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Hugues Sana

Hugues Sana

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
77
Citations
20255
World Ranking
3245
National Ranking
17

Hugues Sana 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 Hugues Sana sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 452 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugues Sana 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 Hugues Sana sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Stars

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Stars, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Spectral line and O-type star. His Stars research integrates issues from Radiative transfer and Star. His Radiative transfer research incorporates elements of Wavelength, Computational physics, Telescope and Very Large Telescope.

Hugues Sana undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Astrophysics and Population in his work. His O-type star study incorporates themes from Luminosity and Hypergiant. His study focuses on the intersection of Stellar classification and fields such as Supergiant with connections in the field of Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph.

His most cited work include:

  • Binary Interaction Dominates the Evolution of Massive Stars (1302 citations)
  • THE ROTATION RATES OF MASSIVE STARS: THE ROLE OF BINARY INTERACTION THROUGH TIDES, MASS TRANSFER, AND MERGERS (397 citations)
  • Molecfit: A general tool for telluric absorption correction - I. Method and application to ESO instruments (397 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Hugues Sana mainly investigates Astrophysics, Stars, Astronomy, Spectral line and O-type star. He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Astrophysics and Population in his research. His research on Stars often connects related areas such as Luminosity.

His studies deal with areas such as Radiative transfer, Orbital period and Star as well as Spectral line. His work carried out in the field of Radial velocity brings together such families of science as Spectroscopy and Binary system. His Metallicity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Milky Way and Supernova.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (94.67%)
  • Stars (72.76%)
  • Astronomy (48.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (94.67%)
  • Stars (72.76%)
  • Large Magellanic Cloud (14.48%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Hugues Sana focuses on Astrophysics, Stars, Large Magellanic Cloud, Radial velocity and Spectral line. Hugues Sana combines Astrophysics and Population in his studies. His Stars study is concerned with the larger field of Astronomy.

He combines subjects such as Star cluster and Star formation, OB star, Stellar mass, Young stellar object with his study of Large Magellanic Cloud. Mass ratio is closely connected to Orbital period in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Radial velocity. The study incorporates disciplines such as Atmosphere and Cosmic Origins Spectrograph in addition to Spectral line.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst. (149 citations)
  • Massive runaways and walkaway stars (74 citations)
  • Massive runaway and walkaway stars. A study of the kinematical imprints of the physical processes governing the evolution and explosion of their binary progenitors (67 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy
  • Stars

Astrophysics, Stars, Large Magellanic Cloud, Spectral line and Black hole are his primary areas of study. His study deals with a combination of Astrophysics and Population. His studies in Stars integrate themes in fields like Galaxy and Star.

Hugues Sana focuses mostly in the field of Large Magellanic Cloud, narrowing it down to topics relating to Star cluster and, in certain cases, Molecular cloud. His study in the fields of Very Large Telescope under the domain of Spectral line overlaps with other disciplines such as Mixing. In his work, Stellar classification is strongly intertwined with O-type star, which is a subfield of Stellar evolution.

Best Publications

  • Binary Interaction Dominates the Evolution of Massive Stars

    H. Sana;S. E. de Mink;S. E. de Mink;A. de Koter;A. de Koter;N. Langer

  • Molecfit: A general tool for telluric absorption correction II. Quantitative evaluation on ESO-VLT X-Shooter spectra

    W. Kausch;S. Noll. A. Smette;S. Kimeswenger;M. Barden

  • Molecfit: A general tool for telluric absorption correction - I. Method and application to ESO instruments

    A. Smette;H. Sana;H. Sana;S. Noll;H. Horst

  • THE ROTATION RATES OF MASSIVE STARS: THE ROLE OF BINARY INTERACTION THROUGH TIDES, MASS TRANSFER, AND MERGERS

    S. E. de Mink;S. E. de Mink;N. Langer;Robert Izzard;H. Sana

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey I: Introduction and observational overview

    C. J. Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Henault-Brunet;H. Sana

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population

    H. Sana;A. de Koter;A. de Koter;S.E. de Mink;S.E. de Mink;P.R. Dunstall

  • Molecfit: A general tool for telluric absorption correction - II. Quantitative evaluation on ESO-VLT/X-Shooterspectra

    W Kausch;W Kausch;S Noll;A Smette;S Kimeswenger;S Kimeswenger

  • THE INCIDENCE OF STELLAR MERGERS AND MASS GAINERS AMONG MASSIVE STARS

    S. E de Mink;S. E de Mink;Hugues Sana;N Langer;R. G Izzard

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey: I. Introduction and observational overview⋆

    Chris Evans;W. D. Taylor;V. Hénault-brunet;H. Sana

  • SOUTHERN MASSIVE STARS AT HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION: OBSERVATIONAL CAMPAIGN AND COMPANION DETECTION

    H. Sana;J.-B. Le Bouquin;J.-B. Le Bouquin;S. Lacour;J.-P. Berger

  • An excess of massive stars in the local 30 Doradus starburst.

    F. R. N. Schneider;H. Sana;C. J. Evans;J. M. Bestenlehner;J. M. Bestenlehner

  • Massive runaways and walkaway stars

    M. Renzo;E. Zapartas;S. E. de Mink;Y. Götberg

  • The R136 star cluster dissected with Hubble Space Telescope/STIS. I. Far-ultraviolet spectroscopic census and the origin of He II λ1640 in young star clusters

    Paul A. Crowther;S. M. Caballero-Nieves;K. A. Bostroem;K. A. Bostroem;J. Maíz Apellániz

  • The ages of young star clusters, massive blue stragglers and the upper mass limit of stars: analysing age dependent stellar mass functions

    Fabian R.N. Schneider;Robert G. Izzard;Selma E. de Mink;Norbert Langer

  • The multiplicity of massive stars

    Hugues Sana;Christopher J. Evans

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey - XII. Rotational velocities of the single O-type stars

    O.H. Ramírez-Agudelo;S. Simón-Díaz;H.A.A. Sana;A. de Koter

  • Ages of Young Star Clusters, Massive Blue Stragglers, and the Upper Mass Limit of Stars: Analyzing Age-dependent Stellar Mass Functions

    F. R. N. Schneider;Robert Izzard;S. E. de Mink;S. E. de Mink;N. Langer

  • Chemical evolution of the Galactic bulge as traced by microlensed dwarf and subgiant stars - II. Ages, metallicities, detailed elemental abundances, and connections to the Galactic thick disc

    Thomas Bensby;Sofia Feltzing;J.A. Johnson;A. Gould

  • The massive star binary fraction in young open clusters – I. NGC 6231 revisited

    H. Sana;Eric Gosset;Yaël Nazé;Grégor Rauw

  • The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey XIX. B-type Supergiants - Atmospheric Parameters and Nitrogen Abundances to Investigate the Role of Binarity and the Width of the Main Sequence

    C. M. McEvoy;P. L. Dufton;C. J. Evans;V. M. Kalari;V. M. Kalari

Frequent Co-Authors

A. de Koter
A. de Koter University of Amsterdam
Chris Evans
Chris Evans UK Astronomy Technology Centre
D. J. Lennon
D. J. Lennon University of La Laguna
Norbert Langer
Norbert Langer University of Bonn
Paul A. Crowther
Paul A. Crowther University of Sheffield
Jorick S. Vink
Jorick S. Vink Armagh Observatory
Lex Kaper
Lex Kaper University of Amsterdam
Mark Gieles
Mark Gieles University of Barcelona
Jacco Vink
Jacco Vink University of Amsterdam
Nate Bastian
Nate Bastian Liverpool John Moores University

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