B. Plez

22.1k citations

224 papers · 17k · 5 hit papers · h-index 67

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Instrumentation top 5%
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 218
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 216
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 4
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 4
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 3
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 2
Instrumentation 6
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 6

Co-authors: B. Gustafsson (13 shared papers)B. Edvardsson (9 shared papers)Åke Nordlund (6 shared papers)Uffe Gråe Jørgensen (6 shared papers)Roger Cayrel (42 shared papers)M. Spite (40 shared papers)F. Spite (39 shared papers)P. Bonifacio (40 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (81 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (28 papers)The Astronomical Journal (9 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (6 papers)Nature (3 papers)
Partner nations: France United States Germany

In The Last Decade

B. Plez

217 papers receiving 16.5k citations

B. Plez's Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

The PLATO mission 2025 · 97 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2025 Experimental Astronomy
2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
2014 Experimental Astronomy
2008 Astronomy and Astrophysics
2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside B. Plez, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	A grid of MARCS model atmospheres for late-type stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·B. Gustafsson, B. Edvardsson, Uffe Gråe Jørgensen, Åke Nordlund, B. Plez +1 other Hit paper breakdown →	2008	2320
2	The PLATO 2.0 mission Experimental Astronomy ·Heike Rauer, C. Catala, Conny Aerts, Thierry P. Appourchaux, A. Brandeker, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, M. Deleuil, L. Gizon Hit paper breakdown →	2014	1084
3	First stars V - Abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early Galaxy Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Roger Cayrel, É. Depagne, M. Spite, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers Hit paper breakdown →	2004	921
4	The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants: Cool, but Not as Cool as We Thought The Astrophysical Journal ·Emily M. Levesque, Philip Massey, Knut A. G. Olsen, B. Plez, E. Josselin, A. Maeder, G. Meynet	2005	410
5	First stars. I. The extreme r -element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS 31082-001 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·V. Hill, B. Plez, Roger Cayrel, Timothy C. Beers, Birgitta B. Nordström, Johannes Andersen, M. Spite, F. Spite	2002	407
6	The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau Astronomy and Astrophysics ·L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, H.‐G. Ludwig, Natalie T. Behara, Jonay Isai González Hernández, M. Steffen, Roger Cayrel	2010	355
7	First stars VI – Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. Spite, Roger Cayrel, B. Plez, V. Hill, F. Spite, É. Depagne, P. François, P. Bonifacio	2005	350
8	Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay Nature ·Roger Cayrel, V. Hill, Timothy C. Beers, B. Barbuy, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Johannes Andersen	2001	286
9	UBVJHK synthetic photometry of Galactic O stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·F. Martins, B. Plez	2006	286
10	First stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. François, É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, Johannes Andersen	2007	272
11	CH in stellar atmospheres: an extensive linelist Astronomy and Astrophysics ·B. Plez, Reginald Colin C, P. F. Bernath +7 others	2014	265
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 Lund University Publications (Lund University) ·V. Hill, B. Plez, Roger Cayrel, Timothy C. Beers, Birgitta B. Nordström, Johannes Andersen, M. Spite, F. Spite	2002	253
13	The photospheric solar oxygen project Astronomy and Astrophysics ·E. Caffau, H.‐G. Ludwig, M. Steffen, T. R. Ayres, P. Bonifacio, Roger Cayrel, B. Freytag, B. Plez	2008	223
14	NEW ATLAS9 AND MARCS MODEL ATMOSPHERE GRIDS FOR THE APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY GALACTIC EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT (APOGEE) The Astronomical Journal ·Szabolcs Mészáros, Carlos Allende Prieto, B. Edvardsson, Francesco Castelli, Ana Elia García Pérez, B. Gustafsson, Steven Majewski, B. Plez	2012	219
15	A holistic approach to carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·B. Plez, F. Primas +5 others	2009	202
16	First stars XII. Abundances in extremely metal-poor turnoff stars, and comparison with the giants Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. Bonifacio, M. Spite, Roger Cayrel, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, H.‐G. Ludwig	2009	190
17	The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau - I. Stellar parameters, metallicities, and lithium abundances Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) ·L. Sbordone, P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, H.‐G. Ludwig, Natalie T. Behara, Jonay Isai González Hernández, M. Steffen, Roger Cayrel	2010	188
18	First stars VII - Lithium in extremely metal poor dwarfs Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. Bonifacio, Paolo P. Molaro, T. Sivarani, Roger Cayrel, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Johannes Andersen	2006	183
19	Observational constraints on the origin of the elements Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Ekaterina Magg, Maria Bergemann, Aldo M. Serenelli, M. A. Bautista, B. Plez, U. Heiter, Jeffrey M. Gerber, H.‐G. Ludwig Hit paper breakdown →	2022	179
20	The Effective Temperatures and Physical Properties of Magellanic Cloud Red Supergiants: The Effects of Metallicity The Astrophysical Journal ·Emily M. Levesque, Philip Massey, Knut A. G. Olsen, B. Plez, G. Meynet, A. Maeder	2006	175

About B. Plez

B. Plez is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 224 papers that have together received 17k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (216 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (6 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (4 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (4 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (2 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (2 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (16.3k citations), Instrumentation (266 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (720 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (262 citations) and Spectroscopy (88 citations). B. Plez has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include B. Gustafsson, B. Edvardsson, Åke Nordlund, Uffe Gråe Jørgensen, Roger Cayrel, M. Spite, F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, V. Hill and F. Primas. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, The Astronomical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Nature.

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