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J. A. McFadden

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1965
Planetary Science and ExplorationBayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsScientific Research and DiscoveriesAstro and Planetary ScienceElectromagnetic Scattering and Analysis

Publications

35

Citations

791

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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This record appears to combine at least two distinct research strands: studies of lunar soil samples from Apollo 17 (focusing on 'space weathering,' the physical and chemical changes rocks undergo when exposed to the space environment) using electron microscopy and mineralogical analysis, and a separate biomedical study on identifying genetic markers related to immunotherapy response in advanced lung cancer using natural language processing. Because the topic areas and publication venues are so different, this may reflect either a highly interdisciplinary researcher or a name that corresponds to more than one individual in the underlying data. Prospective students should independently verify which body of work, if any, matches the specific advisor they are considering.

Lunar sample analysis and space weatheringPlanetary geology and mineralogyElectron microscopy techniquesBiomedical data analysis (unrelated topic present in record)Possible mixed/ambiguous author identity

Publication activity was absent for most of the last decade but shows a recent uptick, with one paper in 2022, one in 2024, and three in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
17181920212022: 1 publication22232024: 1 publication242025: 3 publications32526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets×2
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis×1
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science×1
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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