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Alexei V. Filippenko 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 Alexei V. Filippenko sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,906 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alexei V. Filippenko 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 Alexei V. Filippenko sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 201 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Alexei V. Filippenko is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Computational Mechanics

The main topics covered in their work encompass:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Alexei V. Filippenko has a substantial publication record with frequent contributions to several scientific venues. Among the most notable are:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Recent papers associated with the scientist include:

  • A Comprehensive Measurement of the Local Value of the Hubble Constant with 1 km s−1 Mpc−1 Uncertainty from the Hubble Space Telescope and the SH0ES Team, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The Pantheon+ Analysis: Cosmological Constraints, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Pantheon+ Analysis: The Full Data Set and Light-curve Release, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
  • PSR J0952−0607: The Fastest and Heaviest Known Galactic Neutron Star, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • A Comprehensive Measurement of the Local Value of the Hubble Constant with 1 km/s/Mpc Uncertainty from the Hubble Space Telescope and the SH0ES Team, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alexei V. Filippenko include:

  • Thomas G. Brink
  • WeiKang Zheng
  • Yi Yang
  • R. J. Foley
  • D. A. Howell

Throughout their career, the scientist has been recognized with multiple awards:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2000

Best Publications

  • Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant

    Adam G. Riess;Alexei V. Filippenko;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiatti

  • A Relationship between Nuclear Black Hole Mass and Galaxy Velocity Dispersion

    Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower;Alan Dressler

  • THE SLOPE OF THE BLACK HOLE MASS VERSUS VELOCITY DISPERSION CORRELATION

    Scott Tremaine;Karl Gebhardt;Ralf Bender;Gary Bower

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey - The Hubble Space Telescope Observations, Imaging Data Products and Mosaics

    Anton M. Koekemoer;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson;Norman A. Grogin

  • The M-σ and M-L Relations in Galactic Bulges, and Determinations of Their Intrinsic Scatter

    Kayhan Gültekin;Douglas D.O. Richstone;Karl Gebhardt;Tod Lauer

  • A 2.4% DETERMINATION OF THE LOCAL VALUE OF THE HUBBLE CONSTANT*

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Lucas M. Macri;Samantha L. Hoffmann;Dan Scolnic;Dan Scolnic

  • Cosmological Results from High-z Supernovae* **

    John L. Tonry;Brian P. Schmidt;Brian Barris;Pablo Candia

  • Measurements* of the Cosmological Parameters Ω and Λ from the First Seven Supernovae at z ≥ 0.35

    Saul Perlmutter;Saul Perlmutter;S. Gabi;S. Gabi;G. Goldhaber;G. Goldhaber;Ariel Goobar;Ariel Goobar;Ariel Goobar

  • CANDELS: The Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey

    Norman A. Grogin;Dale D. Kocevski;S. M. Faber;Henry C. Ferguson

  • New Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries of Type Ia Supernovae at z ≥ 1: Narrowing Constraints on the Early Behavior of Dark Energy*

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Louis Gregory Strolger;Stefano Casertano;Henry C. Ferguson

  • The High-Z Supernova Search: Measuring Cosmic Deceleration and Global Curvature of the Universe Using Type Ia Supernovae*

    Brian P. Schmidt;Nicholas B. Suntzeff;M. M. Phillips;Robert A. Schommer

  • Optical spectra of supernovae

    Alexei V. Filippenko

  • Improved cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of the SDSS-II and SNLS supernova samples

    M. Betoule;R. Kessler;J. Guy;J. Guy;J. Mosher

  • A 3% Solution: Determination of the Hubble Constant with the Hubble Space Telescope and Wide Field Camera 3

    Adam G. Riess;Adam G. Riess;Lucas Macri;Stefano Casertano;Hubert Lampeitl

  • The Palomar Transient Factory: System Overview, Performance and First Results

    N. M. Law;S. R. Kulkarni;R. G. Dekany;E. O. Ofek

  • A Search for “Dwarf'' Seyfert Nuclei. III. Spectroscopic Parameters and Properties of the Host Galaxies

    Luis C. Ho;Luis C. Ho;Alexei V. Filippenko;Wallace L. W. Sargent

  • Bevformer: learning bird's-eye-view representation from lidar-camera via spatiotemporal transformers

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  • The Farthest Known Supernova: Support for an Accelerating Universe and a Glimpse of the Epoch of Deceleration*

    Adam G. Riess;Peter E. Nugent;Ronald L. Gilliland;Brian P. Schmidt

  • Supernova limits on the cosmic equation of state

    Peter M. Garnavich;Saurabh Jha;Peter Challis;Alejandro Clocchiatti

  • Observational Constraints on the Nature of Dark Energy: First Cosmological Results from the ESSENCE Supernova Survey

    W. M. Wood-Vasey;G. Miknaitis;C. W. Stubbs;Saurabh Jha;Saurabh Jha

Frequent Co-Authors

Weidong Li
Weidong Li University of California, Berkeley
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University
Robert P. Kirshner
Robert P. Kirshner Harvard University
Peter Nugent
Peter Nugent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ryan Chornock
Ryan Chornock Northwestern University
Saurabh Jha
Saurabh Jha Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Thomas Matheson
Thomas Matheson National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Lab
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
Luis C. Ho
Luis C. Ho Peking University
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University

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