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Stellar Populations

Stellar Populations is an astrophysical classification framework that partitions the stars of a galaxy into groups sharing common age, chemical composition (metallicity), and spatial–kinematic distribution, thereby serving as tracers of the galaxy’s star-formation history and evolution.

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Stellar population synthesis at the resolution of 2003

Gustavo Bruzual, S. Charlot · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2003 · 10.6K citations · Full text

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Abundances of the elements: Meteoritic and solar

Edward Anders, N. Grevesse · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1989 · 10.5K citations

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The Luminosity Function and Stellar Evolution.

E. E. Salpeter · The Astrophysical Journal · 1955 · 8.7K citations

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On the variation of the initial mass function

Pavel Kroupa · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2001 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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STAR FORMATION IN GALAXIES ALONG THE HUBBLE SEQUENCE

Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1998 · 6.6K citations · Full text

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  1. TC
    Timothy C. Beers

    Michigan State University, United States

    240 publications · 30.6K citations

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    Joss Bland‐Hawthorn

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    162 publications · 14.7K citations

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  3. MA
    M. Asplund

    Australian National University, Australia

    140 publications · 16.3K citations

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    G. Gilmore

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    168 publications · 19.7K citations

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  5. JE
    John E. Norris

    Australian National University, Australia

    128 publications · 15K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

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  2. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

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    Baltimore, United States

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  4. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    152 h-index

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  5. Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova

    Padua, Italy

    151 h-index

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    260K citations

  6. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    151 h-index

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  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

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    Garching, Germany

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