2026 Chryssa Kouveliotou: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	139	245	231	155	146	1285	83678
Physics	141	397	382	227	218	1277	85852

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Best Female Scientists

139

245

231

155

146

1285

83678

Physics

141

397

382

227

218

1277

85852

Best Female Scientists

D-Index

139

Citations

83678

World Ranking

245

National Ranking

155

Physics

D-Index

141

Citations

85852

World Ranking

397

National Ranking

227

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

3220
Citations
Identification of two classes of gamma-ray bursts

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

2749
Citations
Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

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

2605
Citations
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

2519
Citations
A very energetic supernova associated with the |[gamma]|-ray burst of 29 March 2003

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

1862
Citations
THE fermi gamma-ray burst monitor

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

1316
Citations
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

1315
Citations
Spatial distribution of γ-ray bursts observed by BATSE

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

1200
Citations
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

1163
Citations
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

1096
Citations
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

1075
Citations
Discovery of Intense Gamma-Ray Flashes of Atmospheric Origin

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

1030
Citations
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

962
Citations
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

955
Citations
Spectroscopic identification of r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron star merger

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

920
Citations
The Fourth BATSE Gamma-Ray Burst Catalog (Revised)

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

866
Citations
A `Hypernova' model for SN 1998bw associated with gamma-ray burst of 25 April 1998

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

864
Citations
A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

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

755
Citations
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

743
Citations
Broadband observations of the naked-eye gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B

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

708
Citations