I. Brott

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

I. Brott is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Brott has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 16 papers in Instrumentation and 1 paper in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in I. Brott's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (34 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (25 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers). I. Brott is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (34 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (25 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers). I. Brott collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. I. Brott's co-authors include N. Langer, A. de Koter, Matteo Cantiello, S. E. de Mink, C. J. Evans, J. S. Vink, I. Hunter, C. Trundle, D. J. Lennon and M. Güdel and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

I. Brott

33 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Rotating massive main-sequence stars 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Rotating massive main-sequence stars
    2011 598 citations I. Brott, S. E. de Mink et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
  2. Rotating Massive Main-Sequence Stars I: Grids of Evolutionary Models and Isochrones
    2011 329 citations I. Brott, S. E. de Mink et al. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I. Brott Netherlands 21 2.8k 1.1k 93 61 33 34 2.8k
A. Granada Argentina 13 2.6k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 74 0.8× 156 2.6× 30 0.9× 32 2.7k
H. Bruntt Denmark 28 1.8k 0.6× 984 0.9× 92 1.0× 44 0.7× 28 0.8× 65 1.8k
T. Borkovits Hungary 20 1.3k 0.5× 579 0.5× 121 1.3× 32 0.5× 31 0.9× 80 1.3k
S. Reffert Germany 20 1.6k 0.6× 725 0.7× 57 0.6× 34 0.6× 19 0.6× 83 1.6k
Jieun Choi United States 8 1.8k 0.7× 862 0.8× 66 0.7× 58 1.0× 14 0.4× 12 1.9k
Sydney A. Barnes United States 16 1.8k 0.6× 708 0.7× 74 0.8× 40 0.7× 14 0.4× 38 1.8k
R. Raddi United Kingdom 21 1.4k 0.5× 556 0.5× 67 0.7× 51 0.8× 17 0.5× 61 1.5k
R. Drimmel Italy 15 1.4k 0.5× 606 0.6× 78 0.8× 69 1.1× 14 0.4× 39 1.5k
Ian B. Thompson United States 21 1.9k 0.7× 684 0.6× 79 0.8× 236 3.9× 27 0.8× 48 2.0k
N. Castro Germany 25 1.7k 0.6× 748 0.7× 147 1.6× 59 1.0× 10 0.3× 79 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Brott

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Brott

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of I. Brott. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of I. Brott based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with I. Brott. I. Brott is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johnstone, C. P., M. Güdel, I. Brott, & T. Lüftinger. (2015). Stellar winds on the main-sequence. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 577. A28–A28. 131 indexed citations
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Schneider, F. R. N., N. Langer, A. de Koter, et al.. (2014). Bonnsai: a Bayesian tool for comparing stars with stellar evolution models. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 570. A66–A66. 98 indexed citations
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Mink, S. E. de, Matteo Cantiello, N. Langer, et al.. (2013). Rotational mixing in close binaries. 5 indexed citations
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Brott, I., et al.. (2012). . UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 6 indexed citations
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Dufton, P. L., N. Langer, P. R. Dunstall, et al.. (2012). The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 550. A109–A109. 95 indexed citations
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Potter, Adrian T., Christopher A. Tout, & I. Brott. (2012). Towards a unified model of stellar rotation - II. Model-dependent characteristics of stellar populations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 423(2). 1221–1233. 15 indexed citations
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Dunstall, P. R., I. Brott, P. L. Dufton, et al.. (2011). The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: Nitrogen abundances for Be-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations
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Puls, J., et al.. (2011). Nitrogen line spectroscopy of O-stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 537. A79–A79. 75 indexed citations
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Brott, I., S. E. de Mink, Matteo Cantiello, et al.. (2011). Rotating massive main-sequence stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 530. A115–A115. 598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brott, I., C. J. Evans, I. Hunter, et al.. (2011). Rotating massive main-sequence stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 530. A116–A116. 140 indexed citations
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Brott, I., C. J. Evans, I. Hunter, et al.. (2011). Rotating Massive Main-Sequence Stars II: Simulating a Population of LMC early B-type Stars as a Test of Rotational Mixing. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 90 indexed citations
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Vink, J. S., I. Brott, G. Gräfener, et al.. (2010). The nature of B supergiants: clues from a steep drop in rotation rates at 22 000 K. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512. L7–L7. 75 indexed citations
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Cantiello, Matteo, N. Langer, I. Brott, et al.. (2009). Sub-surface convection zones in hot massive stars and their observable consequences. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 158 indexed citations
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Brott, I., N. Langer, D. J. Lennon, et al.. (2009). The VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars: constraints on stellar evolution from the chemical compositions of rapidly rotating Galactic and Magellanic Cloud B-type stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 496(3). 841–853. 141 indexed citations
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Mink, S. E. de, et al.. (2009). Rotational mixing in massive binaries. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 497(1). 243–253. 177 indexed citations
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Lennon, D. J., et al.. (2008). B-Type Supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 425. 23–23. 1 indexed citations
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Langer, N., Matteo Cantiello, Sung-Chul Yoon, et al.. (2007). Rotation and Massive Close Binary Evolution. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 3(S250). 167–178. 22 indexed citations
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Kučinskas, A., P. H. Hauschildt, I. Brott, et al.. (2006). Broad-band photometric colors and effective temperature calibrations for late-type giants. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 452(3). 1021–1038. 25 indexed citations
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Kučinskas, A., P. H. Hauschildt, H.‐G. Ludwig, et al.. (2005). Broad-band photometric colors and effective temperature calibrations for late-type giants. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 442(1). 281–308. 62 indexed citations

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