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Piercarlo Bonifacio

Piercarlo Bonifacio

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
103
Citations
35573
World Ranking
1506
National Ranking
56

Piercarlo Bonifacio 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 Piercarlo Bonifacio sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 658 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Piercarlo Bonifacio 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 Piercarlo Bonifacio sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Piercarlo Bonifacio is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and specializes in research within the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

The main topics addressed in their research include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies; Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae; Astro and Planetary Science; Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; and Superconducting and THz Device Technology.

Their publication record features contributions to several prominent scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The wide-field, multiplexed, spectroscopic facility WEAVE: Survey design, overview, and simulated implementation", 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Cosmic dynamics in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes", 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products", 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The Pristine Survey - VIII. The metallicity distribution function of the Milky Way halo down to the extremely metal-poor regime", 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • E. Caffau
  • L. Monaco
  • L. Sbordone
  • P. François
  • David S. Aguado

Best Publications

  • First stars V - abundance patterns from C to Zn and supernova yields in the early galaxy

    R. Cayrel;E. Depagne;M. Spite;V. Hill

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

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

  • Solar Chemical Abundances Determined with a CO5BOLD 3D Model Atmosphere

    Elisabetta Caffau;Hans-Günter Ludwig;Matthias Steffen;Bernd Freytag

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • The O-Na and Mg-Al anticorrelations in turn-off and early subgiants in globular clusters

    R. G. Gratton;P. Bonifacio;A. Bragaglia;E. Carretta

  • The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS31082-001: Implications for the r-process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology

    V. Hill;B. Plez;R. Cayrel;T. C. Beers

  • A new implementation of the infrared flux method using the 2MASS catalogue

    J. I. González Hernández;P. Bonifacio

  • First stars VI - Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements

    M. Spite;R. Cayrel;B. Plez;V. Hill

  • First stars. I. The extreme r-element rich, iron-poor halo giant CS 31082-001 - Implications for the r-process site(s) and radioactive cosmochronology

    V. Hill;B. Plez;R. Cayrel;T. C. Beers

  • Measurement of stellar age from uranium decay.

    R. Cayrel;V. Hill;T. C. Beers;B. Barbuy

  • The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau. 1: Stellar parameters, metallicities and lithium abundances

    L. Sbordone;P. Bonifacio;E. Caffau;H.-G. Ludwig

  • First stars VI - Abundances of C, N, O, Li, and mixing in extremely metal-poor giants. Galactic evolution of the light elements

    M Spite;R Cayrel;B Plez;V Hill

  • The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau - I. Stellar parameters, metallicities, and lithium abundances

    L. Sbordone;P. Bonifacio;P. Bonifacio;E. Caffau;H. G. Ludwig;H. G. Ludwig

  • An extremely primitive star in the Galactic halo

    Elisabetta Caffau;Elisabetta Caffau;Piercarlo Bonifacio;Patrick François;Patrick François;Luca Sbordone

  • The primordial lithium abundance

    P. Bonifacio;P. Molaro

  • Proceedings of the SPIE

    Gavin Dalton;Scott Trager;Don Carlos Abrams;David Carter

  • First stars VIII. Enrichment of the neutron-capture elements in the early Galaxy

    P. François;P. François;E. Depagne;E. Depagne;V. Hill;M. Spite

  • The photospheric solar oxygen project. I. Abundance analysis of atomic lines and influence of atmospheric models

    Elisabetta Caffau;Hans-G. Ludwig;Matthias Steffen;Thomas R. Ayres

  • The 4MOST instrument concept overview

    Roger Haynes;Samuel Barden;Roelof de Jong;Olivier Schnurr

  • The metal-poor end of the Spite plateau

    L. Sbordone;P. Bonifacio;E. Caffau;H.-G. Ludwig

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Molaro
Paolo Molaro National Institute for Astrophysics
Bertrand Plez
Bertrand Plez University of Montpellier
Beatriz Barbuy
Beatriz Barbuy Universidade de São Paulo
Sofia Randich
Sofia Randich National Institute for Astrophysics
Timothy C. Beers
Timothy C. Beers University of Notre Dame
Gavin B. Dalton
Gavin B. Dalton University of Oxford
Norbert Christlieb
Norbert Christlieb Heidelberg University
Luca Pasquini
Luca Pasquini European Southern Observatory
Raffaele Gratton
Raffaele Gratton National Institute for Astrophysics
A. Bragaglia
A. Bragaglia National Institute for Astrophysics

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