B. Plez

16.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
178 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

B. Plez is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Plez has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 92 papers in Instrumentation and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in B. Plez's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (168 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (95 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (92 papers). B. Plez is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (168 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (95 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (92 papers). B. Plez collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. B. Plez's co-authors include B. Gustafsson, B. Edvardsson, Kimmo Eriksson, U. G. Jørgensen, Åke Nordlund, R. Cayrel, P. Bonifacio, F. Spite, Timothy C. Beers and P. François and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. Plez

166 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A grid of MARCS model atmospheres for late-type stars

2008 1.5k citations B. Gustafsson, Kimmo Eriksson et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
A grid of MARCS model atmospheres for late-type stars I. Methods and general properties

2008 942 citations B. Gustafsson, Kimmo Eriksson et al. profile →
First stars V - Abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early Galaxy

2004 687 citations R. Cayrel, É. Depagne et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
Observational constraints on the origin of the elements

2022 131 citations M. Bergemann, B. Plez et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. Plez	9.9k	4.0k	1.3k	441	341	178	10.3k
P. Bonifacio	9.1k 0.9×	3.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	354 0.8×	293 0.9×	277	9.6k
M. S. Bessell	11.1k 1.1×	4.3k 1.1×	783 0.6×	460 1.0×	221 0.6×	254	11.4k
C. Sneden	11.0k 1.1×	3.8k 0.9×	3.0k 2.3×	785 1.8×	263 0.8×	232	12.2k
Jay Anderson	9.0k 0.9×	4.4k 1.1×	862 0.6×	576 1.3×	128 0.4×	200	9.3k
S. Cassisi	13.3k 1.3×	7.4k 1.8×	920 0.7×	408 0.9×	190 0.6×	278	13.6k
G. Piotto	12.0k 1.2×	6.8k 1.7×	794 0.6×	430 1.0×	220 0.6×	251	12.2k
R. Paul Butler	11.5k 1.2×	3.9k 1.0×	440 0.3×	561 1.3×	241 0.7×	177	11.8k
G. Meynet	14.1k 1.4×	4.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	228 0.5×	128 0.4×	340	14.4k
J. Meléndez	7.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	691 0.5×	228 0.5×	187 0.5×	155	7.4k
Geoffrey W. Marcy	15.1k 1.5×	4.6k 1.1×	652 0.5×	642 1.5×	377 1.1×	223	15.5k

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

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Bergemann, M., et al.. (2024). M3DIS – A grid of 3D radiation-hydrodynamics stellar atmosphere models for stellar surveys. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 688. A52–A52. 2 indexed citations

Plez, B., J. Cohen-Tanugi, S. Dagoret-Campagne, et al.. (2024). StarDICE II: Calibration of an Uncooled Infrared Thermal Camera for Atmospheric Gray Extinction Characterization. Sensors. 24(14). 4498–4498.

Ezzeddine, Rana, T. Merle, B. Plez, et al.. (2018). An empirical recipe for inelastic hydrogen-atom collisions in non-LTE calculations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Zamora, O., D. A. García–Hernández, B. Plez, et al.. (2017). Rubidium and zirconium abundances in massive Galactic asymptotic giant branch stars revisited. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 13 indexed citations

Mello, Curtis J., B. Barbuy, F. Primas, et al.. (2016). First Stars XVI. HST/STIS Abundances Of Heavy Elements In The Uranium-Rich Metal-Poor Star CS 31082-001. Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

Lardo, C., Ben Davies, R. P. Kudritzki, et al.. (2015). RED SUPERGIANTS AS COSMIC ABUNDANCE PROBES: THE FIRST DIRECT METALLICITY DETERMINATION OF NGC 4038 IN THE ANTENNAE. The Astrophysical Journal. 812(2). 160–160. 30 indexed citations

Masseron, T., B. Plez, S. Van Eck, et al.. (2014). CH in stellar atmospheres: an extensive linelist. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 79 indexed citations

Caffau, E., L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, et al.. (2014). TOPoS: chemical study of extremely metal-poor stars.. MmSAI. 85. 222. 1 indexed citations

Laverny, P. de, A. Recio–Blanco, C. C. Worley, & B. Plez. (2012). The AMBRE project: A new synthetic grid of high-resolution FGKM stellar spectra. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 41 indexed citations

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Chiavassa, A., B. Freytag, T. Masseron, & B. Plez. (2011). Radiative hydrodynamics simulations of red supergiant stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 535. A22–A22. 67 indexed citations

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Masseron, T., John Asher Johnson, B. Plez, et al.. (2010). A holistic approach to carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 111 indexed citations

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Hernández, J. I. Gónzalez, P. Bonifacio, H.‐G. Ludwig, et al.. (2008). First stars XI. Chemical composition of the extremely metal-poor dwarfs in\nthe binary CS 22876-032. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 36 indexed citations

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Sivarani, T., Timothy C. Beers, Young Sun Lee, et al.. (2007). Parameters and Kinematics of Carbon Enhanced Metal Poor (CEMP) Stars from the Hamburg/ESO Survey. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 211.

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García–Hernández, D. A., P. García-Lario, B. Plez, et al.. (2006). Lithium and zirconium abundances in massive Galactic O-rich AGB stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 62 indexed citations

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Sivarani, T., Timothy C. Beers, P. Bonifacio, et al.. (2006). First stars X. The nature of three unevolved carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations

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Barbuy, B., M. Spite, F. Spite, et al.. (2005). New analysis of the two carbon-rich stars CS 22948-27 and CS 29497-34: Binarity and neutron capture elements. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 57 indexed citations

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Plez, B. & Judith G. Cohen. (2005). Analysis of the carbon-rich very metal-poor dwarf G77–61. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations

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Hill, V., B. Plez, R. Cayrel, et al.. (2002). First stars. I. The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS31082-001. Implications for the r--process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 253 indexed citations

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Álvarez, R., et al.. (2001). Envelope tomography of long-period variable stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations

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Ryde, N., Kimmo Eriksson, B. Gustafsson, H. Olofsson, & B. Plez. (1998). Modelling of molecular bands of oxygen-rich AGB stars. 191. 118. 1 indexed citations

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