W. S. Dias

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

W. S. Dias is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Dias has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 27 papers in Instrumentation and 3 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in W. S. Dias's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (40 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (27 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (26 papers). W. S. Dias is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (40 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (27 papers) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (26 papers). W. S. Dias collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Spain and Portugal. W. S. Dias's co-authors include J. R. D. Lépine, B. S. Alessi, A. Moitinho, H. Monteiro, G. Carraro, M. Assafin, Adhimar Flávio Oliveira, E. Paunzen, Andrés E. Piatti and L. Sampedro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Astrophysical Journal and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Dias

40 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates

2002 595 citations W. S. Dias, B. S. Alessi et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics profile →
Updated parameters of 1743 open clusters based on Gaia DR2

2021 183 citations W. S. Dias, H. Monteiro et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →

Peers

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Jieun Choi United States

S. O. Selam Türkiye

Sydney A. Barnes United States

R. Drimmel Italy

J. Borissova Chile

E. Paunzen Czechia

José G. Fernández-Trincado Chile

C. Reylé France

L. Balaguer-Núñez Spain

Carmelle Robert Canada

Jieun Choi United States

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1.8k ×1.1

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862 ×0.9

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66 ×0.9

CM

24 ×0.5

SPECT

58 ×1.4

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Countries citing papers authored by W. S. Dias

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. S. Dias

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. S. Dias

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. S. Dias. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. S. Dias 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 W. S. Dias. W. S. Dias 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

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Dias, W. S. & Henrique Luiz Monteiro. (2025). DISCOVERY OF 28 OPEN CLUSTERS WITH GAIA DR3. 61(1). 3–13.

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Dias, W. S., et al.. (2022). 58 open clusters investigated with UBVRI andGaiaeDR3 data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 512(3). 4464–4483. 5 indexed citations

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Santos-Silva, T., Hélio D. Perottoni, F. Almeida-Fernandes, et al.. (2021). Canis Major OB1 stellar group contents revealed by Gaia. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 508(1). 1033–1055. 11 indexed citations

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Lépine, J. R. D., et al.. (2016). Models for the 3D axisymmetric gravitational potential of the Milky Way galaxy. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 593. A108–A108. 27 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., et al.. (2015). The OPD photometric survey of open clusters I. Techniques, program details and first results of robust determination of the fundamental parameters. New Astronomy. 38. 31–49. 13 indexed citations

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Krisciunas, K., H. Monteiro, & W. S. Dias. (2015). CCD Photometry of NGC 2482 and Five Previously Unobserved Open Star Clusters. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 127(947). 31–50. 1 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., et al.. (2014). Proper motions of the optically visible open clusters based on the UCAC4 catalog. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 564. A79–A79. 119 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Adhimar Flávio, et al.. (2013). Fitting isochrones to open cluster photometric data. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 557. A14–A14. 14 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., et al.. (2012). Fitting isochrones to open cluster photometric data. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 539. A125–A125. 24 indexed citations

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Monteiro, H., et al.. (2010). Fitting isochrones to open cluster photometric data. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 516. A2–A2. 34 indexed citations

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Monteiro, H., et al.. (2010). Fitting Isochrones to Open Cluster photometric data: A new global optimization tool. arXiv (Cornell University). 28 indexed citations

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Tapia, M., W. J. Schuster, R. Michel, et al.. (2009). UBV(RI)_Cphotometry of the open clusters Be 15, Be 80 and NGC 2192. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 401(1). 621–632. 7 indexed citations

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Moitinho, A., et al.. (2009). Open clusters in the Third Galactic Quadrant III. Alleged binary clusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 511. A38–A38. 25 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., et al.. (2006). Proper motion determination of open clusters based on the UCAC2 catalogue. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 446(3). 949–953. 50 indexed citations

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Alessi, B. S., A. Moitinho, & W. S. Dias. (2003). Searching for unknown open clusters in the Tycho-2 catalog. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 17 indexed citations

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Lépine, J. R. D., et al.. (2003). Formation scenarios for the young stellar associations between galactic longitudes l $\mathsf{= 280\degr{-}360\degr}$  . Astronomy and Astrophysics. 404(3). 913–926. 74 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., B. S. Alessi, A. Moitinho, & J. R. D. Lépine. (2002). VizieR Online Data Catalog: Optically visible open clusters and Candidates (Dias+ 2002-2005). 3 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., J. R. D. Lépine, & B. S. Alessi. (2002). Proper motions of open clusters based on the TYCHO2 Catalogue. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 388(1). 168–171. 42 indexed citations

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Dias, W. S., B. S. Alessi, A. Moitinho, & J. R. D. Lépine. (2002). New catalogue of optically visible open clusters and candidates. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 389(3). 871–873. 595 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dias, W. S., J. R. D. Lépine, & B. S. Alessi. (2001). Proper motions of open clusters within 1 kpc based on the TYCHO2 Catalogue. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 376(2). 441–447. 49 indexed citations

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