2026 Nuno C. Santos: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	145	342	329	1	1	1047	72167

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

145

342

329

1047

72167

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Portugal Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Portugal Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Nuno C. Santos is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research contributions primarily span the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several interconnected subfields and topics related to celestial phenomena and instrumentation.

The main fields of study in Santos's work include:

Physics and Astronomy

The subfields covered in their publications are:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Instrumentation
Computational Mechanics
Aerospace Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Key topics addressed in Santos's research encompass:

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Santos has contributed to several recent notable papers, including:

"ESPRESSO at VLT" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"SPIRou: NIR velocimetry and spectropolarimetry at the CFHT" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A candidate short-period sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri" (2022), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"Stellar chromospheric activity of 1674 FGK stars from the AMBRE-HARPS sample" (2020), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
"A remnant planetary core in the hot-Neptune desert" (2020), published in Nature

Frequently publishing in well-known scientific journals, Santos's work appears predominantly in:

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

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their academic output, reflecting in multiple co-authorships with several researchers including:

S. G. Sousa
S. C. C. Barros
O. D. S. Demangeon
S. Udry
C. Lovis

Best Publications

The PLATO 2.0 Mission

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

1395
Citations
Spectroscopic [Fe/H] for 98 extra-solar planet-host stars. Exploring the probability of planet formation

N. C. Santos;G. Israelian;M. Mayor

1068
Citations
The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

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

1052
Citations
The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets VII. Two short-period Saturnian companions to HD108147 and HD168746

F. Pepe;M. Mayor;F. Galland;D. Naef

795
Citations
Multidisciplinary utilization of dimethyl sulfoxide: pharmacological, cellular, and molecular aspects

Nuno C. Santos;J. Figueira-Coelho;João Martins-Silva;Carlota Saldanha

780
Citations
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets - XXXI. The M-dwarf sample

Xavier Bonfils;X. Delfosse;Stéphane Udry;T. Forveille

661
Citations
Statistical Properties of Exoplanets

Nuno C. Santos

659
Citations
Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program - Stellar [Fe/H] and the frequency of exo-Neptunes

S Sousa;N C Santos;M Mayor;S Udry

635
Citations
ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters II. A very hot Jupiter transiting the bright K star HD189733

Francois Bouchy;Stephane Udry;Michel Mayor;Claire Moutou

618
Citations
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXIV. Occurrence, mass distribution and orbital properties of super-Earths and Neptune-mass planets ?

M. Mayor;C. Mordasini;D. Segransan;J.-L. Bertaux

608
Citations
ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters. II. A very hot Jupiter transiting the bright K star HD 189733

F. Bouchy;S. Udry;M. Mayor;C. Moutou

599
Citations
The metal-rich nature of stars with planets

N. C. Santos;G. Israelian;M. Mayor

555
Citations
The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets VII - Two short-period Saturnian companions to HD 108147 and HD 168746

F. Pepe;M. Mayor;F. Galland;D. Naef

535
Citations
An Earth-mass planet orbiting α Centauri B

Xavier Dumusque;Francesco Alfonso Pepe;Christophe Lovis;Damien Segransan

522
Citations
The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets: XVIII. An Earth-mass planet in the GJ 581 planetary system

Michel Mayor;X. Bonfils;X. Bonfils;T. Forveille;X. Delfosse

505
Citations
An extrasolar planetary system with three Neptune-mass planets

Christophe Lovis;Michel Mayor;Francesco Pepe;Yann Alibert

487
Citations
Chemical abundances of 1111 FGK stars from the HARPS GTO planet search program - Galactic stellar populations and planets

V. Zh. Adibekyan;S. G. Sousa;S. G. Sousa;N. C. Santos;E. Delgado Mena

485
Citations
Disentangling between stellar activity and planetary signals

Isabelle Boisse;Isabelle Boisse;François Bouchy;François Bouchy;Guillaume Hébrard;Guillaume Hébrard;Xavier Bonfils;Xavier Bonfils

459
Citations
The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets. I. A planet orbiting the star Gliese 86

D. Queloz;M. Mayor;L. Weber;A. Blécha

448
Citations
The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone: I -- Very low-mass planets around HD20794, HD85512 and HD192310

F. Pepe;C. Lovis;D. Ségransan;W. Benz

431
Citations