F. Primas

14.8k citations

183 papers · 11.9k · 1 hit paper · h-index 59

Impact in

Astronomy and Astrophysics top 1%
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Papers in

Astronomy and Astrophysics 159
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 154
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 19
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 6
Instrumentation 19
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 19

Co-authors: V. Hill (57 shared papers)P. François (62 shared papers)B. Plez (28 shared papers)Timothy C. Beers (24 shared papers)M. Spite (30 shared papers)Roger Cayrel (25 shared papers)B. Barbuy (25 shared papers)F. Spite (25 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (67 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (14 papers)New Astronomy Reviews (5 papers)The Astronomical Journal (2 papers)Nature Astronomy (2 papers)
Partner nations: Germany France United States

In The Last Decade

F. Primas

166 papers receiving 11.7k citations

F. Primas's Hit Papers

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First stars V - Abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early Galaxy 2004 · 921 citations

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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.

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics

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1	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
2	The Extremely Metal‐poor, Neutron Capture–rich Star CS 22892‐052: A Comprehensive Abundance Analysis The Astrophysical Journal ·Chris Sneden, J. J. Cowan, James E. Lawler, Inese I. Ivans, Scott M. Burles, Timothy C. Beers, F. Primas, V. Hill	2003	444
3	VLT/UVES Abundances in Four Nearby Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies. I. Nucleosynthesis and Abundance Ratios The Astronomical Journal ·Matthew D. Shetrone, Kim A. Venn, Eline Tolstoy, F. Primas, V. Hill, A. Kaufer	2003	414
4	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
5	Lithium Isotopic Abundances in Metal‐poor Halo Stars The Astrophysical Journal ·M. Asplund, David Lawrence Lambert, F. Primas, Verne V. Smith +1 other	2006	367
6	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
7	Two Distinct Ancient Components in the Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: First Results from the Dwarf Abundances and Radial Velocities Team The Astrophysical Journal ·Eline Tolstoy, M. J. Irwin, A. Helmi, G. Battaglia, P. Jablonka, V. Hill, Kim A. Venn, Matthew D. Shetrone	2004	318
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	First stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. François, É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, Johannes Andersen	2007	272
10	The Chemical Composition and Age of the Metal‐poor Halo Star BD +17o3248 The Astrophysical Journal ·J. J. Cowan, Chris Sneden, Scott M. Burles, Inese I. Ivans, Timothy C. Beers, James W. Truran, James E. Lawler, F. Primas	2002	268
11	The DART imaging and CaT survey of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy Astronomy and Astrophysics ·A. Helmi, B. Letarte, P. Jablonka, V. Hill, Matthew D. Shetrone, N. Arimoto, F. Primas, A. Kaufer	2006	268
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	Lithium isotopic abundances in metal-poor halo stars CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·David Lawrence Lambert, F. Primas, Verne V. Smith +2 others	2005	226
14	Signatures of intrinsic Li depletion and Li-Na anti-correlation in the metal-poor globular cluster NGC 6397 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·Karin Lind, F. Primas, Corinne Charbonnel, F. Grundahl, M. Asplund	2009	212
15	VLT/UVES Abundances in Four Nearby Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies. II. Implications for Understanding Galaxy Evolution The Astronomical Journal ·Matthew D. Shetrone, F. Primas, V. Hill, A. Kaufer +3 others	2003	206
16	A holistic approach to carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·B. Plez, F. Primas +5 others	2009	202
17	A high-resolution VLT/FLAMES study of individual stars in the centre of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy Astronomy and Astrophysics ·B. Letarte, V. Hill, Eline Tolstoy, P. Jablonka, Matthew D. Shetrone, Kim A. Venn, M. Spite, Michael J. Irwin	2010	194
18	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
19	The influence of chemical composition on the properties of Cepheid stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. Romaniello, F. Primas, M. Mottini, Stefania Pedicelli, B. Lemasle, G. Bono, P. François, M. A. T. Groenewegen	2008	188
20	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

About F. Primas

F. Primas is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Safety Research, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Information Systems and Management, having authored 183 papers that have together received 11.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (154 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (19 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (19 papers), Career Development and Diversity (7 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (6 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (5 papers), Research, Science, and Academia (4 papers) and Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (11.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (965 citations), Instrumentation (110 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (161 citations) and Spectroscopy (19 citations). F. Primas has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include V. Hill, P. François, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, M. Spite, Roger Cayrel, B. Barbuy, F. Spite, P. Bonifacio and Birgitta B. Nordström. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Astrophysical Journal, New Astronomy Reviews, The Astronomical Journal and Nature Astronomy.

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