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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	118	875	829	38	38	539	54643

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Physics

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Overview

A. Franceschini is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geometry and Topology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Mathematical Physics.

The main topics of research for A. Franceschini include:

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Among the recent publications, the following papers highlight some key contributions:

"A panchromatic spatially resolved analysis of nearby galaxies - II. The main sequence - gas relation at sub-kpc scale in grand-design spirals" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"ASTRI Mini-Array core science at the Observatorio del Teide" (2022), published in Journal of High Energy Astrophysics
"A panchromatic spatially resolved analysis of nearby galaxies - I. Sub-kpc-scale main sequence in grand-design spirals" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Differential attenuation in star-forming galaxies at 0.3 ≲ z ≲ 1.5 in the SHARDS/CANDELS field" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Inversion maps and torus actions on rational homogeneous varieties" (2023), published in Geometriae Dedicata

A. Franceschini frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

G. Rodighiero
L. Rodríguez-Muñoz
A. Renzini
C. Mancini
Giorgio Galanti

The scientist's work appears predominantly in the following publication venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal of High Energy Astrophysics
Geometriae Dedicata
Universe

Best Publications

The Herschel-SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance

M. J. Griffin;A. Abergel;A. Abreu;P. A. R. Ade

3332
Citations
The Herschel-SPIRE instrument and its in-flight performance

Matthew Joseph Griffin;A. Abergel;A. Abreu;Peter A. R. Ade

2457
Citations
Extragalactic optical-infrared background radiation, its time evolution and the cosmic photon-photon opacity

Alberto Franceschini;Giulia Rodighiero;Mattia Vaccari

1262
Citations
The lesser role of starbursts for star formation at z=2

G. Rodighiero;E. Daddi;I. Baronchelli;A. Cimatti

1254
Citations
The extragalactic optical-infrared background radiations, their time evolution and the cosmic photon-photon opacity

Alberto Franceschini;Giulia Rodighiero;Mattia Vaccari

1213
Citations
Spectral Energy Distributions of Hard X-ray selected AGNs in the XMDS Survey

M. Polletta;M. Tajer;L. Maraschi;G. Trinchieri

1211
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri

1107
Citations
SWIRE: The SIRTF Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey

Carol J. Lonsdale;Harding E. Smith;Michael Rowan-Robinson;Jason Surace

1054
Citations
The Lesser Role of Starbursts in Star Formation at z = 2

G. Rodighiero;E. Daddi;I. Baronchelli;A. Cimatti

1022
Citations
Spectral Energy Distributions of Hard X-Ray Selected Active Galactic Nuclei in the XMM-Newton Medium Deep Survey

M. Polletta;M. Tajer;L. Maraschi;G. Trinchieri

1017
Citations
The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: HerMES

S. J. Oliver;J. Bock;J. Bock;B. Altieri;A. Amblard

940
Citations
SWIRE: The SIRTF Wide‐Area Infrared Extragalactic Survey

Carol J. Lonsdale;Harding E. Smith;Michael Rowan-Robinson;Jason Surace

920
Citations
The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the HST-ACS 2 sq. deg. COSMOS Field: survey strategy and first analysis

D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

876
Citations
GMASS Ultradeep Spectroscopy of Galaxies at 1.4<z<2. II. Superdense passive galaxies: how did they form and evolve ?

A. Cimatti;P. Cassata;L. Pozzetti;J. Kurk

872
Citations
S-COSMOS: The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope ACS 2 deg^2 COSMOS Field I: Survey Strategy and First Analysis

D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

762
Citations
COSMOS : Hubble Space Telescope Observations

N. Scoville;A. Benson;A. W. Blain;D. Calzetti

672
Citations
COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations

N. Scoville;N. Scoville;R. G. Abraham;H. Aussel;J. E. Barnes

640
Citations
A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34

Dominik A. Riechers;Dominik A. Riechers;C. M. Bradford;C. M. Bradford;D. L. Clements;C. D. Dowell;C. D. Dowell

634
Citations
GMASS ultradeep spectroscopy of galaxies at $z$ ~ 2 - II. Superdense passive galaxies: how did they form and evolve?

A. Cimatti;P. Cassata;L. Pozzetti;J. Kurk

623
Citations
The Herschel* PEP/HerMES luminosity function - I. Probing the evolution of PACS selected Galaxies to z ≃ 4

C. Gruppioni;F. Pozzi;G. Rodighiero;I. Delvecchio

538
Citations