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Alexander Kusenko 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 Alexander Kusenko sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 283 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexander Kusenko 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 Alexander Kusenko sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Supersymmetric Q-balls as dark matter

    Alexander Kusenko;Mikhail E. Shaposhnikov

  • Origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry

    Michael Dine;Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko

  • Light Sterile Neutrinos: A White Paper

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

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

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

  • The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

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

  • 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

  • Sterile neutrinos: The Dark side of the light fermions

    Alexander Kusenko;Alexander Kusenko

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

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

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

    Alexander Kusenko

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

    Kalliopi Petraki;Alexander Kusenko

  • 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

  • Solitons in the supersymmetric extensions of the standard model

    Alexander Kusenko

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

    Alexander Kusenko;Paul Langacker;Gino Segrè

  • Neutrinos at IceCube from heavy decaying dark matter

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

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

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

  • Nonequilibrium electroweak baryogenesis at preheating after inflation

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

  • Small Q balls

    Alexander Kusenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis A. Anchordoqui
Luis A. Anchordoqui City University of New York
Andreas Haungs
Andreas Haungs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Angela V. Olinto
Angela V. Olinto University of Chicago
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Markus Roth
Markus Roth Technical University of Darmstadt
H. M. Spinka
H. M. Spinka Argonne National Laboratory
J. J. Beatty
J. J. Beatty The Ohio State University
Danilo Zavrtanik
Danilo Zavrtanik Jožef Stefan Institute
P. Gouffon
P. Gouffon Universidade de São Paulo
Francisco J. Blanco
Francisco J. Blanco University of A Coruña

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