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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Physics D-index 71 Citations 12,222 187 World Ranking 3219 National Ranking 1569

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Galaxy

His main research concerns Astrophysics, Astronomy, Galaxy, Active galactic nucleus and Black hole. His Astrophysics study incorporates themes from Spectral line, Emission spectrum and Radius. His Galaxy research incorporates themes from Amplitude, Cosmology, Reverberation and Continuum.

His study looks at the intersection of Active galactic nucleus and topics like Light curve with Corona, Accretion disc, Term and Markarian galaxies. Many of his research projects under Black hole are closely connected to Power law with Power law, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Neutron star research includes elements of Stars and Thin disk.

His most cited work include:

  • The quiescent intracluster medium in the core of the Perseus cluster (333 citations)
  • The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission (313 citations)
  • The Large Observatory For X-ray Timing: LOFT (206 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Astrophysics, Neutron star, Astronomy, Black hole and Spectral line. His Astrophysics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as X-ray and Emission spectrum. His research in the fields of X-ray binary overlaps with other disciplines such as Flux.

His Black hole research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Astrophysical jet and Radius. His Spectral line research integrates issues from Line, Spectrometer and Absorption spectroscopy. The concepts of his Galaxy study are interwoven with issues in Light curve, Reverberation and Continuum.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (100.00%)
  • Neutron star (35.70%)
  • Astronomy (37.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Astrophysics (100.00%)
  • Neutron star (35.70%)
  • Active galactic nucleus (25.20%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Astrophysics, Neutron star, Active galactic nucleus, Black hole and Spectral line are his primary areas of study. His research in Astrophysics intersects with topics in Amplitude and Emission spectrum. His work on X-ray binary as part of general Neutron star research is frequently linked to Population, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His study with Active galactic nucleus involves better knowledge in Astronomy. His Black hole study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Reverberation and Superluminal motion. Edward M. Cackett has researched Spectral line in several fields, including Wavelength, Luminosity and Spectrometer.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • X-ray/UV/optical variability of NGC 4593 with Swift: reprocessing of X-rays by an extended reprocessor (58 citations)
  • Accretion Disk Reverberation with Hubble Space Telescope Observations of NGC 4593: Evidence for Diffuse Continuum Lags (55 citations)
  • Atmospheric gas dynamics in the Perseus cluster observed with Hitomi (45 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Photon

Edward M. Cackett mainly investigates Astrophysics, Active galactic nucleus, Neutron star, Galaxy and Accretion. His Astrophysics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Spectral line and Emission spectrum. The subject of his Active galactic nucleus research is within the realm of Astronomy.

The Neutron star study combines topics in areas such as Globular cluster, Polarimetry, Polarization and Broadband. His work in the fields of Radio galaxy overlaps with other areas such as Torus. His Accretion research includes themes of Amplitude and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer.

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Best Publications

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

Kirpal Nandra;Didier Barret;Xavier Barcons;Andy Fabian.
arXiv: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (2013)

481 Citations

The quiescent intracluster medium in the core of the Perseus cluster

Felix Aharonian;Felix Aharonian;Hiroki Akamatsu;Fumie Akimoto;Steven W. Allen.
Nature (2016)

333 Citations

Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. III. Optical Continuum Emission and Broad-Band Time Delays in NGC 5548

M. M. Fausnaugh;K. D. Denney;A. J. Barth;M. C. Bentz.
arXiv: Astrophysics of Galaxies (2015)

276 Citations

Testing thermal reprocessing in AGN accretion discs

E. M. Cackett;K. Horne;H. Winkler.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2007)

244 Citations

The Large Observatory For X-ray Timing: LOFT

M. Feroci;L. Stella;M. van der Klis;T. J.-L. Courvoisier.
Experimental Astronomy (2012)

240 Citations

Relativistic Lines and Reflection from the Inner Accretion Disks Around Neutron Stars

E. M. Cackett;J. M. Miller;D. R. Ballantyne;D. Barret.
arXiv: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (2009)

221 Citations

A REVERBERATION-BASED MASS FOR THE CENTRAL BLACK HOLE IN NGC 4151

Misty C. Bentz;Kelly D. Denney;Edward M. Cackett;Matthias Dietrich.
The Astrophysical Journal (2006)

205 Citations

Discovery of a relation between black hole mass and soft X-ray time lags in active galactic nuclei

B. De Marco;B. De Marco;B. De Marco;G. Ponti;M. Cappi;M. Dadina.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2013)

203 Citations

Relativistic Iron Emission Lines in Neutron Star Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries as Probes of Neutron Star Radii

Edward M. Cackett;Jon M. Miller;Sudip Bhattacharyya;Sudip Bhattacharyya;Jonathan E. Grindlay.
The Astrophysical Journal (2008)

196 Citations

The fundamental plane of accretion onto black holes with dynamical masses

Kayhan Gültekin;Edward M. Cackett;Jon M. Miller;Tiziana Di Matteo.
The Astrophysical Journal (2009)

190 Citations

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