F. Spite

9.0k citations

117 papers · 5.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 36

Impact in

Instrumentation top 0.5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.2%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Papers in ⓘ

Instrumentation 61
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 61
Astronomy and Astrophysics 109
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 104
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 54
- Astro and Planetary Science 31
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 21
- History and Developments in Astronomy 10

Co-authors: M. Spite (93 shared papers)R. Cayrel (47 shared papers)P. Bonifacio (57 shared papers)P. François (48 shared papers)B. Plez (30 shared papers)B. Barbuy (34 shared papers)V. Hill (28 shared papers)Timothy C. Beers (26 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (40 papers)Nature (3 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3 papers)New Astronomy Reviews (3 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (2 papers)
Partner nations: France Italy Germany

In The Last Decade

F. Spite

111 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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First stars V - Abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early Galaxy 2004 · 687 citations

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1	First stars V - Abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early Galaxy Astronomy and Astrophysics ·R. Cayrel, É. Depagne, M. Spite, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, F. Primas, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, P. Molaro, B. Nordström Hit paper breakdown →	2004	687
2	First stars. I. The extremer-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS 31082-001 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·V. Hill, B. Plez, R. Cayrel, Timothy C. Beers, B. Nordström, J. Andersen, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, É. Depagne, P. François, F. Primas	2002	300
3	The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau Astronomy and Astrophysics ·L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, H.‐G. Ludwig, N. T. Behara, J. I. Gónzalez Hernández, M. Steffen, R. Cayrel, B. Freytag, C. van’t Veer, P. Molaro, B. Plez, T. Sivarani, M. Spite, F. Spite, Timothy C. Beers, N. Christlieb, P. François, V. Hill	2010	261
4	First stars VI – Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. Spite, R. Cayrel, B. Plez, V. Hill, F. Spite, É. Depagne, P. François, P. Bonifacio, B. Barbuy, Timothy C. Beers, J. Andersen, P. Molaro, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2005	260
5	First stars. I. The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS31082-001. Implications for the r--process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology Lund University Publications (Lund University) ·V. Hill, B. Plez, R. Cayrel, Timothy C. Beers, B. Nordström, J. Andersen, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, É. Depagne, P. François, F. Primas	2002	253
6	Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay Nature ·R. Cayrel, V. Hill, Timothy C. Beers, B. Barbuy, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, J. Andersen, P. Bonifacio, P. François, P. Molaro, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2001	235
7	First stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. François, É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, J. Andersen, G. James, B. Barbuy, R. Cayrel, P. Bonifacio, P. Molaro, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2007	211
8	An extremely primitive star in the Galactic halo Nature ·E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, P. François, L. Sbordone, L. Monaco, M. Spite, F. Spite, H.‐G. Ludwig, R. Cayrel, S. Zaggia, F. Hammer, S. Randich, P. Molaro, V. Hill	2011	197
9	The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau - I. Stellar parameters, metallicities, and lithium abundances HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, H.‐G. Ludwig, N. T. Behara, J. I. Gónzalez Hernández, M. Steffen, R. Cayrel, B. Freytag, C. van’t Veer, P. Molaro, B. Plez, T. Sivarani, M. Spite, F. Spite, Timothy C. Beers, N. Christlieb, P. François, V. Hill	2010	176
10	The evolution of the Milky Way fromits earliest phases: Constraints on stellar nucleosynthesis Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. François, F. Matteuccí, R. Cayrel, M. Spite, F. Spite, C. Chiappini	2004	161
11	First stars VII - Lithium in extremely metal poor dwarfs Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. Bonifacio, P. Molaro, T. Sivarani, R. Cayrel, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, Timothy C. Beers, É. Depagne, V. Hill, P. François, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2006	140
12	Lithium abundance at the formation of the Galaxy Nature ·M. Spite, F. Spite	1982	139
13	First stars XII. Abundances in extremely metal-poor turnoff stars, and comparison with the giants Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, R. Cayrel, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, H.‐G. Ludwig, E. Caffau, P. Molaro, É. Depagne, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, Timothy C. Beers, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2009	135
14	Abundance of lithium in unevolved halo stars and old disk stars: Interpretation and consequences F. Spite, M. Spite	1982	118
15	The lithium content of the globular clusterNGC 6397 Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·P. Bonifacio, L. Pasquini, F. Spite, A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, V. Castellani, M. Centurión, A. Chieffi, R. Claudi, G. Clementini, F. D’Antona, S. Desidera, P. François, R. Gratton, F. Grundahl, G. James, S. Lucatello, C. Sneden, O. Straniero	2002	115
16	First Stars II. Elemental abundances in the extremely metal-poor star CS 22949–037 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, B. Barbuy, R. Cayrel, J. Andersen, P. Bonifacio, P. François, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2002	110
17	First Stars II. Elemental abundances in the extremely metal-poor star CS 22949--037: A diagnostic of early massive supernovae ArXiv.org ·É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, B. Barbuy, R. Cayrel, J. Andersen, P. Bonifacio, P. François, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2002	106
18	First stars IX - Mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Variation of the $ \mathsf{^{12}C/^{13}C } $, [Na/Mg] and [Al/Mg]ratios Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. Spite, R. Cayrel, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, P. Bonifacio, P. Molaro, É. Depagne, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, Timothy C. Beers, B. Nordström, F. Primas	2006	94
19	NLTE determination of the aluminium abundance in a homogeneous sample of extremely metal-poor stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·S. M. Andrievsky, M. Spite, С. А. Коротин, F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel, Vanessa Hill, P. François	2008	89
20	NLTE determination of the sodium abundance in a homogeneous sample of extremely metal-poor stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·S. M. Andrievsky, M. Spite, С. А. Коротин, F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel, V. Hill, P. François	2007	82

About F. Spite

F. Spite is a scholar working on Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geography, Planning and Development and Geology, having authored 117 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (104 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (61 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (54 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (21 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (10 papers), Astronomical and nuclear sciences (7 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Instrumentation (1.9k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (5.1k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.3k citations), Geophysics (101 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (86 citations). F. Spite has collaborated with scholars based in France, Italy and Germany. Frequent co-authors include M. Spite, R. Cayrel, P. Bonifacio, P. François, B. Plez, B. Barbuy, V. Hill, Timothy C. Beers, P. Molaro and J. Andersen. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, New Astronomy Reviews and The Astrophysical Journal.

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