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Chryssa Kouveliotou 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 Chryssa Kouveliotou sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,277 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chryssa Kouveliotou 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 Chryssa Kouveliotou sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Chryssa Kouveliotou is affiliated with George Washington University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong focus on several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computational Mechanics, and Instrumentation.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Astro and Planetary Science

The scientist has contributed significantly to various publication venues over their career. The most frequent venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • UNC Libraries

Among their recent papers are:

  • A structured jet explains the extreme GRB 221009A, 2023, Science Advances
  • Rapid spectral variability of a giant flare from a magnetar in NGC 253, 2021, Nature
  • A deep survey of short GRB host galaxies over z ∼ 0-2: implications for offsets, redshifts, and environments, 2022, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • A radio pulsar phase from SGR J1935+2154 provides clues to the magnetar FRB mechanism, 2023, Science Advances
  • Broadband X-ray burst spectroscopy of the fast-radio-burst-emitting Galactic magnetar, 2021, Nature Astronomy

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Matthew G. Baring
  • A. J. van der Horst
  • George Younes
  • Ersin Göğüş
  • D. H. Hartmann

Best Publications

  • BATSE observations of gamma-ray burst spectra. I: Spectral diversity

    J. Matteson;L. Ford;B. Schaefer

  • Identification of two classes of gamma-ray bursts

    Chryssa Kouveliotou;Charles A. Meegan;Gerald J. Fishman;Narayana P. Bhat

  • Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

    T.J. Galama;P.M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou

  • An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

    T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

  • A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

    Jens Hjorth;Jesper Sollerman;Palle Møller;Johan P. U. Fynbo

  • THE fermi gamma-ray burst monitor

    Charles Meegan;Giselher Lichti;P. N. Bhat;Elisabetta Bissaldi

  • Transient optical emission from the error box of the gamma-ray burst of 28 February 1997

    J vanParadijs;J vanParadijs;PJ Groot;T Galama;C Kouveliotou;C Kouveliotou

  • Spatial distribution of γ-ray bursts observed by BATSE

    C. A. Meegan;G. J. Fishman;R. B. Wilson;W. S. Paciesas

  • An X-ray pulsar with a superstrong magnetic field in the soft γ-ray repeater SGR1806 − 20

    C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou;S. Dieters;S. Dieters;T.E. Strohmayer;T.E. Strohmayer;J.A. van Paradijs

  • Evidence for a canonical gamma-ray burst afterglow light curve in the Swift XRT data

    J. A. Nousek;C. Kouveliotou;D. Grupe;K. L. Page

  • Long γ-ray bursts and core-collapse supernovae have different environments

    A. S. Fruchter;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;A. J. Levan;L. Strolger;L. Strolger;P. M. Vreeswijk

  • Discovery of Intense Gamma-Ray Flashes of Atmospheric Origin

    G. J. Fishman;P. N. Bhat;R. Mallozzi;J. M. Horack

  • Detection of a γ-ray burst of very long duration and very high energy

    K. Hurley;B. L. Dingus;B. L. Dingus;R. Mukherjee;R. Mukherjee;P. Sreekumar;P. Sreekumar

  • A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the gamma ray burst of 25 April 1998

    K. Iwamoto;P. A. Mazzali;K. Nomoto;H. Umeda

  • Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

    E. Pian;P. D'Avanzo;S. Benetti;M. Branchesi

  • The Fourth BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog (Revised)

    William S. Paciesas;Charles A. Meegan;Geoffrey N. Pendleton;Michael S. Briggs

  • A `Hypernova' model for SN 1998bw associated with gamma-ray burst of 25 April 1998

    K.Iwamoto;P.A.Mazzali;K.Nomoto;H.Umeda

  • A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

    A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

  • A short γ-ray burst apparently associated with an elliptical galaxy at redshift z = 0.225

    Neil Gehrels;C.L. Sarazin;Paul T. O'Brien;B. Zhang

  • Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

    J. L. Racusin;S. V. Karpov;M. Sokolowski;J. Granot

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph A. M. J. Wijers
Ralph A. M. J. Wijers University of Amsterdam
Gerald J. Fishman
Gerald J. Fishman Marshall Space Flight Center
Michael S. Briggs
Michael S. Briggs University of Alabama in Huntsville
J. van Paradijs
J. van Paradijs University of Amsterdam
Robert D. Preece
Robert D. Preece University of Alabama in Huntsville
Kevin Hurley
Kevin Hurley University of California, Berkeley
Javier Gorosabel
Javier Gorosabel Spanish National Research Council
Jochen Greiner
Jochen Greiner Max Planck Society
Nial R. Tanvir
Nial R. Tanvir University of Leicester
Jonathan Granot
Jonathan Granot Open University of Israel

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