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2023

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D-Index
99
Citations
30545
World Ranking
1721
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Physics in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Physics in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Ehud Nakar is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and specializes in the fields of physics and astronomy, particularly focusing on astronomy and astrophysics. Their work spans multiple subfields, including nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, oceanography, and general health professions.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Pulsars and gravitational waves research
  • Astrophysics and cosmic phenomena
  • Astrophysical phenomena and observations
  • Astro and planetary science
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics

Ehud Nakar has authored numerous papers published across several scientific venues, with frequent publications in the following:

  • arXiv (Cornell University): 17 papers
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: 16 papers
  • The Astrophysical Journal: 6 papers
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research): 3 papers
  • Nature: 2 papers

Noteworthy papers include:

  • "The structure of hydrodynamic γ-ray burst jets" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "GROWTH on S190814bv: Deep Synoptic Limits on the Optical/Near-infrared Counterpart to a Neutron Star-Black Hole Merger" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "The structure of weakly magnetized γ-ray burst jets" (2020), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • "Physics of radiation mediated shocks and its applications to GRBs, supernovae, and neutron star mergers" (2020), published in Physics Reports
  • "The Panchromatic Afterglow of GW170817: The full uniform dataset, modeling, comparison with previous results and implications" (2020), available on arXiv (Cornell University)

Ehud Nakar frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Amir Levinson
  • Dan Maoz
  • Ore Gottlieb
  • Omer Bromberg
  • Ósmar Rodríguez

Best Publications

  • LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

    Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

  • Short-hard gamma-ray bursts

    Ehud Nakar

  • 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

  • A new γ-ray burst classification scheme from GRB 060614

    N. Gehrels;J. P. Norris;S. D. Barthelmy;J. Granot

  • 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

  • Hydrogen-poor superluminous stellar explosions

    R. M. Quimby;S. R. Kulkarni;M. M. Kasliwal;A. Gal-Yam

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

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

  • Illuminating gravitational waves: A concordant picture of photons from a neutron star merger

    M. M. Kasliwal;E. Nakar;L. P. Singer;L. P. Singer;D. L. Kaplan

  • Superluminal motion of a relativistic jet in the neutron-star merger GW170817

    K. P. Mooley;K. P. Mooley;A. T. Deller;O. Gottlieb;E. Nakar

  • A radio counterpart to a neutron star merger

    G. Hallinan;A. Corsi;K. P. Mooley;K. Hotokezaka;K. Hotokezaka

  • Birth of a relativistic outflow in the unusual γ-ray transient Swift J164449.3+573451

    Bevin Ashley Zauderer;Edo Berger;Alicia M. Soderberg;Abraham Loeb

  • The Afterglows of Swift-era Gamma-ray Bursts. I. Comparing pre-Swift and Swift-era Long/Soft (Type II) GRB Optical Afterglows

    D. A. Kann;S. Klose;B. Zhang;D. Malesani

  • Detectable radio flares following gravitational waves from mergers of binary neutron stars

    Ehud Nakar;Tsvi Piran

  • A mildly relativistic wide-angle outflow in the neutron-star merger event GW170817

    K. P. Mooley;K. P. Mooley;K. P. Mooley;E. Nakar;K. Hotokezaka;G. Hallinan

  • Swift and NuSTAR observations of GW170817: Detection of a blue kilonova.

    P. A. Evans;S. B. Cenko;S. B. Cenko;J. A. Kennea;S. W. K. Emery

  • The afterglow, energetics, and host galaxy of the short-hard gamma-ray burst 051221a

    A M Soderberg;Edo Berger;Edo Berger;M M Kasliwal;Dale A Frail

  • Relativistic Shock Breakouts—A Variety of Gamma-Ray Flares: From Low-luminosity Gamma-Ray Bursts to Type Ia Supernovae

    Ehud Nakar;Re'em Sari

  • The multimessenger picture of compact object encounters: binary mergers versus dynamical collisions

    Stephan Rosswog;Stephan Rosswog;Stephan Rosswog;T. Piran;E. Nakar

  • The electromagnetic signals of compact binary mergers

    Tsvi Piran;Ehud Nakar;Stephan Rosswog;Stephan Rosswog;Stephan Rosswog

  • Early Supernovae Light Curves Following the Shock Breakout

    Ehud Nakar;Re'em Sari

Frequent Co-Authors

Tsvi Piran
Tsvi Piran Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Avishay Gal-Yam
Avishay Gal-Yam Weizmann Institute of Science
Shrinivas R. Kulkarni
Shrinivas R. Kulkarni California Institute of Technology
Dale A. Frail
Dale A. Frail National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Mansi M. Kasliwal
Mansi M. Kasliwal California Institute of Technology
Eran O. Ofek
Eran O. Ofek Weizmann Institute of Science
Alicia M. Soderberg
Alicia M. Soderberg Harvard University
Edo Berger
Edo Berger Harvard University
Peter Nugent
Peter Nugent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Fiona A. Harrison
Fiona A. Harrison California Institute of Technology

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