2026 Enrico Costa: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	88	2363	2245	122	119	616	35920

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Physics

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35920

Overview

Enrico Costa is affiliated with the National Institute for Astrophysics in Italy and specializes in research within Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Geophysics, and Radiation.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of themes focused primarily on astrophysical phenomena and observational astrophysics. These topics include:

Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
High-pressure geophysics and materials
Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
Particle Detector Development and Performance

Enrico Costa has contributed to multiple recent publications, which demonstrate involvement in advanced instrumentation and phenomena related to X-ray astronomy and magnetars. Notable recent papers include:

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer: prelaunch, 2022, published in Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems
An X-ray burst from a magnetar enlightening the mechanism of fast radio bursts, 2021, published in Nature Astronomy
The Instrument of the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer, 2021, published in IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome)
Polarized x-rays constrain the disk-jet geometry in the black hole x-ray binary Cygnus X-1, 2022, published in Science
Design, construction, and test of the Gas Pixel Detectors for the IXPE mission, 2021, published in Astroparticle Physics

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several researchers such as Fabio Muleri, P. Soffitta, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, and L. Baldini.

Enrico Costa publishes regularly in several prominent scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Best Publications

Discovery of the peculiar supernova 1998bw in the error box of GRB980425

T.J. Galama;P.M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou

2605
Citations
An Unusual Supernova in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 25 April 1998

T. J. Galama;P. M. Vreeswijk;J. van Paradijs;J. van Paradijs;C. Kouveliotou;C. Kouveliotou

2519
Citations
Discovery of an X-ray afterglow associated with the γ-ray burst of 28 February 1997

E. Costa;F. Frontera;J. Heise;M. Feroci

1657
Citations
Intrinsic spectra and energetics of BeppoSAX Gamma-Ray Bursts with known redshifts

L. Amati;F. Frontera;M. Tavani;J. J. M. in 't Zand

1634
Citations
Transient optical emission from the error box of the gamma-ray burst of 28 February 1997

J vanParadijs;J vanParadijs;PJ Groot;T Galama;C Kouveliotou;C Kouveliotou

1315
Citations
Discovery of the X-Ray Afterglow of the Gamma-Ray Burst of February 28 1997

E. Costa;F. Frontera;J. Heise;M. Feroci

1223
Citations
Spectral constraints on the redshift of the optical counterpart to the γ-ray burst of 8 May 1997

M. R. Metzger;S. G. Djorgovski;S. R. Kulkarni;C. C. Steidel

1167
Citations
The afterglow, redshift and extreme energetics of the γ-ray burst of 23 January 1999

[No Value] Kulkarni;SG Djorgovski;SC Odewahn;JS Bloom

690
Citations
The high energy instrument PDS on-board the BeppoSAX X{ray astronomy satellite

F. Frontera;E. Costa;D. Dal Fiume;M. Feroci

630
Citations
The afterglow, the redshift, and the extreme energetics of the gamma-ray burst 990123

S. R. Kulkarni;S. G. Djorgovski;S. C. Odewahn;J. S. Bloom

602
Citations
JEM-X: The X-ray monitor aboard INTEGRAL ?

N. Lund;C. Budtz-Jørgensen;N. J. Westergaard;S. Brandt

588
Citations
The AGILE Mission

M. Tavani;G. Barbiellini;A. Argan;F. Boffelli

520
Citations
Discovery of powerful gamma-ray flares from the Crab Nebula

M. Tavani;A. Bulgarelli;V. Vittorini;A. Pellizzoni

451
Citations
Observation of X-ray Lines From a Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB991216): Evidence of Moving Ejecta From the Progenitor

L. Piro;G. Garmire;M. Garcia;G. Stratta

377
Citations
An efficient photoelectric X-ray polarimeter for the study of black holes and neutron stars

Enrico Costa;Paolo Soffitta;Ronaldo Bellazzini;Alessandro Brez

370
Citations
Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era

Enrico Costa;Filippo Frontera;Jens Hjorth

365
Citations
Prompt and Delayed Emission Properties of Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed with BeppoSAX

F. Frontera;L. Amati;E. Costa;J. M. Muller

296
Citations
Extreme particle acceleration in the microquasar Cygnus X-3

M. Tavani;A. Bulgarelli;G. Piano;S. Sabatini

292
Citations
Detection of a Supernova Signature Associated with GRB 011121

J. S. Bloom;S. R. Kulkarni;P. A. Price;P. A. Price;D. Reichart

279
Citations
Neutral Pion Emission from Accelerated Protons in the Supernova Remnant W44

A. Giuliani;M. Cardillo;M. Cardillo;M. Tavani;Y. Fukui

271
Citations