R. D. Jeffries

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

R. D. Jeffries is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Jeffries has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 50 papers in Instrumentation and 8 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in R. D. Jeffries's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (108 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (93 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (50 papers). R. D. Jeffries is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (108 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (93 papers) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (50 papers). R. D. Jeffries collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. R. D. Jeffries's co-authors include T. Naylor, R. J. Jackson, J. M. Oliveira, A. S. Binks, S. P. Littlefair, Nathan J. Mayne, P. F. L. Maxted, D. J. James, Constantine P. Deliyannis and S. Randich and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Jeffries

117 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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 Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey
    2012 328 citations G. Gilmore, S. Randich et al. Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. D. Jeffries United Kingdom 31 3.1k 1.0k 225 109 88 119 3.1k
Alison Sills Canada 32 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 83 0.4× 113 1.0× 63 0.7× 99 3.1k
David L. Nidever United States 28 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 79 0.4× 115 1.1× 101 1.1× 67 2.5k
E. W. Guenther Germany 29 2.6k 0.8× 807 0.8× 174 0.8× 50 0.5× 74 0.8× 124 2.6k
B. F. Jones United States 31 2.6k 0.9× 741 0.7× 222 1.0× 91 0.8× 113 1.3× 70 2.7k
H. M. J. Boffin Germany 30 2.4k 0.8× 881 0.9× 103 0.5× 131 1.2× 100 1.1× 165 2.6k
J. M. Oliveira United Kingdom 26 1.8k 0.6× 507 0.5× 226 1.0× 60 0.6× 82 0.9× 78 1.9k
A. Wyttenbach Switzerland 19 2.7k 0.9× 946 0.9× 129 0.6× 131 1.2× 78 0.9× 30 2.7k
C. D. Garmany United States 21 1.9k 0.6× 640 0.6× 83 0.4× 129 1.2× 124 1.4× 52 1.9k
A. Sozzetti Italy 26 2.0k 0.6× 921 0.9× 110 0.5× 82 0.8× 93 1.1× 105 2.1k
R. de la Reza Brazil 22 1.9k 0.6× 556 0.5× 84 0.4× 121 1.1× 40 0.5× 67 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. D. Jeffries

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jackson, R. J., R. D. Jeffries, & E. Tognelli. (2025). The growth of a lithium abundance dispersion in pre-main-sequence stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 539(4). 3364–3380. 1 indexed citations
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Jeffries, R. D., R. J. Jackson, N. J. Wright, et al.. (2023). The Gaia-ESO Survey: empirical estimates of stellar ages from lithium equivalent widths (eagles). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 523(1). 802–824. 38 indexed citations
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Prisinzano, L., F. Damiani, S. Sciortino, et al.. (2022). Low-mass young stars in the Milky Way unveiled by DBSCAN and Gaia EDR3: Mapping the star forming regions within 1.5 kpc. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 664. A175–A175. 20 indexed citations
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Binks, A. S., R. D. Jeffries, R. J. Jackson, et al.. (2021). The Gaia-ESO survey: a lithium depletion boundary age for NGC 2232. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 505(1). 1280–1292. 15 indexed citations
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Jeffries, R. D., et al.. (2020). Lithium in the young suns of Messier 35. MmSAI. 91. 88. 1 indexed citations
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Cantat-Gaudin, T., C. Jordi, N. J. Wright, et al.. (2019). Expanding associations in the Vela-Puppis region. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 626. A17–A17. 68 indexed citations
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Franciosini, E., G. G. Sacco, R. D. Jeffries, et al.. (2018). The Gaia DR2 view of the Gamma Velorum cluster: resolving the 6D structure. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 616. L12–L12. 25 indexed citations
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Jeffries, R. D.. (2017). Ages and age spreads in young stellar clusters. MmSAI. 88. 637. 1 indexed citations
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Damiani, F., L. Prisinzano, R. D. Jeffries, et al.. (2017). Multiple kinematical populations in Vela OB2 from Gaia DR1 data. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 602. L1–L1. 11 indexed citations
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Jackson, R. J., R. D. Jeffries, S. Randich, et al.. (2015). TheGaia-ESO Survey: Stellar radii in the young open clusters NGC 2264, NGC 2547, and NGC 2516. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 586. A52–A52. 17 indexed citations
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Gilmore, G., S. Randich, M. Asplund, et al.. (2012). The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey. Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.). 147. 25–31. 328 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jackson, R. J., R. D. Jeffries, & P. F. L. Maxted. (2009). The radii of M-dwarfs in the young open cluster NGC 2516. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters. 399(1). L89–L93. 33 indexed citations
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Ford, Alison, R. D. Jeffries, & B. Smalley. (2002). Lithium abundances from the 6104 Å line in cool Pleiades stars. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 391(1). 253–265. 10 indexed citations
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Oliveira, J. M., et al.. (2002). No disks around low-mass stars and brown dwarfs in the young σ Orionis cluster?. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 382(3). L22–L25. 46 indexed citations
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Sciortino, S., G. Micela, F. Damiani, et al.. (2001). XMM-Newton survey of the low-metallicity open cluster NGC 2516. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 18 indexed citations
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Jeffries, R. D. & T. Naylor. (2001). The Lithium Depletion Boundary as a Clock and Thermometer. CERN Bulletin. 243. 633. 1 indexed citations
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Jeffries, R. D., et al.. (2001). Photometry and membership for low mass stars in theyoung open cluster NGC 2516. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 375(3). 863–889. 77 indexed citations
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Ford, Alison, R. D. Jeffries, D. J. James, & J. R. Barnes. (2001). Lithium in the Coma Berenices open cluster. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 369(3). 871–881. 19 indexed citations
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Jeffries, R. D. & D. K. Bedford. (1990). An X-ray flare on the short-period, eclipsing binary XY UMa. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 246(2). 337–340. 2 indexed citations
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Bedford, D. K., R. D. Jeffries, E. H. Geyer, & O. Vilhu. (1990). Coronal X-ray emission from the short-period eclipsing binary XY UMa.. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 243(4). 557–564. 8 indexed citations

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