2026 Ferdinando Patat: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	93	2050	1946	177	168	334	29213

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Physics

2050

1946

177

168

334

29213

Overview

Ferdinando Patat is a researcher affiliated with the European Southern Observatory in Germany, specializing in the fields of physics and astronomy with a focus on astronomy and astrophysics. Their work encompasses 109 publications primarily in the domain of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant concentration in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics including:

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

Frequently contributing to various publication venues, Patat has multiple papers appearing in:

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

Notable recent papers include:

SN 2018bsz: A Type I superluminous supernova with aspherical circumstellar material, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
JWST Low-resolution MIRI Spectral Observations of SN 2021aefx: High-density Burning in a Type Ia Supernova, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Lunar Gravitational-Wave Detection, 2023, Space Science Reviews
Tips and tricks in linear imaging polarimetry of extended sources with FORS2 at the VLT, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Evidence for multiple origins of fast declining Type II supernovae from spectropolarimetry of SN 2013ej and SN 2017ahn, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Patat works collaboratively with several frequent coauthors, including:

Aleksandar Cikota
J. R. Maund
D. Baade
P. Hoêflich
Lifan Wang

Their research integrates subfields such as nuclear and high energy physics, instrumentation, computational mechanics, and atomic and molecular physics and optics to support their investigations in astronomy and astrophysics.

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
X-shooter, the new wide band intermediate resolution spectrograph at the ESO Very Large Telescope

Joel Vernet;H. Dekker;S. D'Odorico;L. Kaper

1138
Citations
A hypernova model for the supernova associated with the gamma ray burst of 25 April 1998

K. Iwamoto;P. A. Mazzali;K. Nomoto;H. Umeda

955
Citations
A `Hypernova' model for SN 1998bw associated with gamma-ray burst of 25 April 1998

K.Iwamoto;P.A.Mazzali;K.Nomoto;H.Umeda

864
Citations
A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source

S. J. Smartt;T.-W. Chen;A. Jerkstrand;M. Coughlin

821
Citations
An optical supernova associated with the X-ray flash XRF 060218.

E. Pian;E. Pian;P. A. Mazzali;N. Masetti;P. Ferrero

680
Citations
The metamorphosis of SN1998bw

Ferdinando Patat;Enrico Cappellaro;John Danziger;Paolo A. Mazzali

579
Citations
The Metamorphosis of SN 1998bw

Ferdinando Patat;Enrico Cappellaro;John Danziger;Paolo A. Mazzali

538
Citations
A giant outburst two years before the core-collapse of a massive star

A. Pastorello;S. J. Smartt;S. Mattila;J. J. Eldridge

439
Citations
Detection of Circumstellar Material in a Normal Type Ia Supernova

F. Patat;P. Chandra;R. Chevalier;S. Justham

435
Citations
Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Type IIP SN 1999em from Outburst to Dust Formation

Abouazza Elmhamdi;Ivan John Danziger;N. Chugai;A Pastorello

369
Citations
On the Source of the Dust Extinction in Type Ia Supernovae and the Discovery of Anomalously Strong Na I Absorption

M. M. Phillips;Joshua D. Simon;Nidia Morrell;Christopher R. Burns

346
Citations
Explosive Nucleosynthesis in Aspherical Hypernova Explosions and Late-Time Spectra of SN 1998bw

Keiichi Maeda;Takayoshi Nakamura;Ken ichi Nomoto;Paolo A. Mazzali

328
Citations
The broad‐lined Type Ic supernova 2003jd★

S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

325
Citations
The Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2003jd

S. Valenti;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;F. Patat

301
Citations
On the source of the dust extinction in type Ia supernovae and the discovery of anomalously strong Na i absorption

Mark M Phillips;Joshua D Simon;Nidia I Morrell;Christopher R Burns

277
Citations
Low‐luminosity Type II supernovae: spectroscopic and photometric evolution

A Pastorello;A Pastorello;A Pastorello;L Zampieri;Massimo Turatto;Enrico Cappellaro

275
Citations
THE TYPE IA SUPERNOVA 1994D IN NGC 4526 : THE EARLY PHASES

F. Patat;S. Benetti;E. Cappellaro;I.J. Danziger

268
Citations
Circumstellar Material in Type Ia Supernovae via Sodium Absorption Features

A. Sternberg;A. Gal-Yam;J. D. Simon;D. C. Leonard

261
Citations