E. Delgado Mena

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

E. Delgado Mena is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Delgado Mena has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 32 papers in Instrumentation and 4 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in E. Delgado Mena's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (80 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (49 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (49 papers). E. Delgado Mena is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (80 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (49 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (49 papers). E. Delgado Mena collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. E. Delgado Mena's co-authors include N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, G. Israelian, V. Adibekyan, J. I. Gónzalez Hernández, M. Tsantaki, M. Mayor, S. Udry, Annelies Mortier and P. Figueira and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

E. Delgado Mena

74 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical abundances of 1111 FGK stars from the HARPS GTO ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Chemical abundances of 1111 FGK stars from the HARPS GTO planet search program
    2012 296 citations V. Adibekyan, S. G. Sousa et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Delgado Mena Portugal 30 2.7k 1.0k 220 131 82 81 2.8k
V. Adibekyan Portugal 32 3.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 285 1.3× 103 0.8× 64 0.8× 90 3.1k
T. Bensby Sweden 28 3.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 262 1.2× 50 0.4× 93 1.1× 61 3.7k
Yoichi Takeda Japan 30 2.7k 1.0× 922 0.9× 196 0.9× 53 0.4× 62 0.8× 130 2.8k
Kátia Cunha United States 37 3.8k 1.4× 1.6k 1.5× 351 1.6× 68 0.5× 96 1.2× 151 4.0k
S. G. Sousa Portugal 37 4.6k 1.7× 1.9k 1.8× 333 1.5× 154 1.2× 119 1.5× 133 4.7k
S. Desidera Italy 27 2.5k 0.9× 934 0.9× 159 0.7× 38 0.3× 76 0.9× 118 2.5k
V. V. Kovtyukh Ukraine 29 2.4k 0.9× 845 0.8× 356 1.6× 63 0.5× 70 0.9× 116 2.4k
M. Bergemann Germany 32 2.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 322 1.5× 46 0.4× 89 1.1× 91 3.0k
L. Mashonkina Russia 26 1.7k 0.6× 638 0.6× 370 1.7× 73 0.6× 41 0.5× 88 1.9k
H. C. Stempels Sweden 18 2.4k 0.9× 740 0.7× 100 0.5× 60 0.5× 89 1.1× 30 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Delgado Mena

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heiter, U., O. Kochukhov, M. Bergemann, et al.. (2025). Performance of the Stellar Abundances and atmospheric Parameters Pipeline adapted for M dwarfs. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 696. A62–A62. 2 indexed citations
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Adibekyan, V., C. Mordasini, Morgan Deal, et al.. (2024). Assessing the processes behind planet engulfment and its imprints. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 693. A47–A47. 2 indexed citations
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Adibekyan, V., Morgan Deal, Caroline Dorn, et al.. (2024). Linking the primordial composition of planet building disks to the present-day composition of rocky exoplanets. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 692. A67–A67. 5 indexed citations
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Tsantaki, M., et al.. (2023). Search for lithium-rich giants in 32 open clusters with high-resolution spectroscopy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674. A157–A157. 15 indexed citations
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Mena, E. Delgado, J. Gomes da Silva, J. P. Faria, et al.. (2023). Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 679. A94–A94. 4 indexed citations
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Santos, N. C., O. D. S. Demangeon, J. P. Faria, et al.. (2021). Stellar clustering and orbital architecture of planetary systems. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Mena, E. Delgado, et al.. (2020). Chemical abundances of 1111 FGK stars from the HARPS-GTO planet search sample. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations
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Sousa, S. G., et al.. (2020). ODUSSEAS: a machine learning tool to derive effective temperature and metallicity for M dwarf stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 15 indexed citations
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Sousa, S. G., N. C. Santos, Carlos Allende Prieto, et al.. (2020). Benchmark stars, benchmark spectrographs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 9 indexed citations
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Laverny, P. de, A. Recio–Blanco, S. G. Sousa, et al.. (2018). The AMBRE project: searching for the closest solar siblings. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 13 indexed citations
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Mena, E. Delgado, C. Lovis, N. C. Santos, et al.. (2018). Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars:II. Are there really planets around IC 4651 No. 9122, NGC 2423 No. 3, and NGC 4349 No. 127?. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 8 indexed citations
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Santos, N. C., V. Adibekyan, P. Figueira, et al.. (2017). Observational evidence for two distinct giant planet populations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 49 indexed citations
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Hernández, J. I. Gónzalez, G. Israelian, N. C. Santos, et al.. (2017). Volatiles and refratories in solar analogs: No terrestial planet connection. reroDoc Digital Library.
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Adibekyan, V., E. Delgado Mena, P. Figueira, et al.. (2016). Abundance trend with condensation temperature for stars with different Galactic birth places. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations
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Sousa, S. G., N. C. Santos, V. Adibekyan, E. Delgado Mena, & G. Israelian. (2015). ARES v2: new features and improved performance. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 65 indexed citations
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Lis, S. Bertrán de, E. Delgado Mena, V. Adibekyan, N. C. Santos, & S. G. Sousa. (2015). Oxygen abundances in G- and F-type stars from HARPS. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 31 indexed citations
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Batista, Sérgio, V. Adibekyan, S. G. Sousa, et al.. (2014). Searching for solar siblings among the HARPS data. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations
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Tsantaki, M., S. G. Sousa, N. C. Santos, et al.. (2014). Spectroscopic parameters for solar-type stars with moderate-to-high rotation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 24 indexed citations
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Adibekyan, V., N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, et al.. (2012). Overabundance of α-elements in exoplanet-hosting stars. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 84 indexed citations
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Gálvez-Ortiz, M. C., E. Delgado Mena, J. I. Gónzalez Hernández, et al.. (2011). Beryllium abundances in stars with planets. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 11 indexed citations

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