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Avishai Dekel 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 Avishai Dekel sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 515 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Avishai Dekel 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 Avishai Dekel sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Physics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Avishai Dekel is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and specializes in Physics and Astronomy. Their research comprehensively covers various subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The focus of their research includes multiple interconnected areas within astrophysical sciences. Key topics addressed in their work encompass:

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

Avishai Dekel has contributed extensively to several prestigious publication venues. These include:

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

The following list highlights some recent published papers authored or coauthored by Dekel, providing insight into the ongoing research themes:

  • "CEERS Key Paper. I. An Early Look into the First 500 Myr of Galaxy Formation with JWST," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Candidate z ∼ 12 Galaxy in Early JWST CEERS Imaging," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "Efficient formation of massive galaxies at cosmic dawn by feedback-free starbursts," 2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Spectroscopic Confirmation of CEERS NIRCam-selected Galaxies at z ≃ 8-10," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "The Complete CEERS Early Universe Galaxy Sample: A Surprisingly Slow Evolution of the Space Density of Bright Galaxies at z ∼ 8.5-14.5," 2024, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dekel include the following researchers:

  • Anton M. Koekemoer
  • L. Y. Aaron Yung
  • Steven L. Finkelstein
  • Joel R. Primack
  • Mark Dickinson

Best Publications

  • The origin of dwarf galaxies, cold dark matter, and biased galaxy formation

    A. Dekel;J. Silk

  • 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

  • Profiles of dark haloes: evolution, scatter and environment

    James S. Bullock;James S. Bullock;Tsafrir S. Kolatt;Tsafrir S. Kolatt;Yair Sigad;Rachel S. Somerville;Rachel S. Somerville

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

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

  • Galaxy bimodality due to cold flows and shock heating

    Avishai Dekel;Yuval Birnboim

  • Cold streams in early massive hot haloes as the main mode of galaxy formation.

    A. Dekel;Y. Birnboim;Y. Birnboim;G. Engel;J. Freundlich

  • 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

  • Virial shocks in galactic haloes

    Yuval Birnboim;Avishai Dekel

  • Concentrations of Dark Halos from Their Assembly Histories

    Risa H. Wechsler;James S. Bullock;Joel R. Primack;Andrey V. Kravtsov

  • Formation of Massive Galaxies at High Redshift: Cold Streams, Clumpy Disks, and Compact Spheroids

    Avishai Dekel;Re'em Sari;Daniel Ceverino

  • A Universal Angular Momentum Profile for Galactic Halos

    James S. Bullock;Avishai Dekel;Tsafrir S. Kolatt;Andrey V. Kravtsov

  • 3D-HST+CANDELS: THE EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY SIZE–MASS DISTRIBUTION SINCE z = 3

    A. van der Wel;M. Franx;P.G. van Dokkum;R.E. Skelton

  • Morphological Quenching of Star Formation: Making Early-Type Galaxies Red

    Marie Martig;Frédéric Bournaud;Romain Teyssier;Avishai Dekel

  • Wet Disc Contraction to Galactic Blue Nuggets and Quenching to Red Nuggets

    Avishai Dekel;Andreas Burkert

  • THE IMPACT OF COLD GAS ACCRETION ABOVE A MASS FLOOR ON GALAXY SCALING RELATIONS

    N. Bouché;A. Dekel;R. Genzel;S. Genel

  • CANDELS: The progenitors of compact quiescent galaxies at z~2

    Guillermo Barro;S. M. Faber;Pablo G. Perez-Gonzalez;David C. Koo

  • THE SINS SURVEY OF z ∼ 2 GALAXY KINEMATICS: PROPERTIES OF THE GIANT STAR-FORMING CLUMPS*

    R. Genzel;S. Newman;T. Jones;N. M. Förster Schreiber

  • A UNIVERSAL, LOCAL STAR FORMATION LAW IN GALACTIC CLOUDS, NEARBY GALAXIES, HIGH-REDSHIFT DISKS, AND STARBURSTS

    Mark R. Krumholz;Avishai Dekel;Christopher F. McKee

  • The effect of galaxy mass ratio on merger-driven starbursts

    T. J. Cox;Patrik Jonsson;Rachel S. Somerville;Joel R. Primack

  • Dynamics of Cosmic Flows

    Avishai Dekel

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel R. Primack
Joel R. Primack University of California, Santa Cruz
David C. Koo
David C. Koo University of California, Santa Cruz
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Dale D. Kocevski
Dale D. Kocevski Colby College
Eric F. Bell
Eric F. Bell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sandra M. Faber
Sandra M. Faber University of California, Santa Cruz
Henry C. Ferguson
Henry C. Ferguson Space Telescope Science Institute
Mauro Giavalisco
Mauro Giavalisco University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rachel S. Somerville
Rachel S. Somerville Flatiron Institute
Casey Papovich
Casey Papovich Texas A&M University

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