World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Alberto J. Castro-Tirado

Alberto J. Castro-Tirado

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
93
Citations
33084
World Ranking
2036
National Ranking
31

Alberto J. Castro-Tirado 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 Alberto J. Castro-Tirado sits on this spectrum.

103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,362 publications — 97th percentile

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

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

Alberto J. Castro-Tirado 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 Alberto J. Castro-Tirado sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alberto J. Castro-Tirado is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans extensive work in Physics and Astronomy, with a primary focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. They have contributed broadly to several related subfields, including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics explored in their body of work include:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Alberto J. Castro-Tirado has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. The most frequent include:

  • Y. D. Hu (41 joint publications)
  • M. D. Caballero-García (33 joint publications)
  • Rahul Gupta (25 joint publications)
  • Amar Aryan (22 joint publications)
  • R. Sánchez-Ramírez (18 joint publications)

The scientist has an extensive record of publishing their research findings mainly in a few core venues. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) - 33 publications
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - 15 publications
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics - 12 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal - 9 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters - 8 publications

Prominent recent papers authored or co-authored by Alberto J. Castro-Tirado include:

  • "A nearby long gamma-ray burst from a merger of compact objects," 2022, Nature
  • "GROWTH on S190814bv: Deep Synoptic Limits on the Optical/Near-infrared Counterpart to a Neutron Star-Black Hole Merger," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A lanthanide-rich kilonova in the aftermath of a long gamma-ray burst," 2024, Nature
  • "A Search for Extragalactic Fast Blue Optical Transients in ZTF and the Rate of AT2018cow-like Transients," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The THESEUS space mission: science goals, requirements and mission concept," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

    Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

    N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

  • Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

    J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

  • An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

    E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

  • JEM-X: The X-ray monitor aboard INTEGRAL ?

    N. Lund;C. Budtz-Jørgensen;N. J. Westergaard;S. Brandt

  • Low-Resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

    J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

  • The Afterglows of Swift-era Gamma-ray Bursts. I. Comparing pre-Swift and Swift-era Long/Soft (Type II) GRB Optical Afterglows

    D. A. Kann;S. Klose;B. Zhang;D. Malesani

  • Low-resolution Spectroscopy of Gamma-ray Burst Optical Afterglows: Biases in the Swift Sample and Characterization of the Absorbers

    J. P. U. Fynbo;J. P. U. Fynbo;P. Jakobsson;J. X. Prochaska;D. Malesani

  • An Extremely Luminous Panchromatic Outburst from the Nucleus of a Distant Galaxy

    A. J. Levan;N. R. Tanvir;S. B. Cenko;D. A. Perley

  • A Mean Redshift of 2.8 for Swift gamma - ray bursts

    P Jakobsson;A Levan;A Levan;Jpu Fynbo;R Priddey

  • A mean redshift of 2.8 for Swift gamma-ray bursts

    P. Jakobsson;A. Levan;J. P. U. Fynbo;R. Priddey

  • Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;M. R. Abernathy

  • The host of GRB 030323 at z=3.372: A very high column density DLA system with a low metallicity

    P.M. Vreeswijk;S.L. Ellison;S.L. Ellison;C. Ledoux;R.A.M.J. Wijers

  • GRS 1915+105

    A. J. Castro-Tirado;Søren Brandt;Niels Lund

  • Evidence for Spin and Energy Extraction in a Galactic Black Hole Candidate: The XMM-Newton/EPIC-pn Spectrum of XTE J1650-500

    J. M. Miller;A. C. Fabian;R. Wijnands;C. S. Reynolds

  • Prompt and Delayed Emission Properties of Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed with BeppoSAX

    F. Frontera;L. Amati;E. Costa;J. M. Muller

  • Evidence of Spin and Energy Extraction in a Galactic Black Hole Candidate: The XMM-Newton/EPIC-pn Spectrum of XTE J1650-500

    J.M. Miller;A.C. Fabian;R.A.D. Wijnands;C.S. Reynolds

  • THE AFTERGLOW OF GRB 130427A FROM 1 TO 10(16) GHz

    D. A. Perley;S. B. Cenko;S. B. Cenko;S. B. Cenko;A. Corsi;N. R. Tanvir

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Gorosabel
Javier Gorosabel Spanish National Research Council
Elena Pian
Elena Pian National Institute for Astrophysics
Jochen Greiner
Jochen Greiner Max Planck Society
Eliana Palazzi
Eliana Palazzi National Institute for Astrophysics
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
Johan P. U. Fynbo
Johan P. U. Fynbo University of Copenhagen
Jens Hjorth
Jens Hjorth University of Copenhagen
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
N. Masetti
N. Masetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Chryssa Kouveliotou
Chryssa Kouveliotou George Washington University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Alberto J. Castro-Tirado

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles