2026 Cristian Vignali: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	110	1167	1104	60	59	783	43662

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Physics

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1104

783

43662

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

1104
Citations
THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 4 Ms SOURCE CATALOGS

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

701
Citations
Resolving the mid-infrared cores of local Seyferts

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

646
Citations
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

613
Citations
The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission

Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian

582
Citations
The Chandra COSMOS Survey. I. Overview and Point Source Catalog

Martin Elvis;Francesca Civano;Cristian Vignali;Simonetta Puccetti

564
Citations
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

562
Citations
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

529
Citations
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

510
Citations
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

497
Citations
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

494
Citations
THE CHANDRA DEEP FIELD-SOUTH SURVEY: 7 MS SOURCE CATALOGS

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

487
Citations
Resolving the mid-infrared cores of local Seyferts

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

454
Citations
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

453
Citations
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

452
Citations
Soft X-ray and Ultraviolet Emission Relations in Optically Selected AGN Samples

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

407
Citations
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

395
Citations
The Chandra Deep Field-South Survey: 2 Ms Source Catalogs

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

393
Citations
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

392
Citations
The extended Chandra deep field-south survey: Chandra point-source catalogs

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

390
Citations