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S. M. Clegg

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1981

Publications

527

Citations

12,563

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1981

Research summary
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S. M. Clegg's research centers on using laser-based instruments, especially laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), to study the surface geology and chemistry of Mars. Much of this work supports NASA rover missions (Curiosity's ChemCam and Perseverance's SuperCam), analyzing rock and soil composition, mineral formation, and evidence of past water activity in locations like Gale Crater and Jezero Crater. A smaller portion of recent output involves unrelated topics such as instrumented-bicycle studies and digital innovation research, which appear outside the main planetary science focus.

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS)Mars rover instrumentation (ChemCam, SuperCam)Planetary geochemistry and mineralogyMars surface water and habitability historySpectroscopic data analysis methods

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging around 17 papers per year in the last five years, with a slight decline in 2025 that may reflect incomplete recent indexing.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.8/year recently
2017: 30 publications30172018: 19 publications182019: 23 publications192020: 28 publications202021: 29 publications212022: 25 publications222023: 21 publications232024: 24 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)×42
  • Lunar and Planetary Science Conference×38
  • LPI×15
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets×14
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy×13
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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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