2026 Craig O. Heinke: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	76	3348	3184	83	81	485	16943

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

3348

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485

16943

Overview

Craig O. Heinke is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics cover multiple areas of astrophysical interest:

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Heinke has published numerous papers in highly regarded journals. Notable recent papers include:

Combining Electromagnetic and Gravitational-Wave Constraints on Neutron-Star Masses and Radii, 2021, Physical Review Letters
A new radio census of neutron star X-ray binaries, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Measuring the masses of magnetic white dwarfs: a NuSTAR legacy survey, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Swift bulge survey: motivation, strategy, and first X-ray results, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
X-ray bounds on cooling, composition, and magnetic field of the Cassiopeia A neutron star and young central compact objects, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their frequent co-authors include:

Thomas J. Maccarone (41 co-authored papers)
Arash Bahramian (35 co-authored papers)
G. R. Sivakoff (34 co-authored papers)
J. C. A. Miller-Jones (22 co-authored papers)
A. W. Shaw (22 co-authored papers)

Heinke publishes regularly in the following venues:

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (41 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (34 publications)
The Astrophysical Journal (16 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (6 publications)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters (3 publications)

Best Publications

Discovery of powerful gamma-ray flares from the Crab Nebula

M. Tavani;A. Bulgarelli;V. Vittorini;A. Pellizzoni

451
Citations
Cooling neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant: evidence for superfluidity in the core

Peter S. Shternin;Dmitry G. Yakovlev;Craig O. Heinke;Wynn C. G. Ho

388
Citations
The Dense Matter Equation of State from Neutron Star Radius and Mass Measurements

Feryal Özel;Dimitrios Psaltis;Tolga Güver;Gordon Baym

363
Citations
A Hydrogen Atmosphere Spectral Model Applied to the Neutron Star X7 in the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae

Craig O. Heinke;Craig O. Heinke;George B. Rybicki;Ramesh Narayan;Jonathan E. Grindlay

326
Citations
Bayesian Estimation of Hardness Ratios: Modeling and Computations

Taeyoung Park;Vinay L. Kashyap;Aneta Siemiginowska;David A. van Dyk

308
Citations
Formation and evolution of compact binaries in globular clusters – II. Binaries with neutron stars

N. Ivanova;C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;Frederic A Rasio;K. Belczynski;K. Belczynski

302
Citations
High-Resolution X-ray Imaging of a Globular Cluster Core: Compact Binaries in 47Tuc

Jonathan E. Grindlay;Craig Heinke;Peter D. Edmonds;Stephen S. Murray

292
Citations
A neutron star with a carbon atmosphere in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant

Wynn C. G. Ho;Craig O. Heinke

289
Citations
Direct Observation of the Cooling of the Cassiopeia A Neutron Star

Craig O. Heinke;Wynn C. G. Ho

247
Citations
Flaring Activity of Sgr A* at 43 and 22 GHz: Evidence for Expanding Hot Plasma

F. Yusef-Zadeh;D. Roberts;M. Wardle;C. O. Heinke

237
Citations
Constraining the mass and radius of neutron stars in globular clusters

Andrew W. Steiner;Andrew W. Steiner;Craig O. Heinke;Slavko Bogdanov;Cheng K. Li;Cheng K. Li

225
Citations
A Multi-Wavelength Study of Sgr A*: The Role of Near-IR Flares in Production of X-ray, Soft $\gamma$-ray and Sub-millimeter Emission

F. Yusef-Zadeh;H. Bushouse;C.D. Dowell;M. Wardle

206
Citations
Further Constraints on Thermal Quiescent X-Ray Emission from SAX J1808.4-3658

C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;P. G. Jonker;P. G. Jonker;R. Wijnands;C. J. Deloye

205
Citations
Flaring Activity of Sagittarius A* at 43 and 22 GHz: Evidence for Expanding Hot Plasma

F. Yusef-Zadeh;D. Roberts;M. Wardle;C. O. Heinke

204
Citations
A DEEP CHANDRA SURVEY OF THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER 47 TUCANAE: CATALOG OF POINT SOURCES

C. O. Heinke;C. O. Heinke;J. E. Grindlay;P. D. Edmonds;H. N. Cohn

199
Citations
Analysis of the Quiescent Low‐Mass X‐Ray Binary Population in Galactic Globular Clusters

C. O. Heinke;J. E. Grindlay;P. M. Lugger;H. N. Cohn

197
Citations
WATCHDOG: A COMPREHENSIVE ALL-SKY DATABASE OF GALACTIC BLACK HOLE X-RAY BINARIES

B. E. Tetarenko;G. R. Sivakoff;C. O. Heinke;J. C. Gladstone

195
Citations
A Multiwavelength Study of Sgr A*: The Role of Near-IR Flares in Production of X-Ray, Soft γ-Ray, and Submillimeter Emission

F. Yusef-Zadeh;H. Bushouse;C. D. Dowell;M. Wardle

194
Citations
CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF NINETEEN MILLISECOND PULSARS IN THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER 47 TUCANAE

Slavko Bogdanov;Jonathan E. Grindlay;Craig O. Heinke;Fernando Camilo

186
Citations
Interacting Cosmic Rays with Molecular Clouds: A Bremsstrahlung Origin of Diffuse High Energy Emission from the Inner 2deg by 1deg of the Galactic Center

F. Yusef-Zadeh;J. W. Hewitt;M. Wardle;V. Tatischeff

183
Citations