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Cristian Vignali

Cristian Vignali

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
110
Citations
43662
World Ranking
1167
National Ranking
60

Cristian Vignali 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 Cristian Vignali sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 783 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Cristian Vignali 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 Cristian Vignali 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: 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.

Overview

Cristian Vignali is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans primarily in Astronomy and Astrophysics, with significant focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's main areas of study include the formation, evolution, and phenomena of galaxies, as well as astrophysical phenomena and observations. Their work also encompasses cosmic phenomena related to astrophysics, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, star formation studies, and planetary and galactic studies.

Cristian Vignali has published a notable number of works in several key academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

The following are some recent publications authored or co-authored by Vignali, illustrating the scope of their research:

  • Universal bolometric corrections for active galactic nuclei over seven luminosity decades, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
  • Quasars as standard candles, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Supermassive black holes at high redshift are expected to be obscured by their massive host galaxies' interstellar medium, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Compton-thick AGN in the NuSTAR Era VI: The Observed Compton-thick Fraction in the Local Universe, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Multiphase Powerful Outflows Detected in High-z Quasars, 2021, Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)

Cristian Vignali frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • R. Gilli
  • G. Lanzuisi
  • A. Comastri
  • E. Piconcelli
  • Fabio Vito

Best Publications

  • The Chandra Deep Field North Survey. XIII. 2 Ms Point-Source Catalogs

    D. M. Alexander;F. E. Bauer;W. N. Brandt;D. P. Schneider

  • THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 4 Ms SOURCE CATALOGS

    Yongquan Xue;Bin Luo;William Nielsen Brandt;Franz E. Bauer;Franz E. Bauer

  • Resolving the mid-infrared cores of local Seyferts

    P. Gandhi;H. Horst;A. Smette;S. Hoenig

  • The HELLAS2XMM survey. VII. The hard X-ray luminosity function of AGN up to z=4: more absorbed AGN at low luminosities and high redshifts

    F. La Franca;F. Fiore;A. Comastri;G.C. Perola

  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

    Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

  • The Chandra COSMOS Survey. I. Overview and Point Source Catalog

    Martin Elvis;Francesca Civano;Cristian Vignali;Simonetta Puccetti

  • The X-Ray-to-Optical Properties of Optically Selected Active Galaxies over Wide Luminosity and Redshift Ranges

    A. T. Steffen;I. Strateva;W. N. Brandt;D. M. Alexander

  • The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous AGN

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji

  • The HELLAS2XMM Survey. VII. The Hard X-Ray Luminosity Function of AGNs up to z = 4: More Absorbed AGNs at Low Luminosities and High Redshifts

    F. La Franca;F. Fiore;A. Comastri;G. C. Perola

  • THE CHANDRA COSMOS LEGACY SURVEY: OVERVIEW AND POINT SOURCE CATALOG

    F. Civano;F. Civano;S. Marchesi;S. Marchesi;S. Marchesi;A. Comastri;M. C. Urry

  • On the cosmic evolution of the scaling relations between black holes and their host galaxies: Broad Line AGN in the zCOSMOS survey

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;M. Brusa

  • THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 7 MS SOURCE CATALOGS

    Bin Luo;William Nielsen Brandt;Yongquan Xue;Bret Lehmer

  • Resolving the mid-infrared cores of local Seyferts

    P. Gandhi;H. Horst;H. Horst;H. Horst;A. Smette;S. Hönig

  • The XMM-Newton wide-field survey in the COSMOS field. The point-like X-ray source catalogue

    N. Cappelluti;M. Brusa;G. Hasinger;A. Comastri

  • Bolometric luminosities and Eddington ratios of X-ray selected active galactic nuclei in the XMM-COSMOS survey

    E. Lusso;A. Comastri;B. D. Simmons;M. Mignoli

  • Soft X-ray and Ultraviolet Emission Relations in Optically Selected AGN Samples

    Iskra Strateva;Niel Brandt;Donald Schneider;Daniel Vanden Berk

  • ON THE COSMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SCALING RELATIONS BETWEEN BLACK HOLES AND THEIR HOST GALAXIES: BROAD-LINE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE zCOSMOS SURVEY*

    A. Merloni;A. Bongiorno;M. Bolzonella;Marcella Brusa

  • The Chandra Deep Field-South Survey: 2 Ms Source Catalogs

    Bin Luo;Franz E. Bauer;William Nielsen Brandt;David M. Alexander

  • The XMM-Newton wide-field survey in the COSMOS field (XMM-COSMOS): demography and multiwavelength properties of obscured and unobscured luminous active galactic nuclei

    M. Brusa;F. Civano;A. Comastri;T. Miyaji;T. Miyaji

  • The extended Chandra deep field-south survey: Chandra point-source catalogs

    B. D. Lehmer;W. N. Brandt;D. M. Alexander;F. E. Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Comastri
Andrea Comastri National Institute for Astrophysics
Roberto Gilli
Roberto Gilli National Institute for Astrophysics
Marcella Brusa
Marcella Brusa University of Bologna
Franz E. Bauer
Franz E. Bauer Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
W. N. Brandt
W. N. Brandt Pennsylvania State University
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University
Anton M. Koekemoer
Anton M. Koekemoer Space Telescope Science Institute
Fabrizio Fiore
Fabrizio Fiore National Institute for Astrophysics
Francesca Civano
Francesca Civano Harvard University
David M. Alexander
David M. Alexander Durham University

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