M. Spite

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 851 citations indexed

About

M. Spite is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Spite has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 851 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in Instrumentation and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in M. Spite's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (9 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (5 papers). M. Spite is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (9 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (5 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (5 papers). M. Spite collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Ukraine. M. Spite's co-authors include P. Bonifacio, F. Spite, R. Cayrel, B. Plez, B. Barbuy, B. Nordström, F. Primas, V. Hill, P. Molaro and P. François and has published in prestigious journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Astronomische Nachrichten.

In The Last Decade

M. Spite

10 papers receiving 830 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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

2004 687 citations R. Cayrel, É. Depagne et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Spite France	6	828	336	94	19	13	12	851
T. Bensby United States	4	926 1.1×	401 1.2×	65 0.7×	17 0.9×	16 1.2×	4	938
L. Mashonkina Russia	12	624 0.8×	263 0.8×	106 1.1×	19 1.0×	24 1.8×	23	650
Y. Q. Chen China	13	713 0.9×	287 0.9×	81 0.9×	26 1.4×	23 1.8×	14	738
Heather R. Jacobson United States	16	1.0k 1.2×	457 1.4×	107 1.1×	20 1.1×	15 1.2×	24	1.0k
Н. А. Драке Brazil	15	837 1.0×	306 0.9×	116 1.2×	16 0.8×	30 2.3×	74	866
G. Tautvaišienė Lithuania	15	640 0.8×	292 0.9×	58 0.6×	13 0.7×	13 1.0×	56	668
G. Khachatryan Switzerland	4	526 0.6×	189 0.6×	106 1.1×	15 0.8×	15 1.2×	4	555
A. Ecuvillon Spain	13	683 0.8×	179 0.5×	59 0.6×	22 1.2×	32 2.5×	15	703
I. Thompson United States	12	610 0.7×	281 0.8×	58 0.6×	22 1.2×	7 0.5×	22	640
Chao-Wen Chin United States	15	578 0.7×	230 0.7×	64 0.7×	24 1.3×	14 1.1×	42	603

Countries citing papers authored by M. Spite

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Spite

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Spite. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Spite 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 M. Spite. M. Spite is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Zhao, Jingkun, Y. C. Liang, M. Spite, et al.. (2024). Chemical abundances of 20 barium stars from the OHP spectra. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 534(4). 3104–3119. 3 indexed citations

2.

Barbuy, B., A. C. S. Friaça, V. Hill, et al.. (2021). Be, V, and Cu in the halo star CS 31082-001 from near-UV spectroscopy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 510(4). 5362–5375. 5 indexed citations

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Spite, M., F. Spite, E. Caffau, & P. Bonifacio. (2015). Lithium abundance in a turnoff halo star on an extreme orbit. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 582. A74–A74. 10 indexed citations

4.

Spite, M. & F. Spite. (2014). High resolution study of the abundance pattern of the heavy elements in very metal‐poor field stars. Astronomische Nachrichten. 335(1). 65–72. 7 indexed citations

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Spite, M., F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, et al.. (2009). Evolution of [O/Mg], [Na/Mg], [Al/Mg], and [K/Mg] in the Galaxy, from a NLTE analysis. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 5(S265). 380–381.

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Andrievsky, S. M., M. Spite, С. А. Коротин, et al.. (2008). NLTE determination of the aluminium abundance in a homogeneous sample of extremely metal-poor stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 481(2). 481–487. 89 indexed citations

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Cayrel, R., É. Depagne, M. Spite, et al.. (2004). First stars V - Abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early Galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 416(3). 1117–1138. 687 indexed citations breakdown →

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Plez, B., Vanessa Hill, R. Cayrel, et al.. (2004). Lead abundance in the uranium star CS 31082-001. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 428(1). L9–L12. 46 indexed citations

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Spite, M., et al.. (2000). The light elements and their evolution : proceedings of the 198th symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Natal, RN, Brazil, 21-27 November 1999. Astronomical Society of the Pacific eBooks.

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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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Spite, M. & F. Spite. (1990). Chemical evolution of the Magellanic Clouds. V, Sulfur abundance in the F supergiants of the SMC and comparison with the H II regions. 234. 67–72. 1 indexed citations

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Spite, M., et al.. (1981). Contribution to the search for solar spectral analogs.. 94. 207–213. 2 indexed citations

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