E. Athanassoula

14.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
183 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

E. Athanassoula is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Athanassoula has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 99 papers in Instrumentation and 30 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in E. Athanassoula's work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (124 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (99 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (91 papers). E. Athanassoula is often cited by papers focused on Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (124 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (99 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (91 papers). E. Athanassoula collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Spain. E. Athanassoula's co-authors include A. Bosma, S. A. Rodionov, P. A. Patsis, Nikos Prantzos, J. A. Sellwood, M. Kubryk, Ch. Skokos, Martin Bureau, M. Romero-Gómez and F. Combes and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Astrophysical Journal and Physics Reports.

In The Last Decade

E. Athanassoula

172 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

The existence and shapes of dust lanes in galactic bars 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 200 400 600
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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. The existence and shapes of dust lanes in galactic bars
    1992 601 citations E. Athanassoula Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Athanassoula France 47 6.9k 3.4k 516 378 258 183 7.1k
Martin D. Weinberg United States 39 5.8k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 488 0.9× 491 1.3× 144 0.6× 94 6.0k
Claudia del P. Lagos Australia 46 6.2k 0.9× 3.4k 1.0× 240 0.5× 768 2.0× 229 0.9× 215 6.5k
Matthias Steinmetz Germany 49 7.4k 1.1× 3.4k 1.0× 412 0.8× 1.1k 2.8× 163 0.6× 162 7.6k
L. da Costa Brazil 38 3.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 320 0.6× 525 1.4× 177 0.7× 125 4.1k
Roger L. Davies United Kingdom 42 6.9k 1.0× 3.8k 1.1× 193 0.4× 656 1.7× 254 1.0× 139 7.2k
R. Buta United States 36 4.9k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 186 0.4× 478 1.3× 207 0.8× 114 5.1k
Ortwin Gerhard Germany 54 9.6k 1.4× 4.4k 1.3× 359 0.7× 896 2.4× 181 0.7× 207 9.8k
Giuseppe Murante Italy 41 4.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 458 0.9× 857 2.3× 197 0.8× 119 5.2k
F. Bournaud France 48 6.8k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 159 0.3× 461 1.2× 228 0.9× 112 6.9k
R. Brent Tully United States 47 6.6k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 285 0.6× 1.2k 3.2× 189 0.7× 161 6.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Athanassoula

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2025). Connection between Nonaxisymmetric Structures and Neutral Gas Distribution in Disk Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 983(1). 61–61. 1 indexed citations
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Gadotti, Dimitri A., Leonardo Ferreira, Christopher J. Conselice, et al.. (2024). A JWST investigation into the bar fraction at redshifts 1 ≤ z ≤ 3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 530(2). 1984–2000. 27 indexed citations
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Watkins, A. E., H. Salo, E. Laurikainen, et al.. (2022). Stellar masses, sizes, and radial profiles for 465 nearby early-type galaxies: An extension to theSpitzersurvey of stellar structure in Galaxies (S4G). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 660. A69–A69. 20 indexed citations
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Athanassoula, E., et al.. (2020). Basis function expansions for galactic dynamics: Spherical versus cylindrical coordinates. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Ness, Melissa, Gail Zasowski, Jennifer A. Johnson, et al.. (2016). APOGEE KINEMATICS. I. OVERVIEW OF THE KINEMATICS OF THE GALACTIC BULGE AS MAPPED BY APOGEE. The Astrophysical Journal. 819(1). 2–2. 43 indexed citations
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Laine, Jarkko, E. Laurikainen, H. Salo, et al.. (2014). Morphology and environment of galaxies with disc breaks in the S4G and NIRS0S. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 441(3). 1992–2012. 44 indexed citations
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Sengupta, Chandreyee, T. C. Scott, L. Verdes‐Montenegro, et al.. (2012). H I  asymmetry in the isolated galaxy CIG 85 (UGC 1547). Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Rodionov, S. A. & E. Athanassoula. (2011). Extensions and applications of the iterative method. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Fortin, Pierre, E. Athanassoula, & Jean‐Charles Lambert. (2011). Comparisons of different codes for galacticN-body simulations. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 531. A120–A120. 8 indexed citations
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Rodionov, S. A. & E. Athanassoula. (2010). Dynamical models of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4494. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410(1). 111–126. 5 indexed citations
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Hammer, F., H. Flores, M. Puech, et al.. (2009). The Hubble sequence: just a vestige of merger events?. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 66 indexed citations
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Gieles, Mark, E. Athanassoula, & Simon Portegies Zwart. (2007). The effect of spiral arm passages on the evolution of stellar clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 376(2). 809–819. 63 indexed citations
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Athanassoula, E. & Inma Martínez-Valpuesta. (2007). Formation and evolution of bulges. ASPC. 390. 454. 2 indexed citations
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Gieles, Mark, Simon Portegies Zwart, Holger Baumgardt, et al.. (2006). Star cluster disruption by giant molecular clouds. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 371(2). 793–804. 172 indexed citations
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Verdes‐Montenegro, L., A. Bosma, & E. Athanassoula. (2002). Star formation in the warped outer pseudoring of the spiral \ngalaxy NGC 3642. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Athanassoula, E., et al.. (2001). Relaxation times calculated from angular deflections. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Athanassoula, E., et al.. (1993). Analaysis of the HII region distribution in external galaxies. III. Global properties and the radial distribution.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 102(2). 229–249.
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Athanassoula, E., et al.. (1993). Analysis of the distribution of HII regions in externalgalaxies. II. Analysis of the spiral structure.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100(2). 431–464. 3 indexed citations
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Tagger, M. & E. Athanassoula. (1991). Non-Linear Coupling of Spiral Waves and Modes: the M=1-M=2 Connection in Lopsided Galaxies. 146. 105. 1 indexed citations
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Athanassoula, E.. (1983). Internal kinematics and dynamics of galaxies : symposium no. 100, held in Besancon, France, August 9-13, 1982. 1 indexed citations

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