Aina Palau

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Aina Palau is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Aina Palau has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 33 papers in Spectroscopy and 20 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Aina Palau's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (78 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (55 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (30 papers). Aina Palau is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (78 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (55 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (30 papers). Aina Palau collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Mexico and United States. Aina Palau's co-authors include Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni, G. Busquet, R. Estalella, Á. Sánchez-Monge, Qizhou Zhang, Javier Ballesteros‐Paredes, Paul T. P. Ho, Gilberto C. Gómez, Manuel Zamora-Avilés and Luis A. Zapata and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

In The Last Decade

Aina Palau

76 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Global hierarchical collapse in molecular clouds. Towards a comprehensive scenario

2019 193 citations Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni, Aina Palau et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aina Palau Spain	23	1.5k	680	381	138	79	82	1.6k
S. Bontemps France	23	1.5k 1.0×	609 0.9×	342 0.9×	104 0.8×	88 1.1×	47	1.6k
Yancy L. Shirley United States	24	2.0k 1.3×	875 1.3×	470 1.2×	127 0.9×	88 1.1×	58	2.0k
Luis A. Zapata Mexico	24	1.5k 1.0×	713 1.0×	314 0.8×	106 0.8×	56 0.7×	94	1.6k
A. Hacar Austria	23	1.6k 1.0×	546 0.8×	343 0.9×	91 0.7×	135 1.7×	58	1.7k
Shigehisa Takakuwa Japan	24	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	478 1.3×	221 1.6×	33 0.4×	67	1.8k
D. Harsono Netherlands	28	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.5×	418 1.1×	203 1.5×	34 0.4×	65	1.8k
Ph. André France	22	1.4k 0.9×	622 0.9×	295 0.8×	108 0.8×	85 1.1×	47	1.4k
A. Duarte-Cabral United Kingdom	22	1.2k 0.8×	317 0.5×	253 0.7×	74 0.5×	77 1.0×	44	1.2k
Eric Keto United States	28	1.8k 1.2×	675 1.0×	325 0.9×	130 0.9×	57 0.7×	69	1.8k
J. M. Rathborne United States	24	1.6k 1.0×	452 0.7×	259 0.7×	56 0.4×	100 1.3×	41	1.6k

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Dzib, Sergio A., et al.. (2025). The arc-shaped radio source at the centre of NGC 6334A: is it a colliding wind region of two young massive stars or the bow shock of a runaway star?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 538(3). 1314–1328.

Vázquez-Semadeni, Enrique, Aina Palau, Gilberto C. Gómez, et al.. (2025). The turbulent support and global hierarchical collapse models for molecular clouds compared: differences, convergence, and myths. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 547(2).

Estalella, R., Aina Palau, & G. Busquet. (2024). Can radial temperature profiles be inferred using NH3 (1, 1) and (2, 2) observations?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 528(3). 4364–4378.

Zapata, Luis A., Manuel Fernández-López, S. Leurini, et al.. (2023). One, Two, Three ... An Explosive Outflow in IRAS 12326-6245 Revealed by ALMA. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 956(2). L35–L35. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Mengyao, Aina Palau, Luis A. Zapata, & Sheng‐Li Qin. (2021). W51North: A protocluster emerging out of a thermally inhibited fragmenting cloud. arXiv (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations

Santamaría-Miranda, Alejandro, I. de Gregorio‐Monsalvo, Adele Plunkett, et al.. (2020). ALMA observations of the early stages of substellar formation in the Lupus 1 and 3 molecular clouds. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 646. A10–A10. 4 indexed citations

Olguin, Fernando A., M. G. Hoare, K. Johnston, et al.. (2020). Multiwavelength modelling of the circumstellar environment of the massive protostar AFGL 2591 VLA 3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 498(4). 4721–4744. 6 indexed citations

Liu, Hauyu Baobab, J. M. Girart, Aina Palau, et al.. (2019). Extreme fragmentation and complex kinematics at the center of the L1287 cloud. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations

Liu, Hauyu Baobab, Michael M. Dunham, Ilaria Pascucci, et al.. (2018). A 1.3 mm SMA survey of 29 variable young stellar objects. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 21 indexed citations

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Girart, J. M., Aina Palau, R. Estalella, et al.. (2017). A correlation between chemistry, polarization, and dust properties in the Pipe nebula starless core FeSt 1-457. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Gómez, José F., et al.. (2017). A Search for Water Maser Emission from Brown Dwarfs and Low-luminosity Young Stellar Objects. The Astronomical Journal. 153(5). 221–221. 2 indexed citations

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Gregorio‐Monsalvo, I. de, D. Barrado, H. Bouy, et al.. (2016). A submillimetre search for pre- and proto-brown dwarfs in Chamaeleon II. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Audard, M., F. Fontani, Á. Sánchez-Monge, et al.. (2016). Ongoing star formation in the protocluster IRAS 22134+5834. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

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Huélamo, N., I. de Gregorio‐Monsalvo, Aina Palau, et al.. (2016). A search for pre- and proto-brown dwarfs in the dark cloud Barnard 30 with ALMA. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Busquet, G., R. Estalella, Aina Palau, et al.. (2016). What is controlling the fragmentation in the infrared dark cloud G14.225-0.506? Different level of fragmentation in twin hubs. Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona). 19 indexed citations

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Gómez, José F., J. R. Rizzo, Olga Suárez, et al.. (2015). A search for water maser emission toward obscured post-AGB star and planetary nebula candidates. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Fuente, A., J. Cernicharo, P. Caselli, et al.. (2014). The hot core towards the intermediate-mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 568. A65–A65. 65 indexed citations

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Fontani, F., P. Caselli, Qizhou Zhang, et al.. (2012). Temperature and kinematics of protoclusters with intermediate and high-mass stars: the case of IRAS 05345+3157. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations

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Fontani, F., Aina Palau, P. Caselli, et al.. (2011). Deuteration as an evolutionary tracer in massive-star formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 53 indexed citations

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Palau, Aina, R. Estalella, Paul T. P. Ho, H. Beuther, & M. T. Beltrán. (2007). Unveiling the nature and interaction of the intermediate/high-mass YSOs in IRAS 20343+4129. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

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