2026 Charles F. Gammie: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	90	2209	2101	1119	1045	276	45290

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Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to understanding the structure and implications of astrophysical turbulence, particularly in black hole magnetospheres, star forming interstellar clouds, and circumstellar disks

Overview

Charles F. Gammie is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's main topics of work cover a breadth of astrophysical and physical phenomena, including:

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Frequently publishing in multiple venues, Charles F. Gammie has contributed extensively to:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

The scientist has been a part of numerous collaborations and works alongside frequent co-authors, including:

Chi-kwan Chan
Andrew Chael
Lindy Blackburn
Thomas Bronzwaer
H. Falcke

Among their recent papers are studies related to event horizon telescope results and black hole research, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Notable publications include:

First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Center of the Milky Way (2022)
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near The Event Horizon (2021)
First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. Testing the Black Hole Metric (2022)
First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Testing Astrophysical Models of the Galactic Center Black Hole (2022)
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring (2021)

Charles F. Gammie received the distinction of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2006. The citation recognized contributions to understanding the structure and implications of astrophysical turbulence, particularly in black hole magnetospheres, star forming interstellar clouds, and circumstellar disks.

Best Publications

First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

3175
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

2457
Citations
Local Three-dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Accretion Disks

John F. Hawley;Charles Forbes Gammie;Steven A. Balbus

1481
Citations
Layered Accretion in T Tauri Disks

Charles F. Gammie

1382
Citations
The bell laboratories H I survey

Antony A. Stark;Antony A. Stark;Charles F. Gammie;Robert W. Wilson;John Bally

1306
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

1246
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Physical Origin of the Asymmetric Ring

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

1204
Citations
Nonlinear Outcome of Gravitational Instability in Cooling, Gaseous Disks

Charles F. Gammie

1032
Citations
DENSITY, VELOCITY, AND MAGNETIC FIELD STRUCTURE IN TURBULENT MOLECULAR CLOUD MODELS

Eve Charis Ostriker;Eve Charis Ostriker;James McLellan Stone;Charles F. Gammie

968
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

864
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration

Kazunori Akiyama;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

864
Citations
HARM: A NUMERICAL SCHEME FOR GENERAL RELATIVISTIC MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS

Charles F. Gammie;Jonathan C. McKinney;Gábor Tóth

831
Citations
Dissipation in Compressible MHD Turbulence

James M. Stone;Eve C. Ostriker;Charles F. Gammie

785
Citations
Three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamical simulations of vertically stratified accretion disks

James M. Stone;John F. Hawley;Charles Forbes Gammie;Steven A. Balbus

703
Citations
Dissipation in compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

James McLellan Stone;Eve Charis Ostriker;Charles F. Gammie

662
Citations
A measurement of the electromagnetic luminosity of a kerr black hole

Jonathan C. McKinney;Charles F. Gammie

575
Citations
Advection-Dominated Accretion Model of Sagittarius A ∗ : Evidence for a Black Hole at the Galactic Center

Ramesh Narayan;Rohan Mahadevan;Jonathan E. Grindlay;Robert G. Popham

557
Citations
Local three-dimensional simulations of an accretion disk hydromagnetic dynamo

John F. Hawley;Charles Forbes Gammie;Charles Forbes Gammie;Steven A. Balbus

527
Citations
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VIII. Magnetic Field Structure near the Event Horizon

Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Kazunori Akiyama;Juan Carlos Algaba;Antxon Alberdi;Walter Alef

433
Citations
Radiative Models of Sgr A* from GRMHD Simulations

Monika Moscibrodzka;Charles F. Gammie;Joshua C. Dolence;Hotaka Shiokawa

411
Citations