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Lisa M. Pratt

Environmental Science · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1978
Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisPlanetary Science and ExplorationGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Publications

235

Citations

8,239

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1978

Research summary
AI-generated

Lisa M. Pratt studies the chemistry of Earth's ancient and modern environments, using sulfur isotope analysis to understand geological processes, and works on planning for the safe return and analysis of samples from Mars. Her work bridges geochemistry, astrobiology, and planetary protection—the effort to prevent biological contamination between Earth and other planets.

Sulfur isotope geochemistryMars sample return planningPlanetary protection and contamination controlAstrobiology and search for lifePaleoclimate and ancient sediments

Publication activity fluctuated over the last decade with peaks around 2018 and 2021, and has declined in the most recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

1 earlier award
  • NSF 0207836Sep 2002 – Aug 2003 · $37k awarded

    Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project: Sulfur Isotopic Systematics of the Chicxulub Sequence and Time-Equivalent Paleosols

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 573 established Environmental Science PIs within our index
Citations: 8,239cohort median 2,398
h-index: 44cohort median 23
Publications / year (recent): 1.2cohort median 3.7

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 31% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 26 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 12 publications12182019: 5 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 11 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 1 publication2324252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 1 collaborator at the same institution2019: 1 collaborator at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 1 collaborator at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Lunar and Planetary Science Conference×7
  • Astrobiology×6
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×5
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)×3
  • NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)×2
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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 Sep 1, 2026.

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