F. Pont

19.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
101 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

F. Pont is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Pont has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 55 papers in Instrumentation and 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. Pont's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (97 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (59 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (55 papers). F. Pont is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (97 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (59 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (55 papers). F. Pont collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and United Kingdom. F. Pont's co-authors include M. Mayor, S. Udry, D. Queloz, S. Aigrain, B. Nordström, Johan Holmberg, Bjarne Rosenkilde Jørgensen, J. Andersen, S. Zucker and David K. Sing and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

F. Pont

99 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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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 Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood

2004 935 citations M. Mayor, F. Pont et al. profile →
The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood: Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of 14,000 F and G dwarfs

2004 753 citations M. Mayor, F. Pont et al. profile →
The effect of red noise on planetary transit detection

2006 288 citations F. Pont, S. Zucker et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters

2005 277 citations F. Bouchy, S. Udry et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. Pont France	41	6.9k	2.8k	498	371	358	101	7.1k
Travis Barman United States	39	7.0k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	599 1.2×	529 1.4×	581 1.6×	118	7.3k
M. Gillon Belgium	49	6.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	705 1.4×	342 0.9×	236 0.7×	174	6.7k
D. Homeier Germany	39	6.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	733 1.5×	549 1.5×	344 1.0×	105	6.3k
T. Forveille France	49	7.9k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	407 0.8×	522 1.4×	380 1.1×	194	8.1k
A. Collier Cameron United Kingdom	51	9.8k 1.4×	2.7k 0.9×	346 0.7×	279 0.8×	284 0.8×	286	10.0k
P. H. Hauschildt United States	45	7.6k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	618 1.2×	682 1.8×	491 1.4×	183	7.9k
C. Lovis Switzerland	56	8.7k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	545 1.1×	527 1.4×	718 2.0×	239	9.3k
A. Lecavelier des Étangs France	44	5.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	665 1.3×	474 1.3×	263 0.7×	130	6.1k
Heather A. Knutson United States	43	5.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	832 1.7×	445 1.2×	314 0.9×	139	6.1k
David Charbonneau United States	46	8.6k 1.3×	3.2k 1.1×	1.0k 2.1×	558 1.5×	494 1.4×	142	9.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Pont

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aigrain, S., Ruth Angus, J. K. Barstow, et al.. (2016). The Effects Of Stellar Activity On Detecting And Characterising Planets. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 12. 1 indexed citations

Sing, David K., Hannah R. Wakeford, A. P. Showman, et al.. (2014). HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: detection of potassium in WASP-31b along with a cloud deck and Rayleigh scattering. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 446(3). 2428–2443. 106 indexed citations

Hayek, Wolfgang, David K. Sing, F. Pont, & M. Asplund. (2014). Limb darkening laws for two exoplanet host stars derived from 3D stellar model atmospheres Comparison with 1D models and HST light curve observations. arXiv (Cornell University). 9 indexed citations

Sing, David K., A. Lecavelier des Étangs, Jonathan J. Fortney, et al.. (2013). HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: evidence for aerosols and lack of TiO in the atmosphere of WASP-12b. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 436(4). 2956–2973. 122 indexed citations

Pont, F., et al.. (2013). The prevalence of dust on the exoplanet HD 189733b from Hubble and Spitzer observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 432(4). 2917–2944. 226 indexed citations

Gibson, Neale P., F. Pont, & S. Aigrain. (2010). A new look at NICMOS transmission spectroscopy: No conclusive evidence for molecular features. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 6(S276). 478–479. 2 indexed citations

Étangs, A. Lecavelier des, F. Pont, A. Vidal‐Madjar, & David K. Sing. (2008). Rayleigh scattering in the transit spectrum of HD 189733b. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 174 indexed citations

Figueira, P., et al.. (2008). Bulk composition of the transiting hot Neptune around GJ 436. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

Irwin, Jonathan, S. Aigrain, Keivan G. Stassun, et al.. (2007). The Monitor project: JW 380 – a 0.26-, 0.15-M⊙, pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary in the Orion nebula cluster. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 380(2). 541–550. 31 indexed citations

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Melo, C., N. C. Santos, F. Pont, et al.. (2006). On the age of stars harboring transiting planets. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 25 indexed citations

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Gillon, M., F. Pont, C. Moutou, et al.. (2006). High accuracy transit photometry of the planet OGLE-TR-113b with a new deconvolution-based method. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 61 indexed citations

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Pont, F., F. Bouchy, C. Melo, et al.. (2005). Doppler follow-up of OGLE planetary transit candidates in Carina. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 42 indexed citations

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Pont, F. & L. Eyer. (2005). The Trouble with Isochrone Ages for Field Stars: A Cautionary Tale for Solar Neighbourhood Studies. ESASP. 576. 187. 1 indexed citations

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Pont, F., F. Bouchy, D. Queloz, et al.. (2004). The “missing link”: \n A 4-day period transiting exoplanet around OGLE-TR-111. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 77 indexed citations

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Moutou, C., F. Pont, F. Bouchy, & M. Mayor. (2004). Accurate radius and mass of the transiting exoplanet OGLE-TR-132b. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 49 indexed citations

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Gallart, Carme, R. Zinn, F. Pont, et al.. (2002). Using color-magnitude diagrams and spectroscopy to derive star formation histories: VLT observations of Fornax. The Messenger. 108. 16–20. 1 indexed citations

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Pietrzyński, G., W. Gieren, P. Fouqué, & F. Pont. (2001). A Catalog of OB Associationsin the spiral galaxy NGC 300. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 21 indexed citations

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Pont, F.. (1999). The Cepheid Distance Scale after Hipparcos. CERN Bulletin. 167. 113–128. 2 indexed citations

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Pont, F., C. Charbonnel, Y. Lebreton, et al.. (1997). HIPPARCOS Subdwarfs and Globular Clusters: Towards Reliable Absolute Ages. ESASP. 402. 699–704.

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Pont, F., M. Mayor, & C. Turon. (1997). Hipparcos subdwarfs and globular cluster ages: towards reliable absolute ages. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 189. 433–438. 2 indexed citations

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