Patrick Petitjean

30.5k citations

103 papers · 2.4k indexed · h-index 27

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Instrumentation top 2%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in ⓘ

Astronomy and Astrophysics 76
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 62
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 33
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 30
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations 14
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 10
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 9
Instrumentation 24
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 24

Co-authors: C. Ledoux (11 shared papers)R. Srianand (25 shared papers)B. Aracil (5 shared papers)Hum Chand (4 shared papers)Elisabeth Vangioni (7 shared papers)Donald P. Schneider (13 shared papers)R. Srianand (2 shared papers)J. P. U. Fynbo (1 shared paper)
Journals: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (29 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (14 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (7 papers)Nature (4 papers)Science Technology and Society (3 papers)
Partner nations: France United States India

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Patrick Petitjean

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1	Limits on the Time Variation of the Electromagnetic Fine-Structure Constant in the Low Energy Limit from Absorption Lines in the Spectra of Distant Quasars Physical Review Letters ·R. Srianand, Hum Chand, Patrick Petitjean, B. Aracil	2004	220
2	Velocity-metallicity correlation for high-zDLA galaxies: evidence of a mass-metallicity relation? Astronomy and Astrophysics ·C. Ledoux, Patrick Petitjean, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Møller, R. Srianand	2006	166
3	Molecular gas and dust around a radio-quiet quasar at redshift 4.69 Nature ·A. Omont, Patrick Petitjean, S. Guilloteau, R. G. McMahon, P. M. Solomon, É. Pécontal	1996	130
4	The VLT-UVES survey for molecular hydrogen in high-redshift damped Lyman α systems: physical conditions in the neutral gas Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·R. Srianand, Patrick Petitjean, C. Ledoux, G. J. Ferland, Gargi Shaw	2005	120
5	FIRST-2MASS RED QUASARS: TRANSITIONAL OBJECTS EMERGING FROM THE DUST The Astrophysical Journal ·Eilat Glikman, T. Urrutia, Mark Lacy, S. G. Djorgovski, A. Mahabal, Adam D. Myers, Nicholas P. Ross, Patrick Petitjean, Jian Ge, Donald P. Schneider, Donald G. York	2012	103
6	The large-scale cross-correlation of Damped Lyman alpha systems with the Lyman alpha forest: first measurements from BOSS Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics ·Andreu Font-Ribera, Jordi Miralda‐Escudé, Eduard Arnau, Bill Carithers, Khee‐Gan Lee, P. Noterdaeme, Isabelle Pâris, Patrick Petitjean, J. Rich, Emmanuel Rollinde, Nicholas P. Ross, Donald P. Schneider, Martin White, Donald G. York	2012	96
7	THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY REVERBERATION MAPPING PROJECT: VELOCITY SHIFTS OF QUASAR EMISSION LINES The Astrophysical Journal ·Yue Shen, W. N. Brandt, Gordon T. Richards, K. D. Denney, Jenny E. Greene, C. J. Grier, Luis C. Ho, B. M. Peterson, Patrick Petitjean, Donald P. Schneider, C. Tao, Jonathan R. Trump	2016	90
8	The impact of star formation and gamma-ray burst rates at high redshift on cosmic chemical evolution and reionization Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Elisabeth Vangioni, Keith A. Olive, Tanner Prestegard, Joseph Silk, Patrick Petitjean, Vuk Mandic	2015	79
9	Molecular hydrogen atz_abs=1.973 toward Q 0013−004: dust depletion pattern in damped Lymanαsystems Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Patrick Petitjean, R. Srianand, C. Ledoux	2002	69
10	Candidate type II quasars at 2 < z < 4.3 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Rachael Alexandroff, Michael A. Strauss, Jenny E. Greene, Nadia L. Zakamska, Nicholas P. Ross, W. N. Brandt, Guilin Liu, Paul S. Smith, Jian Ge, Fred Hamann, Adam D. Myers, Patrick Petitjean, Donald P. Schneider, Hassen M. Yesuf, Donald G. York	2013	63
11	New reaction rates for improved primordialD/Hcalculation and the cosmic evolution of deuterium Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology ·A. Coc, Patrick Petitjean, Jean–Philippe Uzan, Elisabeth Vangioni, P. Descouvemont, C. Iliadis, R. Longland	2015	62
12	The large-scale distribution of cool gas around luminous red galaxies Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Guangtun Zhu, Brice Ménard, Dmitry Bizyaev, H. Brewington, Garrett Ebelke, Shirley Ho, Karen Kinemuchi, Viktor Malanushenko, Elena Malanushenko, Moses Marchante, Surhud More, Daniel Oravetz, Kaike Pan, Patrick Petitjean, Audrey Simmons	2014	58
13	The cosmic evolution of dust-corrected metallicity in theneutral gas Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·A. De, C. Ledoux, Patrick Petitjean, S. Savaglio	2018	55
14	Metals in the intergalactic medium Astronomy and Astrophysics ·B. Aracil, Patrick Petitjean, Christophe Pichon, J. Bergeron	2004	54
15	Structure and evolution of the intergalactic medium from QSO absorption line system Patrick Petitjean, S. Charlot	1997	53
16	Science and empires : historical studies about scientific development and European expansion Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks ·Patrick Petitjean, Catherine Jami, Anne Marie Moulin, Equipe Rehseis	1992	50
17	Science and Empires Boston studies in the philosophy of science ·Patrick Petitjean, Catherine Jami, Anne Marie Moulin	1992	49
18	The absorption spectrum of nuclear gas in Q0059-2735 The Astrophysical Journal ·E. J. Wampler, Н. Н. Чугай, Patrick Petitjean	1995	48
19	The Hubble Space Telescope quasar absorption line key project. 6: Properties of the metal-rich systems The Astrophysical Journal ·J. Bergeron, Patrick Petitjean, W. L. W. Sargent, John N. Bahcall, A. Boksenberg, G. Hartig, Buell T. Jannuzi, Sofia Kirhakos, Blair D. Savage, Donald P. Schneider, David A. Turnshek, R. J. Weymann, Arthur M. Wolfe	1994	46
20	Higher D or Li: probes of physics beyond the standard model Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ·Keith A. Olive, Patrick Petitjean, Elisabeth Vangioni, Joseph Silk	2012	40

About Patrick Petitjean

Patrick Petitjean is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, History and Philosophy of Science and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 103 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (62 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (33 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (24 papers), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (14 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (11 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (10 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2.1k citations), Instrumentation (403 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (537 citations), History and Philosophy of Science (56 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (70 citations). Patrick Petitjean has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and India. Frequent co-authors include C. Ledoux, R. Srianand, B. Aracil, Hum Chand, Elisabeth Vangioni, Donald P. Schneider, R. Srianand, J. P. U. Fynbo, P. Møller and P. Noterdaeme. Their work appears in journals such as Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, The Astrophysical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature and Science Technology and Society.

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