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Sérgio G. Sousa

Sérgio G. Sousa

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
93
Citations
29791
World Ranking
2047
National Ranking
5

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.

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103 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.

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.

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: 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.

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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