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Surface Rotation

Surface Rotation is a physical phenomenon in astrophysics denoting the rotational motion of the outer visible layer of a star, distinguished from internal or differential rotation by its observability through surface features such as sunspots or spectral line broadening.

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The Internal Rotation of the Sun

M. J. Thompson, J. Christensen‐Dalsgaard, Mark S. Miesch et al. · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2003 · 476 citations

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Rotation and differential rotation of active<i>Kepler</i>stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2013 · 384 citations · Full text

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Robust microscale superlubricity under high contact pressure enabled by graphene-coated microsphere

Shuwei Liu, Huaping Wang, Qiang Xu et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 364 citations · Full text

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Improved angular momentum evolution model for solar-like stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2013 · 358 citations · Full text

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A Relationship between Mean Rotation Period in Lower Main-Sequence Stars and Its Observed Range

R. A. Donahue, Steven H. Saar, Sallie L. Baliunas · The Astrophysical Journal · 1996 · 308 citations

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Authors

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  1. JD
    J.‐F. Donati

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    15 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. KG
    K. G. Strassmeier

    Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany

    15 publications · 543 citations

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  3. RA
    R. A. García

    Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, France

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. AC
    A. Collier Cameron

    University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. SM
    S. Mathur

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

357

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    142 publications

    12.2K citations

  2. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    81 publications

    7K citations

  3. Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam

    Potsdam, Germany

    19 h-index

    65 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    29 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    52 publications

    5.3K citations

  6. Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    16 h-index

    51 publications

    5.3K citations

  7. CEA Paris-Saclay

    Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    15 h-index

    46 publications

    4.5K citations

  8. Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées

    Toulouse, France

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    2.5K citations

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  1. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    62 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 28 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

    Repository · 9 publications · 380 citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    4 publications · 331 citations

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