Grasselli Brown has over ninety publications, nine books, and a patent in the field of infrared and Raman spectroscopy.
In 1985, she was selected as one of the Foremost Women of the 20th Century. She is the first woman to be inducted into the Hungarian and Austrian Chemical Societies.  
In 2002, Grasselli Brown received the National Ellis Medal of Honor and was selected as an International Scientist of the Year.   
In 1991, Grasselli Brown was the first woman to be inducted into the Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1989 and is also a member of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. 
In 2004, Grasselli Brown was chosen to be a part of the book "Ohio 200 years, 200 Women: Ohio's First and Finest."
As of 2013, Jeanette Grasselli Brown donated her papers to the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections at her alma mater, Ohio University.
In 2022, a permanent exhibit at the Great Lakes Science Center, entitled "Interactive Periodic Table of Element", was created through a donation by the Northeastern Ohio Science & Engineering Fair, in honor of Dr. Jeanette Grasselli Brown and her husband Dr. Glenn Brown.