M. Asplund

44.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
292 papers, 23.7k citations indexed

About

M. Asplund is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Asplund has authored 292 papers receiving a total of 23.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 100 papers in Instrumentation and 17 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in M. Asplund's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (270 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (152 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (149 papers). M. Asplund is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (270 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (152 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (149 papers). M. Asplund collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and United States. M. Asplund's co-authors include N. Grevesse, A. J. Sauval, Pat Scott, J. Meléndez, R. Collet, I. Ramírez, K. Lind, David L. Lambert, Carlos Allende Prieto and David Yong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

M. Asplund

284 papers receiving 22.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Chemical Composition of the Sun 2001 2026 2009 2017 2009 2001 2007 2011 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. The Chemical Composition of the Sun
    2009 5.6k citations M. Asplund, N. Grevesse et al. profile →
  2. The [ITAL]Forbidden[/ITAL] Abundance of Oxygen in the Sun
    2001 692 citations Carlos Allende Prieto, M. Asplund et al. profile →
  3. The Solar Chemical Composition
    2007 491 citations N. Grevesse, M. Asplund et al. profile →
  4. New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s)
    2011 487 citations L. Casagrande, M. Asplund et al. profile →
  5. Line formation in solar granulation
    2004 467 citations M. Asplund, N. Grevesse et al. profile →
  6. New Light on Stellar Abundance Analyses: Departures from LTE and Homogeneity
    2005 448 citations M. Asplund profile →
  7. Line formation in solar granulation: IV. [O I], OI and OH lines and the photospheric O abundance
    2003 436 citations M. Asplund, N. Grevesse et al. profile →
  8. An absolutely calibratedTeffscale from the infrared flux method
    2010 387 citations L. Casagrande, I. Ramírez et al. profile →
  9. The chemical make-up of the Sun: A 2020 vision
    2021 351 citations M. Asplund, A. M. Amarsi et al. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) profile →
  10. New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s). Improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey
    2011 349 citations L. Casagrande, M. Asplund et al. profile →
  11. The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey
    2012 328 citations S. Randich, M. Asplund et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Asplund Australia 73 22.7k 7.5k 2.2k 1.2k 1.0k 292 23.7k
M. Mayor Switzerland 74 21.0k 0.9× 7.3k 1.0× 855 0.4× 620 0.5× 964 0.9× 386 21.6k
S. Udry Switzerland 74 20.3k 0.9× 7.6k 1.0× 640 0.3× 706 0.6× 851 0.8× 448 20.8k
D. Queloz Switzerland 68 16.4k 0.7× 6.1k 0.8× 464 0.2× 785 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 314 17.0k
N. C. Santos Portugal 69 15.9k 0.7× 6.0k 0.8× 816 0.4× 442 0.4× 656 0.6× 408 16.4k
G. H. Rieke United States 67 18.0k 0.8× 4.4k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 660 0.6× 675 0.7× 499 18.7k
N. Grevesse Belgium 32 16.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.4× 2.7k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 118 20.1k
Geoffrey W. Marcy United States 67 15.1k 0.7× 4.6k 0.6× 652 0.3× 377 0.3× 642 0.6× 223 15.5k
R. Genzel Germany 81 19.9k 0.9× 4.3k 0.6× 3.5k 1.6× 499 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 429 20.5k
A. J. Sauval Belgium 28 10.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 836 0.8× 61 11.4k
Eliot Quataert United States 90 24.1k 1.1× 4.7k 0.6× 6.3k 2.8× 315 0.3× 590 0.6× 350 25.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Asplund

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nordlander, Thomas, L. Casagrande, Meridith Joyce, et al.. (2021). The relationship between photometric and spectroscopic oscillation amplitudes from 3D stellar atmosphere simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 503(1). 13–27. 4 indexed citations
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Amarsi, A. M., N. Grevesse, Jon Grumer, et al.. (2020). The 3D non-LTE solar nitrogen abundance from atomic lines. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 22 indexed citations
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Hayden, Michael, Joss Bland‐Hawthorn, Sanjib Sharma, et al.. (2020). The GALAH survey: chemodynamics of the solar neighbourhood. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 493(2). 2952–2964. 49 indexed citations
4.
Marino, A. F., G. S. Da Costa, Andrew R. Casey, et al.. (2019). Keck HIRES spectroscopy of SkyMapper commissioning survey candidate extremely metal-poor stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 485(4). 5153–5167. 13 indexed citations
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Amarsi, A. M., Thomas Nordlander, P. S. Barklem, et al.. (2018). Effective temperature determinations of late-type stars based on 3D non-LTE Balmer line formation. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 61 indexed citations
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Keller, Stefan, Andrew R. Casey, M. Asplund, et al.. (2015). HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY OF EXTREMELY METAL-POOR STAR CANDIDATES FROM THE SKYMAPPER SURVEY. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 81 indexed citations
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Asplund, M., N. Grevesse, A. J. Sauval, C. Allende Prieto, & R. Blomme. (2015). Line formation in solar granulation VI. [Cl], Cl, CH and C2 lines and the photospheric C abundance. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 34 indexed citations
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Pereira, Tiago M. D., et al.. (2013). How realistic are solar model atmospheres?. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 44 indexed citations
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Chiavassa, A., Lionel Bigot, P. Kervella, et al.. (2012). . Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 21 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Henrik, N. Ryde, P. E. Nissen, et al.. (2011). Sulphur abundances in halo giants from the [S ı] line at 1082 nm and the S ı triplet around 1045 nm. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations
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Baumann, Patrick, I. Ramírez, J. Meléndez, M. Asplund, & K. Lind. (2010). Lithium depletion in solar-like stars: no planet connection. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 76 indexed citations
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Meléndez, J., L. Casagrande, I. Ramírez, M. Asplund, & W. J. Schuster. (2010). Observational evidence for a broken Li Spite plateau and mass-dependent Li depletion. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 64 indexed citations
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Ramírez, I., M. Asplund, Patrick Baumann, J. Meléndez, & T. Bensby. (2010). A possible signature of terrestrial planet formation in the chemical composition of solar analogs. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 74 indexed citations
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Gibson, B. K., et al.. (2009). O and Na abundance patterns in open clusters of the Galactic disk. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 47 indexed citations
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Nissen, P. E., M. Asplund, D. Fabbian, et al.. (2007). Sulphur and zinc abundances in Galactic halo stars revisited. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 75 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, B., et al.. (2005). Chemical abundances in 43 metal-poor stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 51 indexed citations
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Carigi, Leticia, et al.. (2004). The evolution of the C/O ratio in metal-poor halo stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 112 indexed citations
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Asplund, M. & A. E. García Pérez. (2001). On OH line formation and oxygen abundances in metal-poor stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 82 indexed citations
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Prieto, Carlos Allende, P. S. Barklem, M. Asplund, & B. Ruiz Cobo. (2001). Chemical Abundances from Inversions of Stellar Spectra: Analysis of Solar-Type Stars with Homogeneous and Static Model Atmospheres. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 29 indexed citations
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Landstreet, J. D., M. Asplund, M. Spite, et al.. (1991). Commission 36: Theory of Stellar Atmospheres. Transactions of the International Astronomical Union. 21(2). 303–304. 1 indexed citations

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