2026 Felix Ryde: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	105	1377	1304	10	10	340	44481

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

105

1377

1304

340

44481

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Physics in Sweden Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Physics in Sweden Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Physics in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Felix Ryde is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, working primarily in the fields of physics and astronomy. Their research focuses heavily on gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, a subject they have covered extensively in their published work, along with broader topics such as astro and planetary science, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, and pulsars and gravitational waves research.

Their scientific contributions include publications in key venues like The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Astroparticle Physics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astro and planetary science
Astrophysics and cosmic phenomena
Pulsars and gravitational waves research
Astrophysical phenomena and observations
Astronomy and astrophysical research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Ryde's most frequent subfields of study include astronomy and astrophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, general health professions, and philosophy. This diverse range of subfields indicates a multidisciplinary approach in their research work.

Astronomy and astrophysics
Nuclear and high energy physics
Instrumentation
General health professions
Philosophy

The following papers illustrate some of Ryde's recent scholarly publications:

"XL-Calibur - a second-generation balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission," 2020, Astroparticle Physics
"A wind environment and Lorentz factors of tens explain gamma-ray bursts X-ray plateau," 2022, Nature Communications
"Classification of Photospheric Emission in Short GRBs," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
"An Efficient Method for Fitting Radiation-mediated Shocks to Gamma-Ray Burst Data: The Kompaneets RMS Approximation," 2022, The Astrophysical Journal
"A Cosmological Fireball with 16% Gamma-Ray Radiative Efficiency," 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters

Collaborations have played an important role in Felix Ryde's research. Frequent coauthors include Asaf Pe'er, Filip Alamaa, H. Dereli, Bing Zhang, and M. Axelsson, reflecting involvement with researchers specialized in astrophysics and related disciplines.

Asaf Pe'er
Filip Alamaa
H. Dereli
Bing Zhang
M. Axelsson

Ryde has contributed primarily to the understanding of gamma-ray bursts and associated phenomena, combining observational data and theoretical modeling across their interdisciplinary range of study topics.

Best Publications

The Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Mission

W. B. Atwood;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;W. Althouse

5172
Citations
Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

P. L. Nolan;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

1706
Citations
Measurement of the Cosmic Ray e+ + e- spectrum from 20 GeV to 1 TeV with the Fermi Large Area Telescope.

A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;M. Axelsson

1330
Citations
THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

1129
Citations
The second catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;E. Antolini;E. Antolini

1057
Citations
Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

1008
Citations
Introducing the CTA concept

B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

855
Citations
The First Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

797
Citations
Fermi/Large Area Telescope bright gamma-ray source list

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood

758
Citations
A limit on the variation of the speed of light arising from quantum gravity effects

A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

755
Citations
Spectrum of the Isotropic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission Derived from First-Year Fermi Large Area Telescope Data

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood

754
Citations
Fermi Observations of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from GRB 080916C

M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;L. Baldini;J. Ballet

683
Citations
The First Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-ray Pulsars

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;W. B. Atwood

681
Citations
Fermi Observations of GRB 090902B: A Distinct Spectral Component in the Prompt and Delayed Emission

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;K. Asano

588
Citations
Bright Active Galactic Nuclei Source List from the First Three Months of the Fermi Large Area Telescope All-Sky Survey

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood

564
Citations
Fermi observations of GRB 090510 : A short-hard gamma-ray burst with an additional, hard power-law component from 10 keV to GeV energies

Markus Ackermann;K. Asano;W. B. Atwood;Magnus Axelsson;Magnus Axelsson

483
Citations
Detection of 16 Gamma-Ray Pulsars Through Blind Frequency Searches Using the Fermi LAT

A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;B. Anderson

455
Citations
Gamma-ray light curves and variability of bright fermi-detected blazars

A.A. Abdo;A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;E. Antolini;E. Antolini

451
Citations
A change in the optical polarization associated with a γ-ray flare in the blazar 3C 279

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;Magnus Axelsson

425
Citations
Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula

A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood

423
Citations