2026 Alexander Heger: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	88	2357	2240	59	58	440	39097

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Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For important contributions to the understanding of massive star evolution, nucleosynthesis, supernovae, and Xray bursts

Overview

Alexander Heger is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, publishing a total of 223 works. Their research is primarily concentrated in the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Geophysics, and Radiation.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Nuclear physics research studies
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astro and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Alexander Heger has published papers in several frequent venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
EPJ Web of Conferences
Physical Review Letters

Recent published works include:

Three-dimensional models of core-collapse supernovae from low-mass progenitors with implications for Crab, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The impact of fallback on the compact remnants and chemical yields of core-collapse supernovae, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
A metal-poor star with abundances from a pair-instability supernova, 2023, Nature
The final core collapse of pulsational pair instability supernovae, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Measurement of 19F(p, γ)20Ne reaction suggests CNO breakout in first stars, 2022, Nature

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Bernhard Müller
Zac Johnston
Y. H. Lam
D. K. Galloway
Xiaodong Tang

In 2009, Alexander Heger was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for contributions related to massive star evolution, nucleosynthesis, supernovae, and X-ray bursts.

Best Publications

The evolution and explosion of massive stars

S. E. Woosley;A. Heger;T. A. Weaver

2544
Citations
How Massive Single Stars End Their Life

A. Heger;A. Heger;C. L. Fryer;S. E Woosley;N. Langer

2463
Citations
The Nucleosynthetic Signature of Population III

A. Heger;S. E. Woosley

1928
Citations
Presupernova Evolution of Rotating Massive Stars. I. Numerical Method and Evolution of the Internal Stellar Structure

A. Heger;A. Heger;N. Langer;S. E. Woosley;S. E. Woosley

1171
Citations
Nucleosynthesis in massive stars with improved nuclear and stellar physics

Thomas Rauscher;Thomas Rauscher;A. Heger;A. Heger;R.D. Hoffman;S.E. Woosley

1122
Citations
The Progenitor stars of gamma-ray bursts

Stan Woosley;Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger

1081
Citations
THE JINA REACLIB DATABASE: ITS RECENT UPDATES AND IMPACT ON TYPE-I X-RAY BURSTS

Richard H. Cyburt;Richard H. Cyburt;A. Matthew Amthor;Ryan Ferguson;Zach Meisel

1014
Citations
Supernovae, Jets, and Collapsars

A. I. MacFadyen;S. E. Woosley;A. Heger

934
Citations
Presupernova evolution of differentially rotating massive stars including magnetic fields

Alexander Heger;S.E. Woosley;H.C. Spruit

885
Citations
Nucleosynthesis and remnants in massive stars of solar metallicity

Stanford E Woosley;Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger

808
Citations
The GALAH survey: scientific motivation

G.M. De Silva;G.M. De Silva;K.C. Freeman;J. Bland-Hawthorn;S. Martell

764
Citations
Pulsational pair instability as an explanation for the most luminous supernovae

Stanford E Woosley;S Blinnikov;Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger

724
Citations
Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Massive Metal-Free Stars

Alexander Heger;Alexander Heger;Stanford E Woosley

695
Citations
Pair-Instability Supernovae, Gravity Waves, and Gamma-Ray Transients

C. L. Fryer;S. E. Woosley;A. Heger

597
Citations
THE EFFECTS OF BINARY EVOLUTION ON THE DYNAMICS OF CORE COLLAPSE AND NEUTRON STAR KICKS

Ph. Podsiadlowski;N. Langer;A.J.T. Poelarends;S.M. Rappaport

545
Citations
Presupernova Evolution of Rotating Massive Stars. II. Evolution of the Surface Properties

A. Heger;A. Heger;N. Langer

533
Citations
Models for type I X-ray bursts with improved nuclear physics

S. E. Woosley;A. Heger;A. Cumming;R. D. Hoffman

446
Citations
Models for Type I X-Ray Bursts with Improved Nuclear Physics

S. E. Woosley;A. Heger;A. Cumming;R. D. Hoffman

435
Citations
A single low-energy, iron-poor supernova as the source of metals in the star SMSS J031300.36−670839.3

Stefan C. Keller;M. S. Bessell;Anna L. Frebel;Andrew R. Casey

397
Citations
The Effect of Pair-Instability Mass Loss on Black Hole Mergers

K. Belczynski;Alexander Heger;W. Gladysz;Ashley J Ruiter

389
Citations