2026 A. C. Fabian: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	183	545	505	57	54	1933	147152
Physics	185	97	95	9	9	1915	150809

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Scientists

183

545

505

1933

147152

Physics

185

1915

150809

Best Scientists

D-Index

183

Citations

147152

World Ranking

545

National Ranking

Physics

D-Index

185

Citations

150809

World Ranking

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2008 - Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society
1996 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

A. C. Fabian is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields, with significant contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Geophysics, and Instrumentation.

The core focus of their research centers on astrophysical phenomena and observations, encompassing topics such as:

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies

Frequent publication venues for A. C. Fabian include:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by A. C. Fabian are:

"A small and vigorous black hole in the early Universe" (2024, Nature)
"Properties of the multiphase outflows in local (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies" (2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
"Disk, Corona, Jet Connection in the Intermediate State of MAXI J1820+070 Revealed by NICER Spectral-timing Analysis" (2021, The Astrophysical Journal Letters)
"The soft state of the black hole transient source MAXI J1820+070: emission from the edge of the plunge region?" (2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
"JWST meets Chandra: a large population of Compton thick, feedback-free, and intrinsically X-ray weak AGN, with a sprinkle of SNe" (2025, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)

Among frequent collaborators are:

C. Pinto
D. J. Walton
Erin Kara
Javier A. García
C. S. Reynolds

A. C. Fabian has been recognized by several awards, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society (2008)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1996)

Best Publications

Observational Evidence of Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback

A.C. Fabian

2666
Citations
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Mission

Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

2408
Citations
THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY (NuSTAR) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION

Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

2194
Citations
Cooling Flows in Clusters of Galaxies

A. C. Fabian

1898
Citations
X-ray fluorescence from the inner disc in Cygnus X-1

A. C. Fabian;M. J. Rees;L. Stella;L. Stella;N. E. White

1874
Citations
X-ray reflection from cold matter in Active Galactic Nuclei and X-ray binaries

I. M. George;A. C. Fabian

1685
Citations
Gravitationally redshifted emission implying an accretion disk and massive black hole in the active galaxy MCG-6-30-15

Y. Tanaka;K. Nandra;A. C. Fabian;H. Inoue

1520
Citations
The X-Ray Observatory Suzaku

Kazuhisa Mitsuda;Mark Bautz;Hajime Inoue;Richard L. Kelley

1254
Citations
Constraints on dark energy from Chandra observations of the largest relaxed galaxy clusters

S. W. Allen;R. W. Schmidt;H. Ebeling;A. C. Fabian

1066
Citations
The ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample (BCS) - I. The compilation of the sample and the cluster log N-log S distribution

H. Ebeling;A.C. Edge;H. Böhringer;S.W. Allen

994
Citations
A comprehensive range of X-ray ionized-reflection models

R. R. Ross;A. C. Fabian

924
Citations
Improved constraints on dark energy from Chandra X-ray observations of the largest relaxed galaxy clusters

S.W. Allen;D.A. Rapetti;R.W. Schmidt;H. Ebeling

864
Citations
THE OBSCURED GROWTH OF MASSIVE BLACK HOLES

A. C. Fabian

852
Citations
The ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample — I. The compilation of the sample and the cluster log N—log S distribution

H. Ebeling;H. Ebeling;A. C. Edge;H. Böhringer;S. W. Allen

847
Citations
Chandra imaging of the complex X-ray core of the Perseus cluster

A. C. Fabian;J. S. Sanders;S. Ettori;G. B. Taylor

792
Citations
Improved constraints on dark energy from Chandra X-ray observations of the largest relaxed galaxy clusters

S. W. Allen;D. A. Rapetti;R. W. Schmidt;H. Ebeling

788
Citations
X-ray Spectroscopy of Cooling Clusters

John R. Peterson;A.C. Fabian

773
Citations
An ultraluminous X-ray source powered by an accreting neutron star

M. Bachetti;F. A. Harrison;D. J. Walton;B. W. Grefenstette

760
Citations
A deep Chandra observation of the Perseus cluster: shocks and ripples

A. C. Fabian;J. S. Sanders;S. W. Allen;C. S. Crawford

737
Citations
The nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray mission

Kristin K. Madsen;Fiona A. Harrison;Hongjun An;Steven E. Boggs

14
Citations