What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Optics
His primary areas of investigation include Astrophysics, Astronomy, Stars, Angular diameter and Interferometry.
His Astrophysics research focuses on Cepheid variable, Radial velocity, Luminosity, Surface brightness and Orbit.
His Photosphere, Planet, Infrared and Debris disk study, which is part of a larger body of work in Astronomy, is frequently linked to Context, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His work on Near-infrared spectroscopy expands to the thematically related Stars.
His research in Angular diameter intersects with topics in Dwarf star, Giant star, Effective temperature and Limb darkening.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Amplitude, Very Large Telescope, Adaptive optics and Solar-like oscillations.
His most cited work include:
- Detection of the gravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole (414 citations)
- The angular sizes of dwarf stars and subgiants Surface brightness relations calibrated by interferometry (396 citations)
- The angular sizes of dwarf stars and subgiants Surface brightness relations calibrated by interferometry (396 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Pierre Kervella mostly deals with Astrophysics, Stars, Astronomy, Interferometry and Cepheid variable.
His study in Astrophysics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Radius and Parallax.
His studies deal with areas such as Photosphere, Surface brightness and Infrared as well as Stars.
His Interferometry study incorporates themes from Telescope, Remote sensing and Very Large Telescope.
His Cepheid variable research includes elements of Amplitude, Galaxy, Nebula and Radial velocity.
Many of his research projects under Red supergiant are closely connected to Convection cell with Convection cell, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.
He most often published in these fields:
- Astrophysics (103.74%)
- Stars (54.41%)
- Astronomy (46.66%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?
- Astrophysics (103.74%)
- Stars (54.41%)
- Cepheid variable (33.69%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Pierre Kervella spends much of his time researching Astrophysics, Stars, Cepheid variable, Planet and Exoplanet.
He performs integrative Astrophysics and Context research in his work.
His work carried out in the field of Stars brings together such families of science as Wavelength, Adaptive optics, Photosphere, Position angle and Surface brightness.
His Surface brightness research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Binary star, Red giant and Angular diameter.
Pierre Kervella has included themes like Amplitude, Milky Way, Galaxy, Hubble space telescope and Chromosphere in his Cepheid variable study.
His research integrates issues of Orbital elements and Radial velocity in his study of Planet.
Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Detection of the Schwarzschild precession in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole (90 citations)
- Detection of the Schwarzschild precession in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole (83 citations)
- Peering into the formation history of β Pictoris b with VLTI/GRAVITY long-baseline interferometry (37 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Astronomy
- Optics
- Astrophysics
Pierre Kervella focuses on Astrophysics, Stars, Astrometry, Planet and Exoplanet.
Pierre Kervella performs multidisciplinary study on Astrophysics and Context in his works.
The Astrometry study combines topics in areas such as Amplitude, Data release, Parallax and Proper motion.
Pierre Kervella studied Planet and Orbital elements that intersect with Planetary system, Very Large Telescope, Planetary mass, Planetesimal and Neptune.
His Exoplanet study is associated with Astronomy.
His Large Magellanic Cloud research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Wavelength, Small Magellanic Cloud, Infrared, Angular diameter and Surface brightness.
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