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Galactic Chemical Evolution

Galactic Chemical Evolution is a theoretical framework in astrophysics that describes the progressive change in chemical composition of baryonic matter within galaxies over cosmic time due to stellar nucleosynthesis, supernova explosions, and galactic-scale gas dynamics.

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The evolution of disk galaxies and the origin of S0 galaxies

Richard B. Larson, B. M. Tinsley, Christy Caldwell · The Astrophysical Journal · 1980 · 1.6K citations

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The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood

B. Nordström, M. Mayor, J. Andersen et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2004 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Compositions of halo clusters and the formation of the galactic halo

Leonard Searle, R. Zinn · The Astrophysical Journal · 1978 · 1.5K citations

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THE EIGHTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST DATA FROM SDSS-III

H. Aihara, Carlos Allende Prieto, Deokkeun An et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2011 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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The Chemical Evolution of the Galaxy: The Two‐Infall Model

C. Chiappini, F. Matteuccí, R. Gratton · The Astrophysical Journal · 1997 · 941 citations · Full text

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  1. FM
    F. Matteuccí

    Trieste Astronomical Observatory, Italy

    91 publications · 7.1K citations

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  2. CC
    C. Chiappini

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    32 publications · 4.9K citations

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  3. TC
    Timothy C. Beers

    Michigan State University, United States

    27 publications · 5.4K citations

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  4. DR
    D. Romano

    Trieste Astronomical Observatory, Italy

    24 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. ES
    E. Spitoni

    Trieste Astronomical Observatory, Italy

    25 publications · 1.3K citations

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790

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    56 h-index

    385 publications

    36.4K citations

  2. Trieste Astronomical Observatory

    Trieste, Italy

    52 h-index

    215 publications

    15K citations

  3. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    45 h-index

    131 publications

    17.5K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    39 h-index

    117 publications

    14.8K citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    38 h-index

    118 publications

    27.3K citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    38 h-index

    88 publications

    7.9K citations

  7. Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    83 publications

    11.5K citations

  8. National Institute for Astrophysics

    Rome, Italy

    36 h-index

    87 publications

    8.1K citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 379 publications · 38.9K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    227 publications · 17.8K citations

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  3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    211 publications · 15.8K citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 44 publications · 3.7K citations

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  5. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

    Repository · 43 publications · 1.7K citations

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