access
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Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alteration
A. Mojarro, J. Aponte, J. Dworkin, J. Elsila +3 more
2025Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America29 citations
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Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA): an Apollo Participating Scientist Program to Prepare the Lunar Sample Community for Artemis
C. Shearer, F. McCubbin, S. Eckley, S. Simon +43 more
2024Space Science Reviews28 citations Open access
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Extraterrestrial organic compounds and cyanide in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrites Aguas Zarcas and Murchison
J. Aponte, H. Mclain, D. Simkus, J. Elsila +6 more
2020Meteoritics and Planetary Science28 citations
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New insights into the heterogeneity of the Tagish Lake meteorite: Soluble organic compositions of variously altered specimens
D. Simkus, J. Aponte, J. Elsila, R. W. Hilts +2 more
2019Meteoritics and Planetary Science25 citations Open access
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Science Autonomy for Ocean Worlds Astrobiology: A Perspective
B. Theiling, L. Chou, V. Da Poian, M. Battler +7 more
2022Astrobiology23 citations
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Molecular distribution, 13C‐isotope, and enantiomeric compositions of carbonaceous chondrite monocarboxylic acids
J. Aponte, H. Woodward, N. Abreu, J. Elsila +1 more
2018Meteoritics and Planetary Science23 citations Open access
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The spatial distribution of soluble organic matter and their relationship to minerals in the asteroid (162173) Ryugu
M. Hashiguchi, D. Aoki, K. Fukushima, H. Naraoka +50 more
2023Earth, Planets and Space21 citations Open access
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Soluble organic matter Molecular atlas of Ryugu reveals cold hydrothermalism on C-type asteroid parent body
P. Schmitt-Kopplin, N. Hertkorn, M. Harir, F. Moritz +54 more
2023Nature Communications20 citations Open access
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Position-specific carbon isotopes of Murchison amino acids elucidate extraterrestrial abiotic organic synthesis networks
S. Zeichner, L. Chimiak, J. Elsila, A. Sessions +3 more
2023Goldschmidt2022 abstracts18 citations Open access
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Investigating the impact of x‐ray computed tomography imaging on soluble organic matter in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for Bennu sample analyses
D. Glavin, S. Eckley, J. Aponte, E. L. Berger +18 more
2023Meteoritics & Planetary Science17 citations Open access
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Radiolytic Effects on Biological and Abiotic Amino Acids in Shallow Subsurface Ices on Europa and Enceladus
Alexander A. Pavlov, H. Mclain, D. Glavin, J. Elsila +3 more
2024Astrobiology15 citations Open access
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Amino acid abundances and compositions in iron and stony‐iron meteorites
J. Elsila, N. Johnson, D. Glavin, J. Aponte +1 more
2021Meteoritics and Planetary Science14 citations
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Distribution of aliphatic amines in CO, CV, and CK carbonaceous chondrites and relation to mineralogy and processing history
J. Aponte, Neyda M. Abreu, D. Glavin, J. Dworkin +1 more
2017Meteoritics and Planetary Science13 citations Open access
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Soluble Organic Compounds and Cyanide in Apollo 17 Lunar Samples: Origins and Curation Effects
J. Elsila, J. Aponte, H. Mclain, D. Simkus +4 more
2024Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets9 citations Open access
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Deuterium Isotope Fractionation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Meteorites as an Indicator of Interstellar/Protosolar Processing History
H. Graham, J. Elsila, J. Dworkin, S. Sandford +1 more
2022Life9 citations Open access
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Extraterrestrial hydroxy amino acids in CM and CR carbonaceous chondrites
T. Koga, E. Parker, H. Mclain, J. Aponte +4 more
2021Meteoritics and Planetary Science9 citations Open access
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Stable Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Amino Acids by Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry: Application for Extraterrestrial Samples
O. Mcintosh, A. Baczynski, M. Matney, H. Mclain +6 more
2025Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry8 citations Open access
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Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on Amino Acid Formation from PAHs in Asteroidal Settings
C. Giese, I. ten Kate, M. van den Ende, Mariette Wolthers +9 more
2022ACS Earth and Space Chemistry8 citations Open access
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Towards a more universal life detection strategy
L. Chou, Natalie Grefenstette, Sarah Johnson, H. Graham +11 more
20217 citations Open access
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Slow Radiolysis of Amino Acids in Mars-Like Permafrost Conditions: Applications to the Search for Extant Life on Mars
Alexander A. Pavlov, H. Mclain, K. Farnsworth, D. Glavin +4 more
2025Astrobiology6 citations Open access
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Molecular analyzer for Complex Refractory Organic-rich Surfaces (MACROS)
S. Getty, J. Elsila, M. Balvin, W. Brinckerhoff +5 more
2017IEEE Aerospace Conference6 citations
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Multiple formation pathways for amino acids in the early Solar System based on carbon and nitrogen isotopes in asteroid Bennu samples
A. Baczynski, O. Mcintosh, D. Simkus, H. Mclain +8 more
2026Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America5 citations Open access
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Molecular inventory and comparative organic profiling of a homogenized aggregate sample from asteroid (101955) Bennu
J. Aponte, D. Buckner, A. Mojarro, J. Elsila +4 more
2026Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta5 citations Open access
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Challenges and Opportunities in Using Amino Acids to Decode Carbonaceous Chondrite and Asteroid Parent Body Processes
J. Aponte, H. Mclain, Daniel Saeedi, Amirali Aghazadeh +3 more
2025Astrobiology5 citations
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Enantioselective three-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of amino acids in the Hayabusa2 returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu
Aogu Furusho, Chiharu Ishii, T. Akita, Mai Oyaide +69 more
2024Journal of Chromatography Open5 citations Open access
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PREPARING FOR ARTEMIS THROUGH LESSONS LEARNED FROM APOLLO 17. HIGHLIGHTING THE PROGRESS OF THE ANGSA INITIATIVE
C. Shearer, F. McCubbin, R. Zeigler, J. Gross +33 more
20225 citations
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Frontiers in Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments
U. F. Müller, J. Elsila, D. Trail, S. DasGupta +8 more
2022Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres4 citations Open access
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