| Abiotic synthesis of organic compounds in deep-sea hydrothermal environments TM McCollom, JS Seewald Chemical reviews 107 (2), 382-401, 2007 | 559 | 2007 |
| Geochemical constraints on chemolithoautotrophic metabolism by microorganisms in seafloor hydrothermal systems TM McCollom, EL Shock Geochimica et cosmochimica acta 61 (20), 4375-4391, 1997 | 549 | 1997 |
| Lipid synthesis under hydrothermal conditions by Fischer-Tropsch-type reactions TM McCollom, G Ritter, BRT Simoneit Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere 29, 153-166, 1999 | 540 | 1999 |
| Thermodynamic constraints on hydrogen generation during serpentinization of ultramafic rocks TM McCollom, W Bach Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73 (3), 856-875, 2009 | 502 | 2009 |
| A reassessment of the potential for reduction of dissolved CO2 to hydrocarbons during serpentinization of olivine TM McCollom, JS Seewald Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65 (21), 3769-3778, 2001 | 443 | 2001 |
| Carbon isotope composition of organic compounds produced by abiotic synthesis under hydrothermal conditions TM McCollom, JS Seewald Earth and Planetary Science Letters 243 (1-2), 74-84, 2006 | 420 | 2006 |
| Hydrogen and bioenergetics in the Yellowstone geothermal ecosystem JR Spear, JJ Walker, TM McCollom, NR Pace Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (7), 2555-2560, 2005 | 412 | 2005 |
| Isolation and Characterization of Novel Psychrophilic, Neutrophilic, Fe-Oxidizing, Chemolithoautotrophic α- and γ-Proteobacteria from the Deep Sea KJ Edwards, DR Rogers, CO Wirsen, TM McCollom Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69 (5), 2906-2913, 2003 | 367 | 2003 |
| Serpentinization and its implications for life on the early Earth and Mars M Schulte, D Blake, T Hoehler, T McCollom Science Advances 9 (5), 2006 | 333 | 2006 |
| Geomicrobiology in oceanography: microbe–mineral interactions at and below the seafloor KJ Edwards, W Bach, TM McCollom TRENDS in Microbiology 13 (9), 449-456, 2005 | 313 | 2005 |
| Laboratory simulations of abiotic hydrocarbon formation in Earth’s deep subsurface TM McCollom Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 75 (1), 467-494, 2013 | 279 | 2013 |
| Compositional controls on hydrogen generation during serpentinization of ultramafic rocks F Klein, W Bach, TM McCollom Lithos 178, 55-69, 2013 | 253 | 2013 |
| Experimental investigation of single carbon compounds under hydrothermal conditions JS Seewald, MY Zolotov, T McCollom Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 70 (2), 446-460, 2006 | 252 | 2006 |
| Experimental constraints on the hydrothermal reactivity of organic acids and acid anions: I. Formic acid and formate TM McCollom, JS Seewald Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67 (19), 3625-3644, 2003 | 241 | 2003 |
| Methanogenesis as a potential source of chemical energy for primary biomass production by autotrophic organisms in hydrothermal systems on Europa TM McCollom Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 104 (E12), 30729-30742, 1999 | 229 | 1999 |
| Catabolic and anabolic energy for chemolithoautotrophs in deep-sea hydrothermal systems hosted in different rock types JP Amend, TM McCollom, M Hentscher, W Bach Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 75 (19), 5736-5748, 2011 | 220 | 2011 |
| Neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria in the ocean: their habitats, diversity, and roles in mineral deposition, rock alteration, and biomass production in the deep-sea KJ Edwards, W Bach, TM McCollom, DR Rogers Geomicrobiology Journal 21 (6), 393-404, 2004 | 196 | 2004 |
| Serpentinites, hydrogen, and life TM McCollom, JS Seewald Elements 9 (2), 129-134, 2013 | 195 | 2013 |
| Geochemical constraints on primary productivity in submarine hydrothermal vent plumes TM McCollom Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 47 (1), 85-101, 2000 | 189 | 2000 |
| Geochemical constraints on sources of metabolic energy for chemolithoautotrophy in ultramafic-hosted deep-sea hydrothermal systems TM McCollom Astrobiology 7 (6), 933-950, 2007 | 184 | 2007 |
