2026 Brian D. Metzger: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	114	1025	966	547	507	419	45594

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Physics

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966

547

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419

45594

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Brian D. Metzger is a researcher affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their work primarily lies within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering, and Geophysics.

Their research covers a wide range of topics including:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science

Brian D. Metzger's notable recent papers include:

"A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc" (2022) published in Nature
"Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST" (2023) published in Nature
"Periodicity in recurrent fast radio bursts and the origin of ultralong period magnetars" (2020) published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"Periodic Fast Radio Bursts from Luminous X-ray Binaries" (2021) published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Interacting Stellar EMRIs as Sources of Quasi-periodic Eruptions in Galactic Nuclei" (2022) published in The Astrophysical Journal

The venues where they frequently publish include:

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

Collaborations are a strong component of their work, with frequent co-authors such as:

E. Berger
T. Laskar
R. Margutti
R. Chornock
K. D. Alexander

In 2014, Brian D. Metzger was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

Electromagnetic counterparts of compact object mergers powered by the radioactive decay of r‐process nuclei

B. D. Metzger;G. Martínez-Pinedo;S. Darbha;E. Quataert

1236
Citations
A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

1162
Citations
Origin of the heavy elements in binary neutron-star mergers from a gravitational-wave event

Daniel Kasen;Brian Metzger;Jennifer Barnes;Eliot Quataert

1029
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

955
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-IR Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

876
Citations
WHAT IS THE MOST PROMISING ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART OF A NEUTRON STAR BINARY MERGER

B. D. Metzger;Edo Berger

849
Citations
Constraining the Maximum Mass of Neutron Stars from Multi-messenger Observations of GW170817

Ben Margalit;Brian D. Metzger

831
Citations
The Proto-Magnetar Model for Gamma-Ray Bursts

B.D. Metzger;D. Giannios;T.A. Thompson;N. Bucciantini

782
Citations
The protomagnetar model for gamma-ray bursts

B. D. Metzger;D. Giannios;T. A. Thompson;N. Bucciantini

677
Citations
A possible relativistic jetted outburst from a massive black hole fed by a tidally disrupted star.

Joshua S. Bloom;Dimitrios Giannios;Brian D. Metzger;S. Bradley Cenko

610
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Dark Energy Camera Discovery of the Optical Counterpart

M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

556
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Discovery of the Optical Counterpart Using the Dark Energy Camera

M. Soares-Santos;M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

533
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. IV. Detection of Near-infrared Signatures of r-process Nucleosynthesis with Gemini-South

R. Chornock;E. Berger;D. Kasen;P. S. Cowperthwaite

526
Citations
Short Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts with Extended Emission from Proto-Magnetar Spin-Down

B.D. Metzger;E. Quataert;Todd A. Thompson

524
Citations
Signatures of magnetar central engines in short GRB light curves

A. Rowlinson;P. T. O'Brien;B. D. Metzger;N. R. Tanvir

523
Citations
The combined ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared light curves of the kilonova associated with the binary neutron star merger gw170817: unified data set, analytic models, and physical implications

V. A. Villar;J. Guillochon;E. Berger;B. D. Metzger

504
Citations
The Combined Ultraviolet, Optical, and Near-Infrared Light Curves of the Kilonova Associated with the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817: Unified Data Set, Analytic Models, and Physical Implications

V. Ashley Villar;James Guillochon;Edo Berger;Brian D. Metzger

501
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. VI. Radio Constraints on a Relativistic Jet and Predictions for Late-time Emission from the Kilonova Ejecta

K. D. Alexander;E. Berger;Wen-fai Fong;P. K.G. Williams

495
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. V. Rising X-ray Emission from an Off-Axis Jet

Raffaella Margutti;E. Berger;W. Fong;C. Guidorzi

489
Citations
Rates of stellar tidal disruption as probes of the supermassive black hole mass function

Nicholas C. Stone;Brian D. Metzger

484
Citations