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Alfred Vidal-Madjar publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred Vidal-Madjar sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 323 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Alfred Vidal-Madjar D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfred Vidal-Madjar sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alfred Vidal-Madjar is affiliated with the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris in France. Their research predominantly focuses on fields related to Physics and Astronomy, with a significant emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astrophysics and star formation studies, astro and planetary science, astronomy and astrophysical research, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and space exploration and technology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alfred Vidal-Madjar cover diverse aspects of exoplanetary and planetary system research. These include:

  • Transit spectrophotometry of the exoplanet HD 189733b. II. New Spitzer observations at 3.6 μm (2025, Open Research Exeter [University of Exeter])
  • Exocomets size distribution in the β Pictoris planetary system (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • Determining the true mass of radial-velocity exoplanets with Gaia (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • HST PanCET program: non-detection of atmospheric escape in the warm Saturn-sized planet WASP-29 b (2021, Springer Link [Chiba Institute of Technology])
  • Curves of growth for transiting exocomets: Application to Fe II lines in the β Pictoris system (2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Alfred Vidal-Madjar include:

  • A. Lecavelier des Étangs (6 joint publications)
  • G. Hébrard (5 joint publications)
  • F. Kiefer (5 joint publications)
  • Eder Martioli (4 joint publications)
  • A.-M. Lagrange (3 joint publications)

Alfred Vidal-Madjar's research has appeared in several publication venues, reflecting a range of engagement within the scientific community. These venues are:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics (2 publications)
  • Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) (1 publication)
  • Scientific Reports (1 publication)
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) (1 publication)
  • Research Square (Research Square) (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • An extended upper atmosphere around the extrasolar planet HD209458b

    A. Vidal-Madjar;A. Lecavelier des Etangs;J.-M. Désert;G. E. Ballester

  • Evidence for gravitational microlensing by dark objects in the Galactic halo

    E. Aubourg;P. Bareyre;S. Bréhin;M. Gros

  • Limits on the Macho Content of the Galactic Halo from the EROS-2 Survey of the Magellanic Clouds

    P. Tisserand;L. Le Guillou;C. Afonso;J.N. Albert

  • A continuum from clear to cloudy hot-Jupiter exoplanets without primordial water depletion

    David K. Sing;Jonathan J. Fortney;Nikolay Nikolov;Hannah R. Wakeford

  • Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission

    H. W. Moos;W. C. Cash;L. L. Cowie;A. F. Davidsen

  • Detection of Oxygen and Carbon in the Hydrodynamically Escaping Atmosphere of the Extrasolar Planet HD 209458b

    A. Vidal-Madjar;J.-M. Désert;A. Lecavelier des Etangs;G. Hébrard

  • Water vapour in the atmosphere of a transiting extrasolar planet

    Giovanna Tinetti;Giovanna Tinetti;Giovanna Tinetti;Alfred Vidal-Madjar;Mao-Chang Liang;Jean-Philippe Beaulieu

  • A FUSE Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in Translucent Clouds

    Brian L. Rachford;Theodore P. Snow;Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull

  • A giant comet-like cloud of hydrogen escaping the warm Neptune-mass exoplanet GJ 436b

    David Ehrenreich;Vincent Bourrier;Peter J. Wheatley;Alain Lecavelier des Etangs

  • Atmospheric escape from hot Jupiters

    A. Lecavelier des Etangs;A. Vidal-Madjar;J. C. McConnell;G. Hébrard

  • A Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Survey of Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen in Translucent Clouds

    Brian L. Rachford;Theodore P. Snow;Jason Tumlinson;J. Michael Shull;J. Michael Shull

  • Rayleigh scattering in the transit spectrum of HD 189733b

    A. Lecavelier des Etangs;F. Pont;A. Vidal-Madjar;David K. Sing

  • Evaporation of the planet HD 189733b observed in H I Lyman-α

    A. Lecavelier des Etangs;D. Ehrenreich;A. Vidal-Madjar;G. Ballester

  • EROS and MACHO combined limits on planetary-mass dark matter in the galactic halo

    C Alcock;C Alcock;RA Allsman;D Alves;D Alves;R Ansari

  • Temperature-Pressure Profile of the hot Jupiter HD 189733b from HST Sodium Observations: Detection of Upper Atmospheric Heating

    Catherine M. Huitson;David K. Sing;Alfred Vidal-Madjar;Gilda E. Ballester

  • MOLECULAR HYDROGEN IN THE FAR ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPIC EXPLORER TRANSLUCENT LINES OF SIGHT: THE FULL SAMPLE

    Brian L. Rachford;Theodore P. Snow;Joshua D. Destree;Teresa L. Ross

  • Stellar activity of planetary host star HD 189 733

    I. Boisse;C. Moutou;A. Vidal-Madjar;F. Bouchy

  • The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets . I. A companion around HD 16760 with mass close to the planet/brown-dwarf transition

    F. Bouchy;F. Bouchy;G. Hébrard;S. Udry;X. Delfosse

  • HST/STIS Optical Transit Transmission Spectra of the hot-Jupiter HD209458b

    David K. Sing;A. Vidal-Madjar;J.-M. Desert;A. Lecavelier des Etangs

  • Misaligned spin-orbit in the XO-3 planetary system?

    G. Hébrard;F. Bouchy;F. Pont;B. Loeillet;B. Loeillet

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillaume Hébrard
Guillaume Hébrard Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Jean-Michel Desert
Jean-Michel Desert University of Amsterdam
David Ehrenreich
David Ehrenreich University of Geneva
David K. Sing
David K. Sing Johns Hopkins University
Nuno C. Santos
Nuno C. Santos University of Porto
Frederic Pont
Frederic Pont University of Exeter
Francesco Pepe
Francesco Pepe University of Geneva
Laurent Vigroux
Laurent Vigroux Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Andrew Gould
Andrew Gould The Ohio State University
Gilda E. Ballester
Gilda E. Ballester University of Arizona

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