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100
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Michael S. Bessell 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 Michael S. Bessell sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 460 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael S. Bessell 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 Michael S. Bessell sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael S. Bessell is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research centers on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a notable emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Spectroscopy, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's contributions span several main topics of study, including:

  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Michael S. Bessell has published extensively in key venues such as:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

Frequent collaborators include Thomas Nordlander, G. S. Da Costa, Christopher A. Onken, Dougal Mackey, and Christian Wolf. These coauthors reflect a collaborative research environment across a variety of projects, particularly those associated with stellar and galactic phenomena.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael S. Bessell are:

  • Bright metal-poor stars from the Hamburg/ESO survey I: selection and follow-up observations from 329 fields, 2024, Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
  • r-Process elements from magnetorotational hypernovae, 2021, Nature
  • Exploring the Galaxy's halo and very metal-weak thick disc with SkyMapper and Gaia DR2, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • SkyMapper Southern Survey: Data release 4, 2024, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • A blue depression in the optical spectra of M dwarfs, 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

  • JHKLM photometry: standard systems, passbands and intrinsic colors

    M. S. Bessell;J. M. Brett

  • Model atmospheres broad-band colors, bolometric corrections and temperature calibrations for O-M stars

    M. S. Bessell;F. Castelli;B. Plez

  • UBVRI PHOTOMETRY II: THE COUSINS VRI SYSTEM, ITS TEMPERATURE AND ABSOLUTE FLUX CALIBRATION, AND RELEVANCE FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOMETRY.

    M. S. Bessell

  • An absolutely calibrated effective temperature scale from the InfraRed Flux Method

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

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

    L Casagrande;I Ramirez;Jorge Melendez;Michael Bessell

  • A stellar relic from the early Milky Way

    Norbert Christlieb;Michael S. Bessell;Timothy C. Beers;Bengt Gustafsson

  • SkyMapper and the Southern Sky Survey

    S.C. Keller;B.P. Schmidt;M.S. Bessell;P.G. Conroy

  • The SkyMapper Telescope and The Southern Sky Survey

    S. C. Keller;B. P. Schmidt;M. S. Bessell;P. G. Conroy

  • The Late M Dwarfs

    M. S. Bessell

  • The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES). II. Spectroscopic analysis of the survey sample

    P. S. Barklem;N. Christlieb;T. C. Beers;V. Hill

  • Standard Photometric Systems

    Michael S. Bessell

  • The β Pictoris Moving Group

    B Zuckerman;Inseok Song;Michael Bessell;R A Webb

  • Long-period variables in the Magellanic Clouds: Supergiants, AGB stars, supernova precursors, planetary nebula precursors, and enrichment of the interstellar medium

    P. R. Wood;M. S. Bessell;M. W. Fox

  • SkyMapper Southern Survey: First Data Release (DR1)

    Christian Wolf;Christopher A. Onken;Lance C. Luvaul;Brian P. Schmidt

  • A single low-energy, iron-poor supernova as the source of metals in the star SMSS J031300.36−670839.3

    Stefan C. Keller;M. S. Bessell;Anna L. Frebel;Andrew R. Casey

  • HE 0557–4840: Ultra-Metal-Poor and Carbon-Rich*

    John E. Norris;Norbert Christlieb;Norbert Christlieb;Andreas J. Korn;Kjell Eriksson

  • THE MOST METAL-POOR STARS. II. CHEMICAL ABUNDANCES OF 190 METAL-POOR STARS INCLUDING 10 NEW STARS WITH [Fe/H] ⩽ –3.5*, **, ** *

    David Yong;John Norris;Michael Bessell;N Christlieb

  • VLT/NACO Deep imaging survey of young, nearby austral stars

    G. Chauvin;A. M. Lagrange;M. Bonavita;B. Zuckerman

  • A companion to AB Pic at the planet/brown dwarf boundary

    G. Chauvin;A-M Lagrange;B Zuckerman;C Dumas

  • UBVRI H(alpha) Photometry of the Young Open Cluster NGC 2264

    Hwangkyung Sung;Michael S. Bessell;See-Woo Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Inseok Song
Inseok Song University of Georgia
Norbert Christlieb
Norbert Christlieb Heidelberg University
John E. Norris
John E. Norris Australian National University
Brian P. Schmidt
Brian P. Schmidt Australian National University
Timothy C. Beers
Timothy C. Beers University of Notre Dame
Martin Asplund
Martin Asplund Australian National University
Sean G. Ryan
Sean G. Ryan University of Hertfordshire
David Yong
David Yong Australian National University
Bruce Macintosh
Bruce Macintosh Stanford University

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