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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	72	3571	3395	1676	1560	283	23557

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Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For original and seminal contributions to particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, as the inventor of supersymmetric Qballs, proposer of mechanisms for neutrinodriven pulsar recoil, proponent of sterile neutrinos as dark matter, and valued contributor to theories of baryogenesis and ultrahighenergy cosmic rays

Overview

Alexander Kusenko is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Instrumentation.

The main topics addressed in their work cover a range of specialized areas:

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies

Frequent collaborators in their research include Marcos M. Flores, Zachary S. C. Picker, Misao Sasaki, Tommaso Treu, and Kevork N. Abazajian.

Kusenko has published extensively in a variety of scientific venues, with a significant number of works appearing in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review D
Physical Review Letters
Physics Letters B
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kusenko include:

Exploring Primordial Black Holes from the Multiverse with Optical Telescopes (2020, Physical Review Letters)
Primordial Black Holes from Long-Range Scalar Forces and Scalar Radiative Cooling (2021, Physical Review Letters)
Constraints on millicharged particles from cosmic-ray production (2020, Physical Review D)
Testing stochastic gravitational wave signals from primordial black holes with optical telescopes (2021, Physics Letters B)
Test for the Origin of Solar Mass Black Holes (2021, Physical Review Letters)

Alexander Kusenko was granted the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2008. The citation recognizes their original and seminal contributions to particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, including the invention of supersymmetric Q-balls, the proposal of mechanisms for neutrino-driven pulsar recoil, the advocacy of sterile neutrinos as dark matter candidates, and contributions to baryogenesis and ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray theories.

Best Publications

Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with nearby extragalactic objects.

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta

1160
Citations
Observation of the suppression of the flux of cosmic rays above 4x10(19) eV

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

1116
Citations
Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 10(18) eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;E. J. Ahn

846
Citations
Supersymmetric Q-balls as dark matter

Alexander Kusenko;Mikhail E. Shaposhnikov

844
Citations
Origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry

Michael Dine;Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko

838
Citations
Light Sterile Neutrinos: A White Paper

K. N. Abazajian;M. A. Acero;S. K. Agarwalla;A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo

814
Citations
Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10(18) eV

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;D. Allard

808
Citations
The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

637
Citations
Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

626
Citations
Sterile neutrinos: The Dark side of the light fermions

Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko

512
Citations
US Cosmic Visions: New Ideas in Dark Matter 2017: Community Report

Yonit Hochberg;Yonit Hochberg;Anthony Villano;Andrei Afanasev;Andrew Geraci

439
Citations
Sterile neutrinos, dark matter, and pulsar velocities in models with a Higgs singlet.

Alexander Kusenko

417
Citations
Dark-matter sterile neutrinos in models with a gauge singlet in the Higgs sector

Kalliopi Petraki;Alexander Kusenko

353
Citations
Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon flux above 10**19-eV using the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

341
Citations
Solitons in the supersymmetric extensions of the standard model

Alexander Kusenko

330
Citations
Phase transitions and vacuum tunneling into charge- and color-breaking minima in the MSSM.

Alexander Kusenko;Paul Langacker;Gino Segrè

322
Citations
Neutrinos at IceCube from heavy decaying dark matter

Brian Feldstein;Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko;Shigeki Matsumoto;Tsutomu T. Yanagida

294
Citations
Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon fraction at EeV energies from the Pierre Auger Observatory

J. Abraham;P. Abreu;M. Aglietta;C. Aguirre

283
Citations
Nonequilibrium electroweak baryogenesis at preheating after inflation

Juan Garcia-Bellido;Dmitri Yu. Grigoriev;Alexander Kusenko;Mikhail E. Shaposhnikov

279
Citations
Small Q balls

Alexander Kusenko

262
Citations