2026 Martin Asplund: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	136	453	436	9	9	631	70207

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World Ranking

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Physics

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Martin Asplund is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and has made contributions primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several related subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics addressed in their research include stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; astronomy and astrophysical research; astrophysics and star formation studies; astro and planetary science; gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; solar and space plasma dynamics; and atmospheric ozone and climate.

The scientist has published extensively, with notable papers including:

The GALAH+ survey: Third data release (2021) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The chemical make-up of the Sun: A 2020 vision (2021) in Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy (2022) in Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products (2022) in Astronomy and Astrophysics
The GALAH survey: tracing the Galactic disc with open clusters (2021) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Martin Asplund include:

K. Lind
T. Zwitter
Sven Buder
Sanjib Sharma
Sarah L. Martell

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

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

Best Publications

The Chemical Composition of the Sun

Martin Asplund;Nicolas Grevesse;A. Jacques Sauval;Pat Scott

9131
Citations
The PLATO 2.0 Mission

H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

1395
Citations
Line formation in solar granulation: IV. [O I], OI and OH lines and the photospheric O abundance

M. Asplund;N. Grevesse;A.J. Sauval;C. Allende Prieto

1209
Citations
The Forbidden Abundance of Oxygen in the Sun

Carlos Allende Prieto;David L. Lambert;Martin Asplund

1209
Citations
New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and Galactic disc(s). Improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey

Luca Casagrande;Ralph Schoenrich;Martin Asplund;Santi Cassisi

1187
Citations
An absolutely calibrated effective temperature scale from the InfraRed Flux Method

L. Casagrande;I. Ramirez;J. Melendez;M. Bessell

1114
Citations
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

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

1052
Citations
The PLATO 2.0 mission

H. Rauer;H. Rauer;C. Catala;C. Aerts;T. Appourchaux

977
Citations
Line formation in solar granulation IV. (O I), O I and OH lines and the photospheric O abundance

M. Asplund;N. Grevesse;A. J. Sauval;C. Allende Prieto

936
Citations
The Solar Chemical Composition

N Grevesse;Martin Asplund;A J Sauval

842
Citations
New light on stellar abundance analyses: Departures from LTE and homogeneity.

Martin Asplund

817
Citations
New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and galactic disc(s) - improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey

Luca Casagrande;R Schonrich;Martin Asplund;S Cassisi

792
Citations
An absolutely calibrated T eff scale from the infrared flux method. Dwarfs and subgiants

L Casagrande;I Ramirez;Jorge Melendez;Michael Bessell

778
Citations
The GALAH survey: scientific motivation

G.M. De Silva;G.M. De Silva;K.C. Freeman;J. Bland-Hawthorn;S. Martell

764
Citations
The chemical composition of the sun

N. Grevesse;M. Asplund;A. J. Sauval;Patrick Scott

749
Citations
Nucleosynthetic signatures of the first stars

Anna Frebel;Wako Aoki;Norbert Christlieb;Hiroyasu Ando

730
Citations
Lithium isotopic abundances in metal-poor halo stars

Martin Asplund;David L. Lambert;Poul Erik Nissen;Francesca Primas

610
Citations
Line formation in solar granulation VI. [Cl], Cl, CH and C2 lines and the photospheric C abundance

M. Asplund;N. Grevesse;A. J. Sauval;C. Allende Prieto

538
Citations
Solar Surface Convection

Åke Nordlund;Robert F. Stein;Martin Asplund

531
Citations
The solar chemical composition

Martin Asplund;Nicolas Grevesse;A. Jacques Sauval

300
Citations