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Eiichiro Komatsu

Eiichiro Komatsu

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Physics

D-Index
107
Citations
153246
World Ranking
1268
National Ranking
108

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering use of the bispectrum to study the physics of the early universe and for playing a leading role in the analysis of WMAP data
  • 2005 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Eiichiro Komatsu is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and is active in the fields of physics and astronomy. Their work spans several specialized areas, including astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, oceanography, and general health professions.

The primary focus of Komatsu's research includes cosmology and gravitation theories, galaxies formation, evolution, and phenomena, dark matter and cosmic phenomena, astronomy and astrophysical research, radio astronomy observations and technology, solar and space plasma dynamics, and geophysics and gravity measurements.

Several frequent co-authors have contributed to Komatsu's body of work, including:

  • T. Ghigna
  • Maximilian Fabricius
  • R. B. Barreiro
  • P. Campeti
  • Gary J. Hill

Komatsu has published extensively in notable scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Physical Review D
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Komatsu include:

  • "Cosmology intertwined: A review of the particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology associated with the cosmological tensions and anomalies" (2022), Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)
  • "Probing cosmic inflation with the LiteBIRD cosmic microwave background polarization survey" (2022), Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
  • "New Extraction of the Cosmic Birefringence from the Planck 2018 Polarization Data" (2020), Physical Review Letters
  • "New physics from the polarized light of the cosmic microwave background" (2022), Nature Reviews Physics
  • "New Constraint on Early Dark Energy from Planck and BOSS Data Using the Profile Likelihood" (2022), The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Komatsu's recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2015, with a citation noting contributions to early universe physics and work on WMAP data analysis. Additionally, Komatsu was awarded a fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Determination of cosmological parameters

    D. N. Spergel;L. Verde;H. V. Peiris;E. Komatsu

  • FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

    Eiichiro Komatsu;J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett

  • SEVEN-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP *) OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION

    Eiichiro Komatsu;K. M. Smith;J. Dunkley;C. L. Bennett

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Interpretation

    E. Komatsu;J. Dunkley;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) three year results: implications for cosmology

    D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;R. Bean;O. Doré;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta;M. R. Nolta

  • Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Three Year Results: Implications for Cosmology

    D. N. Spergel;R. Bean;O. Doré;M. R. Nolta

  • First Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Preliminary Maps and Basic Results

    C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik

  • First year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: Preliminary maps and basic results

    C. L. Bennett;M. Halpern;G. Hinshaw;N. Jarosik

  • Nine-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Parameter Results

    G. Hinshaw;D. Larson;E. Komatsu;David N. Spergel;David N. Spergel

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Likelihoods and Parameters from the WMAP data

    J. Dunkley;E. Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results

    G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard

  • Nine-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Final Maps and Results

    C. L. Bennett;D. Larson;J. L. Weiland;N. Jarosik

  • FIVE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE * OBSERVATIONS: LIKELIHOODS AND PARAMETERS FROM THE WMAP DATA

    J. Dunkley;J. Dunkley;Eiichiro Komatsu;M. R. Nolta;D. N. Spergel

  • Three-year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) observations: temperature analysis

    G. Hinshaw;M. R. Nolta;C. L. Bennett;R. Bean

  • Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results

    G. Hinshaw;J. L. Weiland;R. S. Hill;N. Odegard

  • Seven-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Power Spectra and WMAP-Derived Parameters

    D. Larson;J. Dunkley;G. Hinshaw;Eiichiro Komatsu

  • Three Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Polarization Analysis

    L. Page;G. Hinshaw;E. Komatsu;M. R. Nolta

  • SEVEN-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE (WMAP *) OBSERVATIONS: SKY MAPS, SYSTEMATIC ERRORS, AND BASIC RESULTS

    N. Jarosik;C. L. Bennett;J. Dunkley;B. Gold

  • First-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP)* Observations: Implications For Inflation

    H. V. Peiris;E. Komatsu;L. Verde;D. N. Spergel

  • Non-Gaussianity from inflation: theory and observations

    N. Bartolo;E. Komatsu;Sabino Matarrese;A. Riotto

Frequent Co-Authors

David N. Spergel
David N. Spergel Princeton University
Edward J. Wollack
Edward J. Wollack Goddard Space Flight Center
Michele Limon
Michele Limon University of Pennsylvania
Charles L. Bennett
Charles L. Bennett Johns Hopkins University
Edward L. Wright
Edward L. Wright University of California, Los Angeles
Gregory S. Tucker
Gregory S. Tucker Brown University
Lyman A. Page
Lyman A. Page Princeton University
Gary Hinshaw
Gary Hinshaw University of British Columbia
Mark Halpern
Mark Halpern University of British Columbia
S. S. Meyer
S. S. Meyer University of Chicago

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