K. S. de Boer

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

K. S. de Boer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. S. de Boer has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 16 papers in Instrumentation and 9 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in K. S. de Boer's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (25 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (16 papers). K. S. de Boer is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (25 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (16 papers). K. S. de Boer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. K. S. de Boer's co-authors include G. Gilmore, O. Pace, M. A. C. Perryman, X. Luri, M. G. Lattanzi, E. Høg, F. Mignard, P. T. de Zeeuw, Pavel Kroupa and Blair D. Savage and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

K. S. de Boer

47 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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GAIA: Composition, formation and evolution of the Galaxy

2001 623 citations K. S. de Boer et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. S. de Boer Germany	15	1.3k	513	170	89	62	50	1.4k
G. Jasniewicz France	8	1.5k 1.1×	573 1.1×	194 1.1×	149 1.7×	22 0.4×	30	1.6k
T. D. Oswalt United States	21	1.4k 1.1×	580 1.1×	121 0.7×	72 0.8×	22 0.4×	77	1.4k
S. Laloë France	2	1.2k 0.9×	472 0.9×	173 1.0×	131 1.5×	18 0.3×	5	1.3k
M. Konacki Poland	21	1.4k 1.0×	611 1.2×	57 0.3×	98 1.1×	38 0.6×	83	1.4k
S. Borde France	2	1.2k 0.9×	471 0.9×	173 1.0×	131 1.5×	18 0.3×	5	1.3k
Justin Harker United States	10	1.0k 0.8×	442 0.9×	166 1.0×	35 0.4×	57 0.9×	11	1.1k
A. Vallenari Italy	20	1.7k 1.3×	970 1.9×	69 0.4×	100 1.1×	36 0.6×	84	1.8k
W. Saunders United Kingdom	20	1.2k 0.9×	628 1.2×	255 1.5×	34 0.4×	76 1.2×	38	1.3k
J. Blazek United States	13	1.0k 0.8×	434 0.8×	203 1.2×	42 0.5×	46 0.7×	20	1.1k
S. Zaggia Italy	27	2.2k 1.6×	1.0k 2.0×	185 1.1×	67 0.8×	27 0.4×	91	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. S. de Boer

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Richter, P., K. S. de Boer, K. Werner, & T. Rauch. (2015). High-velocity gas toward the LMC resides in the Milky Way halo. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations

Richter, P., et al.. (2010). Interstellar absorptions towards the LMC: Small-scale density variations in Milky Way disc gas. arXiv (Cornell University). 6 indexed citations

Boer, K. S. de, et al.. (2005). Kinematics of RHB stars to trace the structure of the Galaxy. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 16 indexed citations

Boer, K. S. de. (2004). The contribution of halo red giant mass loss to the high-velocity gas falling onto the Milky Way disk. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

Altmann, M., H. Edelmann, & K. S. de Boer. (2004). Studying the populations of our Galaxy using the kinematics of sdB stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 414(1). 181–201. 35 indexed citations

Bailer‐Jones, C. A. L., et al.. (2003). Automated determination of stellar parameters from simulated dispersed images for DIVA. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 401(3). 1203–1213. 2 indexed citations

Bluhm, Harald, K. S. de Boer, O. Marggraf, & P. Richter. (2001). ORFEUS echelle spectra: Molecular hydrogen in disk, IVC, and HVC gas in front of the LMC. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367(1). 299–310. 9 indexed citations

Richter, P., et al.. (1999). Discovery of molecular hydrogen in a high-velocity cloud of the Galactic halo. Nature. 402(6760). 386–387. 40 indexed citations

Richter, P., K. S. de Boer, D. J. Bomans, et al.. (1999). ORFEUS II echelle spectra: On the H-2/CO ratio in LMC gas towards LH 10. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 351(1). 323–329. 1 indexed citations

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Wakker, Bart P., Hugo van Woerden, U. J. Schwarz, et al.. (1996). Distance and Metallicity of HVCs. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 169. 605–606.

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King, David L., G. Vladilo, K. S. de Boer, et al.. (1995). NGC 4526 gas, high velocity clouds, and Galactic halo gas: the interstellar medium towards SN 1994D.. CERN Bulletin. 300. 881. 1 indexed citations

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Boer, K. S. de, et al.. (1991). Location and thickness of the nearest neutral gas cloud in the direction of Auriga-Perseus.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 87(3). 471–479. 1 indexed citations

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Moehler, S., T. Richtler, K. S. de Boer, R.‐J. Dettmar, & U. Heber. (1990). Hot subluminous stars at high galactic latitudes. I, Spectra and Strömgren photometry. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 86(1). 53–74. 4 indexed citations

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Dreizler, S., U. Heber, K. Werner, S. Moehler, & K. S. de Boer. (1990). Hot subliminous stars at high galactic latitudes. III, Non-LTE analysis of extremely helium rich sdO-stars. 235. 234–241. 3 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D., E. B. Jenkins, Charles L. Joseph, & K. S. de Boer. (1989). Ultraviolet observations of interstellar absorption lines toward SN 1987A. The Astrophysical Journal. 345. 393–393. 8 indexed citations

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Heber, U., S. Dreizler, K. S. de Boer, S. Moehler, & T. Richtler. (1988). Spectroscopy of helium-rich subluminous O and B stars.. 1. 16. 1 indexed citations

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Boer, K. S. de, et al.. (1986). Intersstellar absorption lines between 2000 and 3000 A in nearby stars observed with BUSS. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 157(1). 119–128. 2 indexed citations

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Boer, K. S. de & A. G. Nash. (1982). Ultraviolet absorption by interstellar gas near the LMC star HD 36402 in the interstellar bubble N51D. The Astrophysical Journal. 255. 447–447. 9 indexed citations

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Savage, Blair D. & K. S. de Boer. (1979). Observational evidence for a hot gaseous Galactic corona. The Astrophysical Journal. 230. L77–L77. 39 indexed citations

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Boer, K. S. de, R. Hoekstra, & K. A. van der Hucht. (1972). UV interstellar absorption lines in the spectrum of zeta Pup.. 21. 447. 3 indexed citations

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