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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.

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103 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.

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.

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70 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.

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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