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Andrea Comastri 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 Andrea Comastri sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 821 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrea Comastri 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 Andrea Comastri sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Andrea Comastri is a researcher affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy. Their work is primarily situated within the broad domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Computational Mechanics.

Their research focuses on a range of scientific topics related to astrophysical phenomena and cosmic observations. The main topics of their work include:

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

Andrea Comastri has contributed to the literature with numerous papers published in key astrophysical and astronomical journals. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Supermassive black holes at high redshift are expected to be obscured by their massive host galaxies' interstellar medium (2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • JWST meets Chandra: a large population of Compton thick, feedback-free, and intrinsically X-ray weak AGN, with a sprinkle of SNe (2025, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • An extremely metal-poor star complex in the reionization era: Approaching Population III stars with JWST (2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • Compton-thick AGN in the NuSTAR Era VI: The Observed Compton-thick Fraction in the Local Universe (2021, The Astrophysical Journal)
  • Web of the giant: Spectroscopic confirmation of a large-scale structure around the z = 6.31 quasar SDSS J1030+0524 (2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics)

The most frequent publication venues for Andrea Comastri include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)

Collaborations are a notable feature of their career, frequently co-authoring with several researchers:

  • R. Gilli
  • G. Lanzuisi
  • C. Vignali
  • M. Brusa
  • Stefano Marchesi

Andrea Comastri's body of work encompasses observation and theoretical studies related to high-energy astrophysics, black holes, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and metal-poor stellar populations, often intersecting with the use of advanced astronomical instrumentation and space observatories.

Best Publications

  • The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Mission

    Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

  • THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY (NuSTAR) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION

    Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

  • A unifying view of the spectral energy distributions of blazars

    G. Fossati;L. Maraschi;A. Celotti;A. Celotti;A. Comastri

  • A theoretical unifying scheme for gamma-ray bright blazars

    G. Ghisellini;A. Celotti;A. Celotti;G. Fossati;L. Maraschi

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

    P. Capak;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken

  • The synthesis of the cosmic X-ray background in the Chandra and XMM-Newton era

    Roberto Gilli;Andrea Comastri;Guenther Hasinger

  • The First Release COSMOS Optical and Near-IR Data and Catalog

    P. Capak;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;M. Ajiki;H. J. McCracken;H. J. McCracken

  • The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the HST-ACS 2 sq. deg. COSMOS Field: survey strategy and first analysis

    D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

  • The 2-10 keV luminosity as a Star Formation Rate indicator

    Piero Ranalli;Andrea Comastri;Giancarlo Setti

  • S-COSMOS: The Spitzer Legacy Survey of the Hubble Space Telescope ACS 2 deg^2 COSMOS Field I: Survey Strategy and First Analysis

    D. B. Sanders;M. Salvato;H. Aussel;H. Aussel;O. Ilbert

  • THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 4 Ms SOURCE CATALOGS

    Yongquan Xue;Bin Luo;William Nielsen Brandt;Franz E. Bauer;Franz E. Bauer

  • COSMOS : Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;A. Benson;A. W. Blain;D. Calzetti

  • Resolving the mid-infrared cores of local Seyferts

    P. Gandhi;H. Horst;A. Smette;S. Hoenig

  • COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations

    N. Scoville;N. Scoville;R. G. Abraham;H. Aussel;J. E. Barnes

  • The HELLAS2XMM survey. VII. The hard X-ray luminosity function of AGN up to z=4: more absorbed AGN at low luminosities and high redshifts

    F. La Franca;F. Fiore;A. Comastri;G.C. Perola

  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

    Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

  • The Chandra COSMOS Survey. I. Overview and Point Source Catalog

    Martin Elvis;Francesca Civano;Cristian Vignali;Simonetta Puccetti

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous AGN

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji

  • The HELLAS2XMM Survey. VII. The Hard X-Ray Luminosity Function of AGNs up to z = 4: More Absorbed AGNs at Low Luminosities and High Redshifts

    F. La Franca;F. Fiore;A. Comastri;G. C. Perola

  • The nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray mission

    Kristin K. Madsen;Fiona A. Harrison;Hongjun An;Steven E. Boggs

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristian Vignali
Cristian Vignali University of Bologna
Marcella Brusa
Marcella Brusa University of Bologna
Roberto Gilli
Roberto Gilli National Institute for Astrophysics
Franz E. Bauer
Franz E. Bauer Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Francesca Civano
Francesca Civano Harvard University
Fabrizio Fiore
Fabrizio Fiore National Institute for Astrophysics
G. Zamorani
G. Zamorani National Institute for Astrophysics
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Vincenzo Mainieri
Vincenzo Mainieri European Southern Observatory
Mara Salvato
Mara Salvato Max Planck Society

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