N. Piskunov

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

N. Piskunov is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Piskunov has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 34 papers in Instrumentation and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in N. Piskunov's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (90 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (50 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (49 papers). N. Piskunov is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (90 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (50 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (49 papers). N. Piskunov collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Russia and United States. N. Piskunov's co-authors include Jeff A. Valenti, W. W. Weiß, T. Ryabchikova, O. Kochukhov, P. S. Barklem, David F. Gray, H. C. Stempels, Yu. V. Pakhomov, B. J. O’Mara and V. Makaganiuk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

N. Piskunov

112 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

A major upgrade of the VALD database

2015 547 citations T. Ryabchikova, N. Piskunov et al. profile →
Modelling of Stellar Atmospheres

2003 494 citations N. Piskunov, David F. Gray et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. Piskunov Sweden	30	4.3k	1.5k	240	236	185	119	4.5k
Timothy M. Brown United States	32	4.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	276 1.1×	185 0.8×	223 1.2×	87	4.8k
C. Moutou France	39	5.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	351 1.5×	181 0.8×	264 1.4×	189	5.2k
G. Micela Italy	39	6.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	218 0.9×	179 0.8×	231 1.2×	314	6.3k
X. Delfosse France	45	6.3k 1.5×	2.3k 1.6×	326 1.4×	307 1.3×	254 1.4×	148	6.5k
Gibor Basri United States	51	6.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.0×	217 0.9×	339 1.4×	252 1.4×	166	7.0k
Suzanne L. Hawley United States	45	6.3k 1.4×	2.4k 1.6×	219 0.9×	410 1.7×	209 1.1×	119	6.4k
I. Hubený United States	30	3.1k 0.7×	803 0.6×	207 0.9×	170 0.7×	256 1.4×	129	3.3k
D. Ségransan Switzerland	41	5.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	372 1.6×	212 0.9×	205 1.1×	138	5.3k
X. Bonfıls France	41	4.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	224 0.9×	147 0.6×	302 1.6×	105	4.7k
Guillermo Torres United States	45	6.5k 1.5×	3.0k 2.0×	249 1.0×	352 1.5×	129 0.7×	235	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by N. Piskunov

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. Piskunov

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Piskunov

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nortmann, L., F. Yan, D. Cont, et al.. (2025). CRIRES⁺ transmission spectroscopy of WASP-127 b. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 693. A213–A213. 7 indexed citations

Kochukhov, O., A. M. Amarsi, A. Lavail, et al.. (2024). A conclusive non-detection of magnetic field in the Am star o Peg with high-precision near-infrared spectroscopy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 689. A36–A36. 3 indexed citations

Piskunov, N., et al.. (2021). Optimal extraction of echelle spectra: Getting the most out of observations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 10 indexed citations

Ryabchikova, T., et al.. (2018). VALD: The Meeting Point of Data Producers and Data Users. Galaxies. 6(3). 93–93. 2 indexed citations

Barklem, P. S. & N. Piskunov. (2015). HLINOP: Hydrogen LINe OPacity in stellar atmospheres. ascl. 1 indexed citations

Johns‐Krull, Christopher M., Wei Chen, Jeff A. Valenti, et al.. (2013). MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED ACCRETION ON THE CLASSICAL T TAURI STARS GQ LUPI AND TW HYDRAE. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 17 indexed citations

Doronin, M., Marie-Lise Dubernet, N. J. Mason, et al.. (2012). ``Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre'' and Astrophysics: Level 2 Release. 461. 331. 1 indexed citations

Kochukhov, O., T. Ryabchikova, N. Piskunov, W. W. Weiß, & I. Ilyin. (2009). Magnetic Doppler imaging of the roAp star HD 24712?. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 34 indexed citations

Lueftinger, T., O. Kochukhov, T. Ryabchikova, et al.. (2008). 3D atmospheric structure of the prototypical roAp star HD 24712 (HR1217). Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso. 38(2). 335–340. 1 indexed citations

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Kochukhov, O., N. Piskunov, Mikhail Sachkov, & D. O. Kudryavtsev. (2005). Inhomogeneous distribution of mercury on the surfaces of rapidly rotating HgMn stars. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 19 indexed citations

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Piskunov, N., David F. Gray, & W. W. Weiß. (2003). Modelling of Stellar Atmospheres. 210. 494 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johns‐Krull, Christopher M., Jeff A. Valenti, N. Piskunov, Steven H. Saar, & A. P. Hatzes. (2001). New Measurements of T Tauri Magnetic Fields: Testing Magnetospheric Accretion. ASPC. 248. 527. 1 indexed citations

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Kochukhov, O., N. Piskunov, Jeff A. Valenti, & C. M. Johns-Krull. (2001). The Search and Modelling of Magnetic Fields on M Dwarfs. ASPC. 248. 219. 1 indexed citations

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Kupka, F. & N. Piskunov. (1998). CP star atmospheres based on individual ODFs. Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso. 27(3). 228–232. 2 indexed citations

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Piskunov, N.. (1998). INVERS10: A New Code for Magnetic Doppler Imaging. ASPC. 154. 2029. 1 indexed citations

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Kuschnig, R., T. Ryabchikova, N. Piskunov, & W. W. Weiß. (1995). Ap-star mapping: He, Mg, Si, and Fe surface distributions on the CP2 star CU Virginis. 176. 135. 1 indexed citations

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Piskunov, N., F. Kupka, T. Ryabchikova, W. W. Weiß, & C. S. Jeffery. (1995). VALD: The Vienna Atomic Line Data Base.. Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series. 112. 525. 47 indexed citations

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Piskunov, N., David P. Huenemoerder, & S. H. Saar. (1994). Simultaneous SPOT and Chromosphere Maps of FK Comae. ASPC. 64. 658–660. 2 indexed citations

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Glagolevskij, Yu. V., et al.. (1985). Investigation of the AP star alpha2 CVn magnetic field geometry from circular polarization profiles of metallic lines.. 11. 371–377. 1 indexed citations

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Piskunov, N., et al.. (1983). Numerical modeling of circular-polarization profiles for magnetic AP stars. 9. 346–349. 1 indexed citations

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