R. Cayrel

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

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R. Cayrel is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Cayrel has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 51 papers in Instrumentation and 9 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in R. Cayrel's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (82 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (51 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers). R. Cayrel is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (82 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (51 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (30 papers). R. Cayrel collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Germany. R. Cayrel's co-authors include F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, B. Barbuy, V. Hill, Timothy C. Beers, B. Nordström and F. Primas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Reports on Progress in Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. Cayrel

97 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	First Stars XVI. HST/STIS Abundances Of Heavy Elements In The Uranium-Rich Metal-Poor Star CS 31082-001 2016 ·Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library) ·Curtis J. Mello, (unknown), B. Barbuy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), F. Primas, B. Plez, R. Cayrel, B. Nordström, J. Andersen, C. Sneden, (unknown), P. Bonifacio, P. François, P. Molaro	1
2	TOPoS: chemical study of extremely metal-poor stars. 2014 ·MmSAI ·E. Caffau, L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, R. Cayrel, N. Christlieb, P. Clark, P. François, Simon C. O. Glover, Ralf S. Klessen, Andreas Koch, H.‐G. Ludwig, L. Monaco, B. Plez, F. Spite, M. Spite, M. Steffen, S. Zaggia	1
3	Aux origines de l’Inag 2013 ·OpenEdition (OpenEdition) ·R. Cayrel	0
4	X-Shooter GTO: chemical analysis of a sample of EMP candidates 2011 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, P. François, M. Spite, F. Spite, S. Zaggia, H.‐G. Ludwig, L. Monaco, L. Sbordone, R. Cayrel, F. Hammer, S. Randich, V. Hill, P. Molaro	21
5	An extremely primitive star in the Galactic halo 2011 ·Nature ·E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, P. François, L. Sbordone, L. Monaco, M. Spite, F. Spite, H.‐G. Ludwig, R. Cayrel, S. Zaggia, F. Hammer, S. Randich, P. Molaro, V. Hill	197
6	First stars 2010 ·Astronomy and Astrophysics ·C. J. Hansen, B. Nordström, P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, J. Andersen, Timothy C. Beers, R. Cayrel, F. Spite, P. Molaro, B. Barbuy, É. Depagne, P. François, (unknown), B. Plez, T. Sivarani	29
7	The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau - I. Stellar parameters, metallicities, and lithium abundances 2010 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, H.‐G. Ludwig, N. T. Behara, J. I. Gónzalez Hernández, M. Steffen, R. Cayrel, B. Freytag, C. van’t Veer, P. Molaro, B. Plez, T. Sivarani, M. Spite, F. Spite, Timothy C. Beers, N. Christlieb, P. François, V. Hill	176
8	First stars XI. Chemical composition of the extremely metal-poor dwarfs in\nthe binary CS 22876-032 2008 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·J. I. Gónzalez Hernández, P. Bonifacio, H.‐G. Ludwig, E. Caffau, M. Spite, F. Spite, R. Cayrel, P. Molaro, V. Hill, P. François, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, T. Sivarani, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, É. Depagne, B. Nordström, F. Primas	36
9	Overview of the Li problem in metal-poor stars and new results on 6Li 2008 ·R. Cayrel, M. Steffen, P. Bonifacio, H.‐G. Ludwig, E. Caffau	1
10	First stars X. The nature of three unevolved carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars 2006 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·T. Sivarani, Timothy C. Beers, P. Bonifacio, P. Molaro, R. Cayrel, Falk Herwig, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, J. Andersen, B. Barbuy, É. Depagne, V. Hill, (unknown), B. Nordström, F. Primas	50
11	New analysis of the two carbon-rich stars CS 22948-27 and CS 29497-34: Binarity and neutron capture elements 2005 ·Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·B. Barbuy, M. Spite, F. Spite, V. Hill, R. Cayrel, B. Plez, P. Petitjean	57
12	First stars. I. The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS31082-001. Implications for the r--process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology 2002 ·Lund University Publications (Lund University) ·V. Hill, B. Plez, R. Cayrel, Timothy C. Beers, B. Nordström, J. Andersen, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Barbuy, P. Bonifacio, É. Depagne, P. François, F. Primas	253
13	Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay 2001 ·Nature ·R. Cayrel, V. Hill, Timothy C. Beers, B. Barbuy, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, J. Andersen, P. Bonifacio, P. François, P. Molaro, B. Nordström, F. Primas	235
14	The Most Metal-Poor Stars 1997 ·Semiotica ·R. Cayrel	17
15	La construction du télescope Canada-France-Hawaii 1990 ·Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ·R. Cayrel	1
16	Steps towards the abundance scale. I. The abundance of heavy elements in the Hyades cluster. 1985 ·R. Cayrel, G. Cayrel de Strobel, B. Campbell	4
17	50. Identification and Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites 1982 ·Transactions of the International Astronomical Union ·F. G. Smith, Austin Hoag, C. Anguita, W. Mattig, C. Blanco, F. Bertola, Martha Walker, Jay B. Jeffries, R. Cayrel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
18	On the Temperature of Radiative Equilibrium in a Layer of Optically Thin Gas in the Radiation Field of the Solar Photosphere 1964 ·R. Cayrel	0
19	Predicted fluxes and line intensities in late-type model atmospheres 1963 ·R. Cayrel, J. Jugaku	0
20	Sur la polarisation interstellaire par des particules de graphite 1954 ·R. Cayrel, E. Schatzman	3

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