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A. C. Fabian publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. C. Fabian sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,915 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

A. C. Fabian D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. C. Fabian sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 185 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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

  • The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Mission

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

  • 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

  • Cooling Flows in Clusters of Galaxies

    A. C. Fabian

  • X-ray fluorescence from the inner disc in Cygnus X-1

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

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

    I. M. George;A. C. Fabian

  • 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

  • The X-Ray Observatory Suzaku

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

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

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

  • 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

  • A comprehensive range of X-ray ionized-reflection models

    R. R. Ross;A. C. Fabian

  • 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

  • THE OBSCURED GROWTH OF MASSIVE BLACK HOLES

    A. C. Fabian

  • 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

  • Chandra imaging of the complex X-ray core of the Perseus cluster

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

  • 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

  • X-ray Spectroscopy of Cooling Clusters

    John R. Peterson;A.C. Fabian

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

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

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

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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy S. Sanders
Jeremy S. Sanders Max Planck Society
Steven W. Allen
Steven W. Allen Stanford University
Jon M. Miller
Jon M. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher S. Reynolds
Christopher S. Reynolds University of Cambridge
Alastair C. Edge
Alastair C. Edge Durham University
Paul Nulsen
Paul Nulsen Harvard University
Brian R. McNamara
Brian R. McNamara University of Waterloo
Didier Barret
Didier Barret Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Edward M. Cackett
Edward M. Cackett Wayne State University
Fiona A. Harrison
Fiona A. Harrison California Institute of Technology

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