B. Freytag

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

B. Freytag is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Freytag has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 46 papers in Instrumentation and 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in B. Freytag's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (102 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (59 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (47 papers). B. Freytag is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (102 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (59 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (47 papers). B. Freytag collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and France. B. Freytag's co-authors include H.‐G. Ludwig, M. Steffen, P. Bonifacio, F. Allard, D. Homeier, B. Plez, A. Chiavassa, S. Höfner, Matthias Steffen and E. Caffau and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. Freytag

121 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Solar Chemical Abundances... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2012 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Solar Chemical Abundances Determined with a CO5BOLD 3D Model Atmosphere
    2010 519 citations H.‐G. Ludwig, B. Freytag et al. profile →
  2. Models of very-low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and exoplanets
    2012 459 citations F. Allard, D. Homeier et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
B. Freytag 4.4k 1.4k 379 273 269 128 4.6k
R. Collet 3.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 406 1.1× 302 1.1× 231 0.9× 77 3.8k
X. Delfosse 6.3k 1.4× 2.3k 1.7× 246 0.6× 254 0.9× 326 1.2× 148 6.5k
A. K. Dupree 3.9k 0.9× 856 0.6× 233 0.6× 176 0.6× 354 1.3× 190 4.2k
H.‐G. Ludwig 5.3k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 608 1.6× 360 1.3× 241 0.9× 210 5.6k
G. Micela 6.2k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 211 0.6× 231 0.8× 218 0.8× 314 6.3k
J. Meléndez 7.2k 1.6× 2.9k 2.1× 691 1.8× 187 0.7× 228 0.8× 155 7.4k
N. Piskunov 4.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 131 0.3× 185 0.7× 240 0.9× 119 4.5k
I. Hubený 3.1k 0.7× 803 0.6× 192 0.5× 256 0.9× 207 0.8× 129 3.3k
B. Gustafsson 5.8k 1.3× 2.2k 1.6× 535 1.4× 308 1.1× 342 1.3× 142 6.1k
C. A. Pilachowski 4.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 543 1.4× 129 0.5× 163 0.6× 145 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Freytag

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Freytag

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Freytag. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Freytag based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. Freytag. B. Freytag is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chiavassa, A., et al.. (2024). Retrieving stellar parameters and dynamics of AGB stars with Gaia parallax measurements and CO^5BOLD RHD simulations. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 2 indexed citations
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Riva, Fabio, O. Steiner, & B. Freytag. (2024). Simulating small-scale dynamo action in cool main-sequence stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 684. A7–A7.
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Sánchez-Bermúdez, J., C. Paladini, B. Freytag, et al.. (2024). A new dimension in the variability of AGB stars: Convection patterns size changes with pulsation. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 688. A124–A124. 6 indexed citations
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Freytag, B., S. Höfner, B. Aringer, & A. Chiavassa. (2024). Dimming events of evolved stars due to clouds of molecular gas. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 692. A223–A223. 1 indexed citations
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Freytag, B., et al.. (2024). Asymmetries in asymptotic giant branch stars and their winds. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 690. A162–A162. 1 indexed citations
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Ludwig, H.‐G., M. Steffen, & B. Freytag. (2023). Effects of magnetic fields on the center-to-limb variation in solar-type stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 679. A65–A65. 9 indexed citations
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Freytag, B., et al.. (2022). Properties of self-excited pulsations in 3D simulations of AGB stars and red supergiants. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 669. A49–A49. 15 indexed citations
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Freytag, B. & S. Höfner. (2022). Global 3D radiation-hydrodynamical models of AGB stars with dust-driven winds. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 669. A155–A155. 30 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Tim, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Evan B. Bauer, et al.. (2021). Horizontal spreading of planetary debris accreted by white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(2). 1646–1667. 32 indexed citations
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Wittkowski, M., A. Chiavassa, Fabien Baron, et al.. (2020). VLTI-PIONIER imaging of the red supergiant V602 Carinae. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Höfner, S. & B. Freytag. (2020). Explaining the winds of AGB stars: Recent progress. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 16(S366). 165–172. 1 indexed citations
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Höfner, S. & B. Freytag. (2019). Exploring the origin of clumpy dust clouds around cool giants. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 623. A158–A158. 28 indexed citations
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Ludwig, H.‐G., et al.. (2018). Spectroscopic properties of a two-dimensional time-dependent Cepheid model. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Steiner, O., et al.. (2016). Non-magnetic photospheric bright points in 3D simulations of the solar atmosphere. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Wittkowski, M., A. Chiavassa, B. Freytag, et al.. (2016). Near-infrared spectro-interferometry of Mira variables and comparisons to 1D dynamic model atmospheres and 3D convection simulations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 28 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, H.‐G. Ludwig, B. Freytag, M. Steffen, & E. Caffau. (2013). Granulation properties of giants, dwarfs, and white dwarfs from the CIFIST 3D model atmosphere grid. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 34 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, H.‐G. Ludwig, M. Steffen, & B. Freytag. (2013). Pure-hydrogen 3D model atmospheres of cool white dwarfs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 35 indexed citations
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Beeck, Benjamin, R. Collet, M. Steffen, et al.. (2012). Simulations of the solar near-surface layers with the CO5BOLD, MURaM, and Stagger codes. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, H.‐G. Ludwig, M. Steffen, P. Bergeron, & B. Freytag. (2011). Solution to the problem of the surface gravity distribution of cool DA white dwarfs from improved 3D model atmospheres. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 46 indexed citations
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Freytag, B., F. Allard, H.‐G. Ludwig, D. Homeier, & M. Steffen. (2010). The role of convection, overshoot, and gravity waves for the transport of dust in M dwarf and brown dwarf atmospheres. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 92 indexed citations

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