68 citations · 108 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
astro-ph.EP2021★ 40 cited
Habitability Models for Astrobiology
Abel Méndez, Edgard E. Rivera-Valentín, Dirk Schulze-Makuch +31
Habitability has been generally defined as the capability of an environment to support life. Ecologists have been using Habitat Suitability Models (HSMs) for more than four decades…
astro-ph.EP2017★ 68 cited
The Equilibrium Temperature of Planets in Elliptical Orbits
Abel Méndez, Edgard G. Rivera-Valentín
There exists a positive correlation between orbital eccentricity and the average stellar flux that planets receive from their parent star. Often, though, it is assumed that the ave…