2026 Chris L. Fryer: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	110	1155	1092	608	565	695	52588

Chris L. Fryer 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 Chris L. Fryer sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 695 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chris L. Fryer 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 Chris L. Fryer sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2008 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his leadership in and contributions to theoretical and computational high energy astrophysics through multidimensional simulations that demonstrated the importance of threedimensional convection and neutrino transport in corecollapse supernovae explosions

Overview

Chris L. Fryer is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with a specialization in fields such as astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, computational mechanics, radiation, and instrumentation.

The scientist has contributed to a significant body of work covering numerous topics, including:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Pulsars and gravitational waves research
Astrophysics and cosmic phenomena
Astrophysical phenomena and observations
Astro and planetary science
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Nuclear physics and applications

Fryer has published extensively in several frequent venues, with notable numbers of publications in:

arXiv (Cornell University) - 42 publications
The Astrophysical Journal - 28 publications
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - 10 publications
The Astrophysical Journal Letters - 6 publications
Physical Review Research - 4 publications

Among recent papers associated with Fryer are:

"Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna" (2023), published in Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (Universita Degli Studi Di Milano)
"Evolutionary roads leading to low effective spins, high black hole masses, and O1/O2 rates for LIGO/Virgo binary black holes" (2020), published by Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
"A nearby long gamma-ray burst from a merger of compact objects" (2022), published in Nature
"Heavy-element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST" (2023), published in Nature
Paper from 2022 published via Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)

Fryer has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Christopher J. Fontes, Ryan Wollaeger, Oleg Korobkin, Aimee Hungerford, and Marko Ristić, with each having coauthorship counts ranging from 16 to 39 publications together.

The scientist has received recognition through awards including:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2020
Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), awarded in 2008, with a citation noting leadership in theoretical and computational high energy astrophysics through multidimensional simulations demonstrating the importance of three-dimensional convection and neutrino transport in core-collapse supernova explosions

Best Publications

How Massive Single Stars End Their Life

A. Heger;A. Heger;C. L. Fryer;S. E Woosley;N. Langer

2463
Citations
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Mission

Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

2408
Citations
THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY (NuSTAR) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION

Fiona A. Harrison;William W. Craig;William W. Craig;Finn E. Christensen;Charles J. Hailey

2194
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
Common Envelope Evolution: Where we stand and how we can move forward

N. Ivanova;S. Justham;X. Chen;O. De Marco

994
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
Hyper-Accreting Black Holes and Gamma-ray Bursts

R. Popham;S. E. Woosley;C. Fryer

944
Citations
Common envelope evolution: where we stand and how we can move forward

N. Ivanova;S. Justham;S. Justham;X. Chen;O. De Marco

932
Citations
HYPERACCRETING BLACK HOLES AND GAMMA-RAY BURSTS

Robert Popham;S. E. Woosley;S. E. Woosley;Chris Fryer

927
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
Inside the Supernova: A Powerful Convective Engine

Marc Herant;Willy Benz;W. Raphael Hix;Chris L. Fryer

862
Citations
Double Compact Objects. I. The Significance of the Common Envelope on Merger Rates

Michal Dominik;Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Christopher Fryer;Daniel E. Holz;Daniel E. Holz

793
Citations
The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW170817

E. Troja;E. Troja;L. Piro;H. van Eerten;R.T. Wollaeger

781
Citations
Mass Limits For Black Hole Formation

Chris L. Fryer

722
Citations
The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. González-Fernández;O. Korobkin

682
Citations
The Emergence of a Lanthanide-Rich Kilonova Following the Merger of Two Neutron Stars

N. R. Tanvir;A. J. Levan;C. Gonzalez-Fernandez;O. Korobkin

666
Citations
ON THE MAXIMUM MASS OF STELLAR BLACK HOLES

Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Tomasz Bulik;Chris L. Fryer;Chris L. Fryer;Ashley Ruiter;Ashley Ruiter

652
Citations
Theoretical black hole mass distributions

Chris L. Fryer;Vassiliki Kalogera

645
Citations
Compact Remnant Mass Function: Dependence on the Explosion Mechanism and Metallicity

Chris L. Fryer;Chris L. Fryer;Chris L. Fryer;Krzysztof Belczynski;Krzysztof Belczynski;Grzegorz Wiktorowicz;Michal Dominik

638
Citations
The nuclear spectroscopic telescope array (NuSTAR) high-energy X-ray mission

Kristin K. Madsen;Fiona A. Harrison;Hongjun An;Steven E. Boggs

14
Citations