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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 91 2170 2064 2 2 641 31818

Beatriz Barbuy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Beatriz Barbuy between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Beatriz Barbuy published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 14.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2006. 22 of the 691 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2006. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 18 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 29 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 29 publications 2003: 32 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 37 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 8 publications
1978 2025

691 publications in total across all disciplines

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Beatriz Barbuy: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 2
1989 4
1990 5
1991 10
1992 18
1993 24
1994 16
1995 29
1996 17
1997 22
1998 15
1999 17
2000 20
2001 13
2002 29
2003 32
2004 16
2005 25
2006 37
2007 20
2008 20
2009 30
2010 17
2011 22
2012 22
2013 11
2014 18
2015 19
2016 16
2017 11
2018 24
2019 10
2020 18
2021 23
2022 12
2023 14
2024 14
2025 8
Total 691
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Beatriz Barbuy publications per year - data summary

  • Beatriz Barbuy, a Physics scholar from Universidade de São Paulo, has 691 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978 and 1983, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 48 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1980, 1982 and 1984).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.7 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 71 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 74 publications (4.6 per year); 1994-2009: 358 publications (22.4 per year); 2010-2025: 259 publications (16.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Beatriz Barbuy 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 Beatriz Barbuy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 623–642 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 641 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76 641
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Beatriz Barbuy publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • Beatriz Barbuy, a Physics scholar from Universidade de São Paulo, records 641 publications - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Beatriz Barbuy, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and Beatriz Barbuy ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Beatriz Barbuy 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 Beatriz Barbuy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134 91
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Beatriz Barbuy D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • Beatriz Barbuy, a Physics scholar from Universidade de São Paulo, records 91 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Beatriz Barbuy, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and Beatriz Barbuy ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Beatriz Barbuy is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has a significant research presence primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly output spans areas such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Geophysics.

Their main topics of research encompass stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astronomy and astrophysical research, astrophysics and star formation studies, astro and planetary science, astronomical observations and instrumentation, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, as well as astronomical and nuclear sciences.

Recent scientific contributions include the following papers:

  • The Milky Way bar and bulge revealed by APOGEE and Gaia EDR3, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. XXIII. Proper-motion Catalogs and Internal Kinematics, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • An Updated Small Magellanic Cloud and Magellanic Bridge Catalog of Star Clusters, Associations, and Related Objects, 2020, The Astronomical Journal
  • The VISCACHA survey - IV. The SMC West Halo in 8D, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • CAPOS: The bulge Cluster APOgee Survey, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics

The scientist has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent collaborators include:

  • D. Minniti
  • S. O. Souza
  • José G. Fernández-Trincado
  • Ángeles Pérez-Villegas
  • C. Chiappini

Throughout their career, Beatriz Barbuy has worked extensively on both observational and theoretical aspects of galactic and stellar astronomy, particularly contributing knowledge relevant to galactic structure and star cluster studies.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, they were named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2007.

Best Publications

  • First stars V - abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early galaxy

    R. Cayrel;E. Depagne;M. Spite;V. Hill

  • The Stellar Populations of Galaxies

    B. Barbuy;A. Renzini

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

    G. Gilmore;S. Randich;M. Asplund;J. Binney

  • VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way

    D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas;J. P. Emerson;R. K. Saito

  • The Thirteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey MApping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

    Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida

  • The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS31082-001: Implications for the r-process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology

    V. Hill;B. Plez;R. Cayrel;T. C. Beers

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations

    G. Piotto;G. Piotto;A. P. Milone;L. R. Bedin;J. Anderson

  • A library of high resolution synthetic stellar spectra from 300nm to 1.8 micron with solar and alpha-enhanced composition

    P. Coelho;B. Barbuy;J. Melendez;R. Schiavon

  • First stars VI - Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements

    M. Spite;R. Cayrel;B. Plez;V. Hill

  • Vvv dr1: the first data release of the milky way bulge and southern plane from the near-infrared eso public survey vista variables in the via lactea

    R. K. Saito;M. Hempel;D. Minniti;D. Minniti;P. W. Lucas

  • First stars. I. The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS 31082-001 - Implications for the r-process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology

    V. Hill;B. Plez;R. Cayrel;T. C. Beers

  • Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay.

    R. Cayrel;V. Hill;T. C. Beers;B. Barbuy

  • Age and Metallicity Distribution of the Galactic Bulge from Extensive Optical and Near-IR Stellar Photometry

    Manuela Zoccali;Alvio Renzini;Sergio Ortolani;Laura Greggio

  • First stars VI - Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements

    M Spite;R Cayrel;B Plez;V Hill

  • A library of high resolution synthetic stellar spectra from 300 nm to 1.8 μm with solar and α-enhanced composition

    P. Coelho;B. Barbuy;J. Meléndez;R. P. Schiavon

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic globular clusters – IX. The Atlas of multiple stellar populations

    A. P. Milone;G. Piotto;A. Renzini;A. F. Marino

  • The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. I. Overview of the Project and Detection of Multiple Stellar Populations

    Giampaolo Piotto;Giampaolo Piotto;Antonino Milone;Luigi Bedin;J. Anderson

  • Near-coeval formation of the Galactic bulge and halo inferred from globular cluster ages

    Sergio Ortolani;Alvio Renzini;Alvio Renzini;Roberto Gilmozzi;Gianni Marconi

  • The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

    Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

  • The metal content of bulge field stars from FLAMES-GIRAFFE spectra - I. Stellar parameters and iron abundances

    M. Zoccali;V. Hill;A. Lecureur;A. Lecureur;B. Barbuy

Frequent Co-Authors

Dante Minniti
Dante Minniti Andrés Bello University
Alvio Renzini
Alvio Renzini National Institute for Astrophysics
Manuela Zoccali
Manuela Zoccali Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Timothy C. Beers
Timothy C. Beers University of Notre Dame
Bertrand Plez
Bertrand Plez University of Montpellier
Piercarlo Bonifacio
Piercarlo Bonifacio Université Paris Cité
Jorge Melendez
Jorge Melendez Universidade de São Paulo
Paolo Molaro
Paolo Molaro National Institute for Astrophysics
Ricardo P. Schiavon
Ricardo P. Schiavon Liverpool John Moores University
Doug Geisler
Doug Geisler University of La Serena

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