What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Astronomy
- Electron
- Astrophysics
Carl W. Akerlof spends much of his time researching Astrophysics, Astronomy, Light curve, Luminosity and Gamma-ray burst.
His study in Supernova, Redshift, Galaxy, Gamma ray and Telescope falls under the purview of Astrophysics.
The Redshift study combines topics in areas such as Brightness and Optical radiation.
His Sky, Neutron star and Red shift study in the realm of Astronomy interacts with subjects such as Low resolution and Pulse rise time.
His Light curve research includes themes of Emission spectrum and Photometry.
His work on Afterglow is typically connected to Transient as part of general Gamma-ray burst study, connecting several disciplines of science.
His most cited work include:
- Observation of contemporaneous optical radiation from a γ-ray burst (541 citations)
- Observation of contemporaneous optical radiation from a gamma-ray burst (510 citations)
- NORTHERN SKY VARIABILITY SURVEY: PUBLIC DATA RELEASE (447 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Carl W. Akerlof focuses on Astrophysics, Gamma-ray burst, Nuclear physics, Astronomy and Particle physics.
All of his Astrophysics and Supernova, Light curve, Afterglow, Telescope and Redshift investigations are sub-components of the entire Astrophysics study.
His Light curve research incorporates themes from Spectral line, Galaxy, Spectral energy distribution and Photometry.
As a member of one scientific family, Carl W. Akerlof mostly works in the field of Gamma-ray burst, focusing on Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and, on occasion, Spitzer Space Telescope.
His work on Meson, Lepton and Branching fraction as part of general Nuclear physics research is frequently linked to Charged particle, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His work carried out in the field of Astronomy brings together such families of science as Neutrino and Gamma ray.
He most often published in these fields:
- Astrophysics (52.27%)
- Gamma-ray burst (25.57%)
- Nuclear physics (25.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2021)?
- Astrophysics (52.27%)
- Astronomy (25.00%)
- Supernova (15.62%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Astrophysics, Astronomy, Supernova, Gamma-ray burst and Light curve.
Afterglow, Galaxy, Luminosity, Photometry and Observatory are the core of his Astrophysics study.
Event, Optical telescope, Active galactic nucleus and Astrophysical jet is closely connected to Neutrino in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Astronomy.
His Supernova research includes elements of Variable star and Photometry.
His Gamma-ray burst study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as LIGO, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Luminosity function, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and Monte Carlo method.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ejecta, Pair-instability supernova, Redshift, Magnetar and Spectral line.
Between 2010 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Rates of superluminous supernovae at z ∼ 0.2 (158 citations)
- Projected WIMP sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment (143 citations)
- LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Conceptual Design Report (131 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Astronomy
- Electron
- Optics
Carl W. Akerlof mainly investigates Astrophysics, Astronomy, Light curve, Supernova and Gamma-ray burst.
His research in Astrophysics tackles topics such as Spectral line which are related to areas like Ultraviolet.
When carried out as part of a general Astronomy research project, his work on Neutron star, Sky and Observatory is frequently linked to work in Pulse rise time, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
The concepts of his Light curve study are interwoven with issues in Magnetar, Redshift and Pair-instability supernova.
His Supernova study incorporates themes from Astrophysical jet, Telescope, Variable star, Spectroscopy and Photometry.
His research in the fields of Afterglow overlaps with other disciplines such as Context.
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