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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 96 1892 1797 98 95 255 24573

Andrea Pastorello publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrea Pastorello between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrea Pastorello published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2009. 14 of the 294 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2009. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

294 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrea Pastorello: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 3
2003 10
2004 3
2005 8
2006 4
2007 16
2008 15
2009 19
2010 9
2011 11
2012 9
2013 13
2014 16
2015 17
2016 14
2017 13
2018 17
2019 13
2020 10
2021 15
2022 12
2023 13
2024 16
2025 13
2026 1
Total 294
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Andrea Pastorello 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 Pastorello sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 243–262 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 255 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112 255
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Andrea Pastorello 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 Pastorello sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 96–97 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112 96
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Andrea Pastorello is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research mainly spans the subfields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work frequently addresses key topics such as Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, and Neutrino Physics Research.

Pastorello has authored and co-authored numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • Early Spectroscopy and Dense Circumstellar Medium Interaction in SN 2023ixf, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • The long-lived Type IIn SN 2015da: Infrared echoes and strong interaction within an extended massive shell, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Rubin Observatory LSST Transients and Variable Stars Roadmap, 2023, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
  • Forbidden hugs in pandemic times, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The double-peaked Type Ic supernova 2019cad: another SN 2005bf-like object, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their research is published across various venues, notably:

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

Andrea Pastorello regularly collaborates with several co-authors, among whom are N. Elias-Rosa, A. Reguitti, M. Fraser, S. Benetti, and M. Stritzinger. These collaborations reflect a strong network in astrophysics and related studies.

Best Publications

  • A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source

    S. J. Smartt;T.-W. Chen;A. Jerkstrand;M. Coughlin

  • Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae discovered during the first 1.5 years of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

    A. Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

  • Super-luminous Type Ic Supernovae: Catching a Magnetar by the Tail

    C. Inserra;S.J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;S. Valenti

  • A giant outburst two years before the core-collapse of a massive star

    A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;S. Mattila;J. J. Eldridge

  • Detection of Circumstellar Material in a Normal Type Ia Supernova

    F. Patat;P. Chandra;R. Chevalier;S. Justham

  • Ultra-bright optical transients are linked with type Ic supernovae

    A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;M. T. Botticella;K. Maguire

  • Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Type IIP SN 1999em from Outburst to Dust Formation

    Abouazza Elmhamdi;Ivan John Danziger;N. Chugai;A Pastorello

  • PESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects

    S. J. Smartt;S. Valenti;M. Fraser;C. Inserra

  • Cosmological Constraints from Measurements of Type Ia Supernovae Discovered During the First 1.5 Yr of the Pan-STARRS1 Survey

    Armin Wolfgang Rest;D. Scolnic;R. J. Foley;R. J. Foley;M. E. Huber

  • The broad‐lined Type Ic supernova 2003jd★

    S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

  • The diversity of Type II supernova versus the similarity in their progenitors

    S. Valenti;D. A. Howell;D. A. Howell;M. D. Stritzinger;M. L. Graham

  • Slowly fading super-luminous supernovae that are not pair-instability explosions

    M. Nicholl;S. J. Smartt;A. Jerkstrand;C. Inserra

  • SN 2005cs in M51 II. Complete Evolution in the Optical and the Near-Infrared

    A. Pastorello;S. Valenti;L. Zampieri;H. Navasardyan

  • The Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd

    S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

  • INTERACTING SUPERNOVAE AND SUPERNOVA IMPOSTORS: SN 2009ip, IS THIS THE END?

    A. Pastorello;E. Cappellaro;C. Inserra;S. J. Smartt

  • The metamorphosis of supernova SN 2008D/XRF 080109: a link between supernovae and GRBs/hypernovae.

    Paolo A. Mazzali;Stefano Valenti;Stefano Valenti;Massimo Della Valle;Guido Chincarini;Guido Chincarini

  • A low-energy core-collapse supernova without a hydrogen envelope

    S. Valenti;A. Pastorello;E. Cappellaro;S. Benetti

  • Low‐luminosity Type II supernovae: spectroscopic and photometric evolution

    A Pastorello;A Pastorello;A Pastorello;L Zampieri;Massimo Turatto;Enrico Cappellaro

  • Ultra-bright Optical Transients are Linked with Type Ic Supernovae

    A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;M. T. Botticella;K. Maguire

  • SN 2005cs in M51 – II. Complete evolution in the optical and the near-infrared

    A. Pastorello;S. Valenti;L. Zampieri;H. Navasardyan

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Benetti
Stefano Benetti National Institute for Astrophysics
Stefano Valenti
Stefano Valenti University of California, Davis
Nancy Elias-Rosa
Nancy Elias-Rosa Spanish National Research Council
Paolo A. Mazzali
Paolo A. Mazzali Liverpool John Moores University
Ferdinando Patat
Ferdinando Patat European Southern Observatory
Enrico Cappellaro
Enrico Cappellaro National Institute for Astrophysics
Luca Zampieri
Luca Zampieri National Institute for Astrophysics
Jesper Sollerman
Jesper Sollerman Stockholm University
Wolfgang Hillebrandt
Wolfgang Hillebrandt Max Planck Society
Massimo Turatto
Massimo Turatto National Institute for Astrophysics

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