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Galaxies
H-index 16

Galaxies

2075-4434

Published by: MDPI

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/galaxies

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Physics 122 110 102 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 121
Documents by Best Scientists*: 120
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.085
Impact Factor: 3.8

Top Publications

  • Key Science Goals for the Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope

    (2023)
    65 Citations
  • Magnetism science with the square kilometre array

    George Heald;Sui Ann Mao;Valentina Vacca;Takuya Akahori

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Predictions and Outcomes for the Dynamics of Rotating Galaxies

    Stacy McGaugh

    (2020)
    51 Citations
  • The Blazar Sequence and Its Physical Understanding

    (2022)
    50 Citations
  • GRB Polarization: A Unique Probe of GRB Physics

    Ramandeep Gill;Merlin Kole;Jonathan Granot

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • Frequency and Time Dependence of Linear Polarization in Turbulent Jets of Blazars

    Alan P. Marscher;Svetlana G. Jorstad

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Magnetogenesis and the Cosmic Web: A Joint Challenge for Radio Observations and Numerical Simulations

    Franco Vazza;Nicola Locatelli;Kamlesh Rajpurohit;Serena Banfi

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • The Current Status and Future Prospects of KAGRA, the Large-Scale Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Telescope Built in the Kamioka Underground

    (2022)
    27 Citations
  • Probing Magnetic Fields and Acceleration Mechanisms in Blazar Jets with X-ray Polarimetry

    Fabrizio Tavecchio

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • The ngEHT’s Role in Measuring Supermassive Black Hole Spins

    (2022)
    23 Citations

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