C. Aerts

46.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
320 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

C. Aerts is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Aerts has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 298 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 165 papers in Instrumentation and 46 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in C. Aerts's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (292 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (165 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (150 papers). C. Aerts is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (292 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (165 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (150 papers). C. Aerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. C. Aerts's co-authors include J. Christensen‐Dalsgaard, D. W. Kurtz, P. De Cat, M. Briquet, A. Tkachenko, D. M. Bowman, P. I. Pápics, T. Van Reeth, M. G. Pedersen and R. Scuflaire and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

C. Aerts

297 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

Asteroseismology 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2021 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Asteroseismology
    2010 514 citations C. Aerts et al. profile →
  2. Probing the interior physics of stars through asteroseismology
    2021 192 citations C. Aerts profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
C. Aerts 7.6k 3.8k 666 290 286 320 7.9k
D. W. Kurtz 5.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 534 0.8× 253 0.9× 173 0.6× 308 5.9k
T. R. Bedding 5.9k 0.8× 2.9k 0.8× 452 0.7× 209 0.7× 168 0.6× 254 6.2k
Dennis Stello 5.2k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 321 0.5× 188 0.6× 115 0.4× 127 5.4k
W. J. Chaplin 4.6k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 171 0.3× 107 0.4× 169 0.6× 211 4.7k
A. F. J. Moffat 7.7k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 618 0.9× 131 0.5× 41 0.1× 405 7.9k
G. Nelemans 6.6k 0.9× 988 0.3× 271 0.4× 401 1.4× 197 0.7× 218 6.8k
L. Lindegren 2.8k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 228 0.3× 37 0.1× 241 0.8× 133 3.1k
C. Charbonnel 8.5k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 138 0.2× 132 0.5× 69 0.2× 222 8.9k
L. Fossati 3.9k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 148 0.2× 93 0.3× 45 0.2× 210 4.4k
M. Salvato 7.6k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 204 0.3× 66 0.2× 68 0.2× 193 8.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Aerts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Aerts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Aerts 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 C. Aerts. C. Aerts 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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Aerts, C., T. Van Reeth, Joey S. G. Mombarg, & Daniel Hey. (2025). Evolution of the near-core rotation frequency of 2497 intermediate-mass stars from their dominant gravito-inertial mode. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 695. A214–A214. 7 indexed citations
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Aerts, C., et al.. (2024). The ESO UVES/FEROS Large Programs of TESS OB pulsators. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 692. A245–A245. 3 indexed citations
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Michielsen, Mathias, et al.. (2024). The impact of asteroseismically calibrated internal mixing on nucleosynthetic wind yields of massive stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 689. A149–A149. 4 indexed citations
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Michielsen, Mathias, T. Van Reeth, A. Tkachenko, & C. Aerts. (2023). Probing the physics in the core boundary layers of the double-lined B-type binary KIC 4930889 from its gravito-inertial modes. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 679. A6–A6. 10 indexed citations
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Burssens, Siemen, S. Simón‐Díaz, D. M. Bowman, et al.. (2020). Variability of OB stars from TESS southern Sectors 1–13 and high-resolution IACOB and OWN spectroscopy. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 66 indexed citations
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Aerts, C., et al.. (2016). Asteroseismic modelling of the two F-type hybrid pulsators KIC 10080943A and KIC 10080943B. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 57 indexed citations
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Zwintz, K., L. Fossati, T. Ryabchikova, D. B. Guenther, & C. Aerts. (2015). Tracing early stellar evolution with asteroseismology: pre-main sequence stars in NGC 2264. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Marcos-Arenal, P., W. Zima, J. De Ridder, et al.. (2014). The PLATO Simulator: modelling of high-precision high-cadence space-based imaging. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Pápics, P. I., E. Moravveji, C. Aerts, et al.. (2014). KIC 10526294: a slowly rotating B star with rotationally split, quasi-equally spaced gravity modes. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 52 indexed citations
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Raskin, Gert, S. Bloemen, Johan Morren, et al.. (2013). MAIA, a three-channel imager for asteroseismology: instrument design. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Østensen, R. H., S. Geier, V. Schaffenroth, et al.. (2013). Binaries discovered by the MUCHFUSS project. FBS0117+396 : an sdB+dM binary with a pulsating primary. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 12 indexed citations
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Briquet, M., C. Aerts, A. Baglin, et al.. (2011). An asteroseismic study of the O9V star HD 46202 from CoRoT space-based photometry. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 44 indexed citations
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Hekker, S. & C. Aerts. (2010). Line-profile variations of stochastically excited oscillations in four evolved stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Degroote, P., M. Briquet, M. Auvergne, et al.. (2010). Detection of frequency spacings in the young O-type binary HD 46149 from CoRoT photometry. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 33 indexed citations
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Lebreton, Y., J. Montalbán, M. Godart, et al.. (2009). Ledoux's convection criterion in evolution and asteroseismology of massive stars. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, C., J. Puls, M. Godart, & M.‐A. Dupret. (2009). Collective pulsational velocity broadening due to gravity modes as a physical explanation for macroturbulence in hot massive stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 60 indexed citations
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Hu, Haili, M.‐A. Dupret, C. Aerts, et al.. (2008). A seismic approach to testing different formation channels of subdwarf B stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations
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Aerts, C., et al.. (2006). High-precision elements\nof double-lined spectroscopic binaries from combined\ninterferometry and spectroscopy. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations
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Dupret, M.‐A., J. De Ridder, P. De Cat, et al.. (2003). A photometric mode identification method, including an improved non-adiabatic treatment of the atmosphere. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 46 indexed citations
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Willems, B. & C. Aerts. (2002). Tidally induced radial-velocity variations in close binaries. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 37 indexed citations

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