F. Spite

11.1k citations

167 papers · 8.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 47

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 167
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies 167
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena 6
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies 5
- History and Developments in Astronomy 4
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 2
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae 2
Instrumentation 3
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research 3

Co-authors: M. Spite (140 shared papers)P. François (80 shared papers)P. Bonifacio (81 shared papers)Roger Cayrel (67 shared papers)V. Hill (54 shared papers)B. Plez (39 shared papers)B. Barbuy (48 shared papers)Paolo P. Molaro (37 shared papers)
Journals: Astronomy and Astrophysics (64 papers)Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series (4 papers)Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3 papers)New Astronomy Reviews (3 papers)Nature (3 papers)
Partner nations: France Germany Italy

In The Last Decade

F. Spite

155 papers receiving 8.6k citations

F. Spite'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 O-Na and Mg-Al anticorrelations in turn-off and early subgiants in globular clusters Astronomy and Astrophysics ·R. Gratton, P. Bonifacio, A. Bragaglia, A. Chieffi, G. Clementini, Silvano Desidera, P. François, S. Lucatello	2001	442
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	An extremely primitive star in the Galactic halo Nature ·E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, P. François, L. Sbordone, Lorenzo Monaco, M. Spite, F. Spite, H.‐G. Ludwig	2011	282
8	First stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. François, É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, Johannes Andersen	2007	272
9	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
10	The evolution of the Milky Way from its earliest phases: Constraints on stellar nucleosynthesis Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. François, Francesca Matteucci, Roger Cayrel, M. Spite, F. Spite, C. Chiappini	2004	213
11	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
12	Lithium abundance at the formation of the Galaxy Nature ·M. Spite, F. Spite	1982	189
13	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
14	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
15	TOPoS Astronomy and Astrophysics ·P. Bonifacio, E. Caffau, M. Spite, Marco Limongi, A. Chieffi, Ralf Stephan Klessen, P. François, Paolo P. Molaro	2015	159
16	Abundance of lithium in unevolved halo stars and old disk stars: Interpretation and consequences F. Spite, M. Spite	1982	158
17	First Stars II. Elemental abundances in the extremely metal-poor star CS 22949–037 Astronomy and Astrophysics ·É. Depagne, V. Hill, M. Spite, F. Spite, B. Plez, Timothy C. Beers, B. Barbuy, Roger Cayrel	2002	150
18	Carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars: the most pristine objects? Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. Spite, E. Caffau, P. Bonifacio, F. Spite, H.‐G. Ludwig, B. Plez, N. Christlieb	2013	146
19	First stars IX - Mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Variation of the $ \mathsf{^{12}C/^{13}C } $, [Na/Mg] and [Al/Mg] ratios Astronomy and Astrophysics ·M. Spite, Roger Cayrel, V. Hill, F. Spite, P. François, B. Plez, P. Bonifacio, Paolo P. Molaro	2006	138
20	NLTE determination of the aluminium abundance in a homogeneous sample of extremely metal-poor stars Astronomy and Astrophysics ·S. M. Andrievsky, M. Spite, Sergey A. Korotin, F. Spite, P. Bonifacio, Roger Cayrel, V. Hill, P. François	2008	123

About F. Spite

F. Spite is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Information Systems and Nuclear Energy and Engineering, having authored 167 papers that have together received 8.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (167 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (6 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (5 papers), History and Developments in Astronomy (4 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (3 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (2 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (2 papers) and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.3k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (909 citations), Instrumentation (59 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (124 citations) and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (11 citations). F. Spite has collaborated with scholars based in France, Germany and Italy. Frequent co-authors include M. Spite, P. François, P. Bonifacio, Roger Cayrel, V. Hill, B. Plez, B. Barbuy, Paolo P. Molaro, Timothy C. Beers and F. Primas. Their work appears in journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomy & Astrophysics Supplement Series, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, New Astronomy Reviews and Nature.

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