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Sérgio G. Sousa

Sérgio G. Sousa

University of Porto
Portugal

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 93 2047 1943 5 5 508 29791

Sérgio G. Sousa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sérgio G. Sousa between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sérgio G. Sousa published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 21.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 75 publications in 2024. 51 of the 697 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 75. Peak 75 publications in 2024. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 43 publications 2015: 54 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 54 publications 2021: 63 publications 2022: 60 publications 2023: 54 publications 2024: 75 publications 2025: 48 publications 2026: 3 publications
1995 2026

697 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sérgio G. Sousa: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 2
2006 3
2007 5
2008 6
2009 8
2010 14
2011 16
2012 19
2013 28
2014 43
2015 54
2016 44
2017 36
2018 32
2019 29
2020 54
2021 63
2022 60
2023 54
2024 75
2025 48
2026 3
Total 697
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Sérgio G. Sousa 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 Sérgio G. Sousa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 503–522 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 508 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106 508
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Sérgio G. Sousa 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 Sérgio G. Sousa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137 93
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Sérgio G. Sousa is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research activity spans a broad range within Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as the main subfield of study. Other notable subfields include Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work has been published extensively in a variety of scientific venues, most notably:

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

The main topics investigated by Sérgio G. Sousa encompass stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, alongside broader fields such as Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astro and Planetary Science, and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies. Research has also touched on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astronomical observations and instrumentation, and solar and space plasma dynamics.

Some recent notable papers include:

  • ESPRESSO at VLT, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • A candidate short-period sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Stellar chromospheric activity of 1674 FGK stars from the AMBRE-HARPS sample, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Throughout their career, Sérgio G. Sousa has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • N. C. Santos
  • S. C. C. Barros
  • O. D. S. Demangeon
  • V. Adibekyan
  • S. Udry

Best Publications

  • The PLATO 2.0 Mission

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

  • The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey

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

  • The PLATO 2.0 mission

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • A Mean Redshift of 2.8 for Swift gamma - ray bursts

    P Jakobsson;A Levan;A Levan;Jpu Fynbo;R Priddey

  • Gaia FGK Benchmark Stars - Metallicity

    Paula Jofre;U. Heiter;C. Soubiran;S. Blanco-Cuaresma

  • Ensemble Asteroseismology of Solar-Type Stars with the NASA Kepler Mission

    W. J. Chaplin;H. Kjeldsen;J. Christensen-Dalsgaard;S. Basu

  • A mean redshift of 2.8 for Swift gamma-ray bursts

    P. Jakobsson;A. Levan;J. P. U. Fynbo;R. Priddey

  • Fundamental Properties of Stars using Asteroseismology from Kepler & CoRoT and Interferometry from the CHARA Array

    D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

  • ESPRESSO at VLT - On-sky performance and first results

    F. Pepe;S. Cristiani;R. Rebolo;R. Rebolo;N. C. Santos

  • A new code for automatic determination of equivalent widths: Automatic Routine for line Equivalent widths in stellar Spectra (ARES)

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

  • Gaia-ESO Survey: The analysis of high-resolution UVES spectra of FGK-type stars

    R. Smiljanic;A. J. Korn;M. Bergemann;A. Frasca

  • Spectroscopic stellar parameters for 582 FGK stars in the HARPS volume-limited sample. Revising the metallicity-planet correlation

    S. G. Sousa;S. G. Sousa;N. C. Santos;N. C. Santos;G. Israelian;G. Israelian;Michel Mayor

  • Spectroscopic metallicities for planet-host stars: Extending the samples

    N. C. Santos;G. Israelian;M. Mayor;J. P. Bento

  • Gaia FGK benchmark stars: Metallicity

    P. Jofre;P. Jofre;Ulrike Heiter;C. Soubiran;S. Blanco-Cuaresma

  • Fundamental properties of stars using asteroseismology from Kepler and CoRoT and interferometry from the CHARA Array

    D. Huber;D. Huber;M. J. Ireland;M. J. Ireland;M. J. Ireland;T. R. Bedding;I. M. Brandão

  • SWEET-Cat: A catalogue of parameters for Stars With ExoplanETs - I. New atmospheric parameters and masses for 48 stars with planets

    N. C. Santos;S. G. Sousa;S. G. Sousa;A. Mortier;V. Neves;V. Neves

  • A precise asteroseismic age and radius for the evolved Sun-like star KIC 11026764

    T.S. Metcalfe;M.J.P.F.G. Monteiro;M.J. Thompson;J. Molenda-Zakowicz

  • The Gaia-ESO Survey: the analysis of high-resolution UVES spectra of FGK-type stars

    R. Smiljanic;A. J. Korn;M. Bergemann;A. Frasca

Frequent Co-Authors

Nuno C. Santos
Nuno C. Santos University of Porto
Laura Magrini
Laura Magrini National Institute for Astrophysics
Sofia Randich
Sofia Randich National Institute for Astrophysics
Sergey E. Koposov
Sergey E. Koposov University of Edinburgh
William J. Chaplin
William J. Chaplin University of Birmingham
A. Bragaglia
A. Bragaglia National Institute for Astrophysics
Michel Mayor
Michel Mayor University of Geneva
Ettore Flaccomio
Ettore Flaccomio National Institute for Astrophysics
Dennis Stello
Dennis Stello University of New South Wales
Rafael A. García
Rafael A. García University of Paris-Saclay

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Publications: 315

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Keivan G. Stassun

Keivan G. Stassun

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Publications: 154

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