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Gilles Chabrier 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 Gilles Chabrier sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 352 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilles Chabrier 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 Gilles Chabrier sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics
  • 2014 - Ampère Prize (Prix Ampère de l’Électricité de France), French Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society

Overview

Gilles Chabrier is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France and specializes in Physics and Astronomy, contributing extensively to the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Instrumentation, General Health Professions, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their research covers a broad range of topics including Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, and Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae.

Their frequent publication venues reflect a strong presence in astrophysical research communities, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Astronomical Journal

Prominent recent papers authored by Gilles Chabrier are as follows:

  • "A New Equation of State for Dense Hydrogen-Helium Mixtures. II. Taking into Account Hydrogen-Helium Interactions," 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Impact of a new H/He equation of state on the evolution of massive brown dwarfs," 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "Crust structure and thermal evolution of neutron stars in soft X-ray transients," 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "JWST/NIRSpec Observations of the Coldest Known Brown Dwarf," 2023, The Astronomical Journal
  • "A JWST Survey for Planetary Mass Brown Dwarfs in IC 348," 2023, The Astronomical Journal

Their work is often conducted in collaboration with several co-authors, including:

  • Pascal Tremblin
  • I. Baraffe
  • Étienne Jaupart
  • Pierre Dumond
  • K. L. Luhman

Throughout their career, Gilles Chabrier has received several awards recognizing contributions to astrophysics and physical sciences, including:

  • Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2019
  • Ampère Prize (Prix Ampère de l'Électricité de France), French Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Eddington Medal, Royal Astronomical Society, 2011

Best Publications

  • Galactic stellar and substellar initial mass function

    Gilles Chabrier

  • New evolutionary models for pre-main sequence and main sequence low-mass stars down to the hydrogen-burning limit

    Isabelle Baraffe;Isabelle Baraffe;Derek Homeier;Gilles Chabrier;Gilles Chabrier

  • Evolutionary models for cool brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets. The case of HD 20945

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;T. Barman;F. Allard

  • New evolutionary models for pre-main sequence and main sequence low-mass stars down to the hydrogen-burning limit

    I. Baraffe;D. Homeier;F. Allard;G. Chabrier

  • Evolutionary models for cool brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets. The case of HD 209458

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;T. S. Barman;F. Allard

  • Evolutionary Models for Very Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs with Dusty Atmospheres

    G. Chabrier;G. Chabrier;I. Baraffe;I. Baraffe;F. Allard;P. Hauschildt

  • An Equation of State for Low-Mass Stars and Giant Planets

    D. Saumon;G. Chabrier;H. M. van Horn

  • The Galactic Disk Mass Function: Reconciliation of the Hubble Space Telescope and Nearby Determinations

    Gilles Chabrier

  • The Galactic disk mass function: reconciliation of the HST and nearby determinations

    Gilles Chabrier

  • Evolutionary models for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs: uncertainties and limits at very young ages

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;F. Allard;Hauschildt

  • Theory of Low-Mass Stars and Substellar Objects

    Gilles Chabrier;Isabelle Baraffe

  • Evolutionary models for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs: uncertainties and limits at very young ages

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;F. Allard;P. H. Hauschildt

  • The Galactic Disk Mass Budget. I. Stellar Mass Function and Density

    Gilles Chabrier

  • Analytical Theory for the Initial Mass Function: CO Clumps and Prestellar Cores

    Patrick Hennebelle;Gilles Chabrier;Gilles Chabrier

  • Evolution of low-mass star and brown dwarf eclipsing binaries

    G. Chabrier;J. Gallardo;I. Baraffe

  • Structure and evolution of super-Earth to super-Jupiter exoplanets - I. Heavy element enrichment in the interior

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;T. Barman

  • Episodic accretion at early stages of evolution of low mass stars and brown dwarfs: a solution for the observed luminosity spread in HR diagrams?

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;J. Gallardo

  • Episodic Accretion at Early Stages of Evolution of Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs: A Solution for the Observed Luminosity Spread in H-R Diagrams?

    I. Baraffe;G. Chabrier;J. Gallardo

  • The Initial Mass Function: From Salpeter 1955 to 2005

    Gilles Chabrier

  • THE MASS-DEPENDENCE OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM EVOLUTION IN SUN-LIKE STARS

    Sean P. Matt;A. Sacha Brun;Isabelle Baraffe;Isabelle Baraffe;Jérôme Bouvier;Jérôme Bouvier

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabelle Baraffe
Isabelle Baraffe École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Patrick Hennebelle
Patrick Hennebelle University of Paris-Saclay
Peter H. Hauschildt
Peter H. Hauschildt Universität Hamburg
Didier Saumon
Didier Saumon Los Alamos National Laboratory
Romain Teyssier
Romain Teyssier University of Zurich
Dong Lai
Dong Lai Cornell University
Tristan Guillot
Tristan Guillot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Adam J. Burgasser
Adam J. Burgasser University of California, San Diego
S. K. Leggett
S. K. Leggett University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michael C. Liu
Michael C. Liu University of Hawaii at Manoa

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