2026 Edo Berger: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	147	321	308	189	181	884	71395

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

147

321

308

189

181

884

71395

Edo Berger 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 Edo Berger sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 884 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edo Berger 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 Edo Berger sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 147 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Edo Berger is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their scholarly output includes a significant focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as contributions to Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research covers diverse topics including:

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Astro and Planetary Science

Edo Berger's recent publications exemplify the scope of their work. Notable papers include:

"The Relational Dynamics of Space-Time" (2024), published in Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)
"A kilonova following a long-duration gamma-ray burst at 350 Mpc" (2022), published in Nature
"Impact of massive binary star and cosmic evolution on gravitational wave observations I: black hole-neutron star mergers" (2021), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"A red giant orbiting a black hole" (2023), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
"An outflow powers the optical rise of the nearby, fast-evolving tidal disruption event AT2019qiz" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Their frequent coauthors reflect a collaborative research approach. Key collaborators include:

R. Chornock
Sebastián Gómez
K. D. Alexander
T. Laskar
R. Margutti

Regarding venues for publication, Edo Berger commonly publishes in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The extensive publication record and multidisciplinary topics suggest a broad engagement with theoretical and observational astrophysics, including phenomena involving gamma-ray bursts, gravitational waves, and cosmic events related to stellar and galactic systems.

Best Publications

The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample

D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

2512
Citations
The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed Type Ia Supernovae from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from The Combined Pantheon Sample

D. M. Scolnic;D. O. Jones;A. Rest;Y. C. Pan

1662
Citations
BEAMING IN GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: EVIDENCE FOR A STANDARD ENERGY RESERVOIR

D. A. Frail;S. R. Kulkarni;R. Sari;S. G. Djorgovski

1628
Citations
A gravitational-wave standard siren measurement of the Hubble constant

B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese;F. Acernese

1162
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-infrared Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

955
Citations
Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts

Edo Berger

936
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/VIRGO GW170817. II. UV, Optical, and Near-IR Light Curves and Comparison to Kilonova Models

P. S. Cowperthwaite;E. Berger;V. A. Villar;B. D. Metzger

876
Citations
A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z ≈ 8.2

N. R. Tanvir;D. B. Fox;A. J. Levan;E. Berger

854
Citations
WHAT IS THE MOST PROMISING ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART OF A NEUTRON STAR BINARY MERGER

B. D. Metzger;Edo Berger

849
Citations
Tidal Deformabilities and Radii of Neutron Stars from the Observation of GW170817

Soumi De;Daniel Finstad;James Lattimer;Duncan Brown

804
Citations
The afterglow of GRB 050709 and the nature of the short-hard γ-ray bursts

Derek B Fox;Derek B Fox;Dale A Frail;Paul Antony Price;Shrinivas R Kulkarni

731
Citations
An extremely luminous X-ray outburst at the birth of a supernova

A. M. Soderberg;A. M. Soderberg;E. Berger;E. Berger;K. L. Page;P. Schady

630
Citations
Relativistic ejecta from X-ray flash XRF 060218 and the rate of cosmic explosions

A. M. Soderberg;S. R. Kulkarni;E. Nakar;E. Berger

612
Citations
A Decade of Short-duration Gamma-ray Burst Broad-band Afterglows: Energetics, Circumburst Densities, and Jet Opening Angles

Wen-fai Fong;Edo Berger;Raffaella Margutti;B. Ashley Zauderer

603
Citations
A Photometric Redshift of z ~ 9.4 for GRB 090429B

A. Cucchiara;A. Cucchiara;A. Cucchiara;A. J. Levan;D. B. Fox;N. R. Tanvir

600
Citations
An r-process Kilonova Associated with the Short-hard GRB 130603B

Edo Berger;W Fong;R Chornock

591
Citations
A Decade of Short-duration Gamma-ray Burst Broadband Afterglows: Energetics, Circumburst Densities, and jet Opening Angles

W. Fong;E. Berger;R. Margutti;R. Margutti;B. A. Zauderer

556
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Dark Energy Camera Discovery of the Optical Counterpart

M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

556
Citations
A Photometric Redshift of z ~ 9.4 for GRB 090429B

A. Cucchiara;A. J. Levan;D. B. Fox;N. R. Tanvir

553
Citations
The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. I. Discovery of the Optical Counterpart Using the Dark Energy Camera

M. Soares-Santos;M. Soares-Santos;D. E. Holz;J. Annis;R. Chornock

533
Citations