2026 Craig L. Sarazin: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2318	2207	1166	1089	556	28372

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Overview

Craig L. Sarazin is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with a particular emphasis on astronomy and astrophysics.

Their work spans several key topics within the field, including:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research

Sarazin's publications have appeared frequently in several scientific venues. Among these, the most common are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Sarazin include:

A radio parallax to the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters
Radio and X-Ray Observations of the Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient AT 2020xnd, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
The ram pressure stripped radio tails of galaxies in the Coma cluster, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The varying kinematics of multiple ejecta from the black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820 + 070, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rapid compact jet quenching in the Galactic black hole candidate X-ray binary MAXI J1535−571, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Sarazin often collaborates with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

Brian Mason
Tony Mroczkowski
C. Romero
Simon Dicker
Mark J. Devlin

Their research contributions cover various subfields such as:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Best Publications

X-Ray Emission from Clusters of Galaxies

Craig L. Sarazin

1989
Citations
Chandra X-Ray Observations of the Hydra A Cluster: An Interaction between the Radio Source and the X-Ray-emitting Gas

B. R. McNamara;M. Wise;P. E. J. Nulsen;P. E. J. Nulsen;L. P. David

853
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
A new γ-ray burst classification scheme from GRB 060614

N. Gehrels;J. P. Norris;S. D. Barthelmy;J. Granot

644
Citations
The Temperature Structure of 30 Nearby Clusters Observed with ASCA: Similarity of Temperature Profiles

Maxim Markevitch;Maxim Markevitch;William R. Forman;Craig L. Sarazin;Alexey Vikhlinin;Alexey Vikhlinin

642
Citations
The heating of gas in a galaxy cluster by X-ray cavities and large-scale shock fronts

B. R. McNamara;P. E. J. Nulsen;P. E. J. Nulsen;M. W. Wise;D. A. Rafferty

525
Citations
Off-Axis Cluster Mergers: Effects of a Strongly Peaked Dark Matter Profile

Paul M. Ricker;Craig L. Sarazin

503
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What is a cool-core cluster? a detailed analysis of the cores of the X-ray flux-limited HIFLUGCS cluster sample

D. S. Hudson;R. Mittal;R. Mittal;T. H. Reiprich;P. E. J. Nulsen

466
Citations
An origin for short gamma-ray bursts unassociated with current star formation

S D Barthelmy;G Chincarini;G Chincarini;D N Burrows;N Gehrels

463
Citations
An Infrared Survey of Brightest Cluster Galaxies. II: Why are Some Brightest Cluster Galaxies Forming Stars?

Christopher P. O'Dea;Stefi A. Baum;George Privon;Jacob Noel-Storr

439
Citations
PROPERTIES OF CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES

Craig L. Sarazin

413
Citations
The Energy Spectrum of Primary Cosmic-Ray Electrons in Clusters of Galaxies and Inverse Compton Emission

Craig L. Sarazin

387
Citations
Chandra Observation of the Radio Source/X-Ray Gas Interaction in the Cooling Flow Cluster Abell 2052

Elizabeth L. Blanton;Craig L. Sarazin;Brian R. McNamara;Michael W. Wise

351
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Discovery of Ghost Cavities in Abell 2597's X-ray Atmosphere

B. R. McNamara;M. W. Wise;P. E. J. Nulsen;L. P. David

311
Citations
Discovery of Ghost Cavities in the X-Ray Atmosphere of Abell 2597

B. R. McNamara;B. R. McNamara;M. W. Wise;P. E. J. Nulsen;L. P. David

307
Citations
X-ray line emission from supernova remnants. I - Models for adiabatic remnants

A. J. S. Hamilton;C. L. Sarazin;R. A. Chevalier

293
Citations
The acs virgo cluster survey. X. half-light radii of globular clusters in early-type galaxies : Environmental dependencies and a standard ruler for distance estimation

Andrés Jordán;Andrés Jordán;Patrick Côté;Patrick Côté;John P. Blakeslee;Laura Ferrarese;Laura Ferrarese

292
Citations
XMM-Newton Observation of the Northwest Radio Relic Region in Abell 3667

A. Finoguenov;C.L. Sarazin;K. Nakazawa;D.R. Wik

236
Citations
Radio Halo and Relic Candidates from the Westerbork Northern Sky Survey

Joshua C. Kempner;Craig L. Sarazin

235
Citations
Parameters and predictions for the x-ray emitting gas of Coma, Perseus, and Virgo

J.N. Bahcall;C.L. Sarazin

232
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