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Francesco Marzari

Francesco Marzari

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Physics

D-Index
81
Citations
20673
World Ranking
2960
National Ranking
151

Overview

Francesco Marzari is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research spans the main field of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their work covers a range of topics primarily within Astro and Planetary Science, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Planetary Science and Exploration, Space Exploration and Technology, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Francesco Marzari include:

  • SIMBIO-SYS: Scientific Cameras and Spectrometer for the BepiColombo Mission, 2020, Space Science Reviews
  • Rapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20-million-year-old star V1298 Tau, 2021, Nature Astronomy
  • The GAPS Programme at TNG, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The GAPS Programme at TNG, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Exploiting timing capabilities of the CHEOPS mission with warm-Jupiter planets, 2021, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francesco Marzari include:

  • S. Desidera
  • D. Nardiello
  • A. Sozzetti
  • M. Damasso
  • L. Malavolta

The scientist's publications are often found in key venues such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Space Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Gravitational scattering as a possible origin for giant planets at small stellar distances

    Stuart J. Weidenschilling;Francesco Marzari

  • On the nucleus structure and activity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    Holger Sierks;Cesare Barbieri;Philippe L. Lamy;Rafael Rodrigo;Rafael Rodrigo

  • Eccentric Extrasolar Planets: The Jumping Jupiter Model

    Francesco Marzari;S. J. Weidenschilling

  • Dust measurements in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko inbound to the Sun

    Alessandra Rotundi;Alessandra Rotundi;Holger Sierks;Vincenzo Della Corte;Marco Fulle

  • Accretional Evolution of a Planetesimal Swarm

    S.J. Weidenschilling;D. Spaute;D.R. Davis;F. Marzari

  • The morphological diversity of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    Nicolas Thomas;Holger Sierks;Cesare Barbieri;Philippe L. Lamy

  • The global shape, density and rotation of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from preperihelion Rosetta/OSIRIS observations

    Laurent Jorda;R. Gaskell;C. Capanna;S. Hviid

  • The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N@TNG XIV. Investigating giant planet migration history via improved eccentricity and mass determination for 231 transiting planets

    A. S. Bonomo;S. Desidera;S. Benatti;F. Borsa

  • The size, shape, density and ring of the dwarf planet Haumea from a stellar occultation

    J. L. Ortiz;P. Santos-Sanz;B. Sicardy;G. Benedetti-Rossi

  • Shape model, reference system definition, and cartographic mapping standards for comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Stereo-photogrammetric analysis of Rosetta/OSIRIS image data

    Frank Preusker;F. Scholten;K.-D. Matz;Thomas Roatsch

  • Insolation, erosion, and morphology of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    H. U. Keller;S. Mottola;B. Davidsson;S.E. Schröder

  • Planetesimal Accretion in Binary Star Systems

    Francesco Marzari;H. Scholl

  • Images of Asteroid 21 Lutetia: A Remnant Planetesimal from the Early Solar System

    H. Sierks;P. Lamy;Cesare Barbieri;D. Koschny

  • The primordial nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    B. J. R. Davidsson;B. J. R. Davidsson;H. Sierks;C. Güttler;F. Marzari

  • Evolution of the Dust Size Distribution of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from 2.2. AU to Perihelion

    M. Fulle;F. Marzari;V. Della Corte;S. Fornasier

  • Large heterogeneities in comet 67P as revealed by active pits from sinkhole collapse

    Jean-Baptiste Vincent;Dennis Bodewits;Sebastien Besse;Holger Sierks

  • Collisional Evolution of Asteroid Families

    F. Marzari;D. Davis;V. Vanzani

  • Redistribution of particles across the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    N. Thomas;B. Davidsson;M. R. El-Maarry;S. Fornasier

  • Spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from the OSIRIS instrument onboard the ROSETTA spacecraft

    S. Fornasier;P. H. Hasselmann;M. A. Barucci;C. Feller

  • Two independent and primitive envelopes of the bilobate nucleus of comet 67P

    Matteo Massironi;Emanuele Simioni;Francesco Marzari;Gabriele Cremonese

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Jorda
Laurent Jorda Aix-Marseille University
Wing-Huen Ip
Wing-Huen Ip National Central University
Nicolas Thomas
Nicolas Thomas University of Bern
Jean-Loup Bertaux
Jean-Loup Bertaux Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales
Matteo Massironi
Matteo Massironi University of Padua
Michael F. A'Hearn
Michael F. A'Hearn University of Maryland, College Park
Frank Scholten
Frank Scholten German Aerospace Center
Simone Marchi
Simone Marchi Southwest Research Institute
Frank Preusker
Frank Preusker German Aerospace Center
Giampaolo Piotto
Giampaolo Piotto University of Padua

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