2026 Ehud Nakar: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	99	1721	1638	14	13	252	30545

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

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1638

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30545

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

1210
Citations
Short-hard gamma-ray bursts

Ehud Nakar

1112
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
A new γ-ray burst classification scheme from GRB 060614

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

644
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
Hydrogen-poor superluminous stellar explosions

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

624
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
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

548
Citations
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

535
Citations
A radio counterpart to a neutron star merger

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

519
Citations
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

473
Citations
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

459
Citations
Detectable radio flares following gravitational waves from mergers of binary neutron stars

Ehud Nakar;Tsvi Piran

431
Citations
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

395
Citations
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

387
Citations
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

369
Citations
Relativistic Shock Breakouts—A Variety of Gamma-Ray Flares: From Low-luminosity Gamma-Ray Bursts to Type Ia Supernovae

Ehud Nakar;Re'em Sari

338
Citations
The multimessenger picture of compact object encounters: binary mergers versus dynamical collisions

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

333
Citations
The electromagnetic signals of compact binary mergers

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

317
Citations
Early Supernovae Light Curves Following the Shock Breakout

Ehud Nakar;Re'em Sari

308
Citations