Elena Cukanovaite

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Elena Cukanovaite is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Cukanovaite has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9 papers in Instrumentation and 1 paper in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Elena Cukanovaite's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (14 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (9 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (8 papers). Elena Cukanovaite is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (14 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (9 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (8 papers). Elena Cukanovaite collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Elena Cukanovaite's co-authors include Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Mark Hollands, N. P. Gentile Fusillo, B. T. Gänsicke, Tim Cunningham, S. Jordan, Silvia Toonen, Christopher J. Manser, J McCleery and Kevin B. Burdge and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology).

In The Last Decade

Elena Cukanovaite

15 papers receiving 729 citations

Hit Papers

AGaiaData Release 2 catalogue of white dwarfs and a compa... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 50 100 150 200
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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. AGaiaData Release 2 catalogue of white dwarfs and a comparison with SDSS
    2018 249 citations N. P. Gentile Fusillo, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
  2. A catalogue of white dwarfs in Gaia EDR3
    2021 205 citations N. P. Gentile Fusillo, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay et al. 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
Elena Cukanovaite United Kingdom 11 791 358 50 42 28 15 839
O. L. Creevey France 13 754 1.0× 391 1.1× 47 0.9× 33 0.8× 16 0.6× 31 771
Thomas Nordlander Australia 19 1.1k 1.4× 484 1.4× 61 1.2× 96 2.3× 24 0.9× 63 1.1k
R. Raddi United Kingdom 21 1.4k 1.8× 556 1.6× 67 1.3× 51 1.2× 43 1.5× 61 1.5k
Mikkel N. Lund Denmark 19 944 1.2× 546 1.5× 46 0.9× 18 0.4× 18 0.6× 48 977
J. M. Almenara France 17 740 0.9× 297 0.8× 35 0.7× 31 0.7× 21 0.8× 43 761
Elisabeth Newton United States 14 782 1.0× 324 0.9× 33 0.7× 15 0.4× 18 0.6× 42 803
Sz. Csizmadia Germany 18 769 1.0× 267 0.7× 51 1.0× 54 1.3× 15 0.5× 48 798
V. V. Tsymbal Ukraine 17 947 1.2× 346 1.0× 46 0.9× 23 0.5× 28 1.0× 49 979
R. da Silva Italy 14 683 0.9× 300 0.8× 20 0.4× 41 1.0× 16 0.6× 22 714
Tim Cunningham United Kingdom 14 723 0.9× 322 0.9× 28 0.6× 26 0.6× 26 0.9× 26 758

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena Cukanovaite

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Cukanovaite

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Roberts, Ella, et al.. (2025). Comparison of methods used to derive the Galactic star formation history from white dwarf samples. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 538(4). 2548–2561. 1 indexed citations
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Cukanovaite, Elena, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Silvia Toonen, et al.. (2023). Local stellar formation history from the 40 pc white dwarf sample. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 522(2). 1643–1661. 21 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, B. Klein, D. Koester, et al.. (2023). The 40 pc sample of white dwarfs from Gaia. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 527(3). 8687–8705. 46 indexed citations
4.
Fusillo, N. P. Gentile, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Elena Cukanovaite, et al.. (2021). A catalogue of white dwarfs in Gaia EDR3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 508(3). 3877–3896. 205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cunningham, Tim, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, Evan B. Bauer, et al.. (2021). Horizontal spreading of planetary debris accreted by white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(2). 1646–1667. 32 indexed citations
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Claret, A., Elena Cukanovaite, Kevin B. Burdge, et al.. (2020). Gravity and limb-darkening coefficients for compact stars: DA, DB, and DBA eclipsing white dwarfs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 7 indexed citations
7.
Claret, A., Elena Cukanovaite, Kevin B. Burdge, et al.. (2020). Doppler beaming factors for white dwarfs, main sequence stars, and giant stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 641. A157–A157. 6 indexed citations
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Pala, A. F., B. T. Gänsicke, E. Breedt, et al.. (2020). A Volume-limited Sample of Cataclysmic Variables from Gaia DR2: Space Density and Population Properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 494(3). 3799–3827. 102 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Tim, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, N. P. Gentile Fusillo, Mark Hollands, & Elena Cukanovaite. (2020). From hydrogen to helium: the spectral evolution of white dwarfs as evidence for convective mixing. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492(3). 3540–3552. 35 indexed citations
10.
Cukanovaite, Elena, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, P. Bergeron, et al.. (2020). 3D spectroscopic analysis of helium-line white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 501(4). 5274–5293. 24 indexed citations
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Green, Matthew, T. R. Marsh, D. Steeghs, et al.. (2019). Phase-resolved spectroscopy of Gaia14aae: line emission from near the white dwarf surface. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 485(2). 1947–1960. 8 indexed citations
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Cukanovaite, Elena, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, B. Freytag, et al.. (2019). Calibration of the mixing-length theory for structures of helium-dominated atmosphere white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 490(1). 1010–1025. 22 indexed citations
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Fusillo, N. P. Gentile, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, B. T. Gänsicke, et al.. (2018). AGaiaData Release 2 catalogue of white dwarfs and a comparison with SDSS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 482(4). 4570–4591. 249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel, Elena Cukanovaite, N. P. Gentile Fusillo, Tim Cunningham, & Mark Hollands. (2018). Fundamental parameter accuracy of DA and DB white dwarfs inGaiaData Release 2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 482(4). 5222–5232. 63 indexed citations
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Cukanovaite, Elena, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, B. Freytag, H.‐G. Ludwig, & P. Bergeron. (2018). Pure-helium 3D model atmospheres of white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 481(2). 1522–1537. 18 indexed citations

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