Bertram Bitsch

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
95 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Bertram Bitsch is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, Bertram Bitsch has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in Spectroscopy and 4 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in Bertram Bitsch's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (86 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (84 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (82 papers). Bertram Bitsch is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (86 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (84 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (82 papers). Bertram Bitsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Bertram Bitsch's co-authors include Anders Johansen, Michiel Lambrechts, Alessandro Morbidelli, André Izidoro, Sean N. Raymond, Seth A. Jacobson, A. Crida, Elena Lega, Aaron David Schneider and W. Kley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bertram Bitsch

89 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The growth of planets by pebble accretion in evolving protoplanetary discs

2015 247 citations Bertram Bitsch, Michiel Lambrechts et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
Breaking the chains: hot super-Earth systems from migration and disruption of compact resonant chains

2017 214 citations André Izidoro, Sean N. Raymond et al. profile →
Pebble-isolation mass: Scaling law and implications for the formation of super-Earths and gas giants

2018 206 citations Bertram Bitsch, Alessandro Morbidelli et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Bertram Bitsch	3.2k	295	177	176	141	95	3.3k
Michiel Lambrechts	3.1k 1.0×	325 1.1×	91 0.5×	198 1.1×	111 0.8×	53	3.2k
Ruth Murray‐Clay	2.3k 0.7×	200 0.7×	347 2.0×	97 0.6×	220 1.6×	53	2.4k
O. Hubickyj	2.5k 0.8×	216 0.7×	259 1.5×	110 0.6×	72 0.5×	17	2.5k
R. van Boekel	2.4k 0.8×	644 2.2×	254 1.4×	61 0.3×	249 1.8×	85	2.6k
P. Ábrahám	1.9k 0.6×	362 1.2×	149 0.8×	53 0.3×	98 0.7×	134	2.0k
C. Eiroa	2.6k 0.8×	414 1.4×	316 1.8×	36 0.2×	201 1.4×	119	2.7k
Channon Visscher	1.7k 0.5×	316 1.1×	307 1.7×	94 0.5×	573 4.1×	45	1.9k
C. J. Davis	2.1k 0.6×	266 0.9×	45 0.3×	130 0.7×	193 1.4×	98	2.1k
K. E. Kraemer	1.7k 0.5×	199 0.7×	399 2.3×	31 0.2×	138 1.0×	65	1.8k
Roman R. Rafikov	2.4k 0.7×	214 0.7×	123 0.7×	76 0.4×	32 0.2×	84	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Bertram Bitsch

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bertram Bitsch

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2024). How external photoevaporation changes the chemical composition of the inner disc. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 691. A32–A32. 2 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2024). A formation pathway for terrestrial planets with moderate water content involving atmospheric-volatile recycling. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology).

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2024). Which stars can form planets: Planetesimal formation at low metallicities. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram & André Izidoro. (2023). Giants are bullies: How their growth influences systems of inner sub-Neptunes and super-Earths. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674. A178–A178. 19 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2023). Enriching inner discs and giant planets with heavy elements. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 679. A11–A11. 18 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2023). How to make giant planets via pebble accretion. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 679. A42–A42. 19 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2021). Dry or water world? How the water contents of inner sub-Neptunes constrain giant planet formation and the location of the water ice line. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 28 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2021). Influence of grain size and composition on the contraction rates of planetary envelopes and on planetary migration. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations

Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2020). Influence of planetary gas accretion on the shape and depth of gaps in protoplanetary discs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 33 indexed citations

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Baumann, Thomas & Bertram Bitsch. (2020). Influence of migration models and thermal torque on planetary growth in the pebble accretion scenario. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram, et al.. (2020). Influence of grain growth on the thermal structure of protoplanetary discs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 27 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram, Sean N. Raymond, & André Izidoro. (2019). Rocky super-Earths or waterworlds: the interplay of planet migration, pebble accretion, and disc evolution. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 51 indexed citations

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Johansen, Anders & Bertram Bitsch. (2019). Exploring the conditions for forming cold gas giants through planetesimal accretion. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 33 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram. (2019). Inner rocky super-Earth formation: distinguishing the formation pathways in viscously heated and passive discs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram, André Izidoro, Anders Johansen, et al.. (2019). Formation of planetary systems by pebble accretion and migration: growth of gas giants. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 41 indexed citations

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Johansen, Anders, et al.. (2019). Consequences of planetary migration on the minor bodies of the early solar system. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 50 indexed citations

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Buchhave, Lars A., Bertram Bitsch, Anders Johansen, et al.. (2018). Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 39 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram, Anders Johansen, Michiel Lambrechts, & Alessandro Morbidelli. (2015). The structure of protoplanetary discs around evolving young stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 122 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram, Alessandro Morbidelli, Elena Lega, Katherine A. Kretke, & A. Crida. (2014). Stellar irradiated discs and implications on migration of embedded planets. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 35 indexed citations

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Bitsch, Bertram & W. Kley. (2011). Evolution of inclined planets in three-dimensional radiative discs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 29 indexed citations

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