What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Supernova
Astrophysics, Astronomy, Supernova, Galaxy and Light curve are his primary areas of study.
His Astrophysics study focuses mostly on Stars, Gamma-ray burst, Luminosity, Redshift and Photometry.
His biological study deals with issues like Magnitude, which deal with fields such as Balmer series.
His work investigates the relationship between Gamma-ray burst and topics such as Neutron star that intersect with problems in LIGO.
Avishay Gal-Yam has included themes like Extinction, Spectral line and Stellar evolution in his Supernova study.
Avishay Gal-Yam usually deals with Light curve and limits it to topics linked to Magnetar and Opacity.
His most cited work include:
- The Palomar Transient Factory: system overview, performance and first results (1048 citations)
- LSST Science Book, Version 2.0 (1027 citations)
- The Palomar Transient Factory: System Overview, Performance and First Results (1022 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Astrophysics, Supernova, Transient, Astronomy and Biophysics.
His study focuses on the intersection of Astrophysics and fields such as Spectral line with connections in the field of Spectroscopy.
His research in Supernova intersects with topics in Gamma-ray burst, Metallicity, Luminosity and Photometry.
His Astronomy research focuses on Pair-instability supernova, White dwarf, Stellar evolution, Gravitational microlensing and Observatory.
His Light curve research integrates issues from Magnetar and Emission spectrum.
His study in Galaxy concentrates on Star formation, Extinction and Type II supernova.
He most often published in these fields:
- Astrophysics (66.80%)
- Supernova (54.09%)
- Transient (29.97%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?
- Transient (29.97%)
- Biophysics (24.40%)
- Astrophysics (66.80%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Avishay Gal-Yam mostly deals with Transient, Biophysics, Astrophysics, Supernova and Light curve.
His study on Astrophysics is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Spectral line.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Stars, White dwarf, Gamma-ray burst and Radius in addition to Supernova.
His research on Galaxy focuses in particular on Type II supernova.
Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Type IIn supernova light-curve properties measured from an untargeted survey sample (25 citations)
- The Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe I: Systematic search for Calcium rich gap transients reveal three related spectroscopic sub-classes (17 citations)
- Host Galaxies of Type Ic and Broad-lined Type Ic Supernovae from the Palomar Transient Factory: Implications for Jet Production (15 citations)
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